1973 Cleveland Indians season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Cleveland Indians
season = 1973
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Cleveland Municipal Stadium
y4 = 1932
city = Cleveland, Ohio
y5 = 1901
owners = Nick Mileti
general managers = Gabe Paul, Phil Seghi
managers = Ken Aspromonte
television = WJW (TV)
(Harry Jones, Mudcat Grant)
radio = WERE
(Herb Score, Joe Tait)|

The 1973 Clevleand Indians season was the 73rd in the franchise's history. The club finished in 6th place in the American League East.

Offseason

*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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nettlgr01.shtml 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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gamblos01.shtml Oscar Gamble 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 and has been a fixture for the team.

eason standings

Notable Transactions

*March 8, 1973: Alex Johnson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Rich Hinton and Vince Colbert. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hintora01.shtml 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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fossera01.shtml Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1973.shtml 1973 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1973&t=CLE 1973 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]