1973 Chicago White Sox season explained

Chicago White Sox
Season:	1973
League:	American League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Comiskey Park
City:	Chicago
Owners:	Arthur Allyn, Jr. and John Allyn
General Managers:	Roland Hemond
Managers:	Chuck Tanner
Television:	WSNS-TV 44 (Harry Caray, Bob Waller)
Radio:	WMAQ–AM 670 (Harry Caray, Gene Osborn)

The 1973 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 73rd season in the major leagues, and its 74th season overall. They finished with a record 77–85, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 17 games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.

Offseason

• October 19, 1972: Walt Williams was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Eddie Leon.^[1]
• February 1, 1973: Jim Lyttle was traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Keough.^[2]
• February 7, 1973: Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon were traded by the White Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Skip Pitlock.^[3]

Regular season

• July 20, 1973: Wilbur Wood became the last pitcher in the 20th century to start both ends of a doubleheader.^[4]

Opening Day lineup

• Pat Kelly, RF
• Carlos May, LF
• Dick Allen, 1B
• Bill Melton, 3B
• Ken Henderson, CF
• Mike Andrews, DH
• Ed Herrmann, C
• Jorge Orta, 2B
• Eddie Leon, SS
• Wilbur Wood, P

Notable transactions

• August 15, 1973: Jim Kaat was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Minnesota Twins.^[5]
• August 29, 1973: Eddie Fisher was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago White Sox.^[6]

Roster

1973 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Game log

Regular season

|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || Athletics || colspan=8| Postponed (cold); Makeup: April 11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2 || || || Athletics || L 2–12|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3 || || || Athletics || W 6–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4 || || || Royals || L 5–12|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5 || || || Royals || L 0–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 6 || || || Royals || L 5–12|- style="background:#bfb;"| 9 || || || @ Royals || W 16–2|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || @ Royals || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 10 || || || @ Royals || W 8–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 11 || || || @ Royals || L 1–6|- style="background:#bbb;"| — || || || @ Red Sox || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 14 || || || @ Red Sox || W 2–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 15 || || || @ Red Sox || W 5–0|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 16 || || || Orioles || W 6–5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 17 || || || Orioles || W 4–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 21 || || || Red Sox || L 1–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 22 || || || Red Sox || W 1–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 27 || || || @ Athletics || L 1–5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 28 || || || @ Athletics || W 6–5 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 29 || || || @ Twins || L 6–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 30 || || || @ Twins || W 5–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 31 || || || Twins || L 0–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 32 || || || Twins || L 3–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 33 || || || Twins || W 9–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 34 || || || Twins || L 0–3|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 46 || || || @ Orioles || L 4–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 47 || || || @ Orioles || L 4–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 48 || || || @ Orioles || W 3–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 61 || || || Athletics || W 2–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 62 || || || Athletics || L 1–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 63 || || || Athletics || L 3–14|- style="background:#fbb;"| 64 || || || Athletics || L 0–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 65 || || || Athletics || W 11–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 66 || || || Twins || W 3–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 67 || || || Twins || L 0–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 70 || || || @ Athletics || W 4–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 71 || || || @ Athletics || L 2–3|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 72 || || || @ Athletics || L 4–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 73 || || || @ Athletics || L 0–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 80 || || || Red Sox || L 2–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 81 || || || Red Sox || L 3–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 82 || || || Red Sox || W 6–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 83 || || || Red Sox || L 2–11 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 87 || || || Orioles || L 3–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 88 || || || Orioles || W 3–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 89 || || || Orioles || L 4–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 90 || || || Orioles || L 2–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 91 || || || @ Red Sox || L 8–9 |- style="background:#bfb;"| 92 || || || @ Red Sox || W 8–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 93 || || || @ Red Sox || W 5–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 94 || || || @ Red Sox || L 1–6|-style=background:#bbbfff| — || || || colspan="9"|44th All-Star Game in Kansas City, MO|- style="background:#bfb;"| 99 || || || @ Royals || W 7–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 100 || || || @ Royals || L 0–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 101 || || || @ Royals || L 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 102 || || || @ Twins || L 5–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 103 || || || @ Twins || W 8–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 104 || || || @ Twins || W 9–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 105 || || || Royals || L 1–2|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 106 || || || Royals || L 2–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 107 || || || Royals || L 1–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 122 || || || @ Orioles || L 2–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 123 || || || @ Orioles || L 0–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 124 || || || @ Orioles || L 2–8|-|- style="background:#bfb;"| 140 || || || @ Twins || W 6–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 141 || || || @ Twins || W 5–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 142 || || || @ Twins || L 2–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 143 || || || @ Twins || W 10–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 147 || || || Twins || L 0–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 148 || || || Twins || W 11–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 149 || || || Twins || L 1–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 152 || || || @ Royals || W 4–3 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 153 || || || @ Royals || L 3–10|- style="background:#bfb;"| 154 || || || @ Royals || W 6–5 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 155 || || || Athletics || L 5–10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 156 || || || Athletics || L 2–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 157 || || || Royals || L 2–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 158 || || || Royals || L 2–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 159 || || || Royals || W 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;"| 160 || || || @ Athletics || L 1–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 161 || || || @ Athletics || L 5–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 162 || || || @ Athletics || W 1–0 |-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = White Sox team member

