MLB standings through games of July 17, 1973

MLB standings at the end of July 17, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	96	54	42	0	.562		405	343	34-17	20-25	7-3	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	87	47	40	0	.540	2.5	355	297	24-17	23-23	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	91	49	42	0	.538	2.5	397	362	26-21	23-21	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	93	48	45	0	.516	4.5	362	372	27-21	21-24	6-4	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	91	45	46	0	.495	6.5	406	397	22-27	23-19	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	94	34	60	0	.362	19.0	366	497	16-30	18-30	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	94	53	41	0	.564		438	347	25-19	28-22	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	97	52	45	0	.536	2.5	465	435	24-20	28-25	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	91	47	44	0	.516	4.5	331	324	22-19	25-25	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	93	48	45	0	.516	4.5	386	384	24-26	24-19	5-5	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	91	46	45	0	.505	5.5	395	384	21-28	25-17	3-7	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	90	31	59	0	.344	20.0	317	481	19-25	12-34	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	92	50	42	0	.543		383	355	23-18	27-24	2-8	Lost 5
St. Louis Cardinals	91	49	42	0	.538	0.5	363	336	29-18	20-24	7-3	Won 5
Montreal Expos	90	43	47	0	.478	6.0	404	434	25-19	18-28	3-7	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	89	41	48	0	.461	7.5	374	413	22-22	19-26	4-6	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	92	42	50	0	.457	8.0	395	389	24-22	18-28	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	89	39	50	0	.438	9.5	326	364	17-23	22-27	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	96	61	34	1	.642		436	327	35-18	26-16	9-1	Won 7
Cincinnati Reds	94	52	42	0	.553	8.5	381	362	26-22	26-20	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	95	52	43	0	.547	9.0	447	419	29-21	23-22	4-6	Lost 2
Houston Astros	98	51	47	0	.520	11.5	428	399	27-18	24-29	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	98	45	52	1	.464	17.0	447	449	25-22	20-30	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	92	32	60	0	.348	27.5	288	425	20-32	12-28	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] White Sox 8, Red Sox 4 (day game) / White Sox 5, Red Sox 0 at Boston (night game):
The streaking Red Sox were cooled off by the White Sox, who won separate-admission, day-and-night games, 8-4 and 5-0. Ed Herrmann hit a three-run homer and drove in two other runs with singles in the daylight contest. Wilbur Wood was the winner with help from Terry Forster. Stan Bahnsen pitched a shutout in the night meeting, allowing only four hits. Buddy Bradford hit a homer and Eddie Leon drove in two runs with a single. Until the double dip, the Red Sox had won 12 of their last 15 games.

Angels 3, Indians 1 at California (night game):
Consecutive homers by Frank Robinson and Mike Epstein in the fourth inning provided the Angels with a 3-1 victory over the Twins. Robinson's blow was the 537th of his career, moving him ahead of Mickey Mantle into fifth place on the majors' all-time list.

Royals 4, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
All-Star outfielder Amos Otis hit two homers and drove in three of the Royals' runs in a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. Lou Piniella doubled and Hal McRae singled for the Royals' initial run in the second inning before Otis swung into action with a two-run homer in the third and a solo swat for the winning run in the sixth. Dick McAuliffe and Duke Sims hit homers for the Tigers.

[DH] Yankees 4, Twins 3 (night game) / Yankees 4, Twins 1 at New York (night game):
After picking up a victory in the first game, Sparky Lyle received credit for his 25th save in the second game as the Yankees defeated the Twins in a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 4-1, with the opener going 12 innings. Lyle, who pitched the last two frames of the lidlifter, came out the winner in the 12th when Graig Nettles singled, took third on a single by Johnny Callison and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Moses. Lyle pitched the last 1 1/3 innings of the nightcap in relief of Pat Dobson, who was removed with two men on base. The Yankees beat Eddie Bane, the Twins' draftee from Arizona State University.

A's 3, Orioles 1 at Oakland (night game):
Vida Blue blew over the Orioles with only four hits and pitched the Athletics to a 3-1 victory in a duel with Dave McNally, who was the loser on a five-hit effort.

