MLB standings through games of June 28, 1973

MLB standings at the end of June 28, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	74	41	33	0	.554		319	284	24-12	17-21	7-3	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	66	36	30	0	.545	1.0	253	207	18-12	18-18	6-4	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	73	37	36	0	.507	3.5	299	294	17-21	20-15	3-7	Lost 5
Boston Red Sox	70	35	35	0	.500	4.0	318	293	21-17	14-18	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	73	36	37	0	.493	4.5	278	281	18-15	18-22	4-6	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	73	27	46	0	.370	13.5	272	378	14-24	13-22	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	75	41	34	0	.547		344	275	20-15	21-19	6-4	Won 3
California Angels	72	39	33	0	.542	0.5	255	243	21-15	18-18	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	69	37	32	0	.536	1.0	292	296	20-19	17-13	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	70	37	33	0	.529	1.5	312	296	16-19	21-14	4-6	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	77	40	37	0	.519	2.0	367	347	21-18	19-19	4-6	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	68	24	44	0	.353	13.5	241	356	15-18	9-26	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	76	45	31	0	.592		332	278	20-13	25-18	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	69	34	35	0	.493	7.5	284	306	18-15	16-20	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	72	35	37	0	.486	8.0	282	278	21-16	14-21	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	73	35	38	0	.479	8.5	327	316	21-15	14-23	7-3	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	70	32	38	0	.457	10.0	298	335	18-20	14-18	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	69	31	38	0	.449	10.5	247	267	15-19	16-19	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	77	49	27	1	.645		351	263	27-14	22-13	8-2	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	77	44	33	0	.571	5.5	350	346	25-17	19-16	4-6	Won 2
Houston Astros	77	43	34	0	.558	6.5	335	277	25-14	18-20	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	74	38	36	0	.514	10.0	296	301	17-17	21-19	3-7	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	77	32	44	1	.421	17.0	317	324	17-15	15-29	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	75	24	51	0	.320	24.5	233	361	18-25	6-26	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Yankees 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Sam McDowell, a winner of two previous decisions since being acquired from the Giants, was handed his first loss in a New York uniform when the Orioles defeated the Yankees, 6-3. The Orioles tagged the veteran lefthander for three runs in the third inning on a single by Andy Etchebarren, pass to Mark Belanger and singles by Bobby Grich and Tommy Davis, together with an error by Johnny Callison on Davis' hit. Paul Blair singled and Don Baylor tripled for the deciding run in the sixth before the Orioles clinched their victory with two more runs in the eighth, one on a sacrifice fly by Baylor. Thurman Munson hit a homer for the Yankees.

[DH] Indians 4, Red Sox 2 (day game) / Red Sox 16, Indians 7 at Boston (night game):
A three-run homer by designated hitter John Ellis carried the Indians to a 4-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Red Sox exploded for 19 hits and won the second game, 16-7. Ray Culp, who started the opener for the Red Sox, retired nine straight batters before walking John Lowenstein in the fourth inning. After Oscar Gamble forced Lowenstein and George Hendrick was hit by a pitch, Ellis smashed his homer. Rico Petrocelli had a solo swat for the Red Sox. In the nlghtcap, the Red Sox attack included a two-run homer by Reggie Smith and bases-loaded triple by Bob Montgomery.

White Sox 2, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Luis Alvarado hit a two-run double in the second inning, after Carlos May and Hank Allen were safe on consecutive errors by shortstop Rudy Meoli, to enable the White Sox to defeat the Angels, 2-0. However, the victory proved costly for the White Sox when Dick Allen suffered a hairline fracture of his left fibula in a collision at first base with Mike Epstein while leaping for a high throw in the sixth inning.

Tigers 8, Brewers 6 at Detroit (night game):
The Tigers rallied for three runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Brewers, 8-6, for their fourth straight victory since clipping an eight-game losing streak. Former National Leaguer Bob Miller was the winner in relief in his first appearance with the Tigers. The Brewers, who had homers by Dave May and Ollie Brown, held a 6-5 lead before the Tigers began their rally with a single by Aurelio Rodriguez and two walks to load the bases with two out. Frank Linzy replaced Rob Gardner on the mound for the Brewers and Willie Horton greeted the change with a single, driving in two runs to put the Tigers ahead. Dick McAuliffe followed with another single to add the final marker.

