1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 95-66
Finished 2nd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 2,136,192, Avg. 26,743
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Manager: Walter Alston (95-66)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers StatisticsTeam Record: 95-66
Finished 2nd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 2,136,192, Avg. 26,743
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Manager: Walter Alston (95-66)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers Results
The Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League ended the 1973 season with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the NL's West Division.
The Dodgers paced the league with just 565 runs allowed. Los Angeles scored 675 runs. Joe Ferguson powered the squad with 25 home runs, while Willie Davis and Ron Cey walloped 20 or more also. Joe Ferguson drove in 88 runs. Willie Crawford topped all regular batters by connecting at a .295 clip. Don Sutton led the team with 18 wins, and Tommy John and Claude Osteen as well added 15 or more victories as well Don Sutton recorded a 2.42 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Walter Alston coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Alvarez | P | R | R | February 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 165 | Rio Grande, P.R. |
| Jim Brewer | P | L | L | November 14, 1937 | 6'1" | 186 | Merced, CA USA |
| Bill Buckner | 1B | L | L | December 14, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Vallejo, CA USA |
| Chris Cannizzaro | C | R | R | May 3, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Ron Cey | 3B | R | R | February 15, 1948 | 5'10" | 185 | Tacoma, WA USA |
| Willie Crawford | RF | L | L | September 7, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| George Culver | P | R | R | July 8, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Salinas, CA USA |
| Willie Davis | CF | L | L | April 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | Mineral Springs, AR USA |
| Al Downing | P | R | L | June 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 175 | Trenton, NJ USA |
| Jim Fairey | P | L | L | September 22, 1944 | 5'10" | 190 | Orangeburg, SC USA |
| Joe Ferguson | C | R | R | September 19, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Steve Garvey | 1B | R | R | December 22, 1948 | 5'10" | 192 | Tampa, FL USA |
| Greg Heydeman | P | R | R | January 2, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Carmel, CA USA |
| Charlie Hough | P | R | R | January 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 190 | Honolulu, HI USA |
| Tommy John | P | R | L | May 22, 1943 | 6'3" | 180 | Terre Haute, IN USA |
| Von Joshua | LF | L | L | May 1, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Lee Lacy | 2B | R | R | April 10, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Longview, TX USA |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | R | R | May 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 170 | East Providence, RI USA |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | R | R | June 1, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Oxnard, CA USA |
| Andy Messersmith | P | R | R | August 6, 1945 | 6'1" | 200 | Toms River, NJ USA |
| Manny Mota | LF | R | R | February 18, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R. |
| Claude Osteen | P | L | L | August 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 160 | Caney Springs, TN USA |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | R | R | November 2, 1946 | 6'4" | 215 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Paul Powell | LF | R | R | March 19, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | San Angelo, TX USA |
| Doug Rau | P | L | L | December 15, 1948 | 6'2" | 175 | Columbus, TX USA |
| Pete Richert | P | L | L | October 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Floral Park, NY USA |
| Jerry Royster | 3B | R | R | October 18, 1952 | 6'0" | 165 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Bill Russell | SS | R | R | October 21, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | Pittsburg, KS USA |
| Greg Shanahan | P | R | R | December 11, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Eureka, CA USA |
| Eddie Solomon | P | R | R | February 9, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Perry, GA USA |
| Don Sutton | P | R | R | April 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | Clio, AL USA |
| Steve Yeager | C | R | R | November 24, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Huntington, WV USA |
| Geoff Zahn | P | L | L | December 19, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Baltimore, MD USA |
