MLB standings through games of August 17, 1973

MLB standings at the end of August 17, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	118	66	52	0	.559		508	416	30-24	36-28	8-2	Won 5
Detroit Tigers	121	66	55	0	.545	1.5	504	494	38-24	28-31	6-4	Lost 3
New York Yankees	124	66	58	0	.532	3.0	517	466	44-23	22-35	5-5	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	120	63	57	0	.525	4.0	528	485	35-28	28-29	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	119	59	60	0	.496	7.5	537	521	33-32	26-28	7-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	122	48	74	0	.393	20.0	510	636	22-35	26-39	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	121	70	51	0	.579		553	454	33-23	37-28	7-3	Won 6
Kansas City Royals	123	70	53	0	.569	1.0	588	563	37-25	33-28	6-4	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	119	59	60	0	.496	10.0	537	516	29-36	30-24	3-7	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	122	58	64	0	.475	12.5	484	522	28-32	30-32	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	118	55	63	0	.466	13.5	438	467	26-27	29-36	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	119	43	76	0	.361	26.0	434	598	26-33	17-43	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	122	62	60	0	.508		489	462	34-30	28-30	1-9	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	120	58	62	0	.483	3.0	502	547	30-23	28-39	4-6	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	118	57	61	0	.483	3.0	493	520	32-30	25-31	4-6	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	121	57	64	0	.471	4.5	479	502	28-32	29-32	1-9	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	121	56	65	0	.463	5.5	503	505	28-29	28-36	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	119	53	66	0	.445	7.5	438	465	24-31	29-35	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	123	76	46	1	.623		516	405	43-23	33-23	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	123	75	48	0	.610	1.5	546	464	38-25	37-23	8-2	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	120	67	53	0	.558	8.0	550	501	37-28	30-25	6-4	Won 3
Houston Astros	124	64	60	0	.516	13.0	522	498	31-25	33-35	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	126	59	66	1	.472	18.5	618	607	29-31	30-35	8-2	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	121	44	77	0	.364	31.5	392	572	28-39	16-38	7-3	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, White Sox 2 at Baltimore (night game):
With help from Grant Jackson in the ninth inning, Jim Palmer gained his ninth straight victory when the Orioles defeated the White Sox, 3-2. Palmer scattered six hits until the ninth before giving up two runs on a pass to Jerry Hairston, double by Bill Melton, infield out by Carlos May and single by Tony Muser. Jackson retired the last two batters.

Red Sox 6, Royals 4 at Boston (night game):
Dividing up the RBIs, Carl Yastrzemski, Rick Miller and Doug Griffin drove in two runs apiece for the Red Sox to account for a 6-4 victory over the Royals. An infield out by Yastrzemski in the first inning and another by Griffin in the fourth sent the first two runs across the plate before the Red Sox wrapped up the game with a four-run outburst in the fifth. Luis Aparicio singled and scored on a double by Yastrzemski. After a pass to Orlando Cepeda and forceout by Danny Cater, Carlton Fisk walked to load the bases. Miller hit a two-run single and Griffin followed with a single to drive in another tally. Hal McRae hit a two-run homer for the Royals.

Angels 10, Tigers 2 at California (night game):
Frank Robinson hit the 545th homer of his career and moved past Harmon Killebrew of the Twins into fourth place on the major leagues' all-time list as the Angels defeated the Tigers, 10-2. Robinson hit his homer off Woodie Fryman with two men on base in the second inning. Mike Epstein also had a round-tripper for the Angels. Nolan Ryan, in beating the Tigers for the fourth time this season, allowed only five hits including a homer by Mickey Stanley.

Twins 14, Indians 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Designated hitter Tony Oliva drove in six runs with a pair of homers, including the second grand-slam of his major league career, as the Twins overwhelmed the Indians, 14-2. Jerry Terrell started the Twins' slugging with his first major league homer on Dick Bosman's second pitch of the game. Bobby Darwin batted in another run with a double before the inning ended. The Twins then exploded for nine runs in the second in an outburst that included Oliva's slam and a three-run homer by Steve Brye. Oliva hit his second circuit clout of the game in the fifth, connecting with a man on base.

A's 3, Brewers 2 at Oakland (night game):
After the Athletics strung together singles by Ray Fosse, Dick Green, Bill North and Bert Campaneris for two runs in the third inning, Deron Johnson smashed a homer in the fourth to beat the Brewers, 3-2. George Scott rapped a round-tripper for the losers.

Rangers 8, Yankees 1 at Texas (night game):
David Clyde, the Rangers' 18-year-old lefthander, evened his record at 4-4, pitching seven innings to receive credit for an 8-1 victory over the Yankees. The youngster allowed seven hits and walked four, but the Yankees' only run scored in the second inning on a double by Thurman Munson and single by Gene Michael. Jackie Brown pitched the last two frames. The Rangers collected 13 hits, including a two-run homer by Dave Nelson.

Cubs 5, Dodgers 1 at Chicago (day game):
Led by Billy Williams, who drove in four runs, the Cubs ended their 11-game losing streak by defeating the Dodgers, 5-1. Williams sent in the first two runs with a single in the third inning after the Cubs loaded the bases on singles by Paul Popovich and Don Kessinger and a pass to Jose Cardenal. A single by Rick Monday, his theft of second and a double by Popovich added a run in the fourth. Williams then batted in two more runs with a homer after a single by Cardenal in the fifth. The Dodgers scored in the sixth when Davey Lopes was hit by a pitch, Bill Buckner singled for the first hit off Bill Bonham and Willie Davis lofted a sacrifice fly. Bonham was lifted with one out in the ninth after the Dodgers loaded the bases on a walk and singles by Joe Ferguson and Willie Crawford, but Bob Locker relieved and ended the game with one pitch, inducing Steve Garvey to ground into a double play.

Phillies 8, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
Steve Carlton hit a homer in his own behalf while pitching the Phillies to an 8-3 victory over the Astros. The Phillies scored their first three runs at the start of the game on two walks and singles by Greg Luzinski, Bob Boone and Craig Robinson. Carlton hit his homer in the fourth and Bill Robinson added two runs with a round-tripper in the seventh. Bob Watson batted in a pair for the Astros with a single and homer.

Expos 8, Braves 7 at Montreal (night game):
Hank Aaron hit his 703rd homer, but the Braves folded after taking a 7-5 lead in the ninth inning and lost to the Expos, 8-7. Aaron's solo swat in the sixth put the Braves ahead. 2-1, but the Expos charged back with four runs in the seventh. The Braves then erupted for five runs in the ninth on a single by Davey Johnson, error by Bernie Allen, singles by Frank Tepedino and Ralph Garr, triple by Mike Lum and sacrifice fly by Aaron. The Expos began the comeback in their half when Boots Day singled, Mike Jorgensen was hit by a pitch and Pepe Mangual singled. Ken Singleton sent a run home with a sacrifice fly for his third RBI of the game. After Bob Bailey walked to reload the bases, Allen singled to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Reds 2, Mets 1 at New York (night game):
Pinch-hitting in the 10th inning, Hal King came through with a homer to give the Reds a 2-1 victory over the Mets. King's clout was his third of the year in a pinch role and his fourth of the season among only five hits. Willie Mays homered for the Mets in the fourth and George Stone, who was working on a two-hitter, protected the lead until the ninth when the Reds tied the score with successive two-out singles by Dan Driessen, Tony Perez and Johnny Bench. Pete Rose went hitless in five trips and was stopped on his 17-game batting streak.

Giants 5, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Willie McCovey smashed two homers before leaving the game and Gary Thomasson, who replaced him, added a two-run blast to power the Giants to a 5-3 victory over the Pirates. The Giants scored their initial run in the third inning on singles by Dave Rader, Garry Maddox and Tito Fuentes. McCovey hit his homers in the fourth and sixth. Thomasson's blow followed in the seventh. Ron Bryant, who was working on a perfect game, lost his stuff in the Pirates' half of the seventh and was removed after giving up Pirate runs on a walk to Dave Cash, singles by Al Oliver, Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk, a pass to Bob Robertson and single by Dal Maxvill. Elias Sosa, relieving with two out, retired Richie Hebner on a grounder to end the Prates' rally.

Padres 4, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
A triple by Nate Colbert in the 13th inning enabled the Padres to defeat the Cardinals, 4-2. Dave Roberts was safe on an error by Mike Tyson and scored the tie-breaking run on Colbert's triple. After a pass to Cito Gaston, Colbert held third when Fred Kendall rolled into a forceout, but scored an insurance run when the Cardinals failed in an attempted double play on a grounder by Derrel Thomas.