1973 Atlanta Braves Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
30 Dave Cheadle 6-02 203 Left Left 1952-02-19
43 Al Closter 6-02 190 Left Left 1943-06-15
27 Adrian Devine 6-04 205 Right Right 1951-12-02
27 Pat Dobson 6-03 190 Right Right 1942-02-12
56 Wenty Ford 5-11 165 Right Right 1946-11-25
40 Jimmy Freeman 6-04 180 Left Left 1951-06-29
25, 34 Danny Frisella 6-00 195 Right Left 1946-03-04
39 Gary Gentry 6-00 183 Right Right 1946-10-06
24 Roric Harrison 6-03 195 Right Right 1946-09-20
43 Joe Hoerner 6-01 200 Left Right 1936-11-12
26 Tom House 5-11 190 Left Left 1947-04-29
36 Tom Kelley 6-00 191 Right Right 1944-01-05
32 Max Leon 6-00 170 Right Right 1950-02-04
49 Carl Morton 6-00 200 Right Right 1944-01-18
31 Gary Neibauer 6-03 200 Right Right 1944-10-29
36 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
22 Jim Panther 6-01 190 Right Right 1945-03-01
38 Ron Reed 6-06 215 Right Right 1942-11-02
37 Ron Schueler 6-04 205 Right Right 1948-04-18
34 Cecil Upshaw 6-06 205 Right Right 1942-10-22
5 Paul Casanova 6-04 200 Right Right 1941-12-21
25 Larry Howard 6-03 200 Right Right 1945-06-06
15 Johnny Oates 5-11 188 Right Left 1946-01-21
18 Freddie Velazquez 6-01 185 Right Right 1937-12-06
4 Larvell Blanks 5-08 167 Right Right 1950-01-28
14 Dick Dietz 6-01 195 Right Right 1941-09-18
11 Darrell Evans 6-02 205 Right Left 1947-05-26
17 Leo Foster 5-11 165 Right Right 1951-02-02
19 Rod Gilbreath 6-02 185 Right Right 1952-09-24
29 Chuck Goggin 5-11 175 Right Both 1945-07-07
6 Davey Johnson 6-01 180 Right Right 1943-01-30
28 Mike Lum 6-00 180 Left Left 1945-10-27
7 Joe Pepitone 6-02 200 Left Left 1940-10-09
9 Marty Perez 5-11 160 Right Right 1947-02-28
18 Jack Pierce 6-00 210 Right Left 1948-06-02
7 Frank Tepedino 5-11 192 Left Left 1947-11-23
44 Hank Aaron 6-00 180 Right Right 1934-02-05
12 Dusty Baker 6-02 187 Right Right 1949-06-15
20, 45 Oscar Brown 6-00 175 Right Right 1946-02-08
48 Ralph Garr 5-11 197 Right Left 1945-12-12
16 Sonny Jackson 5-09 155 Right Left 1944-07-09
42 Norm Miller 5-11 195 Right Left 1946-02-05
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The 1973 Atlanta Braves played 161 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 85 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 108/107) where 800,655 fans witnessed their 1973 Braves finish the season with a .472 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 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1973 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1973 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Hank Aaron
Dusty Baker
Darrell Evans
Ralph Garr
Gary Gentry
Rod Gilbreath
Davey Johnson
Johnny Oates
Marty Perez

1973 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Oates (86)
1B Mike Lum (84)
2B Davey Johnson (156)
3B Darrell Evans (146)
SS Marty Perez (139)
LF Hank Aaron (87)
CF Dusty Baker (156)
RF Ralph Garr (127)
  
SP Roric Harrison
SP Carl Morton
SP Phil Niekro
SP Ron Reed
SP Ron Schueler
  
RP Adrian Devine
RP Joe Hoerner
RP Tom House
RP Joe Niekro
RP Jim Panther
CL Danny Frisella


1973 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Hank Aaron $200,000.00
Pat Dobson $58,000.00
Joe Niekro $17,000.00
Dave Cheadle $6,000.00


1973 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#4 Larvell Blanks
#5 Paul Casanova
#6 Davey Johnson
#7 Joe Pepitone
#7 Frank Tepedino
#9 Marty Perez
#11 Darrell Evans
#12 Dusty Baker
#14 Dick Dietz
#15 Johnny Oates
#16 Sonny Jackson
#17 Leo Foster
#18 Jack Pierce
#18 Freddie Velazquez
#19 Rod Gilbreath
#20 Oscar Brown
#22 Jim Panther
#24 Roric Harrison
#25 Danny Frisella
#25 Larry Howard
#26 Tom House
#27 Adrian Devine
#27 Pat Dobson
#28 Mike Lum
#29 Chuck Goggin
#30 Dave Cheadle
#31 Gary Neibauer
#32 Max Leon
#34 Danny Frisella
#34 Cecil Upshaw
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Tom Kelley
#36 Joe Niekro
#37 Ron Schueler
#38 Ron Reed
#39 Gary Gentry
#40 Jimmy Freeman
#42 Norm Miller
#43 Al Closter
#43 Joe Hoerner
#44 Hank Aaron
#45 Oscar Brown
#48 Ralph Garr
#49 Carl Morton
#56 Wenty Ford

Did you know that a 1973 Atlanta Braves 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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