🏆 World Series Champions

1973 Oakland Athletics

94-68 • .580 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1973 Oakland Athletics went 94-68 (.580) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 758 runs, allowed 615, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Reggie Jackson (32 HR, 117 RBI) and Ken Holtzman (21-13, 2.97 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

94 Wins
68 Losses
.580 Win %
1st Rank
758 R 615 RA
Diff +143

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⚡ Quick Stats

758 Runs Scored
615 Runs Allowed
+143 Run Diff
1,000K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 equal to the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .332 1% above the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .389 2% above the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.29 14% better than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 758 9% above the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,000,045
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Avg per Game 12,346

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Jesus Alou 0.306 2 Reggie Jackson 0.293 3 Sal Bando 0.287 4 Bill North 0.285 5 Joe Rudi 0.270

Home Runs

1 Reggie Jackson 32 2 Sal Bando 29 3 Gene Tenace 24 4 Deron Johnson 19 5 Joe Rudi 12

RBI

1 Reggie Jackson 117 2 Sal Bando 98 3 Gene Tenace 84 4 Deron Johnson 81 5 Joe Rudi 66
1973 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bert Campaneris 151 601 89 150 17 6 4 46 50 79 34 0.250
Sal Bando 162 592 97 170 32 3 29 98 82 84 4 0.287
Bill North 146 554 98 158 10 5 5 34 78 89 53 0.285
Reggie Jackson 151 539 99 158 28 2 32 117 76 111 22 0.293
Gene Tenace 160 510 83 132 18 2 24 84 101 94 2 0.259
Ray Fosse 143 492 37 126 23 2 7 52 25 62 2 0.256
Deron Johnson 131 464 61 114 14 2 19 81 59 116 0 0.246
Joe Rudi 120 437 53 118 25 1 12 66 30 72 0 0.270
Dick Green 133 332 33 87 17 0 3 42 21 63 0 0.262
Angel Mangual 74 192 20 43 4 1 3 13 8 34 1 0.224
Ted Kubiak 106 182 15 40 6 1 3 17 12 19 1 0.220
Billy Conigliaro 48 110 5 22 2 2 0 14 9 26 1 0.200
Jesus Alou 36 108 10 33 3 0 1 11 2 6 0 0.306
Mike Hegan 75 71 8 13 2 0 1 5 5 17 0 0.183
Rich McKinney 48 65 9 16 3 0 1 7 7 4 0 0.246
Vic Davalillo 38 64 5 12 1 0 0 4 3 4 0 0.188
Pat Bourque 23 42 8 8 4 1 2 9 15 10 0 0.190
Jay Johnstone 23 28 1 3 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.107
Gonzalo Marquez 23 25 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.240
Mike Andrews 18 21 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.190
Dal Maxvill 29 19 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.211
Tim Hosley 13 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.214
Jose Morales 6 14 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.286
Manny Trillo 17 12 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.250
Rico Carty 7 8 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0.250
Phil Garner 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Larry Haney 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Vida Blue 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rollie Fingers 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Catfish Hunter 37 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Blue Moon Odom 51 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Glenn Abbott 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Dobson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Gardner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hamilton 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Holtzman 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Darold Knowles 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Allan Lewis 35 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.000
Paul Lindblad 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Horacio Pina 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Rollie Fingers 1.92 2 Horacio Pina 2.76 3 Ken Holtzman 2.97 4 Darold Knowles 3.09 5 Vida Blue 3.28

Wins

1 Ken Holtzman 21 2 Catfish Hunter 21 3 Vida Blue 20 4 Rollie Fingers 7 5 Dave Hamilton 6

Strikeouts

1 Vida Blue 158 2 Ken Holtzman 157 3 Catfish Hunter 124 4 Rollie Fingers 110 5 Blue Moon Odom 83
1973 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Holtzman 21 13 2.97 40 40 0 297.1 275 98 66 157
Vida Blue 20 9 3.28 37 37 0 263.2 214 96 105 158
Catfish Hunter 21 5 3.34 36 36 0 256.1 222 95 69 124
Blue Moon Odom 5 12 4.49 30 24 0 150.1 153 75 67 83
Rollie Fingers 7 8 1.92 62 2 22 126.2 107 27 39 110
Darold Knowles 6 8 3.09 52 5 9 99.0 87 34 49 46
Horacio Pina 6 3 2.76 47 0 8 88.0 58 27 34 41
Paul Lindblad 1 5 3.69 36 3 2 78.0 89 32 28 33
Dave Hamilton 6 4 4.39 16 11 0 69.2 74 34 24 34
Glenn Abbott 1 0 3.86 5 3 0 18.2 16 8 7 6
Rob Gardner 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 7.1 10 4 4 2
Chuck Dobson 0 1 7.71 1 1 0 2.1 6 2 2 3

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
OAK def. BAL 3-2
World Series
OAK def. NYN 4-3

👥 Roster (40)

Glenn Abbott Jesus Alou Mike Andrews Sal Bando Vida Blue Pat Bourque Bert Campaneris Rico Carty Billy Conigliaro Vic Davalillo Chuck Dobson Rollie Fingers +28 more

40 players

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The 1973 Oakland Athletics in brief

In 1973 the Oakland Athletics posted a 94-68 mark (.580) and finished 1st in the AL West. That season the Oakland Athletics won the World Series and took the division title. With 758 runs scored and 615 given up, the 1973 differential was +143. The staff ERA of 3.29 was 14% better than the league average of 3.82. The home park, Oakland Coliseum, recorded 1,000,045 in attendance, about 12,346 a game.

For power, Reggie Jackson led the way with 32 homers. Catfish Hunter was the top winner, with 21 victories. Vida Blue struck out 158, the most on the club. Rollie Fingers saved 22 games. The AL Championship Series ended in a win against BAL 3-2. The World Series ended in a win against NYN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1973 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1973 Oakland Athletics finished 94-68 (.580 win pct).
Did the 1973 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
Yes. The 1973 Oakland Athletics won the World Series.
Who led the 1973 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Reggie Jackson led the 1973 Oakland Athletics with 32 home runs.
What was the 1973 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1973 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.29.
Where did the 1973 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1973 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1973 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Jackson (32 HR, 117 RBI) and Ken Holtzman (21-13, 2.97 ERA).
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