1973 AL
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The 1973 season of the American League was the seventy-third season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 97 | 65 | 0 | .599 | -.- | 754 (4.65) | 561 (3.46) | 0.266 | 0.343 | 0.389 | 3.07 | 0.981 |
| 2 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 89 | 73 | 0 | .549 | 8.0 | 738 (4.56) | 647 (3.99) | 0.267 | 0.337 | 0.401 | 3.65 | 0.979 |
| 3 | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 12.0 | 642 (3.96) | 674 (4.16) | 0.254 | 0.317 | 0.390 | 3.90 | 0.982 |
| 4 | New York Yankees | 162 | 80 | 82 | 0 | .494 | 17.0 | 641 (3.96) | 610 (3.77) | 0.261 | 0.322 | 0.378 | 3.34 | 0.976 |
| 5 | Milwaukee Brewers | 162 | 74 | 88 | 0 | .457 | 23.0 | 708 (4.37) | 731 (4.51) | 0.253 | 0.322 | 0.388 | 3.98 | 0.977 |
| 6 | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 71 | 91 | 0 | .438 | 26.0 | 680 (4.20) | 826 (5.10) | 0.256 | 0.313 | 0.387 | 4.58 | 0.978 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 94 | 68 | 0 | .580 | -.- | 758 (4.68) | 615 (3.80) | 0.260 | 0.332 | 0.389 | 3.29 | 0.978 |
| 2 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 88 | 74 | 0 | .543 | 6.0 | 755 (4.66) | 752 (4.64) | 0.261 | 0.339 | 0.381 | 4.19 | 0.974 |
| 3 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 81 | 81 | 0 | .500 | 13.0 | 738 (4.56) | 692 (4.27) | 0.270 | 0.341 | 0.393 | 3.77 | 0.978 |
| 4 | California Angels | 162 | 79 | 83 | 0 | .488 | 15.0 | 629 (3.88) | 657 (4.06) | 0.253 | 0.317 | 0.348 | 3.53 | 0.975 |
| 5 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 77 | 85 | 0 | .475 | 17.0 | 652 (4.02) | 705 (4.35) | 0.256 | 0.322 | 0.372 | 3.86 | 0.977 |
| 6 | Texas Rangers | 162 | 57 | 105 | 0 | .352 | 37.0 | 619 (3.82) | 844 (5.21) | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.361 | 4.64 | 0.974 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League lost the forty-fourth midsummer classic at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, MO on Tuesday, July 24, 1973 by a score of 7 to 1. The league's manager was Dick Williams.
[edit] Postseason
The American League Championship Series, featured Baltimore Orioles, the Eastern Division winner, and the Oakland Athletics, the Western Division winner. The Athletics defeated the Orioles, 3 games to 2.
In the World Series, the American League champion Oakland Athletics defeated the National League's New York Mets, 4 games to 3.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Reggie Jackson, an outfielder with the Oakland Athletics. In the award's voting, he had 336 out of a possible 336 points and 24 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles. In the award's voting, he had 88 out of a possible 120 points and 14 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Al Bumbry, an outfielder with the Baltimore Orioles. In the award's voting, he had 13 out of a possible 24 points and 13 first place votes.
[edit] Gold Gloves
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The thirty-first annual Hall of Fame Game was played on August 6 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Texas Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League by a score of 6 to 4.
[edit] Notable events
[edit] Further Reading
- John Rosengren: Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year That Changed Baseball Forever, Sourcebooks, Inc. Naperville, IL, 2008.
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