1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
This year there was another new name on the  trophy when Bramley won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 15-7.


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The match was played at Naughton Park, Widnes, Cheshire (but historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 4,542 and receipts were £1538.


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
Bramley perennial strugglers, had been expected to just make up the numbers against high-flying Widnes, but instead they showed what self-belief, commitment and hard work could do. The result was totally unexpected and is still one of the greatest shocks in Rugby League history. Bramley had joined the Rugby League for the 1896-97 season, the  second season in its existence, and in the 77 years since, this was the first trophy the club had ever won. It would also be the only trophy before leaving the league at the end of the 1999 season. This was also the second consecutive season in which Widnes had finished as runners-up in the BBC Floodlit Trophy.


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Background
This was the year in which the Arab-Israeli war created an oil crisis, which together with the  miner's work to rule, caused the Brish Government to ban the use of floodlights in sport on 13 November. This in turn resulted in many of the matches in the Floodlit Trophy, including the final, being played in the afternoon rather than at night.


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Background
This season saw three new clubs join the tournament. These were Bramley, Dewsbury and Whitehaven which increased the  number of entrants by three, to a new high total of twenty-one.


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Background
The format remained the same as the last season with the  preliminary round played on a two-legged home and away basis and the rest of the tournament being played on a knock-out basis. The preliminary round now involved ten clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the  competition proper to just sixteen.


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Competition and results, Preliminary round – second leg
Involved  5 matches and the same 10 Clubs in reverse fixtures


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments
1 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75  gives the attendance as 3,000, but the official St. Helens archives  gives it as 2,0002 * At the  time this was the highest aggregate score and was never to be beaten3 * This match was televised4 * Bramley join the competition and play first game in the competition5 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75  gives the attendance as 1,500, but the official St. Helens archives  gives it as 2,1086 * Whitehaven join the competition and play first game in the competition7 * Salford, who joined the  competition in season 1966-67, win their first game in the  competition8 * Dewsbury join the competition and play first game in the competition9 * Bramley play their first game at home in the competitiona * There appears to be even more confusion about the attendance than normal.


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments
The Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991 and 1991-92  gives it 4,422, the RUGBYLEAGUEprojects as 4,542, The John Player Yearbook 1974–75  as 4,000, and the Daily Mirror of 19 December 1973 as 4,500b * The Winning score and margin were a new record for the final, to datec * The final was played  in daylight because of restrictions on the use of electricity and floodlights in sportd * Bramley had joined the Rugby League for the 1896-97 season, the  second season in its existence, and in the 77 years since, this was the first trophy the club had ever won.


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments
It would also be the only trophy before leaving the league at the end of the 1999 seasone  * Naughton Park was the home ground of Hull Kingston Rovers from 1895 to 1997, when a new stadium was built on the same site. The final capacity was estimated to be under 10,000 although the record attendance was 24,205 set on 16 February 1961 in a match v St. Helens


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was a knock-out competition sponsored by the BBC and between rugby league clubs, entrance to which was conditional upon the club having floodlights. Most matches were played on an evening, and those of which the second half was televised, were played on a Tuesday evening. Despite the competition being named as 'Floodlit', many matches took place during the afternoons and not under floodlights, and several of the entrants, including  Barrow and Bramley did not have adequate lighting.


1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
And, when in 1973, due to the world oil crisis, the government restricted the use of floodlights in sport, all the matches, including the Trophy final, had to be played in the afternoon rather than at night. The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused by inclement weather)


1973 BC Lions season
The 1973 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 5–9–2 record. They beat the Calgary Stampeders in the final game of the regular season to make the playoffs. However, the Lions would lose to Saskatchewan in the Western Semi-Final 33–13.


1973 BC Lions season
In April, the Lions traded star fullback Jim Evenson to Ottawa. This would result in more carries for sophomore Johnny Musso, star running back from University of Alabama, who the Lions outbid the Chicago Bears of the NFL in 1972. Musso didn't disappoint as he ran for 1029 yards in 1973, had 475 yards receiving and scored 10 touchdowns.


1973 BC Lions season
Third year starting quarterback Don Moorhead split time with back-up Karl Douglas as the Lions tried to find the solution to their stagnant offence which produced only 16.3 points per game. In aggregate, both quarterbacks could only generate eight touchdowns through the air all season.


1973 BC Lions season
Sophomore linebacker Ray Nettles won the Schenley award for Most Outstanding Defensive Player and was the only Lion named to the CFL all-star team.


1973 BC Lions season
Linebacker Greg Findlay retired after 12 seasons and 178 games for the Lions.


1973 BRDC International Trophy
The 25th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 8 April 1973. The race was run in connection with a Formula 5000 event.


1973 BYU Cougars football team
The 1973 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a conference record of 3–4.


1973 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Utah
The first half was played in a blinding snowstorm. Gary Sheide tied the WAC single-season touchdown record of 21 in the third quarter shared by Virgil Carter (1966) and Danny White (1972). It was the most points BYU had scored against Utah to date.


1973 Bahraini general election
General elections were held in Bahrain for the first time on 12 December 1973. 30 seats out of the 44-seated unicameral National Assembly were contested, the other 14 were ex officio. Of the 24,883 registered voters, 19,509 cast a ballot, giving a voter turnout of 78.4%.


1973 Bahraini general election
Two distinct political blocs amongst the elected members; the "People's Bloc" consisted of eight Shia and Sunni members elected from urban areas and associated with left-wing and nationalist organizations, including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, the National Liberation Front – Bahrain or the Baathist movement. The 'Religious Bloc' was made up of six Shia members mostly from rural constituencies. The remaining members were independents with shifting positions.


1973 Bahraini general election, Electoral system
The elections were held under the 1973 constitution. The 44-seat National Assembly had thirty members elected by a franchise restricted to male citizens, with an additional 14 ministers of the royally-appointed government becoming ex officio members.


1973 Bahraini general election, Aftermath
In 1975 the Assembly was dissolved by the then ruler Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa because it refused to pass the government sponsored State Security Law of 1974. Isa subsequently refused to allow the Assembly to meet again or hold elections during his lifetime. The next parliamentary elections were held in 2002 after a gap of 27 years. During that period, Bahrain was run by the royally-appointed government under emergency laws.


1973 Balcatta state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Balcatta in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia was held on 28 July 1973. It was triggered by the resignation of Herb Graham, the deputy premier in the Labor government of John Tonkin, on 30 May 1973.


1973 Balcatta state by-election
Like the earlier 1971 Ascot by-election, the Balcatta by-election was of great importance to the Labor Party, as a loss would have seen it reduced to minority government. The party retained the seat despite a 16.5-point negative swing, with Brian Burke (a future premier) outpolling the Liberal candidate, Neil Beck, by only 30 votes on the two-party-preferred count. Burke had been behind Beck on first preferences, but passed him after the preferences of the Australia Party candidate were distributed.


1973 Balcatta state by-election, Background
Herb Graham had held Balcatta for the Labor Party since the seat's re-creation at the 1962 state election, and had served in parliament since 1943. He was made deputy premier under John Tonkin following Labor's victory at the 1971 election, but the pair had frequent differences of opinion. Graham resigned from parliament on 30 May 1973 and was instead appointed chairman of the Licensing Court of Western Australia. After his resignation, the writ for the by-election was issued on 1 June, with the close of nominations on 28 June. Polling day was on 28 July, with the writ returned on 17 August.


1973 Balcatta state by-election, Aftermath
The Tonkin government was defeated at the 1974 state election, which also saw Balcatta abolished in a redistribution. Burke transferred to the seat of Balga, and remained in parliament until his retirement in 1988. He was elected leader of the Labor Party in 1981, and became premier at the 1983 state election.


1973 Balkans Cup
The 1973 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 6 teams and Lokomotiv Sofia won the trophy.


1973 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 1973 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its third season under head coach Dave McClain, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (– against conference opponents). The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.


1973 Ballon d'Or
The 1973 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Dutch midfielder Johan Cruyff, for the second time.


1973 Ballymena Borough Council election
Elections to Ballymena Borough Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.


1973 Ballymena Borough Council election, Districts results, Area A
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist


1973 Ballymena Borough Council election, Districts results, Area B
1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent


1973 Ballymena Borough Council election, Districts results, Area C
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Vanguard


1973 Ballymena Borough Council election, Districts results, Area D
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent


1973 Ballymoney District Council election
Elections to Ballymoney Borough Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16 councillors.


