MLB standings through games of August 5, 1973

MLB standings at the end of August 5, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	106	58	48	0	.547		443	367	29-23	29-25	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	109	59	50	0	.541	0.5	450	434	32-22	27-28	8-2	Won 1
New York Yankees	113	61	52	0	.540	0.5	466	414	39-19	22-33	2-8	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	109	58	51	0	.532	1.5	477	440	32-24	26-27	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	109	52	57	0	.477	7.5	482	476	26-30	26-27	4-6	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	112	42	70	0	.375	19.0	447	586	22-34	20-36	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	111	63	48	0	.568		501	414	32-23	31-25	7-3	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	113	64	49	0	.566		536	509	31-22	33-27	8-2	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	108	55	53	0	.509	6.5	473	455	26-32	29-21	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	111	55	56	0	.495	8.0	447	461	27-30	28-26	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	108	51	57	0	.472	10.5	396	413	25-27	26-30	3-7	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	109	41	68	0	.376	21.0	397	546	25-27	16-41	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	111	61	50	0	.550		452	396	33-22	28-28	6-4	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	111	56	55	0	.505	5.0	453	443	27-26	29-29	4-6	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	109	54	55	0	.495	6.0	467	486	29-24	25-31	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	109	53	56	0	.486	7.0	461	504	28-23	25-33	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	112	52	60	0	.464	9.5	470	467	28-29	24-31	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	108	48	60	0	.444	11.5	396	429	22-30	26-30	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	112	69	42	1	.622		481	379	38-20	31-22	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	113	67	46	0	.593	3.0	505	437	36-24	31-22	7-3	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	110	61	49	0	.555	7.5	510	468	32-24	29-25	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	114	57	57	0	.500	13.5	482	463	31-24	26-33	4-6	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	117	52	64	1	.448	19.5	552	575	29-31	23-33	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	110	37	73	0	.336	31.5	354	536	22-35	15-38	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 7, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Earl Williams' costly seventh-inning error set the stage for Tommy Harper's three-run double that gave the Red Sox a 7-4 decision over the Orioles. John Curtis, who went the route for Boston, gave up five hits. With the Red Sox holding a scant lead, Williams, playing first base, dropped a throw from second baseman Bobby Grich that would have been the third out. Instead, a five-run inning off Mike Cuellar, highlighted by Harper's double that scored Rick Miller, Doug Griffin and Dwight Evans, put the game out of the Orioles' reach, despite a three-run last gasp in the ninth that failed to close the gap.

A's 6, Angels 2 at California (day game):
Dick Green's grand-slam homer with two out in the eighth inning gave Oakland a 6-2 decision over California and moved the A's into first place, .002 ahead of Kansas City, which lost to Minnesota. Reggie Jackson opened the eighth with a single and when Deron Johnson walked, Angel starter Rudy May was relieved by Aurelio Monteagudo. Gene Tenace sacrificed, Jesus Alou was purposely passed and Steve Barber, relieving May, fanned pinch-hitter Billy Conigliaro. Green then blasted a pitch over the left field wall, breaking a 2-2 deadlock. The A's scored a run in the third when Bill North's double drove in Bert Campaneris, and the Angels tied it in the fourth when Darold Knowles threw the ball past third baseman Sal Bando, allowing Richie Scheinblum to dash home. Tenace hit his 19th homer in sixth, but the Angels tied the score again in the seventh on a walk to pinch-hitter Billy Grabarkewitz, Sandy Alomar's double and Bob Oliver's infield out, setting the stage for Green's heroics an inning later.

[DH] White Sox 7, Rangers 3 (day game) / White Sox 5, Rangers 4 at Chicago (day game):
Carlos May drove in four runs with his 11th homer, a double and sacrifice fly as the White Sox whipped Texas, 7-3, in the opener of a doubleheader and the Chicagoans completed their sweep of the twin bill when Johnny Jeter doubled home Eddie Leon in the ninth with the tie-breaking run in a 5-4 battle. May's two-run, third-inning double off loser Don Durham gave the Sox a 3-2 lead and back-to-back homers by Ed Herrmann and Leon in the eighth sewed up the first-game decision. In the afterpiece, Larry Biittner's first homer of the year with Jeff Burroughs on base gave Ranger rookie David Clyde a 4-3 lead in the sixth and routed Bart Johnson. Leon's two-out single drove home Bill Melton with the tying run in the home half of the frame. Charlie Hudson took over the Rangers' pitching in the seventh and ultimately was charged with the loss. Stan Bahnsen won his 15th game in the opener, though he needed late-inning mound help from Terry Forster.

[DH] Indians 6, Brewers 5 (day game) / Indians 4, Brewers 1 at Cleveland (day game):
After a ninth-inning error by Milwaukee shortstop Tim Johnson gave Cleveland a 6-5 decision in the opening game, Brent Strom, who hadn't won a game since April 9, tossed a four-hitter and the Indians swept the doubleheader with a 4-1 triumph in the nightcap. In the lidlifter, Bob Coluccio's three-run homer snapped a 2-2 tie, giving the Brewers a 5-2 lead in the seventh inning. The Indians bounced back with three in the eighth, with Oscar Gamble hitting his 17th homer and second of the game to highlight the outburst. In the ninth, Frank Duffy was hit by a pitched ball, Buddy Bell singled and Oscar Gamble walked, filling the bases. When Johnson fumbled Chris Chambliss' grounder to short, Duffy streaked home with the winning run. In the afterpicce, John Lowenstein doubled and scored the first Tribal run in the second. George Hendrick hit his 21st round-tripper in the sixth and the Indians added their final pair in the seventh on a run-scoring double by Tom Ragland and Gamble's sacrifice fly.

