⭐ Division Winner

1973 Baltimore Orioles

97-65 • .599 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1973 Baltimore Orioles went 97-65 (.599) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won their division. The club scored 754 runs, allowed 561, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Earl Williams (22 HR, 83 RBI) and Jim Palmer (22-9, 2.40 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

97 Wins
65 Losses
.599 Win %
1st Rank
754 R 561 RA
Diff +193

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754 Runs Scored
561 Runs Allowed
+193 Run Diff
960K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 3% above the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .344 5% above the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .389 2% above the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.07 20% better than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 754 9% above the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 960,307
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Avg per Game 11,855

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Al Bumbry 0.337 2 Rich Coggins 0.319 3 Tommy Davis 0.306 4 Don Baylor 0.286 5 Paul Blair 0.280

Home Runs

1 Earl Williams 22 2 Bobby Grich 12 3 Don Baylor 11 4 Boog Powell 11 5 Paul Blair 10

RBI

1 Tommy Davis 89 2 Earl Williams 83 3 Brooks Robinson 72 4 Paul Blair 64 5 Boog Powell 54
1973 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Grich 162 581 82 146 29 7 12 50 107 91 17 0.251
Tommy Davis 137 552 53 169 20 3 7 89 30 56 11 0.306
Brooks Robinson 155 549 53 141 17 2 9 72 55 50 2 0.257
Paul Blair 146 500 73 140 25 3 10 64 43 72 18 0.280
Mark Belanger 154 470 60 106 15 1 0 27 49 54 13 0.226
Earl Williams 132 459 58 109 18 1 22 83 66 107 0 0.237
Don Baylor 118 405 64 116 20 4 11 51 35 48 32 0.286
Rich Coggins 110 389 54 124 19 9 7 41 28 24 17 0.319
Boog Powell 114 370 52 98 13 1 11 54 85 64 0 0.265
Al Bumbry 110 356 73 120 15 11 7 34 34 49 23 0.337
Merv Rettenmund 95 321 59 84 17 2 9 44 57 38 11 0.262
Andy Etchebarren 54 152 16 39 9 1 2 23 12 21 1 0.257
Terry Crowley 54 131 16 27 4 0 3 15 16 14 0 0.206
Elrod Hendricks 41 101 9 18 5 1 3 15 10 22 0 0.178
Frank Baker 44 63 10 12 1 2 1 11 7 7 0 0.190
Enos Cabell 32 47 12 10 2 0 1 3 3 7 1 0.213
Larry Brown 17 28 4 7 0 0 1 5 5 4 0 0.250
Jim Fuller 9 26 2 3 0 0 2 4 1 17 0 0.115
Doug DeCinces 10 18 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.111
Sergio Robles 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.077
Curt Motton 5 6 2 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0.333
Doyle Alexander 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Cuellar 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Garland 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hood 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Grant Jackson 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Jefferson 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave McNally 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Palmer 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Orlando Peña 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Reynolds 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Watt 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Grant Jackson 1.90 2 Bob Reynolds 1.95 3 Jim Palmer 2.40 4 Dave McNally 3.21 5 Mike Cuellar 3.27

Wins

1 Jim Palmer 22 2 Mike Cuellar 18 3 Dave McNally 17 4 Doyle Alexander 12 5 Grant Jackson 8

Strikeouts

1 Jim Palmer 158 2 Mike Cuellar 140 3 Dave McNally 87 4 Bob Reynolds 77 5 Doyle Alexander 63
1973 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Palmer 22 9 2.40 38 37 1 296.1 225 79 113 158
Mike Cuellar 18 13 3.27 38 38 0 267.0 265 97 84 140
Dave McNally 17 17 3.21 38 38 0 266.0 247 95 81 87
Doyle Alexander 12 8 3.86 29 26 0 174.2 169 75 52 63
Bob Reynolds 7 5 1.95 42 1 9 111.0 88 24 31 77
Jesse Jefferson 6 5 4.11 18 15 0 100.2 104 46 46 52
Grant Jackson 8 0 1.90 45 0 9 80.1 54 17 24 47
Eddie Watt 3 4 3.30 30 0 5 71.0 62 26 21 38
Orlando Peña 1 1 4.03 11 2 1 44.2 36 20 8 23
Don Hood 3 2 3.90 8 4 1 32.1 31 14 6 18
Wayne Garland 0 1 3.94 4 1 0 16.0 14 7 7 10
Mickey Scott 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 2 1 2 2

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to OAK 3-2

👥 Roster (33)

Doyle Alexander Frank Baker Don Baylor Mark Belanger Paul Blair Larry Brown Al Bumbry Enos Cabell Rich Coggins Terry Crowley Mike Cuellar Tommy Davis +21 more

33 players

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The 1973 Baltimore Orioles in brief

In 1973 the Baltimore Orioles posted a 97-65 mark (.599) and finished 1st in the AL East. That season the Baltimore Orioles took the division title. The Baltimore Orioles scored 754 runs and allowed 561, a run differential of +193. Against a league average of .259, the 1973 Baltimore Orioles batted .266. The staff ERA of 3.07 was 20% better than the league average of 3.82.

League clubs averaged 693 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 9% more. The home park, Memorial Stadium, recorded 960,307 in attendance, about 11,855 a game. Earl Williams led the club in home runs with 22. The RBI leader was Tommy Davis, with 89. Jim Palmer was the top winner, with 22 victories. In the AL Championship Series, the Baltimore Orioles lost to OAK 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1973 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1973 Baltimore Orioles finished 97-65 (.599 win pct).
Did the 1973 Baltimore Orioles make the playoffs?
The 1973 Baltimore Orioles finished first in their division.
Who led the 1973 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Earl Williams led the 1973 Baltimore Orioles with 22 home runs.
What was the 1973 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1973 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.07.
Did the 1973 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1973 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
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