1973 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 4th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 5th overall. The Brewers finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.
Offseason
- October 31, 1972: Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders, and Earl Stephenson were traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Money, John Vukovich, and Bill Champion.
- November 15, 1972: Joe Azcue was released by the Brewers.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- June 5, 1973: Robin Yount was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Darrell Porter | 117 | 350 | 89 | .254 | 16 | 67 |
| 1B | 158 | 604 | 185 | .306 | 24 | 107 | |
| 2B | 160 | 580 | 142 | .245 | 15 | 54 | |
| 3B | 145 | 556 | 158 | .284 | 11 | 61 | |
| SS | 136 | 465 | 99 | .213 | 0 | 32 | |
| LF | 142 | 488 | 120 | .246 | 18 | 57 | |
| CF | Dave May | 156 | 624 | 189 | .303 | 25 | 93 |
| RF | 124 | 438 | 98 | .224 | 15 | 58 | |
| DH | Ollie Brown | 97 | 296 | 83 | .280 | 7 | 32 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 94 | 290 | 78 | .269 | 0 | 30 | |
| Joe Lahoud | 96 | 225 | 46 | .204 | 5 | 26 |
| Gorman Thomas | 60 | 155 | 29 | .187 | 2 | 11 |
| 47 | 130 | 29 | .223 | 5 | 20 | |
| 55 | 128 | 16 | .125 | 2 | 9 | |
| Bob Heise | 49 | 98 | 20 | .204 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Moore | 8 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 3 |
| John Felske | 13 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Auerbach | 6 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 43 | 314.1 | 20 | 12 | 3.18 | 135 | |
| Jim Slaton | 38 | 276.1 | 13 | 15 | 3.71 | 134 |
| 31 | 183.2 | 9 | 9 | 3.97 | 57 | |
| Bill Parsons | 20 | 59.2 | 3 | 6 | 6.79 | 30 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 37 | 163.1 | 5 | 8 | 3.70 | 67 | |
| 37 | 154.2 | 5 | 12 | 3.90 | 87 | |
| 30 | 76.1 | 9 | 7 | 3.30 | 49 | |
| Gary Ryerson | 9 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.83 | 10 |
| 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.64 | 4 | |
| Ken Reynolds | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 42 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3.57 | 21 | |
| Chris Short | 42 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5.13 | 44 |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.58 | 12 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.95 | 10 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.95 | 5 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.31 | 3 |