MLB standings through games of July 20, 1973

MLB standings at the end of July 20, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	99	56	43	0	.566		424	348	36-18	20-25	8-2	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	90	49	41	0	.544	2.5	366	308	24-17	25-24	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	94	51	43	0	.543	2.5	410	369	28-22	23-21	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	95	49	46	0	.516	5.0	382	384	28-21	21-25	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	94	47	47	0	.500	6.5	414	404	22-27	25-20	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	96	35	61	0	.365	19.5	381	511	16-30	19-31	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	96	54	42	0	.562		446	357	26-20	28-22	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	99	53	46	0	.535	2.5	475	450	25-20	28-26	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	94	48	46	0	.511	5.0	348	340	23-21	25-25	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	94	48	46	0	.511	5.0	404	391	21-28	27-18	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	96	48	48	0	.500	6.0	389	409	24-26	24-22	3-7	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	93	32	61	0	.344	20.5	326	494	20-27	12-34	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	95	51	44	0	.537		404	373	24-20	27-24	2-8	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	94	49	45	0	.521	1.5	371	351	29-21	20-24	5-5	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	44	48	0	.478	5.5	389	419	25-22	19-26	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	93	44	49	0	.473	6.0	409	443	25-19	19-30	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	94	43	51	0	.457	7.5	404	400	24-22	19-29	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	91	40	51	0	.440	9.0	340	372	17-23	23-28	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	63	35	1	.643		445	335	35-18	28-17	9-1	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	97	55	42	0	.567	7.5	395	367	29-22	26-20	6-4	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	97	54	43	0	.557	8.5	460	426	29-21	25-22	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	100	52	48	0	.520	12.0	436	404	28-19	24-29	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	100	45	54	1	.455	18.5	453	467	25-24	20-30	5-5	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	96	33	63	0	.344	29.0	305	454	20-32	13-31	2-8	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Twins 0 at Boston (night game):
Hot-hitting Tommy Harper drove in three runs with a homer and two singles to pace the Red Sox to a 5-0 victory over the Twins behind the pitching of John Curtis. Carlton Fisk accounted for the other two runs with a homer and single. Harper had five homers in his last 10 games and 14 RBIs in his last 14 contests.

Angels 8, Orioles 3 at California (night game):
The Angels sent 10 men to bat in the third inning and scored six runs en route to an 8-3 victory over the Orioles before a Helmet Night crowd of 40,257. During the outburst, John Stephenson knocked in two runs with a single and Al Gallagher followed with a two-run double. Staked to that big lead, Bill Singer gained his 15th victory of the season.

Royals 6, Brewers 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Joe Hoerner, who had been obtained from the Braves, made his debut in relief for the Royals and received credit for his first A. L. save in a 6-1 victory over the Brewers. The Royals scored three runs in the second inning, two crossing the plate on a single by Hal McRae, and were leading, 3-1, when Dick Drago cooled off during a long rain delay and gave up a walk and a double by George Scott with one out in the eighth. Hoerner retired the last five straight batters. The Royals iced the verdict with three more runs in their half of the eighth. Steve Hovley batted in a pair with a single.

[DH] Yankees 12, White Sox 2 (night game) / Yankees 7, White Sox 0 at New York (night game):
Knocked out in the first inning of the opener, Wilbur Wood also started the nightcap and wound up with two defeats when the Yankees beat the White Sox in both games of a twi-night doubleheader, 12-2 and 7-0. Wood struck out Horace Clarke to open the lidlifter, but the batter reached first on a passed ball by Ed Herrmann. After that, Wood failed to get anyone out, giving up a walk to Matty Alou, double by Roy White, single by Bobby Murcer, double by Thurman Munson and single by Graig Nettles before departing with five runs across the plate. Three more scored after Eddie Fisher relieved on a single by Felipe Alou, double by Celerino Sanchez and single by Matty Alou. In the second game, which was stopped by rain with the Yankees batting in the sixth inning, Wood was rapped for two unearned runs in the fourth and then was battered for five runs in the fifth. Gene Michael drove in one run with a double and after Clarke was hit by a pitch and Matty Alou beat out an infield single, White climaxed the attack with a grand-slam homer.