A's 3, Royals 2 at Oakland (day game):
Vida Blue yielded only three hits in 7 2/3 innings before yielding to Rollie Fingers, who completed the Athletics' 3-2 victory over the Royals. Blue gave up a run in the seventh and was removed after Fran Healy homered for the Royals in the eighth. The A's scored all their runs in the second. Deron Johnson and Gene Tenace singled and Ray Fosse walked to load the bases. Manny Trillo singled in his first time at bat in the major leagues, driving in Johnson. Tenace scored on a sacrifice fly by Bert Campaneris. Steve Busby then picked Trillo off first base, but the A's rookie kept the rundown going long enough to allow Fosse to sneak home from third.

Twins 4, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
Rod Carew stole home among the Twins' offensive highlights and Dick Woodson pitched a five-hitter to defeat the Rangers, 4-0. Jim Holt singled in the third inning, stopped at third on a double by Carew and scored the Twins' first run on a sacrifice bunt by Jerry Terrell. Carew, taking third on the play, then stole home. Steve Braun doubled in the fourth and scored when Larry Hisle singled. Hisle stole second and counted the final run on a single by Carew.

[DH] Braves 3, Dodgers 2 (night game) / Dodgers 8, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Although collecting only three hits, the Braves won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, before the Dodgers came back to gain an 8-3 victory in the second game. Braves' hits in the lidlifter included a homer by Mike Lum in the first inning and another by Darrell Evans in the eighth. In between, their other hit, a single by Sonny Jackson in the third, led to a run on a throwing error by Bill Russell and infield out by Dusty Baker. Davey Lopes, who had three hits for the Dodgers in the opener, rapped three more in the nightcap, plus a sacrifice fly. Lopes tripled in the first inning when the Dodgers scored two runs. Two more counted in the third on doubles by Willie Davis and Willie Crawford and a bases-loaded walk to Chris Cannizzaro. Lopes hit his sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Dodgers then iced the outcome with their final three runs on five singles in the ninth.

Cubs 4, Expos 2 at Chicago (day game):
Rick Monday hit two homers and drove in three runs to power the Cubs to a 4-2 victory in the regularly-scheduled game after the Expos completed play in the previous day's suspended contest with a 5-4 victory in 18 innings. The score was tied 3-3 when darkness halted the June 27 game after 12 innings. Bob Bailey homered for the Expos in the 13th, but Ron Santo, who had tied the score with a homer in the ninth, forced another deadlock with a circuit clout in the Cubs' half. However, in the 18th, Bill Stoneman and Hal Breeden drew walks from Burt Hooton and Bailey singled to drive in the Expos' winning run. Bailey and Boots Day homered for the Expos' runs in the regular-scheduled game. Monday's second homer after a single by Adrian Garrett broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh.

Padres 6, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Cito Gaston and Nate Colbert smashed homers to support the six-hit pitching of Clay Kirby as the Padres defeated the Reds, 6-1. Gaston rapped his round-tripper in the second inning. The Padres added three runs in the fourth before capping their scoring with Colbert's homer after a single by Dave Roberts in the seventh.

Giants 2, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
Garry Maddox singled and Gary Matthews tripled in the 10th inning to give the Giants a 2-1 victory over the Astros. The Giants counted their other run in the seventh on singles by Jim Barr, Tito Fuentes and Gary Thomasson before the Astros came back in their half to tie the score on a homer by Lee May.

Phillies 11, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
Two homers by Tommy Hutton and one by Del Unser were the Phillies' big blows in an 11-4 victory over the Mets. Unser hit his homer after a single by Denny Doyle in the first inning. Hutton followed with a solo swat in the third and then connected for the circuit again with two men on base in the seventh.

Pirates 6, Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Going from feast to famine, the Cardinals, who piled up 22 hits and 15 runs in the previous night's victory, collected only five hits off Dock Ellis and lost to the Pirates, 6-0. Willie Stargell smashed a two-run homer.