The 1973 Cleveland Indians season was the 73rd in the franchise's history. The club finished in sixth place in the American League East.

Offseason In January, Vernon Stouffer sold the Cleveland Indians to Nick Mileti for $10 million.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 16, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, It was $1.4 million more than the group led by George Steinbrenner had offered in December 1971.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 6

Notable transactions October 19, 1972: Eddie Leon was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Walt Williams.Walt Williams page at Baseball Reference November 27, 1972: Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses were traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for John Ellis, Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes, and Rusty Torres.Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1972: Del Unser and Terry Wedgewood (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Oscar Gamble and Roger Freed.Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1972: Tom Ragland was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Vince Colbert. March 8, 1973: Alex Johnson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Rich Hinton and Vince Colbert.Rich Hinton page at Baseball Reference March 24, 1973: Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann were traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Duncan and George Hendrick.Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference

Regular season John Adams started to drum at Cleveland Stadium on August 24, 1973, when the Indians played the Texas Rangers. Cleveland won, 11–5. Ever since, Adams has sat in the highest bleacher seat in left center field with his bass drum until 2019.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 4, 1973: Jerry Kenney was released by the Indians.Jerry Kenney page at Baseball Reference June 12, 1973: Lowell Palmer was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Mike Kekich.Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position28 Rusty Torres RF20 George Hendrick CF14 Chris Chambliss 1B7 John Ellis DH24 Charlie Spikes LF11 Dave Duncan C25 Buddy Bell 3B10 Jack Brohamer 2B4 Leo Cárdenas SS 36 Gaylord Perry P 1973 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1973 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (First Base) (Third Base) (Pitching)

Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 11 29 4 5 1 0 1 3 .172 0 156 631 86 169 23 7 14 59 .268 7 102 300 29 66 12 1 4 29 .220 0 72 195 9 42 4 0 0 12 .215 1 155 572 70 156 30 2 11 53 .273 4 116 361 34 95 16 4 8 50 .263 6 95 344 43 80 11 1 17 43 .233 3 127 437 59 118 12 2 14 68 .270 0 11 40 3 9 0 1 0 3 .225 1 113 390 56 104 11 3 20 44 .267 3 113 440 64 118 18 0 21 61 .268 7 Jerry Kenney 5 16 0 4 0 1 0 2 .250 0 61 140 16 32 7 0 2 15 .229 0 98 305 42 89 16 1 6 40 .292 5 67 183 16 47 7 1 0 12 .257 2 14 41 6 10 2 0 2 3 .244 1 140 506 68 120 12 3 23 73 .237 5 122 312 31 64 8 1 7 28 .205 6 104 350 43 101 15 1 8 38 .289 9 Team totals 162 5592 680 1429 205 29 158 636 .256 60

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; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 1 8 6.22 22 17 0 97.0 130 74 67 29 41 0 2 6.50 4 3 0 18.0 17 15 13 13 10 0 2 4.67 16 0 1 17.1 25 12 9 5 10 5 3 3.14 48 1 6 94.2 87 38 33 36 58 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 5 6 6.18 39 1 5 59.2 70 48 41 39 45 1 4 7.02 16 6 0 50.0 73 47 39 35 26 0 0 22.50 5 0 0 2.0 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 4.60 32 1 2 86.0 98 44 44 42 60 0 0 6.17 5 0 0 11.2 10 8 8 10 4 19 19 3.38 41 41 0 344.0 315 143 129 115 238 5 1 1.65 15 0 5 27.1 18 6 5 9 14 2 10 4.61 27 18 0 123.0 134 73 63 47 91 14 16 4.42 42 40 0 274.2 289 150 135 95 138 8 7 4.92 29 15 2 124.1 117 73 68 54 62 8 10 5.83 26 19 0 134.1 143 90 87 68 82 Team totals 71 91 4.58 162 162 21 1464.2 1532 826 746 602 883

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1973 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1973 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com