Brewers 6, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
After seven effective innings, David Clyde tired and was knocked out in the eighth by the Brewers, who defeated the Rangers' 18-year-old high school prize, 6-4. Bob Coluccio started Clyde's downfall with a double and scored on a single by Dave May, who also crossed the plate on singles by Don Money and George Scott before Clyde left the mound. Bill Gogolewskl, in relief, walked Johnny Briggs and three more runs followed on a sacrifice fly by Ellie Rodriguez and single by Tim Johnson. Jim Fregosi hit a homer for the Rangers.

Mets 8, Braves 7 at Atlanta (night game):
Climaxing a seven-run rally in the ninth inning, Willie Mays drove in the Mets' tying and winning tallies with a pinch-single to beat the Braves, 8-7. Ralph Garr, Marty Perez and Hank Aaron hit homers for the Braves. Aaron's smash in the sixth was the 698th of his career. The Mets began their ninth-inning rally with two-run homers by Rusty Staub and John Milner. Don Hahn continued the uprising with a single, Ed Kranepool walked and Jim Beauchamp singled to score Hahn. Mays then delivered his hit, driving in Ted Martinez, who ran for Kranepool, and Jim Beauchamp, who surprised the Braves by putting on the steam and scoring from first base.

Padres 1, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
In addition to pitching the third shutout in his last four starts, Steve Arlin also scored the Padres' run in a 1-0 victory over the Cubs, who lost their fifth straight game. Arlin and Johnny Grubb walked in the fifth inning and, after Dave Roberts singled to load the bases, Nate Colbert hit a sacrifice fly to pin the defeat on Milt Pappas.

Phillies 2, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Doubles by Greg Luzinski and Del Unser were the key blows when the Phillies scored two runs in the sixth inning to beat the Reds, 2-1. Jim Lonborg, who was the winner, was tagged for 10 hits, but the Reds scored only on a homer by Cesar Geronimo in the fourth. Luzinski doubled in the sixth and, after a pass to Tommy Hutton, scored the tying run on Unser's two-bagger. Following an intentional pass to Bob Boone, Larry Bowa grounded into a forceout at second as Unser scored the run that broke Jack Billingham's five-game winning streak.

Expos 7, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Boots Day, who had left five men on base in his previous times at bat, slashed a two-run single in the seventh inning to cap the rally that brought the Expos a 7-2 victory over the Astros. Ron Hunt started with a single and raced home on a double by Mike Jorgensen to tie the score at 2-2. After an infield out by Ron Fairly moved Jorgensen to third, Bob Bailey walked and stole second. Day followed with his single. Day also scored on a double by Bob Stinson. Pepe Frias added a single for the Expos' final run.

Dodgers 8, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Starting with four runs in the first inning, the Dodgers defeated the Pirates, 8-4, for their seventh straight victory and 10th in the last 11 games. Willie Crawford knocked in two runs with a single during the inning, which also included singles by Davey Lopes, Steve Garvey and Bill Russell, plus two walks. Crawford added his third RBI with a sacrifice fly in the third. The Dodgers tacked on their final three runs in the fourth on a single by Andy Messersmith, sacrifice by Lopes, double by Bill Buckner, single by Manny Mota and an error. Manny Sanguillen and Al Oliver hit homers for the Pirates. After Oliver connected for the circuit with a man on base in the ninth, Dave Parker batted in another run with a single before Jim Brewer replaced Messersmith and retired the last batter to gain his 10th save.

Cardinals 2, Giants 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Rich Folkers turned in the first complete game of his major league career and beat the Giants, 2-1, to give the red-hot Cardinals their fifth straight victory and 12th in the last 17 games. The Giants scored their run in the first inning on a double by Bobby Bonds, a balk and an infield out by Tito Fuentes. The Cardinals came back with their pair in the second. Luis Melendez singled and, on a hit-and-run play, scored from first base on a single by Bernie Carbo. After advancing to third on a single by Ken Reitz, Carbo crossed the plate while the Giants were executing a double play on a grounder by Mike Tyson.