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1973
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| 1973 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 1972 1974 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1973.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Nankai Hawks (PL), 4 - 1 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Victoria
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Oakland Athletics (AL) over the New York Mets (NL), 4 - 3 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Junior World Series: Pawtucket Red Sox (IL) over the Tulsa Oilers (AA), 4 - 1 (Details)
- American Association: Tulsa Oilers (Details)
- International League: Pawtucket Red Sox (Details)
- Pacific Coast League: Spokane Indians (Details)
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Saraperos de Saltillo in the finals, 4 - 3
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Industriales (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Caracas, Venezuela; Tigres del Licey (Dominican Republic) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Tigres del Licey defeated the Estrellas Orientales in the finals, 5 - 2
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Yaquis de Obregón
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Cangrejeros de Santurce
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Leones del Caracas defeated the Águilas del Zulia in the finals, 4 - 1
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Chuo University defeated the Aichi Gakuin University in the final, 3 - 0 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): The University of Southern California defeated Arizona State University in the finals, 4 - 3 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: The University of California, Irvine over the Ithaca College, 9 - 6 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: United States International University over the Eastern Connecticut State University, 7 - 2 in the finals
- Community College League of California: Cerritos College over the College of San Mateo in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Yokohama High School (Kanagawa) defeat Hiroshima High School (Hiroshima), 3 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Hiroshima High School (Hiroshima) defeat Shizuoka High School (Shizuoka), 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Tainan City (Tainan City, Taiwan) defeat Cactus (Tucson, AZ), 12 - 0 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Baseball World Cup in Cuba (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); Puerto Rico (Silver); Venezuela (Bronze)
- Baseball World Cup in Nicaragua (Details)
- United States (Gold); Nicaragua (Silver); Puerto Rico (Bronze)
- Intercontinental Cup in Italy (Details)
- Japan (Gold); Puerto Rico (Silver); United States (Bronze)
- Asian Championship in Manila, The Philippines (Details)
- Japan (Gold); South Korea (Silver); Chinese Taipei (Bronze)
- European Championship in Haarlem, Netherlands (Details)
- The Netherlands (Gold); Italy (Silver); Spain (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, by William Brashler
- The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book, by Brendan C. Boyd and Fred C. Harris
- The Great American Novel, by Philip Roth
- Long Gone, by Paul Hemphill
[edit] Song
- Move Over Babe (Here Comes Henry), by Bill Slayback and Ernie Harwell
[edit] Film
- Bang the Drum Slowly
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1973
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1973
[edit] Further Reading
- Matthew Silverman: Swinging '73: Baseball's Wildest Season, Lyons Press, Guilford, CT, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7627-8060-0
