1973 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 1973 Cleveland Indians 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1973 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1973 Cleveland Indians



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Complete Roster  
 

49, 27 Dick Bosman 6-03 208 Right Right 1944-02-17
46 Steve Dunning 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-05-15
47 Ed Farmer 6-05 210 Right Right 1949-10-18
40 Tom Hilgendorf 6-01 190 Left Both 1942-03-10
46 Mike Jackson 6-03 190 Left Left 1946-03-27
32 Jerry Johnson 6-03 200 Right Right 1943-12-03
18 Mike Kekich 6-01 200 Left Right 1945-04-02
42 Mike Kilkenny 6-03½ 175 Left Right 1945-04-11
30 Ray Lamb 6-01 175 Right Right 1944-12-28
31 Steve Mingori 5-10 170 Left Left 1944-02-29
36 Gaylord Perry 6-04 215 Right Right 1938-09-15
47 Ken Sanders 5-11 185 Right Right 1941-07-08
34 Brent Strom 6-03 190 Left Right 1948-10-14
41 Dick Tidrow 6-04 213 Right Right 1947-05-14
31 Tom Timmermann 6-04 215 Right Right 1940-05-12
43 Milt Wilcox 6-02 185 Right Right 1950-04-20
8 Alan Ashby 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-08
11 Dave Duncan 6-02 200 Right Right 1945-09-26
7 John Ellis 6-02½ 225 Right Right 1948-08-21
25 Buddy Bell 6-02 185 Right Right 1951-08-27
10 Jack Brohamer 5-10 165 Right Left 1950-02-26
4 Leo Cardenas 5-10 163 Right Right 1938-12-17
14 Chris Chambliss 6-01 215 Right Left 1948-12-26
15 Frank Duffy 6-01 180 Right Right 1946-10-14
9 Jerry Kenney 6-01 170 Right Left 1945-06-30
16 Tom Ragland 5-10 155 Right Right 1946-06-16
33 Ted Ford 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-02-07
20 George Hendrick 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-10-18
22 Ron Lolich 6-01 185 Right Right 1946-09-19
29 John Lowenstein 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-01-27
26 Tommy Smith 6-03 215 Right Left 1948-08-01
24 Charlie Spikes 6-03 220 Right Right 1951-01-23
28 Rusty Torres 5-10 180 Right Both 1948-09-30
13 Walt Williams 5-06 185 Right Right 1943-12-19
23 Oscar Gamble 5-11 165 Right Left 1949-12-20


The 1973 Cleveland Indians played 162 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 91 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Cleveland Stadium (Park Factors: 102/103) where 615,107 fans witnessed their 1973 Indians finish the season with a .438 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1973 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

1973 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1973 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Dave Duncan (86)
1B Chris Chambliss (154)
2B Jack Brohamer (97)
3B Buddy Bell (154)
SS Frank Duffy (115)
LF Charlie Spikes (91)
CF George Hendrick (107)
RF Rusty Torres (75)
DH Oscar Gamble (70)
  
SP Dick Bosman
SP Gaylord Perry
SP Brent Strom
SP Dick Tidrow
SP Tom Timmermann
SP Milt Wilcox
  
RP Jerry Johnson
RP Ray Lamb
CL Tom Hilgendorf


1973 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Gaylord Perry $100,000.00
Leo Cardenas $46,000.00
Dick Bosman $45,000.00
Dave Duncan $45,000.00
Jerry Kenney $34,000.00
Jerry Johnson $31,000.00
Mike Kekich $30,000.00
Tom Timmermann $27,500.00
Walt Williams $26,000.00
Mike Kilkenny $24,000.00
Oscar Gamble $19,500.00
Rusty Torres $16,000.00
Milt Wilcox $16,000.00
Tom Hilgendorf $15,500.00
Alan Ashby $15,000.00
Buddy Bell $15,000.00
Jack Brohamer $15,000.00
Chris Chambliss $15,000.00
Ed Farmer $15,000.00
George Hendrick $15,000.00
Ron Lolich $15,000.00
Tom Ragland $15,000.00
Tommy Smith $15,000.00
Brent Strom $15,000.00
Dick Tidrow $15,000.00
Charlie Spikes $9,000.00


1973 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#4 Leo Cardenas
#7 John Ellis
#8 Alan Ashby
#9 Jerry Kenney
#10 Jack Brohamer
#11 Dave Duncan
#13 Walt Williams
#14 Chris Chambliss
#15 Frank Duffy
#16 Tom Ragland
#18 Mike Kekich
#20 George Hendrick
#22 Ron Lolich
#23 Oscar Gamble
#24 Charlie Spikes
#25 Buddy Bell
#26 Tommy Smith
#27 Dick Bosman
#28 Rusty Torres
#29 John Lowenstein
#30 Ray Lamb
#31 Steve Mingori
#31 Tom Timmermann
#32 Jerry Johnson
#33 Ted Ford
#34 Brent Strom
#36 Gaylord Perry
#40 Tom Hilgendorf
#41 Dick Tidrow
#42 Mike Kilkenny
#43 Milt Wilcox
#46 Steve Dunning
#46 Mike Jackson
#47 Ed Farmer
#47 Ken Sanders
#49 Dick Bosman

Did you know that a 1973 Cleveland Indians 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)?

     

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