MLB standings through games of August 4, 1973

MLB standings at the end of August 4, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	105	58	47	0	.552		439	360	29-22	29-25	5-5	Won 2
New York Yankees	112	61	51	0	.545	0.5	460	406	39-19	22-32	3-7	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	108	58	50	0	.537	1.5	442	428	31-22	27-28	8-2	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	108	57	51	0	.528	2.5	470	436	32-24	25-27	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	107	52	55	0	.486	7.0	476	466	26-30	26-25	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	110	40	70	0	.364	20.5	437	580	20-34	20-36	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	112	64	48	0	.571		535	502	31-22	33-26	9-1	Won 7
Oakland A's	110	62	48	0	.564	1.0	495	412	32-23	30-25	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	107	54	53	0	.505	7.5	466	454	25-32	29-21	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	109	53	56	0	.486	9.5	435	454	25-30	28-26	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	107	51	56	0	.477	10.5	394	407	25-26	26-30	3-7	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	107	41	66	0	.383	20.5	390	534	25-27	16-39	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	109	59	50	0	.541		445	393	33-22	26-28	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	110	56	54	0	.509	3.5	451	440	27-26	29-28	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	108	53	55	0	.491	5.5	463	485	29-24	24-31	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	108	52	56	0	.481	6.5	458	502	27-23	25-33	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	111	52	59	0	.468	8.0	469	463	28-28	24-31	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	106	48	58	0	.453	9.5	393	422	22-28	26-30	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	111	68	42	1	.618		477	376	38-20	30-22	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	112	66	46	0	.589	3.0	498	436	35-24	31-22	7-3	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	109	61	48	0	.560	6.5	507	464	32-23	29-25	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	113	57	56	0	.504	12.5	481	456	31-24	26-32	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	116	51	64	1	.443	19.5	543	575	28-31	23-33	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	109	37	72	0	.339	30.5	354	527	22-35	15-37	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Red Sox 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Although tagged for 11 hits, including three doubles, Jim Palmer gained his sixth straight victory when the Orioles defeated the Red Sox, 4-1. The Orioles collected 12 singles off Bill Lee and scored their first run in the second inning on hits by Brooks Robinson, Andy Etchebarren and Mark Belanger. In the fifth, Don Baylor beat out a bunt and took third when Robinson singled. Robinson advanced to second on an attempted throw to get Baylor and both runners scored on a single by Etchebarren. Singles by Belanger and Merv Rettenmund, together with an error, added a run in the eighth.

A's 3, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Ken Holtzman pitched seven scoreless innings and received credit for his 17th victory, but the Athletics had to call on three relief pitchers before defeating the Angels, 3-2. The A's got their scoring underway with two runs in the second on a homer by Deron Johnson, triple by Gene Tenace and single by Jesus Alou. Bill North walked in the third, stole second and scored what proved to be the winning run on a single by Reggie Jackson. The Angels scored their two runs on a double by Frank Robinson in the eighth after Rollie Fingers replaced Holtzman. With two out in the ninth, Fingers gave up a single by Ken Berry. Paul Lindblad yielded another hit by Tommy McCraw, but Horacio Pina retired Winston Llenas to end the game.

Rangers 9, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
Jeff Burroughs hit his third grand-slam homer in nine days to lead the Rangers to a 9-3 victory over the White Sox. Burroughs' blow came off Cy Acosta, but 20-game winner Wilbur Wood was the loser, drawing his 16th defeat. Bill Sudakis had a two-run homer for the Rangers in the second. With the score tied, 3-3, Wood was knocked out in the eighth when Dave Nelson and Vic Harris singled. After Acosta relieved, Jim Fregosi singled to plate the tie-breaking tally. A sacrifice and intentional pass to Sudakis then loaded the bases and Burroughs followed with his homer.

Brewers 9, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Johnny Briggs smashed six straight hits, becoming the first A. L. batter to accomplish that feat in a nine-inning game since Bob Oliver of the Royals in 1969, as the Brewers defeated the Indians, 9-4. The Brewers built up a 4-0 lead, but the Indians came back to tie the score, with one of their runs coming on a homer by John Lowenstein. The Brewers then exploded for five runs in the ninth. After a single by Dave May and forceout by George Scott, Darrell Porter singled. Scott took third and scored the tie-breaking run when Dick Tidrow threw wildly to the plate on a grounder by Ollie Brown. A walk to Tim Johnson filled the bases, Joe Lahoud singled to drive in two runs and Pedro Garcia capped the outburst with a two-run homer.

Yankees 3, Tigers 2 at Detroit (night game):
Lindy McDaniel received a victory as a reward for his tremendous job of relief pitching when the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 3-2, on a homer by Horace Clarke in the 14th inning. Fritz Peterson, who started for the Yankees, gave up a run in the first and then left the mound with a sore thigh muscle. McDaniel relieved and pitched the rest of the way, yielding only six hits. The Yankees tied the score in the third, but the Tigers went ahead again with a homer by Mickey Stanley in the fifth. The Yankees then reknotted the count in the ninth on a pinch-single by Jerry Moses and two-out double by Matty Alou. Clarke's homer in the 14th was his first of the season and pinned the defeat on John Hiller.

