MLB standings through games of July 26, 1973

MLB standings at the end of July 26, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	102	58	44	0	.569		429	352	38-19	20-25	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	94	52	42	0	.553	2.0	391	323	25-18	27-24	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	97	52	45	0	.536	3.5	425	387	29-23	23-22	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	98	50	48	0	.510	6.0	394	397	29-21	21-27	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	97	47	50	0	.485	8.5	423	417	22-27	25-23	4-6	Lost 4
Cleveland Indians	100	36	64	0	.360	21.0	395	533	16-30	20-34	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	100	56	44	0	.560		462	373	28-20	28-24	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	103	56	47	0	.544	1.5	492	466	28-21	28-26	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	98	51	47	0	.520	4.0	428	407	23-28	28-19	6-4	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	100	50	50	0	.500	6.0	400	418	24-26	26-24	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	98	48	50	0	.490	7.0	354	368	23-23	25-27	3-7	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	97	36	61	0	.371	18.5	349	501	24-27	12-34	5-5	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	98	53	45	0	.541		399	358	33-21	20-24	7-3	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	99	52	47	0	.525	1.5	418	392	25-23	27-24	2-8	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	47	49	0	.490	5.0	417	439	27-22	20-27	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	97	46	51	0	.474	6.5	422	456	25-19	21-32	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	99	46	53	0	.465	7.5	424	419	24-24	22-29	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	95	42	53	0	.442	9.5	350	392	17-23	25-30	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	64	37	1	.634		453	349	36-18	28-19	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	101	58	43	0	.574	6.0	416	380	32-23	26-20	8-2	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	101	58	43	0	.574	6.0	483	435	31-21	27-22	7-3	Won 6
Houston Astros	103	52	51	0	.505	13.0	442	415	28-21	24-30	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	105	46	58	1	.442	19.5	472	495	25-27	21-31	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	100	33	67	0	.330	30.5	320	486	20-32	13-35	2-8	Lost 7

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 8, Indians 4 (night game) / Indians 6, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (night game):
A grand-slam homer by Bobby Grich powered the Orioles to an 8-4 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Indians came back behind the hitting of Charlie Spikes and John Ellis to win the second game, 6-4. In the opener, after the Orioles pushed across a run to tie the score at 4-4 in the sixth inning, Tommy Davis, Earl Williams and Paul Blair hit singles to load the bases and Grich followed with his homer off Tom Timmerman, who took over in relief of Gaylord Perry. Spikes hit a homer and double, driving in three runs for the Indians in the nightcap, and Ellis accounted for two RBIs with a pair of singles.

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5 at Detroit (night game):
Leading off in the ninth inning, Ed Brinkman hit a homer to bring the Tigers a 6-5 victory over the Red Sox. The Tigers also had two round-trippers by Frank Howard, while Reggie Smith and Orlando Cepeda homered for the Red Sox.

[DH] White Sox 7, Royals 4 (day game) / Royals 1, White Sox 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Wilbur Wood gained his 19th victory of the season as the White Sox won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-4, before the Royals came back to take the second game, 1-0, in a duel between Paul Splittorff and Stan Bahnsen. The Royals were leading in the opener, 2-1, going into the seventh inning when Ken Henderson put the White Sox ahead with a three-run homer. Wood, whose back had begun to stiffen, did not take the mound in the Royals' half of the seventh and Cy Acosta finished. The White Sox then decided the outcome with two runs in the eighth on a walk to Bill Melton, single by Carlos May, grounder by Jorge Orta and two errors. John Mayberry, who had not driven in a run for the Royals in 12 games, ended his drouth with three RBIs on an infield out and a homer. In the nightcap, Splittorff pitched a three-hitter and was the winner over Bahnsen when the Royals scored in the fifth inning on a double by Steve Hovley and single by Carl Taylor.

[DH] Twins 5, A's 1 (night game) / Twins 7, A's 5 at Minnesota (night game):
The Athletics lost both ends of a doubleheader for the first time this season, bowing to the Twins in a twi-night pair, 5-1 and 7-5, with the second contest being decided in the 10th inning when George Mitterwald hit his second homer of the game. The Twins beat Vida Blue in the opener, starting with two runs in the first inning on a single by Jerry Terrell, triple by Rod Carew and single by Steve Braun. Carew siso singled for another RBI when the Twins added their other runs in the fourth. Dick Woodson, who was aided by three double plays started by Braun, lost his bid for a shutout when the A's counted in the ninth on a double by Bill North and single by Deron Johnson. Ray Corbin then took over to retire Joe Rudi for the final out. In the nightcap, Johnson batted in three runs for the A's with a single and homer and North added a homer. Mitterwald connected for the circuit with two men on base in the sixth before hitting his game-deciding homer in the 10th after Tony Oliva had opened the inning with a double off loser Rollie Fingers.

Yankees 1, Brewers 0 at New York (night game):
A single by Thurman Munson in the 12th inning, his fourth hit of the game, drove in Bobby Murcer and gave the Yankees a 1-0 victory over the Brewers. Murcer drew a walk to open the stanza. Ron Blomberg bunted and when Jim Colborn threw late to second, both runners were safe. After Graig Nettles lined out, Munson ended the game with his single.

