MLB standings through games of July 18, 1973

MLB standings at the end of July 18, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	97	54	43	0	.557		405	346	34-18	20-25	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	88	48	40	0	.545	1.5	360	299	24-17	24-23	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	92	50	42	0	.543	1.5	403	363	27-21	23-21	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	94	49	45	0	.521	3.5	376	376	28-21	21-24	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	92	46	46	0	.500	5.5	409	397	22-27	24-19	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	95	35	60	0	.368	18.0	376	505	16-30	19-30	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	95	53	42	0	.558		440	352	25-20	28-22	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	98	52	46	0	.531	2.5	469	449	24-20	28-26	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	92	47	45	0	.511	4.5	339	334	22-20	25-25	3-7	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	92	47	45	0	.511	4.5	398	384	21-28	26-17	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	94	48	46	0	.511	4.5	387	390	24-26	24-20	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	91	31	60	0	.341	20.0	317	484	19-26	12-34	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	93	50	43	0	.538		388	363	23-19	27-24	2-8	Lost 6
St. Louis Cardinals	92	49	43	0	.533	0.5	366	344	29-19	20-24	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	91	44	47	0	.484	5.0	407	436	25-19	19-28	4-6	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	42	48	0	.467	6.5	377	415	23-22	19-26	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	93	42	51	0	.452	8.0	398	396	24-22	18-29	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	90	40	50	0	.444	8.5	338	366	17-23	23-27	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	97	61	35	1	.635		438	330	35-18	26-17	8-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	95	53	42	0	.558	7.5	388	365	27-22	26-20	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	96	53	43	0	.552	8.0	455	422	29-21	24-22	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	99	51	48	0	.515	11.5	430	402	27-19	24-29	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	99	45	53	1	.459	17.0	449	461	25-23	20-30	6-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	93	33	60	0	.355	26.5	296	430	20-32	13-28	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, White Sox 1 at Boston (day game):
Bill Lee, continuing to defy Fenway Park, which is supposed to be a jinx field for lefthanders, pitched the Red Sox past the White Sox, 6-1. The victory was his seventh against two defeats in home games for the southpaw, whose overall record was 12-3. The Red Sox backed Lee with homers by Tommy Harper and Reggie Smith, Harper's blow coming with two men on base.

Indians 10, Angels 8 at California (night game):
The Indians, who twice trailed by five runs before rallying to tie the score, completed their comeback when George Hendrick singled in the 11th inning and John Ellis homered to defeat the Angels, 10-8.

Tigers 14, Royals 4 at Detroit (night game):
The Tigers smashed four homers among their 18 hits in overwhelming the Royals, 14-4. Gates Brown and Dick McAuliffe each homered with two men on base, while Mickey Stanley and Duke Sims added solo swats to the attack. Steve Busby, who pitched a 3-0 no-hitter in his last previous start in Tiger Stadium April 27 and beat the Bengals, 12-1, in Kansas City July 7, lasted only 3 2/3 innings this time and gave up six runs.

Twins 3, Yankees 0 at New York (day game):
Mel Stottlemyre made his 242nd consecutive start, setting an A. L. record, but the Yankee veteran lost to the Twins, 3-0. The former league mark of 241 straight starts was held by Red Ruffing. Jim Kaat pitched a shutout for the Twins, who scored an unearned run off Stottlemyre in the first inning and added their other pair on a walk to Rod Carew and homer by Tony Oliva in the third.

Orioles 5, A's 2 at Oakland (night game):
Merv Rettenmund hit homers in each of the first two innings and drove in three runs to start the Orioles off to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics. After Rettenmund's second swat, Gene Tenace accounted for the A's runs with a homer in their half of the the second, but the Orioles picked up another run in the third on a walk and singles by Don Baylor and Brooks Robinson. Singles by Paul Blair and Tommy Davis, together with a wild pitch, added the final tally in the ninth.

Brewers 3, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
Dave May, hitting safely in his 14th straight game for a Milwaukee club record, smashed a homer to decide a duel between Jim Colborn and Jim Bibby as the Brewers defeated the Rangers, 3-0. May's homer followed a pass to Joe Lahoud in the third inning. May was hit by a pitch in the ninth and scored the Brewers' final run on a double by Johnny Briggs and wild pitch by Bibby.

Mets 12, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
While Tom Seaver pitched a five-hitter, the Mets pounded their way to a 12-2 victory over the Braves. Rusty Staub hit two homers and walked with the bases loaded to account for five RBIs. John Milner homered with two men on base.

Padres 8, Cubs 5 at Chicago (day game):
Dave Roberts smashed two homers and Nate Colbert hit one as the Padres ended Fergie Jenkins' mastery by defeating the Cubs, 8-5. Jenkins had beaten the Padres 13 straight times since the expansion club entered the N. L. in 1969. Roberts' first homer with a man on base and a solo shot by Colbert helped the Padres take a 5-2 lead before a double by Rick Monday, single by Glenn Beckert and homer by Jim Hickman tied the score in the sixth. Roberts came up again in the seventh and hit his second homer of the game and the 28th given up by Jenkins in 166 1/3 innings this season. Roberts also singled for another RBI in the ninth when the Padres added their final two runs off Bob Locker.

Reds 7, Phillies 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Jumping on Steve Carlton, the Reds erupted for five runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Phillies, 7-3. Consecutive doubles by Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Dave Concepcion accounted for the first two runs. After an intentional pass to Johnny Bench and forceout by Tony Perez, Andy Kosco homered.

Expos 3, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Ron Hunt was hit by a pitch for the 225th time in his career to lead off the 10th inning and eventually scored on a wild pitch to bring the Expos a 3-2 victory over the Astros. After reaching base, Hunt took second on a sacrifice by Clyde Mashore, moved to third on an infield out by Hal Breeden and crossed the plate when Juan Pizarro heaved a pitch over the head of catcher Skip Jutze. The Expos' other runs came on homers by Ken Singleton and Breeden.

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Dodgers were stopped on their seven-game winning streak when Willie Stargell broke a tie with a homer in the sixth inning to give the Pirates a 3-2 victory. Bob Robertson drove in a run with a double in the second and Rennie Stennett homered in the third before the Dodgers came back with a run in the fifth on a double by Bill Russell and single by Tommy John. A walk to Joe Ferguson and singles by Willie Crawford and Steve Garvey tied the score in the sixth.

Giants 8, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals, who were in first place in the Eastern Division for several hours after the Cubs lost their afternoon game to the Padres, slipped back to second place by bowing to the Giants, 8-3. The Giants scored two unearned runs in the second inning before getting a legitimate pair in the third when Ed Goodson doubled and Gary Matthews homered. Ron Bryant helped himself to his 14th victory in the fourth, driving in one run with a single and then scoring himself on a passed ball and a single by Tito Fuentes.