1973 Ballymoney District Council election, Districts results, Area A
1973: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent


1973 Ballymoney District Council election, Districts results, Area B
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist


1973 Ballymoney District Council election, Districts results, Area C
1973: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist


1973 Baltimore Colts season
The 1973 Baltimore Colts season was the 21st season for the team in the National Football League. Under first-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Colts finished with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, tied for fourth in the AFC East with the New York Jets. The Colts lost the tiebreaker to the New York based on head-to-head series (0–2).


1973 Baltimore Colts season
Baltimore was the only team to lose to the Houston Oilers, bowing 31–27 in week eight at home. The Oilers broke an 18-game losing streak with the victory.


1973 Baltimore Colts season
Hired in February, Schnellenberger was previously the offensive coordinator with the Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins, who went undefeated in 1972 under head coach Don Shula.


1973 Baltimore Colts season
This was the first year since 1955 in which long-time quarterback Johnny Unitas was not on the Baltimore roster.


1973 Baltimore Colts season, Regular season
Before the season, the Colts traded long-time quarterback Johnny Unitas to the San Diego Chargers. Unitas had been splitting quarterback duties with Earl Morrall and Marty Domres over the past few seasons; he played one season for San Diego and retired.


1973 Baltimore International
The 1973 Baltimore International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Towson State College in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States that was part of the 1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit. It was the second edition of the event and was held from January 3 through January 7, 1973. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and earned $3,500 first-prize money.


1973 Baltimore International, Finals, Doubles
Jimmy Connors /  Clark Graebner defeated  Sandy Mayer /  Paul Gerken 3–6, 6–2, 6–3


1973 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1973 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They went on to lose to the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 American League Championship Series, three games to two.


1973 Baltimore Orioles season, 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


1973 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1973 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Banbridge District Council election
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used two district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.


1973 Banbridge District Council election, Districts results, Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist


1973 Bandy World Championship
The 1973 Bandy World Championship was the eighth Bandy World Championship and was contested between four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Moscow and Krasnogorsk (Soviet Union) on February 17–24, 1973. The Soviet Union became champions.


1973 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in newly independent Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, who won 293 of the 300 seats, including eleven constituencies where they were elected unopposed without a vote. Voter turnout was 54.9%.


1973 Barnett Bank Classic
The 1973 Barnett Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Miami Jockey Club in Miami, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 11, 1973. Second-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $7,000 first-prize money.


1973 Barnett Bank Classic, Finals, Doubles
Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve defeated  Rosie Casals /  Billie Jean King 4–6, 6–2, 6–3


1973 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
The first elections to the newly created Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 60 seat council - three seats for each of the 20 wards - up for vote. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.


1973 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.


1973 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1973 followed the system in place since 1971, plus the special election of Roberto Clemente, who had died in a plane crash on New Year's Eve. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected Warren Spahn. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider executives, managers, umpires, and earlier major league players. It selected three people: Billy Evans, George Kelly, and Mickey Welch. The Negro Leagues Committee also met in person and selected Monte Irvin. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on August 6, 1973, with Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn presiding.


1973 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1953 or later, but not after 1967; the ballot included candidates from the 1972 ballot who received at least 5% of the vote but were not elected, along with selected players, chosen by a screening committee, whose last appearance was in 1967. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote.


1973 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. The ballot consisted of 44 players; a total of 380 ballots were cast, with 285 votes required for election. A total of 3,044 individual votes were cast, an average of 8.01 per ballot. Those candidates receiving less than 5% of the vote will not appear on future BBWAA ballots but may eventually be considered by the Veterans Committee.


1973 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Candidates who were eligible for the first time are indicated here with a dagger (†). The one candidate who received at least 75% of the vote and was elected is indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics.


1973 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Johnny Mize, Marty Marion, Dom DiMaggio, Bobo Newsom, Dutch Leonard and Harry Brecheen were on the ballot for the final time.


1973 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The newly-eligible players included 24 All-Stars, 16 of whom were not included on the ballot, representing a total of 95 All-Star selections. Among the new candidates were 17-time All-Star Warren Spahn, 10-time All-Star Whitey Ford, 9-time All-Star Smoky Burgess, 8-time All-Star Dick Groat and Bill Skowron, 7-time All-Star Robin Roberts and 5-time All-Star Earl Battey.


1973 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Players eligible for the first time who were not included on the ballot were: Joey Amalfitano, Earl Battey, Jackie Brandt, Eddie Bressoud, Bob Buhl, Don Demeter, Rubén Gómez, Jim King, Johnny Klippstein, Jim Landis, Barry Latman, Charley Lau, Bob Lillis, Jerry Lumpe, Billy O'Dell, Jim O'Toole, Jim Owens, Jimmy Piersall, Andre Rodgers, Johnny Romano, Jack Sanford, Bob Shaw, Bill Skowron, Ralph Terry and Hal Woodeshick.


1973 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
On March 20, the BBWAA held a special election for Roberto Clemente, who had died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972. Clemente was elected after receiving 393 votes out of 420 ballots cast.


1973 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, J. G. Taylor Spink Award
Dan Daniel (1890–1981), Fred Lieb (1888–1980) and J. Roy Stockton (1892–1972) received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring baseball writers. The awards were voted at the December 1972 meeting of the BBWAA, and included in the summer 1973 ceremonies. Daniel and Lieb, the first living recipients of the award, accepted in person.


1973 Basildon District Council election
The 1973 Basildon Borough Council election were the first elections to the newly created Basildon District Council took place on 7 June 1973 . This was on the same day as other local elections. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.


1973 Bassetlaw District Council election
The 1973 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 June 1973, to elect all 51 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election resulted in the Labour Party winning a majority of seats on the council.


1973 Bassetlaw District Council election
This was the first election to elect members of the new district council for Bassetlaw following its creation by the Local Government Act 1972. The council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 1974, when it gained control over local government functions from its predecessor authorities; the East Retford Rural District, the Municipal Borough of East Retford, the Municipal Borough of Worksop and the Worksop Rural District councils.


1973 Bath City Council election
The 1973 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 10 May 1973 to elect councillors to the new Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.


1973 Bath City Council election
These were the first elections to the new district council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1974. Future elections would take place every three years, with the next election scheduled for 6 May 1976.


1973 Bath City Council election
The 1973 election saw no party take overall control of the council, with the Conservatives being the largest party.


1973 Baylor Bears football team
The 1973 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Bears finished in eighth place in the Southwestern Conference.


1973 Bedford District Council election
The 1973 Bedford District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Bedford District Council in England.


1973 Bedford District Council election, Overall Results
A total of 32,885 valid votes were cast. The turnout was 37.8%


1973 Belfast City Council election
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used eight district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors.


1973 Belfast City Council election
The elections were the first following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, brought about by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 & Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, which replaced the previous FPTP ward system with a new system of proportional representation using multi-member district electoral areas.


1973 Belfast City Council election
The Ulster Unionist Party maintained its position as the largest party, winning just short of a majority, and William Christie continued as Lord Mayor.


1973 Belfast City Council election, Districts results, Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x NILP


1973 Belfast City Council election, Districts results, Area B
1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist


1973 Belfast City Council election, Districts results, Area D
1973: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs


1973 Belfast City Council election, Districts results, Area E
1973: 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x NILP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist, 1 x Independent Unionist


1973 Belfast City Council election, Districts results, Area F
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs


1973 Belfast City Council election, Districts results, Area G
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist


1973 Belfast City Council election, Districts results, Area H
1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP


1973 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1973 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 20 May 1973. It was race 5 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by British driver Jackie Stewart driving a Tyrrell 006.


1973 Belgian Grand Prix
The entire Zolder track had to be resurfaced a week before the actual Grand Prix after a few drivers such as Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi and François Cevert walked around the track to inspect it. They found that the track started to break up as a result of a previous race, and the track owners immediately decided to resurface the track, only a week before the Grand Prix. Cevert, Fittipaldi and Stewart refused to drive on the track because of the danger, and Cevert responded to the FIA that they would attempt to cancel the race if the owners did not do a good enough job of fixing the track.


1973 Belgian Grand Prix
Future world champion Niki Lauda took his first ever career points here, by finishing in fifth place in his BRM.


1973 Belgian Grand Prix
This race saw the end of teams' numbers changing from race to race - the numbers teams raced with at Zolder lasted until the end of the season. For 1974, the finishing positions in the Constructors' Championship were used to allocate the numbers, after which teams did not change numbers unless they won the Drivers' Championship (or signed the current World Champion).


