1973 Season

24 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 1973 Major League Baseball season was played by 24 teams. The Oakland Athletics won the World Series, defeating the New York Mets. Willie Stargell led with 44 home runs, Willie Stargell led with 119 RBI, and Pete Rose led with 230 hits. This page carries the 1973 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1973 Bracket
World Series OAK def. NYN (4-3)
AL Championship OAK def. BAL (3-2)
NL Championship NYN def. CIN (3-2)

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1973 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Rod Carew .350 2 Pete Rose .338 3 Cesar Cedeno .320 4 Garry Maddox .319 5 Tony Perez .314

OPS qualified

1 Willie Stargell 1.038 2 Darrell Evans .959 3 Tony Perez .919 4 Davey Johnson .916 5 Reggie Jackson .914

Home Runs all players

1 Willie Stargell 44 2 Davey Johnson 43 3 Darrell Evans 41 4 Hank Aaron 40 5 Bobby Bonds 39

RBI all players

1 Willie Stargell 119 2 Reggie Jackson 117 3 George Scott 107 4 Lee May 105 5 Johnny Bench 104

Hits all players

1 Pete Rose 230 2 Rod Carew 203 3 Ralph Garr 200 4 Lou Brock 193 5 Ted Simmons 192

Runs all players

1 Bobby Bonds 131 2 Joe Morgan 116 3 Pete Rose 115 4 Darrell Evans 114 5 Lou Brock 110

Stolen Bases all players

1 Lou Brock 70 2 Joe Morgan 67 3 Cesar Cedeno 56 4 Tommy Harper 54 5 Bill North 53
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1973 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Tom Seaver 2.08 2 Jim Palmer 2.40 3 Don Sutton 2.42 4 Wayne Twitchell 2.50 5 Bert Blyleven 2.52

WHIP qualified

1 Tom Seaver 0.98 2 Don Sutton 0.98 3 Luis Tiant 1.08 4 Andy Messersmith 1.09 5 Bob Gibson 1.11

Wins all pitchers

1 Ron Bryant 24 2 Wilbur Wood 24 3 Joe Coleman 23 4 Jim Palmer 22 5 Ken Holtzman 21

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Nolan Ryan 383 2 Bert Blyleven 258 3 Tom Seaver 251 4 Bill Singer 241 5 Gaylord Perry 238

Saves all pitchers

1 John Hiller 38 2 Mike Marshall 31 3 Sparky Lyle 27 4 Tug McGraw 25 5 Rollie Fingers 22
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📋 Standings

AL East

Baltimore Orioles ★ 97-65 Boston Red Sox 89-73 Detroit Tigers 85-77 New York Yankees 80-82 Milwaukee Brewers 74-88 Cleveland Indians 71-91

AL West

Oakland Athletics ★ 94-68 Kansas City Royals 88-74 Minnesota Twins 81-81 California Angels 79-83 Chicago White Sox 77-85 Texas Rangers 57-105

NL East

New York Mets ★ 82-79 St. Louis Cardinals 81-81 Pittsburgh Pirates 80-82 Montreal Expos 79-83 Chicago Cubs 77-84 Philadelphia Phillies 71-91

NL West

Cincinnati Reds ★ 99-63 Los Angeles Dodgers 95-66 San Francisco Giants 88-74 Houston Astros 82-80 Atlanta Braves 76-85 San Diego Padres 60-102

The 1973 season in brief

No 1973 club finished with a better record than the Cincinnati Reds at 99-63. The Texas Rangers finished at the bottom of the 1973 table at 57-105. Race by race in 1973, National League East honors went to the New York Mets, whose 82-79 beat the St. Louis Cardinals's 81-81, the Los Angeles Dodgers (95-66) chased the Cincinnati Reds (99-63) to the end in the National League West, the Oakland Athletics ran away with the American League West at 94-68, and nobody in the American League East came near the Baltimore Orioles's 97-65. In the World Series, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Mets, 4 games to 3. Earlier rounds sent through the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles in the AL Championship Series (3-2) and the New York Mets over the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Championship Series (3-2). On the home run tile, Willie Stargell sat first with 44, ahead of Davey Johnson with 43. The qualified batting-average board starts with Rod Carew at .350, with Pete Rose next at .338. Qualification for that 1973 board is 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. The batting tiles keep returning to Willie Stargell, first in OPS, home runs, and RBI. Tom Seaver's 2.08 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Jim Palmer followed at 2.40. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1973 leaders page ranks the whole 1973 field.

1973 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1973?
The Oakland Athletics won the 1973 World Series, beating the New York Mets.
How many teams played in 1973?
24 teams played in the 1973 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1973?
Willie Stargell led with 44 home runs in 1973.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1973?
Willie Stargell led with 119 RBI in 1973.
Who led MLB in hits in 1973?
Pete Rose led with 230 hits in 1973.
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