1973 American Association season

The 1973 American Association season was the 66th in the league's history, and ended with the Tulsa Oilers winning their first league championship. The Oilers would go on to lose the Junior World Series.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Iowa Oaks	83	53	.610	-	Joe Sparks	Chicago White Sox
Indianapolis Indians	74	62	.544	9	Vern Rapp	Cincinnati Reds
Evansville Triplets	66	70	.485	17	Mike Roarke	Milwaukee Brewers
Omaha Royals	62	73	.459	20½	Harry Malmberg	Kansas City Royals

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Tulsa Oilers	68	67	.504	-	Jack Krol	St. Louis Cardinals
Wichita Aeros	67	68	.496	1	Jim Marshall	Chicago Cubs
Oklahoma City 89ers	61	74	.452	7	Frank Lucchesi	Cleveland Indians
Denver Bears	61	75	.449	7½	Jim Williams	Houston Astros

Iowa vs. Tulsa
Date	Away	Home
September 6	Iowa 2	Tulsa 3
September 7	Iowa 6	Tulsa 7
September 8	Iowa 4	Tulsa 3
September 10	Tulsa 3	Iowa 7
September 11	Tulsa 0	Iowa 5
September 12	Tulsa 16	Iowa 0
September 14	Tulsa 4	Iowa 1
Tulsa wins series 4-3 and
advances to Junior World Series

First Base Roe Skidmore, Indianapolis
Second Base Gary Sutherland, Denver
Shortstop Bucky Dent, Iowa
Third Base George Brett, Omaha
Outfield Jim Dwyer, Tulsa; Ken Griffey, Sr., Indianapolis; Greg Gross, Denver; Tommy Smith, Oklahoma City
Catcher Tom Lundstedt, Wichita; Pete Varney, Iowa
Utility Dave Rosello, Wichita
Designated Hitter Cliff Johnson, Denver
Pitcher Mark Littell, Omaha; Ken Frailing, Iowa
Manager Joe Sparks, Iowa