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1973 Chicago White Sox season

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General manager(s)
  
Roland Hemond

Manager(s)
  
Chuck Tanner

Owner(s)
  
Arthur Allyn, Jr. and John Allyn

Local television
  
WSNS-TV (Harry Caray, Bob Waller)

Local radio
  
WMAQ (AM) (Harry Caray, Gene Osborn)

The 1973 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 73rd season in the major leagues, and its 74th season overall. They finished with a record 77–85, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 17 games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 19, 1972: Walt Williams was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Eddie Leon.
  • February 1, 1973: Jim Lyttle was traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Keough.
  • February 7, 1973: Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon were traded by the White Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Skip Pitlock.

    • Regular season

  • July 20, 1973: Wilbur Wood became the last pitcher in the 20th century to start both ends of a doubleheader.

    • Opening Day lineup

  • Pat Kelly, rf
  • Carlos May, lf
  • Dick Allen, 1b
  • Bill Melton, 3b
  • Ken Henderson, cf
  • Mike Andrews, dh
  • Ed Herrmann, c
  • Jorge Orta, 2b
  • Eddie Leon, ss
  • Wilbur Wood, p

    • Notable transactions

  • August 15, 1973: Jim Kaat was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Minnesota Twins.
  • August 29, 1973: Eddie Fisher was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago White Sox.

    • Batting

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

    Pitching

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

    All-Star Game

  • Pat Kelly, reserve

    • References

    1973 Chicago White Sox season Wikipedia
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