MLB standings through games of May 5, 1973

MLB standings at the end of May 5, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	24	12	12	0	.500		89	79	5-7	7-5	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	24	11	13	0	.458	1.0	79	105	5-6	6-7	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	22	10	12	0	.455	1.0	84	92	5-6	5-6	4-6	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	23	10	13	0	.435	1.5	74	74	5-5	5-8	2-8	Lost 5
New York Yankees	23	10	13	0	.435	1.5	94	86	7-5	3-8	5-5	Lost 3
Boston Red Sox	21	9	12	0	.429	1.5	109	106	5-8	4-4	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	19	14	5	0	.737		99	75	7-4	7-1	9-1	Won 8
Kansas City Royals	25	16	9	0	.640	1.0	144	125	6-6	10-3	6-4	Won 3
California Angels	21	13	8	0	.619	2.0	75	68	6-4	7-4	8-2	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	20	10	10	0	.500	4.5	87	94	6-4	4-6	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	24	11	13	0	.458	5.5	99	102	6-7	5-6	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	20	7	13	0	.350	7.5	62	89	5-3	2-10	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	24	14	10	0	.583		100	85	6-5	8-5	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	19	11	8	0	.579	0.5	115	87	4-4	7-4	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	22	11	11	0	.500	2.0	95	105	5-2	6-9	5-5	Won 4
New York Mets	24	12	12	0	.500	2.0	68	78	5-8	7-4	4-6	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	22	10	12	0	.455	3.0	72	91	7-5	3-7	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	23	5	18	0	.217	8.5	75	109	3-9	2-9	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	29	20	9	0	.690		135	108	10-6	10-3	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	28	18	10	0	.643	1.5	121	92	10-2	8-8	8-2	Won 7
Cincinnati Reds	25	15	10	0	.600	3.0	116	85	5-6	10-4	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	27	14	13	0	.519	5.0	99	98	9-8	5-5	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	24	8	16	0	.333	9.5	86	101	4-7	4-9	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	27	9	18	0	.333	10.0	88	131	8-9	1-9	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 3, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Pitching the Angels' second straight two-hitter, Bill Singer defeated the Orioles, 3-1. Bob Oliver, who drove in the Angels' run in the 1-0 victory behind Rudy May in the previous night's game, again was the hero with the bat, accounting for two RBIs with a homer and single. The Orioles picked up their tally in the first inning on a triple by Al Bumbry and a throwing error by Bobby Valentine.

White Sox 4, Yankees 0 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox extended their winning streak to eight games with a 4-0 victory for their second successive shutout of the Yankees. Eddie Fisher was the winner with the aid of Terry Forster, who relieved in the sixth inning. Bill Melton drove in two runs with a single and double.

Indians 6, A's 5 at Cleveland (night game):
Chris Chambliss, who had driven in only four runs previously this season, accounted for four RBIs with a homer and single to lead the Indians to a 6-5 victory over the Athletics. Chambliss homered with a man on base in the second inning. After the A's went ahead, 5-4, on a two-run triple by Ray Fosse in the sixth, John Ellis walked with two out for the Indians in the eighth, Dave Duncan singled and Chambliss drove them home with a double to produce the tying and winning runs.

Tigers 2, Rangers 0 at Detroit (day game):
With help from John Hiller, Joe Coleman gained his sixth victory of the season when the Tigers defeated the Rangers, 2-0. Coleman allowed only three hits until Elliott Maddox and Jim Mason singled with one out in the eighth inning. Hiller struck out Vic Harris and retired Toby Harrah on a fly to end the threat. Al Kaline homered for the Tigers in the fourth and the other run followed after a two out on a triple by Frank Howard and double by Mickey Stanley.

