MLB standings through games of June 16, 1973

MLB standings at the end of June 16, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	59	32	27	0	.542		224	225	13-15	19-12	9-1	Won 8
Baltimore Orioles	55	29	26	0	.527	1.0	214	180	15-12	14-14	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	61	32	29	0	.525	1.0	274	244	17-12	15-17	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	59	30	29	0	.508	2.0	220	231	14-15	16-14	3-7	Lost 3
Boston Red Sox	57	27	30	0	.474	4.0	265	251	17-13	10-17	5-5	Lost 4
Cleveland Indians	60	22	38	0	.367	10.5	217	289	11-20	11-18	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	56	32	24	0	.571		253	228	16-12	16-12	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	57	32	25	0	.561	0.5	278	259	13-14	19-11	6-4	Won 2
Oakland A's	62	33	29	0	.532	2.0	275	228	18-14	15-15	7-3	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	64	34	30	0	.531	2.0	303	281	17-15	17-15	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	58	30	28	0	.517	3.0	206	207	17-13	13-15	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	56	19	37	0	.339	13.0	194	300	13-16	6-21	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	62	37	25	0	.597		277	237	18-12	19-13	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	55	29	26	0	.527	4.5	236	254	16-10	13-16	7-3	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	59	29	30	0	.492	6.5	237	225	17-13	12-17	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	56	27	29	0	.482	7.0	206	204	13-15	14-14	5-5	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	55	25	30	0	.455	8.5	248	267	13-15	12-15	2-8	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	60	25	35	0	.417	11.0	238	263	15-14	10-21	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	66	40	26	0	.606		304	286	22-11	18-15	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	64	38	25	1	.603	0.5	287	236	20-13	18-12	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	65	35	30	0	.538	4.5	260	235	22-12	13-18	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	61	32	29	0	.525	5.5	257	243	15-16	17-13	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	63	27	35	1	.435	11.0	262	250	15-13	12-22	8-2	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	64	20	44	0	.312	19.0	198	310	15-19	5-25	1-9	Lost 8

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 9, Rangers 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer came within two outs of a perfect game while pitching the Orioles to a 9-1 victory over the Rangers. The righthander retired the first 25 batters in succession before Ken Suarez wrecked his bid with a single. Jim Mason then walked and Dave Nelson singled for the Rangers' run, but Toby Harrah grounded into a double play to end the game. The Orioles decided the outcome early, scoring five runs, three on a triple by Elrod Hendricks, in the first inning.

Angels 5, Yankees 2 at California (day game):
Richie Scheinblum, playing his first game in a California uniform after being acquired from the Reds, homered in the fifth inning to start the Angels off to a 5-2 victory over the Yankees. Scheinblum's swat snapped a scoreless duel between Nolan Ryan and Pat Dobson, who made his first start for the Yankees. The Angels added two runs in the sixth on a double by Vada Pinson, pass to Frank Robinson, an error and a double by Bob Oliver. A single by Sandy Alomar, an error and a triple by Mike Epstein produced another pair in the seventh.

Brewers 4, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
The Brewers made a fast start with four runs in the first inning and gained their eighth straight victory, defeating the White Sox, 4-1, in a game stopped by rain in the bottom half of the eighth inning. Singles by Tim Johnson, Dave May and George Scott produced the Brewers' first run and, after Johnny Briggs walked to load the bases, Darrell Porter cleared the sacks with a double on a line drive to the left field wall that Carlos May failed to hold. The White Sox picked up their run in the sixth on a walk to Pat Kelly, single by Rick Reichardt, a balk and a grounder by Dick Allen. Chris Short replaced Bill Parsons and then was lifted himself in the eighth when Reichardt led off with a double. Frank Linzy, relieving, had a count of two balls and two strikes on Allen when rain stopped the game.

Royals 5, Indians 2 at Cleveland (night game):
The Royals scored three unearned runs on only one hit in the 11th inning to defeat the Indians, 5-2. The Indians' runs came on homers by Oscar Gamble and Dave Duncan. The Royals counted on a double by Frank White and single by Cookie Rojas in the first and added their second run on a homer by Gail Hopkins in the fifth. Amos Otis walked with one out in the 11th and scored when John Mayberry and Ed Kirkpatrick reached base on successive errors. Mayberry then crossed the plate on a wild pitch and, after Lou Piniella flied out, Kurt Bevacqua doubled to drive in the last run.

Twins 5, Tigers 0 at Detroit (day game):
Bert Blyleven, the Twins' "Dutch Treat," pitched his fourth shutout of the season, beating the Tigers, 5-0. Joe Coleman suffered his third straight defeat, but the loss was his first in four decisions against the Twins since coming to the Tigers in 1971. Rod Carew wasted no time sending the Twins on their way to victory, hitting Coleman's second pitch of the game for a homer.

A's 4, Red Sox 3 at Oakland (day game):
After the Athletics failed to hold a 3-0 lead, Deron Johnson drove in a run with a single in the seventh inning for his second RBI of the game to beat the Red Sox, 4-3. Bill North singled and stole his 10th base of the season to set the stage for Johnson's decisive hit.

Cubs 4, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
A passed ball on a third strike with two out in the seventh inning proved the break that enabled the Cubs to defeat the Braves, 4-3. Billy Williams fanned, but when catcher Johnny Oates failed to hang on to the knuckleball thrown by Phil Niekro, Williams reached first. Jim Hickman then came to the plate and smashed a homer to break a 2-2 tie. Jose Cardenal had an earlier homer for the Cubs in the second inning, while Hank Aaron hit the 691st of his career with the Braves in the sixth. The Braves rallied for a run in the ninth on singles by Dusty Baker and Frank Tepedino around a pass to Davey Johnson, but Oates ended the game by grounding into a double play.

Pirates 5, Reds 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Pirates snapped their five-game losing streak behind the pitching of Nelson Briles, who shut out the Reds, 5-0. Briles yielded only four hits, while the Pirates piled up 10, including homers by Rennie Stennett and Willie Stargell.

Cardinals 5, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
With Bob Gibson in command, the Cardinals defeated the Astros, 5-3. Gibson struck out 10, marking the 70th time in his career that the veteran righthander had fanned at least 10 in a game. Gibson also helped himself at bat with two hits, driving in one run and scoring another.

Dodgers 6, Expos 3 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos' seven-game winning streak came to an end with a 6-3 loss to the Dodgers in a game shortened to six innings by rain. The Dodgers, after taking a 2-1 lead, erupted for four runs in the third. Willie Davis singled, stole second and scored on a single by Joe Ferguson. Willie Crawford then walked and Ron Cey smashed a three-run homer for the winning blow. The Expos were unable to catch up, although Hal Breeden hit for the circuit with a man on base in the home half of the third.

Mets 10, Padres 2 at New York (night game):
The Padres, who were the victims of homers by John Milner and Willie Mays, also kicked in with six errors while losing to the Mets, 10-2, for their eighth straight defeat. Milner hit his homer in the first inning following singles by Felix Millan and Rusty Staub. Willie Mays connected for the circuit in the sixth.

Phillies 5, Giants 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Greg Luzinski batted in three runs with two singles and a double to lead the Phillies to a 5-4 victory over the Giants. With Bobby Bonds hitting a homer, the Giants took a 2-0 lead before the Phillies scored in the third on doubles by Willie Montanez and Luzinski. The Giants made it 4-1 in the fourth, but Mike Schmidt homered in the Phillies' half and the tying pair followed in the fifth on a walk to Del Unser and singles by Montanez, Luzinski and Tommy Hutton. Unser was hit by a pitch in the seventh, moved up on an infield out and scored the deciding run on a single by Luzinski.