MLB standings through games of August 18, 1973

MLB standings at the end of August 18, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	119	67	52	0	.563		511	416	31-24	36-28	8-2	Won 6
Detroit Tigers	122	66	56	0	.541	2.5	505	498	38-24	28-32	5-5	Lost 4
New York Yankees	125	67	58	0	.536	3.0	522	469	44-23	23-35	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	121	64	57	0	.529	4.0	536	490	36-28	28-29	5-5	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	120	59	61	0	.492	8.5	540	527	33-32	26-29	7-3	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	123	49	74	0	.398	20.0	515	636	23-35	26-39	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	122	71	51	0	.582		559	457	34-23	37-28	7-3	Won 7
Kansas City Royals	124	70	54	0	.565	2.0	593	571	37-25	33-29	5-5	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	120	59	61	0	.492	11.0	537	521	29-36	30-25	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	123	58	65	0	.472	13.5	484	525	28-32	30-33	2-8	Lost 4
California Angels	119	56	63	0	.471	13.5	442	468	27-27	29-36	4-6	Won 3
Texas Rangers	120	43	77	0	.358	27.0	437	603	26-34	17-43	1-9	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	123	62	61	0	.504		492	466	34-31	28-30	1-9	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	119	58	61	0	.487	2.0	499	525	33-30	25-31	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	121	58	63	0	.479	3.0	503	550	30-24	28-39	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	122	58	64	0	.475	3.5	481	503	29-32	29-32	2-8	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	122	56	66	0	.459	5.5	505	508	28-29	28-37	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	120	54	66	0	.450	6.5	450	466	25-31	29-35	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	124	76	47	1	.618		517	407	43-23	33-24	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	124	75	49	0	.605	1.5	547	476	38-25	37-24	8-2	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	121	67	54	0	.554	8.0	555	507	37-28	30-26	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	125	65	60	0	.520	12.0	525	500	32-25	33-35	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	127	60	66	1	.476	17.5	621	608	29-31	31-35	8-2	Won 1
San Diego Padres	122	45	77	0	.369	30.5	396	575	28-39	17-38	8-2	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, White Sox 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Homers by Merv Rettenmund and Don Baylor enabled the Orioles to triumph over the White Sox, 3-0, in a five-hit duel between Mike Cuellar and Terry Forster. Rettenmund connected for his round-tripper after a single by Mark Belanger in the seventh inning. Baylor added a homer in the eighth.

Red Sox 8, Royals 5 at Boston (day game):
Rick Miller and Carl Yastrzemski drove in five runs between them and the Red Sox executed five double plays to defeat the Royals, 8-5. The Red Sox scored five times in the fourth inning, starting with a run on singles by Tommy Harper, Mario Guerrero and Yastrzemski. Orlando Cepeda was safe on an error, allowing Guerrero to score. Yastrzemski crossed the plate when Danny Cater forced Cepeda. After a double by Doug Griffin and a walk loaded the bases, Miller knocked in two runs with a double. Miller and Yastrzemski each added an RBI with singles when the Red Sox scored their final three runs in the sixth. Amos Otis hit a homer with a man on base for the Royals.

Angels 4, Tigers 1 at California (night game):
A loser of five straight decisions since July 20, Bill Singer returned to the winning column by pitching the Angels to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. The Angels reached Joe Coleman for a run in the first inning on a walk to Rudy Meoli and singles by Frank Robinson and Bob Oliver. A double by Tommy McCraw, single by Jeff Torborg and sacrifice fly by Sandy Alomar added a tally in the second. The Angels then iced the decision with two runs in the sixth on a walk to Oliver and singles by Mike Epstein, Torborg and McCraw. The Tigers avoided a shutout in the eighth with a run on two walks and a single by Willie Horton.

Indians 5, Twins 0 at Cleveland (night game):
Coming off the disabled list, Dave Duncan went to bat for the first time since July 28 and smashed a three-run homer to start the Indians off to a 5-0 victory over the Twins behind the three-hit pitching of Gaylord Perry. Duncan's homer in the first inning followed passes to Oscar Gamble and John Ellis.

A's 6, Brewers 3 at Oakland (day game):
Reggie Jackson hit his 30th homer of the season, connecting with two men on base in the first inning, and went over the century mark in RBIs with 101 as the Athletics defeated the Brewers, 6-3. After Jackson's blow, the Brewers came back to tie the score at 3-3, but the A's broke the deadlock in the seventh with two runs on a single by Bill North, double by Bert Campaneris, infield hit by Sal Bando and two walks. The victory moved the Athletics two games ahead of the Royals in the West Division race.

Yankees 5, Rangers 3 at Texas (night game):
Clutch pitching by Lindy McDaniel, after relieving Doc Medich in the seventh inning, enabled the Yankees to defeat the Rangers, 5-3. The Rangers rapped Medich for four straight singles for one run and had the bases loaded with none out when McDaniel took over. The veteran righthander struck out Dave Nelson and got Toby Harrah on a short fly. After passing Jim Spencer to force in a run, McDaniel retired Alex Johnson on a grounder. Roy White and Graig Nettles hit homers for the Yankees, Nettles' blow coming with Thurman Munson on base in the fifth inning. Munson, who had a double and two singles, also scored another run and drove in one.

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1 at Chicago (day game):
Billy Williams, who batted in four runs in the previous day's game when the Cubs ended their 11-game losing steak by defeating the Dodgers, 5-1, smashed a two-run homer to beat the Dodgers again, 2-1. Ron Cey homered for the Dodgers in the third inning. Don Kessinger singled for the Cubs in the sixth and was forced by Jose Cardenal before Williams whacked his game-winning homer off Claude Osteen.

Astros 3, Phillies 2 at Houston (night game):
The Astros quickly overcome a 2-0 deficit with three runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Phillies, 3-2. Willie Montanez singled and Bill Robinson homered for the Phillies' markers in the top half of the fourth before the Astros struck back with a pass to Roger Metzger, double by Lee May and homer by Bob Watson. Dave Roberts, who started for the Astros, left the game with an upset stomach after striking out leadoff batter Casar Tovar. Jim Ray relieved and was the winner with the save going to Ken Forsch.

Braves 3, Expos 1 at Montreal (night game):
Hank Aaron broke the major league record for most extra-base hits with his 704th homer as the Braves gained a 3-1 victory to spoil the Expos' fifth birthday celebration. Aaron's blow in the eighth inning represented the 1,378th extra-base hit of his career, moving the Braves' slugger into first place on the all-time list ahead of Stan Musial of the Cardinals. The Braves previously had a homer by Ralph Garr with Dick Dietz on base in the second inning.

Mets 12, Reds 1 at New York (day game):
John Milner smashed four hits, including his second grand-slam homer of the season, as the Mets exploded at bat to trounce the Reds, 12-1. Jerry Grote also collected four hits, while Don Hahn contributed a homer with two men on base.

Pirates 6, Giants 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates built up a 6-0 lead with the aid of a homer by Willie Stargell and then outlasted the Giants, 6-5. The Pirates scored four runs in the first inning before Giants' starter Jim Barr was able to retire a batter. Rennie Stennett, Richie Hebner and Al Oliver singled for one run and Stargell followed with his homer for three more. A double by Milt May and single by Nelson Briles added a run in the fourth and what proved to be the Pirates' deciding marker counted in the fifth on a double by Oliver and triple by Richie Zisk. Bobby Bonds homered for the Giants.

Padres 4, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
A balk by Orlando Pena in the eighth inning enabled Cito Gaston to score and gave the Padres a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals, who went down to the 11th defeat in their last 12 games. The Cardinals took a 3-0 lead before the Padres rallied for two runs in the sixth on successive singles by Johnny Grubb, Dave Roberts, Nate Colbert and Gaston. Colbert singled with two out in the eighth and scored the tying run on a triple by Gaston before the balk handed the Padres their winning tally.