1973 Belmont Stakes
The 1973 Belmont Stakes was the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, held on June 9, 1973. Facing a field of five horses, Secretariat won by 31 lengths, the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, in front of a crowd of 69,138 spectators. His winning time of 2 minutes and 24 seconds still stands as the American record for a mile and a half on dirt. The event was televised and broadcast over the radio.


1973 Belmont Stakes
Secretariat was widely viewed as the favorite to win by most sportswriters and people; however, the added distance and the possibility of running too slow for a distance or running too fast too soon could potentially cause him to lose. Out of the starting gate, Secretariat and Sham traded the lead. Around the three-quarters mile marker Sham began to fade and Secretariat began to extend an advantage. Twice a Prince and My Gallant overtook Sham to take second and third, respectively. Sham finished last, behind Pvt. Smiles, who was in last before Sham slowed severely.


1973 Belmont Stakes
The victory in the Belmont, when combined with Secretariat's previous victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, meant he completed the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. This was significant, as he was the ninth horse to complete the feat and broke a 25-year drought where no horse had completed the achievement.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Pre-race coverage
Secretariat, Sham, Pvt. Smiles, and My Gallant were the first four horses to be entered into the Belmont Stakes. Secretariat, winner of both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, was the odds on favorite to win the event. The added distance of the Belmont when compared to the Derby and Preakness was found to be one potential reason for Secretariat to lose the race.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Pre-race coverage
Steve Cady of The New York Times wrote that Secretariat could be defeated if the pace of the race went too fast or was too slow for too long, in both of which scenarios he felt Sham would win. Sham received significant attention as well and was thought to be the second best horse, along with having the potential of becoming the first horse to be runner-up in all the Triple Crown races. My Gallant was considered the best of the rest, especially as he was the progeny of Gallant Man, who set the Belmont Stakes course record of 2:26+3⁄5 in the 1957 edition.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Pre-race coverage
Knightly Dawn was entered into the race on June 6 and was thought to bring early speed to the race and alter the way it would be run. Before Knightly Dawn's entry, Secretariat was speculated to lead from the race's start. With the presence of Knightly Dawn, William Boniface of The Baltimore Sun believed that Secretariat would have to run faster earlier on, thus making the final half-mile more unpredictable. Pancho Martin, the trainer of Knightly Dawn, said he would only run the horse if it rained as Knightly Dawn's only previous success had been in the Jersey Derby on a sloppy track. However, Knightly Dawn was scratched prior to race day.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Pre-race coverage
There was much speculation going into the Stakes over Secretariat's bid for the Triple Crown. Since 1948, when Citation achieved the feat, there had been six horses that had won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes before failing in the Belmont Stakes. When comparing Secretariat to those six horses' health and fitness before the Belmont Stakes, writer Boniface felt Secretariat was in the best shape, almost as good as when he entered the Kentucky Derby weeks prior. Just days before the Belmont, Secretariat ran five furlongs in just under a minute in a morning workout. Following that, Secretariat's jockey Ron Turcotte told reporters that Secretariat was ready for a top charge on Saturday.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Event details
Post time for the race was 5:38 PM EDT. It was televised by CBS, and aired on CBS Radio. All jockeys competing were 126 pounds (57 kg). The weather during the race was clear and the course conditions were fast. The scratch of Knightly Dawn before the race was held reduced the purse to $150,200, which was awarded to the first through fourth-place finishers in the sums of $90,120, $33,044, $18,024, and $9,012, respectively.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Event details
Attendance figures were speculated to be around 70,000 leading up to the race, which was accurate as the official attendance for the event was reported to be 69,138. This became the second-most attended Belmont Stakes at the time, after the 1971 race that had 82,694 in attendance.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Race summary
Out of the starting gate, Secretariat and Sham raced evenly through the first turn. Through a half-mile, the two were even. Entering the backstretch and approaching three-quarters of a mile, Secretariat began to distance himself as Sham began to fade, ultimately finishing last. It was later discovered that Sham had suffered a hairline fracture of his right front cannon bone during the race, which ended his racing career.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Race summary
Secretariat continued to extend his advantage for the rest of the race, finishing 31 lengths over the second-place finisher, Twice a Prince. Twice a Prince started slowly and moved along the rail until reaching second position, passing Sham and outpacing My Gallant. Track announcer Chic Anderson described Secretariat's move from the backstretch with the famous call, "Secretariat is widening now. He is moving like a tremendous machine!"


1973 Belmont Stakes, Race summary
Secretariat set the Belmont Stakes track record at 2:24 and the record for largest margin of victory. Secretariat also broke the American record for a mile-and-a-half on a dirt track, breaking the previous record of 2:26+1⁄5, set by Going Abroad in 1964.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Results
Post positions: 1. Secretariat, 2. Pvt. Smiles, 3. My Gallant, Knightly Dawn, 4. Twice a Prince, 5. Sham


1973 Belmont Stakes, Analysis
Neil Milbert of the Chicago Tribune wrote that Secretariat "ran what may have been the greatest horse race in history." When asked about Secretariat's margin of victory, trainer Lucien Laurin stated: "Naturally, not that big!" He further commented on Sham's performance saying "The horse we had to kill, we did." My Gallant's jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. said Secretariat was "just like a car." Secretariat's jockey Ron Turcotte told the press that he saw the timer on the track hit 2:20 and he told himself "Oh I can make it" and continued to press Secretariat forward to break the course record. The UPI wrote that Secretariat's performance in the race put him in the ranks of the greatest race horses of all-time.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Analysis
That day at Belmont Park, $7.9 million was wagered on the nine races that were held during the day, which includes $2.2 million from off-track betting. A total of $5.6 million was bet through the mutuels that day. The Stakes itself had $519,689 bet on it. Bettors holding 5,617 winning parimutuel tickets on Secretariat never redeemed them, presumably keeping them as souvenirs.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Aftermath
Through his combined victories at the Belmont Stakes, Preakness Stakes, and Kentucky Derby, Secretariat became the ninth horse to complete the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, and the first horse since Citation in 1948, ending a 25-year period without a Triple Crown winner. Secretariat's times in all three Triple Crown races were course records and still stand.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Aftermath
Following the Belmont, Secretariat was allowed several weeks rest before entering a few more competitions and then starting his a career as a stud, where he had been syndicated for close to $6.08 million.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Aftermath
In part due to accomplishing the Triple Crown and winning other races during the 1973 calendar season, Secretariat won Horse of the Year for the second consecutive year. In addition, he also won Eclipse Awards as the American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse and the American Champion Male Turf Horse. He was inducted to the Thoroughbred Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1974.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Aftermath
Although Secretariat sired several successful racehorses, he ultimately was most influential through his daughters' offspring. His daughters produced several notable sires, and through them Secretariat appears in the pedigree of many modern champions. Secretariat died in 1989 due to laminitis, at age 19. He is recognized as the greatest horse in racing history.


1973 Belmont Stakes, Aftermath
In 2013, the 40th anniversary of his Belmont win was commemorated by the New York Racing Association by placing a blue-and-white checkered pole (the colors of Meadow Stable) at the Belmont track, located 253 feet 2 inches (77.17 m) from the finish line to mark the 31-length margin of victory.


1973 Benson & Hedges Cup
The 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup was the second competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club.


1973 Berlin Open
The 1973 Berlin Open was a men's tennis tournament staged in Berlin, West Germany. The men's event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and categorized in Group C. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 4 June until 11 June 1973. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and Hans-Jürgen Pohmann won the singles title.


1973 Berlin Open, Finals, Doubles
Jürgen Fassbender /  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann defeated  Raúl Ramírez /  Joaquin Loyo-Mayo 4–6, 6–4, 6–4


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election
The Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, 1973 was a parliamentary  by-election held on 8 November 1973 for the House of Commons constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It was one of four UK by-elections held on the same day.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election
The by-election took place during the 1970s Liberal Party revival. This was the fifth Liberal gain during the 1970-1974 Parliament. Although largely overshadowed by the Scottish National Party's spectacular victory in Glasgow Govan on the same day, it was the narrowest by-election result since the Carmarthen by-election in 1928, forty-five years earlier.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Previous MP
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Antony Claud Frederick Lambton, resigned following a private scandal. To resign from the House of Commons he asked to be appointed to the sinecure office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, which appointment was made on 1 June 1973. The Stewardship is a notional office of profit under the Crown, appointment to which vacates an MPs seat in Parliament. Lambton, a Conservative, had been MP for the constituency since 1951.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Previous MP
Antony Lambton (10 July 1922 – 30 December 2006), was briefly the 6th Earl of Durham in 1970 but disclaimed that title to remain in the House of Commons. He was known before 1970 by the courtesy title of Viscount Lambton, a style he continued to claim after renouncing his peerage.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
Five candidates were nominated. The list below is set out in descending order of the number of votes received at the by-election.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
1. The Liberal Party candidate was Alan James Beith, born on 20 April 1943. He was a lecturer in politics and a local Councillor. Beith had contested the constituency in the 1970 general election, finishing third.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
Beith won the by-election and retained the seat until his retirement in 2015, and by the 2010 election was the longest serving Liberal Democrat MP.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
Beith was the Liberal Party Chief Whip 1977-1985 and Deputy Leader 1985-1988. Following the formation of the (Social and) Liberal Democrats in 1988, he contested the party leadership. Beith subsequently became Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Party, a post he held from 1992 until 2003.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
2. The Conservative candidate was J.D.M. Hardie. He had previously contested the Scottish seats of West Stirlingshire in 1966 and Berwickshire and East Lothian in 1970.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
After losing the by-election, Hardie again contested the seat in the February 1974 general election.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
3. The Labour Party was represented by Dr Gordon Johnston Adam, a mining engineer (born 28 March 1934). At the 1966 general election, Adam was the Labour Party candidate for the Tynemouth constituency.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
In August 1973, he was chosen to fight the byelection in Berwick-upon-Tweed, and decided to focus on the issues of housing and prices. The Times Diary noted that Labour had drafted 13 professionals in to lead their campaign but described Adam as "a charm-free technocrat". Adam saw Labour overtaken by the Liberal Party who narrowly won the seat; he took comfort that the Labour vote had held firm.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
Adam again contested the constituency in the February 1974 general election. He was a member of the European Parliament from 1979 until he retired in 2004 (apart from six months in 1999).


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
4. T.G. Symonds was an Independent candidate. Tim Symonds then joined the Liberal Party and became the Liberal Parliamentary candidate in Newcastle East in the late-1974 general election. In 1980 he co-founded with Lesley Abdela the all-Party 300 Group for Women in Politics.


1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, Candidates
5. Robert Goodall was an Independent candidate. He had previously contested West Derbyshire in 1944, 1945 and 1967, and the 1971 Macclesfield by-election, finishing bottom of the poll each time.


1973 Big League World Series
The 1973 Big League World Series took place from August 14–18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Lincolnwood, Illinois defeated Orange County, California twice in the championship game.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1973 Big Ten Conference football season was the 78th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach Woody Hayes, and the 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach Bo Schembechler, compiled identical 10–0–1 records and tied for the Big Ten championship. Ohio State was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll, and Michigan was ranked No. 6. Ohio State led the conference in both scoring offense (37.5 points per game) and scoring defense (5.8 points allowed per game).


1973 Big Ten Conference football season
The regular season ended with a 10–10 tie between Michigan and Ohio State. When the game ended in a tie, the Big Ten athletic directors voted, 6–4, to send Ohio State to the Rose Bowl. Michigan athletic officials and fans were outraged, with even the Vice President of the United States, Gerald Ford, speaking out against the decision. Ohio State defeated USC, 42–21, in the 1974 Rose Bowl. Two selectors, the National Championship Foundation and the Poling System, recognize Michigan as a co-national champion for the 1973 season.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season
The Big Ten statistical leaders in 1973 included Ohio State running back Archie Griffin with 1,577 rushing yards. Griffin also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player. Four Big Ten players were recognized as consensus first-team All-Americans: Randy Gradishar and John Hicks of Ohio State and Dave Gallagher and Dave Brown of Michigan.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Results and team statistics
KeyAP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1973 seasonAP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1973 seasonPPG = Average of points scored per game; conference leader's average displayed in boldPAG = Average of points allowed per game; conference leader's average displayed in boldMVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Pre-season
Four Big Ten teams changed head coaches between the 1972 and 1973 seasons, as follows:


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 15
On September 15, 1973, the Big Ten football teams opened the season with five conference games.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 22
On September 22, 1973, the Big Ten teams played nine non-conference games, resulting in four wins and five losses. Ohio State had a bye week.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 29
On September 29, 1973, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games, resulting in three wins and seven losses.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 6
On October 6, 1973, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games, resulting in five wins and five losses. After concluding three weeks of non-conference play, the Big Ten teams had compiled a 12–17 non-conference record.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 13
On October 13, 1973, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 20
On October 20, 1973, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 27
On October 27, 1973, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 3
On November 3, 1973, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 10
On November 10, 1973, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 17
On November 17, 1973, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 24
On November 24, 1973, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Bowl games
On January 1, 1974, Ohio State (ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll) defeated USC (ranked No. 7), 42–21. Pete Johnson scored three touchdowns, and Archie Griffin capped the scoring with a 47-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Passing yards
1. Mitch Anderson, Northwestern (1,224)2. Gregg Bohlig, Wisconsin (1,211)3. Jeff Hollenbach, Illinois (916)4. Willie Jones, Indiana (881)5. Bo Bobrowski, Purdue (849)


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Rushing yards
1. Archie Griffin, Ohio State (1,577)2. Billy Marek, Wisconsin (1,207)3. Stan Key, Northwestern (894)4. Rick Upchurch, Minnesota (841)5. Ed Shuttlesworth, Michigan (745)


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Receiving yards
1. Trent Smock, Indiana (505)2. Steve Craig, Northwestern (479)3. Garvin Roberson, Illinois (416)3. Mike Flanagan, Indiana (416)5. Brian Rollins, Iowa (408)


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Total offense
1. Bo Bobrowski, Purdue (274)2. Mitch Anderson, Northwestern (253)3. Archie Griffin, Ohio State (247)4. Billy Marek, Wisconsin (241)5. Jeff Hollenbach, Illinois (233)


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Passing efficiency rating
1. Gregg Bohlig, Wisconsin (112.9)2. Mitch Anderson, Northwestern (109.3)3. Jeff Hollenbach, Illinois (79.5)


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Rushing yards per attempts
1. Archie Griffin, Ohio State (6.4)2. Rick Upchurch, Minnesota (6.0)3. Chuck Heater, Michigan (5.8)4. Cornelius Greene, Ohio State (5.7)5. Ken Starch, Wisconsin (5.4)


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Yards per reception
1. Garvin Roberson, Illinois (16.6)2. Steve Craig, Northwestern (16.0)3. Trent Smock, Indiana (14.0)4. Mike Flanagan, Indiana (12.6)5. Brian Rollins, Iowa (12.4)


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Points scored
1. Billy Marek, Wisconsin (84)1. Bruce Elia, Ohio State (84)3. Cornelius Greene, Ohio State (72)4. Rick Upchurch, Minnesota (54)4. Ed Shuttlesworth, Michigan (54)


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Big Ten honors
The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1973 All-Big Ten Conference football team.


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-American honors
At the end of the 1973 season, Big Ten players secured four of the consensus first-team picks for the 1973 College Football All-America Team. The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were:


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-American honors
Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were:


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, Other awards
Three Ohio State players finished among the top six in the voting for the 1973 Heisman Trophy: John Hicks (second); Archie Griffin (fifth); and Randy Gradishar (sixth).


1973 Big Ten Conference football season, 1974 NFL Draft
The 1974 NFL Draft was held in New York on January 29–30, 1974. The following players were among the first 100 picks:


1973 Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1973 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were published on 2 June 1973 for the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Mauritius, and Fiji.


1973 Birthday Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1973 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1973 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 2 June 1973.


1973 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1973 Blue Swords
Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating.


1973 Boise State Broncos football team
The 1973 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State College during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season, the sixth season of Bronco football (at the four-year level) and the first in the newly reorganized Division II. The Broncos were in their fourth year as members of the Big Sky Conference (and NCAA) and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.


1973 Boise State Broncos football team
Led by sixth-year head coach Tony Knap, the Broncos were 9–2 in the regular season and undefeated in conference (6–0) to win their first Big Sky title. Invited to the inaugural eight-team Division II playoffs, BSC hosted a 53–10 quarterfinal win over South Dakota. In the semifinals, the Broncos lost 38–34 to Louisiana Tech in the Pioneer Bowl in Texas, giving up a touchdown in the final seconds.


1973 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
Three Broncos were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).


1973 Bolivarian Games
The VII Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between February 17 - March 3, 1973, at the Estadio Revolución in Panama City, Panama. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO). Ecuador was the only eligible country not to send a delegation because of "internal problems".


1973 Bolivarian Games
The Games were officially opened by Panamanian president Demetrio Basilio Lakas. Torch lighter was long distance runner Faustino López, who won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 1951 Bolivarian Games. The athlete's oath was sworn by gymnast Xenia Moreno.


1973 Bolivarian Games
A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José Gamarra Zorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and first president (1976-1982) of ODESUR.


1973 Bolivarian Games, Participation
About 1200 Athletes from 5 countries were reported to participate:


1973 Bolivarian Games, Medal count
The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. A slightly different number of medals was published elsewhere. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.


1973 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The first elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 69 seat council - three seats for each of the 23 wards - up for vote. It was the first council election as the newly formed metropolitan borough under a new constitution.


1973 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the County Borough of Bolton, the Municipal Borough of Farnworth, the Urban Districts of Blackrod, Horwich, Kearsley, Little Lever, and Westhoughton, and the southern part of Turton Urban District on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.


1973 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The Conservative Party took control of the new Council by a majority of 1. The Leader of the Council was Councillor John Hanscomb, who held this position until Labour took control in 1980.


1973 Boston College Eagles football team
The 1973 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-year head coach Joe Yukica and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 7–4 but were not invited to a bowl game.


1973 Boston Red Sox season
The 1973 Boston Red Sox season was the 73rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, eight games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The team was managed by Eddie Kasko until he was reassigned at the end of September; third-base coach Eddie Popowski managed the team in their final contest of the season.


1973 Boston Red Sox season, Player statistics, 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


1973 Boston Red Sox season, Player statistics, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1973 Boston Red Sox season, Player statistics, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Boston Red Sox season, Player statistics, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Boston Red Sox season, Player statistics, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Boston University Terriers football team
The 1973 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Paul Kemp, the Terriers compiled a 3–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 170 to 95.


1973 Boston University Terriers football team
Boston University played its home games on Nickerson Field, which was part of the Case Sports Complex and was formerly known as Braves Field, the home of the Boston Braves.


1973 Boundary Treaty between Uruguay and Argentina
The Treaty between Uruguay and Argentina concerning the Rio de la Plata and the Corresponding Maritime Boundary was signed in Montevideo on 19 November 1973 by Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay and Mr. Alberto J. Vignes, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina.


1973 Boundary Treaty between Uruguay and Argentina
The treaty provides the geographic coordinates for the boundary points in the Rio de la Plata, affords the status of Martín García Island and other islands in the Rio de la Plata, designates Isla Martin Garcia as the seat of an Administrative Commission for the Rio de la Plata (Spanish: Comisión Administradora del Río de la Plata, CARP), and regulates the adjacent maritime front.


1973 Boundary Treaty between Uruguay and Argentina
There are two kinds of zones in the Rio de la Plata, the zones  of  exclusive  jurisdiction  and  the  zone  of  common jurisdiction. In zones considered  to be of exclusive jurisdiction, each Party may  exert  its  authority  without  interference  from  the  other. In  the common  zones  these jurisdictions  may be  exercised concurrently and by the CARP. The inner waters of both countries are drawn intentionally to let the navigable waterways within the common zones.


1973 Boundary Treaty between Uruguay and Argentina
This combined definition of the boundary led to the Martín García canal dispute and the Uruguay River pulp mill dispute.


1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The 1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 266 to 209.


1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The team's statistical leaders included Reid Lamport with 1,084 passing yards, Paul Miles with 1,030 rushing yards, and Roger Wallace with 587 receiving yards.


1973 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on February 11, 1973. It was race 2 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the first ever world championship race to be held in Brazil. The race was won by home town hero Emerson Fittipaldi after starting from first row beside Ronnie Peterson, who claimed the first pole position in his Formula One career, both driving Lotus. Jackie Stewart finished in second position, driving a Tyrrell. Denny Hulme finished in third position, driving a McLaren.


1973 Bristol City Council election
The 1973 Bristol City Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 28 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this was the first election to the new non-metropolitan district council for Bristol, which came into being on 1 April the following year. Labour took control of the Council after winning a comfortable majority of seats.


1973 Bristol City Council election
The National Front stood in four wards in this election


1973 British Grand Prix
The 1973 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1973. It was race 9 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.


1973 British Grand Prix
The race is known for the first lap pile-up which ultimately caused eleven cars to retire. The accident happened when Jody Scheckter, running fourth in his McLaren, spun across the track at Woodcote Corner at the end of the first lap, causing many other cars to collide and crash. The incident eliminated nine cars, including all three works Surtees cars, while Brabham driver Andrea de Adamich suffered a broken ankle that ended his F1 career. The race was stopped at the end of the second lap, before being restarted over the original 67-lap distance with 18 of the original 29 cars (David Purley and Graham McRae having also retired in separate incidents).


1973 British Grand Prix
On the first start, a swift start by Jackie Stewart brought him from fourth to first in less than half a lap. At Becketts Corner, Stewart out-braked race leader Ronnie Peterson and took the lead. However, the massive pile-up at the end of the first lap caused the race to be restarted and Stewart had to start from fourth again. This time it was Niki Lauda who had an excellent start and moved up behind Peterson into second, with Stewart third. Stewart passed Lauda on lap 2, and charged after Peterson. On lap 6, Stewart again tried to pass Peterson for the lead, but the Swedish driver shut the door; Stewart lost control of his Tyrrell and spun off into the thick grass. Although he was able to continue, Stewart ended up finishing 10th, one lap down.


1973 British Grand Prix
Another notable drive came from James Hunt in his Hesketh Racing March, who ran fourth for most of the race and was part of a four-way battle for the lead between himself, Peterson, Denny Hulme and Peter Revson. American driver Revson took his first Grand Prix victory by 2.8 seconds from Peterson.


1973 British Grand Prix
The pile-up was to be a factor in this being the last World Championship F1 race held on the original Silverstone layout: a chicane would be added at Woodcote shortly before the next British Grand Prix at Silverstone two years later. MotoGP, which would come to Silverstone from the Isle of Man in 1977, would use the original layout until 1986.


1973 British Grand Prix, Race, First start and multi-car pileup
The race started at 2.00pm local time, it featured the most cars to start a grand prix as it featured 28 cars in rows of three by two. Ronnie Peterson led away but a very quick start by Jackie Stewart brought him from fourth to second but passed Peterson to take the lead at Beckets. Carlos Reutemann was in third with Denny Hulme and Jody Scheckter behind him. As the exited Woodcote corner to complete the first lap, Stewart led Peterson and Reutemann but carnage was happening behind them.


1973 British Grand Prix, Race, First start and multi-car pileup
Scheckter tried to pass Hulme on the outside Scheckter's car went wide and spun right across the track and it hit the retaining wall of the pits and bounced back into the middle of the track. Hulme escaped undamaged, Francois Cevert, James Hunt, Peter Revson and Clay Regazzoni also went by. The big one then happened as Scheckter's car ricocheted back from the pit wall, Revson struck Scheckter's rear wing and then all hell broke loose as the rest of the field crashed into the wrecks or dodged about to miss the wreckage.


1973 British Grand Prix, Race, First start and multi-car pileup
Nine cars were involved in the resulting carnage, Andrea de Adamich had crashed headlong into the barriers on the outside of the track and he was trapped in the cockpit of his Brabham with a broken ankle. Apart from minor bruises and shakings no-one else was hurt but the Surtees cars of Mike Hailwood, Carlos Pace and Jochen Mass were smashed up. The Shadow's were also involved, Jackie Oliver's car was wrecked, George Follmer's car was ripped open.


1973 British Grand Prix, Race, First start and multi-car pileup
The Embassy Hill-entered Shadow of Graham Hill was struck in the rear and a wishbone broken, but Hill drove it round back to the pits under its own power. The BRM of Jean-Pierre Beltoise and the works March of Roger Williamson were wrecked, as was the McLaren of Scheckter. The race organisation acted instantly and the race was red flagged indicating without argument or discussion that the race was stopped and would be started again later.


