1973 Baltimore Orioles Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 97-65
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 958,667, Avg. 13,338
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Oakland Athletics 3-2
Manager: Earl Weaver (97-65)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1973 Baltimore Orioles StatisticsTeam Record: 97-65
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 958,667, Avg. 13,338
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Oakland Athletics 3-2
Manager: Earl Weaver (97-65)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1973 Baltimore Orioles Results
The Baltimore Orioles of the American League ended the 1973 season with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division.
The Orioles led the league with just 561 runs allowed. Baltimore scored 754 runs. Earl Williams paced the team with 22 home runs Tommy Davis drove in 89 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .306. Jim Palmer paced the squad with 22 wins, while Mike Cuellar and Dave McNally as well added 15 or more victories as well Jim Palmer recorded a 2.40 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Earl Weaver coached the team. The 1973 Baltimore Orioles qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Alexander | P | R | R | September 4, 1950 | 6'3" | 190 | Cordova, AL USA |
| Frank Baker | SS | L | R | October 29, 1946 | 6'2" | 178 | Meridian, MS USA |
| Don Baylor | LF | R | R | June 28, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Austin, TX USA |
| Mark Belanger | SS | R | R | June 8, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | Pittsfield, MA USA |
| Paul Blair | CF | R | R | February 1, 1944 | 6'0" | 168 | Cushing, OK USA |
| Larry Brown | 3B | R | R | March 1, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Shinnston, WV USA |
| Al Bumbry | LF | L | R | April 21, 1947 | 5'8" | 170 | Fredericksburg, VA USA |
| Enos Cabell | 1B | R | R | October 8, 1949 | 6'4" | 170 | Fort Riley, KS USA |
| Rich Coggins | RF | L | L | December 7, 1950 | 5'8" | 170 | Indianapolis, IN USA |
| Terry Crowley | 1B | L | L | February 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Staten Island, NY USA |
| Mike Cuellar | P | L | L | May 8, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Las Villas, Cuba |
| Tommy Davis | 1B | R | R | March 21, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | R | R | August 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Burbank, CA USA |
| Andy Etchebarren | C | R | R | June 20, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Whittier, CA USA |
| Jim Fuller | RF | R | R | November 28, 1950 | 6'3" | 215 | Bethesda, MD USA |
| Wayne Garland | P | R | R | October 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 195 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Bobby Grich | 2B | R | R | January 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | Muskegon, MI USA |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | L | R | December 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 175 | Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas V.I. |
| Don Hood | P | L | L | October 16, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | Florence, SC USA |
| Grant Jackson | P | B | L | September 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | Fostoria, OH USA |
| Jesse Jefferson | P | R | R | March 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 188 | Midlothian, VA USA |
| Dave McNally | P | R | L | October 31, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Billings, MT USA |
| Curt Motton | LF | R | R | September 24, 1940 | 5'8" | 164 | Darnell, LA USA |
| Jim Palmer | P | R | R | October 15, 1945 | 6'3" | 190 | New York, NY USA |
| Orlando Pena | P | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 154 | Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba |
| Boog Powell | 1B | L | R | August 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 230 | Lakeland, FL USA |
| Merv Rettenmund | RF | R | R | June 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 190 | Flint, MI USA |
| Bob Reynolds | P | R | R | January 21, 1947 | 6'0" | 205 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | R | R | May 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Sergio Robles | C | R | R | April 16, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Magdalena de Kino, Sonora Mexico |
| Mickey Scott | P | L | L | July 25, 1947 | 6'1" | 155 | Weimar, Thuringia Germany |
| Eddie Watt | P | R | R | April 4, 1941 | 5'10" | 183 | Lamoni, IA USA |
| Earl Williams | C | R | R | July 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Newark, NJ USA |
