1973 Tulsa Oilers Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 68-67
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Jack Krol (68-67)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 135,698, Avg. 2,010
1973 Tulsa Oilers Roster

Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 4 games, Iowa Oaks 3

The Tulsa Oilers of the American Association ended the 1973 season with a record of 68 wins and 67 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Oilers scored 631 runs and conceded 628 runs. Byron Browne and Terry Hughes led Tulsa with 10 home runs apiece. Byron Browne drove in 64 runs. Danny Godby paced batters with significant playing time with a .285 average. Bob Forsch topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 4.39 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1973 Tulsa Oilers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ray Bare, Terry Hughes, Mick Kelleher, Keith Hernandez, Ike Brookens, Tom Heintzelman, Dick Selma, Tommy Cruz, Bake McBride, Danny Godby, Al Hrabosky, Wade Blasingame, Byron Browne, John Andrews, Jim Kremmel, Mike Nagy, Bill Stein, Bob Forsch, Larry Milbourne, Mike Thompson, Bobby Fenwick, Marc Hill, Jim Dwyer, Dan McGinn, Don Durham, John Wockenfuss, Rich Folkers, Greg Terlecky, Ed Sprague, Stan Papi and Tim Plodinec.

Jack Krol served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Bob Forsch1212.5004.392727920166.0169918176671247010
Greg Terlecky1010.5005.332727620157.01971039319544881010
Mike Thompson77.5002.82201942099.0884431367192108
Ray Bare78.4673.62413107102.01085341551874105
Don Durham66.5004.951616100100.01066755843391203
Mike Nagy54.5562.71121162083.0663125240242003
Ike Brookens54.5563.18421001482.0813729130768204
Al Hrabosky36.3334.429920057.0604028324056504
John Andrews201.0002.4513321333.02699310118003
Dick Selma21.6675.1625200161.0653635433557103
Jim Kremmel24.3333.198831048.0502317422154404
Rich Folkers101.0000.00300028.01000319000
Ed Sprague101.0002.25300008.06220607000
Tim Plodinec12.3337.4316000023.0372519315414606
Dan McGinn210.0
Wade Blasingame90.0
Mike Proffitt000.00200012.02000002000
Larry Volkening003.00110006.07222005000
Harold Jeffcoat005.62500008.08551316001
Totals6464.5004.0730012703410281043.010775684726546745807300640

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jim Dwyer8740934963135228140725253.387.468.504.972176413
Danny Godby128521471661342045631473673.285.342.376.718177743
Byron Browne1275174555211823410641260112.259.345.393.738179011
Tom Heintzelman10645340857116177458403976.284.349.390.738159303
Larry Milbourne111395367551041365431151753.283.315.392.708144254
George Putz1164433774898191653026461.260.368.363.731137101
Terry Hughes8537133642971721051002961.289.345.440.786148132
Bake McBride5824622545651526342331925.289.341.453.795102002
Doug Clark562191952450150118012036.256.335.349.68468310
John Wockenfuss602141842249121222212521.266.357.375.73269212
Keith Hernandez3113212020406152500918.333.394.525.91963300
David Nitschke35129116203221114011123.276.333.336.67039002
Tommy Cruz3111710812274001110814.250.299.287.58631001
Bill Stein2186811223210800315.284.302.333.63627002
Mick Kelleher2510289920200130156.225.265.247.51222143
Marc Hill9302941210380019.414.433.7591.19222000
Gary Barakat177158131210111001011.207.324.276.59916030
Tommy Thompson3259501011200700914.220.339.260.59913000
Daniel Loomer935300530010029.167.219.267.4858030
Totals114445494048574114819638605446325419690.284.352.395.748160002726290


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Byron Browne1B4741323338.9939.277
Keith Hernandez1B3128915125.9979.806
Doug Clark1B2822610622.9758.429
George Putz1B171123116.9916.765
Terry Hughes1B151372314.9799.267
Tom Heintzelman2B631702051747.9575.952
Larry Milbourne2B5197139634.9754.627
Gary Barakat2B163142210.9734.562
Tommy Thompson2B10111751.8482.800
Terry Hughes3B7047127712.9612.486
Larry Milbourne3B28195587.9022.643
Bill Stein3B2183712.9782.143
Stan Papi3B16101914.9671.812
Tommy Thompson3B851030.8331.875
John WockenfussC482903155.9856.68811
David NitschkeC342201632.9876.9413
Marc HillC9615001.0007.3330
Danny GodbyOF126217460.9741.754
Jim DwyerOF87127851.9641.552
Byron BrowneOF6575521.9761.231
Bake McBrideOF55111732.9752.145
Tommy CruzOF3150050.9091.613
Doug ClarkOF2741221.9561.593
Larry MilbourneOF1741020.9532.412
John WockenfussOF681001.0001.500
Ike BrookensP4241831.880.524
Ray BareP41424031.000.683
Greg TerleckyP27142832.9331.556
Bob ForschP2772913.9731.333
Dick SelmaP25110001.000.440
Dan McGinnP21.000
Mike ThompsonP2031730.8701.000
Tim PlodinecP162320.714.312
Don DurhamP1659011.000.875
John AndrewsP1305001.000.385
Mike NagyP12129031.0002.500
Al HraboskyP939001.0001.333
Wade BlasingameP9.000
Jim KremmelP827001.0001.125
Harold JeffcoatP501001.000.200
Ed SpragueP303001.0001.000
Rich FolkersP30000.000
Mike ProffittP20000.000
Larry VolkeningP10000.000
Tom HeintzelmanSS45891291634.9324.844
Mick KelleherSS253685711.9454.840
Daniel LoomerSS9122415.9734.000
Larry MilbourneSS213011.0002.000
Totals130730001216133308.9693.2261400

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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