1973 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1973
misc = 81-81, third in the AL Western Division

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Metropolitan Stadium
y4 = 1961
city = Bloomington, Minnesota
y5 = 1961
owners = Calvin Griffith
managers = Frank Quilici
television = WCCO-TV
(Ray Scott, Ralph Fritz)
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal, Ray Christensen)|The by|1973 Minnesota Twins finished 81-81, third in the AL West. 907,499 fans attended Twins games, the third lowest total in the American League.

Two Twins made the All-Star Game: second baseman Rod Carew and pitcher Bert Blyleven.

Offseason

* November 30, 1972: Rich Reese was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Minnesota Twins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reeseri01.shtml Rich Reese Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

Offense

Rod Carew won his third AL batting title with a .350 average.
Bobby Darwin continued to show potential as a hitter with 18 HR and 90 RBI.
Tony Oliva limped through the season hitting 16 HR and collecting 92 RBI.

Notable transactions

*August 15, 1973: Jim Kaat was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Minnesota Twins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaatji01.shtml Jim Kaat Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* August 17, 1973: Rich Reese was signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reeseri01.shtml Rich Reese Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Player stats

Batting

tarters by position

"Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1973.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1973&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]