Royals 9, Brewers 7 at Milwaukee (night game):
Although calling on four pitchers, the Brewers were unable to stop a rally by the Royals, who exploded for six runs in the seventh inning to gain a 9-7 victory. Cookie Rojas began the outburst against Jim Colborn with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Amos Otis. Singles by Gail Hopkins, Ed Kirkpatrick and Lou Piniella loaded the bases and kayoed Colborn. Hal McRae greeted Frank Linzy with a single to score Hopkins and when Johnny Briggs bobbled the ball in left field, Kirkpatrick also crossed the plate. Paul Schaal walked to load the bases again. John Mayberry, who was held out of the starting lineup because of a wrist injury, came off the bench as a pinch-hitter against Ray Newman and singled to drive in Piniella and McRae, sending the Royals ahead. Skip Lockwood then took the mound as the Brewers' fourth flinger and yielded a single by Freddie Patek, scoring Schaal.

Red Sox 5, Twins 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Bill Lee, who was elevated from the Red Sox bullpen May 1, made his second start since 1971 and received credit for a 5-1 victory over the Twins. Lee did not figure in the decision in his first start against the Rangers. The lefthander gave up nine hits to the Twins before yielding to Bob Veale with two out in the eighth inning. Veale retired Larry Hisle on a grounder with the bases loaded. Reggie Smith led the Red Sox at bat, knocking in two runs with a double in the first inning and hitting a single and scoring on a double by Carlton Fisk in the eighth.

Dodgers 11, Cardinals 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers piled up nine runs in the first two innings and breezed to an 11-3 victory over the Cardinals. Willie Crawford, who collected four hits in the game, homered to account for three of the Dodgers' four runs in the first inning. In the second, when the Dodgers scored five more times, Joe Ferguson batted in three runs with a double.

Expos 8, Reds 6 at Montreal (day game):
The first four batters in the Expos' lineup -- Ron Hunt, Tim Foli, Ron Woods and Hal Breeden -- had three hits apiece in an 8-6 victory over the Reds. Woods whacked a single, double and homer, driving in four runs. Breeden tied an Expos' club record with three doubles in one game. Woods hit his homer after singles by Hunt and Foli to put the Expos ahead in the seventh, 6-5. After the Reds tied the score in the eighth, Hunt singled in the Expos' half and scored on a double by Foli. Woods followed with a double to plate an insurance marker.

Astros 9, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
Don Wilson not only pitched a four-hitter but also drove in three runs with a double as the Astros defeated the Mets, 9-2, for their seventh straight victory. Johnny Edwards and Cesar Cedeno hit homers to account for the Astros' first two runs. Wilson hit his double in the sixth inning after an error by Wayne Garrett and two walks had loaded the bases. The Astros went on to score three more times before the inning ended on a hit batsman, triple by Roger Metzger and a wild pitch.

Braves 7, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Hank Aaron collected three hits, including the 681st homer of his major league career, to lead the Braves to a 7-0 victory over the Phillies behind the pitching of Carl Morton. Dusty Baker also homered, while Dick Dietz drove in two runs with a single for his first RBIs of the season. Steve Carlton, who was the loser, matched his worst previous defeat since coming to the Phillies from the Cardinals for the 1972 season. The Mets also beat Carlton, 7-0, last April 30.

Padres 6, Pirates 5 at San Diego (night game):
The Padres, who had lost to Dock Ellis eight straight times over his career, ended the righthander's mastery by defeating the Pirates, 6-5. The Padres took a 5-3 lead in the third inning with four runs, three scoring on a homer by Nate Colbert. The Pirates came back to tie with homers by Milt May and Bob Robertson, but singles by Johnny Grubb, Colbert and Cito Gaston in the seventh broke the deadlock and pinned the defeat on Ellis.

Cubs 7, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
Burt Hooton yielded only one hit in the first seven innings, but the Cubs then had to call on three relief pitchers before defeating the Giants, 7-4. The Cubs scored four runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-0 lead, but the Giants erupted for four in their half. After four singles produced two runs to chase Hooton, Chris Speier greeted Bob Locker with a two-run double. Gene Hiser singled and Ron Santo homered for the Cubs in the ninth, but more trouble brewed in the Giants' half when Dave LaRoche walked Jim Howarth and Dave Rader. Jack Aker, however, saved the game, retiring Gary Matthews on a popup and inducing Bobby Bonds to ground into a double play.