MLB standings through games of June 9, 1973

MLB standings at the end of June 9, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	55	30	25	0	.545		254	219	17-12	13-13	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	54	29	25	0	.537	0.5	206	193	13-12	16-13	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	49	25	24	0	.510	2.0	186	159	11-10	14-14	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	53	26	27	0	.491	3.0	191	206	13-15	13-12	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	51	25	26	0	.490	3.0	235	221	17-13	8-13	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	54	20	34	0	.370	9.5	197	259	9-16	11-18	1-9	Lost 9

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	50	30	20	0	.600		227	206	16-10	14-10	4-6	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	51	29	22	0	.569	1.5	237	229	13-11	16-11	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	52	27	25	0	.519	4.0	175	179	14-10	13-15	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	58	30	28	0	.517	4.0	275	259	16-15	14-13	4-6	Lost 5
Oakland A's	56	28	28	0	.500	5.0	248	212	13-13	15-15	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	51	18	33	0	.353	12.5	184	273	13-15	5-18	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	56	33	23	0	.589		252	209	17-12	16-11	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	49	24	25	0	.490	5.5	207	230	11-9	13-16	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	49	24	25	0	.490	5.5	230	223	13-15	11-10	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	52	24	28	0	.462	7.0	193	202	17-13	7-15	6-4	Lost 3
New York Mets	50	23	27	0	.460	7.0	182	189	9-13	14-14	3-7	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	54	22	32	0	.407	10.0	194	239	12-11	10-21	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	60	38	22	0	.633		283	262	22-11	16-11	7-3	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	58	34	23	1	.596	2.5	258	204	20-13	14-10	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	55	31	24	0	.564	4.5	235	198	14-12	17-12	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	59	32	27	0	.542	5.5	237	218	19-9	13-18	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	56	22	33	1	.400	13.5	212	225	10-11	12-22	5-5	Won 4
San Diego Padres	58	20	38	0	.345	17.0	185	269	15-19	5-19	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 7, Twins 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Boog Powell, who had three hits in three official trips, batted in two runs and designated hitter Tommy Davis also accounted for two RBIs as the Orioles defeated the Twins, 7-4. Powell had a homer among his hits. Earl Williams also hit a homer, connecting in the second inning. Powell's circuit clout broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth. One out later, Williams tripled and scored the deciding run on a single by Paul Blair.

Brewers 1, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Although yielding only two hits, Rudy May was a hard-luck loser when Ollie Brown homered in the fifth inning to give the Brewers a 1-0 victory over the Angels. Jim Colborn, who was the winner, gave up four hits before being lifted with two men on base and one out in the eighth. Frank Linzy, relieving, threw one pitch and was out of the jam when Al Gallagher grounded into a double play.

White Sox 6, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
With relief assistance from Terry Forster, Eddie Fisher received credit for a 6-3 victory for the White Sox to maintain his career superiority over the Indians. The triumph was Fisher's 11th in 12 decisions against the Indians, who beat him only on May 22, 1966. Bill Melton hit his first triple of the season to drive in two runs for the White Sox in the first inning. Melton then scored himself on a passed ball. Luis Alvarado also accounted for two RBIs with a pair of singles. George Hendrick, Oscar Gamble and Dave Duncan hit homers for the Indians' runs.

Yankees 6, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
After being held to three hits and failing to score until the eighth inning, the Yankees rallied for five runs in the ninth on only two hits, but with the aid of five walks, to defeat the Royals, 6-4. Dick Drago, the Royals' starter, passed Roy White and Bobby Murcer with one out and gave up a run-scoring single by Ron Blomberg before being removed. Doug Bird faced only one batter, passing Jim Ray Hart to load the bases. Norm Angelini, relieving, walked Graig Nettles to force in a run. Bruce Dal Canton become the Royals' fourth pitcher of the inning and got Thurman Munson to hit into a forceout at the plate. But Gene Michael walked to force in the tying run and White followed with a two-run single to climax the rally. Pat Dobson, who allowed one hit in five innings of relief, was the winner in his first appearance for the Yankees since being obtained from the Braves.

A's 4, Tigers 0 at Oakland (day game):
Ken Holtzman pitched a two-hitter and Reggie Jackson drove in three of the the Athletics' runs in a 4-0 victory over Tthe igers. Bert Campaneris opened the first inning with a safe bunt and took third on a wild pickoff throw by Jim Perry. After Bill North walked, Jackson accounted for his first RBI with an infield grounder, scoring Campaneris. Deron Johnson followed with a double to drive in North. Then, in the seventh, after North and Sal Bando walked with two out, Jackson sent them home with a double to complete the scoring.

Red Sox 12, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Carlton Fisk, Tommy Harper and Orlando Cepeda smashed homers, driving in seven runs among them, as the Red Sox trounced the Rangers, 12-1, in a game that included a single by Carl Yastrzemski for the 2,000th hit of his major league career. Fisk and Cepeda each homered with a man on base, while Harper connected with two aboard. Yastrzemski hit his milestone single and drove in a run in the seventh inning.

Braves 8, Cardinals 2 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves smashed four homers, including two by Hank Aaron, to overpower the Cardinals, 8-2. Aaron's pair gave him 688 for his career, 26 less than Babe Ruth's record of 714. Marty Perez and Davey Johnson hit the Braves' other round-trippers, each with a man on base.

Reds 8, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Exploding for seven runs in the ninth inning, the Reds defeated the Cubs, 8-4. Ron Santo drove in three runs with a single and homer to help the Cubs take a 4-1 lead. Dave LaRoche, pitching in relief of Fergie Jenkins, passed Dan Driessen in the fatal ninth before being removed. Bob Locker retired Dave Concepcion, but Cesar Geronimo and Larry Stahl hit singles to produce the first run of the rally. An infield out by Pete Rose added the second tally. Larry Gura, taking over at that point, walked Joe Morgan and gave up a run-scoring single by Bobby Tolan to tie the game. Jack Aker then became the Cubs' fourth pitcher of the inning. Johnny Bench greeted the change with a single to knock in the go-ahead run and Tony Perez smashed the next pitch for a three-run homer to clinch the Reds' victory.

Pirates 4, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
Scoring all their runs in the fifth inning, the Pirates defeated the Astros, 4-1. Al Oliver drove in the first two runs with a single and Willie Stargell added the other pair with a double.

Expos 9, Giants 6 at Montreal (night game):
Boots Day hit his first homer since August 23, 1971, driving in two runs in the first inning, to start the Expos off to a 9-6 victory over the Giants. After Day's drive, the Expos added two more runs in the first, loading the bases and scoring on grounders by John Boccabella and Bob Bailey. Day also collected a single and double, driving in another run with his two-bagger in the sixth. Mike Jorgensen rapped four singles in five trips and batted in two runs. Chris Speier had three RBIs for the Giants.

Mets 4, Dodgers 2 at New York (day game):
Thrilling an Old Timers' Day crowd of 47,800, Willie Mays appeared in the Mets' lineup for only the second time since May 7 and smashed a homer to help beat the Dodgers, 4-2. The Mets started the scoring in the first inning with two runs on a single by Ted Martinez, pass to Mays and double by Rusty Staub. Mays' homer came in the third and was his first round-tripper since August 18, 1972. Staub hit his second double of the game and drove in the Mets' final run in the seventh. Jon Matlack hurled the route.

Phillies 4, Padres 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Ken Brett helped himself with a homer and combined with Billy Wilson to pitch the Phillies to a 4-1 victory over the Padres. Brett's homer in the fifth inning, breaking a 1-1 tie, was the fourth of his major league career.