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The 1973 Cincinnati Reds season was the 104th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 4th and 3rd full season at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.The Reds won the National League West with a Major League-best record of 99–63, 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers, before losing the NLCS to the New York Mets in five games.
The Mets blew out the Reds by a 9–2 score to take a 2–1 series lead. The Reds prevailed in a 12-inning Game 4, thanks to a solo home run from Rose in the top of the twelfth. In Game 5, the Reds tied the game at two in the top of the fifth, but the Mets would put up four unanswered runs off four hits in the bottom of the inning to take the ...
The 1973 National League Championship Series was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball’s 1973 postseason played between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds from October 6 to 10. New York won the series three games to two and advanced to the World Series , where they lost to the Oakland Athletics in what was the second of three ...
The 1973 Major League Baseball season was the first season of the designated hitter rule in the American League. [1] American League umpires began wearing burgundy blazers with blue pants, a change from the navy blue coats and gray pants worn the previous five seasons (1968–1972). The burgundy blazers were worn through 1979.
In 1974, Grote was batting .287 with four home runs and 27 RBIs when he earned his second All-Star selection. Injuries began to take their toll and he split catching duties with Duffy Dyer. [5] [36] Grote rebounded in 1975, posting a career-high .295 batting average in 119 games and led all National League catchers with a .995 fielding percentage.
The 1973 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1973 season. The 70th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion (and defending World Series champion) Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets .
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October 10 – As in 1969, when no one thought the New York Mets would win the National League pennant, they "amazingly" repeat history as Tom Seaver pitches them into the 1973 World Series with a 7–2 victory over the favored Cincinnati Reds in Game 5 of the 1973 National League Championship Series. New York has 13 hits in the contest.