1973 Texas Rangers

57-105 • .352 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1973 Texas Rangers went 57-105 (.352) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 619 runs, allowed 844, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Jeff Burroughs (30 HR, 85 RBI) and Jim Bibby (9-10, 3.24 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

57 Wins
105 Losses
.352 Win %
6th Rank
619 R 844 RA
Diff -225

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619 Runs Scored
844 Runs Allowed
-225 Run Diff
686K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 2% below the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .317 3% below the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .360 5% below the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.64 22% worse than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 619 11% below the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 686,162
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Avg per Game 8,471

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Bill Madlock 0.351 2 Tom Grieve 0.309 3 Alex Johnson 0.287 4 Dave Nelson 0.286 5 Jeff Burroughs 0.279

Home Runs

1 Jeff Burroughs 30 2 Bill Sudakis 15 3 Toby Harrah 10 4 Vic Harris 8 5 Alex Johnson 8

RBI

1 Jeff Burroughs 85 2 Alex Johnson 68 3 Toby Harrah 50 4 Dave Nelson 48 5 Vic Harris 44
1973 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alex Johnson 158 624 62 179 26 3 8 68 32 82 10 0.287
Dave Nelson 142 576 71 165 24 4 7 48 34 78 43 0.286
Vic Harris 152 555 71 138 14 7 8 44 55 81 13 0.249
Jeff Burroughs 151 526 71 147 17 1 30 85 67 88 0 0.279
Toby Harrah 118 461 64 120 16 1 10 50 46 49 10 0.260
Jim Spencer 102 352 35 94 12 3 4 43 34 41 0 0.267
Rico Carty 86 306 24 71 12 0 3 33 36 39 2 0.232
Dick Billings 81 280 17 50 11 0 3 32 20 43 1 0.179
Ken Suarez 93 278 25 69 11 0 1 27 33 16 1 0.248
Larry Biittner 83 258 19 65 8 2 1 12 20 21 1 0.252
Jim Mason 92 238 23 49 7 2 3 19 23 48 0 0.206
Bill Sudakis 82 235 32 60 11 0 15 43 23 53 0 0.255
Elliott Maddox 100 172 24 41 1 0 1 17 29 28 5 0.238
Jim Fregosi 45 157 25 42 6 2 6 16 12 31 0 0.268
Tom Grieve 66 123 22 38 6 0 7 21 7 25 1 0.309
Pete Mackanin 44 90 3 9 2 0 0 2 4 26 0 0.100
Mike Epstein 27 85 9 16 3 0 1 6 14 19 0 0.188
Bill Madlock 21 77 16 27 5 3 1 5 7 9 3 0.351
Joe Lovitto 26 44 3 6 1 0 0 0 5 7 1 0.136
Lenny Randle 10 29 3 6 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0.207
Don Castle 4 13 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.308
Rick Stelmaszek 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Lloyd Allen 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Bibby 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Bosman 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Broberg 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jackie Brown 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Clyde 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Dunning 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Durham 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Foucault 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Gogolewski 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Hand 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Henninger 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hudson 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kremmel 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Merritt 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Paul 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Shellenback 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sonny Siebert 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Stanhouse 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Jim Bibby 3.24 2 Steve Foucault 3.88 3 Jackie Brown 3.92 4 Sonny Siebert 3.99 5 Jim Merritt 4.05

Wins

1 Jim Bibby 9 2 Sonny Siebert 7 3 Pete Broberg 5 4 Jackie Brown 5 5 Jim Merritt 5

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bibby 155 2 Bill Gogolewski 77 3 Sonny Siebert 76 4 David Clyde 74 5 Jim Merritt 65
1973 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bibby 9 10 3.24 26 23 1 180.1 121 65 106 155
Jim Merritt 5 13 4.05 35 19 1 160.0 191 72 34 65
Bill Gogolewski 3 6 4.22 49 1 6 123.2 139 58 48 77
Sonny Siebert 7 11 3.99 25 20 2 119.2 120 53 37 76
Pete Broberg 5 9 5.61 22 20 0 118.2 130 74 66 57
Steve Dunning 2 6 5.34 23 12 0 94.1 101 56 52 38
David Clyde 4 8 5.01 18 18 0 93.1 106 52 54 74
Mike Paul 5 4 4.95 36 10 2 87.1 104 48 36 49
Don Stanhouse 1 7 4.76 21 5 1 70.0 70 37 44 42
Jackie Brown 5 5 3.92 25 3 2 66.2 82 29 25 45
Charlie Hudson 4 2 4.62 25 4 1 62.1 59 32 31 34
Steve Foucault 2 4 3.88 32 0 8 55.2 54 24 31 28
Rich Hand 2 3 5.40 8 7 0 41.2 49 25 19 14
Lloyd Allen 0 6 9.22 23 5 1 41.0 58 42 39 25
Dick Bosman 2 5 4.24 7 7 0 40.1 42 19 17 14
Don Durham 0 4 7.59 15 4 1 40.1 49 34 23 23
Rick Henninger 1 0 2.74 6 2 0 23.0 23 7 11 6
Jim Kremmel 0 2 9.00 4 2 0 9.0 15 9 6 6
Jim Shellenback 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 3
Rick Waits 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 1.0 1 1 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Lloyd Allen Jim Bibby Larry Biittner Dick Billings Dick Bosman Pete Broberg Jackie Brown Jeff Burroughs Rico Carty Don Castle David Clyde Steve Dunning +30 more

42 players

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The 1973 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1973 Texas Rangers finished 57-105, a .352 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL West. The Texas Rangers scored 619 runs and allowed 844, a run differential of -225. The team batting average of .254 was 2% below the 1973 league mark of .259. Pitchers allowed 4.64 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.82. League clubs averaged 693 runs that year, so the Texas Rangers scored 11% fewer.

Attendance at Arlington Stadium totaled 686,162 for the year. Jeff Burroughs led the club in home runs with 30. The hits leader was Alex Johnson with 179. Jim Bibby led the pitchers with 9 wins. The 1973 roster runs to 42 players. The 1972 season and the 1974 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Texas Rangers

What was the 1973 Texas Rangers record?
The 1973 Texas Rangers finished 57-105 (.352 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Jeff Burroughs led the 1973 Texas Rangers with 30 home runs.
What was the 1973 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1973 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.64.
Did the 1973 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Texas Rangers play?
The 1973 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1973 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff Burroughs (30 HR, 85 RBI) and Jim Bibby (9-10, 3.24 ERA).
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