MLB standings through games of June 8, 1973

MLB standings at the end of June 8, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	53	29	24	0	.547		206	189	13-12	16-12	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	54	29	25	0	.537	0.5	248	215	17-12	12-13	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	48	24	24	0	.500	2.5	179	155	10-10	14-14	6-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	52	25	27	0	.481	3.5	190	206	13-15	12-12	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	50	24	26	0	.480	3.5	223	220	17-13	7-13	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	53	20	33	0	.377	9.0	194	253	9-15	11-18	1-9	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	49	29	20	0	.592		221	203	16-10	13-10	4-6	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	50	29	21	0	.580	0.5	233	222	13-11	16-10	8-2	Won 3
California Angels	51	27	24	0	.529	3.0	175	178	14-9	13-15	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	57	30	27	0	.526	3.0	271	253	16-14	14-13	4-6	Lost 4
Oakland A's	55	27	28	0	.491	5.0	244	212	12-13	15-15	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	50	18	32	0	.360	11.5	183	261	13-14	5-18	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	55	33	22	0	.600		248	201	17-11	16-11	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	48	23	25	0	.479	6.5	198	224	10-9	13-16	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	48	23	25	0	.479	6.5	226	222	13-15	10-10	5-5	Lost 5
St. Louis Cardinals	51	24	27	0	.471	7.0	191	194	17-13	7-14	7-3	Lost 2
New York Mets	49	22	27	0	.449	8.0	178	187	8-13	14-14	2-8	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	53	21	32	0	.396	11.0	190	238	11-11	10-21	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	59	38	21	0	.644		277	253	22-11	16-10	8-2	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	57	34	22	1	.607	2.5	256	200	20-13	14-9	7-3	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	54	30	24	0	.556	5.5	227	194	14-12	16-12	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	58	32	26	0	.552	5.5	236	214	19-8	13-18	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	55	21	33	1	.389	14.5	204	223	9-11	12-22	4-6	Won 3
San Diego Padres	57	20	37	0	.351	17.0	184	265	15-19	5-18	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 2, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Bert Blyleven allowed only two hits and posted his third shutout of the season for the Twins, defeating the Orioles, 2-0. The Twins got their first run on a triple by Jerry Terrell and single by Rod Carew in the fourth inning and added their other tally on a homer by Danny Walton in the seventh.

Brewers 8, Angels 2 at California (night game):
With Jerry Bell pitching his second consecutive three-hitter, the Brewers defeated the Angels, 8-2. Bell allowed only one hit until the ninth inning when the Angels scored their runs on a single by Vada Pinson, a wild pitch, double by Frank Robinson and a pair of infield outs. The Brewers piled up 15 hits including a three-run double by Johnny Briggs.

White Sox 5, Indians 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Defeated in his last two starts, Wilbur Wood returned to winning form and pitched the White Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Indians, who succumbed to the veteran knuckleballer for the eighth straight time since August 12, 1971. The White Sox staked Wood to a 3-0 lead in the second inning and added their other tallies when Pat Kelly doubled and Dick Allen homered in the fifth. The Indians scored on circuit clouts by Charlie Spikes and George Hendrick.

Yankees 8, Royals 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Four homers, two by Jim Ray Hart and one each by Roy White and Bobby Murcer, powered the Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Royals. Hart's first homer with a man on base and the blows by White and Murcer all came in the third inning. Hart added his other other circuit clout in the seventh.

Tigers 4, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Mickey Lolich failed to beat Athletics during his 22-victory season in 1972, losing to them twice, but the Tigers' veteran lefthander achieved a triumph in their first 1973 meeting, 4-1. Willie Horton backed Lolich with a homer and single, driving in two runs. Reggie Jackson saved the A's from being shutout with a circuit clout in the sixth inning.

Rangers 5, Red Sox 2 at Texas (night game):
Rico Carty batted in three runs with a single and homer to pace the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox. Jeff Burroughs also homered for the Rangers, while Reggie Smith hit one for the Red Sox.

Braves 5, Cardinals 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Ron Reed, who put the Braves ahead with a two-run double in the second inning, gained a 5-3 victory over the Cardinals. Ralph Garr, who had three hits, also batted in two runs for the Braves. Joe Torre homered for the Cardinals in the eighth and the Braves then brought out Danny Frisella to pitch the ninth in relief of Reed.

Cubs 6, Reds 5 at Chicago (day game):
A two-run homer by Rick Monday in the seventh inning brought the Cubs a 6-5 victory over the Reds. Pat Bourque also hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, connecting in the first inning. Tony Perez smashed two round-trippers for the Reds, his second blow with a man on base, producing a 5-3 lead in the fifth. The Cubs picked up a run on a single by Glenn Beckert and double by Billy Williams in their half of the fifth and went ahead to win when Jim Hickman hit a pinch-single and Monday homered in the seventh.

Astros 4, Pirates 3 at Houston (night game):
A walk with the bases loaded and a two-run single by Roger Metzger in the seventh innning enabled the Astros to defeat the Pirates, 4-3. The Astros picked up their initial run in the second when Bob Watson and Lee May singled and Johnny Edwards hit a sacrifice fly. In the seventh, Edwards and Tommy Helms singled and Jimmy Stewart was hit by a pitch. Jim Wynn walked to force in a run and Metzger followed with his decisive single. Willie Stargell drove in the Pirates' runs with a homer and double, but the slugger was thrown out by Wynn trying to score from second base on a single by Manny Sanguillen in the eighth inning.

Expos 17, Giants 3 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos set a Montreal club record for runs scored in a game while overwhelming the Giants, 17-3. The former mark was 15 runs, also against the Giants, May 7, 1970. Mike Jorgensen and Ken Singleton each drove in four runs. Jorgensen walked with the bases loaded in the first inning and homered with two aboard in the second. Singleton twice walked with the bases loaded and accounted for his other RBIs with a single and an infield out.

Dodgers 5, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
The Dodgers jumped on Tom Seaver for four runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Mets, 5-3. Davey Lopes, whose throwing error enabled the Mets to score two unearned runs in the first inning, opened with a triple and, after one out, Willie Davis smashed a homer to put the Dodgers ahead, 3-2. Singles by Joe Ferguson and Ron Cey, around a walk to Willie Crawford, loaded the bases. After Von Joshua forced Ferguson at the plate, Bill Russell lined a two-run single for the Dodgers' winning margin. John Milner homered for the Mets in the seventh.

Phillies 5, Padres 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Steve Carlton, who had a 6-8 record at this time last year en route to a 27-victory season for the Phillies, brought his current mark to 6-7 by defeating the Padres, 5-1. Carlton gave up singles by Ivan Murrell and Nate Colbert and passes to Fred Kendall and Rich Morales to force in the Padres' run in the fourth inning. The Phillies came back with a pair in their half on a triple by Willie Montanez, singles by Greg Luzinski and Tommy Hutton and a sacrifice fly by Del Unser. The other runs followed in the sixth on singles by Montanez and Hutton and doubles by Unser and Larry Bowa.