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1973 Western Carolinas League

1973 > Class A > League History
Overall: 378 games, 6 teams, approx. 126 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1972 / 1974
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1972 / 1974

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1972 / 1974

League Standings

First Half

April 13, 1973 to June 20, 1973
Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Charleston Pirates PIT
Gastonia Rangers TEX
Spartanburg Phillies PHI
Anderson Tigers DET
Orangeburg Cardinals
Greenwood Braves ATL

Second Half

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Charleston Pirates PIT
Gastonia Rangers TEX
Spartanburg Phillies PHI
Anderson Tigers DET
Orangeburg Cardinals
Greenwood Braves ATL

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Gastonia Rangers TEX 20.8 4.59 128 4793 4044 587 968 159 23 59 465 145 46 599 858 .239 .341 .334 .674 1350 42 69 39 32
Charleston Pirates PIT 19.7 4.27 124 4543 3923 530 941 143 38 39 426 193 43 497 890 .240 .327 .326 .653 1277 29 57 37 32
Spartanburg Phillies PHI 20.4 4.11 128 4777 4117 526 965 134 45 43 432 130 50 524 750 .234 .326 .320 .646 1318 46 68 22 34
Anderson Tigers DET 20.4 3.90 127 4591 3974 495 960 122 32 42 428 100 44 505 800 .242 .328 .320 .648 1272 21 58 33 22
Orangeburg Cardinals 19.7 3.70 122 4514 3906 451 884 136 14 37 389 39 20 504 965 .226 .319 .297 .616 1159 41 35 28 16
Greenwood Braves ATL 21.3 3.62 127 4642 3978 460 931 128 15 45 389 86 41 507 677 .234 .325 .308 .633 1224 42 89 26 22
League Totals 20.4 4.03 756 27860 23942 3049 5649 822 167 265 2529 693 244 3136 4940 .236 .328 .317 .645 7600 221 376 185 158

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Spartanburg Phillies PHI 19.9 3.52 67 61 .523 2.85 128 128 74 54 8 17 1115.0 958 450 353 44 389 20 896 27 3 78 1.208 7.7 0.4 3.1 7.2 2.30
Charleston Pirates PIT 20.0 3.56 72 52 .581 2.73 124 124 90 34 12 29 1045.0 797 441 317 36 565 38 881 22 4 96 1.303 6.9 0.3 4.9 7.6 1.56
Gastonia Rangers TEX 20.0 3.89 74 54 .578 3.27 128 128 84 44 13 24 1097.0 966 498 398 38 488 11 781 50 4 90 1.325 7.9 0.3 4.0 6.4 1.60
Greenwood Braves ATL 19.9 3.90 61 66 .480 3.28 127 127 96 31 10 27 1081.0 974 495 394 38 543 38 876 38 7 86 1.403 8.1 0.3 4.5 7.3 1.61
Anderson Tigers DET 21.2 4.38 54 73 .425 3.47 127 127 94 33 8 18 1065.0 980 556 411 58 573 17 744 49 8 83 1.458 8.3 0.5 4.8 6.3 1.30
Orangeburg Cardinals 20.2 4.99 50 72 .410 3.77 122 122 97 25 7 21 1030.0 974 609 431 51 578 34 762 35 3 115 1.507 8.5 0.4 5.1 6.7 1.32
League Totals 20.2 4.03 378 378 .500 3.22 756 756 535 221 58 136 6433.0 5649 3049 2304 265 3136 158 4940 221 29 548 1.366 7.9 0.4 4.4 6.9 1.58

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Greenwood Braves ATL 127 3242 1290 159 112 .966 35 Hoyt Wilhelm
Spartanburg Phillies PHI 128 3344 1485 194 96 .961 44 n/a
Gastonia Rangers TEX 128 3290 1378 201 133 .959 48 Rich Donnelly
Charleston Pirates PIT 124 3134 1143 211 95 .953 38 Chuck Cottier
Anderson Tigers DET 127 3195 1264 230 138 .951 34 Len Okrie
Orangeburg Cardinals 122 3089 1192 226 85 .950 49 Jim Piersall
League Totals 756 19294 7752 1221 659 .957 248