MLB standings through games of July 31, 1973

MLB standings at the end of July 31, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	108	60	48	0	.556		453	384	39-19	21-29	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	100	55	45	0	.550	1.0	418	341	27-21	28-24	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	104	56	48	0	.538	2.0	428	416	30-21	26-27	7-3	Won 7
Boston Red Sox	103	54	49	0	.524	3.5	446	417	30-24	24-25	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	103	50	53	0	.485	7.5	456	448	25-29	25-24	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	106	38	68	0	.358	21.0	416	563	18-32	20-36	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	106	59	47	0	.557		481	401	31-22	28-25	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	108	60	48	0	.556		518	493	31-22	29-26	8-2	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	103	53	50	0	.515	4.5	452	435	25-30	28-20	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	105	52	53	0	.495	6.5	424	435	24-27	28-26	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	103	49	54	0	.476	8.5	383	399	23-24	26-30	2-8	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	103	40	63	0	.388	17.5	375	518	25-27	15-36	8-2	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	104	56	48	0	.538		427	378	33-22	23-26	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	106	55	51	0	.519	2.0	446	428	27-26	28-25	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	102	51	51	0	.500	4.0	441	456	29-24	22-27	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	103	50	53	0	.485	5.5	447	487	25-20	25-33	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	106	49	57	0	.462	8.0	447	443	25-26	24-31	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	101	44	57	0	.436	10.5	370	412	18-27	26-30	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	107	66	40	1	.623		468	366	38-20	28-20	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	107	63	44	0	.589	3.5	457	408	33-23	30-21	8-2	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	106	60	46	0	.566	6.0	499	453	31-22	29-24	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	108	55	53	0	.509	12.0	462	434	30-23	25-30	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	111	48	62	1	.436	20.0	505	541	25-29	23-33	3-7	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	105	35	70	0	.333	30.5	337	500	21-35	14-35	2-8	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4 at Boston (night game):
Rallying in the ninth inning, the Yankees scored three runs to defeat the Red Sox, 5-4. The Red Sox, after falling behind, 2-0, took the lead with three runs in the fifth inning on a homer by Carlton Fisk, single by Rick Miller and homer by Tommy Harper. Another run on a double by Miller and single by Harper made it 4-2 in the seventh. Felipe Alou opened the Yankees' rally in the ninth with a round-tripper. Gene Michael followed with a single to chase Bill Lee. Bob Veale gave up singles by Matty Alou and Roy White to load the bases and Bobby Murcer then singled to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Rangers 4, Angels 2 at California (night game):
David Clyde yielded only one run on four hits in seven innings and gained credit for the victory when the Rangers defeated the Angels, 4-2. Manager Whitey Herzog removed Clyde after the 18-year-old lefthander had reached his 100-pitch limit. Bill Gogolewski, who relieved, gave up a homer by Bob Oliver in the ninth for the Angels' other run.

Royals 2, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
Rick Reichardt, facing his former teammates for the first time, knocked in two runs with a double in the first inning to enable the Royals to defeat the White Sox, 2-1. Amos Otis, who doubled, and John Mayberry, who walked, scored on Reichardt's two-bagger. Paul Splittorff gave up the White Sox run in the fourth on a double by Bill Melton and single by Luis Alvarado. Dick Allen, returning to the White Sox lineup for the first time since fracturing a small bone in his left leg June 28, collected three singles in four trips.

Orioles 5, Indians 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Pitching a three-hitter, Jim Palmer gained his fifth straight victory when the Orioles defeated the Indians, 5-1. Charlie Spikes homered in the eighth inning to deprive Palmer of a shutout. The Orioles decided the outcome early with four runs in the first inning and added their other tally with a homer by Earl Williams in the seventh.

[DH] Tigers 6, Brewers 5 (night game) / Tigers 9, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Tigers extended their winning streak to seven games by sweeping a twi-night doubleheader with the Brewers, 6-5 and 9-4. In the opener, the Tigers took a 3-2 lead in the third inning, but fell behind again when the Brewers scored twice in the fifth on a single by John Vukovich, triple by Bob Coluccio and double by Pedro Garcia. The Tigers then came back with three runs in the seventh. Ed Brinkman walked and was forced by Jim Northrup. Mickey Stanley also walked. Gates Brown singled to drive in Northrup and when Coluccio threw wild to the plate, Stanley also scored. Bill Freehan followed with a single to send Brown home with what proved to be the deciding run. In the nightcap, Willie Horton, Dick McAuliffe and Northrup smashed homers in the Tigers' 15-hit attack. Woodie Fryman, who pitched seven innings, gained his first victory since April 26 to end a personal seven-game losing streak. Dave May went hitless for Brewers and was stopped on his 24-game batting streak.

