1973 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1973 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 American League Championship Series, three games to two.

The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $700,000.^[1]

Offseason

October 27, 1972: Frank Estrada was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Elrod Hendricks.^[2]
November 30, 1972: Johnny Oates, Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison, and Davey Johnson were traded by the Orioles to the Atlanta Braves for Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan.^[3]
January 10, 1973: John Flinn was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft, secondary phase.^[4]
February 2, 1973: Don Buford was released by the Orioles.^[5]

April 5, 1973: Tom Matchick was traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Frank Baker.^[6]
June 5, 1973: Mike Flanagan was drafted by the Orioles in the 7th round of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft.^[7]
July 18, 1973: Curt Motton was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[8]

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

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

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

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

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

October 6, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

October 7, 1973, at Memorial Stadium

October 9, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

October 10, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

October 11, 1973, at Oakland Coliseum

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lodi

^ "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^ Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference
^ John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
^ Don Buford page at Baseball Reference
^ Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
^ Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference
^ Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1973 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1973 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com