1973 Atlanta Braves season

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1973 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Atlanta Stadium (Since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (Since 1966)
1973 Information
Owner(s)	William Bartholomay
General Manager(s)	Eddie Robinson
Manager(s)	Eddie Mathews
Local television	WTCG
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton)

The highlight of the Atlanta Braves 1973 season was Hank Aaron falling one short of Babe Ruth as baseball's all-time Home Run king.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Hank Aaron’s Chase for the Record
- 3.1 Roster
4 Player stats
- 4.1 Batting
  - 4.1.1 Other batters
- 4.2 Starting pitchers
  - 4.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 4.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
5 Award Winners
6 References

[edit] Offseason

March 26, 1973: Former 30-game winner Denny McLain was released by the Atlanta Braves.

[edit] Regular season

At the age of 39, Aaron managed to slug 40 home runs in 392 at-bats, ending the season one home run short of the record. He hit home run number 713 on September 29, 1973, and with one day remaining in the season, many expected him to tie the record. But in his final game that year, playing against the Houston Astros (led by manager Leo Durocher, who had once roomed with Babe Ruth), he was unable to hit one out of the park. After the game, Aaron stated that his only fear was that he might not live to see the 1974 season. That statement wasn't just about the death threats: one year earlier, September 30, 1972 was the last day that the legendary Roberto Clemente ever played, as he perished in the offseason.] -->^[1]

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	99	63	--	.611
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	66	3.5	.590
San Francisco Giants	88	74	11	.543
Houston Astros	82	80	17	.506
Atlanta Braves	76	85	22.5	.472
San Diego Padres	60	102	39	.370

[edit] Notable Transactions

May 19, 1973: Andre Thornton was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Pepitone.^[2]
June 19, 1973: Joe Pepitone was released by the Atlanta Braves. ^[3]

[edit] Hank Aaron’s Chase for the Record

Home Run	Date	Pitcher	Inning	Location
700	07/21/1973	Ken Brett	Bottom 3rd	Fulton County Stadium
701	07/31/1973	Pedro Borbon	Bottom 9th	Fulton County Stadium
702	08/16/1973	Jack Aker	Top 8th	Wrigley Field
703	08/17/1973	Steve Renko	Top 6th	Parc Jarry
704	08/18/1973	Steve Rogers	Top 8th	Parc Jarry
705	08/22/1973	Reggie Cleveland	Bottom 6th	Fulton County Stadium
706	08/28/1973	Milt Pappas	Bottom 1st	Fulton County Stadium
707	09/03/1973	Clay Kirby	Top 3rd	San Diego Stadium
708	09/03/1973	Vicente Romo	Top 5th	San Diego Stadium
709	09/08/1973	Jack Billingham	Bottom 7th	Fulton County Stadium
710	09/10/1973	Don Carrithers	Bottom 3rd	Fulton County Stadium
711	09/17/1973	Gary Ross	Bottom 8th	Fulton County Stadium
712	09/22/1973	Dave Roberts	Top 6th	Astrodome
713	09/29/1973	Jerry Reuss	Bottom 5th	Fulton County Stadium

[edit] Roster

1973 Atlanta Braves roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Hank Aaron	120	392	118	.301	40	96

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Award Winners

1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Hank Aaron, First Baseman, Starter
Darrell Evans, Outfield, Reserve
Davey Johnson, Reserve

[edit] References

^ Hank Aaron and the Home Run that changed America, Tom Stanton, p.179, ISBN 0-06-072290-8
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pepitjo01.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pepitjo01.shtml

v • d • e 1973 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York •

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1973 All-Star Game • 1973 World Series

v • d • e Atlanta Braves franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Richmond Braves	Mississippi Braves	Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves	Gulf Coast Braves Danville Braves

v • d • e Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves • Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	Records • Seasons • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	South End Grounds • Congress Street Grounds • South End Grounds • Fenway Park • Braves Field • Milwaukee County Stadium • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Turner Field

Culture	Chief Noc-A-Homa • Homer • Rally • Tomahawk Buzzcut • Tomahawk Chop

Rivalries	Braves-Mets rivalry

Important Figures	Hank Aaron • Bobby Cox • Tom Glavine • Greg Maddux • Eddie Mathews • Leo Mazzone • Dale Murphy • Phil Niekro • Johnny Sain • John Smoltz • Warren Spahn • Chipper Jones •Andruw Jones • Jeff Francoeur • Brian McCann • Ted Turner

Retired Numbers	3 • 21 • 35 • 41 • 42 • 44

Key Personnel	Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) • General Manager: Frank Wren • Club President: John Schuerholz • Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series Championships (3)	1914 • 1957 • 1995

National League Championships (17)	1877 • 1878 • 1883 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1898 • 1914 • 1948 • 1957 • 1958 • 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999

National Association Championships (4)	1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875

Seasons (138)	1871 • 1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875 • 1876 • 1877 • 1878 • 1879 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	Richmond Braves (AAA-IL) • Mississippi Braves (AA-SL) • Myrtle Beach Pelicans (A-CarL) • Rome Braves (A-SAL) • Gulf Coast Braves (Rookies-GCL) • Danville Braves (Rookie-AppL)

Other Assets	SportSouth • TBS

v • d • e Sports teams based in Georgia

Baseball	MLB: Atlanta Braves, SAL: Augusta GreenJackets • Columbus Catfish • Rome Braves • Savannah Sand Gnats, SCL: South Georgia Peanuts • Macon Music

Basketball	NBA: Atlanta Hawks, PBL: Augusta Groove, ABA: Atlanta Vision • Georgia Gwizzlies, WBA: Atlanta Hardhats • Marietta Storm • Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels • Rome Gladiators, WNBA: Atlanta Dream

Football	NFL: Atlanta Falcons, AFL: Georgia Force, af2: South Georgia Wildcats, AIFA: Augusta Colts • Columbus Lions, IWFL: Atlanta Xplosion

Hockey	NHL: Atlanta Thrashers, ECHL: Augusta Lynx • Gwinnett Gladiators, SPHL: Columbus Cottonmouths

Soccer	USL-1: Atlanta Silverbacks, PDL: Atlanta Silverbacks U23's

Roller Derby	WFTDA: Denim Demons, Sake Tuyas, Toxic Shocks, Apocalypstix

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Georgia • Georgia Southern • Georgia State • Georgia Tech • Kennesaw State • Mercer • Savannah State

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