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1973 Atlanta Braves (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972/1974)
76-85, Finished 5th in NL Western Division
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Scored 799 runs, Allowed 774 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-78
Managed by Eddie Mathews

Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 800,655 (11th of 12)
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Batting - 108, Pitching - 108
  (one-year): Batting - 114, Pitching - 114
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1972/1974) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 2, 1972

Traded George Stone and Felix Millan to the New York Mets. Received Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella.

November 30, 1972

Traded Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Davey Johnson, Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison, and Johnny Oates.

January 10, 1973

Drafted Brian Asselstine in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Pete Falcone in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

January 21, 1973

Signed Curt Blefary as a free agent.

February 28, 1973

Traded Pat Jarvis to the Montreal Expos. Received Carl Morton.

March 26, 1973

Released Denny McLain.

March 27, 1973

Purchased Dick Dietz from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

April 22, 1973 (Standings)

Traded Cecil Upshaw to the Houston Astros. Received Norm Miller.

May 14, 1973 (Standings)

Traded Bob Didier to the Detroit Tigers. Received Gene Lamont.

May 19, 1973 (Standings)

Traded Andre Thornton to the Chicago Cubs. Received Joe Pepitone.

May 22, 1973 (Standings)

Traded Tom Heierle (minors) to the Houston Astros. Received Larry Howard.

May 24, 1973 (Standings)

Purchased Chuck Goggin from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 5, 1973 (Standings)

Drafted Pat Rockett in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.

Drafted Jim Gaudet in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Terry Harper in the 16th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

Drafted Larry Bradford in the 19th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

June 7, 1973 (Standings)

Traded Pat Dobson to the New York Yankees. Received players to be named later, Frank Tepedino, and Wayne Nordhagen. The New York Yankees sent Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973) and Al Closter (September 5, 1973) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

June 19, 1973 (Standings)

Released Joe Pepitone.

June 22, 1973 (Standings)

Signed Gary Neibauer as a free agent.

July 18, 1973 (Standings)

Sold Joe Hoerner to the Kansas City Royals.

August 7, 1973 (Standings)

Selected Joe Niekro off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

December 3, 1973

Gene Lamont drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

Mike McQueen drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

Traded Ron Schueler to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Barry Lersch and Craig Robinson.

December 4, 1973

Traded Gil Garrido to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bob Beall.

December 17, 1973

Signed Lew Krausse as a free agent.

December 30, 1973

Signed Rufino Linares as an amateur free agent.

January 3, 1974

Signed Ron Swoboda as a free agent.

January 9, 1974

Drafted Larry McWilliams in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.

Drafted Mike Davey in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

January 13, 1974

Signed Jack Aker as a free agent.

March 25, 1974

Released Dick Dietz.

Released Ron Swoboda.

March 26, 1974

Purchased Buzz Capra from the New York Mets.

Traded Chuck Goggin to the Boston Red Sox. Received Vic Correll.

April 1, 1974

Selected Ivan Murrell off waivers from the San Diego Padres.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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