MLB standings through games of June 30, 1973

MLB standings at the end of June 30, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	76	43	33	0	.566		333	289	26-12	17-21	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	68	37	31	0	.544	2.0	263	213	18-12	19-19	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	73	37	36	0	.507	4.5	299	294	17-21	20-15	3-7	Lost 5
Boston Red Sox	70	35	35	0	.500	5.0	318	293	21-17	14-18	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	75	37	38	0	.493	5.5	284	291	19-16	18-22	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	75	27	48	0	.360	15.5	277	392	14-24	13-24	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	77	42	35	0	.545		350	281	21-16	21-19	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	72	39	33	0	.542	0.5	322	299	16-19	23-14	5-5	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	71	38	33	0	.535	1.0	298	302	20-19	18-14	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	74	39	35	0	.527	1.5	258	253	21-17	18-18	6-4	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	80	42	38	0	.525	1.5	379	355	21-18	21-20	5-5	Won 2
Texas Rangers	71	25	46	0	.352	14.0	249	368	16-20	9-26	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	78	46	32	0	.590		337	283	21-14	25-18	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	74	37	37	0	.500	7.0	293	287	23-16	14-21	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	71	34	37	0	.479	8.5	285	315	18-15	16-22	2-8	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	34	38	0	.472	9.0	307	336	20-20	14-18	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	75	35	40	0	.467	9.5	336	327	21-15	14-25	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	71	32	39	0	.451	10.5	252	272	15-19	17-20	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	51	27	1	.654		371	279	27-14	24-13	8-2	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	79	45	34	0	.570	6.5	366	354	25-17	20-17	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	79	43	36	0	.544	8.5	338	294	25-16	18-20	5-5	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	76	39	37	0	.513	11.0	307	309	18-18	21-19	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	79	33	45	1	.423	18.0	331	338	18-16	15-29	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	77	25	52	0	.325	25.5	236	365	18-25	7-27	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 6, Angels 3 at California (night game):
Designated hitter Tony Oliva rapped a double and three singles in five times at bat and drove in three runs to pace the Twins to a 6-3 victory over the Angels. Oliva doubled for one of the Twins' two runs in the first inning off Andy Hassler, who retired only one batter before being removed. Oliva singled in the fifth when the Twins added two more runs on a double by Harmon Killebrew. Oliva's fourth hit of the game came with the bases loaded in the ninth and drove in the Twins' final pair.

Tigers 4, Orioles 1 at Detroit (night game):
The Orioles, who had won five straight games, were stopped with four hits and lost to the Tigers, 4-1. Mike Strahler was the winner with help from John Hiller, who relieved in the eighth inning and picked up his 16th save. The Tigers, after filling the bases in the first on two walks and an error by Brooks Robinson, scored two unearned runs on a single by Duke Sims. Mickey Stanley homered in the second and Tony Taylor singled to drive in Ed Brinkman in the fourth. The Orioles' lone run counted in the fifth on singles by Tommy Davis and Robinson around an infield out.

Yankees 7, Indians 3 at New York (day game):
Mel Stottlemyre pitched a four-hitter and gained his 10th victory of the season when the Yankees defeated the Indians, 7-3. The Yankees, after nicking Brent Strom for a run in the first inning, settled the outcome in the fourth after loading the bases on walks to Matty Alou and Jim Ray Hart around a single by Bobby Murcer. With one out, Thurman Munson grounded to Buddy Bell, who threw wildly to second, Alou and Murcer scoring. Hart took third on the error and counted on a sacrifice fly by Felipe Alou. Graig Nettles drove in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the fifth and Roy White hit his second double of the game to produce the Yankees' final tally in the seventh.

A's 3, White Sox 2 at Oakland (day game):
Two homers by Reggie Jackson and one by Sal Bando sent Wilbur Wood down to his sixth straight setback as the Athletics defeated the White Sox, 3-2. With two out in the first inning, Bando and Jackson connected for the circuit in succession. The White Sox came back to tie the score in the third when Carlos May singled after two walks and a hit by Johnny Jeter had loaded the bases. Jackson then broke the tie with his second homer of the game in the fourth.

