1973 Chicago White Sox

77-85 • .475 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1973 Chicago White Sox went 77-85 (.475) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 652 runs, allowed 705, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Carlos May (20 HR, 96 RBI) and Wilbur Wood (24-20, 3.46 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
5th Rank
652 R 705 RA
Diff -53

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⚡ Quick Stats

652 Runs Scored
705 Runs Allowed
-53 Run Diff
1,315K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% below the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .323 1% below the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .372 2% below the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.86 1% worse than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 652 6% below the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,315,260
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Avg per Game 16,237

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Dick Allen 0.316 2 Tony Muser 0.285 3 Pat Kelly 0.280 4 Bill Melton 0.277 5 Bill Sharp 0.276

Home Runs

1 Carlos May 20 2 Bill Melton 20 3 Dick Allen 16 4 Ed Herrmann 10 5 Buddy Bradford 8

RBI

1 Carlos May 96 2 Bill Melton 87 3 Pat Kelly 44 4 Dick Allen 41 5 Jorge Orta 40
1973 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Melton 152 560 83 155 29 1 20 87 75 66 4 0.277
Carlos May 149 553 62 148 20 0 20 96 53 73 8 0.268
Pat Kelly 144 550 77 154 24 5 1 44 65 91 22 0.280
Jorge Orta 128 425 46 113 9 10 6 40 37 87 8 0.266
Eddie Leon 127 399 37 91 10 3 3 30 34 103 1 0.228
Ed Herrmann 119 379 42 85 17 1 10 39 31 55 2 0.224
Tony Muser 109 309 38 88 14 3 4 30 33 36 8 0.285
Johnny Jeter 89 300 38 72 14 4 7 26 9 74 4 0.240
Ken Henderson 73 262 32 68 13 0 6 32 27 49 3 0.260
Dick Allen 72 250 39 79 20 3 16 41 33 51 7 0.316
Jerry Hairston 60 210 25 57 11 1 0 23 33 30 0 0.271
Luis Alvarado 80 203 21 47 7 2 0 20 4 20 6 0.232
Bill Sharp 77 196 23 54 8 3 4 22 19 28 2 0.276
Buddy Bradford 53 168 24 40 3 1 8 15 17 43 4 0.238
Mike Andrews 52 159 10 32 9 0 0 10 23 28 0 0.201
Rick Reichardt 46 153 15 42 8 1 3 16 8 29 2 0.275
Chuck Brinkman 63 139 13 26 6 0 1 10 11 37 0 0.187
Bucky Dent 40 117 17 29 2 0 0 10 10 18 2 0.248
Brian Downing 34 73 5 13 1 0 2 4 10 17 0 0.178
Hank Allen 28 39 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.103
Sam Ewing 11 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.150
Rich Morales 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Pete Varney 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Cy Acosta 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Terry Forster 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Keough 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Bahnsen 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Baldwin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Fisher 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Frailing 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Geddes 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bart Johnson 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kaat 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Kealey 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim McGlothlin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Denny O'Toole 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Stone 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Cy Acosta 2.23 2 Terry Forster 3.23 3 Wilbur Wood 3.46 4 Stan Bahnsen 3.57 5 Bart Johnson 4.13

Wins

1 Wilbur Wood 24 2 Stan Bahnsen 18 3 Cy Acosta 10 4 Eddie Fisher 6 5 Terry Forster 6

Strikeouts

1 Wilbur Wood 199 2 Steve Stone 138 3 Stan Bahnsen 120 4 Terry Forster 120 5 Cy Acosta 60
1973 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Wood 24 20 3.46 49 48 0 359.1 381 138 91 199
Stan Bahnsen 18 21 3.57 42 42 0 282.1 290 112 117 120
Steve Stone 6 11 4.24 36 22 1 176.1 163 83 82 138
Terry Forster 6 11 3.23 51 12 16 172.2 174 62 78 120
Eddie Fisher 6 7 4.88 26 16 0 110.2 135 60 38 57
Cy Acosta 10 6 2.23 48 0 18 97.0 66 24 39 60
Bart Johnson 3 3 4.13 22 9 0 80.2 76 37 40 56
Rich Gossage 0 4 7.43 20 4 0 49.2 57 41 37 33
Jim Kaat 4 1 4.22 7 7 0 42.2 44 20 4 16
Ken Frailing 0 0 1.96 10 0 0 18.1 18 4 7 15
Jim McGlothlin 0 1 3.93 5 1 0 18.1 13 8 13 14
Denny O'Toole 0 0 5.63 6 0 0 16.0 23 10 3 8
Jim Geddes 0 0 2.87 6 1 0 15.2 14 5 14 7
Steve Kealey 0 0 15.09 7 0 0 11.1 23 19 7 4
Dave Baldwin 0 0 3.60 3 0 0 5.0 7 2 4 1

👥 Roster (39)

Cy Acosta Dick Allen Hank Allen Luis Alvarado Mike Andrews Stan Bahnsen Dave Baldwin Buddy Bradford Chuck Brinkman Bucky Dent Brian Downing Sam Ewing +27 more

39 players

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The 1973 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1973 Chicago White Sox finished 77-85, a .475 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL West. Runs came in at 652 scored against 705 allowed (-53). At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .255, 1% worse than the league's .259. The staff ERA of 3.86 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.82. The 652 runs scored compare with a league average of 693 per club, 6% fewer.

Comiskey Park was home in 1973, drawing a total attendance of 1,315,260. For power, Carlos May led the way with 20 homers. Bill Melton collected the most hits, 155. The pitching staff's wins leader was Wilbur Wood (24). The saves leader was Cy Acosta with 18. In all, the roster shows 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1973 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1973 Chicago White Sox finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Carlos May led the 1973 Chicago White Sox with 20 home runs.
What was the 1973 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1973 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.86.
Did the 1973 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1973 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1973 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carlos May (20 HR, 96 RBI) and Wilbur Wood (24-20, 3.46 ERA).
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