A's 6, Indians 5 at Oakland (night game):
A trio of two-run innings enabled Catfish Hunter to gain his 15th victory when the Athletics defeated the Indians, 6-5. The A's scored twice in the second on a walk and singles by Joe Rudi and Ray Fosse around an error. Reggie Jackson made it 4-1 with a two-run homer in the fifth, but John Lowenstein tied the score with a three-run smash in the sixth. The A's came back with two runs in their half on a single by Rudi, a wild pitch, single by Fosse and double by Bert Campaneris. Walt Williams hit a pinch-homer for the Indians in the ninth.

Rangers 8, Tigers 6 at Texas (night game):
Breaking a five-game losing streak, the Rangers erupted for six runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Tigers, 8-6. Jim Perry, who started for the Tigers, struck out Vic Harris, but the Rangers then poured their runs across the plate on a pass to Larry Biittner, singles by Jim Spencer, Alex Johnson, Jim Fregosi and Dick Billings, a double by Jim Mason and single by Ken Suarez, whose hit came off reliever Woodie Fryman. Spencer, who had just been added to the A. L. All-Star squad, rapped two more singles later in the game, driving in one run and scoring another, to provide the Rangers' winning margin. Dick Sharon and Mickey Stanley each collected three of the Tigers' 18 hits.

Phillies 6, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Although Hank Aaron knocked in three runs for the Braves with his 699th homer, the Phillies were able to gain a 6-4 victory. The Phillles built up a 5-0 lead for Wayne Twitchell, who yielded only one hit until the seventh inning when Marty Perez and Darrell Evans singled and Aaron smashed his homer. One out later, Davey Johnson followed with a solo swat. Aaron walked with two out in the ninth and Bill Robinson saved the game for the Phillies by leaning above the the right field fence to pull down a drive by Dusty Baker. Robinson scored three of the Phillies' runs, reaching base on a double and two walks.

Giants 5, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
A homer by Dave Rader in the eighth inning enabled the Giants to struggle to a 5-4 victory over the Cubs. Bobby Bonds hit two doubles and scored twice to pace the Giants to a 4-1 lead before Rader rapped his round-tripper. The Cubs came back with a two-run homer by Billy Willams in their half of the eighth. Then, with one out in the ninth, Pat Bourque hit for the circuit to kayo Juan Marichal. Elias Sosa, in relief, gave up singles by Rick Monday and Don Kessinger before striking out Williams. Then, after a pass to Jim Hickman loaded the bases, Sosa fanned Jose Cardenal to save the game.

Reds 4, Expos 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
Fred Norman, who had pitched three shutouts since being acquired from the Padres, shared honors in another with Pedro Borbon when the Reds defeated the Expos, 4-0. Norman, who gained his seventh victory in nine decisions with the Reds, was lifted after issuing two passes to open the ninth inning. Borbon retired the next three batters to record his ninth save. The Reds' scoring included a two-run single by Bobby Tolan.

Astros 6, Mets 2 at Houston (night game):
Back in action after two days of rest, a revived Doug Rader drove in three runs with two homers to lead the Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Mets. Rader rapped his first round-tripper in the second inning. After Bob Watson doubled and scored on a single by Lee May in the sixth, Rader homered again. Cesar Cedeno accounted for the Astros' last two tallies with a circuit clout in the eighth.

[DH] Pirates 5, Padres 4 (night game) / Pirates 7, Padres 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
An outstanding performance by Rennie Stennett, who collected seven hits in 10 trips, including the winning homer in the 10th inning of the first game and another homer in the second game, featured the Pirates' 5-4 and 7-0 sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Padres. The Pirates also had a homer by Willie Stargell in the opener before Stennett ended the game with his smash in the 10th. In addition to his round-tripper in the nightcap, Stennett drove in two runs with a single. Dal Maxvill also hit a two-run single.

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
After scoring three runs in the first inning, the Dodgers were blanked until the 15th when Willie Crawford singled and raced home on a double by Steve Garvey to defeat the Cardinals, 4-3. Joe Ferguson homered with a man on base in the first. Crawford followed with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Steve Garvey. The Cards picked up an unearned run in their half of the first and tied the score in the fifth when Ken Reitz was safe on an error and Bernie Carbo smashed a homer.