[DH] Rangers 7, Angels 1 (night game) / Rangers 8, Angels 0 at Texas (night game):
Jim Bibby pitched a two-hitter in the first game and David Clyde was the winner of the second game, with help from Jackie Brown, as the Rangers defeated the Angels in a twi-night doubleheader, 7-1 and 8-0. The Angels' All-Star Game pitchers, Nolan Ryan and Bill Singer, were the losers. Ryan had a 1-0 lead in the opener and appeared to be in complete command until the Rangers suddenly exploded for five runs in the seventh inning. Vic Harris tripled and beat the throw home on a grounder by Jim Spencer. Alex Johnson doubled and Larry Biittner tripled to rout Ryan. After Aurelio Monteagudo relieved, Bill Sudakis climaxed the outburst with a homer. In the nightcap, the Rangers wasted no time, blasting Singer for five runs in the first inning, with Jeff Burroughs smashing the first grand-slam homer in Texas history.

Pirates 3, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs posted a 10-9 victory in the completion of the suspended game of April 21, but then lost the regularly-scheduled contest to the Pirates, 3-2. The April game, which was the second half of a twin bill, was halted by darkness after six innings with the Cubs leading, 10-8. When play resumed. the only run the Pirates were able to add came on a homer by Rennie Stennett with two out in the ninth. The Pirates won the regularly-scheduled contest when Richie Hebner broke a 2-2 tie with a homer in the fourth inning.

[DH] Reds 5, Braves 3 (night game) / Braves 6, Reds 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
Snapping their seven-game losing streak, the Braves won the nightcap of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-4, to stop the six-game winning streak of the Reds, who captured the opener, 5-3. Dan Driessen smashed his first major league homer for the Reds in the lidlifter, accounting for two of their three runs in the third inning. Singles by Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Bobby Tolan, together with a walk to Johnny Bench, figured in the Reds' two other runs in the sixth. Davey Johnson hit a two-run homer for the Braves. Johnson homered again in the second game and the Braves also had a circuit clout by Paul Casanova. Pete Rose rapped five straight hits, including a homer, for the Reds. With the score tied, 3-3, Hank Aaron walked in the eighth, stole his first base of the season and scored on a single by Mike Lum to put the Braves ahead. The Braves then added the deciding pair in the ninth on a run-scoring single by Darrell Evans and sacrifice fly by Dusty Baker.

Dodgers 3, Astros 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
After collecting only two hits in the first five innings, the Dodgers erupted for three runs in the sixth and defeated the Astros, 3-1. Singles by Willie Davis and Joe Ferguson, together with an error by Doug Rader, put runners on second and third to start the Dodgers' uprising. After an intentional pass to Steve Garvey, Ron Cey hit a sacrifice fly. Davis scored and the other runners advanced. Another pass to Willie Crawford reloaded the bases and Bill Russell then capped the rally with a single to drive in two runs.

[DH] Expos 4, Phillies 0 (day game) / Expos 5, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Steve Rogers, rookie righthander from Peninsula, pitched a one-hitter for his first major league victory as the Expos defeated the Phillies in a twi-night doubleheader, 4-0 and 5-1. Rogers, who was the winner of the opener, was deprived of a no-hitter when Jose Pagan beat out an infield chopper in the fifth inning. The Expos, in beating Steve Carlton, scored a run in the second on singles by John Boccabella, Rogers and Ron Hunt. Their three other runs in the eighth came on a walk, an error by Larry Bowa, double by Ken Singleton and single by Pepe Frias. Steve Renko gained the victory in the nightcap with assistance from Mike Marshall, who gave up the Phillies' only run on a homer by Del Unser in the ninth inning. The Expos used two walks and a single by Boccabella for a run in the fourth and added another on a homer by Hal Breeden in the sixth before clinching their decision with a three-run kayo of Ken Brett in the ninth.

[DH] Giants 10, Padres 2 (day game) / Giants 6, Padres 5 at San Francisco (day game):
Picking up where he left off in the All-Star Game, Bobby Bonds batted in five runs with two homers to pace the Giants to a 10-2 and 6-5 sweep of a doubleheader with the Padres. The second game went 10 innings. In the opener, Nate Colbert homered to give the Padres a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning, but in the Giants' half Ed Goodson tied the score with a round-tripper. Then Dave Rader walked, Ron Bryant singled and Bonds sent the Giants on their way to victory with a three-run blast. Bonds homered again with a man on base in the nightcap to help the Giants take a 5-3 lead, but an error by Garry Maddox enabled the Padres to tie the score with two unearned runs in the eighth inning. In the 10th, Chris Speier was safe on an error and Goodson singled. The Padres then passed Bonds intentionally in a move that failed when Tito Fuentes singled for his sixth hit of the doubleheader to drive in the winning run.

[DH] Cardinals 13, Mets 1 (night game) / Cardinals 2, Mets 1 at St. Louis (night game):
The Eastern Division-leading Cardinals, returning to action after the All-Star break, romped over the Mets, 13-1, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader and then completed the sweep with a 2-1 victory in the second game. Bob Gibson, the winner of the opener, also distinguished himself at bat with a grand-slam homer and single that accounted for a fifth RBI. In the nightcap, after the Cardinals scored on singles by Luis Melendez and Ken Reitz and a double by Bernie Carbo in the second inning, Joe Torre homered in the eighth for what proved to be the winning run. The Mets' lone tally counted in the ninth on singles by Cleon Jones and John Milner and an infield out by Jerry Grote.