1973 Los Angeles Dodgers

95-66 • .590 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers went 95-66 (.590) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 675 runs, allowed 565, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Ferguson (25 HR, 88 RBI) and Don Sutton (18-10, 2.42 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

95 Wins
66 Losses
.590 Win %
2nd Rank
675 R 565 RA
Diff +110

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675 Runs Scored
565 Runs Allowed
+110 Run Diff
2,139K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% above the 1973 league average (.254)
OBP .322 equal to the 1973 league average (.321)
SLG .371 1% below the 1973 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.00 18% better than the 1973 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 675 equal to the 1973 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,139,452
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Avg per Game 26,412

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Manny Mota 0.314 2 Steve Garvey 0.304 3 Willie Crawford 0.295 4 Willie Davis 0.285 5 Bill Buckner 0.275

Home Runs

1 Joe Ferguson 25 2 Willie Davis 16 3 Ron Cey 15 4 Willie Crawford 14 5 Bill Buckner 8

RBI

1 Joe Ferguson 88 2 Ron Cey 80 3 Willie Davis 77 4 Willie Crawford 66 5 Bill Russell 56
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Russell 162 615 55 163 26 3 4 56 34 63 15 0.265
Willie Davis 152 599 82 171 29 9 16 77 29 62 17 0.285
Bill Buckner 140 575 68 158 20 0 8 46 17 34 12 0.275
Davey Lopes 142 535 77 147 13 5 6 37 62 77 36 0.275
Ron Cey 152 507 60 124 18 4 15 80 74 77 1 0.245
Joe Ferguson 136 487 84 128 26 0 25 88 87 81 1 0.263
Willie Crawford 145 457 75 135 26 2 14 66 78 91 12 0.295
Steve Garvey 114 349 37 106 17 3 8 50 11 42 0 0.304
Manny Mota 89 293 33 92 11 2 0 23 25 12 1 0.314
Tom Paciorek 96 195 26 51 8 0 5 18 11 35 3 0.262
Von Joshua 75 159 19 40 4 1 2 17 8 29 7 0.252
Lee Lacy 57 135 14 28 2 0 0 8 15 34 2 0.207
Steve Yeager 54 134 18 34 5 0 2 10 15 33 1 0.254
Andy Messersmith 34 89 3 15 3 0 0 6 5 16 0 0.169
Ken McMullen 42 85 6 21 5 0 5 18 6 13 0 0.247
Don Sutton 33 84 6 10 1 0 0 5 5 17 0 0.119
Claude Osteen 33 78 4 12 1 0 0 1 2 22 0 0.154
Tommy John 36 74 3 15 1 0 0 7 4 17 0 0.203
Al Downing 30 57 2 5 2 0 0 3 5 18 0 0.088
Chris Cannizzaro 17 21 0 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.190
Jerry Royster 10 19 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0.211
Charlie Hough 37 14 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.214
Doug Rau 31 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.091
Jim Fairey 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.222
Jim Brewer 56 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.400
Pete Richert 39 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Orlando Alvarez 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
George Culver 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Geoff Zahn 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Powell 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Greg Shanahan 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eddie Solomon 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Heydeman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Don Sutton 2.42 2 Andy Messersmith 2.70 3 Charlie Hough 2.76 4 George Culver 3.00 5 Jim Brewer 3.01

Wins

1 Don Sutton 18 2 Tommy John 16 3 Claude Osteen 16 4 Andy Messersmith 14 5 Al Downing 9

Strikeouts

1 Don Sutton 200 2 Andy Messersmith 177 3 Al Downing 124 4 Tommy John 116 5 Claude Osteen 86
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Sutton 18 10 2.42 33 33 0 256.1 196 69 56 200
Andy Messersmith 14 10 2.70 33 33 0 249.2 196 75 77 177
Claude Osteen 16 11 3.31 33 33 0 236.2 227 87 61 86
Tommy John 16 7 3.10 36 31 0 218.0 202 75 50 116
Al Downing 9 9 3.31 30 28 0 193.0 155 71 68 124
Jim Brewer 6 8 3.01 56 0 20 71.2 58 24 25 56
Charlie Hough 4 2 2.76 37 0 5 71.2 52 22 45 70
Doug Rau 4 2 3.96 31 3 3 63.2 64 28 28 51
Pete Richert 3 3 3.18 39 0 7 51.0 44 18 19 31
George Culver 4 4 3.00 28 0 2 42.0 45 14 21 23
Greg Shanahan 0 0 3.45 7 0 1 15.2 14 6 4 11
Geoff Zahn 1 0 1.35 6 1 0 13.1 5 2 2 9
Eddie Solomon 0 0 7.11 4 0 0 6.1 10 5 4 6
Greg Heydeman 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1

👥 Roster (33)

Orlando Alvarez Jim Brewer Bill Buckner Chris Cannizzaro Ron Cey Willie Crawford George Culver Willie Davis Al Downing Jim Fairey Joe Ferguson Steve Garvey +21 more

33 players

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The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

In 1973 the Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 95-66 mark (.590) and finished 2nd in the NL West. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 675 runs and allowed 565, a run differential of +110. The team batting average of .262 was 3% above the 1973 league mark of .254. The Los Angeles Dodgers staff finished with a 3.00 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.66. Home games were played at Dodger Stadium, where 2,139,452 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Joe Ferguson, who hit 25. The hits leader was Willie Davis with 171. Don Sutton led the pitchers with 18 wins. Jim Brewer saved 20 games. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 95-66 (.590 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Joe Ferguson led the 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers with 25 home runs.
What was the 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.00.
Did the 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Ferguson (25 HR, 88 RBI) and Don Sutton (18-10, 2.42 ERA).
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