MLB standings through games of July 29, 1973

MLB standings at the end of July 29, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	106	59	47	0	.557		445	376	39-19	20-28	5-5	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	98	54	44	0	.551	1.0	410	336	27-20	27-24	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	101	53	48	0	.525	3.5	438	409	29-23	24-25	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	101	53	48	0	.525	3.5	409	404	30-21	23-27	5-5	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	101	50	51	0	.495	6.5	447	433	25-27	25-24	5-5	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	105	38	67	0	.362	20.5	415	558	18-31	20-36	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	104	58	46	0	.558		477	392	30-21	28-25	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	107	59	48	0	.551	0.5	516	492	31-22	28-26	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	101	53	48	0	.525	3.5	448	422	25-29	28-19	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	103	51	52	0	.495	6.5	414	432	24-26	27-26	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	102	49	53	0	.480	8.0	381	395	23-23	26-30	2-8	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	101	38	63	0	.376	18.5	365	516	25-27	13-36	7-3	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	102	55	47	0	.539		416	370	33-22	22-25	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	103	53	50	0	.515	2.5	434	418	26-26	27-24	3-7	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	100	50	50	0	.500	4.0	437	454	29-23	21-27	8-2	Won 2
Montreal Expos	100	48	52	0	.480	6.0	436	475	25-19	23-33	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	103	47	56	0	.456	8.5	437	434	24-25	23-31	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	98	44	54	0	.449	9.0	367	402	18-24	26-30	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	105	65	39	1	.625		461	361	37-20	28-19	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	105	61	44	0	.581	4.5	435	392	33-23	28-21	8-2	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	104	59	45	0	.567	6.0	492	447	31-22	28-23	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	106	54	52	0	.509	12.0	456	425	29-22	25-30	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	108	47	60	1	.439	19.5	482	516	25-27	22-33	2-8	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	104	35	69	0	.337	30.0	336	495	21-34	14-35	2-8	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 8, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Frank Howard, who helped win the previous night's game with a two-run homer, smashed another round-tripper with two men on base as the Tigers defeated the Orioles, 8-3. The Tigers scored three runs on a walk and four singles in the third inning before Howard's smash in the fifth off Don Hood, who was the loser in his first major league start. Mike Strahler beat the Orioles for the second time this season and turned in his first complete game in seven starting assignments.

[DH] Indians 8, Red Sox 2 (day game) / Indians 6, Red Sox 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Gaylord Perry gained his first victory since June 25 and Tom Timmerman, coming out of the bullpen for only his second start of the season, pitched a four-hitter as the Indians defeated the Red Sox in a doubleheader, 8-2 and 6-2. Perry broke his personal six-game losing streak with a seven-hit performance in the lidlifter. Frank Duffy drove in all three of the Indians' runs with a pair of singles. Buddy Bell and John Ellis each batted in two tallies in support of Timmerman in the nightcap. Bell had three hits in three trips, including a homer.

[DH] Royals 7, Angels 0 (day game) / Royals 7, Angels 6 at Kansas City (day game):
After winning the first game, 7-0, the Royals rallied for two runs in the 11th inning and also won the second game, 7-6, to sweep a doubleheader with the Angels. Al Fitzmorris pitched a shutout in the opener and got started toward his victory when Amos Otis hit a three-run homer in the first inning. Fran Healy added two runs with an inside-the-park drive in the fourth. In the nightcap, the Angels took a 6-5 lead in the 11th on singles by John Stephenson and Sandy Alomar and a sacrifice fly by Al Gallagher, scoring pinch-runner Billy Grabarkewitz. Cookie Rojas ignited the Royals' comeback with a double and counted the tying run on a single by Otis, who advanced to second on a fumble of the ball in the outfield by Leroy Stanton. After an intentional pass to John Mayberry, Rudy May yielded the Angels' mound to Dave Sells, who uncorked a wild pitch. That dictated another intentional pass, this time to Lou Piniella, to load the bases. Gail Hopkins then singled to drive in the winning run.

[DH] Brewers 7, Yankees 2 (day game) / Brewers 6, Yankees 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
With George Scott and Dave May in the batting limelight, the Brewers knocked off the Yankees in both games of a doubleheader, 7-2 and 6-3. Jerry Bell was the winner of the opener, gaining his first victory since June 17. Scott and May backed Bell with three hits apiece and each scored twice. May also drove in one run. Scott batted in all six of the Brewers' runs in the nightcap, two with a single in the first inning and four with the first grand-slam homer of his major league career in the seventh. Tim Johnson walked, Bob Coluccio doubled and May was handed an intentional pass to load the bases before Scott connected for his drive off Sam McDowell. May had a single in the fifth inning, hitting safely in his 23rd straight game. Frank Linzy, starting for the first time in 10 years, pitched three innings for the Brewers before turning the mound over to Carlos Velazquez, who received credit for his first major league victory.

White Sox 8, Twins 6 at Minnesota (day game):
Wilbur Wood, a loser of 19 games, became the first major league pitcher to win 20 games this season when the veteran knuckleballing righthander of the White Sox received credit for an 8-6 victory over the Twins. Wood, who won 22 games in 1971 and 24 in 1972, gave up 11 hits and was charged with all six of the Twins' runs before giving way to Cy Acosta after 6 2/3 innings. Ken Henderson, after driving in a run with a single in the first when the White Sox scored three times, smashed a homer with two men on base in the third. Buddy Bradford followed with a solo swat in the fifth and Jerry Hairston drove in the final run for the Pale Hose with a single in the sixth.

[DH] Rangers 3, A's 0 (day game) / A's 7, Rangers 4 at Oakland (day game):
In a meeting of two relievers turned starters, the Rangers gained a 3-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Athletics came back to win the second game, 7-4. Jackie Brown, who was in the minors last season, started his first game of the year for the Rangers in the lidlifter and shut out the A's on six hits. Paul Lindblad, who was the loser, made his first start in five years. Jim Fregosi and Vic Harris hit homers for the Rangers. Don Durham, obtained from the Cardinals' organization, made his first start for the Rangers in the nightcap and was the victim of homers by Sal Bando and Reggie Jackson. Glenn Abbott, called up from Tucson (Pacific Coast), made his mound debut with the Athletics, but the victory went to Dave Hamilton in relief.

[DH] Cardinals 5, Cubs 3 (day game) / Cubs 5, Cardinals 4 at Chicago (day game):
The Cardinals retained their 2½-game lead over the Cubs in the Eastern Division by winning the opener of a doubleheader, 5-3, before losing the nightcap, 5-4. The Cardinals won the first game by jumping on Milt Pappas for four runs in the first two innings. Singles by Lou Brock and Ted Sizemore, an error by Pat Bourque and single by Ted Simmons accounted for a pair in the first. Two more runs followed in the second on three singles that loaded the bases, a walk to Brock and single by Tim McCarver. Billy Williams hit a two-run homer for the Cubs in the first inning of the nightcap, but the Cardinals pulled out to a 4-2 lead before the Cubs rallied for three runs in the seventh. Walks to Ken Rudolph and Rick Monday around a single by Carmen Fanzone loaded the bases. Jose Cardenal batted in the tying pair with a single and Williams followed with another single to drive in the deciding run.

Astros 8, Braves 5 at Houston (day game):
Tommy Helms drove in two runs with a double in the eighth inning and scored himself on another double by Tommie Agee as the Astros broke a tie to defeat the Braves, 8-5. Paul Casanova and Darrell Evans hit two-run homers for the Braves, while the Astros had a similar drive by Lee May. In the eighth, May singled and Johnny Edwards, bunting, was safe on an error. Helms and Agee followed with their two-baggers.

Dodgers 6, Giants 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
Led by Willie Crawford and Steve Garvey, who batted in three runs apiece, the Dodgers defeated the Giants, 6-2, behind the three-hit pitching of Andy Messersmith. The Giants' runs were unearned in the fourth inning. The Dodgers tied the score in their half when Joe Ferguson walked and Crawford homered. In the eighth, Bill Buckner singled, Willie Davis walked and Crawford doubled to drive in the tie-breaking tally. Garvey then hit a homer to account for the last three runs.

Expos 6, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
Ron Fairly, who entered the game as an unsuccessful pinch-hitter in the seventh inning, remained in the lineup and delivered a two-run single in the eighth to cap a rally that gave the Expos a 6-4 victory over the Mets. Ken Singleton led off the inning with a base hit and was forced by Hal Breeden, who yielded the paths to Larry Lintz. Bob Bailey followed with a double to drive in Lintz and tie the score at 4-4. Ray Sadecki, pitching for the Mets, then walked John Boccabella and Clyde Mashore, setting the stage for Fairly's winning single.

[DH] Pirates 5, Phillies 2 (day game) / Pirates 5, Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Homers by Willie Stargell, Bob Robertson and Manny Sanguillen helped power the Pirates to a pair of 5-2 victories in a doubleheader with the Phillies. Dick Ruthven, pitching the opener for the Phils, had a 2-1 lead going into the seventh inning when Al Oliver singled and Stargell smashed his round-tripper to put the Pirates in front. An infield hit by Richie Hebner with the bases loaded in the eighth and an throwing error by Denny Doyle added two insurance runs. Robertson started the Pirates' scoring in the nightcap with a solo swat in the second inning. Sanguillen added a two-run clout in the third. Robertson also made it a two-RBI game for himself with a single after Richie Zisk hit a triple in the fourth inning.

[DH] Padres 7, Reds 1 (day game) / Reds 4, Padres 2 at San Diego (day game):
The Padres spoiled the 1973 pitching debut of Gary Nolan by defeating the Reds in the opener of a doubleheader, 7-1, but the Cincy crew gained a split with a 4-2 victory in the nightcap. Nolan, who had been sidelined with recurring muscle irritation in his right shoulder, worked four innings and allowed only three hits, but he walked four. The Padres scored three runs in the first on three passes, a single by Gene Locklear and sacrifice fly by Fred Kendall. Nate Colbert homered off Nolan in the third. Dave Roberts also hit a homer for the Padres, connecting off Jim McGlothlin with two men on base in the fifth. Roge rNelson, who recently came off the disabled list after falling victim to arm trouble, pitched seven innings for the Reds in the second game and posted his first victory since May 6.