The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 4th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 5th overall. The Brewers finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason October 31, 1972: Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders, and Earl Stephenson were traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Money, John Vukovich, and Bill Champion.Jim Lonborg at Baseball Reference November 15, 1972: Joe Azcue was released by the Brewers.Joe Azcue at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 5, 1973: Robin Yount was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.Robin Yount at Baseball Reference

Roster Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Hitting) (Third Base) (Pitching, 4/6 – 6/30) (First Base) (Pitching, 7/1 – 9/30)

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 C Darrell Porter 117 350 89 .254 16 67 1B 158 604 185 .306 24 107 2B 160 580 142 .245 15 54 3B 145 556 158 .284 11 61 SS 136 465 99 .213 0 32 LF 142 488 120 .246 18 57 CF Dave May 156 624 189 .303 25 93 RF 124 438 98 .224 15 58 DH Ollie Brown 97 296 83 .280 7 32

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 94 290 78 .269 0 30 Joe Lahoud 96 225 46 .204 5 26 Gorman Thomas 60 155 29 .187 2 11 47 130 29 .223 5 20 55 128 16 .125 2 9 Bob Heise 49 98 20 .204 0 4 16 39 8 .205 0 1 Charlie Moore 8 27 5 .185 0 3 John Felske 13 22 3 .136 0 4 Rick Auerbach 6 10 1 .100 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 43 314.1 20 12 3.18 135 Jim Slaton 38 276.1 13 15 3.71 134 31 183.2 9 9 3.97 57 Bill Parsons 20 59.2 3 6 6.79 30

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 37 163.1 5 8 3.70 67 37 154.2 5 12 3.90 87 30 76.1 9 7 3.30 49 Gary Ryerson 9 23.0 0 1 7.83 10 2 8.1 0 1 8.64 4 Ken Reynolds 2 7.1 0 1 7.36 3

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 42 2 6 13 3.57 21 Chris Short 42 3 5 2 5.13 44 18 2 2 2 2.58 12 11 2 1 1 2.95 10 10 1 1 1 9.95 5 7 0 1 1 9.31 3

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1973.

Notes

References 1973 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference 1973 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac