1973 Boston Red Sox season

The 1973 Boston Red Sox season was the 73rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, eight games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The team was managed by Eddie Kasko until he was reassigned at the end of September; third-base coach Eddie Popowski managed the team in their final contest of the season.^[1]

Offseason

January 18, 1973: Orlando Cepeda was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[2]
March 27, 1973: Phil Gagliano and Andy Kosco were traded by the Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Mel Behney.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Source:^[11]

Roster

Player statistics

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Statistical leaders

Source:^[12]

Batting

Source:^[12]

Pitching

Source:^[12]

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket, Winston-Salem
Source:^[13]^[14]

References

^ "Houk Quits, Kasko Fired". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. October 1, 1973. p. 3-B. Retrieved September 27, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference
^ Phil Gagliano page at Baseball Reference
^ "The 1973 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^ "Events of Sunday, April 29, 1973".
^ "Events of Thursday, May 31, 1973".
^ "Events of Saturday, June 30, 1973".
^ "Events of Tuesday, July 31, 1973".
^ "Events of Friday, August 31, 1973".
^ "Events of Sunday, September 30, 1973".
^ "Boston Red Sox 15, New York Yankees 5". Retrosheet. April 6, 1973. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^ a b c "1973 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Boston Red Sox Guide for Press TV Radio. 1973. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.

External links

1973 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
1973 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com