1973 Milwaukee Brewers

74-88 • .457 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers went 74-88 (.457) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 708 runs, allowed 731, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Dave May (25 HR, 93 RBI) and Jim Colborn (20-12, 3.18 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

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
5th Rank
708 R 731 RA
Diff -23

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708 Runs Scored
731 Runs Allowed
-23 Run Diff
1,092K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 2% below the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .325 1% below the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .387 2% above the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.98 4% worse than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 708 2% above the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,092,244
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Avg per Game 13,484

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 George Scott 0.306 2 Dave May 0.303 3 Don Money 0.284 4 Ollie Brown 0.280 5 Ellie Rodriguez 0.269

Home Runs

1 Dave May 25 2 George Scott 24 3 John Briggs 18 4 Darrell Porter 16 5 Bob Coluccio 15

RBI

1 George Scott 107 2 Dave May 93 3 Darrell Porter 67 4 Don Money 61 5 Bob Coluccio 58
1973 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave May 156 624 96 189 23 4 25 93 44 78 6 0.303
George Scott 158 604 98 185 30 4 24 107 61 94 9 0.306
Pedro Garcia 160 580 67 142 32 5 15 54 40 119 11 0.245
Don Money 145 556 75 158 28 2 11 61 53 53 22 0.284
John Briggs 142 488 78 120 20 7 18 57 87 83 15 0.246
Tim Johnson 136 465 39 99 10 2 0 32 29 93 6 0.213
Bob Coluccio 124 438 65 98 21 8 15 58 54 92 13 0.224
Darrell Porter 117 350 50 89 19 2 16 67 57 85 5 0.254
Ollie Brown 97 296 28 83 10 1 7 32 33 53 4 0.280
Ellie Rodriguez 94 290 30 78 8 1 0 30 41 28 4 0.269
Joe Lahoud 96 225 29 46 9 0 5 26 27 36 5 0.204
Gorman Thomas 59 155 16 29 7 1 2 11 14 61 5 0.187
Bobby Mitchell 47 130 12 29 6 0 5 20 5 32 4 0.223
John Vukovich 55 128 10 16 3 0 2 9 9 40 0 0.125
Bob Heise 49 98 8 20 2 0 0 4 4 4 1 0.204
Wilbur Howard 16 39 3 8 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.205
Charlie Moore 8 27 0 5 0 1 0 3 2 4 0 0.185
John Felske 13 22 1 3 0 1 0 4 1 11 0 0.136
Rick Auerbach 6 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.100
Eduardo Rodriguez 30 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jerry Bell 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Champion 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Colborn 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Gardner 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Kobel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Linzy 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Skip Lockwood 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Newman 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Parsons 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Reynolds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Ryerson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Short 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Slaton 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Sprague 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Velazquez 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Carlos Velazquez 2.58 2 Jim Colborn 3.18 3 Eduardo Rodriguez 3.30 4 Frank Linzy 3.57 5 Bill Champion 3.70

Wins

1 Jim Colborn 20 2 Jim Slaton 13 3 Jerry Bell 9 4 Eduardo Rodriguez 9 5 Bill Champion 5

Strikeouts

1 Jim Colborn 135 2 Jim Slaton 134 3 Skip Lockwood 87 4 Bill Champion 67 5 Jerry Bell 57
1973 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Colborn 20 12 3.18 43 36 1 314.1 297 111 87 135
Jim Slaton 13 15 3.71 38 38 0 276.1 266 114 99 134
Jerry Bell 9 9 3.97 31 25 1 183.2 185 81 70 57
Skip Lockwood 5 12 3.90 37 15 0 154.2 164 67 59 87
Bill Champion 5 8 3.70 37 11 1 136.1 139 56 62 67
Eduardo Rodriguez 9 7 3.30 30 6 5 76.1 71 28 47 49
Chris Short 3 5 5.13 42 7 2 72.0 86 41 44 44
Frank Linzy 2 6 3.57 42 1 13 63.0 68 25 21 21
Bill Parsons 3 6 6.79 20 17 0 59.2 59 45 67 30
Carlos Velazquez 2 2 2.58 18 0 2 38.1 46 11 10 12
Gary Ryerson 0 1 7.83 9 4 0 23.0 32 20 7 10
Ray Newman 2 1 2.95 11 0 1 18.1 19 6 5 10
Rob Gardner 1 1 9.95 10 0 1 12.2 17 14 13 5
Ed Sprague 0 1 9.31 7 0 1 9.2 13 10 14 3
Kevin Kobel 0 1 8.64 2 1 0 8.1 9 8 8 4
Ken Reynolds 0 1 7.36 2 1 0 7.1 5 6 10 3

👥 Roster (35)

Rick Auerbach Jerry Bell John Briggs Ollie Brown Bill Champion Jim Colborn Bob Coluccio John Felske Pedro Garcia Rob Gardner Bob Heise Wilbur Howard +23 more

35 players

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The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

A 74-88 record (.457) put the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers 5th in the AL East. The Milwaukee Brewers scored 708 runs and allowed 731, a run differential of -23. The team batting average of .253 was 2% below the 1973 league mark of .259. Pitchers allowed 3.98 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.82. The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers outscored the average club by 2% (708 against 693).

Attendance at County Stadium totaled 1,092,244 for the year. The home run leader was Dave May, who hit 25. George Scott led in RBI with 107. On the mound, Jim Colborn won 20 games to lead the staff. Frank Linzy closed out 13 saves. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Dave May led the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers with 25 home runs.
What was the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 3.98.
Did the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave May (25 HR, 93 RBI) and Jim Colborn (20-12, 3.18 ERA).
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