1973 Chicago White Sox season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Chicago White Sox
season = 1973
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = American League West
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Comiskey Park
y4 = 1910
city = Chicago, Illinois
y5 = 1900
owners = Arthur Allyn, Jr. and John Allyn
managers = Chuck Tanner
television = WSNS-TV
(Harry Caray, Bob Waller)
radio =WMAQ (AM)
(Harry Caray, Gene Osborn) |The 1973 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 74th season. They finished with a record 77-85, good enough for 5th place in the American League West, 17 games behind of the 1st place Oakland Athletics.

Regular Season

*On July 20, 1973, Wilbur Wood became the last pitcher in the 20th Century to start both ends of a doubleheader. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 136, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

eason standings

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]

Roster

1973 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

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1973.shtml 1973 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference]