1973 Houston Astros
Personnel | Standings | Splits | Calendar | Regular Season
Summary:
82-80, Fourth place, NL West
Manager: Leo Durocher
Coaches:
| Name | First Game | Last Game |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Gomez | 4/6/1973 | 9/30/1973 |
| Grady Hatton | 4/6/1973 | 9/30/1973 |
| Hub Kittle | 4/6/1973 | 9/30/1973 |
| Bob Lillis | 4/6/1973 | 9/30/1973 |
Players:
Standings: 1973 NL Western Division
| Team | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 99 | 63 | .611 | 741 | 621 | - |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 95 | 66 | .590 | 675 | 565 | 3.5 |
| San Francisco Giants | 162 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 739 | 702 | 11.0 |
| Houston Astros | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 681 | 672 | 17.0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 162 | 76 | 85 | .472 | 799 | 774 | 22.5 |
| San Diego Padres | 162 | 60 | 102 | .370 | 548 | 770 | 39.0 |
Finish: Fourth place out of six, 17 games behind
Team splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| Atlanta Braves | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 69 | 84 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 22 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 47 | 38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 47 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 28 | 34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 79 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 49 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 30 | 42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 71 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 35 | 24 |
| Montreal Expos | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 58 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 33 | 43 |
| New York Mets | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 58 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 40 | 19 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 24 | 22 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 47 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 22 | 19 |
| San Diego Padres | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 79 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 38 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 41 | 37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 90 | 92 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 49 | 51 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 39 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 17 | 21 |
| Total | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 681 | 672 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 315 | 322 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 366 | 350 |
Division splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Division | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| NL East | 72 | 36 | 36 | .500 | 293 | 290 | 36 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 129 | 132 | 36 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 164 | 158 |
| NL West | 90 | 46 | 44 | .511 | 388 | 382 | 45 | 24 | 21 | .533 | 186 | 190 | 45 | 22 | 23 | .489 | 202 | 192 |
| Total | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 681 | 672 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 315 | 322 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 366 | 350 |
Monthly splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Month | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| April | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 91 | 81 | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 45 | 52 |
| May | 27 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 125 | 111 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 35 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 90 | 72 |
| June | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 122 | 102 | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 74 | 62 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 48 | 40 |
| July | 29 | 12 | 17 | .414 | 124 | 140 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 47 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 77 | 86 |
| August | 29 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 105 | 117 | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 47 | 57 | 15 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 58 | 60 |
| September | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 114 | 121 | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 66 | 81 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 48 | 40 |
| Total | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 681 | 672 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 315 | 322 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 366 | 350 |
Day/night splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Day / night | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| Day | 44 | 28 | 16 | .636 | 236 | 184 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 64 | 53 | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 172 | 131 |
| Night | 118 | 54 | 64 | .458 | 445 | 488 | 67 | 32 | 35 | .478 | 251 | 269 | 51 | 22 | 29 | .431 | 194 | 219 |
| Total | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 681 | 672 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 315 | 322 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 366 | 350 |
Day-of-week splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Day of week | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| Sunday | 29 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 143 | 112 | 13 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 59 | 52 | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 84 | 60 |
| Monday | 21 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 98 | 76 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 71 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27 | 19 |
| Tuesday | 24 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 64 | 98 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 33 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 31 | 41 |
| Wednesday | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 118 | 84 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 53 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 65 | 39 |
| Thursday | 13 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 56 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 40 | 49 |
| Friday | 26 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 112 | 134 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 44 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 68 | 81 |
| Saturday | 25 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 90 | 97 | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 51 | 61 |
| Total | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 681 | 672 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 315 | 322 | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 366 | 350 |
Score by inning:
| Home | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | 27 | 22 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 46 | 55 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 322 |
| Houston | 46 | 32 | 24 | 33 | 36 | 56 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| Road | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 41 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 60 | 46 | 39 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 366 |
| Opponent | 50 | 36 | 31 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 350 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total |
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| Opponent | 77 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 66 | 89 | 100 | 52 | 65 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 672 |
| Houston | 87 | 61 | 59 | 67 | 70 | 116 | 83 | 73 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 681 |
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| Date | Opponent | Score | Rec | Strk | WP | LP | SV | A | T | D/N | ||||
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| Fri | 4/6/1973 | at | Braves | W | 2-1 (13) | 1-0 | W1 | Gladding (1-0) | Upshaw (0-1) | York (1) | 25,335 | 3:25 | N | |
| Sun | 4/8/1973 | 1 | at | Braves | W | 10-3 | 2-0 | W2 | Forsch (1-0) | Dobson (0-1) | 2:24 | D | ||
| Sun | 4/8/1973 | 2 | at | Braves | L | 3-4 (10) | 2-1 | L1 | Hoerner (1-0) | Crawford (0-1) | 8,898 | 2:19 | D | |
| Mon | 4/9/1973 | vs | Dodgers | W | 4-1 | 3-1 | W1 | Reuss (1-0) | Hough (0-1) | 28,399 | 1:50 | N | ||
| Tue | 4/10/1973 | vs | Dodgers | W | 4-3 (12) | 4-1 | W2 | Crawford (1-1) | Culver (0-1) | 15,738 | 3:18 | N | ||
| Wed | 4/11/1973 | at | Giants | L | 4-5 | 4-2 | L1 | Moffitt (1-0) | Cosgrove (0-1) | 4,133 | 2:13 | N | ||
| Thu | 4/12/1973 | at | Giants | L | 3-9 | 4-3 | L2 | Bradley (1-1) | Forsch (1-1) | 3,704 | 2:11 | D | ||
| Fri | 4/13/1973 | at | Padres | L | 4-5 | 4-4 | L3 | Ross (1-0) | Wilson (0-1) | 5,310 | 2:20 | N | ||
| Sat | 4/14/1973 | at | Padres | W | 8-5 | 5-4 | W1 | York (1-0) | Caldwell (0-2) | 7,514 | 2:55 | N | ||
| Sun | 4/15/1973 | 1 | at | Padres | L | 1-5 | 5-5 | L1 | Corkins (1-1) | Roberts (0-1) | 2:15 | D | ||
| Sun | 4/15/1973 | 2 | at | Padres | L | 0-4 | 5-6 | L2 | Greif (1-0) | Griffin (0-1) | 10,993 | 2:03 | D | |
| Mon | 4/16/1973 | at | Dodgers | L | 1-2 (13) | 5-7 | L3 | Culver (1-1) | York (1-1) | 13,344 | 3:38 | N | ||
| Tue | 4/17/1973 | at | Dodgers | L | 2-7 | 5-8 | L4 | Messersmith (1-1) | Wilson (0-2) | 7,976 | 2:12 | N | ||
| Wed | 4/18/1973 | at | Dodgers | W | 7-2 | 6-8 | W1 | Reuss (2-0) | John (2-1) | 13,733 | 2:35 | N | ||
| Fri | 4/20/1973 | vs | Padres | W | 6-2 | 7-8 | W2 | Forsch (2-1) | Corkins (1-2) | Crawford (1) | 21,261 | 2:31 | N | |
| Sat | 4/21/1973 | vs | Padres | W | 4-0 | 8-8 | W3 | Wilson (1-2) | Kirby (1-3) | 21,457 | 2:05 | N | ||
| Sun | 4/22/1973 | vs | Padres | W | 4-3 | 9-8 | W4 | Reuss (3-0) | Ross (1-1) | York (2) | 11,396 | 2:41 | D | |
| Mon | 4/23/1973 | vs | Padres | W | 2-0 | 10-8 | W5 | Roberts (1-1) | Greif (1-1) | York (3) | 9,270 | 2:26 | N | |
| Tue | 4/24/1973 | vs | Mets | W | 4-2 | 11-8 | W6 | Forsch (3-1) | Matlack (1-3) | Ray (1) | 12,759 | 2:18 | N | |
| Wed | 4/25/1973 | vs | Mets | L | 2-5 | 11-9 | L1 | Koosman (3-0) | Wilson (1-3) | 15,248 | 2:12 | N | ||
| Thu | 4/26/1973 | vs | Mets | L | 1-2 | 11-10 | L2 | McAndrew (2-2) | Reuss (3-1) | McGraw (4) | 12,295 | 2:16 | N | |
| Fri | 4/27/1973 | vs | Expos | W | 6-5 (10) | 12-10 | W1 | York (2-1) | Walker (1-2) | 11,242 | 2:47 | N | ||
| Sat | 4/28/1973 | vs | Expos | W | 5-3 | 13-10 | W2 | Gladding (2-0) | Renko (1-2) | York (4) | 22,165 | 2:08 | N | |
| Sun | 4/29/1973 | vs | Expos | W | 4-3 | 14-10 | W3 | Ray (1-0) | Marshall (1-3) | 10,539 | 2:13 | D | ||
| Tue | 5/1/1973 | at | Phillies | W | 3-0 | 15-10 | W4 | Reuss (4-1) | Carlton (4-3) | 10,333 | 2:05 | N | ||
| Wed | 5/2/1973 | at | Phillies | W | 9-4 | 16-10 | W5 | Roberts (2-1) | Lonborg (1-4) | Ray (2) | 8,101 | 2:32 | N | |
| Fri | 5/4/1973 | at | Mets | W | 9-5 (14) | 17-10 | W6 | Ray (2-0) | Hennigan (0-2) | Gladding (1) | 17,397 | 4:02 | N | |
| Sat | 5/5/1973 | at | Mets | W | 9-2 | 18-10 | W7 | Wilson (2-3) | McAndrew (2-3) | 14,178 | 2:23 | D | ||
| Sun | 5/6/1973 | at | Mets | W | 14-8 | 19-10 | W8 | Cosgrove (1-1) | McGraw (0-1) | Crawford (2) | 22,594 | 3:07 | D | |
| Mon | 5/7/1973 | at | Expos | W | 6-0 | 20-10 | W9 | Roberts (3-1) | McAnally (2-1) | 7,021 | 2:03 | N | ||
| Tue | 5/8/1973 | at | Expos | L | 3-4 | 20-11 | L1 | Renko (2-2) | Forsch (3-2) | 5,035 | 1:55 | N | ||
| Fri | 5/11/1973 | vs | Reds | W | 5-1 | 21-11 | W1 | Wilson (3-3) | Nelson (2-2) | 31,354 | 2:12 | N | ||
| Sat | 5/12/1973 | vs | Reds | W | 7-1 | 22-11 | W2 | Reuss (5-1) | Grimsley (4-2) | York (5) | 38,874 | 2:20 | N | |
| Sun | 5/13/1973 | vs | Reds | L | 0-2 | 22-12 | L1 | Billingham (6-1) | Forsch (3-3) | 27,905 | 2:13 | D | ||
| Mon | 5/14/1973 | vs | Braves | L | 1-7 | 22-13 | L2 | Morton (3-3) | Griffin (0-2) | Frisella (1) | 11,168 | 2:43 | N | |
| Tue | 5/15/1973 | vs | Braves | L | 1-4 | 22-14 | L3 | P. Niekro (2-1) | Wilson (3-4) | 10,656 | 2:12 | N | ||
| Wed | 5/16/1973 | vs | Braves | L | 2-5 (11) | 22-15 | L4 | Schueler (1-0) | Upshaw (0-2) | 12,491 | 2:42 | N | ||
| Thu | 5/17/1973 | vs | Braves | W | 2-1 | 23-15 | W1 | Forsch (4-3) | Dobson (2-6) | 9,106 | 2:10 | N | ||
| Fri | 5/18/1973 | vs | Giants | W | 3-1 | 24-15 | W2 | Roberts (4-1) | Willoughby (3-3) | 35,169 | 2:05 | N | ||
| Sat | 5/19/1973 | vs | Giants | W | 2-1 | 25-15 | W3 | Wilson (4-4) | Barr (4-4) | 32,928 | 2:01 | N | ||
| Sun | 5/20/1973 | vs | Giants | W | 8-7 | 26-15 | W4 | York (3-1) | McDowell (1-1) | 29,231 | 2:50 | D | ||
| Mon | 5/21/1973 | vs | Giants | L | 4-9 | 26-16 | L1 | Bryant (6-3) | Forsch (4-4) | Moffitt (8) | 24,186 | 2:52 | N | |
| Tue | 5/22/1973 | at | Reds | L | 4-6 | 26-17 | L2 | Carroll (1-3) | Roberts (4-2) | Borbon (6) | 11,741 | 2:14 | N | |
| Wed | 5/23/1973 | at | Reds | L | 3-4 | 26-18 | L3 | Hall (4-2) | York (3-2) | 16,134 | 2:17 | N | ||
| Fri | 5/25/1973 | at | Pirates | W | 7-2 | 27-18 | W1 | Reuss (6-1) | Moose (3-4) | 13,956 | 2:33 | N | ||
| Sat | 5/26/1973 | at | Pirates | L | 2-7 | 27-19 | L1 | Briles (2-5) | Forsch (4-5) | Giusti (4) | 15,768 | 2:00 | N | |
| Sun | 5/27/1973 | at | Pirates | W | 6-2 | 28-19 | W1 | Roberts (5-2) | Blass (2-3) | 15,386 | 2:18 | D | ||
| Mon | 5/28/1973 | at | Pirates | L | 2-4 | 28-20 | L1 | Ellis (4-5) | Wilson (4-5) | Giusti (5) | 21,546 | 2:34 | D | |
| Tue | 5/29/1973 | at | Cubs | L | 1-7 | 28-21 | L2 | Reuschel (5-3) | Reuss (6-2) | 7,759 | 2:26 | D | ||
| Wed | 5/30/1973 | at | Cubs | W | 4-1 | 29-21 | W1 | Forsch (5-5) | Pappas (2-4) | 7,807 | 2:17 | D | ||
| Thu | 5/31/1973 | at | Cubs | L | 8-16 | 29-22 | L1 | Jenkins (6-3) | Roberts (5-3) | Locker (5) | 10,696 | 2:30 | D | |
| Fri | 6/1/1973 | at | Cardinals | L | 2-4 | 29-23 | L2 | Cleveland (5-4) | Reuss (6-3) | Segui (8) | 12,099 | 2:24 | N | |
| Sat | 6/2/1973 | at | Cardinals | L | 2-6 | 29-24 | L3 | Wise (7-2) | York (3-3) | 18,091 | 2:22 | N | ||
| Sun | 6/3/1973 | at | Cardinals | L | 1-2 (10) | 29-25 | L4 | Granger (1-1) | Crawford (1-2) | 15,614 | 2:41 | D | ||
| Mon | 6/4/1973 | vs | Phillies | W | 7-0 | 30-25 | W1 | Roberts (6-3) | Christenson (1-4) | 13,291 | 1:57 | N | ||
| Tue | 6/5/1973 | vs | Phillies | L | 0-4 | 30-26 | L1 | Twitchell (4-2) | Reuss (6-4) | 12,912 | 2:33 | N | ||
| Wed | 6/6/1973 | vs | Phillies | W | 4-3 (10) | 31-26 | W1 | Crawford (2-2) | Lersch (1-2) | 13,081 | 2:39 | N | ||
| Fri | 6/8/1973 | vs | Pirates | W | 4-3 | 32-26 | W2 | Forsch (6-5) | Ellis (5-6) | Ray (3) | 25,486 | 1:50 | N | |
| Sat | 6/9/1973 | vs | Pirates | L | 1-4 | 32-27 | L1 | Moose (5-5) | Wilson (4-6) | 29,716 | 2:27 | N | ||
| Sun | 6/10/1973 | vs | Pirates | W | 7-1 | 33-27 | W1 | Reuss (7-4) | Briles (3-7) | 23,057 | 2:21 | D | ||
| Tue | 6/12/1973 | vs | Cubs | L | 0-3 | 33-28 | L1 | Reuschel (7-4) | Forsch (6-6) | 20,132 | 1:46 | N | ||
| Wed | 6/13/1973 | vs | Cubs | W | 6-1 | 34-28 | W1 | Wilson (5-6) | Pappas (3-5) | Ray (4) | 13,685 | 2:18 | N | |
| Thu | 6/14/1973 | vs | Cubs | L | 4-5 | 34-29 | L1 | Jenkins (7-4) | Reuss (7-5) | 17,359 | 2:10 | N | ||
| Fri | 6/15/1973 | vs | Cardinals | W | 3-2 | 35-29 | W1 | Roberts (7-3) | Foster (4-4) | York (6) | 17,186 | 2:15 | N | |
| Sat | 6/16/1973 | vs | Cardinals | L | 3-5 | 35-30 | L1 | Gibson (6-6) | Forsch (6-7) | 26,780 | 2:10 | N | ||
| Sun | 6/17/1973 | vs | Cardinals | W | 7-3 | 36-30 | W1 | Ray (3-0) | Cleveland (6-5) | Crawford (3) | 25,620 | 2:34 | D | |
| Tue | 6/19/1973 | at | Padres | W | 7-3 | 37-30 | W2 | Reuss (8-5) | Kirby (2-8) | Crawford (4) | 5,338 | 2:23 | N | |
| Wed | 6/20/1973 | at | Padres | L | 2-6 | 37-31 | L1 | Arlin (3-4) | Roberts (7-4) | 8,076 | 2:14 | N | ||
| Thu | 6/21/1973 | at | Padres | W | 12-2 | 38-31 | W1 | Forsch (7-7) | Greif (4-10) | 2,474 | 2:11 | D | ||
| Fri | 6/22/1973 | at | Giants | L | 1-5 | 38-32 | L1 | Barr (5-7) | Wilson (5-7) | 9,310 | 2:16 | N | ||
| Sat | 6/23/1973 | at | Giants | W | 6-3 | 39-32 | W1 | Reuss (9-5) | Bryant (11-5) | Ray (5) | 13,451 | 2:47 | D | |
| Sun | 6/24/1973 | 1 | at | Giants | W | 7-6 | 40-32 | W2 | Ray (4-0) | Willoughby (3-4) | 2:17 | D | ||
| Sun | 6/24/1973 | 2 | at | Giants | W | 8-3 | 41-32 | W3 | Richard (1-0) | Carrithers (1-1) | Crawford (5) | 26,905 | 3:08 | D |
| Mon | 6/25/1973 | vs | Reds | W | 13-2 | 42-32 | W4 | Forsch (8-7) | Billingham (9-5) | 25,781 | 2:21 | N | ||
| Tue | 6/26/1973 | vs | Reds | L | 1-5 | 42-33 | L1 | Grimsley (7-5) | Wilson (5-8) | Carroll (4) | 26,064 | 2:36 | N | |
| Wed | 6/27/1973 | vs | Reds | W | 10-2 | 43-33 | W1 | Reuss (10-5) | Norman (4-8) | 22,683 | 2:15 | N | ||
| Thu | 6/28/1973 | vs | Giants | L | 1-2 (10) | 43-34 | L1 | Barr (6-7) | Roberts (7-5) | 20,046 | 2:07 | N | ||
| Fri | 6/29/1973 | vs | Giants | L | 3-14 | 43-35 | L2 | Willoughby (4-4) | Crawford (2-3) | Moffitt (12) | 26,395 | 2:39 | N | |
| Sat | 6/30/1973 | vs | Padres | L | 0-3 | 43-36 | L3 | Arlin (4-5) | Forsch (8-8) | 19,340 | 1:50 | N | ||
| Sun | 7/1/1973 | vs | Padres | W | 6-4 | 44-36 | W1 | Wilson (6-8) | Greif (4-12) | 17,524 | 2:01 | D | ||
| Mon | 7/2/1973 | vs | Padres | L | 5-8 | 44-37 | L1 | Kirby (5-8) | Crawford (2-4) | Romo (6) | 16,929 | 2:41 | N | |
| Tue | 7/3/1973 | at | Braves | L | 0-1 | 44-38 | L2 | Morton (7-6) | Roberts (7-6) | 22,894 | 2:32 | N | ||
| Wed | 7/4/1973 | 1 | at | Braves | W | 11-4 | 45-38 | W1 | Richard (2-0) | Reed (4-11) | Crawford (6) | 2:42 | D | |
| Wed | 7/4/1973 | 2 | at | Braves | W | 12-8 | 46-38 | W2 | Ray (5-0) | Panther (1-2) | 13,537 | 2:56 | N | |
| Thu | 7/5/1973 | at | Braves | L | 4-7 | 46-39 | L1 | Harrison (4-2) | Wilson (6-9) | 5,340 | 2:14 | N | ||
| Fri | 7/6/1973 | 1 | at | Expos | L | 8-12 | 46-40 | L2 | Jarvis (2-0) | Ray (5-1) | Marshall (14) | 3:01 | N | |
| Fri | 7/6/1973 | 2 | at | Expos | L | 6-14 | 46-41 | L3 | Torrez (5-6) | Griffin (0-3) | Marshall (15) | 17,653 | 2:42 | N |
| Sat | 7/7/1973 | at | Expos | L | 1-6 | 46-42 | L4 | Renko (8-5) | Roberts (7-7) | 23,693 | 2:04 | N | ||
| Sun | 7/8/1973 | at | Expos | W | 9-7 | 47-42 | W1 | Reuss (11-5) | Marshall (7-6) | 20,129 | 3:05 | D | ||
| Mon | 7/9/1973 | at | Mets | L | 1-2 (12) | 47-43 | L1 | Parker (6-2) | York (3-4) | 19,099 | 3:09 | N | ||
| Tue | 7/10/1973 | at | Mets | L | 0-1 | 47-44 | L2 | Matlack (7-10) | Reuss (11-6) | 19,942 | 2:11 | N | ||
| Wed | 7/11/1973 | at | Mets | W | 7-1 | 48-44 | W1 | Roberts (8-7) | Koosman (7-8) | 18,776 | 1:59 | D | ||
| Thu | 7/12/1973 | at | Phillies | W | 7-6 | 49-44 | W2 | Pizarro (1-1) | Lersch (2-5) | 13,110 | 2:24 | N | ||
| Fri | 7/13/1973 | at | Phillies | L | 3-5 | 49-45 | L1 | Twitchell (7-3) | Wilson (6-10) | 19,087 | 1:59 | N | ||
| Sat | 7/14/1973 | at | Phillies | L | 0-7 | 49-46 | L2 | Carlton (9-9) | Reuss (11-7) | 25,062 | 1:58 | N | ||
| Sun | 7/15/1973 | at | Phillies | W | 2-0 | 50-46 | W1 | Roberts (9-7) | Ruthven (3-8) | 20,648 | 1:38 | N | ||
| Mon | 7/16/1973 | vs | Expos | W | 6-5 (10) | 51-46 | W2 | Upshaw (1-2) | Walker (3-4) | 16,186 | 3:08 | N | ||
| Tue | 7/17/1973 | vs | Expos | L | 2-7 | 51-47 | L1 | McAnally (7-4) | Wilson (6-11) | Marshall (18) | 18,156 | 2:44 | N | |
| Wed | 7/18/1973 | vs | Expos | L | 2-3 (10) | 51-48 | L2 | Marshall (8-6) | Upshaw (1-3) | 14,352 | 2:55 | N | ||
| Fri | 7/20/1973 | vs | Mets | W | 6-2 | 52-48 | W1 | Roberts (10-7) | Matlack (7-12) | 20,731 | 2:15 | N | ||
| Sat | 7/21/1973 | vs | Mets | L | 3-5 | 52-49 | L1 | Koosman (8-9) | Forsch (8-9) | Parker (3) | 28,384 | 2:27 | N | |
| Sun | 7/22/1973 | vs | Mets | L | 2-3 | 52-50 | L2 | Seaver (11-5) | Reuss (11-8) | 27,663 | 2:21 | D | ||
| Thu | 7/26/1973 | at | Dodgers | L | 1-3 | 52-51 | L3 | John (10-5) | Roberts (10-8) | Brewer (12) | 23,145 | 2:06 | N | |
| Fri | 7/27/1973 | at | Dodgers | W | 5-2 | 53-51 | W1 | Pizarro (2-1) | Downing (8-5) | 19,818 | 2:35 | D | ||
| Sat | 7/28/1973 | vs | Braves | L | 1-3 | 53-52 | L1 | Devine (1-2) | Wilson (6-12) | Frisella (7) | 27,975 | 2:45 | N | |
| Sun | 7/29/1973 | vs | Braves | W | 8-5 | 54-52 | W1 | Forsch (9-9) | Leon (0-2) | 23,272 | 2:31 | D | ||
| Mon | 7/30/1973 | vs | Braves | L | 3-7 | 54-53 | L1 | Schueler (6-6) | Dierker (0-1) | 15,901 | 2:43 | N | ||
| Tue | 7/31/1973 | vs | Dodgers | W | 3-2 | 55-53 | W1 | Roberts (11-8) | John (10-6) | Wilson (1) | 19,247 | 1:55 | N | |
| Wed | 8/1/1973 | vs | Dodgers | W | 5-0 | 56-53 | W2 | Richard (3-0) | Downing (8-6) | 19,956 | 2:13 | N | ||
| Thu | 8/2/1973 | vs | Dodgers | L | 2-4 (11) | 56-54 | L1 | Sutton (13-7) | Pizarro (2-2) | Brewer (13) | 19,770 | 2:51 | N | |
| Fri | 8/3/1973 | 1 | at | Reds | W | 1-0 (10) | 57-54 | W1 | Wilson (7-12) | Carroll (3-6) | 2:10 | N | ||
| Fri | 8/3/1973 | 2 | at | Reds | L | 5-11 | 57-55 | L1 | Borbon (4-4) | Griffin (0-4) | Carroll (12) | 52,285 | 2:28 | N |
| Sat | 8/4/1973 | at | Reds | L | 6-7 (11) | 57-56 | L2 | Borbon (5-4) | Upshaw (1-4) | 32,215 | 3:23 | D | ||
| Sun | 8/5/1973 | at | Reds | L | 1-7 | 57-57 | L3 | Grimsley (11-6) | Richard (3-1) | 44,194 | 2:20 | D | ||
| Mon | 8/6/1973 | at | Reds | W | 5-4 | 58-57 | W1 | Reuss (12-8) | Billingham (15-8) | 29,069 | 2:30 | N | ||
| Tue | 8/7/1973 | at | Pirates | W | 2-0 | 59-57 | W2 | Wilson (8-12) | Briles (10-11) | 13,841 | 2:05 | N | ||
| Wed | 8/8/1973 | at | Pirates | L | 3-4 | 59-58 | L1 | Rooker (5-4) | Roberts (11-9) | Johnson (2) | 15,745 | 2:04 | N | |
| Fri | 8/10/1973 | at | Cubs | W | 6-4 | 60-58 | W1 | Richard (4-1) | Hooton (9-11) | Forsch (1) | 18,785 | 2:48 | D | |
| Sat | 8/11/1973 | at | Cubs | W | 6-4 | 61-58 | W2 | Dierker (1-1) | Reuschel (12-10) | Forsch (2) | 21,818 | 2:57 | D | |
| Sun | 8/12/1973 | at | Cubs | W | 3-2 | 62-58 | W3 | Wilson (9-12) | Bonham (4-4) | Ray (6) | 22,010 | 2:33 | D | |
| Mon | 8/13/1973 | at | Cardinals | W | 4-0 | 63-58 | W4 | Roberts (12-9) | Nagy (0-1) | 18,882 | 2:06 | N | ||
| Tue | 8/14/1973 | at | Cardinals | L | 5-9 | 63-59 | L1 | Segui (5-3) | Forsch (9-10) | 18,221 | 2:43 | N | ||
| Wed | 8/15/1973 | at | Cardinals | W | 3-0 | 64-59 | W1 | Reuss (13-8) | Wise (13-8) | 19,862 | 2:20 | N | ||
| Fri | 8/17/1973 | vs | Phillies | L | 3-8 | 64-60 | L1 | Carlton (11-14) | Wilson (9-13) | 20,690 | 2:16 | N | ||
| Sat | 8/18/1973 | vs | Phillies | W | 3-2 | 65-60 | W1 | Ray (6-1) | Lonborg (10-10) | Forsch (3) | 23,047 | 2:08 | N | |
| Sun | 8/19/1973 | vs | Phillies | L | 3-5 | 65-61 | L1 | Twitchell (12-5) | Reuss (13-9) | 17,202 | 2:27 | D | ||
| Mon | 8/20/1973 | vs | Pirates | W | 10-2 | 66-61 | W1 | Richard (5-1) | Ellis (11-12) | 11,057 | 2:05 | N | ||
| Tue | 8/21/1973 | vs | Pirates | L | 3-6 | 66-62 | L1 | Morlan (2-1) | Wilson (9-14) | 11,094 | 2:23 | N | ||
| Wed | 8/22/1973 | vs | Pirates | L | 0-4 | 66-63 | L2 | Moose (8-11) | Griffin (0-5) | 10,746 | 2:34 | N | ||
| Fri | 8/24/1973 | vs | Cubs | W | 4-2 | 67-63 | W1 | Reuss (14-9) | Hooton (10-12) | 13,768 | 2:32 | N | ||
| Sat | 8/25/1973 | vs | Cubs | L | 3-4 (10) | 67-64 | L1 | Locker (7-5) | Ray (6-2) | 17,103 | 2:48 | N | ||
| Sun | 8/26/1973 | vs | Cubs | L | 2-4 | 67-65 | L2 | Jenkins (12-12) | Wilson (9-15) | Bonham (6) | 15,238 | 2:17 | D | |
| Mon | 8/27/1973 | vs | Cardinals | L | 3-6 (14) | 67-66 | L3 | Murphy (3-6) | Ray (6-3) | Folkers (3) | 8,036 | 3:54 | N | |
| Tue | 8/28/1973 | vs | Cardinals | L | 3-8 | 67-67 | L4 | Foster (11-6) | Reuss (14-10) | 11,042 | 2:15 | N | ||
