MLB standings through games of April 8, 1973

MLB standings at the end of April 8, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	3	3	0	0	1.000		29	13	3-0	0-0	3-0	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.5	18	7	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	2	1	1	0	.500	1.5	2	5	1-1	0-0	1-1	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	2	1	1	0	.500	1.5	5	2	0-0	1-1	1-1	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	2	0	2	0	.000	2.5	7	18	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2
New York Yankees	3	0	3	0	.000	3.0	13	29	0-0	0-3	0-3	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	3	3	0	0	1.000		17	8	0-0	3-0	3-0	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.0	3	1	0-0	1-0	1-0	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	3	2	1	0	.667	1.0	20	13	0-0	2-1	2-1	Won 2
California Angels	3	1	2	0	.333	2.0	13	20	1-2	0-0	1-2	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	1	0	1	0	.000	2.0	1	3	0-1	0-0	0-1	Lost 1
Oakland A's	3	0	3	0	.000	3.0	8	17	0-3	0-0	0-3	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	3	0	0	1.000		16	11	3-0	0-0	3-0	Won 3
New York Mets	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.5	6	2	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	3	2	1	0	.667	1.0	8	9	2-1	0-0	2-1	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	3	1	2	0	.333	2.0	9	8	0-0	1-2	1-2	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	2	0	2	0	.000	2.5	2	6	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	3	0	.000	3.0	11	16	0-0	0-3	0-3	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	3	2	1	0	.667		15	8	0-0	2-1	2-1	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	3	2	1	0	.667		8	9	2-1	0-0	2-1	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	3	2	1	0	.667		12	9	0-0	2-1	2-1	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	3	1	2	0	.333	1.0	8	15	1-2	0-0	1-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	3	1	2	0	.333	1.0	9	12	1-2	0-0	1-2	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	3	1	2	0	.333	1.0	9	8	0-0	1-2	1-2	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3 at Boston (day game):
Orlando Cepeda, previously hitless in 11 official trips as a designated hitter for the Red Sox, came through with a homer in the ninth inning to defeat the Yankees, 4-3. With the aid of a homer by Thurman Munson, rookie Doc Medich, on the mound for the Yankees, had a 2-0 lead until the Red Sox erupted for three runs in the sixth, two scoring on a double by Reggie Smith. The Yankees tied the score with an unearned run in the ninth before Cepeda hit his homer off Sparky Lyle to complete the Red Sox' sweep of the three-game series with the Yankees.

Royals 6, Angels 5 at California (day game):
After the Royals took the lead with three homers, Cookie Rojas bunted home what proved to be the deciding run in the eighth inning of a 6-5 victory over the Angels. Hal McRae and Lou Piniella hit consecutive homers in the fourth and Amos Otis added the Royals' other round-tripper in the fifth. With one out in the eighth, Jerry May was hit by a pitch and Gail Hopkins walked. After the runners advanced on an infield out by Freddie Patek, Rojas scored May with a surprise bunt for his third hit of the game.

Tigers 4, Indians 0 at Cleveland (day game):
Ninth-inning relief work by Lerrin LaGrow saved a victory for Joe Coleman as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 4-0. Coleman allowed only two hits until Leo Cardenas singled to open the Indians' last stand and Rusty Torres walked. LaGrow then took over and preserved the shutout, giving up one walk while retiring the side. Norm Cash and designated-hitter Gates Brown each had two hits for the Tigers. Brown singled and scored on a double by Mickey Stanley in the second inning. Cash doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Brown in the fourth before smashing a homer with Al Kaline on base in the sixth.

Twins 4, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
Two unearned runs in the first inning, resulting from an error by Sal Bando, proved the difference when the Twins defeated the Athletics, 4-2, to complete the sweep of the three-game series. Designated hitter Danny Walton provided what proved to be the deciding run with a homer in the third and Bobby Darwin singled to plate an insurance tally in the fifth. Jim Kaat, who was out of action last season after suffering a broken wrist bone July 2, started for the Twins and received credit for the victory, although chased when the A's scored their two runs on three singles, plus an error by Larry Hisle, in the sixth.

[DH] Astros 10, Braves 3 (day game) / Braves 4, Astros 3 at Atlanta (day game):
Led by Cesar Cedeno, who smashed a homer, two doubles and a single, the Astros rolled up a 10-3 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Braves came back to win the nightcap, 4-3, in 10 innings. In the first game, the Astros sent 13 men to bat in the sixth and piled up eight of their runs. Cedeno, coming to the plate twice during the outburst, doubled on each trip. Ken Forsch, pitching for the Astros, yielded only four hits, including homers by Dusty Baker and Darrell Evans. Mike Lum, playing right field in place of Hank Aaron in the second game, was the hero of the Braves' victory. Lum homered with a man on base in the ninth inning to tie the score at 3-3 and then drove in the winning run with a single in the 10th after Evans doubled and Baker was given an intentional pass.

Expos 5, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
Pepe Mangual, Expos' rookie outfielder, drove in three runs with his first major league homer and a single to supply the winning margin in a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. Mangual's homer followed a single by Ron Hunt in the first inning. Ernie McAnally, who won only six games last season, pitched the route for the Expos and had the distinction of gaining their first 1973 victory.

Reds 3, Giants 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
A perfect throw by Pete Rose in the ninth inning cut off a Giants' rally and enabled the Reds to emerge with a 3-1 victory. The Reds capitalized on an error by Willie McCovey to score twice in the first inning and added their other run in the second when Ross Grimsley scored from third base on a sacrifice fly by Joe Morgan. Grimsley, who never has lost to the Giants, beat them for the fifth straight time, but his victory was on shaky ground in the ninth when Garry Maddox singled, reached third on two errors and scored on a single by Al Gallagher. With two out, Pedro Borbon took over in relief. Dave Kingman then smashed a drive off the left field fence and, trying for a double, was thrown out by Rose to end the game.

[DH] Pirates 4, Cardinals 3 (day game) / Pirates 5, Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
After Bob Robertson homered in the 10th inning to win the first game of a doubleheader, 4-3, the Pirates turned on more power with circuit clouts by Willie Stargell, Milt May and Gene Alley to beat the Cardinals again, 5-3, in the second game. Joe Torre drove in the Cardinals' runs in the opener with a homer and single, but the Pirates pulled into a 3-3 tie in the ninth when Gene Clines and Rennie Stennett singled and Manny Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly. Robertson's homer in the 10th pinned the defeat on Wayne Granger. In the nightcap, Stargell homered in the second inning. After a walk to Robertson in the fifth, May and Alley hit their homers in succession. Sanguillen tripled and Stargell singled for the Pirates' last run in the seventh. Lou Brock had five hits for the Cardinals and scored two of their runs.

Dodgers 4, Padres 0 at San Diego (day game):
George Culver, taking over for Tommy John with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning, put down a threat and saved the Dodgers' 4-0 victory over the Padres. Culver worked out of the jam by striking out Cito Gaston and retiring Dave Hilton on a fly ball. The Dodgers rapped Steve Arlin for a run in second and iced their decision with three more in the fifth, two crossing the plate on a double by Joe Ferguson.