1973 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1973 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1887) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (Since 1970) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Since 1887)
1973 Information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath
General Manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Bill Virdon, Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Nellie King
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Nellie King

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Opening Day Starters 1.2 Season standings 1.3 Notable Transactions 1.4 Roster 2 Player Stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 Award Winners 4 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Mets	83	79	.509	0
St. Louis Cardinals	81	81	.500	1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	2.5
Montreal Expos	79	83	.488	3.5
Chicago Cubs	77	84	.478	5.0
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	.438	11.5

[edit] Notable Transactions

• May 4, 1973: Jerry McNertney was purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Oakland Athletics. ^[1]
• July 5, 1973: Jerry McNertney was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. ^[2]

[edit] Roster

1973 Pittsburgh Pirates roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Danny Murtaugh

[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

[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

[edit] References

• 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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

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