⭐ Division Winner

1973 Cincinnati Reds

99-63 • .611 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1973 Cincinnati Reds went 99-63 (.611) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won their division. The club scored 741 runs, allowed 621, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included Tony Perez (27 HR, 101 RBI) and Jack Billingham (19-10, 3.04 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

99 Wins
63 Losses
.611 Win %
1st Rank
741 R 621 RA
Diff +120

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⚡ Quick Stats

741 Runs Scored
621 Runs Allowed
+120 Run Diff
2,017K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 equal to the 1973 league average (.254)
OBP .332 3% above the 1973 league average (.321)
SLG .383 2% above the 1973 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.40 7% better than the 1973 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 741 10% above the 1973 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,017,821
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Avg per Game 24,911

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Ken Griffey 0.384 2 Pete Rose 0.338 3 Tony Perez 0.314 4 Dan Driessen 0.301 5 Joe Morgan 0.290

Home Runs

1 Tony Perez 27 2 Joe Morgan 26 3 Johnny Bench 25 4 Andy Kosco 9 5 Bobby Tolan 9

RBI

1 Johnny Bench 104 2 Tony Perez 101 3 Joe Morgan 82 4 Pete Rose 64 5 Bobby Tolan 51
1973 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 160 680 115 230 36 8 5 64 65 42 10 0.338
Joe Morgan 157 576 116 167 35 2 26 82 111 61 67 0.290
Tony Perez 151 564 73 177 33 3 27 101 74 117 3 0.314
Johnny Bench 152 557 83 141 17 3 25 104 83 83 4 0.253
Bobby Tolan 129 457 42 94 14 2 9 51 27 68 15 0.206
Dan Driessen 102 366 49 110 15 2 4 47 24 37 8 0.301
Dave Concepcion 89 328 39 94 18 3 8 46 21 55 22 0.287
Cesar Geronimo 139 324 35 68 14 3 4 33 23 74 5 0.210
Denis Menke 139 241 38 46 10 0 3 26 69 53 1 0.191
Darrel Chaney 105 227 27 41 7 1 0 14 26 50 4 0.181
Bill Plummer 50 119 8 18 3 0 2 11 18 26 1 0.151
Andy Kosco 47 118 17 33 7 0 9 21 13 26 0 0.280
Larry Stahl 76 111 17 25 2 2 2 12 14 34 1 0.225
Jack Billingham 40 93 2 6 3 0 0 4 3 32 0 0.065
Ken Griffey 25 86 19 33 5 1 3 14 6 10 4 0.384
Ross Grimsley 39 82 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 37 0 0.061
Phil Gagliano 63 69 8 20 2 0 0 7 13 16 0 0.290
Don Gullett 53 64 6 12 0 1 0 6 7 20 1 0.188
Fred Norman 24 58 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 17 0 0.052
Richie Scheinblum 29 54 5 12 2 0 1 8 10 4 0 0.222
Ed Crosby 36 51 4 11 1 1 0 5 7 12 0 0.216
Hal King 35 43 5 8 0 0 4 10 6 10 0 0.186
George Foster 17 39 6 11 3 0 4 9 4 7 0 0.282
Ed Armbrister 18 37 5 8 3 1 1 5 2 8 0 0.216
Joe Hague 19 33 2 5 2 0 0 1 5 5 1 0.152
Gene Locklear 29 26 6 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.192
Tom Hall 55 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.045
Roger Nelson 14 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.111
Jim McGlothlin 24 16 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 0.125
Pedro Borbon 80 15 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.333
Clay Carroll 53 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.214
Dick Baney 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.222
Dave Tomlin 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Gary Nolan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ed Sprague 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Barton 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Pedro Borbon 2.16 2 Dick Baney 2.93 3 Jack Billingham 3.04 4 Ross Grimsley 3.23 5 Fred Norman 3.30

Wins

1 Jack Billingham 19 2 Don Gullett 18 3 Ross Grimsley 13 4 Fred Norman 12 5 Pedro Borbon 11

Strikeouts

1 Jack Billingham 155 2 Don Gullett 153 3 Fred Norman 112 4 Tom Hall 96 5 Ross Grimsley 90
1973 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Billingham 19 10 3.04 40 40 0 293.1 257 99 95 155
Ross Grimsley 13 10 3.23 38 36 1 242.1 245 87 68 90
Don Gullett 18 8 3.51 45 30 2 228.1 198 89 69 153
Fred Norman 12 6 3.30 24 24 0 166.1 136 61 72 112
Pedro Borbon 11 4 2.16 80 0 14 121.0 137 29 35 60
Tom Hall 8 5 3.47 54 7 8 103.2 74 40 48 96
Clay Carroll 8 8 3.69 53 5 14 92.2 111 38 34 41
Jim McGlothlin 3 3 6.68 24 9 0 63.1 91 47 23 18
Roger Nelson 3 2 3.46 14 8 0 54.2 49 21 24 17
Ed Sprague 1 3 5.12 28 0 1 38.2 35 22 22 19
Dick Baney 2 1 2.93 11 1 2 30.2 26 10 6 17
Dave Tomlin 1 2 4.88 16 0 1 27.2 24 15 15 20
Gary Nolan 0 1 3.48 2 2 0 10.1 6 4 7 3

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to NYN 3-2

👥 Roster (36)

Ed Armbrister Dick Baney Bob Barton Johnny Bench Jack Billingham Pedro Borbon Clay Carroll Darrel Chaney Dave Concepcion Ed Crosby Dan Driessen George Foster +24 more

36 players

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The 1973 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1973 Cincinnati Reds won 99 games and lost 63, ending up 1st in the NL West. That season the Cincinnati Reds took the division title. The run column shows 741 for and 621 against. The staff ERA of 3.40 was 7% better than the league average of 3.66. The 1973 Cincinnati Reds outscored the average club by 10% (741 against 672). The home park, Riverfront Stadium, recorded 2,017,821 in attendance, about 24,911 a game.

The home run leader was Tony Perez, who hit 27. The RBI leader was Johnny Bench, with 104. Pete Rose collected the most hits, 230. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jack Billingham (19). Pedro Borbon closed out 14 saves. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against NYN 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1973 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1973 Cincinnati Reds finished 99-63 (.611 win pct).
Did the 1973 Cincinnati Reds make the playoffs?
The 1973 Cincinnati Reds finished first in their division.
Who led the 1973 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Tony Perez led the 1973 Cincinnati Reds with 27 home runs.
What was the 1973 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1973 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.40.
Did the 1973 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1973 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
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