MLB standings through games of July 12, 1973

MLB standings at the end of July 12, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	91	50	41	0	.549		388	335	30-16	20-25	4-6	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	85	46	39	0	.541	1.0	374	331	23-18	23-21	8-2	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	82	44	38	0	.537	1.5	337	280	24-17	20-21	6-4	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	88	46	42	0	.523	2.5	347	349	25-18	21-24	6-4	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	87	43	44	0	.494	5.0	386	372	21-25	22-19	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	89	31	58	0	.348	18.0	336	477	16-30	15-28	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	89	50	39	0	.562		408	325	24-18	26-21	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	92	49	43	0	.533	2.5	447	421	24-20	25-23	7-3	Lost 2
California Angels	86	45	41	0	.523	3.5	311	304	21-18	24-23	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	86	45	41	0	.523	3.5	382	356	20-26	25-15	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	87	45	42	0	.517	4.0	356	361	23-24	22-18	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	86	30	56	0	.349	18.5	304	465	19-24	11-32	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	88	50	38	0	.568		377	333	23-17	27-21	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	86	44	42	0	.512	5.0	343	323	27-18	17-24	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	84	41	43	0	.488	7.0	373	394	25-19	16-24	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	40	44	0	.476	8.0	361	385	22-20	18-24	4-6	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	87	39	48	0	.448	10.5	381	382	22-21	17-27	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	83	36	47	0	.434	11.5	298	337	17-23	19-24	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	56	34	1	.622		406	317	32-18	24-16	5-5	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	88	49	39	0	.557	6.0	367	346	23-19	26-20	8-2	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	90	50	40	0	.556	6.0	425	405	27-20	23-20	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	93	49	44	0	.527	8.5	415	375	26-17	23-27	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	92	41	50	1	.451	15.5	400	416	21-20	20-30	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	88	31	57	0	.352	24.0	277	410	20-29	11-28	6-4	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Rangers 2 at Boston (night game):
Although allowing only two runs in six innings, David Clyde was charged with his second defeat when the Rangers lost to the Red Sox, 5-2. The Rangers' 18-year-old high school graduate struck out eight. Tommy Harper, who proved to be Clyde's nemesis, bunted safely in the first inning, took third on a single by Luis Aparicio and scored when Carl Yastrzemski grounded into a double play. Aparicio's time at bat was his 10,000th in the major leagues. The Rangers tied the score in the fifth with a triple by Jim Mason and single by Dave Nelson, but Harper homered in the Red Sox half to put Clyde on the short end of a 2-1 score when the youngster left the game. The blow that actually decided the outcome, however, came off Bill Gogolewski in the eighth when Yastrzemski homered after a single by Harper and safe bunt by Aparicio. As a result, Jeff Burroughs' homer for the Rangers in the ninth was of no consequence.

Orioles 4, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
The Orioles broke a tie with a run in the eighth inning on singles by Bobby Grich and Brooks Robinson around a passed ball to defeat the White Sox, 4-3. The same combination previously accounted for a run in the fourth when Grich singled, stole second and scored on a single by Robinson. Paul Blair homered after a single by Al Bumbry to produce the Orioles' first two tallies in the third inning. Two White Sox runs resulted from wild pitches by Jesse Jefferson.

Tigers 7, Angels 6 at Detroit (night game):
After failing to hold a 6-0 lead, the Tigers came back with a run in the ninth to defeat the Angels, 7-6. The Tigers built up their early advantage with a three-run homer by Willie Horton in the first inning and two-run smash by Ed Brinkman in the third. The Angels chipped away at their deficit and finally tied the score in the eighth when Frank Robinson singled and Bob Oliver homered. In the ninth, Dick Sharon and Duke Sims walked and Dick McAuliffe singled with two out to drive in the Tigers' winning run.

A's 8, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Athletics rallied to tie the score with two runs in the eighth inning and then smashed the deadlock with four runs in the ninth to defeat the Brewers, 8-4. Don Money hit a three-run homer for the Brewers. Reggie Jackson batted in four runs for the A's with a homer and two singles. In the eighth, walks to Bert Campaneris and Sal Bando, a single by Jackson and sacrifice fly by Deron Johnson tied the score at 4-4. Ray Fosse broke the tie with a homer in the ninth. Two walks and a single by Campaneris then loaded the bases and the A's went on to add three more runs on singles by Jackson and Johnson.

[DH] Twins 8, Indians 4 (night game) / Indians 7, Twins 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Rallying for five runs in the ninth inning, the Indians gained a 7-4 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Twins won the first game, 8-4. George Mitterwald drove in four runs for the Twins in the opener with a single and homer. In the nightcap, the Twins took a 4-2 lead in the eighth inning with circuit clouts by Tony Oliva and Joe Lis. The Indians' rally began in the ninth with the tying tallies on a walk to Rusty Torres and singles by Jack Brohamer, John Lowenstein and Oscar Gamble. Lowenstein then scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Ken Sanders. George Hendrick followed with his second homer of the game for two more runs to clinch the victory.

Yankees 10, Royals 3 at New York (night game):
Ron Blomberg, the Yankees' leading batter, was collared in five trips while his teammates joined in a 17-hit attack to defeat the Royals, 10-3. Matty Alou, Graig Nettles and Bobby Murcer had three hits apiece. Johnny Callison contributed his first homer of the season. Amos Otis homered with a man on base for the Royals.

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Andy Messersmith scattered seven hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Dodgers scored their initial run in the first inning on a triple by Manny Mota and single by Willie Davis. Bill Buckner batted in three other runs with a homer in the fourth and single in the eighth.

Astros 7, Phillies 6 at Philadelphia (night game):
After hitting a homer in the first inning for the Astros' first run, Jim Wynn connected for the circuit again in the ninth to beat the Phillies, 7-0. Greg Luzinski batted in two runs with a single and homer to pace the Phillies to a 4-2 lead before the Astros erupted to score four times in the eighth. Lee May batted in two runs with a double and Skip Jutze drove in a pair with a single. The Phillies pulled even in their half with a two-run single by Bill Robinson.

Pirates 4, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Homers by Willie Stargell and Bob Robertson provided batting support for Luke Walker, who pitched the Pirates to a 4-0 victory over the Padres. Stargell homered with two men on base in the fourth inning and Robertson added the final tally with a solo swat in the seventh.