1973 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 95-66. They scored 675 runs and belted 110 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Ferguson, who led the team with 25 home runs and 88 RBI. Willie Davis led the team with 171 hits for a .285 average. Davey Lopes had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 565 runs and had a team ERA of 3.00. Don Sutton led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 200 strikeouts. Jim Brewer led the team with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Buckner | 1B | 140 | 575 | 68 | 158 | 8 | 46 | 12 | .297 | .351 | .648 | .275 |
| Ron Cey | 3B | 152 | 507 | 60 | 124 | 15 | 80 | 1 | .338 | .385 | .723 | .245 |
| Steve Garvey | 1B | 114 | 349 | 37 | 106 | 8 | 50 | 0 | .328 | .438 | .766 | .304 |
| Lee Lacy | 2B | 57 | 135 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .287 | .222 | .509 | .207 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | 142 | 535 | 77 | 147 | 6 | 37 | 36 | .352 | .351 | .703 | .275 |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | 42 | 85 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .297 | .482 | .779 | .247 |
| Jerry Royster | 3B | 10 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .211 | .211 | .422 | .211 |
| Bill Russell | SS | 162 | 615 | 55 | 163 | 4 | 56 | 15 | .301 | .337 | .638 | .265 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Willie Crawford | OF | 145 | 457 | 75 | 135 | 14 | 66 | 12 | .396 | .453 | .849 | .295 |
| Willie Davis | OF | 152 | 599 | 82 | 171 | 16 | 77 | 17 | .320 | .444 | .764 | .285 |
| Von Joshua | OF | 75 | 159 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 7 | .288 | .327 | .615 | .252 |
| Manny Mota | OF | 89 | 293 | 33 | 92 | 0 | 23 | 1 | .368 | .365 | .733 | .314 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 96 | 195 | 26 | 51 | 5 | 18 | 3 | .304 | .379 | .683 | .262 |
| Paul Powell | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chris Cannizzaro | C | 17 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .280 | .190 | .470 | .190 |
| Joe Ferguson | C | 136 | 487 | 84 | 128 | 25 | 88 | 1 | .369 | .470 | .839 | .263 |
| Steve Yeager | C | 54 | 134 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .340 | .336 | .676 | .254 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Orlando Alvarez | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .750 | .250 | |
| Jim Fairey | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5604 | 675 | 1473 | 110 | 623 | 109 | .319 | .371 | .690 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Brewer | 56 | 0 | 71.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 20 | 56 | 25 | 3.01 | 1.158 | |||
| George Culver | 28 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 3.00 | 1.571 | |||
| Al Downing | 30 | 28 | 193 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 124 | 68 | 3.31 | 1.155 | |||
| Greg Heydeman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 37 | 0 | 71.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5 | 70 | 45 | 2.76 | 1.353 | |||
| Tommy John | 36 | 31 | 218 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 0 | 116 | 50 | 3.10 | 1.156 | |||
| Andy Messersmith | 33 | 33 | 249.7 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 177 | 77 | 2.70 | 1.093 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 33 | 33 | 236.7 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 86 | 61 | 3.31 | 1.217 | |||
| Doug Rau | 31 | 3 | 63.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 3.96 | 1.444 | |||
| Pete Richert | 39 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 3.18 | 1.235 | |||
| Greg Shanahan | 7 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3.45 | 1.146 | |||
| Eddie Solomon | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7.11 | 2.222 | |||
| Don Sutton | 33 | 33 | 256.3 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 0 | 200 | 56 | 2.42 | 0.983 | |||
| Geoff Zahn | 6 | 1 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1.35 | 0.526 | |||
| Team Totals | 374 | 162 | 1491.1 | 95 | 66 | .590 | 38 | 961 | 461 | 3.00 | 1.161 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Russell | 162 |
| At Bats | Bill Russell | 615 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bill Russell | 666 |
| Batting Average | Willie Crawford | .295 |
| On-Base % | Willie Crawford | .396 |
| Slugging % | Joe Ferguson | .470 |
| OPS | Willie Crawford | .849 |
| Runs | Joe Ferguson | 84 |
| Hits | Willie Davis | 171 |
| Total Bases | Willie Davis | 266 |
| Doubles | Willie Davis | 29 |
| Triples | Willie Davis | 9 |
| Home Runs | Joe Ferguson | 25 |
| RBI | Joe Ferguson | 88 |
| Walks | Joe Ferguson | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Crawford | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Davey Lopes | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Davey Lopes | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Russell | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Joe Ferguson | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ron Cey | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Don Sutton | 18 |
| Losses | Claude Osteen | 11 |
| Saves | Jim Brewer | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Tommy John | .696 |
| ERA | Don Sutton | 2.42 |
| WHIP | Don Sutton | 0.983 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Sutton | 256.3 |
| Games | Jim Brewer | 56 |
| Games Started | Andy Messersmith, Claude Osteen, and Don Sutton | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Don Sutton | 200 |
| Complete Games | Don Sutton | 14 |
| Shutouts | Andy Messersmith, Claude Osteen, and Don Sutton | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Andy Messersmith | 1015 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Claude Osteen | 87 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Osteen | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Andy Messersmith | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Andy Messersmith | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Andy Messersmith | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Tommy John | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Don Sutton | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Hough and Andy Messersmith | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Claude Osteen | 41 |
