1973 Chicago White Sox season

The 1973 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 73rd season in the major leagues, and its 74th season overall. They finished with a record 77–85, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 17 games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.

Offseason

• October 19, 1972: Walt Williams was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Eddie Leon.
• February 1, 1973: Jim Lyttle was traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Keough.
• February 7, 1973: Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon were traded by the White Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Skip Pitlock.

Regular season

• July 20, 1973: Wilbur Wood became the last pitcher in the 20th century to start both ends of a doubleheader.

Opening Day lineup

• Pat Kelly, RF
• Carlos May, LF
• Dick Allen, 1B
• Bill Melton, 3B
• Ken Henderson, CF
• Mike Andrews, DH
• Ed Herrmann, C
• Jorge Orta, 2B
• Eddie Leon, SS
• Wilbur Wood, P

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• August 15, 1973: Jim Kaat was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the Minnesota Twins.
• August 29, 1973: Eddie Fisher was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago White Sox.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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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; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Farm system

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Pat Kelly, reserve

Notes

References

• 1973 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference