MLB standings at the end of April 6, 1973
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Orioles |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 5 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Yankees |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 5 | 15 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Angels |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Oakland A's |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 3 | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Texas Rangers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cubs |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 New York Mets |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 5 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Montreal Expos |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 St. Louis Cardinals |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 5 | 7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Astros |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 San Diego Padres |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Reds |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Orioles 10, Brewers 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Led by the batting of Brooks Robinson and Don Baylor, the Orioles breezed to a 10-0 victory over the Brewers behind the three-hit pitching of Dave McNally to delight the opening-day crowd of 25,435 at Memorial Stadium. Robinson smashed two homers and drove in four runs. Baylor also accounted for four RBIs with a homer, triple and two doubles. Two errors, a double by Baylor and Robinson's first round-tripper produced four runs in the first inning to put the outcome of game quickly beyond doubt. Baylor's homer and Robinson's second smash came in succession in the seventh.
Red Sox 15, Yankees 5 at Boston (day game):
Carlton Fisk hit two homers, including the first grand slam of his major league career, and drove in six runs as the Red Sox trounced the Yankees, 15-5, in a batting show for the opening-day crowd of 32,862 at Fenway Park. Carl Yastrzemski homered off Mel Stottlemyre in the first inning to start the Red Sox' 20-hit bombardment. Fisk connected for the circuit to account for two of the four runs in the second. After rapping a double in the third when the Red Sox added three runs, Fisk whacked his grand slam off Lindy McDaniel in the fourth. Luis Tiant got off to a shaky start on the mound for the Red Sox, but his teammates' batting, including four hits for Doug Griffin and three for Rico Petrocelli, made it easy for him to last the distance. Graig Nettles homered for the Yankees.
Angels 3, Royals 2 at California (night game):
With President Nixon on hand, the Angels got six-hit pitching from Nolan Ryan, who struck out 12, and defeated the Royals, 3-2, before an Anaheim record opening-night crowd of 27,240. Nixon, who was staying at the Western White House at nearby San Clemente, Calif., was the first Chief Executive to attend an opener on the West Coast. However. Maj. David Luna, a Vietnam prisoner of war for six years, threw out the first ball. Frank Robinson, marking his return to A. L. in the uniform of the Angels, hit the first pitch thrown to him for a homer off Steve Busby in the second inning. Robinson, Billy Valentine and Billy Grabarkewitz, all obtained in the deal with the Dodgers, collected five of Angels' eight hits between them. The Angels added their two other runs in the third on a double by Grabarkewitz, triple by Valentine and single by Vada Pinson. The Royals reached Ryan for their pair in the eighth on RBI singles by Gail Hopkins and Cookie Rojas.
Twins 8, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
Celebrating his 22nd birthday, Bert Blyleven pitched the Twins to an 8-3 victory over the defending world champion Athletics before an opening-night crowd of 38,207 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Tony Oliva of the Twins went into the record books as the first designated hitter to smash a homer. Jim Holt and Larry Hisle also rapped round-trippers for the Twins. Hisle, who made his A. L. debut with four hits, singled in the first inning and Rod Carew was safe on an error by Dick Green. Hisle and Carew worked a double steal as Bobby Darwin struck out and Hisle continued home on a wild throw by catcher Ray Fosse. Oliva then came to the plate and hit his homer. Oliva also drove in another run with a single in the fourth.
Astros 2, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
A double by Cesar Cedeno for his third extra-base hit of the game drove in Tommy Helms with two out in the 13th inning and gave the Astros a 2-1 victory to spoil the Braves' opening night before a crowd of 23,385 at Atlanta Stadium. The Braves counted their run in the fifth on a double by Davey Johnson, an infield out and single by Gary Gentry. Jim Wynn homered for the Astros to tie the score in the sixth. The Braves had a chance to win the game in the 12th when they loaded the bases with only one out, but Jim Crawford struck out Ralph Garr before Fred Gladding took over and induced Rod Gilbreath to ground into a forceout. Helms beat out an infield hit in the 13th and, running with the pitch, scored from first base on Cedeno's double to left-center field.
Cubs 3, Expos 2 at Chicago (day game):
Two walks with the bases loaded in the ninth inning enabled the Cubs to gain a 3-2 victory over the Expos before 40,273, the largest opening-day crowd at Wrigley Field since April 8, 1969. Mike Torrez, pitching for the Expos, went into the ninth with a 2-1 lead and might have gained the victory except for an error. Joe Pepitone opened the inning with a single and Cleo James ran for him. Ron Santo grounded to Tim Foli, who threw to second in an effort to start a double play, but Ron Hunt dropped the ball and both runners were safe. Torrez then passed Glenn Beckert to load the bases before leaving the game. Mike Marshall, in relief, walked Randy Hundley to force in the tying run. After Don Kessinger fouled out and Jim Hickman struck out, Rick Monday drew a walk to force in the Cubs' winning run.
Mets 3, Phillies 0 at New York (day game):
Cleon Jones hit two homers off Steve Carlton to account for all of the Mets' runs in a 3-0 victory over the Phillies before an opening crowd of 27,326 at Shea Stadium. Jones hit his first homer in the fourth inning and scored behind Felix Millan, who had doubled. The other round-tripper followed in seventh. Jones also had a single to give him three of the Mets' five hits off Carlton. Tom Seaver, who was the winner, also yielded only five hits, but needed the help of Tug McGraw to save his victory. McGraw, taking over with two on and two out in the eighth, retired Deron Johnson on a foul and then set the Phillies down in the ninth.
Pirates 7, Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates, who held a commemorative service for Roberto Clemente to mark their opening game, thrilled the crowd of 51,895 at Three Rivers Stadium by coming from behind to defeat the Cardinals, 7-5. The Cardinals took a 5-0 lead against Steve Blass before the Pirates picked up a run in the sixth inning and added another on a homer by Richie Hebner in the seventh. With one out in the eighth, Manny Sanguillen and Al Oliver singled and Willie Stargell walked to load the bases, leading to the exit of Bob Gibson. Diego Segui, relieving, struck out Bob Robertson, but Hebner doubled to drive in two runs. Gene Clines, batting for Pirate reliever Jim Rooker, slashed a line drive to left-center field and the ball glanced off the fingertips of Lou Brock's glove for a triple, two runs scoring to put the Pirates ahead. Clines then counted the final tally when Dave Cash was safe on Ray Busse's second error of the game.
Padres 4, Dodgers 2 at San Diego (night game):
Leron Lee, who tied the game at 1-1 with a single in the sixth inning, drove in the go-ahead run with another single in the eighth when the Padres scored three times to defeat the Dodgers, 4-2, before an opening-day crowd of 32,019 at San Diego Stadium. In the eighth, Enzo Hernandez singled and when Johnny Grubb bunted, Don Sutton threw late to second base and both runners were safe. Lee then singled, driving in Hernandez. Nate Colbert grounded to Bill Russell and was safe on the shortstop's bobble as Grubb scored. Lee followed across the plate when Dave Hilton singled. Joe Ferguson homered for the Dodgers to open the ninth. When Von Joshua walked, Vicente Romo replaced Clay Kirby and allowed only a harmless single by pinch-hitter Steve Garvey before retiring the side.