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1973 Detroit Tigers season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1973 Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 85–77. They finished in third place in the AL East, 12 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. They were outscored by their opponents 674 to 642.
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| 1973 Detroit Tigers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |||
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Owners | John Fetzer | |||
| General managers | Jim Campbell | |||
| Managers | Billy Martin, Joe Schultz | |||
| Television | WJBK (George Kell, Larry Osterman) | |||
| Radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) | |||
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- November 30, 1972: Rich Reese was purchased by the Tigers from the Minnesota Twins.[1]
- April 16, 1973: Steve Busby threw the first no-hitter in Kansas City Royals history against the Tigers.[2] The Royals beat Detroit by a score of 3–0.
Season standings
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| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 8 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 12 | 47–34 | 38–43 |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 17 | 50–31 | 30–51 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 23 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 26 | 34–47 | 37–44 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX | |
| Baltimore | — | 7–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 15–3 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 10–2 | |
| Boston | 11–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 4–8 | 9–3 | |
| California | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 11–7 | |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 13–5 | |
| Cleveland | 6–12 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 2–10 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 7–5 | |
| Detroit | 9–9 | 15–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 4–8 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 10–2 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |
| Milwaukee | 3–15 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | 14–4 | 12–6 | |
| New York | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–3 | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 8–4 | 4–14 | 8–4 | — | 11–7 | |
| Texas | 2–10 | 3–9 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | |
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Notable transactions
- April 2, 1973: Tim Hosley was traded by the Tigers to the Oakland Athletics for Don Shaw.[3]
- June 5, 1973: Bob Adams was drafted by the Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.[4]
- August 17, 1973: Rich Reese was released by the Tigers.[1]
Roster
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bill Freehan | 110 | 380 | 89 | .234 | 6 | 29 |
| 1B | Norm Cash | 121 | 363 | 95 | .262 | 19 | 40 |
| 2B | Dick McAuliffe | 106 | 343 | 94 | .274 | 12 | 47 |
| 3B | Aurelio Rodríguez | 160 | 555 | 123 | .222 | 9 | 58 |
| SS | Ed Brinkman | 162 | 515 | 122 | .237 | 7 | 40 |
| LF | Willie Horton | 111 | 411 | 130 | .316 | 17 | 53 |
| CF | Mickey Stanley | 157 | 602 | 147 | .244 | 17 | 57 |
| RF | Jim Northrup | 119 | 404 | 124 | .307 | 12 | 44 |
| DH | Gates Brown | 125 | 377 | 89 | .236 | 12 | 50 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Al Kaline | 91 | 310 | 79 | .255 | 10 | 45 |
| Tony Taylor | 84 | 275 | 63 | .229 | 5 | 24 |
| Duke Sims | 80 | 252 | 61 | .242 | 8 | 30 |
| Frank Howard | 85 | 227 | 58 | .256 | 12 | 29 |
| Dick Sharon | 91 | 178 | 43 | .242 | 7 | 16 |
| Rich Reese | 59 | 102 | 14 | .137 | 2 | 4 |
| Ike Brown | 42 | 76 | 22 | .289 | 1 | 9 |
| Ron Cash | 14 | 39 | 16 | .410 | 0 | 6 |
| John Knox | 12 | 32 | 9 | .281 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Didier | 7 | 22 | 10 | .455 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Veryzer | 18 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Staton | 9 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 3 |
| Marvin Lane | 6 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 2 |
| John Gamble | 7 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mickey Lolich | 42 | 308.2 | 16 | 15 | 3.82 | 214 |
| Joe Coleman | 40 | 288.1 | 23 | 15 | 3.53 | 202 |
| Jim Perry | 35 | 203.0 | 14 | 13 | 4.03 | 66 |
| Woodie Fryman | 34 | 169.2 | 6 | 13 | 5.36 | 119 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Strahler | 22 | 80.1 | 4 | 5 | 4.37 | 37 |
| Fred Holdsworth | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 9 |
| Gary Ignasiak | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
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| John Hiller | 65 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 60 | 1.44 | 124 |
| Fred Scherman | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4.23 | 28 |
| Ed Farmer | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5.00 | 28 |
| Bob Miller | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3.43 | 23 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 21 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4.33 | 33 |
| Tom Timmermann | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3.69 | 21 |
| Chuck Seelbach | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
| Bill Slayback | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Dave Lemanczyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 |
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- John Hiller, Hutch Award[5]
- Al Kaline, Roberto Clemente Award
- Mickey Stanley, AL Gold Glove Award, outfield
League top ten finishers
- MLB leader in games played (162)
- AL leader in games played at shortstop (162)
- AL leader in complete games at shortstop (141)
- AL leader in innings played at shortstop (1390-2/3)
- #2 in AL in sacrifice hits (14)
- #2 in AL times grounded into double plays (22)
- AL leader in hit batsmen (10)
- #2 in AL in wins (23)
- #4 in AL in home runs allowed (32)
- #5 in MLB in games started (40)
- #9 in MLB in batters faced (1219)
- #2 in AL in times hit by pitch (11)
- MLB leader in saves (38)
- AL leader in games (65)
- AL leader in games finished (60)
- #5 in AL in win percentage (.667)
- 4th oldest player in AL (38)
- #2 in MLB in games started (42)
- #2 in MLB in home runs allowed (35)
- #2 in MLB in hits allowed (315)
- #2 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (2.71)
- #3 in MLB in earned runs allowed (131)
- #5 in AL in bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (2.30)
- #5 in AL in strikeouts (214)
- #5 in AL in wild pitches (12)
- #6 in MLB in batters faced (1286)
- #7 in MLB in innings pitched (308.7)
- AL leader in games played at third base (160)
- AL leader in complete games at third base (151)
- AL leader in innings played at third base (1394-2/3)
- #5 in AL in games played (160)
- #4 in AL in outs (481)
Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1975 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:
- Bill Freehan: 12th best catcher of all time
- Norm Cash: 20th best first baseman of all time
- Aurelio Rodríguez: 91st best third baseman of all time
- Al Kaline: 11th best right fielder of all time
- Willie Horton: 55th best left fielder of all time
- Mickey Lolich: 72nd best pitcher of all time
See also: Minor League Baseball
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montgomery
- Rich Reese at Baseball Reference
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Tim Hosley at Baseball Reference
