The 1973 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing sixth in the

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with a record of 57 wins and 105 losses.

Offseason

* October 27, 1972:

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was traded by the Rangers to the

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for

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. * November 30, 1972:

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was traded by the Rangers to the Oakland Athletics for

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. * November 30, 1972: Tom Ragland was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Vince Colbert. * January 10, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball Draft **

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was drafted by the Rangers in the 2nd round, but did not sign. **

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was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the Secondary Phase.

Regular season

On July 30, 1973,

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threw the first no-hitter in Texas Rangers history as he no-hit the Oakland Athletics. The Rangers won the game 6–0.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 20, 1973:

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and Rick Stelmaszek were traded by the Rangers to the California Angels for

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and

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. * June 5, 1973:

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was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft. * July 11, 1973:

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was purchased by the Rangers from the

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.Jim Fregosi page at Baseball Reference
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David Clyde

was a high school pitching phenom who was made the number one overall pick in the 1973 June draft. 22 days later, without having played in the minor leagues, Clyde made his MLB debut, the youngest player to play in an MLB game that year. Clyde won his first ever major league start (in front of a sellout crowd at

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, the first sellout in club history) and played in eighteen games (all starts) that season, finishing with a record of 4–8, with a 5.01 ERA.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

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Notes

References

*
1973 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference1973 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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