The 1973

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finished the season in second place in the Western Division of the

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with a record of 95–66.

Offseason

* October 26, 1972:

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was traded by the Dodgers to the

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for Rudy Arroyo and Greg Milliken (minors). * November 28, 1972:

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Mike Strahler Michael Wayne Strahler (March 14, 1947 – July 14, 2016) was an American baseball player who played as a pitcher in the Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1970 to 1973 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. He was traded from the Ti ...

Billy Grabarkewitz Billy Cordell Grabarkewitz (born January 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball infielder, who played seven years in Major League Baseball (MLB). Early years Grabarkewitz lettered in baseball, basketball, football, golf and track ...

and

Bobby Valentine Robert John Valentine (born May 13, 1950), nicknamed "Bobby V", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He also served as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Valentine played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1 ...

were traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for

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and Ken McMullen. * March 26, 1973:

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was purchased by the Dodgers from the Houston Astros. * March 27, 1973:

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was purchased from the Dodgers by the

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* April 24, 1973: Tim Johnson was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for

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. * August 10, 1973:

was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Memorable events

On April 13 in a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at

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Davey Lopes David Earle Lopes (; born May 3, 1945) is an American former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-handed. He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and Houston ...

Ron Cey Ronald Charles Cey (; born February 15, 1948), nicknamed "Penguin", is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from through , most notably as an integral member of the Los Angeles Do ...

and

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play together as an

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for the Dodgers for first time, going on to set the record of staying together for 8½ years.

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

* Gold Glove Award ** Willie Davis * NL Player of the Month **

Willie Crawford Willie Murphy Crawford (September 7, 1946 – August 27, 2004) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964–1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1976), Houston Astros (1977) and Oakland Athletics (1977) of Majo ...

(May 1973) * NL Player of the Week **

(May 14–20) **

(May 21–27) ** Willie Davis (July 9–15)

All-Stars

* 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game ** Jim Brewer reserve ** Willie Davis reserve **

Manny Mota Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, more commonly known as Manny Mota (born February 18, 1938), is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos, as well a ...

reserve ** Claude Osteen reserve **

reserve **

Don Sutton Donald Howard Sutton (April 2, 1945 – January 19, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 23 seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakla ...

reserve * TSN National League All-Stars **

* Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars **

Farm system

1973 Major League Baseball Draft

This was the ninth year of a

Major League Baseball Draft The first-year player draft is the primary mechanism of Major League Baseball (MLB) for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on a lo ...

. The Dodgers drafted 22 players in the June draft and nine in the January draft. The most notable player from this draft class was outfielder Joe Simpson, who played from 1975–1983 but made his mark primarily as a broadcaster for the

. The Dodgers first round pick was catcher Ted Farr of

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. He played 339 games from 1973–1977 in the Dodgers farm system, hitting .235.

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

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