1973 British Grand Prix, Race, First start and multi-car pileup
Meanwhile, those ahead of the accident were still racing, until they ended the lap, when they all came to a rapid stop at the scene of the crash. It took 30 minutes to release de Adamich from the wreckage of the Brabham plus an hour to clear away the wrecked cars and the debris. The cars that escaped were wheeled back to the starting grid and Hill's Shadow was repaired in the pits, and Niki Lauda's BRM that had been in the pits all the time had a new drive-shaft fitted. Hunt's March needed a new airbox as his original one was damaged in the wreck and borrowed Mike Beuttler's airbox from his car.


1973 British Grand Prix, Race, Second start
Drivers were allowed to use spare cars but none were used, Lauda's BRM and Hill's Shadow having been repaired during the red flag period. Non -starters included de Adamich who had been taken to hospital, Scheckter who was barred by McLaren as several team bosses including John Surtees wanted to throw him out for causing the crash, Graham McRae's Iso-Marlboro which had a throttle issue and couldn't restart, and David Purley's March which had spun off before the big one and didn't restart.


1973 British Grand Prix, Race, Second start
Other drivers who did not take the restart included Oliver, Follmer, Beltoise, Williamson, Purley, Pace, Hailwood, and Mass. It was 3.30 p.m. before the track was clear and there were nineteen starters ready for the restart over the original distance on 67 laps. At 3:35pm the depleted field moved up on to the starting grid. Everyone took up their original positions, leaving gaps for those who had been eliminated. This time it was Lauda who had an excellent start and moved up behind Peterson into second, with Stewart third. Stewart passed Lauda on lap 2 and charged after Peterson. On lap 6, Stewart again tried to pass Peterson for the lead, but the Swedish driver shut the door; Stewart lost control of his Tyrrell and spun off into the thick grass. Although he was able to continue, Stewart ended up finishing 10th, one lap down.


1973 British Hard Court Championships
The 1973 British Hard Court Championships, also known by its sponsored name Rothmans British Hard Court Championships, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth, England. The event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and the event was categorized as B class for the men and C class for the women. The tournament was held from 7 May through 12 May 1973. Adriano Panatta and Virginia Wade won the singles titles.


1973 British Hard Court Championships, Finals, Men's doubles
Juan Gisbert /  Ilie Năstase defeated  Adriano Panatta /  Ion Ţiriac 6–4, 8–6


1973 British Hard Court Championships, Finals, Women's doubles
Patricia Coleman /  Wendy Turnbull defeated  Evonne Goolagong /  Janet Young 7–5, 7–5


1973 British Hard Court Championships, Finals, Mixed doubles
Virginia Wade /  Frew McMillan defeated  Bernard Mitton /  Ilana Kloss 6–2, 6–3


1973 British League Division Two season
The 1973 British League Division Two season was the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.


1973 British League Division Two season, Summary
The 1973 season saw the league expanded to 18 teams with the addition of Chesterton Potters. The team had last raced during the 1963 Provincial Speedway League season under the name of the Stoke Potters.


1973 British League Division Two season, Summary
Boston Barracudas won their first title and went on to win the league and cup double. Boston had finished runner-up to Crewe Kings the previous season, with decent season averages recorded by five riders Arthur Price, Jim Ryman, Carl Glover, Russ Osborne and Ray Bales and with a largely unchanged team went one place better by sealing the league title. Boston won easily, 14 points clear of their nearest rival and four of the five riders improved their averages from 1972. Arthur Price also won the Riders' Championship.


1973 British League Division Two season, British League Division Two Knockout Cup
The 1973 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Boston Barracudas were the winners of the competition.


1973 British League Division Two season, British League Division Two Knockout Cup, Final
Boston were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 89–66.


1973 British League season
The 1973 British League season was the 39th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the ninth season known as the British League.


1973 British League season, Summary
The Reading Racers won their first title, ending the dominance of Belle Vue Aces who could only finish in sixth place. Swede Anders Michanek was in imperious form, going undefeated at Reading Stadium (which was in its final year as a venue). He finished with a 11.36 average ahead of the four time world champion Ivan Mauger on 11.29. In addition to Michanek the Reading team was boosted by high scoring from Norwegian Dag Lövaas and Australian Geoff Curtis. In a sensational finish to the 1973 Knockout Cup final Reading were beaten by Belle Vue in a run-off for the Cup after an aggregate draw over two legs.


1973 British League season, Summary
Reading's success had a sour note after the season had finished when Geoff Curtis returned to Australia for the Australian season and was killed in a race at the Sydney Showground in December.


1973 British League season, Final table
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points


1973 British League season, Leading riders
Both Michanek and Mauger recorded perfect 12 point average scores at home for the season, meaning they were unbeaten by any opposing rider on their own track in League competition.


1973 British League season, British League Knockout Cup
The 1973 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 35th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Belle Vue were the winners after Peter Collins of Belle Vue defeated Anders Michanek of Reading in a race-off because the tie had finished 78-78 on aggregate.


1973 British Motor Cars Invitational
The British Motor Cars Invitational, also known as the 1973 BMC Invitational, was a women's tennis tournament that took place on indoor carpet courts at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco in the United States. It was the third edition of the event and was held from January 16 through January 20, 1973. The singles final was watched by 5,3000 spectators who saw second-seeded Margaret Court win the title, earning $6,000 first-prize money.


1973 British Motor Cars Invitational, Finals, Doubles
Margaret Court /  Lesley Hunt defeated  Wendy Overton /  Valerie Ziegenfuss 6–1, 7–5


1973 British Motor Cars of Los Angeles
The 1973 British Motor Cars of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at The Forum in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The event had previously been held in Long Beach. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from January 23 through January 27, 1973. The final was watched by 2,693 spectators who saw first-seeded Margaret Court win the singles title and earn $6,000 first-prize money.


1973 British Motor Cars of Los Angeles, Finals, Doubles
Rosemary Casals /  Julie Heldman defeated  Margaret Court /  Lesley Hunt walkover


1973 British National Track Championships
The 1973 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 28 July - 4 August 1973 at the Leicester Velodrome.


1973 British Rowing Championships
The 1973 National Rowing Championships was the second edition of the National Championships, held from 21–22 July 1973 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.


1973 British Saloon Car Championship
The 1973 British Saloon Car Championship was the 16th season of the championship. Frank Gardner became the second driver to win three BTCC titles, driving a Chevrolet Camaro.


1973 British Saloon Car Championship, Calendar & Winners
All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.


1973 Brown Bears football team
The 1973 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. After seven years of last- or second-to-last-place finishes, Brown rose to fifth place in the Ivy League.


1973 Brown Bears football team
In their first season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents 183 to 163. B. Ball was the team captain.


1973 Brown Bears football team
The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings, the team's best showing since 1964. They outscored Ivy opponents 163 to 143.


1973 Brown Bears football team
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.


1973 Brownlow Medal
The 1973 Brownlow Medal was the 46th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Keith Greig of the North Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-seven votes during the 1973 VFL season.


1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election
The Broxbourne Council election, 1973 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.


1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The first election for Broxbourne Borough Council took place on 7 June 1973.


1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
Broxbourne Borough Council was created by the Local Government Act 1972 as a successor authority to:


1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
From the date of the election until 1 April 1974 Broxbourne Borough Council acted as a "shadow authority" to Cheshunt UDC and Hoddesdon UDC.


1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
In 3 wards (Cheshunt North, Hoddesdon Northern and Theobalds) 4 council seats were contested


1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
In the remaining 9 wards 3 council seats were contested.


1973 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The political balance of the newly formed Borough Council was


1973 Buckeye Tennis Championships
The 1973 Buckeye Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States that was part of Group C of the 1973 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held  from July 30 through August 5, 1973. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $5,000 first-prize money.


1973 Buckeye Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles
Gerald Battrick /  Graham Stilwell defeated  Colin Dibley /  Charlie Pasarell 6–4, 7–6


1973 Bucknell Bison football team
The 1973 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season.


1973 Bucknell Bison football team
In their fifth year under head coach Fred Prender, the Bison compiled a 3–4–2 record. John Dailey and Carl Probst were the team captains.


1973 Bucknell Bison football team
Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.


1973 Buffalo Bills season
The 1973 Buffalo Bills season was the 14th season for the team and their fourth season in the National Football League (NFL). The Bills finished in second place in the AFC East division and finished the 1973 NFL season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, the team's first winning record since 1966.


1973 Buffalo Bills season
Head coach Lou Saban began the second season of his second tenure with the Bills. Saban had previously led the team to the 1964 and 1965 AFL championships. It was the first season that the team played in Rich Stadium (now "Highmark Stadium") after thirteen years playing at War Memorial Stadium ("The Rockpile").


1973 Buffalo Bills season
The Bills were returning from 1–13 and 4–9–1 records in 1971 and 1972, respectively. Incumbent starting quarterback Dennis Shaw found himself in a battle with rookie Joe Ferguson for the starting job.


1973 Buffalo Bills season
The season was defined by O. J. Simpson. The fifth-year running back became the first player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. Behind Simpson's record-setting season, the Bills set an NFL record for most team rushing yards in a 14-game season, with 3,088 and averaged 5.1 yards per carry, higher than every Super Bowl championship team in all of league history. Simpson was returning from his best professional season, in which he earned his first All-Pro recognition and first rushing title.


1973 Buffalo Bills season
In addition to establishing a then-record for single-season rushing yardage, with 2,003, Simpson established the single-season record for rushing yards gained per game (143.1 yards per game on 23.7 rushes per game, an average of six yards per carry), which still stands. The explosive offense centered on O. J. Simpson was nicknamed the "Electric Company" for its ability to turn on "The Juice" (i.e. "O. J." Simpson)


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Electric Company Era Begins
Although some describe the entire 1970s decade as the Electric Company era, the 1973 season marked a new era in Bills history and is regarded by many as the beginning of the Electric Company era of the mid-1970s. The team ushered in a new stadium, new uniforms and a transformed team built through the draft and a few key trades. With all the emphasis on rushing the team would only post two 100-yard receiving efforts.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Electric Company Era Begins
The Bills started the season 4–1 and then lost four of their next five before winning their final 4 games. Rookie quarterback Joe Ferguson, who eventually would be the Bills starting quarterback for 12 seasons, started all 14 games at quarterback. Dennis Shaw who had been the starter the previous three seasons, saw action in four games.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Simpson's Record-Breaking year
Running back O. J. Simpson broke the 2,000-yard barrier for rushing yards in a season, and was voted NFL Most Valuable Player. Simpson began and ended the fourteen-game season with bookend five-game streaks where he ran for at least 100 yards. 1973 was the fifth of nine consecutive seasons that Simpson led the team in rushing yards.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Simpson's Record-Breaking year
It was also the first time Simpson would lead the NFL in rushing touchdowns, first time he would lead the league in yards from scrimmage and the second time he would lead the league in rushing yards. (Although Simpson posted a career best 6.0 yards per carry in 1973, he was surpassed by Mercury Morris who posted a 6.4 yards per carry average for the 1973 Miami Dolphins. The only season that Simpson led the league in yards per carry was two years later when he averaged 5.5 yards per carry.)


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Simpson's Record-Breaking year
Although Simpson's 2003 yard total has now been eclipsed by 5 other runners, as of 2010, his 143.1 yards per game remains an NFL single-season record due to being achieved in a fourteen-game season. (All subsequent 2,000-yard seasons took place in 16 games.)


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Offensive firepower
The "Electric Company" of Simpson, Jim Braxton, and rookie Paul Seymour and Joe DeLamielleure led a dramatic turnaround on the field. The "Electric Company" was the nickname of the offensive line (OG Reggie McKenzie, OT Dave Foley, Centers Mike Montler and Bruce Jarvis OG Joe DeLamielleure and OT Donnie Green) which "turned on the Juice" (i.e. O. J. Simpson). The offensive guards were a pair of young future All-Pro performers: Pro Football Hall of Famer DeLamielleure (drafted 26th overall in 1973) and College Football Hall of Famer McKenzie (drafted 27th overall in 1972).


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Offensive firepower
Paul Seymour, who would play his entire career with the Bills, became the team's starting tight end. Seymour had been an All-American tackle for Michigan after having played two season at tight end. Seymour went on to start at tight end for a total of five seasons. replacing former tight end Jan White.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Offensive firepower
Running backs Braxton and Larry Watkins shared the fullback duties with each accumulating over 400 yards rushing. Braxton's 4.6 yards per carry were eighth-most in the NFL.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Offensive firepower
Wide receiver Bob Chandler led the team in receiving yards, the first of four years he would do so. During the season, Wallace Francis, who finished second in the league in kickoff return average, was the only player in the league to return two kickoffs for touchdowns. John Leypoldt's 70% field goal percentage ranked fifth in the league.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Awards, Accolades and Legacy
The 1973 Bills had three participants in the 1974 Pro Bowl and two members of the All-Pro team.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Awards, Accolades and Legacy
1973 was the second Pro Bowl and first All-Pro season for cornerback Robert James. Offensive tackle Foley was also voted to the Pro Bowl. Guard McKenzie's was voted to the All-Pro team. Simpson made this third Pro Bowl and second All-Pro team. Both Simpson and James were returning Pro Bowl selections.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Awards, Accolades and Legacy
The team was featured in the video game Madden NFL '96 as one of the game's "classic" teams, along with 1990–1993 Bills, who won four consecutive AFC Championships.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason
On April 19, 1973, the Bills traded linebackers Edgar Chandler and Jeff Lyman and fullback Wayne Patrick to the New England Patriots for linebacker Jim Cheyunski and offensive linemen Halvor Hagen and Mike Montler. Although Patrick had been the Bills' Fullback, he lost the starting job to Jim Braxton in 1972.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason
The Bills also acquired of the Miami Dolphins' top draft selection Mike Kadish in exchange for offensive lineman Irv Goode. The Bills traded defensive tackle Al Cowlings to Houston in exchange for defensive end Earl Edwards. Long-time Bills linebacker Mike Stratton, who had spent the last ten seasons with Buffalo, left the team to play his final season with the San Diego Chargers.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason, NFL draft
The team drafted several players in the 1973 NFL Draft who contributed to the offense as starters during this record-setting season. Offensive linemen Paul Seymour and Joe DeLamielleure became cornerstones of the Bills' "Electric Company" offensive line. DeLamielleure was voted to five consecutive Pro Bowls for the Bills (1975–1979), to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, and to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason, NFL draft
Quarterback Joe Ferguson played 164 games at quarterback in 12 seasons for the Bills, a franchise-record. Ferguson retired as the team's all-time leading passer, and his 27,590 passing yards are still second in franchise history behind Hall of Famer Jim Kelly.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, O. J. Simpson
O. J. Simpson had three 200-yard rushing games, six 150-yard rushing games and eleven 100-yard rushing games. He only had 30 rushes in a game twice all season, but totaled 2,003 yards due to a 6.0 yards-per-carry average. Over the course of the season Simpson also caught six pass receptions.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1
Simpson rushed for 250 yards on 29 carries, setting a new NFL single-game rushing record. He surpassed Willie Ellison's 247-yard performance in 1971. Although the Bills had gone 0–6 in their exhibition schedule, they started the season with a 31–13 victory in Chuck Fairbanks's debut as New England Patriots coach. Simpson scored on an 80-yard run in the first quarter and a 22-yard run in the third quarter. Backup back Larry Watkins also had a strong day with 105 rushing yards and two touchdowns.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2
The Bills surrendered an opening kickoff return touchdown, 3 quarterback sacks and 4 interceptions, despite 103 yards rushing by Simpson and 118 yards receiving by Hill. The Bills surrendered 27 consecutive points after Simpson tied the score 7–7 with a 6-yard second quarter run.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3
The Bills' Rich Stadium debut was a sellout of 80,200 with 2595 no-shows. Simpson rushed for 123 yards, giving him 476 in his first three games. The Bills scored on three Leypoldt field goals. He made a 42-yarder in the first quarter and added two more in the fourth quarter. The Jets almost became the Bills' first shutout victim since 1965, but Al Woodall (playing in place of an injured Joe Namath) hit Jerome Barkum for 34 yards with two seconds left.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4
The Bills opted for a 47-yard Leypoldt field goal with four minutes remaining after driving 42 yards to Eagles' 40-yard-line. The score held up in the final minutes. On the day, Simpson's 171-yard rushing performance offset a pair of 100-yard performances by Tom Sullivan and Norm Bulaich.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5
O. J. posted 166 yards, giving him his fifth 100-yard rushing effort in five games and giving him 813 for the season. The Colts had given Simpson 1-yard losses on his first two carries. Ferguson got the scoring started by connecting with Larry Watkins for 10-yards and later scored on a 1-yard quarterback keeper. Simpson scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter and on a 78-yard run in the fourth "thrilled a crowd of 78,875".


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6
Miami took over first place in the AFC East by halting Simpson's streak of consecutive 100-yard performances. They held him to 55 yards on 14 carries before he left the game with an ankle sprain in the fourth quarter. Miami posted a 21-point second quarter highlighted by a pair of touchdown passes from Bob Griese to Jim Mandich. The Bills made no first downs in the first half. Leypoldt and Garo Yepremian opened and closed the scoring by swapping field goals. The Dolphins' other touchdown came when a 21-yard Paul Warfield reception set up a Mercury Morris 4-yard touchdown.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7
Simpson set an NFL record for yards in the first seven games by surpassing 1,000 yards with a 157-yard effort. His total of 1,025 was 54 ahead of Brown's pace. Simpson set the NFL single-game record for carries with 39 surpassing the 38 by Jim Nance in 1966 and Harry Newman in 1934. In the game, the Chiefs fumbled on their opening possession on their own 15-yard-line, leading to a Bills touchdown on four consecutive rushes. Three plays into the Chiefs' second possession Cheyunski intercepted Len Dawson and returned it 31 yards to the 4-yard-line leading to another Simpson score, giving them a 14–0 lead 3:37 into the game. Leypoldt added three field goals.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8
Simpson had totaled 1025 yards in the first half of the season, which was ahead of the 971 Brown had gained in his first seven games. The Saints posted all their scoring in the first half and kept the Bills to under 200 yards of total offense while shutting them out.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9
Simpson posted 99 yards on 20 carries including a 32-yard game-tying touchdown run in the third quarter. He had a 1,203 total for nine games. It appeared the game would end in a tie until the Bengals' Horst Muhlmann made a 33-yard field goal with three seconds remaining.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10
The Dolphins clinched the East Division title with a 17–0 shutout of the Bills. Miami's first touchdown drive included two fourth-and-one conversions by Jim Kiick. With Miami leading 10–0, Buffalo drove from their own 20-yard-line to the Dolphins' 4-yard-line and then turned the ball over on downs four plays later at the 1-yard-line. In the game, the Bills were shut out despite a pair of 100-yard rushing efforts by Simpson and Braxton who posted 120 and 119 yards respectively.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11
The Bills built a 10–7 halftime lead on the strength of a 58-yard Simpson touchdown run. Marty Domres connected with Tom Mitchell and George Hunt added a field goal to give Baltimore a 17–10 lead. Late in the game the Colts gave the Bills good field position following an 18-yard punt by David Lee. Ferguson passed for 38-yards to Bob Chandler to tie the score with 1:34 remaining. Then Dwight Harrison recorded a 31-yard interception return with 1:11 remaining to give the Bills their final margin of victory. The game marked only the second and final time all season the Bills passed for 100 yards.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12
Braxton, who totaled 80 yards on 23 carries accounted for both of the Bills' touchdowns. Simpson posted 137 yards on 24 carries. The Falcon's scoring came from future Bills kicker Nick Mike-Mayer who posted two field goals.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13
After New England posted a first-quarter field goal, Francis returned the kickoff 90 yards to give the Bills a lead they would not relinquish. Simpson posted 219 yards on 22 carries including a 6-yard touchdown that put the Bills ahead 14–3 in the second quarter. Chandler caught two touchdown passes from Ferguson and Leypoldt added three field goals. The effort earned Simpson his third NFL Offensive Player of the Week honor.


1973 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14 at Jets
Simpson entered the final game needing 61 yards to eclipse Brown's record of 1863 yards and the team entered the game needing 177 rushing yards to break the team record of 2960 set by the 1972 Miami Dolphins. He posted 200 yards on 34 carries to bring his total to 2003 in Weeb Ewbank's final game as Jets coach. He became the first to accumulate 200 yards in a game three times in a season. In O. J. 's post-game press conference, he brought the entire Electric Company to meet the media. Before he would field any questions, he introduced each of his teammates.


1973 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 1973 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 33rd final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between CSKA Sofia and Beroe Stara Zagora on 3 June 1973 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. CSKA won the final 2–1.


1973 Burmese constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Burma on 15 December 1973. The new constitution was approved by 94.5% of voters, with voter turnout reported to be 95.5%.


1973 Byron state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Byron on 17 February 1973 because of the resignation of Stanley Stephens (Country).


1973 CARIFTA Games
The 2nd CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on May 4–5, 1973.


1973 CARIFTA Games, Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 137 athletes (116 junior (under-20) and 21 youth (under-17)) from about 10 countries:  Bahamas (8), Barbados (26), Bermuda (19), Grenada (9), Guyana (10), Jamaica (32), Lesser Antilles (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3), Trinidad and Tobago (27), US Virgin Islands (1).


1973 CARIFTA Games, Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth),Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.


1973 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1973 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the second CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 4, 1973, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Bowling Green won the tournament, finishing the round robin with a 2–0 record.


1973 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1973 CECAFA Cup
The 1973 CECAFA Cup was the inaugural edition of the CECAFA Cup, and was held in Uganda. The CECAFA Cup is considered Africa's oldest football tournament, and involves teams from Central and Southern Africa. The matches in the 1973 tournament were played from 22 September 1973 until 29 September 1973. The tournament was originally the Gossage Cup, contested by the four nations of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zanzibar, running from 1929 until 1965.


1973 CECAFA Cup
In 1967, this became the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup, often shortened to simply the Challenge Cup, which was competed for five years, until 1971, before the CECAFA Cup was introduced in 1973. Uganda, the hosts, won the Cup, beating Tanzania 2–1 in the final. The tournament lacked a third-place play-off, so the runners-up in the group stages, Kenya and Zambia, shared third place. After Uganda and Zambia drew in the group stages with the same number of points, goals conceded and goals scored, a play-off occurred, which Uganda won. The tournament has been expanded, and the modern-day tournament consists of 12 different teams (Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Sudan, and Eritrea have joined since 1973).


1973 CECAFA Cup, Participants
Six nations competed: the original four teams from the Gossage Cup, plus two more teams:


1973 CECAFA Cup, Group stages
The group stage began on 22 September and ended on 28 September with Group A's play-off. The matchdays alternated between group A and group B throughout the week, finishing with the group A play-off. After the end of the scheduled matches in group A, Uganda and Zanzibar were level on the traditional deciders listed below, so to decide which team qualified for the final a play-off was arranged, won by Uganda.


1973 CECAFA Cup, Group stages
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):


1973 CECAFA Cup, Final rankings
Teams are ranked using the same tie-breaking criteria as in the group stage, except for the top four teams.


1973 CFL Draft
The 1973 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 93 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and, for the first time, Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Prior to 1973, teams were given exclusive signing privileges to Canadian players who attended U.S. schools based on the territory he was domiciled. After the draft was expanded to include NCAA schools, teams were also permitted to exempt from the draft and select players from their area, regardless of where they attended school.


1973 CFL Draft, 2nd Round
13. British Columbia Lions                         Bob Helman  TB  North Dakota State


1973 CFL season
The 1973 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 20th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 16th Canadian Football League season.


1973 CFL season, CFL News in 1973
Both the Western and Eastern Conferences adopt the same playoff procedure, consisting of the second place teams in each conference hosting the third place teams in the conference semifinal games and the first place teams hosting the semi-finals' winners in the conference finals. All rounds now consisted of single-game playoffs, as opposed to a two-game total point series (although this format would return in use by what was by then the East Division in 1986 only); the West adopted this format the previous year. Other than the addition of the crossover rule in 1997, this playoff format is in still in use in the CFL.


1973 CFL season, CFL News in 1973
This was the final season where the conferences would play seasons of different lengths. The Eastern Conference would expand its schedule to sixteen games for 1974. Somewhat ironically, this was also the most recent season (as of 2017) where a fourth-placed Eastern team would earn more points (despite playing fewer games) than the third placed Western team - the scenario which triggers a "crossover" under the current playoff format.


1973 CFL season, Regular season standings, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1973 CFL season, Grey Cup playoffs
The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1973 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos, 22–18, at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. Ottawa's Charlie Brandon (DE) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player, while Edmonton's Garry Lefebvre (DB) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.


1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 9th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was played by 16 teams of 9 countries from 1 June till 3 August 1973 with the matches in the tournament played under the home/away match.


1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The teams were split into zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to participate in the final tournament. As no clubs entered in the North American section, the winner of the two remaining zones gained the qualification to the final, but both Central American teams withdrew; therefore the final was scratched and the Caribbean winner, Transvaal from Suriname, won the tournament, becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time.