MLB standings through games of August 2, 1973

MLB standings at the end of August 2, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	102	56	46	0	.549		422	349	27-21	29-25	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	110	60	50	0	.545		455	397	39-19	21-31	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	106	57	49	0	.538	1.0	433	423	30-21	27-28	8-2	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	105	56	49	0	.533	1.5	459	419	32-24	24-25	4-6	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	105	51	54	0	.486	6.5	463	453	26-30	25-24	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	108	39	69	0	.361	20.0	424	567	19-33	20-36	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	110	62	48	0	.564		525	496	31-22	31-26	8-2	Won 5
Oakland A's	108	60	48	0	.556	1.0	490	409	32-23	28-25	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	105	54	51	0	.514	5.5	460	444	25-30	29-21	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	107	52	55	0	.486	8.5	427	442	24-29	28-26	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	105	51	54	0	.486	8.5	391	402	25-24	26-30	3-7	Won 2
Texas Rangers	105	40	65	0	.381	19.5	378	526	25-27	15-38	6-4	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	107	58	49	0	.542		438	383	33-22	25-27	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	108	55	53	0	.509	3.5	447	434	27-26	28-27	4-6	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	105	51	54	0	.486	6.0	444	469	29-24	22-30	4-6	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	106	51	55	0	.481	6.5	452	498	26-22	25-33	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	108	51	57	0	.472	7.5	453	444	27-26	24-31	5-5	Won 3
New York Mets	104	47	57	0	.452	9.5	383	415	21-27	26-30	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	109	67	41	1	.620		472	373	38-20	29-21	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	109	64	45	0	.587	3.5	480	424	33-23	31-22	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	107	60	47	0	.561	6.5	504	459	31-22	29-25	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	110	56	54	0	.509	12.0	469	438	31-24	25-30	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	113	49	63	1	.438	20.0	521	564	26-30	23-33	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	106	36	70	0	.340	30.0	343	505	22-35	14-35	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 10, Yankees 0 at Boston (night game):
With two out in the first inning, the Red Sox exploded for five runs on two homers and went on from there to defeat the Yankees, 10-0. Reggie Smith singled, Carl Yastrzemski walked and Orlando Cepeda connected for the circuit off Steve Kline, who made his first start for the Yankees since June 24. Rico Petrocelli walked and Carlton Fisk then greeted reliever Doc Medich with another round-tripper.

Angels 3, Rangers 2 at California (day game):
Nolan Ryan became a winner for the first time since pitching his second no-hitter of the season July 15, when the Angels defeated the Rangers, 3-2. Ryan struck out 11 to raise his year's total to 250. The Rangers were first to score, picking up a run in the third inning on a walk to Jim Mason and double by Dave Nelson, but the Angels came back with a pair in their half on singles by Ken Berry and Leroy Stanton, a pass to John Stephenson, sacrifice fly by Sandy Alomar and single by Al Gallagher. Frank Robinson walked in the sixth and scored what proved to be the winning run on a single by Bob Oliver and sacrifice fly by Billy Parker. The Rangers counted in the seventh on a double by Jeff Burroughs and single by Dick Billings.

Royals 3, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
The Royals defeated the White Sox, 3-1, and moved into first place in the Western Division ahead of the Athletics, who lost to the Twins. The Royals started their scoring with two runs in the first inning. Fredie Patek walked, took third on a single by Cookie Rojas and crossed the plate when Amos Otis forced Rojas. John Mayberry walked and was picked off first, but during the rundown Otis streaked for third and continued home to score when a throw by Stan Bahnsen bounced off Melton's glove. The White Sox picked up their run in the third on a triple by Luis Alvarado and sacrifice fly by Ed Herrmann, but the Royals added an insurance tally in the ninth on singles by Lou Piniella and Fran Healy around a sacrifice and infield out.

Indians 6, Orioles 0 at Cleveland (night game):
Gaylord Perry struck out six and reached the 2,000 mark for his major league career while pitching the Indians to a 6-0 victory over the Orioles. Boog Powell was Perry's 2,000th victim in the ninth inning. Chris Chambliss and Walt Williams led the Indians' attack with three hits apiece.

Brewers 6, Tigers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Tigers, who had won eight straight games, were stopped on their streak by the Brewers, 6-3. Bob Coluccio homered for the Brewers in the third inning, but the Tigers broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth with a two-run double by Gates Brown. Pedro Garcia, Dave May and George Scott singled for the Brewers in the sixth to tie the score and chase Mike Strahler. The Tigers brought in southpaw John Hiller to face Darrell Porter, who bats lefthanded, but the Brewers' catcher upset the percentages by smashing a three-run homer.

Twins 6, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
Batting around in the seventh inning, the Twins scored four runs to defeat the Athletics, 6-3. A homer by Bobby Darwin in the sixth had given the Twins a 2-1 lead before their decisive outburst in the next stanza. Steve Brye singled, Steve Braun walked and Larry Hisle singled for the first run. Passes to Rod Carew and Tony Oliva forced in another tally and Jim Holt then iced the decision with a two-run single.

Reds 17, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
After scoring four times in the third inning, the Reds sent 13 batters to the plate in the fourth and added nine runs en route to a 17-2 trouncing of the Braves. Johnny Bench homered with a man on base in the third and Bobby Tolan stole home on the front end of a double theft with Cesar Geronimo. In the next stanza, the Reds went on the merry-go-round with seven hits, three walks and one error. Andy Kosco homered to add to the Reds' total before the game ended. The Braves collected only four hits off Don Gullett, with one of their runs coming on a homer by Dick Dietz.

Dodgers 4, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
On the verge of being shut out, the Astros tied the score in the ninth inning with consecutive homers by Doug Rader and Lee May, but the Dodgers came back with two runs in the 11th to gain a 4-2 victory. The Dodgers scored their initial run in the second on a single by Steve Garvey, a walk, wild pitch and single by Bill Russell. Willie Davis added the second run with a homer in the eighth. After being forced into overtime, the Dodgers opened the 11th with a single by Ron Cey, who gave way on the paths to Von Joshua. A sacrifice by Tom Paciorek led to an intentional pass for Russell. Ken McMullen then batted for Don Sutton and doubled to drive in both runners.

Expos 2, Cardinals 0 at Montreal (night game):
Balor Moore, making his first start for the Expos since returning from Peninsula (International), shut out the Cardinals on four hits, 2-0. The Expos backed their lefthander with five double plays. Ron Hunt, who collected three hits, scored both runs.

Mets 5, Pirates 1 at New York (night game):
A double by Cleon Jones for the 1,000th hit of his major league career marked the Mets' 5-1 victory over the Pirates. The Mets decided the outcome with three runs in the third. Don Hahn and Felix Millan singled and when Willie Mays beat out a tap down the third base line, a wild throw by Jim Rooker allowed two runs to score. Jones followed with his milestone double to drive in the third counter. The Mets added two insurance runs in the eighth before the Pirates averted a shutout with their marker in the ninth.

Phillies 4, Cubs 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Dick Rulhven allowed only five hits and pitched the Phillies to a 4-1 victory over the Cubs. Consecutive singles by Del Unser, Willie Montanez and Greg Luzinski notched a run for the Phils in the first inning. Unser singled in the third, Montanez walked and two runs followed on a single by Luzinski and an error on the hit by Jose Cardenal in right field. After the Cubs picked up their tally in the sixth on singles by Billy Williams and Pat Bourque around a walk, Ruthven iced his own game with a run-scoring double in the eighth.