1973 Cleveland Indians

71-91 • .438 Win% • 6th in AL E

📊 Season Record

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
6th Rank
680 R 826 RA
Diff -146

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⚡ Quick Stats

680 Runs Scored
826 Runs Allowed
-146 Run Diff
605K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% below the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .314 4% below the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .387 2% above the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.58 20% worse than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 680 2% below the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 605,066
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Avg per Game 7,469

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 John Lowenstein 0.292 2 Walt Williams 0.289 3 Chris Chambliss 0.273 4 John Ellis 0.270 5 George Hendrick 0.268

Home Runs

1 Charlie Spikes 23 2 George Hendrick 21 3 Oscar Gamble 20 4 Dave Duncan 17 5 Buddy Bell 14

RBI

1 Charlie Spikes 73 2 John Ellis 68 3 George Hendrick 61 4 Buddy Bell 59 5 Chris Chambliss 53
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buddy Bell 156 631 86 169 23 7 14 59 49 47 7 0.268
Chris Chambliss 155 572 70 156 30 2 11 53 58 76 4 0.273
Charlie Spikes 140 506 68 120 12 3 23 73 45 103 5 0.237
George Hendrick 113 440 64 118 18 0 21 61 25 71 7 0.268
John Ellis 127 437 59 118 12 2 14 68 46 57 0 0.270
Oscar Gamble 113 390 56 104 11 3 20 44 34 37 3 0.267
Frank Duffy 116 361 34 95 16 4 8 50 25 41 6 0.263
Walt Williams 104 350 43 101 15 1 8 38 14 29 9 0.289
Dave Duncan 95 344 43 80 11 1 17 43 35 86 3 0.233
Rusty Torres 122 312 31 64 8 1 7 28 50 62 6 0.205
John Lowenstein 98 305 42 89 16 1 6 40 23 41 5 0.292
Jack Brohamer 102 300 29 66 12 1 4 29 32 23 0 0.220
Leo Cardenas 72 195 9 42 4 0 0 12 13 42 1 0.215
Tom Ragland 67 183 16 47 7 1 0 12 8 31 2 0.257
Ron Lolich 61 140 16 32 7 0 2 15 7 27 0 0.229
Tommy Smith 14 41 6 10 2 0 2 3 1 2 1 0.244
Ted Ford 11 40 3 9 0 1 0 3 2 7 1 0.225
Alan Ashby 11 29 4 5 1 0 1 3 2 11 0 0.172
Jerry Kenney 5 16 0 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.250
Dick Bosman 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Dunning 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Farmer 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Hilgendorf 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Johnson 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kekich 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kilkenny 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Lamb 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Mingori 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gaylord Perry 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Sanders 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brent Strom 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Tidrow 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Timmermann 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Milt Wilcox 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Tom Hilgendorf 3.14 2 Gaylord Perry 3.38 3 Dick Tidrow 4.42 4 Ray Lamb 4.60 5 Brent Strom 4.61

Wins

1 Gaylord Perry 19 2 Dick Tidrow 14 3 Tom Timmermann 8 4 Milt Wilcox 8 5 Tom Hilgendorf 5

Strikeouts

1 Gaylord Perry 238 2 Dick Tidrow 138 3 Brent Strom 91 4 Milt Wilcox 82 5 Tom Timmermann 62
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 19 19 3.38 41 41 0 344.0 315 129 115 238
Dick Tidrow 14 16 4.42 42 40 0 274.2 289 135 95 138
Milt Wilcox 8 10 5.83 26 19 0 134.1 143 87 68 82
Tom Timmermann 8 7 4.92 29 15 2 124.1 117 68 54 62
Brent Strom 2 10 4.61 27 18 0 123.0 134 63 47 91
Dick Bosman 1 8 6.22 22 17 0 97.0 130 67 29 41
Tom Hilgendorf 5 3 3.14 48 1 6 94.2 87 33 36 58
Ray Lamb 3 3 4.60 32 1 2 86.0 98 44 42 60
Jerry Johnson 5 6 6.18 39 1 5 59.2 70 41 39 45
Mike Kekich 1 4 7.02 16 6 0 50.0 73 39 35 26
Ken Sanders 5 1 1.65 15 0 5 27.1 18 5 9 14
Steve Dunning 0 2 6.50 4 3 0 18.0 17 13 13 10
Ed Farmer 0 2 4.67 16 0 1 17.1 25 9 5 10
Steve Mingori 0 0 6.17 5 0 0 11.2 10 8 10 4
Mike Kilkenny 0 0 22.50 5 0 0 2.0 5 5 5 3
Mike Jackson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (35)

Alan Ashby Buddy Bell Dick Bosman Jack Brohamer Leo Cardenas Chris Chambliss Frank Duffy Dave Duncan Steve Dunning John Ellis Ed Farmer Ted Ford +23 more

35 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1973 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1973 Cleveland Indians finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Charlie Spikes led the 1973 Cleveland Indians with 23 home runs.
What was the 1973 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1973 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.58.
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