| Wed | 8/29/1973 | vs | Cardinals | W | 3-2 | 68-67 | W1 | Roberts (13-9) | Segui (6-5) | 8,470 | 1:57 | N | ||
| Thu | 8/30/1973 | at | Dodgers | L | 5-6 | 68-68 | L1 | Hough (2-2) | Ray (6-4) | Brewer (18) | 25,242 | 2:37 | N | |
| Fri | 8/31/1973 | at | Dodgers | W | 3-2 | 69-68 | W1 | Griffin (1-5) | Brewer (6-7) | 31,395 | 2:31 | N | ||
| Sat | 9/1/1973 | at | Dodgers | W | 2-0 | 70-68 | W2 | Reuss (15-10) | Messersmith (11-10) | 32,178 | 2:17 | N | ||
| Sun | 9/2/1973 | at | Dodgers | W | 9-0 | 71-68 | W3 | Roberts (14-9) | Osteen (16-7) | 25,022 | 2:29 | D | ||
| Mon | 9/3/1973 | vs | Reds | L | 3-4 | 71-69 | L1 | Borbon (7-4) | Pizarro (2-3) | 10,319 | 2:18 | N | ||
| Tue | 9/4/1973 | vs | Reds | L | 7-12 (10) | 71-70 | L2 | Borbon (8-4) | Richard (5-2) | 3,317 | 2:55 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/5/1973 | vs | Reds | L | 3-9 (11) | 71-71 | L3 | Carroll (7-8) | Forsch (9-11) | 7,197 | 2:48 | N | ||
| Fri | 9/7/1973 | at | Giants | L | 6-9 | 71-72 | L4 | McMahon (3-0) | Forsch (9-12) | Sosa (16) | 4,925 | 2:36 | N | |
| Sat | 9/8/1973 | at | Giants | W | 9-7 | 72-72 | W1 | Richard (6-2) | Bryant (21-10) | Upshaw (1) | 7,308 | 2:32 | D | |
| Sun | 9/9/1973 | at | Giants | W | 5-4 | 73-72 | W2 | Upshaw (2-4) | Moffitt (4-4) | 11,088 | 2:36 | D | ||
| Mon | 9/10/1973 | at | Padres | L | 3-5 | 73-73 | L1 | Greif (9-15) | Griffin (1-6) | 2,294 | 2:00 | N | ||
| Tue | 9/11/1973 | at | Padres | W | 4-2 (10) | 74-73 | W1 | Wilson (10-15) | Romo (2-3) | 1,413 | 2:10 | N | ||
| Thu | 9/13/1973 | vs | Dodgers | L | 6-8 | 74-74 | L1 | John (13-7) | Roberts (14-10) | Hough (3) | 7,374 | 2:34 | N | |
| Fri | 9/14/1973 | vs | Dodgers | L | 1-13 | 74-75 | L2 | Messersmith (13-10) | Reuss (15-11) | 8,458 | 2:22 | N | ||
| Sat | 9/15/1973 | vs | Dodgers | W | 5-1 | 75-75 | W1 | Griffin (2-6) | Downing (9-9) | 6,922 | 1:53 | D | ||
| Sun | 9/16/1973 | vs | Dodgers | W | 6-2 | 76-75 | W2 | Wilson (11-15) | Osteen (16-10) | 10,502 | 2:21 | D | ||
| Mon | 9/17/1973 | at | Reds | W | 5-2 | 77-75 | W3 | Roberts (15-10) | Billingham (18-9) | 17,585 | 2:09 | N | ||
| Tue | 9/18/1973 | at | Reds | L | 0-1 | 77-76 | L1 | Gullett (18-8) | Reuss (15-12) | 15,305 | 1:55 | D | ||
| Wed | 9/19/1973 | 1 | vs | Padres | W | 8-5 | 78-76 | W1 | Griffin (3-6) | Kirby (8-17) | 2:16 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/19/1973 | 2 | vs | Padres | L | 3-6 | 78-77 | L1 | Troedson (7-8) | Konieczny (0-1) | 5,488 | 2:04 | N | |
| Sat | 9/22/1973 | vs | Braves | L | 2-4 | 78-78 | L2 | Morton (14-10) | Roberts (15-11) | 16,020 | 2:01 | N | ||
| Sun | 9/23/1973 | vs | Braves | L | 2-10 | 78-79 | L3 | Harrison (11-7) | Wilson (11-16) | J. Niekro (3) | 14,222 | 2:43 | D | |
| Mon | 9/24/1973 | vs | Giants | W | 10-6 | 79-79 | W1 | Reuss (16-12) | Bryant (23-12) | Forsch (4) | 4,268 | 2:24 | N | |
| Tue | 9/25/1973 | vs | Giants | W | 5-1 | 80-79 | W2 | Griffin (4-6) | D'Acquisto (1-1) | 4,969 | 2:18 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/26/1973 | vs | Giants | W | 5-0 | 81-79 | W3 | Roberts (16-11) | Marichal (11-15) | 7,952 | 2:13 | N | ||
| Sat | 9/29/1973 | at | Braves | L | 0-7 | 81-80 | L1 | Morton (15-10) | Reuss (16-13) | 17,836 | 2:11 | N | ||
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | at | Braves | W | 5-3 | 82-80 | W1 | Roberts (17-11) | Ford (1-2) | Wilson (2) | 40,517 | 2:12 | N |
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