MLB standings through games of April 13, 1973

MLB standings at the end of April 13, 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	5	4	1	0	.800		22	10	2-0	2-1	4-1	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	5	2	3	0	.400	2.0	10	9	1-2	1-1	2-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	3	1	2	0	.333	2.0	9	18	1-0	0-2	1-2	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	6	2	4	0	.333	2.5	8	19	1-1	1-3	2-4	Lost 3
New York Yankees	6	2	4	0	.333	2.5	23	32	2-1	0-3	2-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	7	5	2	0	.714		53	29	2-1	3-1	5-2	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	6	4	2	0	.667	0.5	28	20	1-0	3-2	4-2	Won 1
California Angels	6	3	3	0	.500	1.5	23	27	3-2	0-1	3-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	4	2	2	0	.500	1.5	16	28	1-2	1-0	2-2	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	5	2	3	0	.400	2.0	16	26	1-1	1-2	2-3	Won 2
Oakland A's	6	1	5	0	.167	3.5	27	33	0-3	1-2	1-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	4	0	0	1.000		22	11	4-0	0-0	4-0	Won 4
New York Mets	5	4	1	0	.800	0.5	14	14	2-0	2-1	4-1	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	5	2	3	0	.400	2.5	11	21	2-1	0-2	2-3	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	5	2	3	0	.400	2.5	19	18	0-0	2-3	2-3	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	5	2	3	0	.400	2.5	19	17	2-1	0-2	2-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	6	1	5	0	.167	4.0	22	26	1-2	0-3	1-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	8	7	1	0	.875		44	23	5-0	2-1	7-1	Won 5
Cincinnati Reds	7	4	3	0	.571	2.5	30	27	1-2	3-1	4-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	8	4	4	0	.500	3.0	34	31	2-0	2-4	4-4	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	7	3	4	0	.429	3.5	29	32	1-3	2-1	3-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	8	3	5	0	.375	4.0	19	37	3-3	0-2	3-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	8	2	6	0	.250	5.0	22	28	1-2	1-4	2-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 12, White Sox 5 at Chicago (day game):
Sparked by Amos Otis, who collected four hits including a homer, the Royals defeated the White Sox, 12-5. Otis led off the third inning with his homer to tie the score at 3-3. John Mayberry and Ed Kirkpatrick then walked, Lou Piniella advanced the runners with a sacrifice and Steve Hovley drove them across with a single. The Royals added three more runs in the fourth on a combination of two walks and singles by Otis, Mayberry and Piniella.

Tigers 4, Indians 3 at Detroit (day game):
A balk by Jerry Johnson with the bases loaded in the seventh inning gave the Tigers their winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Aurelio Rodriguez was safe on an error by Leo Cardenas to open the seventh and both Bill Freehan and Gates Brown walked to load the bases. Johnson, who was obtained in a deal with the Giants, then made his debut on the mound for the Indians and got Al Kaline to force Rodriguez at the plate before committing the fatal balk while getting ready to pitch to Willie Horton.

Brewers 2, Orioles 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
Bill Parsons and Jerry Bell combined on a one-hitter as the Brewers defeated the Orioles, 2-0, in their snow-delayed home opener before a crowd of 13,883. Parsons, who had suffered from shoulder trouble in spring training, gave up a single by Paul Blair in the sixth inning for the Orioles lone safety. After walking Merv Rettenmund with one out in the eighth, Parsons gave way to Bell, who passed Bobby Grich and Earl Williams to load the bases before retiring the side. The Brewers were held to three hits by Mike Cuellar, but they included a homer by Pedro Garcia in the third inning and another by Ollie Brown in the fifth.

Twins 8, A's 4 at Minnesota (day game):
The Twins, who beat the Athletics three times on the West Coast, opened their home season before a crowd of 13,040 on a cool, windy day and defeated the defending world champions again, 8-4. The Twins bombed Blue Moon Odom for four runs in the first inning on two walks, a double by Tony Oliva, single by Bobby Darwin, sacrifice fly by Steve Braun, an error and infield hit by Danny Thompson. Larry Hisle homered in the second and, after two out, Oliva singled and Darwin hit for the circuit. Hisle scored the Twins' final tally after hitting a single in the third. The A's did their scoring on two-run homers by Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando.

Rangers 4, Angels 2 at Texas (night game):
Although held to only four hits, the Rangers were able to defeat the Angels, 4-2. The Rangers scored a run without the benefit of a hit in the first inning. Dave Nelson walked, stole second, took third on an infield out by Toby Harrah and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Mike Epstein. In the third, Epstein singled and scored on a double by Rico Carty. Alex Johnson singled to drive in Carty and took third when Vada Pinson misplayed the ball in right field. Dick Billings followed with a sacrifice fly to score Johnson.

Dodgers 6, Braves 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers scored five runs in the fourth inning and ended their four-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Braves. The Dodgers put together singles by Bill Buckner, Willie Davis, Joe Ferguson and Ron Cey, plus a walk and an error, in their big inning. Buckner homered for another run in the fifth.

Phillies 7, Mets 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Larry Christenson, a 19-year-old righthander who is the youngest pitcher in the N. L., made his debut with the Phillies and hurled a five-hitter to defeat the Mets, 7-1. As the Phillies' No. 1 draft choice out of Marysville (Wash.) High School last year, Christenson had his only previous pro experience at Pulaski in the rookie Appalachian League, winning four games and losing two. The youngster had a shutout in his grasp until the ninth inning when Cleon Jones doubled and raced home from second base on a wild pitch. The Phillies backed their boy with 11 hits, including a three-run homer by Deron Johnson.

Padres 5, Astros 4 at San Diego (night game):
A pinch-double by Jerry Morales climaxed a four-run rally in the ninth inning and enabled the Padres to defeat the Astros, 5-4. The Astros built up a 4-1 lead on homers by Jim Wynn, Bob Watson and Cesar Cedeno, plus a triple by Wynn, who scored on a sacrifice fly by Tommy Helms. In the ninth, Nate Colbert walked and Dave Marshall and Johnny Grubb singled for the first run in the Padres' rally. After Dave Hilton walked to load the bases, Marshall scored on an infield out by Fred Kendall. Morales then batted for Gary Ross and hit his double to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Giants 5, Reds 4 at San Francisco (night game):
A three-run rally with two out in the eighth inning brought the Giants a 5-4 victory over the Reds. Richie Scheinblum and Tony Perez each homered with a man on base to give the Reds a 4-2 lead before the Giants made their comeback in the eighth. Chris Speier, who had homered earlier in the game, walked and Dave Kingman, Willie McCovey and Garry Maddox followed with singles for two runs to tie the score. Gary Matthews then doubled to drive in Damaso Blanco, the pinch-runner for McCovey, to decide the game.

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Previously the only N. L. club without a victory this season, the Cardinals broke into the winning column by erupting for four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Cubs, 6-3. Lou Brock and Ted Sizemore opened the outburst with back-to-back doubles to break a 2-2 tie. Joe Torre followed with a run-scoring single and Jose Cruz capped the rally with a homer.