1973 Columbus Astros Roster
Team Record: 69-70
Finished 3rd in the SL's East Division
Manager: Wayne Terwilliger (69-70)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 90,017, Avg. 1,295
The Columbus Astros of the Southern League ended the 1973 season with a record of 69 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.
The Astros scored 554 runs and allowed 570 runs. Nathaniel Pettaway led Columbus with 11 home runs and recorded 50 runs batted in. Jerry Moxey paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .301. Doug Konieczny topped the squad with 12 wins, while Russ Rothermel registered a 1.81 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Milt Ramírez, Doug Konieczny, Ramón de los Santos, Joe Sambito, Art Gardner, Cisco Carlos, Jesus de la Rosa, Paul Siebert and Mike Easler were all players from the 1973 Columbus Astros who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Wayne Terwilliger served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Blakley | L | L | October 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 180 | Springfield, IL US |
| Eric Brown | R | R | September 16, 1951 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Cisco Carlos | R | R | September 17, 1940 | 6'3" | 205 | Monrovia, CA US |
| Gordon Crane | R | R | October 24, 1952 | 6'5" | 210 | Provo, UT US |
| Jesus de la Rosa | R | R | August 5, 1953 | 6'1" | 153 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ramón de los Santos | L | L | January 19, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ronald DeJean | R | R | June 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 200 | Denver, CO US |
| Mike Easler | L | R | November 29, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Art Gardner | L | L | September 21, 1952 | 5'11" | 175 | Madden, MS US |
| Steven Gardner | R | R | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | Spanish Fork, UT US |
| Charles Grigsby | R | R | November 17, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Shreveport, LA US |
| David Kaster | R | R | September 9, 1950 | 6'3" | 195 | Omaha, NE US |
| Doug Konieczny | R | R | September 27, 1951 | 6'4" | 220 | Detroit, MI US |
| Alberto Leaver | R | R | September 25, 1948 | 6'3" | 175 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
| Mike Markl | R | R | May 30, 1950 | 5'7" | 150 | San Antonio, TX US |
| John McLaren | R | R | September 29, 1951 | 6'0" | 190 | Galveston, TX US |
| Donnie McLaughlin | R | R | July 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 160 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Jerry Moxey | R | R | December 16, 1949 | 6'0" | 172 | Nassau, BS |
| Pastor Perez | R | R | November 23, 1950 | |||
| Nathaniel Pettaway | L | L | December 15, 1949 | 6'4" | 190 | Mobile, AL US |
| Milt Ramírez | R | R | April 2, 1950 | 5'9" | 150 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Kenny Reed | R | R | April 15, 1951 | 5'9" | 162 | Chicago, IL US |
| Matthew Rosiek | R | R | November 26, 1949 | 6'5" | 215 | New Britain, CT US |
| Russ Rothermel | L | L | March 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 170 | Pottsville, PA US |
| Ronald Roznovsky | R | R | October 7, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Jose Salas | R | R | June 30, 1950 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Joe Sambito | L | L | June 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Paul Siebert | L | L | June 5, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Chuck Taylor | R | R | December 22, 1947 | 6'0" | 155 | Covington, KY US |
| Thomas Wise | R | R | May 31, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Vancouver, WA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
