MLB standings through games of July 7, 1973

MLB standings at the end of July 7, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	86	47	39	0	.547		365	325	29-16	18-23	4-6	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	77	41	36	0	.532	1.5	308	257	22-15	19-21	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	79	42	37	0	.532	1.5	353	317	22-18	20-19	8-2	Won 5
Detroit Tigers	83	42	41	0	.506	3.5	311	328	22-17	20-24	6-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	81	40	41	0	.494	4.5	352	338	18-22	22-19	3-7	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	83	29	54	0	.349	16.5	308	436	15-27	14-27	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	85	47	38	0	.553		380	306	24-18	23-20	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	87	47	40	0	.540	1.0	425	391	24-19	23-21	7-3	Won 5
Minnesota Twins	80	43	37	0	.537	1.5	366	334	18-22	25-15	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	80	42	38	0	.525	2.5	276	270	21-18	21-20	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	81	42	39	0	.519	3.0	338	339	20-21	22-18	4-6	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	80	29	51	0	.362	15.5	280	421	19-24	10-27	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	85	49	36	0	.576		368	320	23-17	26-19	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	82	43	39	0	.524	4.5	333	307	27-18	16-21	8-2	Won 2
Montreal Expos	80	40	40	0	.500	6.5	354	365	24-16	16-24	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	82	38	44	0	.463	9.5	364	356	21-17	17-27	4-6	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	37	43	0	.463	9.5	341	377	22-20	15-23	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	79	34	45	0	.430	12.0	292	325	15-21	19-24	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	87	53	33	1	.616		392	309	29-17	24-16	4-6	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	87	48	39	0	.552	5.5	411	394	25-19	23-20	4-6	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	84	46	38	0	.548	6.0	343	334	23-19	23-19	8-2	Won 3
Houston Astros	88	46	42	0	.523	8.0	391	358	26-17	20-25	3-7	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	88	38	49	1	.437	15.5	381	403	21-20	17-29	6-4	Won 3
San Diego Padres	84	30	54	0	.357	22.0	268	390	19-26	11-28	7-3	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 5, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Although executing a triple play, the Orioles lost to the Athletics, 5-4. Deron Johnson hit a three-run homer for the A's in the first inning, but the Orioles came back to take a 4-3 lead with the aid of a two-run smash by Merv Rettenrnund. The A's tied the score with a circuit clout by Reggie Jackson in the seventh and pushed across the deciding run in the eighth on a single by Dick Green, forceout by Bert Campaneris, his theft of second and a single by Sal Bando. The Orioles worked their triple play in the fourth after Jackson walked and Johnson was safe on an error by Brooks Robinson. The Orioles' third baseman then grabbed a smash by Gene Tenace, tagged third to force Jackson and completed the around-the-horn play with a throw to Bobby Grich at second and his relay to Enos Cabell at first.

Red Sox 7, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
Rico Petrocelli had a perfect day at bat with a double, two singles and two walks as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 7-3. Doubles by Petrocelli and Rick Miller broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning and the Red Sox then put the game away with four runs in the eighth, two scoring on a double by Tommy Harper.

Angels 3, Indians 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Mike Epstein hit a homer after a single by Frank Robinson in the sixth inning to enable the Angels to defeat the Indians, 3-1. Nolan Ryan, who gained his 10th victory, shut out the Indians until the ninth when he received last-out help from Steve Barber after giving up a run on a double by Walt Williams and single by John Lowenstein.

Royals 5, Tigers 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Cookie Rojas rapped a two-run single in the sixth inning, giving him a total of 10 RBIs in his last four games, to spark the Royals to a 5-2 victory over the Tigers. Ken Wright, who hurled a four-hitter, turned in his first complete game of the season. Norm Cash batted in both of the Tigers' runs, one with a homer in the second and the other with an infield out in the sixth to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. However, in the Royals' half of the sixth, Fran Healy singled and took third on a single by Freddie Patek, who moved up on the throw. Rojas then hit his single to drive in both runners. Amos Otis added the final pair with a homer in the eighth.

Brewers 17, Rangers 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Brewers knocked out David Clyde in the fifth inning, pinning the 18-year-old high school graduate with his first defeat, en route to a 17-2 crushing of the Rangers. Clyde gave up five runs, four earned, on eight hits and three walks. After his departure, with the Rangers trailing, 5-2, the Brewers exploded for five runs in the sixth, two scoring on a double by Don Money. Then, in the seventh, the Brewers went on a seven-run rampage on a grand-slam homer by Bob Coluccio and three-run smash by Money. Eduardo Rodriguez pitched the route for the Brewers, allowing six hits, and gained his first major league victory.

[DH] Twins 9, Yankees 1 (day game) / Twins 6, Yankees 2 at Minnesota (night game):
The Twins, who had not defeated the Yankees in six previous meetings, turned around and gained 9-1 and 6-2 victories in separate-admission, day-and-night games. The contests drew a total of 28,529. Bert Blyleven pitched the afternoon game for the Twins and breezed to victory with the aid of two-run homers by Bobby Darwin and Jim Holt. In the night game, the Twins scored a run in the second and then pulled away with four in the fourth. Singles by Phil Roof, Holt and Jerry Terrell accounted for the first run of the stanza. After a sacrifice and intentional pass to Tony Oliva, Darwin and Steve Braun walked, each forcing in a run. The fourth run of the frame counted on a grounder by Larry Hisle after Dave Pagan replaced Pat Dobson. The Yankees came to life in the sixth with their runs on a pass to Roy White, triple by Ron Blomberg and double by Graig Nettles, but Darwin made it 6-2 with a homer in the Twins' half.

Dodgers 8, Pirates 6 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers, after failing to hold a four-run lead, broke a 6-6 tie with two runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Pirates, 8-6. The Dodgers collected 16 hits, including four apiece by Steve Garvey and Bill Russell. Gene Clines homered with two men on base for the Pirates and Manny Sanguillen with one aboard. In the eighth, Willie Crawford doubled and beat the throw to third on a bunt by Davey Lopes. Bill Buckner then singled, driving in Crawford with the tie-breaking run, and Willie Davis followed with a single to add an insurance tally.

Expos 6, Astros 1 at Montreal (night game):
A winner of only one game last year while losing 10, Steve Renko brought his current record with the Expos to 8-5 by defeating the Astros, 8-1. Renko also enjoyed a perfect night at bat, with three hits in three official trips, driving in two runs. The Expos broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth when Renko singled, Tim Foli doubled, Ron Woods walked to load the bases and Hal Breeden cleared the sacks with a double.

Braves 9, Mets 8 at New York (day game):
The Braves rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to gain a 9-8 victory over the Mets, who also lost the services of George Theodore and Don Hahn. The Mets' outfielders collided violently while chasing a drive by Ralph Garr in the seventh inning. The ball bounced off the left-center field fence for an inside-the-park homer with a man on base, putting the Braves ahead, 6-3. The Mets came back with four runs in the eighth, two scoring on a single by Willie Mays and two on a double by Wayne Garrett. The Braves started the ninth against Tug McGraw with the tying run on singles by Johnny Oates and Hank Aaron, a forceout by Garr and single by Marty Perez. After a walk to Darrell Evans loaded the bases, Harry Parker replaced McGraw. Garr scored the tying run when Dusty Baker forced Evans. Davey Johnson then walked to reload the bases and Norm Miller drew a pass to force in what proved to be the winning run. The Mets tallied once in their half of the ninth on a triple by Ken Boswell and infield out by Cleon Jones.

Reds 5, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Tony Perez hit the 200th homer of his major league career to help the Reds defeat the Phillies, 5-4. Joe Morgan singled and Dan Driessen doubled for the Reds' initial run in the first inning before Perez homered to make it 3-0. Morgan walked, stole second, moved to third on an infield out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench in third. Jim McGlothlin tripled and Pete Rose singled for another run in the fourth before the Phillles came back with two in their half and the final pair on a homer by Bill Robinson in the ninth.

Padres 4, Cubs 3 at San Diego (night game):
Cito Gaston knocked in two runs with a triple in the first inning and the Padres added two more in the seventh to defeat the Cubs, 4-3. Bill Greif, who started for the Padres, was forced to leave the game with a 2-1 lead after six innings because of elbow trouble. Vicente Romo relieved and hit a key single in the seventh. After Fred Kendall and Dwain Anderson singled, Romo came through with his hit to score Kendall, but Anderson was out at the plate. However, Romo moved to second on the play and counted what proved to be the winning run on a single by Derrel Thomas. The Cubs rallied for two runs in the ninth and Romo had to have help from Mike Caldwell.

Cardinals 6, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Reggie Cleveland, who allowed only two hits before suffering a hamstring pull on a fielding play with two out in the eighth inning, gained his 10th victory when the Cardinals defeated the Giants, 6-1. Orlando Pena, who finished, also allowed two hits, including a homer by Garry Maddox in the ninth for the Giants' run. Joe Torre and Ted Simmons each batted in two of the Cardinals' counters.