Tigers 8, Yankees 6 at Detroit (day game):
With Jim Northrup and Dick McAuliffe supplying most of the lumber in a 25-hit slugging jamboree, the Tigers outlasted the Yankees, 8-6, and moved ahead of New York into second place in the East Division by a mere percentage point. Northrup, who kept intact his seven-game hitting streak, went four-for-four with two singles, a triple and homer while McAuliffe drove in four runs by hitting round-trippers on consecutive times at bat in the fourth and fifth frames to lead the Tigers' 10-hit barrage. Thurman Munson and Graig Nettles hit homers, the 15th for each, as the Yanks smashed out 15 safeties. John Hiller, who came on to get the last four outs, was credited with his 29th save in preserving Joe Coleman's 18th victory of the season.

Twins 7, Royals 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Bert Blyleven gave up only three hits, retiring the first 18 batters he faced, as the Twins crushed the Royals, 7-1, and snapped Kansas City's seven-game winning streak. The defeat also knocked the Missourians out of first place in the West Division, victorious Oakland taking over the top spot by two percentage points. Blyleven, who leads A. L. in shutouts with seven, saw his bid for a no-hitter disappear in the seventh when Freddie Patek tripled and scored on Cookie Rojas' single. Royals' starter Steve Busby lasted only 1 2/3 innings, yielding four hits and four runs in that brief stay. Tony Oliva's homer, No. 11, opened the scoring in the first inning. The Twins added three more in the second when Jerry Terrell's infield hit drove in George Mitterwald, Steve Brye tallied on an error, and a walk with the bases loaded forced in Terrell. The Minnesotans put the game out of reach with three more runs in the sixth.

Braves 9, Padres 0 at Atlanta (day game):
Phil Niekro, the Braves' 34-year-old knuckleballer, hurled the first no-hitter in Atlanta history and first of the season in the National League, blanking San Diego, 9-0. Niekro, 11-5 for the season, walked three while two other Padres were put on base by errors. The gem was the fifth in the majors this year; Kansas City's Steve Busby tossed the first on April 27; California's Nolan Ryan hurled no-hitters May 15 and July 15 and Jim Bibby of the Rangers turned in another on July 30.

Reds 7, Astros 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
With Ross Grimsley yielding only eight safeties, the Reds scored four unearned runs off J.R. Richard in the second inning, then routed the Houston righthander with three more tallies in the fifth and coasted to an easy 7-1 win over the Astros. The Cincy southpaw, in upping his record to 11-6, lost his bid for a shutout when Jim Wynn clouted his 17th homer in the fifth inning. After an error and singles by Pete Rose and Joe Morgan drove in second-inning scores, the Redlegs sent Richard to the showers in the fifth when Dan Driessen tripled, Tony Perez and Johnny Bench doubled and Bobby Tolan singled.

Expos 3, Cubs 2 at Montreal (day game):
Before a Bat-Glove Day crowd of 31,019, largest ever to see a game at Jarry Park, Ron Fairly's two-run, seventh-inning single carried the Expos to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Cubs. The Expos were trailing, 2-1, when Pepe Frias singled, Boots Day walked and Ron Hunt sacrificed, setting the scene for Fairly's blow that gave Mike Torrez his sixth win in 17 decisions and tagged Burt Hooton with his 10th loss. Mike Marshall blanked the Cubs in the last two frames to earn his 21st save, tops in the National League.

[DH] Cardinals 3, Mets 2 (day game) / Cardinals 4, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
The Cardinals increased their Eastern Division lead to five games by taking a doubleheader from the Mets, 3-2 and 4-1, while the runner-up Cubs were losing to the Expos. In the twin-bill opener, after Alan Foster left the game trailing, 2-1, in the seventh inning, pinch-hitter Bake McBride singled to tie the score and tallied a run on Lou Brock's single that beat Tom Seaver. Orlando Pena, in relief, preserved the win for Foster, his ninth. In the afterpiece, Rick Wise hit a two-run homer and hurled a nifty five-hitter. John Milner accounted for the Mets' lone score with his 19th homer in the seventh inning. Jim McAndrew took the loss.

Pirates 4, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (day game):
Richie Zisk smashed two doubles and a single and drove in a pair of runs as the Pirates defeated the Phils, 4-1, and handed Wayne Twitchell his fourth defeat in 14 decisions. In the second inning, Zisk doubled after Willie Stargell singled and Stargell scored the first run on a wild pitch. The Bucs added a pair on only one hit, Zisk's two-bagger, in the eighth. Rennie Stennett walked, Dave Parker was hit by a pitch and Stargell drew a pass to fill the bases, setting the scene for Richie's rap. Dock Ellis permitted only two singles through the first seven innings, but when the Phils threatened as Bill Robinson and Bob Boone singled in the eighth, Dave Giusti came to the rescue and earned his 14th save.

Dodgers 4, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Juan Marichal lasted only three innings as the Dodgers made it two out of three over the Giants by beating the San Franciscans, 4-3, to cling to a three-game lead in the West Division. The Dodgers scored their first run in the second on Willie Crawford's single, Bobby Bonds' two-base error on Joe Ferguson's liner and Ron Cey's sacrifice fly. Bill Buckner's two-run homer, followed by Willie Davis' double, an infield out and Crawford's sacrifice fly accounted for the Dodgers' final three runs in the third and sent Marichal to the showers in favor of Jim Barr. The Giants scored a run in the fifth, aided by Bruce Miller's first major league hit, then routed Tommy John in the eighth when Bonds hit a two-run homer, his 30th, bringing Pete Richert and later Jim Brewer to the rescue.