1973 California Angels season
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| 1973 California Angels |
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| Owner(s) | Gene Autry |
| Manager(s) | Bobby Winkles |
| Local television | KTLA |
| Local radio | KMPC (Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, Dave Niehaus) |
The California Angels 1973 season involved the Angels finishing 4th in the American League west with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses.
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[edit] Offseason
- November 28, 1972: Frank Robinson was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Billy Grabarkewitz, Bill Singer, Mike Strahler, and Bobby Valentine to the California Angels for Andy Messersmith and Ken McMullen.
[edit] Regular Season
- Nolan Ryan set a Major League Baseball record for most strikeouts in a season with 383.
[edit] Season standings
| American League West | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | .580 | -- |
| Kansas City Royals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6 |
| Minnesota Twins | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 |
| California Angels | 79 | 83 | .488 | 15 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 17 |
| Texas Rangers | 57 | 105 | .352 | 37 |
[edit] Player stats
| Hitting | Pitching | |||||
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| Stat | Player | Total | Stat | Player | Total | |
| Avg. | Frank Robinson Bob Oliver Vada Pinson |
.266 .265 .260 |
W | Nolan Ryan Bill Singer Clyde Wright |
21 20 11 |
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| HR | Frank Robinson Bob Oliver 3 players tied |
30 18 8 |
L | Clyde Wright Rudy May Nolan Ryan |
19 17 16 |
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| RBI | Frank Robinson Bob Oliver Vada Pinson |
97 89 57 |
ERA | Nolan Ryan Bill Singer Clyde Wright |
2.87 3.22 3.68 |
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| R | Frank Robinson Vada Pinson Bob Oliver |
85 56 51 |
SO | Nolan Ryan Bill Singer Rudy May |
383* 241 134 |
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| H | Bob Oliver Frank Robinson Vada Pinson |
144 142 121 |
SV | Dave Sells Steve Barber Aurelio Monteagudo |
10 4 3 |
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| SB | Sandy Alomar Mickey Rivers Bobby Valentine |
25 8 6 |
IP | Nolan Ryan Bill Singer Clyde Wright |
326 315⅔ 257 |
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*Major League Baseball single-season record
[edit] References
- 1973 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
- 1973 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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