The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 91st season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Danny Ozark, played their third season at Veterans Stadium and finished last in the National League East, 11 games behind the Mets. Offseason October 31, 1972: Don Money, John Vukovich, and Bill Champion were traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders, and Earl Stephenson. November 30, 1972: Oscar Gamble and Roger Freed were traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Del Unser and Terry Wedgewood (minors). November 30, 1972: Joe Lis, Ken Sanders and Ken Reynolds were traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins for César Tovar. January 10, 1973: Rick Bosetti was drafted by the Phillies in the 7th round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed January 17, 1973. Regular season Steve Carlton, the highest paid pitcher in the game at $165,000, never recovered from a spring training illness and went 13–20. Pitchers Jim Lonborg and Ken Brett, both obtained in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, won 13 games each, as did Wayne Twitchell, whose 2.50 ERA was third in the league. Left fielder Greg Luzinski led the team with 29 home runs, 97 RBIs, and 76 runs, and hit .285. In his rookie season, Mike Schmidt hit just .196 and struck out 136 times in 367 at-bats. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft Todd Cruz was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed June 18, 1973. Dan Boitano was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (11th pick) of the secondary phase. Player signed June 19, 1973. September 11, 1973: Willie Hernández was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. Game log |- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 6 || @ Mets || 0–3 || Tom Seaver (1–0) || Steve Carlton (0–1) || Tug McGraw (1) || 27,326 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Jon Matlack (1–0) || Dick Selma (0–1) || None || 18,738 || 0–2 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 8 || @ Mets || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 27 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 3 || April 10 || Expos || 7–5 || Steve Carlton (1–1) || Mike Torrez (0–2) || None