1973 Cincinnati Reds season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Cincinnati Reds
season = 1973
misc = 1973 NL West Championship

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Riverfront Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Cincinnati, Ohio
y5 = 1882
owners = Francis Dale
general managers = Bob Howsam
managers =Sparky Anderson
television = WLWT
(Charlie Jones, Wes Parker)
radio = WLW
(Al Michaels, Joe Nuxhall)|The Cincinnati Reds' 1973 season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West with a record of 99-63, 3½ games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers, before losing the NLCS to the New York Mets in five games. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson, and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. [cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1973.shtml |title=1973 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=2007-07-24 |format= |work= ]

Offseason

*November 30, 1972: Hal McRae and Wayne Simpson were traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nelsoro02.shtml Roger Nelson page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

The team won their division despite having three regular players (Denis Menke, Dave Concepción, and Bobby Tolan) hit a combined .204 for the season, and being in fourth place, 11 games behind the Dodgers on June 30. After that point, the Reds went 60-26 to finish the season.

Pete Rose won his third and final batting title with a .338 average, collected a career-high 230 hits and was named the NL MVP. The Reds ended up losing the National League Championship Series to the Mets despite Rose’s eighth-inning home run to tie Game One and his 12th-inning home run to win Game Four. During Game Three of the series, Rose got into a fight with the popular Mets shortstop Bud Harrelson while trying to break up a double play; the fight resulted in a bench-clearing brawl. The game was nearly called off when, after the Reds took the field, fans threw objects from the stands at Rose, causing the Reds team to leave the field until order was restored.

eason standings

Notable Transactions

June 12, 1973: Gene Locklear and Mike Johnson were traded by the Reds to the San Diego Padres for Fred Norman. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/locklge01.shtml Gene Locklear page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Relief pitchers

Game 3

October 8: Shea Stadium, New York City, New York

Awards and Honors

* Pete Rose – National League Most Valuable Player
* Pete Rose – National League Batting Champion

References

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title = NL West Championship Season
years = 1973
before = Cincinnati Reds
1972
after = Los Angeles Dodgers
1974