The 1973 Montreal Expos season was the fifth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 79–83, games behind the New York Mets.
Offseason January 10, 1973: Dan Boitano was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.Dan Boitano at Baseball Reference February 28, 1973: Carl Morton was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Pat Jarvis.Carl Morton at Baseball Reference
Spring training After holding spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, from 1969 to 1972, the Expos moved to City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach for spring training in 1973. They trained at City Island Ball Park through 1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the 1981 season.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft Jeff Reardon was drafted by the Expos in the 23rd round, but did not sign.Jeff Reardon at Baseball Reference Tim Ireland was drafted by the Expos in the 25th round.Tim Ireland at Baseball Reference Warren Cromartie was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (5th pick) of the Secondary Phase.Warren Cromartie at Baseball Reference August 13, 1973: Bernie Allen was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.Bernie Allen at Baseball Reference September 5, 1973: Coco Laboy was released by the Expos.Coco Laboy at Baseball Reference
Roster 1973 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Third base) (First base/Hitting) (Pitching) (Bullpen)
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 118 403 94 .233 7 46 1B 138 413 95 .230 9 47 2B 113 401 124 .309 0 18 3B 151 513 140 .273 26 86 SS 126 458 110 .240 2 36 LF 142 413 123 .298 17 49 CF 135 318 73 .230 3 31 RF 162 560 169 .302 23 103
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 Hal Breeden 106 258 71 .275 15 43 100 225 52 .231 0 22 Boots Day 101 207 57 .275 4 28 Larry Lintz 52 116 29 .250 0 3 Jim Lyttle 49 116 30 .259 4 19 48 111 29 .261 3 12 Clyde Mashore 67 103 21 .204 3 14 Terry Humphrey 43 90 15 .167 1 9 Pepe Mangual 33 62 11 .177 3 7 Jorge Roque 25 61 9 .148 1 6 16 50 9 .180 2 9 Felipe Alou 19 48 10 .208 1 4 22 33 4 .121 1 2 9 15 2 .133 0 0 Barry Foote 6 6 4 .667 0 1 5 5 2 .400 0 0 Curtis Brown 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Tony Scott 11 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching = Indicates franchise record
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 Steve Renko 36 249.2 15 11 2.81 164 Mike Torrez 35 208.0 9 12 4.46 90 Balor Moore 35 176.1 7 16 4.49 151 Ernie McAnally 27 147.0 7 9 4.04 72 17 134.0 10 5 1.54 64
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 Bill Stoneman 29 96.2 4 8 6.80 48 John Strohmayer 17 34.2 0 1 5.19 15
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 92 14 11 31 2.66 124 54 7 5 4 3.63 68 28 2 1 0 3.20 19 Mickey Scott 22 1 2 0 5.25 11 21 1 2 1 4.97 17 9 0 0 0 5.65 6 Chuck Taylor 8 2 0 0 1.77 10 4 0 0 0 3.52 7
Award winners Mike Jorgensen, Gold Glove, first base Gene Mauch, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
All-Stars 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
Notes
References
1973 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1973 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac