1973 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 71-91. They scored 642 runs and belted 134 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Greg Luzinski, who led the team with 29 home runs, 97 RBI, and 174 hits.
The team allowed 717 runs and had a team ERA of 4.00. Ken Brett, Steve Carlton, Jim Lonborg, and Wayne Twitchell were tied for the team lead in wins with 13. Steve Carlton struck out 223 batters to lead the team. Mac Scarce was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Bowa | SS | 122 | 446 | 42 | 94 | 0 | 23 | 10 | .252 | .249 | .501 | .211 |
| Denny Doyle | 2B | 116 | 370 | 45 | 101 | 3 | 26 | 1 | .327 | .338 | .665 | .273 |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | 2B | 25 | 66 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .397 | .409 | .806 | .288 |
| Terry Harmon | 2B | 72 | 148 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .278 | .230 | .508 | .209 |
| Tom Hutton | 1B | 106 | 247 | 31 | 65 | 5 | 29 | 3 | .346 | .368 | .714 | .263 |
| Deron Johnson | 1B | 12 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .279 | .306 | .585 | .167 |
| Willie Montanez | 1B | 146 | 552 | 69 | 145 | 11 | 65 | 2 | .324 | .370 | .694 | .263 |
| Jose Pagan | 3B | 46 | 78 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .213 | .269 | .482 | .205 |
| Craig Robinson | SS | 46 | 146 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .226 | .274 | .500 | .226 |
| Mike Schmidt | 3B | 132 | 367 | 43 | 72 | 18 | 52 | 8 | .324 | .373 | .697 | .196 |
| Cesar Tovar | 3B | 97 | 328 | 49 | 88 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .335 | .357 | .692 | .268 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Anderson | OF | 87 | 193 | 32 | 49 | 9 | 28 | 0 | .321 | .451 | .772 | .254 |
| Greg Luzinski | OF | 161 | 610 | 76 | 174 | 29 | 97 | 3 | .346 | .484 | .830 | .285 |
| Bill Robinson | OF | 124 | 452 | 62 | 130 | 25 | 65 | 5 | .326 | .529 | .855 | .288 |
| Mike Rogodzinski | OF | 66 | 80 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .333 | .350 | .683 | .237 |
| Del Unser | OF | 136 | 440 | 64 | 127 | 11 | 52 | 5 | .354 | .427 | .781 | .289 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Boone | C | 145 | 521 | 42 | 136 | 10 | 61 | 3 | .311 | .365 | .676 | .261 |
| Larry Cox | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Essian | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Ryan | C | 28 | 69 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .289 | .348 | .637 | .232 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5546 | 642 | 1381 | 134 | 592 | 51 | .307 | .371 | .678 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bucky Brandon | 36 | 0 | 56.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 5.43 | 1.403 | |||
| Ken Brett | 31 | 25 | 211.7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 111 | 74 | 3.44 | 1.323 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 40 | 40 | 293.3 | 13 | 20 | .394 | 0 | 223 | 113 | 3.90 | 1.384 | |||
| Larry Christenson | 10 | 9 | 34.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 6.55 | 2.128 | |||
| George Culver | 14 | 0 | 18.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 4.82 | 2.193 | |||
| Ron Diorio | 23 | 0 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2.33 | 1.244 | |||
| Barry Lersch | 42 | 4 | 98.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 51 | 27 | 4.39 | 1.343 | |||
| Jim Lonborg | 38 | 30 | 199.3 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0 | 106 | 80 | 4.88 | 1.495 | |||
| Dick Ruthven | 25 | 23 | 128.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 1 | 98 | 75 | 4.21 | 1.559 | |||
| Mac Scarce | 52 | 0 | 70.7 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 12 | 57 | 47 | 2.42 | 1.429 | |||
| Dick Selma | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5.62 | 1.375 | |||
| Wayne Twitchell | 34 | 28 | 223.3 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 169 | 99 | 2.50 | 1.214 | |||
| Dave Wallace | 4 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22.09 | 4.054 | |||
| Mike Wallace | 20 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 3.78 | 1.592 | |||
| Bill Wilson | 44 | 0 | 48.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 6.66 | 1.704 | |||
| Team Totals | 419 | 162 | 1447.2 | 71 | 91 | .438 | 22 | 919 | 632 | 4.00 | 1.428 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Greg Luzinski | 161 |
| At Bats | Greg Luzinski | 610 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Greg Luzinski | 671 |
| Batting Average | Greg Luzinski | .285 |
| On-Base % | Greg Luzinski | .346 |
| Slugging % | Greg Luzinski | .484 |
| OPS | Greg Luzinski | .830 |
| Runs | Greg Luzinski | 76 |
| Hits | Greg Luzinski | 174 |
| Total Bases | Greg Luzinski | 295 |
| Doubles | Bill Robinson | 32 |
| Triples | Willie Montanez | 5 |
| Home Runs | Greg Luzinski | 29 |
| RBI | Greg Luzinski | 97 |
| Walks | Mike Schmidt | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Schmidt | 136 |
| Stolen Bases | Larry Bowa | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Del Unser | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wayne Twitchell | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bob Boone | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Robinson | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ken Brett, Steve Carlton, Jim Lonborg, and Wayne Twitchell | 13 |
| Losses | Steve Carlton | 20 |
| Saves | Mac Scarce | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Ken Brett and Wayne Twitchell | .591 |
| ERA | Wayne Twitchell | 2.50 |
| WHIP | Wayne Twitchell | 1.214 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Carlton | 293.3 |
| Games | Mac Scarce | 52 |
| Games Started | Steve Carlton | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Carlton | 223 |
| Complete Games | Steve Carlton | 18 |
| Shutouts | Wayne Twitchell | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Carlton | 1262 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Carlton | 127 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Carlton | 293 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Carlton | 113 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Carlton | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Steve Carlton and Jim Lonborg | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Steve Carlton | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Wayne Twitchell | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Wayne Twitchell | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Carlton | 29 |



