MLB standings through games of July 28, 1973

MLB standings at the end of July 28, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	104	59	45	0	.567		440	363	39-19	20-26	7-3	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	97	54	43	0	.557	1.5	407	328	27-19	27-24	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	99	53	46	0	.535	3.5	434	395	29-23	24-23	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	100	52	48	0	.520	5.0	401	401	30-21	22-27	4-6	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	99	48	51	0	.485	8.5	434	428	23-27	25-24	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	103	36	67	0	.350	22.5	401	554	16-31	20-36	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	102	57	45	0	.559		470	385	29-20	28-25	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	105	57	48	0	.543	1.5	502	486	29-22	28-26	7-3	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	100	53	47	0	.530	3.0	442	414	25-28	28-19	7-3	Won 5
Chicago White Sox	102	50	52	0	.490	7.0	406	426	24-26	26-26	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	100	49	51	0	.490	7.0	375	381	23-23	26-28	3-7	Won 1
Texas Rangers	99	37	62	0	.374	18.5	358	509	25-27	12-35	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	100	54	46	0	.540		407	362	33-22	21-24	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	101	52	49	0	.515	2.5	426	409	25-25	27-24	2-8	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	48	50	0	.490	5.0	427	450	27-23	21-27	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	99	47	52	0	.475	6.5	430	471	25-19	22-33	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	101	47	54	0	.465	7.5	433	424	24-25	23-29	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	97	44	53	0	.454	8.5	363	396	18-23	26-30	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	104	64	39	1	.621		455	359	36-20	28-19	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	103	60	43	0	.583	4.0	430	383	33-23	27-20	8-2	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	103	59	44	0	.573	5.0	490	441	31-22	28-22	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	105	53	52	0	.505	12.0	448	420	28-22	25-30	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	107	47	59	1	.443	18.5	477	508	25-27	22-32	2-8	Won 1
San Diego Padres	102	34	68	0	.333	29.5	327	490	20-33	14-35	2-8	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 3, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Frank Howard, who homered for the Tigers' first two runs in the second inning, singled in the ninth to pave the way for the counter that beat the Orioles, 3-2. Jim Northrup ran for Howard after his single and moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Bill Freehan. Dick Sharon grounded out, but Aurelio Rodriguez came through with a single to drive in the winning run.

Red Sox 7, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Breaking a 3-3 tie, Luis Aparicio drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the fourth inning to send the Red Sox on their way to a 7-4 victory over the Indians. Doug Griffin started the rally with a single and stopped at third on a double by Dwight Evans. The runners held while Tommy Harper was beating out an infield hit to load the bases. Aparicio followed with his single. Evans, who hit three doubles in the game, batted in an extra run in the fifth and the final Red Sox tally counted on a double by Rick Miller and two infield outs in the ninth. John Ellis hit a two-run homer for the Indians.

Angels 19, Royals 8 at Kansas City (day game):
The Angels, who had counted only eight runs while losing five straight games, snapped out of their slump and tied their club scoring record in a 19-8 romp over the Royals. Rudy Meoli, who went into the game with a .202 batting average, drove in six runs with a pair of singles and an inside-the-park homer. Frank Robinson accounted for five RBIs with two round-trippers, the 539th and 540th of his career. The Angels began their scoring with six runs in the first inning. However, Rudy May couldn't stand the prosperity and was kayoed in the Royals' half, giving up three runs. Aurelio Monteagudo relieved and pitched the rest of the way to gain an easy victory. The Angels previously had scored 19 runs in a game against the Red Sox June 28, 1962.

Brewers 5, Yankees 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
After failing behind, 3-2, the Brewers rallied for three runs in the third inning and defeated the Yankees, 5-4, to end their five-game losing streak. Johnny Briggs opened the rally with a homer to tie the score. Singles by George Scott, Darrell Porter, Tim Johnson and John Vukovich followed to produce two more runs and put the Brewers ahead to stay. The defeat snapped a three-game winning streak for the Yankees.

Twins 6, White Sox 5 at Minnesota (night game):
George Mitterwald continued his torrid run production with three RBIs, giving him 14 in five games, as the Twins defeated the White Sox, 6-5. After the White Sox took a 2-0 lead, the Twins erupted for four runs in the fifth inning, one of them scoring on a grounder by Mitterwald. Then, in the seventh, after a single by Jerry Terrell and double by Jim Holt put two on base, Mitterwald came through with the key hit, driving in both runners with a double. The White Sox picked up a run in the eighth and made the game close when Bill Sharp hit a pinch-homer with a man on base in the ninth.

A's 6, Rangers 4 at Oakland (day game):
The Rangers, who had won six straight games, had their string clipped by the Athletics, who ended a three-game losing streak with an 8-4 victory. The Rangers built up a 4-1 lead with the aid of a two-run homer by Jeff Burroughs before the Athletics rallied for four runs in the fifth inning. Bill North singled, Sal Bando walked and Reggie Jackson doubled for the first run to kayo Steve Dunning. Deron Johnson, Gene Tenace and Billy Conigliaro followed with consecutive run-scoring singles off Bill Gogolewski. The A's added their last tally on a walk and double by Tenace in the seventh.

Cardinals 7, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Cardinals jumped on Fergie Jenkins for three runs in the first inning and two more in the fourth to defeat the Cubs, 7-2. The Cardinals, who rapped six doubles in the game, started with a run on two-baggers by Lou Brock and Tim McCarver. After Joe Torre was hit by a pitch, Ted Simmons singled to drive in McCarver. Torre then scored on an infield out by Bernie Carbo. In the fourth, Simmons doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Carbo. After advancing on an infield out, Carbo also scored on a single by Mike Tyson.

Braves 3, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
With a single all that the Braves needed, that's what Hank Aaron delivered in a ninth-inning rally to defeat the Astros, 3-1. The Astros scored their run in the sixth on a walk to Tommie Agee and triple by Bob Watson. Marty Perez and Paul Casanova opened the ninth with singles. When Frank Tepedino was announced as a pinch-hitter, Jim Crawford relieved Don Wilson. Dick Dietz then batted for Tepedino and walked to load the bases. Ralph Garr followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the score. Cecil Upshaw took the mound and passed Darrell Evans to bring up Aaron, who knocked in two runs with his single.

Giants 5, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Willie McCovey rapped a double and two singles, driving in two runs, and Bobby Bonds belted a homer as the Giants defeated the Dodgers, 5-0, behind the four-hit hurling of Jim Barr. The Dodgers committed six errors and only two of the Giants' runs were earned. With a crowd of 55,185 on hand, the Giants got to Don Sutton for two runs in the first inning. Tito Fuentes was safe on an error by Bill Russell and scored on a double by McCovey, who counted himself on a single by Ed Goodson. A single by Gary Matthews, an infield out and two errors by Ken McMullen on one play added a run in the third. Garry Maddox singled in the fifth, stole second and scored on a single by McCovey. Bonds capped the attack with his homer in the seventh.

Mets 11, Expos 3 at New York (night game):
John Milner hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career to climax a five-run outburst in the first inning as the Mets batted their way to an 11-3 victory over the Expos. Wayne Garrett led off with a double for the Mets, took third on a single by Felix Millan and scored when Rusty Staub was safe on an error by Ron Hunt. Cleon Jones then singled to load the bases for Milner's homer off Mike Torrez.

Phillies 5, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Phillies got five-hit pitching from Wayne Twitchell and defeated the Pirates, 5-0. Jim Rooker, who started for the Pirates, extended his string of scoreless hurling to 16 innings before being rapped for a run in the fifth on a single by Craig Robinson and double by Terry Harmon. Greg Luzinski figured in two of the Phillies' subsequent runs, hitting a triple and scoring on an error in the eighth inning and knocking in another tally with a single in the ninth.

Reds 2, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
A homer by Tony Perez in the 10th inning carried the Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Padres. Despite the low scoring game, the Reds were forced to call on four pitchers, with the decision going to Don Gullett. The Padres scored their run in the sixth on a single by Enzo Hernandez, sacrifice by Ivan Murrell and double by Dave Roberts. The Reds caught up against Randy Jones in the eighth with singles by Johnny Bench, Perez and Andy Kosco. Vicente Romo served up Perez' homer in the 10th and was the loser in relief.