MLB standings through games of April 18, 1973

MLB standings at the end of April 18, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	10	7	3	0	.700		42	27	3-1	4-2	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	10	6	4	0	.600	1.0	40	29	2-3	4-1	6-4	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	8	4	4	0	.500	2.0	45	42	3-3	1-1	4-4	Lost 4
Cleveland Indians	10	4	6	0	.400	3.0	24	34	2-2	2-4	4-6	Lost 1
New York Yankees	10	4	6	0	.400	3.0	39	45	3-2	1-4	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	8	3	5	0	.375	3.0	24	37	2-2	1-3	3-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	11	8	3	0	.727		79	45	3-2	5-1	8-2	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	9	5	4	0	.556	2.0	41	30	2-2	3-2	5-4	Lost 1
California Angels	8	4	4	0	.500	2.5	31	39	3-2	1-2	4-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	8	4	4	0	.500	2.5	37	53	3-4	1-0	4-4	Won 2
Oakland A's	9	3	6	0	.333	4.0	40	45	0-3	3-3	3-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	7	2	5	0	.286	4.0	26	42	1-1	1-4	2-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	8	7	1	0	.875		46	25	4-0	3-1	7-1	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	9	6	3	0	.667	1.5	25	28	2-1	4-2	6-3	Won 4
New York Mets	9	5	4	0	.556	2.5	19	24	2-2	3-2	5-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	9	4	5	0	.444	3.5	36	40	2-2	2-3	4-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	9	4	5	0	.444	3.5	37	30	3-2	1-3	4-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	10	1	9	0	.100	7.0	34	50	1-6	0-3	1-9	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	14	10	4	0	.714		68	49	8-3	2-1	7-3	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	13	9	4	0	.692	0.5	63	40	1-2	8-2	8-2	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	13	6	7	0	.462	3.5	41	41	5-3	1-4	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	14	6	8	0	.429	4.0	53	56	2-0	4-8	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	14	6	8	0	.429	4.0	43	58	6-6	0-2	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	12	3	9	0	.250	6.0	37	61	1-3	2-6	3-7	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 7, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Homers by Thurman Munson and Felipe Alou, each with a man on base, marked a five-run explosion in the ninth inning as the Yankees came from behind to defeat the Orioles, 7-4. Jim Ray Hart, who made his debut with the Yankees as a designated hitter, led off the inning with his third single of the game and Munson homered to tie the score at 4-4. After Ron Swoboda walked, Grant Jackson replaced Mike Cuellar on the mound for the Orioles. Swoboda took second on a sacrifice, moved to third after Horace Clarke flied out and scored the tie-breaking tally on a single by Roy White. Alou then smashed his homer to wrap up the victory.

Tigers 7, Red Sox 1 at Boston (day game):
Backed by three homers, Jim Perry gained his second straight victory for the Tigers, pitching a five-hitter and beating the Red Sox, 7-1. Al Kaline, Willie Horton and Ed Brinkman provided the Tiger round-trippers. Kaline also drove in two runs with a pair of singles. Horton had a perfect day at the plate with three singles and a walk, in addition to his homer. Perry lost his bid for a shutout in the ninth inning when Luis Aparicio singled, advanced on an infield out and scored on a single by Orlando Cepeda.

White Sox 6, Rangers 5 at Chicago (day game):
Led by Allen, who batted in four runs with a homer and double, White Sox defeated Rangers, 6-5. Jeter and Andrews led off with singles in first inning and Allen and Melton followed with consecutive homers to give White Sox four runs before a batter was retired. Reichardt walked in fourth, stole second, reached third on infield out and scored on single by Brinkman. The deciding run crossed plate in fifth when Andrews singled and Allen doubled. Three of the Rangers' runs off Wood were unearned. Chuck Brinkman was charged with three passed balls and Orta committed two errors on one play.

Brewers 4, Indians 0 at Cleveland (day game):
Skip Lockwood and Jim Colborn combined to pitch the Brewers to a 4-0 victory over the Indians. Lockwood, who yielded six hits, was lifted with one out in the sixth inning after giving up a single to Chris Chambliss and walk to Charlie Spikes. Colborn held the Indians hitless the rest of the way. The Brewers, after scoring a run in the first on a double by Johnny Briggs, wild pitch by Brent Strom and infield hit by George Scott, held a precarious 1-0 lead until the ninth when they iced the verdict with their remaining tallies, two scoring on a bases-loaded single by Don Money.

A's 7, Royals 6 at Kansas City (night game):
A two-run homer by Gene Tenace in the ninth inning carried the Athletics to a 7-6 victory and snapped the Royals' four-game winning streak. The A's jumped off with four runs in the second, but Ed Kirkpatrick homered with two men on base in the Royals' half. Cookie Rojas tied the score with a solo swat in the third. The Royals picked up two unearned runs on an error by Ray Fosse in the fifth, but the A's catcher made amends with a run-scoring single in the seventh for his second RBI of the game. In the ninth, Reggie Jackson singled and Sal Bando struck out before Tenace hit his winning homer.

Angels 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
After striking out in his first three times as a designated hitter, Frank Robinson broke a 2-2 tie with a homer in the eighth inning to give the Angels a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Nolan Ryan, winning his third straight game, gave up the Twins' runs in the first on a walk to Larry Hisle and homer by Rod Carew, his first circuit clout since August 21, 1971. The Angels picked up a run on a single by Sandy Alomar and triple by Bobby Valentine in the fifth and tied the score in the seventh when Al Gallagher singled, John Stephenson was hit by a pitch, Alomar sacrificed and Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to plate pinch-runner Rudy Meoli.

Astros 7, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Astros, who had scored only four runs in losing four straight games, broke out of their slump with a 7-2 victory over the Dodgers, who were stopped on a five-game winning streak. Jerry Reuss limited the Dodgers to four hits and also helped himself at bat with two singles, scoring one run and driving in another. Bob Watson walked with the bases loaded and batted in two other runs with a pair of singles.

Expos 2, Phillies 1 at Montreal (day game):
Steve Renko, who won his first start for the Expos in 1972 and then lost 10 straight games, made his first pitching appearance of the new season and defeated the Phillies, 2-1, in a duel with Steve Carlton. The Expos scored both their runs in the first inning on a single by Pepe Frias, pass to Ron Woods and singles by Hal Breeden and Jorge Roque. The Phillies threatened in the ninth when Larry Bowa walked and, with one out, scored on singles by Willie Montanez and Tommy Hutton, but Renko induced Greg Luzinski to ground into a game-ending double play.

Cubs 1, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
With rookie Ray Burris making his first major league start, the Cubs posted their second straight 1-0 victory over the Mets. Burris, a 22-year-old 6-5 righthander, was handed the assignment when Milt Pappas was called to Chicago because of the illness of his the wife. Burris yielded only three hits in the first five innings before being removed when Cleon Jones singled for the Mets in the sixth. Larry Gura came in to retire the side and Jack Aker pitched the last three innings. The Cubs scored their run off Jon Matlack in the first on a single by Cleo James, a stolen base, sacrifice by Glenn Beckert and a wild pitch.

Padres 4, Reds 2 at San Diego (night game):
Taking part in all of the Padres' scoring, Fred Kendall hit two doubles and laid down a squeeze bunt in a 4-2 victory over the Reds, who were halted on their five-game winning streak. Kendall doubled in the third inning and scored on an error. A single by Dave Hilton, Kendall's second double and a single by Steve Arlin added two runs in the fourth. Johnny Grubb singled in the eighth and, after reaching third on a sacrifice and error, scored on Kendall's bunt.

Giants 4, Braves 3 at San Francisco (day game):
After catcher Dave Rader made an unassisted double play to kill off a Braves' rally in the 11th inning, Bobby Bonds homered in the Giants' half to account for a 4-3 victory. The Braves' threat developed when Sonny Jackson singled and Johnny Oates was safe on an error by Tito Fuentes. Tom House, attempting to sacrifice, lifted a little pop fly. Rader caught the ball and ran across the diamond to second base to double up Jackson, who had broken for third and could not get back in time. The Giants' infielders had left the bag unprotected on the bunt attempt, Fuentes moving to cover first and Chris Speier racing over for a possible play at third.

Pirates 8, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Erupting for four runs in the first inning, the Pirates breezed to an 8-2 victory over the Cardinals. Dave Cash walked to lead off the game, Al Oliver singled and Willie Stargell homered before Rick Wise was able to retire a batter. After two out, another run crossed the plate on a double by Bob Robertson and single by Milt May. Stargell and May finished the game with seven RBIs between them after Stargell drove in a run with a single in the eighth and May plated a pair with a single.