A's 4, Twins 3 at Oakland (night game):
The Athletics gained a come-from-behind victory when Ray Fosse batted in a run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to defeat the Twins, 4-3. The Twins scored all their runs in the fifth on a single by Jerry Terrell, double by Larry Hisle, single by Rod Carew and triple by Bobby Darwin. The A's, after picking up a pair of singletons, tied the score in the eighth with a run that crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Bill Hands. In the 11th, Deron Johnson doubled and yielded the paths to Blue Moon Odom. Gene Tenace bunted and when Terrell dropped the throw to the third, Odom was safe on a fielder's choice. After Billy Conigliaro struck out, Fosse hit his game-winning fly.

[DH] Reds 9, Braves 5 (night game) / Reds 13, Braves 11 at Atlanta (night game):
Hank Aaron hit the 701st homer of his career, but the blow was lost amid the thundering bats of the Reds, who slugged their way to 9-5 and 13-11 victories over the Braves in a twi-night doubleheader. Joe Morgan collected seven hits for the Reds, including three homers. In the opener, Carl Morton, pitching for the Braves, hit a round-tripper in the fourth inning to tie the score at 3-3 before the Reds exploded for four runs in the seventh on circuit clouts by Morgan and Tony Perez, each with a man on base. Aaron hit his homer off Pedro Borbon in the ninth. In the nightcap, Morgan resumed his hot hitting with two boundary belts and Bill Plummer and Bobby Tolan each added one for the Reds. The Braves, who had a homer by Darrell Evans, held an 11-8 lead going into the ninth inning when the Reds rallied to win. Tolan and Denis Menke drew walks and Tolan scored when Frank Tepedino booted a grounder by Dan Driessen. Menke crossed the plate on an infield out by Darrel Chaney. After Ed Crosby grounded out, Pete Rose singled for his fifth hit in the twin bill to drive in the tying run. Morgan then smashed his second homer of the game and third of the night for two runs to provide the Reds with their winning margin.

Astros 3, Dodgers 2 at Houston (night game):
Although held to only four hits, the Astros were able to defeat the Dodgers, 3-2. A double by Bob Watson, a sacrifice and an error produced the Astros' initial run in the second inning. Roger Metzger walked in the sixth and raced home on a double by Cesar Cedeno. After advancing on an infield out, Cedeno scored what proved to be the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Doug Rader. Davey Lopes homered for the Dodgers in their half of the sixth. The Dodgers put together four singles in the eighth, but scored only one run because of a baserunning blunder. Lopes was on first and Bill Russell on second when Manny Mota singled to center. Third base coach Tommy Lasorda, respecting Cedeno's arm, stopped Russell at third, but Lopes, who failed to see the stop signal, also came barreling into third and was tagged out. As a result, only one run scored when Willie Davis singled.

Cardinals 10, Expos 5 at Montreal (night game):
Three-run homers by Ted Simmons and Joe Torre powered the Cardinals to a 10-5 victory over the Expos. Ted Sizemore walked and Tim McCarver singled ahead of Simmons' smash in the first inning. The Expos, who had a two-run triple by Jim Lyttle and two-run homer by Ken Singleton, trailed only 5-4 going into the fourth when McCarver doubled, Bernie Carbo walked and Torre homered to put the game out of reach.

Pirates 4, Mets 1 at New York (night game):
With Dock Ellis and Ramon Hernandez combining on a four-hitter, the Pirates defeated the Mets, 4-1. Ellis, who yielded the Mets' run in the fifth on a walk and singles by Ron Hodges and Bud Harrelson, left the game after six innings when his left knee stiffened. The Pirates' 11 hits included two doubles by Richie Zisk, who scored twice.

[DH] Cubs 4, Phillies 3 (night game) / Phillies 6, Cubs 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
Helping himself with a two-run single, Ken Brett pitched the Phillies to a 6-5 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Cubs had won the first game, 4-3. The Cubs opened the scoring in the lidlifter with three runs in the third inning on a triple by Paul Popovich, doubles by Randy Hundley and Don Kessinger and a single by Billy Williams. The deciding run followed in the fifth when Rick Monday singled, took third on a single by Kessinger and scored on a sacrifice fly by Williams. The Phillies knocked out Fergie Jenkins in the seventh, but Bob Locker saved the game. In the nightcap, Tommy Hutton singled for the Phillies in the sixth inning, Craig Robinson doubled and Brett batted them home with his single to put the Phillies ahead, 6-3, with the hit that decided his victory.

Giants 5, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
The Giants staked Juan Marichal to a three-run lead in the first inning and the veteran righthander breezed to a 5-1 victory over the Padres. A walk to Bobby Bonds and singles by Tito Fuentes and Garry Maddox produced the first run. After a pass to Gary Matthews loaded the bases, two more runs scored on a sacrifice fly by Chris Speier and single by Dave Kingman. The Giants picked up another run in the third and added their final tally on a homer by Bonds in the sixth. Johnny Grubb saved the Padres from being shutout with a circuit clout in the eighth.