Royals 6, Twins 4 at Minnesota (day game):
Rallying for four runs in the seventh inning, the Royals defeated the Twins, 6-4, for their seventh straight victory. Steve Brye cracked a two-run triple in the sixth when the Twins took a 3-2 lead. Lou Piniella started the Royals' comeback with a single, moved up on a sacrifice and scored the tying run on a single by Fran Healy. Singles by Freddie Patek and Cookie Rojas added the go-ahead counter. Amos Otis doubled to drive in another run. A pass to John Mayberry filled the bases and a walk to Rick Reichardt forced in the Royals' final counter.

[DH] Padres 4, Braves 3 (night game) / Braves 14, Padres 3 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves smashed three homers among 13 hits in the first game, but lost to the Padres, 4-3, before coming back with 15 hits to win the second game of a twi-night doubleheader, 14-3. Dusty Baker, Gary Neibauer and Davey Johnson rapped the Braves' homers in the opener. Johnny Grubb hit one for the Padres, who broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning when Fred Kendall lofted a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded. In the ninth inning, with two out, the Padres walked Hank Aaron intentionally, putting the potential tying run on base, but got away with the unorthodox move when Chuck Goggin grounded out to end the game. Mike Lum led the Braves' attack in the nightcap with four hits, including a homer. Carl Morton gave up homers by Mike Corkins and Ivan Murrell, but allowed only two other hits in posting the victory.

Reds 7, Astros 6 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Astros called on seven pitchers but could not stave off a 7-6 loss to the Reds in 11 innings. The Reds took a 4-1 lead in the first, but the Astros got two runs on a homer by Lee May in the fourth, scored another pair in the sixth for a 5-4 lead and added a run on a homer by Cesar Cedeno in the seventh. The Reds picked up a run in the eighth and tied the score in the ninth when Joe Morgan drew a pass with the bases loaded. Walks then helped beat the Astros with Cecil Upshaw on the mound in the 11th. Denis Menke and Ed Crosby both drew passes and when Roger Metzger muffed the throw to second on a grounder by Pete Rose, the error filled the bases and Morgan singled to drive in the winning run.

Expos 6, Cubs 1 at Montreal (night game):
Making his first appearance in Montreal, Steve Rogers helped attract a crowd of 25,037 and pitched the Expos past the Cubs, 6-1, for the rookie's third straight victory. The Expos decided the outcome with three runs off Fergie Jenkins in the third inning. Pepe Frias singled. Rogers, attempting to sacrifice, was safe on an error. After a bunt by Ron Hunt, Frias scored on an infield out by Mike Jorgensen. Ron Fairly followed with a homer to cross the plate behind Rogers. The young righthander extended his scoreless pitching streak to 23 innings before a momentary loss of control cut the string. Jose Cardenal and Ron Santo singled in the fourth, Glenn Beckert drew a pass to load the bases and Randy Hundley also walked to force in the Cubs' run.

Cardinals 4, Mets 3 at New York (day game):
An injury to Bob Gibson tarnished the Cardinals' 4-3 victory over the Mets. The veteran righthander twisted his knee running the bases in the third inning and may be sidelined for the rest of the season. The Cardinals beat Jerry Koosman by breaking a 2-2 tie with two runs in the eighth. Lou Brock singled, moved up on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Ted Simmons, who took second on the throw to the plate. Joe Torre then singled to deliver what proved to be the winning run. The Mets scored in the ninth on a double by Jerry Grote and single by Wayne Garrett, but Diego Segui relieved winner Orlando Pena and saved the game.

[DH] Phillies 11, Pirates 5 (night game) / Pirates 11, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
In a swap of one-sided games, the Phillies won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 11-5, and the Pirates took the nightcap, 11-4. The Phillies smashed four homers -- two by Bill Robinson and one each by Mike Schmidt and Willie Montanez -- in the lidlifter. Robinson started the slugging with a solo swat in the second inning. Schmidt connected with two aboard in the fourth. Robinson's second homer in the sixth and the drive by Montanez in the seventh each came with a man on base. Richie Zisk homered for the Pirates. In the nightcap, the Pirates piled up 18 hits, including round-trippers by Dave Parker and Richie Hebner. Rennie Stennett batted in three runs with a pair of singles.

Giants 3, Dodgers 2 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants gained their ninth victory without a defeat in extra-inning games this season when Tito Fuentes homered in the 11th to beat the Dodgers, 3-2. The Giants scored an unearned run in the third, but the Dodgers bounced back in the fourth to take the lead on a single by Steve Garvey and homer by Ron Cey. Gary Matthews tied the score with a circuit clout in the sixth.