1973 San Francisco Giants season

1973 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
San Francisco (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Jerry Donovan
Manager(s)	Charlie Fox
Local television	KTVU (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
Local radio	KSFO (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
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The 1973 San Francisco Giants season was the franchise's 91st season, 16th season in San Francisco and 14th in Candlestick Park. The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 88-74, 11 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason

• January 10, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
  • Rob Picciolo was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round, but did not sign.^[1]
  • Dave Heaverlo was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the Secondary Phase.^[2]
• February 7, 1973: Skip Pitlock was traded by the Giants to the Chicago White Sox for Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon.^[3]

Regular season

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

• Bobby Bonds
• Tito Fuentes
• Al Gallagher
• Garry Maddox
• Juan Marichal
• Gary Matthews
• Willie McCovey
• Dave Rader
• Chris Speier^[4]

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1973: Fran Healy was traded by the Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Greg Minton.^[5]
• June 5, 1973: Johnnie LeMaster was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.^[6]
• June 5, 1973: Jeff Little was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.^[7]
• June 7, 1973: Sam McDowell was purchased from the Giants by the New York Yankees.^[8]

Roster

1973 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 33 Jim Barr 40 Tom Bradley 32 Ron Bryant 30 Don Carrithers 34 John D'Acquisto 27 Juan Marichal 48 Sam McDowell 47 Don McMahon 39 Randy Moffitt 42 John Morris 38 Elías Sosa 49 Charlie Williams 42 Jim Willoughby		Catchers 17 Chris Arnold 14 Dave Rader  3 Mike Sadek Infielders 18 Dámaso Blanco 23 Tito Fuentes 10 Al Gallagher 21 Ed Goodson 16 Jim Ray Hart 26 Dave Kingman 44 Willie McCovey 29 Bruce Miller 16 Steve Ontiveros 10 Mike Phillips 35 Chris Speier 12 Gary Thomasson		Outfielders 25 Bobby Bonds 19 Jim Howarth 31 Garry Maddox 36 Gary Matthews		Manager  7 Charlie Fox Coaches  5 Joey Amalfitano  8 Andy Gilbert 47 Don McMahon  1 John McNamara

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	Fuentes, TitoTito Fuentes	160	656	182	.277	6	63
RF	Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds	160	643	182	.283	39	96

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
Howarth, JimJim Howarth	65	90	18	.200	0	7
Sadek, MikeMike Sadek	39	66	11	.167	0	4
Ontiveros, SteveSteve Ontiveros	24	33	8	.242	1	5
Blanco, DámasoDámaso Blanco	28	12	0	.000	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
Bryant, RonRon Bryant	41	270	24	12	3.53	143
Barr, JimJim Barr	41	231.1	11	17	3.81	88
Bradley, TomTom Bradley	35	224	13	12	3.90	136

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
Carrithers, DonDon Carrithers	25	58	1	2	4.81	36
McDowell, SamSam McDowell	18	40	1	2	4.50	35
Williams, CharlieCharlie Williams	12	23	3	0	6.65	11

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
Morris, JohnJohn Morris	7	1	0	0	8.53	3

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Bobby Bonds, Outfield^[9]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Giants	Pacific Coast League	Jim Davenport
AA	Amarillo Giants	Texas League	Dennis Sommers
A	Fresno Giants	California League	Frank Funk
A	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	John VanOrnum
Rookie	Great Falls Giants	Pioneer League	Art Mazmanian

^[10]

References

1. Rob Picciolo at Baseball Reference
2. Dave Heaverlo at Baseball Reference
3. Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference
4. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1973&t=SFN
5. Greg Minton at Baseball Reference
6. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemasjo01.shtml
7. Jeff Little at Baseball Reference
8. Sam McDowell at Baseball Reference
9. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1973as.shtml
10. 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

• 1973 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1973 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac