1973 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1973 Baltimore Orioles team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1973 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1973 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1973 Baltimore Orioles



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Complete Roster  
 

13 Doyle Alexander 6-03 205 Right Right 1950-09-04
35 Mike Cuellar 5-11 175 Left Left 1937-05-08
17 Wayne Garland 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-10-26
44 Don Hood 6-02 180 Left Left 1949-10-16
23 Grant Jackson 6-00 190 Left Both 1942-09-28
38 Jesse Jefferson 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-03-03
19 Dave McNally 5-11 190 Left Right 1942-10-31
22 Jim Palmer 6-03 196 Right Right 1945-10-15
27 Orlando Pena 5-11 154 Right Right 1933-11-17
34 Bob Reynolds 6-00 205 Right Right 1947-01-21
16 Mickey Scott 6-01 165 Left Left 1947-07-25
39 Eddie Watt 5-10 197 Right Right 1941-04-04
8 Andy Etchebarren 6-01 197 Right Right 1943-06-20
10 Ellie Hendricks 6-01 175 Right Left 1940-12-22
30 Sergio Robles 6-02 190 Right Right 1946-04-16
32 Earl Williams 6-03 220 Right Right 1948-07-14
15 Frank Baker 6-02 178 Right Left 1946-10-29
7 Mark Belanger 6-01 170 Right Right 1944-06-08
21 Larry Brown 5-11 165 Right Right 1940-03-01
24 Enos Cabell 6-05 185 Right Right 1949-10-08
37 Doug DeCinces 6-02 194 Right Right 1950-08-29
3 Bobby Grich 6-02 190 Right Right 1949-01-15
26 Boog Powell 6-04 240 Right Left 1941-08-17
5 Brooks Robinson 6-01 190 Right Right 1937-05-18
25 Don Baylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-06-28
6 Paul Blair 6-00 171 Right Right 1944-02-01
1 Al Bumbry 5-08 175 Right Left 1947-04-21
2 Rich Coggins 5-08 170 Left Left 1950-12-07
18 Jim Fuller 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-28
21 Curt Motton 5-07½ 175 Right Right 1940-09-24
14 Merv Rettenmund 5-10 195 Right Right 1943-06-06
11 Terry Crowley 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-02-16
12 Tommy Davis 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-03-21
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The 1973 Baltimore Orioles played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 99/98) where 958,667 fans witnessed their 1973 Orioles finish the season with a .599 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1973 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1973 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1973 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Don Baylor
Mark Belanger
Paul Blair
Terry Crowley
Bobby Grich
Dave McNally
Boog Powell
Merv Rettenmund
Brooks Robinson
Earl Williams

1973 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Earl Williams (95)
1B Boog Powell (111)
2B Bobby Grich (162)
3B Brooks Robinson (154)
SS Mark Belanger (154)
LF Don Baylor (110)
CF Paul Blair (144)
RF Merv Rettenmund (81)
DH Tommy Davis (127)
  
SP Doyle Alexander
SP Mike Cuellar
SP Jesse Jefferson
SP Dave McNally
SP Jim Palmer
  
RP Bob Reynolds
RP Eddie Watt
CL Grant Jackson


1973 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

Earl Williams $57,000.00
Merv Rettenmund $40,000.00
Eddie Watt $39,000.00
Tommy Davis $32,000.00
Ellie Hendricks $26,000.00
Terry Crowley $20,000.00


1973 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#1 Al Bumbry
#2 Rich Coggins
#3 Bobby Grich
#5 Brooks Robinson
#6 Paul Blair
#7 Mark Belanger
#8 Andy Etchebarren
#10 Ellie Hendricks
#11 Terry Crowley
#12 Tommy Davis
#13 Doyle Alexander
#14 Merv Rettenmund
#15 Frank Baker
#16 Mickey Scott
#17 Wayne Garland
#18 Jim Fuller
#19 Dave McNally
#21 Larry Brown
#21 Curt Motton
#22 Jim Palmer
#23 Grant Jackson
#24 Enos Cabell
#25 Don Baylor
#26 Boog Powell
#27 Orlando Pena
#30 Sergio Robles
#32 Earl Williams
#34 Bob Reynolds
#35 Mike Cuellar
#37 Doug DeCinces
#38 Jesse Jefferson
#39 Eddie Watt
#44 Don Hood

Did you know that a 1973 Baltimore Orioles Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?