1973 California Angels

79-83 • .488 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1973 California Angels went 79-83 (.488) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 629 runs, allowed 657, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (30 HR, 97 RBI) and Nolan Ryan (21-16, 2.87 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
4th Rank
629 R 657 RA
Diff -28

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⚡ Quick Stats

629 Runs Scored
657 Runs Allowed
-28 Run Diff
1,057K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 2% below the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .318 3% below the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .347 9% below the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.53 8% better than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 629 9% below the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,057,631
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Avg per Game 13,057

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Mickey Rivers 0.349 2 Richie Scheinblum 0.328 3 Bobby Valentine 0.302 4 Ken Berry 0.284 5 Al Gallagher 0.273

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 30 2 Bob Oliver 18 3 Mike Epstein 8 4 Vada Pinson 8 5 Leroy Stanton 8

RBI

1 Frank Robinson 97 2 Bob Oliver 89 3 Vada Pinson 57 4 Ken Berry 36 5 Leroy Stanton 34
1973 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Oliver 151 544 51 144 24 1 18 89 33 100 1 0.265
Frank Robinson 147 534 85 142 29 0 30 97 82 93 1 0.266
Sandy Alomar 136 470 45 112 7 1 0 28 34 44 25 0.238
Vada Pinson 124 466 56 121 14 6 8 57 20 55 5 0.260
Ken Berry 136 415 48 118 11 2 3 36 26 50 1 0.284
Mike Epstein 91 312 30 67 8 2 8 32 34 54 0 0.215
Al Gallagher 110 311 16 85 6 1 0 26 35 31 1 0.273
Leroy Stanton 119 306 41 72 9 2 8 34 27 88 3 0.235
Rudy Meoli 120 305 36 68 12 1 2 23 31 38 2 0.223
Tommy McCraw 99 264 25 70 7 0 3 24 30 42 3 0.265
Jeff Torborg 102 255 20 56 7 0 1 18 21 32 0 0.220
Richie Scheinblum 77 229 28 75 10 2 3 21 35 27 0 0.328
Winston Llenas 78 130 16 35 1 0 1 25 10 16 0 0.269
Billy Grabarkewitz 61 129 27 21 6 1 3 9 28 27 2 0.163
Mickey Rivers 30 129 26 45 6 4 0 16 8 11 8 0.349
Bobby Valentine 32 126 12 38 5 2 1 13 5 9 6 0.302
John Stephenson 60 122 9 30 5 0 1 9 7 7 0 0.246
Billy Parker 38 102 14 23 2 1 0 7 8 23 0 0.225
Jim Spencer 29 87 10 21 4 2 2 11 9 9 0 0.241
Dave Chalk 24 69 14 16 2 0 0 6 9 13 0 0.232
Art Kusnyer 41 64 5 8 2 0 0 3 2 12 0 0.125
Jerry DaVanon 41 49 6 12 3 0 0 2 3 9 1 0.245
Charlie Sands 17 33 5 9 2 1 1 5 5 10 0 0.273
Rick Stelmaszek 22 26 2 4 1 0 0 3 6 7 0 0.154
Doug Howard 8 21 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.095
Bobby Brooks 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Lloyd Allen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Barber 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Hand 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Lange 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy May 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aurelio Monteagudo 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Perranoski 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nolan Ryan 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Sells 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Singer 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Wilshusen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clyde Wright 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Nolan Ryan 2.87 2 Bill Singer 3.22 3 Steve Barber 3.53 4 Rich Hand 3.62 5 Clyde Wright 3.68

Wins

1 Nolan Ryan 21 2 Bill Singer 20 3 Clyde Wright 11 4 Rudy May 7 5 Dave Sells 7

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 383 2 Bill Singer 241 3 Rudy May 134 4 Clyde Wright 65 5 Steve Barber 58
1973 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Nolan Ryan 21 16 2.87 41 39 1 326.0 238 104 162 383
Bill Singer 20 14 3.22 40 40 0 315.2 280 113 130 241
Clyde Wright 11 19 3.68 37 36 0 257.0 273 105 76 65
Rudy May 7 17 4.38 34 28 0 185.0 177 90 80 134
Steve Barber 3 2 3.53 50 1 4 89.1 90 35 32 58
Dave Sells 7 2 3.71 51 0 10 68.0 72 28 35 25
Rich Hand 4 3 3.62 16 6 0 54.2 58 22 21 19
Dick Lange 2 1 4.44 17 4 0 52.2 61 26 21 27
Andy Hassler 0 4 3.69 7 4 0 31.2 33 13 19 19
Aurelio Monteagudo 2 1 4.20 15 0 3 30.0 23 14 16 8
Frank Tanana 2 2 3.08 4 4 0 26.1 20 9 8 22
Ron Perranoski 0 2 4.09 8 0 0 11.0 11 5 7 5
Lloyd Allen 0 0 10.38 5 0 1 8.2 15 10 5 4
Terry Wilshusen 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 3 2 0

👥 Roster (40)

Lloyd Allen Sandy Alomar Steve Barber Ken Berry Bobby Brooks Dave Chalk Jerry DaVanon Mike Epstein Al Gallagher Billy Grabarkewitz Rich Hand Andy Hassler +28 more

40 players

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The 1973 California Angels in brief

The 1973 California Angels finished 79-83, a .488 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL West. The run column shows 629 for and 657 against. Against a league average of .259, the 1973 California Angels batted .253. Pitchers allowed 3.53 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.82. Measured against the 693-run league average, the offense was 9% behind. The home park, Anaheim Stadium, recorded 1,057,631 in attendance, about 13,057 a game.

The home run leader was Frank Robinson, who hit 30. The hits leader was Bob Oliver with 144. Nolan Ryan was the top winner, with 21 victories. The saves leader was Dave Sells with 10. The 1973 roster runs to 40 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1972 season and the 1974 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 California Angels

What was the 1973 California Angels record?
The 1973 California Angels finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1973 California Angels in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1973 California Angels with 30 home runs.
What was the 1973 California Angels team ERA?
The 1973 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.53.
Did the 1973 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1973 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 California Angels play?
The 1973 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1973 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Robinson (30 HR, 97 RBI) and Nolan Ryan (21-16, 2.87 ERA).
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