1973 San Francisco Giants season

1973 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
San Francisco (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Jerry Donovan
Manager(s)	Charlie Fox
Local television	KTVU (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
Local radio	KSFO (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
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The 1973 San Francisco Giants season was the franchise's 91st season, 16th season in San Francisco and 14th in Candlestick Park. The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 88-74, 11 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason

January 10, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
- Rob Picciolo was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round, but did not sign.^[1]
- Dave Heaverlo was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the Secondary Phase.^[2]
February 7, 1973: Skip Pitlock was traded by the Giants to the Chicago White Sox for Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	99	63	0.611	—	50–31	49–32
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	66	0.590	3½	50–31	45–35
San Francisco Giants	88	74	0.543	11	47–34	41–40
Houston Astros	82	80	0.506	17	41–40	41–40
Atlanta Braves	76	85	0.472	22½	40–40	36–45
San Diego Padres	60	102	0.370	39	31–50	29–52

Record vs. opponents

1973 National League Records Sources:
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 starters

Notable transactions

April 2, 1973: Fran Healy was traded by the Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Greg Minton.^[5]
June 5, 1973: Johnnie LeMaster was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.^[6]
June 5, 1973: Jeff Little was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.^[7]
June 7, 1973: Sam McDowell was purchased from the Giants by the New York Yankees.^[8]

Roster

1973 San Francisco Giants

Roster

Pitchers

33 Jim Barr

40 Tom Bradley

32 Ron Bryant

30 Don Carrithers

34 John D'Acquisto

27 Juan Marichal

48 Sam McDowell

47 Don McMahon

39 Randy Moffitt

42 John Morris

38 Elías Sosa

49 Charlie Williams

42 Jim Willoughby

Catchers

17 Chris Arnold

14 Dave Rader

3 Mike Sadek

Infielders

18 Dámaso Blanco

23 Tito Fuentes

10 Al Gallagher

21 Ed Goodson

16 Jim Ray Hart

26 Dave Kingman

44 Willie McCovey

29 Bruce Miller

16 Steve Ontiveros

10 Mike Phillips

35 Chris Speier

12 Gary Thomasson

Outfielders

25 Bobby Bonds

19 Jim Howarth

31 Garry Maddox

36 Gary Matthews

Manager

7 Charlie Fox

Coaches

5 Joey Amalfitano

8 Andy Gilbert

47 Don McMahon

1 John McNamara

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
2B	Fuentes, TitoTito Fuentes	160	656	182	.277	6	63
RF	Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds	160	643	182	.283	39	96

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
Howarth, JimJim Howarth	65	90	18	.200	0	7
Sadek, MikeMike Sadek	39	66	11	.167	0	4
Ontiveros, SteveSteve Ontiveros	24	33	8	.242	1	5
Blanco, DámasoDámaso Blanco	28	12	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
Bryant, RonRon Bryant	41	270	24	12	3.53	143
Barr, JimJim Barr	41	231.1	11	17	3.81	88
Bradley, TomTom Bradley	35	224	13	12	3.90	136

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
Carrithers, DonDon Carrithers	25	58	1	2	4.81	36
McDowell, SamSam McDowell	18	40	1	2	4.50	35
Williams, CharlieCharlie Williams	12	23	3	0	6.65	11

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
Morris, JohnJohn Morris	7	1	0	0	8.53	3

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Bobby Bonds, Outfield^[9]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Giants	Pacific Coast League	Jim Davenport
AA	Amarillo Giants	Texas League	Dennis Sommers
A	Fresno Giants	California League	Frank Funk
A	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	John VanOrnum
Rookie	Great Falls Giants	Pioneer League	Art Mazmanian

References

↑ Rob Picciolo at Baseball Reference
↑ Dave Heaverlo at Baseball Reference
↑ Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1973&t=SFN
↑ Greg Minton at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemasjo01.shtml
↑ Jeff Little at Baseball Reference
↑ Sam McDowell at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1973as.shtml
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1973 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
1973 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac

1973 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1973 All-Star Game 1973 World Series

San Francisco Giants

Formerly the New York Gothams and the New York Giants
Based in San Francisco, California (Bay Area)

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AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels
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Short A: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
Rookie: AZL Giants; DSL Giants

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