Detailed records

American League
Opponent	Total	Home	Away
American League East
Opponent	Total	Home	Away
	4–8	3–3	1–5	37	56
	6–6	2–4	4–2	44	48
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
New York Yankees
Total	33–39	5–7	5–7	81	104
American League West
Opponent	Total	Home	Away
California Angels
Chicago White Sox	–	–	–	–	–
	6–12	1–8	5–4	67	87
	9–9	3–6	6–3	83	79
	6–12	3–6	3–6	57	99
Texas Rangers
Total	44–46	7–20	15–13	207	265

Month-by-Month

Month-by-Month
Month	Total			Home			Away
April
May
June
July
August
September
Total

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	SB
Cy Acosta, PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0
Dick Allen, 1B	72	250	39	79	20	3	16	41	33	51	.316	7
Hank Allen, 1B,LF	28	39	2	4	2	0	0	0	1	9	.103	0
Luis Alvarado, 2B,SS,3B	80	203	21	47	7	2	0	20	4	20	.232	6
Mike Andrews, DH,1B,2B,3B	52	159	10	32	9	0	0	10	23	28	.201	0
Buddy Bradford, CF	53	168	24	40	3	1	8	15	17	43	.238	4
Chuck Brinkman, C	63	139	13	26	6	0	1	10	11	37	.187	0
Bucky Dent, SS	40	117	17	29	2	0	0	10	10	18	.248	2
Brian Downing, C,3B,RF,LF	34	73	5	13	1	0	2	4	10	17	.178	0
Sam Ewing, 1B	11	20	1	3	1	0	0	2	2	6	.150	0
Terry Forster, PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jerry Hairston, LF,1B,DH	60	210	25	57	11	1	0	23	33	30	.271	0
Ken Henderson, CF,DH,LF	73	262	32	68	13	0	6	32	27	49	.260	3
Ed Herrmann, C	119	379	42	85	17	1	10	39	31	55	.224	2
Johnny Jeter, OF	89	300	38	72	14	4	7	26	9	74	.240	4
Pat Kelly, RF	144	550	77	154	24	5	1	44	65	91	.280	22
Joe Keough, PH	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Eddie Leon, SS,2B	127	399	37	91	10	3	3	30	34	103	.228	1
Carlos May, DH,LF	149	553	62	148	20	0	20	96	53	73	.268	8
Bill Melton, 3B	152	560	83	155	29	1	20	87	75	66	.277	4
Rich Morales, 3B,2B	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	0
Tony Muser, 1B,DH	109	309	38	88	14	3	4	30	33	36	.285	8
Jorge Orta, 2B,DH	128	425	46	113	9	10	6	40	37	87	.266	8
Rick Reichardt, LF,CF,DH	46	153	15	42	8	1	3	16	8	29	.275	2
Bill Sharp, CF,LF	77	196	23	54	8	3	4	22	19	28	.276	2
Pete Varney, C	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0
	162	5475	652	1400	228	38	111	598	537	952	.256	83

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Cy Acosta	10	6	2.23	48	0	18	97.0	66	30	24	8	42	60
Stan Bahnsen	18	21	3.57	42	42	0	282.1	290	128	112	20	119	120
Dave Baldwin	0	0	3.60	3	0	0	5.0	7	2	2	0	5	1
Eddie Fisher	6	7	4.88	26	16	0	110.2	135	64	60	12	39	57
Terry Forster	6	11	3.23	51	12	16	172.2	174	69	62	7	84	120
Ken Frailing	0	0	1.96	10	0	0	18.1	18	6	4	1	7	15
Jim Geddes	0	0	2.87	6	1	0	15.2	14	6	5	0	14	7
Goose Gossage	0	4	7.43	20	4	0	49.2	57	44	41	9	39	33
Bart Johnson	3	3	4.13	22	9	0	80.2	76	39	37	6	40	56
Jim Kaat	4	1	4.22	7	7	0	42.2	44	23	20	4	4	16
Steve Kealey	0	0	15.09	7	0	0	11.1	23	22	19	2	8	4
Jim McGlothlin	0	1	3.91	5	1	0	18.1	13	8	8	2	13	14
Denny O'Toole	0	0	5.63	6	0	0	16.0	23	11	10	3	3	8
Steve Stone	6	11	4.24	36	22	1	176.1	163	87	83	11	82	138
Wilbur Wood	24	20	3.46	49	48	0	359.1	381	166	138	25	94	199
	77	85	3.86	162	162	35	1456.0	1484	705	625	110	593	848

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Pat Kelly, reserve^[8]

References

• 1973 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/williwa02.shtml Walt Williams
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keougjo01.shtml Joe Keough
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartech01.shtml Chuck Hartenstein
4. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 136, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaatji01.shtml Jim Kaat
6. Web site: Eddie Fisher Stats.
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
8. Web site: 1973 All-Star Game.