1973 Detroit Tigers

85-77 • .525 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1973 Detroit Tigers went 85-77 (.525) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 642 runs, allowed 674, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Norm Cash (19 HR, 40 RBI) and Joe Coleman (23-15, 3.53 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
3rd Rank
642 R 674 RA
Diff -32

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⚡ Quick Stats

642 Runs Scored
674 Runs Allowed
-32 Run Diff
1,724K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 2% below the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .320 3% below the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .389 2% above the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.90 2% worse than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 642 7% below the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,724,146
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Avg per Game 21,285

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Willie Horton 0.316 2 Jim Northrup 0.307 3 Ike Brown 0.289 4 Dick McAuliffe 0.274 5 Norm Cash 0.262

Home Runs

1 Norm Cash 19 2 Willie Horton 17 3 Mickey Stanley 17 4 Gates Brown 12 5 Frank Howard 12

RBI

1 Aurelio Rodriguez 58 2 Mickey Stanley 57 3 Willie Horton 53 4 Gates Brown 50 5 Dick McAuliffe 47
1973 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Stanley 157 602 81 147 23 5 17 57 48 65 0 0.244
Aurelio Rodriguez 160 555 46 123 27 3 9 58 31 85 3 0.222
Ed Brinkman 162 515 55 122 16 4 7 40 34 79 0 0.237
Willie Horton 111 411 42 130 19 3 17 53 23 57 1 0.316
Jim Northrup 119 404 55 124 14 7 12 44 38 41 4 0.307
Bill Freehan 110 380 33 89 10 1 6 29 40 30 0 0.234
Gates Brown 125 377 48 89 11 1 12 50 52 41 1 0.236
Norm Cash 121 363 51 95 19 0 19 40 47 73 1 0.262
Dick McAuliffe 106 343 39 94 18 1 12 47 49 52 0 0.274
Al Kaline 91 310 40 79 13 0 10 45 29 28 4 0.255
Tony Taylor 84 275 35 63 9 3 5 24 17 29 9 0.229
Duke Sims 80 252 31 61 10 0 8 30 30 36 1 0.242
Frank Howard 85 227 26 58 9 1 12 29 24 28 0 0.256
Dick Sharon 91 178 20 43 9 0 7 16 10 31 2 0.242
Rich Reese 59 102 10 14 1 0 2 4 7 17 0 0.137
Ike Brown 42 76 12 22 2 1 1 9 15 13 0 0.289
Ron Cash 14 39 8 16 1 1 0 6 5 5 0 0.410
John Knox 12 32 1 9 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0.281
Bob Didier 7 22 3 10 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.455
Tom Veryzer 18 20 1 6 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 0.300
Joe Staton 9 17 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0.235
Marv Lane 6 8 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0.250
Joe Coleman 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Farmer 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Woodie Fryman 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Gamble 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hiller 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Holdsworth 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Ignasiak 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lerrin LaGrow 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Lemanczyk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Lolich 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Miller 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Perry 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Scherman 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Seelbach 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Slayback 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Strahler 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Timmermann 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 John Hiller 1.44 2 Bob Miller 3.43 3 Joe Coleman 3.53 4 Tom Timmermann 3.69 5 Mickey Lolich 3.82

Wins

1 Joe Coleman 23 2 Mickey Lolich 16 3 Jim Perry 14 4 John Hiller 10 5 Woodie Fryman 6

Strikeouts

1 Mickey Lolich 214 2 Joe Coleman 202 3 John Hiller 124 4 Woodie Fryman 119 5 Jim Perry 66
1973 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mickey Lolich 16 15 3.82 42 42 0 308.2 315 131 79 214
Joe Coleman 23 15 3.53 40 40 0 288.1 283 113 93 202
Jim Perry 14 13 4.03 35 34 0 203.0 225 91 55 66
Woodie Fryman 6 13 5.36 34 29 0 169.2 200 101 64 119
John Hiller 10 5 1.44 65 0 38 125.1 89 20 39 124
Mike Strahler 4 5 4.37 22 11 0 80.1 84 39 39 37
Fred Scherman 2 2 4.23 34 0 1 61.2 59 29 30 28
Lerrin LaGrow 1 5 4.33 21 3 3 54.0 54 26 23 33
Ed Farmer 3 0 5.00 24 0 2 45.0 52 25 27 28
Bob Miller 4 2 3.43 22 0 1 42.0 34 16 22 23
Tom Timmermann 1 1 3.69 17 1 1 39.0 39 16 11 21
Fred Holdsworth 0 1 6.75 5 2 0 14.2 13 11 6 9
Chuck Seelbach 1 0 3.86 5 0 0 7.0 7 3 2 2
Gary Ignasiak 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 4.2 5 2 3 4
Dave Lemanczyk 0 0 11.57 1 0 0 2.1 4 3 0 0
Bill Slayback 0 0 4.50 3 0 0 2.0 5 1 0 1

👥 Roster (39)

Ed Brinkman Gates Brown Ike Brown Norm Cash Ron Cash Joe Coleman Bob Didier Ed Farmer Bill Freehan Woodie Fryman John Gamble John Hiller +27 more

39 players

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The 1973 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1973 Detroit Tigers reads 85 wins and 77 losses, good for 3rd in the AL East. Runs came in at 642 scored against 674 allowed (-32). At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .254, 2% worse than the league's .259. Pitchers allowed 3.90 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.82. The 1973 Detroit Tigers scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (642 against 693).

Home games were played at Tiger Stadium, where 1,724,146 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Norm Cash, who hit 19. Aurelio Rodriguez drove in a team-high 58 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Joe Coleman (23). Mickey Lolich struck out 214, the most on the club. John Hiller saved 38 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1973 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1973 Detroit Tigers finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Norm Cash led the 1973 Detroit Tigers with 19 home runs.
What was the 1973 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1973 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.90.
Did the 1973 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1973 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1973 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Norm Cash (19 HR, 40 RBI) and Joe Coleman (23-15, 3.53 ERA).
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