MLB standings through games of April 7, 1973

MLB standings at the end of April 7, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	2	2	0	0	1.000		18	7	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	2	2	0	0	1.000		25	10	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.5	2	1	1-0	0-0	1-0	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	1	0	1	0	.000	1.5	1	2	0-0	0-1	0-1	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	7	18	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2
New York Yankees	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	10	25	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	2	2	0	0	1.000		13	6	0-0	2-0	2-0	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.5	3	1	0-0	1-0	1-0	Won 1
California Angels	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	8	14	1-1	0-0	1-1	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	14	8	0-0	1-1	1-1	Won 1
Texas Rangers	1	0	1	0	.000	1.5	1	3	0-1	0-0	0-1	Lost 1
Oakland A's	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	6	13	0-2	0-0	0-2	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	2	2	0	0	1.000		6	4	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
New York Mets	2	2	0	0	1.000		6	2	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.5	7	5	1-0	0-0	1-0	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	1	0	1	0	.000	1.5	5	7	0-0	0-1	0-1	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	4	6	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	2	6	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Diego Padres	2	2	0	0	1.000		8	5	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	2	2	0	0	1.000		11	6	0-0	2-0	2-0	Won 2
Houston Astros	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.5	2	1	0-0	1-0	1-0	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	1	0	1	0	.000	1.5	1	2	0-1	0-0	0-1	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	6	11	0-2	0-0	0-2	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	5	8	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 8, Brewers 7 at Baltimore (day game):
The Orioles came from behind with two runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Brewers, 8-7. The Brewers built up a 6-1 lead behind homers by Pedro Garcia, his first in the major leagues, and Dave May before Merv Rettenmund narrowed the gap with a three-run smash in the seventh. Rettenmund then doubled in the ninth and scored the tying run on a single by Boog Powell. May hit his second homer of game to put the Brewers ahead again in 10th. Mark Belanger opened the Orioles' winning rally by drawing a walk and Rettenmund was safe on an error by Rick Auerbach. Bobby Grich followed with a single to tie the score. Tommy Davis then batted for Enos Cabell and singled to drive in the winning run.

Red Sox 10, Yankees 5 at Boston (day game):
Carl Yastrzemski smashed his second homer in two days, as well as three other hits, and Rico Petrocelli connected for the circuit with two men on base to power the Red Sox to a 10-5 victory over the Yankees. Yastrzemski hit his homer in the third inning. Petrocelli iced the decision with a smash in the eighth. Orlando Cepeda, Red Sox' designated hitter, drove in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies. Gene Michael and Graig Nettles homered for the Yankees, Nettles' blow coming with a man on base in the ninth when the Yankees forced the exit of Marty Pattin. Bob Veale retired the last batter to get credit for the save.

Royals 12, Angels 5 at California (night game):
Making his A. L. debut, Wayne Simpson got 13-hit support from the Royals and breezed to a 12-5 victory over the Angels. Cookie Rojas drove in four of the Royals' runs with a pair of doubles and an infield out.

Indians 2, Tigers 1 at Cleveland (day game):
The largest opening-day crowd in Cleveland history, 74,420, saw Chris Chambliss hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Gaylord Perry pitch a four-hitter as the Indians defeated the Tigers, 2-1, at Municipal Stadium. Rusty Torres drew a walk in the first and advanced on an infield out before Chambliss connected for the circuit to doom Mickey Lolich to defeat. Perry's bid for a shutout was spoiled when Mickey Stanley homered for the Tigers' run in the eighth.

Twins 5, A's 3 at Oakland (day game):
Two former National Leaguers, Larry Hisle and Bill Hands, shared the honors as the Twins defeated the Athletics, 5-3, for their second straight victory over the defending world champions. With the score tied, 1-1, Steve Braun doubled for the Twins in the fifth inning and George Mitterwald walked. Jim Holt singled to score Braun and Hisle followed with his second homer in two days to drive in three runs. Hands pitched eight innings and allowed two runs, one on a homer by Gene Tenace, before leaving the game after twice being hit on the leg by batted balls. Ken Sanders relieved and gave up a homer by Reggie Jackson for the A's last counter.

White Sox 3, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
After a one-day delay because of rain, the Rangers opened their season by losing to the White Sox, 3-1, before a crowd of 22,114 at Arlington Stadium. Wilbur Wood pitched for the White Sox and gave up only four hits. The Rangers, who scored an unearned run in the sixth inning, raised a threat in the ninth when Rico Carty and Alex Johnson both singled with two out, but Wood struck out Jeff Burroughs to end the game. The White Sox scored on a walk to Ken Henderson, double by Mike Andrews and sacrifice fly by Eddie Leon in the fifth. Dick Allen homered in the sixth and an unearned run wrapped up the scoring in the seventh.

Cubs 3, Expos 2 at Chicago (day game):
Mike Marshall, who won 14 games and saved 18 in 1972, failed in relief for the second straight day and was the loser when the Cubs scored in the 10th inning to defeat the Expos, 3-2. Don Kessinger walked to open the overtime stanza and stopped at second on a single by Jose Cardenal. Billy Williams struck out and Cardenal was caught off first base and was retired for a double play. Jim Hickman walked and Ron Santo, swinging at the first pitch, singled to drive in Kessinger with the winning run.

Giants 7, Reds 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
After failing to hold a 5-0 lead, the Giants came back with two runs on a bases-loaded double by Bobby Bonds in the 11th inning to defeat the Reds, 7-5. Willie McCovey homered for the Giants in the third inning and Jim Willoughby and Bonds connected for the circuit in succession in the seventh. The Reds rallied to tie the score in the eighth, three of their runs coming on a homer by Bobby Tolan. In the 11th, Garry Maddox singled. After a sacrifice, Dave Rader was passed intentionally and Al Gallagher was hit by a pitch before Bonds delivered his winning double off Clay Carroll.

Mets 3, Phillies 2 at New York (day game):
Willie Mays, who grounded into a double play in the seventh inning, came through with a single in the ninth for his first hit of the season to score Ted Martinez and give the Mets a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. John Milner homered for the Mets in the second inning and Bill Robinson for the Phillies in the sixth. With the score tied, 2-2, pinch-hitter Ed Kranepool walked to open the Mets' ninth. Martinez, sent in as a pinch-runner, advanced to second on an infield out. The Phillies then chose to pitch to Mays in a decision that turned out to be a mistake.

Padres 4, Dodgers 3 at San Diego (night game):
Although the Padres were held to only three hits, homers by Cito Gaston and Jerry Morales were sufficient to defeat the Dodgers, 4-3. The Padres went through the game without leaving a man on base. Joe Ferguson homered for the Dodgers, who held a 2-0 lead behind the pitching of Andy Messersmith until the seventh when Leron Lee was safe on a two-out error by Ken McMullen. Nate Colbert walked and Gaston hit his homer. The Dodgers tied the score in the top half of the ninth on a single by Willie Crawford, pass to McMullen and single by Von Joshua. In the Padres' half, Morales came up as a pinch-hitter and won the game with a homer off Jim Brewer.