[DH] Royals 8, Rangers 3 (night game) / Royals 4, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
Breaking their five-game losing streak, the Royals swept over the Rangers in a twi-night doubleheader, 8-3 and 4-2. The Royals collected only three hits off Steve Dunning in the first six innings of the lidlifter and trailed, 3-2, but after Bill Gogolewski took the mound in the seventh, the K. C. crew moved ahead with two runs on a bases-loaded single by Gail Hopkins and an infield out by Ed Kirkpatrick. The Royals then clinched the outcome with four runs in the eighth, three scoring on a homer by Steve Hovley. In the nightcap, Amos Otis led the Royals at bat, driving in two runs with a single and homer. Vic Harris homered for the Rangers.

Braves 5, Giants 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Darrell Evans drove in two runs with his 20th homer of the season and added another RBI with a sacrifice fly to lead the Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Giants. Evans' homer, which bettered his previous season high in 1972, followed a double by Ralph Garr in the first inning. Garr also scored on Evans' sacrifice fly in the third when the Braves added two runs. Juan Marichal, appearing in relief for the Giants, pitched the three middle innings and allowed only one hit.

Mets 2, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Jon Matlack was the winner of a five-hit duel with Burt Hooton when the Mets defeated the Cubs, 2-1. Willie Mays doubled home the Mets' first run after a single by Ted Martinez and a sacrifice in the third inning. Ken Boswell walked in the fourth, went to third on a single by Rusty Staub and beat the throw home on George Theodore's slow roller to Ron Santo. The Cubs counted their run in the sixth on a single by Don Kessinger and double by Jose Cardenal. The Cubs threatened again in the eighth, but Matlack struck out Santo with two men on base.

Dodgers 8, Reds 7 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds accounted for seven runs with three homers, but that was not enough to avoid an 8-7 loss to the Dodgers in 13 innings. A two-run drive by Tony Perez in the first inning and three-run smash by Bobby Tolan in the sixth powered the Reds to a 5-1 lead before the Dodgers erupted for six runs in the eighth. Ron Cey knocked in two with a double and Davey Lopes drove in a pair with a single. The Reds came back to tie the score in the ninth on a single by Dan Driessen and homer by Joe Morgan, both coming up as pinch-hitters. Morgan did not start the game because of an upset stomach. The Dodgers broke the tie in the 13th with the winning run on a double by Manny Mota and two-out single by Lee Lacy.

Padres 3, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
Posting his first shutout of the season, Steve Arlin allowed only three hits, walked one and did not permit a runner to advance past first base while pitching the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Astros. The Padres staked Arlin to two runs in the first inning on singles by Gene Locklear, Johnny Grubb and Dave Roberts and a sacrifice fly by Nate Colbert. Doubles by Locklear and Roberts added the final tally in the sixth.

Pirates 5, Expos 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Taking advantage of Balor Moore's wildness, the Pirates scored five runs on only one hit in the third inning and defeated the Expos, 5-1. Moore walked Gene Alley, hit Nelson Briles with a pitch and passed Gene Clines and Rennie Stennett to force in the first run. After Al Oliver popped up, Willie Stargell walked to produce the second run. Manny Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0 and Richie Hebner then singled for the only hit of the inning to drive in the Pirates' final pair.

Cardinals 9, Phillies 8 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals held an 8-1 lead after five innings but needed still another run on a homer by Jose Cruz in the eighth to outlast the Phillies, 9-8. Lou Brock drove in two runs with a single and Ted Sizemore accounted for two with a double as the Cardinals built up their early lead at the expense of Steve Carlton, who was kayoed in the fifth and suffered his first defeat at the hands of his former teammates after beating them five times. The Phillies rallied for two runs in each of the last three innings, forcing the Cardinals to call on six pitchers before Diego Segui retired Bob Boone on a line drive in the ninth to earn his 10th save.