1973 Philadelphia Phillies

71-91 • .438 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies went 71-91 (.438) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 642 runs, allowed 717, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Greg Luzinski (29 HR, 97 RBI) and Ken Brett (13-9, 3.44 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

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
6th Rank
642 R 717 RA
Diff -75

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642 Runs Scored
717 Runs Allowed
-75 Run Diff
1,475K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 2% below the 1973 league average (.254)
OBP .309 4% below the 1973 league average (.321)
SLG .371 1% below the 1973 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.99 9% worse than the 1973 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 642 4% below the 1973 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,475,932
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Avg per Game 18,221

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Del Unser 0.289 2 Billy Grabarkewitz 0.288 3 Bill Robinson 0.288 4 Greg Luzinski 0.285 5 Denny Doyle 0.273

Home Runs

1 Greg Luzinski 29 2 Bill Robinson 25 3 Mike Schmidt 18 4 Willie Montanez 11 5 Del Unser 11

RBI

1 Greg Luzinski 97 2 Willie Montanez 65 3 Bill Robinson 65 4 Bob Boone 61 5 Mike Schmidt 52
1973 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Greg Luzinski 161 610 76 174 26 4 29 97 51 135 3 0.285
Willie Montanez 146 552 69 145 16 5 11 65 46 80 2 0.263
Bob Boone 145 521 42 136 20 2 10 61 41 36 3 0.261
Bill Robinson 124 452 62 130 32 1 25 65 27 91 5 0.288
Larry Bowa 122 446 42 94 11 3 0 23 24 31 10 0.211
Del Unser 136 440 64 127 20 4 11 52 47 55 5 0.289
Denny Doyle 116 370 45 101 9 3 3 26 31 32 1 0.273
Mike Schmidt 132 367 43 72 11 0 18 52 62 136 8 0.196
Cesar Tovar 97 328 49 88 18 4 1 21 29 35 6 0.268
Tom Hutton 106 247 31 65 11 0 5 29 32 31 3 0.263
Mike Anderson 87 193 32 49 9 1 9 28 19 53 0 0.254
Terry Harmon 72 148 17 31 3 0 0 8 13 14 1 0.209
Craig Robinson 46 146 11 33 7 0 0 7 0 25 1 0.226
Steve Carlton 40 100 6 16 2 0 2 5 2 19 0 0.160
Ken Brett 37 80 6 20 5 0 4 16 4 17 0 0.250
Mike Rogodzinski 66 80 13 19 3 0 2 7 12 19 0 0.237
Jose Pagan 46 78 4 16 5 0 0 5 1 15 0 0.205
Wayne Twitchell 34 72 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 39 0 0.097
Mike Ryan 28 69 7 16 1 2 1 5 6 19 0 0.232
Billy Grabarkewitz 25 66 12 19 2 0 2 7 12 18 3 0.288
Jim Lonborg 38 59 2 8 2 0 0 3 6 29 0 0.136
Dick Ruthven 27 38 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 14 0 0.132
Deron Johnson 12 36 3 6 2 0 1 5 5 10 0 0.167
Barry Lersch 43 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.176
Larry Christenson 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.000
Darrell Brandon 36 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Mac Scarce 52 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mike Wallace 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bill Wilson 44 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Essian 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Cox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Culver 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Diorio 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Selma 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Wallace 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Mac Scarce 2.42 2 Wayne Twitchell 2.50 3 Ken Brett 3.44 4 Mike Wallace 3.78 5 Steve Carlton 3.90

Wins

1 Ken Brett 13 2 Steve Carlton 13 3 Jim Lonborg 13 4 Wayne Twitchell 13 5 Dick Ruthven 6

Strikeouts

1 Steve Carlton 223 2 Wayne Twitchell 169 3 Ken Brett 111 4 Jim Lonborg 106 5 Dick Ruthven 98
1973 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Carlton 13 20 3.90 40 40 0 293.1 293 127 113 223
Wayne Twitchell 13 9 2.50 34 28 0 223.1 172 62 99 169
Ken Brett 13 9 3.44 31 25 0 211.2 206 81 74 111
Jim Lonborg 13 16 4.88 38 30 0 199.1 218 108 80 106
Dick Ruthven 6 9 4.21 25 23 1 128.1 125 60 75 98
Barry Lersch 3 6 4.39 42 4 1 98.1 105 48 27 51
Mac Scarce 1 8 2.42 52 0 12 70.2 54 19 47 57
Darrell Brandon 2 4 5.43 36 0 2 56.1 54 34 25 25
Bill Wilson 1 3 6.66 44 0 4 48.2 54 36 29 24
Larry Christenson 1 4 6.55 10 9 0 34.1 53 25 20 11
Mike Wallace 1 1 3.78 20 3 1 33.1 38 14 15 20
Ron Diorio 0 0 2.33 23 0 1 19.1 18 5 6 11
George Culver 3 1 4.82 14 0 0 18.2 26 10 15 7
Dick Selma 1 1 5.63 6 0 0 8.0 6 5 5 4
Dave Wallace 0 0 22.09 4 0 0 3.2 13 9 2 2

👥 Roster (35)

Mike Anderson Bob Boone Larry Bowa Darrell Brandon Ken Brett Steve Carlton Larry Christenson Larry Cox George Culver Ron Diorio Denny Doyle Jim Essian +23 more

35 players

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The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies won 71 games and lost 91, ending up 6th in the NL East. Runs came in at 642 scored against 717 allowed (-75). Against a league average of .254, the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies batted .249. The staff ERA of 3.99 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.66. The 642 runs scored compare with a league average of 672 per club, 4% fewer.

Veterans Stadium was home in 1973, drawing a total attendance of 1,475,932. Greg Luzinski topped the Philadelphia Phillies with 29 home runs. Ken Brett was the top winner, with 13 victories. The strikeout leader was Steve Carlton with 223. Mac Scarce saved 12 games. The 1973 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Greg Luzinski led the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies with 29 home runs.
What was the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.99.
Did the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
Who led the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Greg Luzinski (29 HR, 97 RBI) and Ken Brett (13-9, 3.44 ERA).
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