1973 New York Yankees

80-82 • .494 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1973 New York Yankees went 80-82 (.494) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 641 runs, allowed 610, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Bobby Murcer (22 HR, 95 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (16-16, 3.07 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

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
4th Rank
641 R 610 RA
Diff +31

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641 Runs Scored
610 Runs Allowed
+31 Run Diff
1,262K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .322 2% below the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .377 1% below the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.34 12% better than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 641 7% below the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,262,039
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Avg per Game 15,580

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Ron Blomberg 0.329 2 Bobby Murcer 0.304 3 Thurman Munson 0.301 4 Matty Alou 0.296 5 Mike Hegan 0.275

Home Runs

1 Bobby Murcer 22 2 Graig Nettles 22 3 Thurman Munson 20 4 Roy White 18 5 Jim Ray Hart 13

RBI

1 Bobby Murcer 95 2 Graig Nettles 81 3 Thurman Munson 74 4 Roy White 60 5 Ron Blomberg 57
1973 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy White 162 639 88 157 22 3 18 60 78 81 16 0.246
Bobby Murcer 160 616 83 187 29 2 22 95 50 67 6 0.304
Horace Clarke 148 590 60 155 21 0 2 35 47 48 11 0.263
Graig Nettles 160 552 65 129 18 0 22 81 78 76 0 0.234
Thurman Munson 147 519 80 156 29 4 20 74 48 64 4 0.301
Matty Alou 123 497 59 147 22 1 2 28 30 43 5 0.296
Gene Michael 129 418 30 94 11 1 3 47 26 51 1 0.225
Jim Ray Hart 114 339 29 86 13 2 13 52 36 45 0 0.254
Ron Blomberg 100 301 45 99 13 1 12 57 34 25 2 0.329
Felipe Alou 93 280 25 66 12 0 4 27 9 25 0 0.236
Johnny Callison 45 136 10 24 4 0 1 10 4 24 1 0.176
Mike Hegan 37 131 12 36 3 2 6 14 7 34 0 0.275
Hal Lanier 35 86 9 18 3 0 0 5 3 10 0 0.209
Otto Velez 23 77 9 15 4 0 2 7 15 24 0 0.195
Fred Stanley 26 66 6 14 0 1 1 5 7 16 0 0.212
Celerino Sanchez 34 64 12 14 3 0 1 9 2 12 1 0.219
Jerry Moses 21 59 5 15 2 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.254
Bernie Allen 17 57 5 13 3 0 0 4 5 5 0 0.228
Ron Swoboda 35 43 6 5 0 0 1 2 4 18 0 0.116
Rick Dempsey 6 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.182
Duke Sims 4 9 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0.333
Lindy McDaniel 47 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Fred Beene 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Buskey 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Cox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Dobson 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Granger 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kekich 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Kline 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sparky Lyle 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Magnuson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sam McDowell 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Medich 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Pagan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fritz Peterson 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Stottlemyre 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Fred Beene 1.68 2 Sparky Lyle 2.51 3 Lindy McDaniel 2.86 4 Doc Medich 2.95 5 Mel Stottlemyre 3.07

Wins

1 Mel Stottlemyre 16 2 Doc Medich 14 3 Lindy McDaniel 12 4 Pat Dobson 9 5 Fritz Peterson 8

Strikeouts

1 Doc Medich 145 2 Mel Stottlemyre 95 3 Lindy McDaniel 93 4 Sam McDowell 75 5 Pat Dobson 70
1973 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Stottlemyre 16 16 3.07 38 38 0 273.0 259 93 79 95
Doc Medich 14 9 2.95 34 32 0 235.0 217 77 74 145
Fritz Peterson 8 15 3.95 31 31 0 184.1 207 81 49 59
Lindy McDaniel 12 6 2.86 47 3 10 160.1 148 51 49 93
Pat Dobson 9 8 4.17 22 21 0 142.1 150 66 34 70
Sam McDowell 5 8 3.95 16 15 0 95.2 73 42 64 75
Fred Beene 6 0 1.68 19 4 1 91.0 67 17 27 49
Sparky Lyle 5 9 2.51 51 0 27 82.1 66 23 18 63
Steve Kline 4 7 4.01 14 13 0 74.0 76 33 31 19
Jim Magnuson 0 1 4.28 8 0 0 27.1 38 13 9 9
Tom Buskey 0 1 5.40 8 0 1 16.2 18 10 4 8
Wayne Granger 0 1 1.76 7 0 0 15.1 19 3 3 10
Mike Kekich 1 1 9.20 5 4 0 14.2 20 15 14 4
Dave Pagan 0 0 2.84 4 1 0 12.2 16 4 1 9
Casey Cox 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 2 1 0

👥 Roster (36)

Bernie Allen Felipe Alou Matty Alou Fred Beene Ron Blomberg Tom Buskey Johnny Callison Horace Clarke Casey Cox Rick Dempsey Pat Dobson Wayne Granger +24 more

36 players

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The 1973 New York Yankees in brief

A 80-82 record (.494) put the 1973 New York Yankees 4th in the AL East. The New York Yankees scored 641 runs and allowed 610, a run differential of +31. The team batting average of .261 was 1% above the 1973 league mark of .259. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.34 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.82. Measured against the 693-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 1,262,039 fans came through the gates. For power, Bobby Murcer led the way with 22 homers. Mel Stottlemyre was the top winner, with 16 victories. The strikeout leader was Doc Medich with 145. Sparky Lyle closed out 27 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 New York Yankees

What was the 1973 New York Yankees record?
The 1973 New York Yankees finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1973 New York Yankees in home runs?
Bobby Murcer led the 1973 New York Yankees with 22 home runs.
What was the 1973 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1973 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.34.
Did the 1973 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1973 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 New York Yankees play?
The 1973 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1973 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Murcer (22 HR, 95 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (16-16, 3.07 ERA).
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