1973 Cleveland Indians season

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1973 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1973 Information
Owner(s)	Nick Mileti
General Manager(s)	Gabe Paul, Phil Seghi
Manager(s)	Ken Aspromonte
Local television	WJW (TV) (Harry Jones, Mudcat Grant)
Local radio	WERE (Herb Score, Joe Tait)

The 1973 Clevleand Indians season was the 73rd in the franchise's history. The club finished in 6th place in the American League East.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Notable Transactions 2.3 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Other batters 3.2 Starting pitchers 3.2.1 Other pitchers 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 4 Award Winners 5 References

[edit] Offseason

• March 24, 1973: Ray Fosse was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jack Heidemann to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Duncan and George Hendrick. ^[1]

[edit] Regular season

• John Adams started to drum at Cleveland Stadium on August 24, 1973, when the Indians played the Texas Rangers. Cleveland won, 11-5. Ever since, Adams has sat in the highest bleacher seat in left center field with his bass drum and has been a fixture for the team.

[edit] Season standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Baltimore Orioles	97	65	.599	0
Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	8.0
Detroit Tigers	85	77	.525	12
New York Yankees	80	82	.494	17
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	.457	23
Cleveland Indians	71	91	.438	26

[edit] Notable Transactions

[edit] Roster

1973 Cleveland Indians roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Award Winners

All-Star Game

[edit] References

• 1973 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
• 1973 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1973 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • AL West California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Texas NL East Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1973 All-Star Game • 1973 World Series

v • d • e Cleveland Indians franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Buffalo Bisons	Akron Aeros	Kinston Indians Lake County Captains Mahoning Valley Scrappers	Gulf Coast Indians DSL Indians

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