1973 San Diego Padres season

1973 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) C. Arnholt Smith
Manager(s) Don Zimmer
Local television none
Local radio KOGO
(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)
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Offseason

Regular season

Dave Winfield

Dave Winfield came to the Padres in 1973 from the University of Minnesota without having played a single game in the minor leagues. Winfield was also drafted by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association. Winfield made his Major League Baseball debut on June 19 against the Houston Astros. Winfield had 4 at bats and 1 hit.[3]

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 99 63 0.611 — 50–31 49–32
Los Angeles Dodgers 95 66 0.590 3½ 50–31 45–35
San Francisco Giants 88 74 0.543 11 47–34 41–40
Houston Astros 82 80 0.506 17 41–40 41–40
Atlanta Braves 76 85 0.472 22½ 40–40 36–45
San Diego Padres 60 102 0.370 39 31–50 29–52

Record vs. opponents

1973 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 7–5 5–13 11–7 2–15–1 6–6 6–6 6–6 7–5 12–6 8–10 6–6
Chicago 5–7 — 8–4 6–6 5–7 9–9 10–7 10–8 6–12 7–5 2–10 9–9
Cincinnati 13–5 4–8 — 11–7 11–7 8–4 8–4 8–4 7–5 13–5 10–8 6–6
Houston 7–11 6–6 7–11 — 11–7 6–6 6–6 7–5 6–6 10–8 11–7 5–7
Los Angeles 15–2–1 7–5 7–11 7–11 — 7–5 7–5 9–3 10–2 9–9 9–9 8–4
Montreal 6–6 9–9 4–8 6–6 5–7 — 9–9 13–5 6–12 7–5 6–6 8–10
New York 6–6 7–10 4–8 6–6 5–7 9–9 — 9–9 13–5 8–4 5–7 10–8
Philadelphia 6-6 8–10 4–8 5–7 3–9 5–13 9–9 — 8–10 9–3 5–7 9–9
Pittsburgh 5–7 12–6 5–7 6–6 2–10 12–6 5–13 10–8 — 8–4 5–7 10–8
San Diego 6–12 5–7 5–13 8–10 9–9 5–7 4–8 3–9 4–8 — 7–11 4–8
San Francisco 10–8 10–2 8–10 7–11 9–9 6–6 7–5 7–5 7–5 11–7 — 6–6
St. Louis 6–6 9–9 6–6 7–5 4–8 10–8 8–10 9–9 8–10 8–4 6–6 —

Opening Day starters

[4]

Notable transactions

Roster

1973 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
1B Colbert, NateNate Colbert 145 529 153 .270 22 80
RF Gaston, CitoCito Gaston 133 476 119 .250 16 57

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Hilton, DaveDave Hilton 70 234 46 .197 5 16
Locklear, GeneGene Locklear 67 154 37 .240 3 25
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield 56 141 39 .277 3 12
Davis, BobBob Davis 5 11 1 .091 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Arlin, SteveSteve Arlin 34 180 11 14 5.10 98
Norman, FredFred Norman 12 74 1 7 4.26 49

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Caldwell, MikeMike Caldwell 55 149 5 14 3.74 86
Corkins, MikeMike Corkins 47 122 5 8 4.50 82

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Award winners

1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Rocky Bridges, Warren Hacker
and Roy Hartsfield
AA Alexandria Aces Texas League Jackie Brandt
A-Short Season Walla Walla Padres Northwest League Cliff Ditto

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Walla Walla[6]

References

  1. ↑ Curt Blefary at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Dave Wehrmeister at Baseball Reference
  3. 1 2 Dave Winfield at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1973&t=SDN
  5. ↑ Gene Locklear at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

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