MLB standings through games of May 17, 1973

MLB standings at the end of May 17, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	34	17	17	0	.500		127	124	8-10	9-7	5-5	Won 3
New York Yankees	33	16	17	0	.485	0.5	145	127	11-8	5-9	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	32	15	17	0	.469	1.0	106	100	7-6	8-11	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	32	15	17	0	.469	1.0	121	131	8-8	7-9	5-5	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	31	14	17	0	.452	1.5	140	143	9-9	5-8	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	35	15	20	0	.429	2.5	116	152	7-9	8-11	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	30	20	10	0	.667		146	119	9-5	11-5	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	36	21	15	0	.583	2.0	181	154	10-10	11-5	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	32	18	14	0	.562	3.0	107	109	9-7	9-7	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	36	19	17	0	.528	4.0	167	144	7-8	12-9	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	31	15	16	0	.484	5.5	143	150	8-7	7-9	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	32	12	20	0	.375	9.0	108	154	8-9	4-11	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	36	21	15	0	.583		154	129	11-7	10-8	7-3	Lost 2
New York Mets	33	18	15	0	.545	1.5	124	119	7-10	11-5	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	30	14	16	0	.467	4.0	154	148	6-9	8-7	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	31	14	17	0	.452	4.5	119	155	6-5	8-12	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	34	13	21	0	.382	7.0	114	152	8-8	5-13	2-8	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	34	11	23	0	.324	9.0	126	152	6-11	5-12	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	40	26	14	0	.650		182	168	15-9	11-5	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	38	23	15	0	.605	2.0	162	125	13-6	10-9	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	35	20	15	0	.571	3.5	155	121	6-8	14-7	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	37	21	16	0	.568	3.5	155	133	12-9	9-7	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	35	15	20	0	.429	8.5	143	139	6-8	9-12	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	37	14	23	0	.378	10.5	127	174	12-12	2-11	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 4, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Bobby Valentine slammed into the center field fence and suffered a fractured leg chasing a three-run homer by Dick Green in the second inning of the Athletics' 4-0 victory over the Angels. Reggie Jackson led off the inning with a triple and, after two out, Ray Fosse walked before Green hit a drive that bounced off the top of the fence. Bill North accounted for the A's last run with a homer in the fifth.

Orioles 4, Indians 1 at Cleveland (day game):
A homer by Dave Duncan with one out in the ninth inning deprived Jim Palmer of what would have been his third straight shutout when the Orioles' righthander defeated the Indians, 4-1. Palmer allowed only two other hits. The Orioles' attack included a two-run double by Rich Coggins.

Tigers 1, Red Sox 0 at Detroit (night game):
Tony Taylor, who went into the game batting only .173, smashed a homer in the eighth inning to give the Tigers a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox in a duel between Jim Perry and John Curtis. The shutout was Perry's first of the season.

White Sox 5, Twins 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Although needing help in the eighth inning, Wilbur Wood gained his ninth victory of the season when the White Sox defeated the Twins, 5-4. The White Sox scored in the second on a single by Bill Melton and double by Rick Reichardt, added two runs on a homer by Dick Allen in the third and made it 5-0 with a pair in the fourth on a single by Ken Henderson, triple by Reichardt and a wild pitch. Steve Braun homered in the Twins' half of the fourth. A single by Rod Carew, double by Tony Oliva and triple by Braun finished Wood in the eighth, but Cy Acosta relieved and struck out Danny Thompson to end the rally.

Yankees 4, Brewers 2 at New York (night game):
Shut out for eight innings, the Yankees rallied for two tying runs in the ninth and then beat the Brewers in the 11th, 4-2, when Felipe Alou singled and Graig Nettles smashed a homer. Nettles also batted in the tying run in the ninth. Bobby Murcer sparked the rally with a homer, Ron Blomberg doubled and Nettles smacked a single.

Royals 6, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Clinching the victory with two homers, the Royals defeated the Rangers, 6-1, to end their four-game losing streak. Amos Otis hit for the circuit in the sixth inning and John Mayberry rapped a round-tripper with two aboard in the seventh.

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Batting safely in his 25th straight game, Beckert had a 4-for-4 day, but the Cubs lost to the Cardinals, 6-4. Ted Simmons had four hits in five trips for the Redbirds. The Cubs took a 4-3 lead when Randy Hundley homered with a man on base in the third, but a round-tripper by Ken Reitz tied the score in the seventh. The Cardinals, facing Jack Aker in the ninth, broke away to win with two runs on an error and singles by Mike Tyson, Ed Crosby and Lou Brock.

Dodgers 3, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Rallying for three runs in the ninth inning, the Dodgers defeated the Reds, 3-1. A surprise bunt by Johnny Bench resulted in a Reds' run in the eighth after Pete Rose walked and took third on a single by Larry Stahl. The Dodgers began their rally with singles by Joe Ferguson and Willie Crawford. Following a sacrifice by Ron Cey, Bill Russell was passed intentionally. Steve Garvey grounded to Joe Morgan, whose only play was to first as pinch-runner Steve Yeager scored to tie the game. Davey Lopes then singled to drive in two runs and provide the Dodgers with their victory.

Astros 2, Braves 1 at Houston (night game):
With Ken Forsch pitching a four-hitter, the Astros broke a four-game losing streak by defeating the Braves, 2-1. The Braves scored their run in the fourth inning on a double by Dusty Baker and single by Mike Lum. The Astros came back with a pair in their half. Cesar Cedeno singled, took third on a single by Bob Watson and counted the tying tally on a sacrifice fly by Lee May. Watson moved to second and scored the deciding run on a double by Tommy Helms.

Pirates 5, Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates knocked out Steve Carlton in the seventh inning and scored three runs to defeat the Phillies, 5-2. Gene Alley started the outburst with a single. Milt May and Rennie Stennett walked to load the bases. When Mike Schmidt bobbled a smash by Gene Clines, Alley scored to break the 2-2 tie. Dave Cash then doubled to drive in two extra runs.