1973 Montreal Expos | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Jarry Park | |
City | Montreal | |
Record | 79–83 (.488) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
General managers | Jim Fanning | |
Managers | Gene Mauch | |
Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |
Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor) CKAC (French) (Jean-Pierre Roy, Jacques Doucet) | |
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The 1973 Montreal Expos season was the fifth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 79–83, 3+1⁄2 games behind the New York Mets.
Offseason
- January 10, 1973: Dan Boitano was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.[1]
- February 28, 1973: Carl Morton was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Pat Jarvis.[2]
Spring training
After holding spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, from 1969 to 1972, the Expos moved to City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach for spring training in 1973. They trained at City Island Ball Park through 1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the 1981 season.
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Mets | 82 | 79 | .509 | — | 43–38 | 39–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 1½ | 43–38 | 38–43 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | .494 | 2½ | 41–40 | 39–42 |
Montreal Expos | 79 | 83 | .488 | 3½ | 43–38 | 36–45 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | .478 | 5 | 41–39 | 36–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 91 | .438 | 11½ | 38–43 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 2–15–1 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 5–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 10–7 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 15–2–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 7–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
- Jeff Reardon was drafted by the Expos in the 23rd round, but did not sign.[3]
- Tim Ireland was drafted by the Expos in the 25th round.[4]
- Warren Cromartie was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (5th pick) of the Secondary Phase.[5]
- August 13, 1973: Bernie Allen was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.[6]
- September 5, 1973: Coco Laboy was released by the Expos.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | John Boccabella | 118 | 403 | 94 | .233 | 7 | 46 |
1B | Mike Jorgensen | 138 | 413 | 95 | .230 | 9 | 47 |
2B | Ron Hunt | 113 | 401 | 124 | .309 | 0 | 18 |
3B | Bob Bailey | 151 | 513 | 140 | .273 | 26 | 86 |
SS | Tim Foli | 126 | 458 | 110 | .240 | 2 | 36 |
LF | Ron Fairly | 142 | 413 | 123 | .298 | 17 | 49 |
CF | Ron Woods | 135 | 318 | 73 | .230 | 3 | 31 |
RF | Ken Singleton | 162 | 560 | 169 | .302 | 23 | 103 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Hal Breeden | 106 | 258 | 71 | .275 | 15 | 43 |
Pepe Frías | 100 | 225 | 52 | .231 | 0 | 22 |
Boots Day | 101 | 207 | 57 | .275 | 4 | 28 |
Larry Lintz | 52 | 116 | 29 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
Jim Lyttle | 49 | 116 | 30 | .259 | 4 | 19 |
Bob Stinson | 48 | 111 | 29 | .261 | 3 | 12 |
Clyde Mashore | 67 | 103 | 21 | .204 | 3 | 14 |
Terry Humphrey | 43 | 90 | 15 | .167 | 1 | 9 |
Pepe Mangual | 33 | 62 | 11 | .177 | 3 | 7 |
Jorge Roque | 25 | 61 | 9 | .148 | 1 | 6 |
Bernie Allen | 16 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 2 | 9 |
Felipe Alou | 19 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 1 | 4 |
Coco Laboy | 22 | 33 | 4 | .121 | 1 | 2 |
Jim Cox | 9 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Foote | 6 | 6 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 1 |
José Morales | 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis Brown | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Scott | 11 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Renko | 36 | 249.2 | 15 | 11 | 2.81 | 164 |
Mike Torrez | 35 | 208.0 | 9 | 12 | 4.46 | 90 |
Balor Moore | 35 | 176.1 | 7 | 16 | 4.49 | 151 |
Ernie McAnally | 27 | 147.0 | 7 | 9 | 4.04 | 72 |
Steve Rogers | 17 | 134.0 | 10 | 5 | 1.54 | 64 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bill Stoneman | 29 | 96.2 | 4 | 8 | 6.80 | 48 |
John Strohmayer | 17 | 34.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.19 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mike Marshall | 92 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 2.66 | 124 |
Tom Walker | 54 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3.63 | 68 |
Pat Jarvis | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.20 | 19 |
Mickey Scott | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.25 | 11 |
Joe Gilbert | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.97 | 17 |
Craig Caskey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 6 |
Chuck Taylor | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.77 | 10 |
John Montague | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 7 |
Award winners
- Mike Jorgensen, Gold Glove, first base
- Gene Mauch, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
All-Stars
1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
Notes
- ^ Dan Boitano at Baseball Reference
- ^ Carl Morton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jeff Reardon at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tim Ireland at Baseball Reference
- ^ Warren Cromartie at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bernie Allen at Baseball Reference
- ^ Coco Laboy at Baseball Reference
References
- 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 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
- 1973 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac