MLB standings through games of May 4, 1973

MLB standings at the end of May 4, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	23	11	12	0	.478		87	79	4-7	7-5	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	21	10	11	0	.476		77	83	5-5	5-6	4-6	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	22	10	12	0	.455	0.5	73	71	5-4	5-8	2-8	Lost 4
New York Yankees	22	10	12	0	.455	0.5	94	82	7-5	3-7	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	23	10	13	0	.435	1.0	73	100	4-6	6-7	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	20	8	12	0	.400	1.5	104	105	5-8	3-4	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	18	13	5	0	.722		95	75	6-4	7-1	9-1	Won 7
Kansas City Royals	24	15	9	0	.625	1.0	135	118	6-6	9-3	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	20	12	8	0	.600	2.0	72	67	6-4	6-4	7-3	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	19	10	9	0	.526	3.5	86	89	6-3	4-6	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	23	11	12	0	.478	4.5	94	96	6-7	5-5	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	19	7	12	0	.368	6.5	62	87	5-3	2-9	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	18	11	7	0	.611		110	81	4-4	7-3	4-6	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	23	13	10	0	.565	0.5	93	81	6-5	7-5	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	23	12	11	0	.522	1.5	66	69	5-7	7-4	5-5	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	21	10	11	0	.476	2.5	87	99	4-2	6-9	5-5	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	21	10	11	0	.476	2.5	72	84	7-4	3-7	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	22	5	17	0	.227	8.0	72	98	3-9	2-8	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	28	20	8	0	.714		131	101	10-5	10-3	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	27	17	10	0	.630	2.5	112	90	10-2	7-8	8-2	Won 6
Cincinnati Reds	24	15	9	0	.625	3.0	110	77	5-6	10-3	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	26	13	13	0	.500	6.0	88	95	8-8	5-5	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	26	8	18	0	.308	11.0	82	126	7-9	1-9	2-8	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	23	7	16	0	.304	10.5	79	101	4-7	3-9	4-6	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 1, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Frank Robinson. returning to Baltimore for the first time since being traded after the 1971 season, doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a two-bagger by Bob Oliver to give the Angels a 1-0 victory over the Orioles. Rudy May pitched a two-hitter and was the winner in his duel with Dave McNally.

White Sox 5, Yankees 0 at Chicago (night game):
Playing before a Cushion Night crowd of 43,760, the White Sox shut out the Yankees, 5-0. Ex-Yankee Stan Bahnsen was the winner, beating his former teammates for the second time this season. However, Bahnsen needed the help of Terry Forster, who relieved in the seventh inning. Ken Henderson had a perfect night at bat for the White Sox with a double and three singles.

A's 11, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Making his debut with the Athletics, Deron Johnson stepped into the designated hitter's role and batted in four runs with three singles in an 11-4 victory over the Indians. Gaylord Perry suffered his sixth straight defeat at the hands of the A's since coming over to the Indians from the Giants In 1972. The veteran righthander was lifted in the eighth inning after walking the first two batters and the Athletics went on to pile up seven runs, also chasing Jerry Johnson, before Ed Farmer finally retired the side.

Tigers 5, Rangers 1 at Detroit (night game):
Back in action after missing four games because of a sore side, Willie Horton drove in three runs with a homer and single to lead the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers. Horton's homer followed a single by Jim Northrup in the first inning and decided the outcome of the game.

Royals 5, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Steve Busby failed in his bid to pitch a second straight no-hitter, but the Royals' young righthander recevied credit for a 5-3 victory over the Brewers. Busby, who hurled his gem against the Tigers April 27, added 5 1/3 hitless innings to his string before Dave May smashed a homer for the Brewers. Upset by the blow, Busby walked four of the next five batters and was taken out of the game in favor of Mike Jackson. John Mayberry led the Royals' attack, driving in three runs with a homer and single.

Twins 9, Red Sox 6 at Minnesota (night game):
Led by Tony Oliva and Bobby Darwin, who collected five hits and drove in five runs between them, the Twins defeated the Red Sox, 9-6. Rico Petrocelli hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox. The Twins accounted for their winning margin in the seventh inning when Oliva and Darwin each rapped a run-scoring single and Larry Hisle added a sacrifice fly.

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
After trailing, 5-0, the Dodgers rallied to defeat the Cardinals, 6-5, in 10 innings. The Dodgers chipped away at the Cards' advantage and finally tied the score in the ninth on singles by Manny Mota and Willie Davis around an error by Mick Kelleher. In the 10th, Bill Russell doubled with one out. Chris Cannizzaro flied to center field, but Jose Cruz, attempting a one-handed catch, dropped the ball. Russell took third on the error and scored the winning run on a single by Davey Lopes.

Expos 6, Reds 3 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos erupted for four runs in the sixth inning and added two more on a homer by Ron Fairly in the eighth to defeat the Reds, 6-3. In the sixth, Bob Bailey doubled, Boots Day walked and Ron Hunt singled to load the bases. Jack Billingham, who drew his first loss of the season after four victories, hit Tim Foli with a pitch to force in the first run. Another scored on an infield out by Mike Jorgensen. After giving up an intentional pass to Fairly, Billingham was removed. Pedro Borbon struck out Ken Singleton, but Ron Woods singled to drive in two runs.

Astros 9, Mets 5 at New York (night game):
With 21 men already in action, the Astros let relief pitcher Jim Ray bat for himself in the 14th inning and the move paid off in a four-run outburst that beat the Mets, 9-5. Tommie Agee and Jim Wynn started the uprising with singles. Ray, expecting to bunt but getting the hit sign instead, came through with a single to drive in the tie-breaking tally. Cesar Cedeno singled to load the bases and Bob Watson walked to force in the second run. Doug Rader then doubled to drive in the last two tallies. Jerry Koosman, who started for the Mets, was lifted with a 5-2 lead in the eighth inning after loading the bases on singles by Agee, Jesus Alou and Cedeno. Tug McGraw, relieving, experienced an unusual spell of wildness and walked three batters to force in the tying runs.

Phillies 5, Braves 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Ending the longest game in the major leagues this season, the Phillies scored in the 20th inning and defeated the Braves, 5-4. After the clubs finished regulation distance in a 2-2 tie, Darrell Evans homered with a man on base to put the Braves ahead in the 13th, but the Phillies rallied to knot the count again in their half. Singles by Mike Anderson, Tommy Hutton and Larry Bowa loaded the bases and one run scored on a wild pitch by Ron Schueler. After Cesar Tovar walked, Del Unser hit a sacrifice fly. In the 20th, Denny Doyle led off with a triple, the next two batters were passed intentionally and Jose Pagan broke up the five-hour, 18-minute marathon by lofting a sacrifice fly.

Pirates 12, Padres 6 at San Diego (night game):
Rennie Stennett batted in six runs with two homers, a single and sacrifice fly to lead the Pirates' support of Steve Blass, who gained his first victory of the season by defeating the Padres, 12-6. Dave Cash contributed a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Stennett hit his homers in consecutive times at bat in the seventh and ninth innings, each with a man on base.

Giants 5, Cubs 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Ed Goodson, who was out of the Giants' starting lineup because of a pulled groin muscle, delivered a two-run pinch-single in the sixth inning to defeat the Cubs, 5-4. Rick Monday and Joe Pepitone hit homers for the Cubs and Ken Rudolph knocked in two runs with a single. Chris Speier homered with a man on base for the Giants in the first. Dave Kingman, playing third base in place of Goodson, hit for the circut with two out in the sixth. Gary Thomasson followed with a single and Jim Howarth was safe on an error before Goodson batted for Elias Sosa and came through with his game-winning hit.