MLB standings through games of August 22, 1973

MLB standings at the end of August 22, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	123	71	52	0	.577		529	425	35-24	36-28	10-0	Won 10
Boston Red Sox	125	68	57	0	.544	4.0	569	514	37-28	31-29	7-3	Won 6
Detroit Tigers	126	68	58	0	.540	4.5	520	519	38-24	30-34	4-6	Lost 1
New York Yankees	129	68	61	0	.527	6.0	541	490	44-23	24-38	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	123	60	63	0	.488	11.0	554	540	33-32	27-31	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	127	52	75	0	.409	21.0	525	646	26-36	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	126	74	52	0	.587		583	472	37-24	37-28	9-1	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	128	73	55	0	.570	2.0	615	588	40-25	33-30	5-5	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	125	59	66	0	.472	14.5	550	540	29-36	30-30	3-7	Lost 6
Chicago White Sox	126	59	67	0	.468	15.0	490	534	28-32	31-35	2-8	Lost 1
California Angels	122	57	65	0	.467	15.0	452	482	28-29	29-36	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	124	43	81	0	.347	30.0	460	638	26-38	17-43	1-9	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	126	64	62	0	.508		506	481	35-31	29-31	3-7	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	123	61	62	0	.496	1.5	516	538	34-30	27-32	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	125	60	65	0	.480	3.5	494	514	31-33	29-32	4-6	Won 2
Montreal Expos	125	59	66	0	.472	4.5	513	563	31-27	28-39	2-8	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	125	58	67	0	.464	5.5	522	527	29-30	29-37	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	124	57	67	0	.460	6.0	461	479	28-32	29-35	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	127	77	49	1	.611		523	414	43-23	34-26	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	128	76	52	0	.594	2.0	565	493	38-25	38-27	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	125	70	55	0	.560	6.5	567	519	37-28	33-27	7-3	Won 3
Houston Astros	129	66	63	0	.512	12.5	541	517	33-28	33-35	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	130	61	68	1	.473	17.5	637	624	30-32	31-36	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	125	46	79	0	.368	30.5	412	588	28-39	18-40	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Twins 3 at Baltimore (night game):
With a spark from Brooks Robinson, the Orioles defeated the Twins, 4-3, for their 10th straight victory. The Twins scored all their runs in the first inning on a single by Larry Hisle, doubles by Rod Carew and Bobby Darwin and single by Jim Holt. In the Orioles' half, Rich Coggins and Tommy Davis walked and Boog Powell singled to load the bases. On a 3-and-2 pitch, Robinson singled to clear the bases and tie the score. The Orioles then posted the winning run in the fifth when Al Bumbry singled, took third on a single by Coggins and crossed the plate as Davis bounced into a double play.

Angels 5, Brewers 4 at California (night game):
Pinch-hitter Joe Lahoud hit a grand-slam homer for the Brewers in the ninth inning, but the Angels tied the score in their half and won in the 10th, 5-4, on a homer by Leroy Stanton. Frank Robinson homered in the first inning and Mike Epstein in the second for the Angels, who added their third run when Ken Berry doubled and Jeff Torborg singled in the seventh. The Brewers, held to two hits by Bill Singer going into the ninth, loaded the bases on a walk to Don Money, single by George Scott and pass to Johnny Briggs before Lahoud hit his grand slam off Aurelio Monteagudo, who was the Angels' third pitcher of the inning. The Angels came back with the tying run on a pinch-single by Richie Scheinblum and double by Robinson.

Indians 1, White Sox 0 at Cleveland (day game):
After drawing a pass in the 12th inning, Buddy Bell raced home from first base on a safe bunt by Walt Williams and throwing error on the play by Bill Melton to give the Indians a 1-0 victory over the White Sox. Gaylord Perry pitched the route for the Indians and posted his second straight shutout.

Royals 8, Yankees 7 at Kansas City (night game):
A run-scoring single by Freddie Patek with two out in the 10th inning enabled the Royals to defeat the Yankees, 8-7, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. Jim Ray Hart and Mike Hegan hit homers for the the Yankees, Hegan's blow with a man on base tying the score at 7-7 in the eighth. Lou Piniella was safe on an error by Hegan in the 10th and Rick Reichardt sacrificed. Sparky Lyle passed Kurt Bevacqua intentionally and struck out Fran Healy, but the Yankees' reliever could not get past Patek.

A's 7, Tigers 3 at Oakland (night game):
Sparked by Reggie Jackson, who hit a score-tying homer, the Athletics exploded for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Tigers, 7-3. After Jackson's drive knotted the count at 3-3, Deron Johnson singled and scored on a single by Gene Tenace and wild throw by Jim Northrup. Tenace reached third on the error and crossed the plate on a single by Joe Rudi. Ted Kubiak then wrapped up the A's victory with a two-run homer.

Red Sox 9, Rangers 8 at Texas (night game):
The Red Sox built up a 9-0 lead and then barely outlasted the Rangers, 9-8. The Red Sox clipped David Clyde for their first seven runs. Tommy Harper added a pair with a single off Jackie Brown in the fifth inning. The Rangers came back to knock out Dick Pole and Bob Veale and score eight runs in the eighth before Bobby Bolin finally ended the outburst. Bill Sudakis homered with two men on base and Tom Grieve drove in two runs with a double during the rally.

Cardinals 6, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Hank Aaron hit his 705th career homer and Davey Johnson also rapped a round-tripper for the Braves, but the Cardinals came up with circuit clouts by Ted Sizemore, Joe Torre and Jose Cruz to gain a 6-4 victory. Cruz, pinch-hitting after a single by Carbo in the ninth inning, delivered the game-winning blow.

Cubs 6, Reds 5 at Chicago (day game):
Although limited to six hits, the Cubs scored five unearned runs, three coming on Paul Popovich's first homer of the season, to defeat the Reds, 6-5. The Cubs loaded the bases in the fourth inning on a walk to Don Kessinger and singles by Rick Monday and Billy Williams. Kessinger scored on a grounder by Rico Carty and when Darrel Chaney bobbled the ball, Monday also crossed the plate. Ron Santo hit into a double play, erasing Williams. The Reds then passed Jose Cardenal purposely to get at Popovich, who surprised with his homer. The Cubs' final and deciding run in the sixth was unearned on two walks, an error by Fred Norman and an infield out. Dan Driessen and Johnny Bench hit homers for the Reds.

Pirates 4, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
The Pirates erupted for all their runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Astros, 4-0, behind the six-hit pitching of Bob Moose. Singles by Richie Zisk, Milt May and Rennie Stennett produced the first run to break up Moose's scoreless duel with Tom Griffin. The Pirates added their other tallies, after Ken Forsch relieved, on a sacrifice fly by Manny Sanguillen, single by Gene Clines and double by Richie Hebner.

Giants 3, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
The Giants completed a sweep of the three-game series with the Expos by posting a 3-2 victory. Steve Rogers, Expos' rookie righthander, helped beat himself with a throwing error that enabled the Giants to score an unearned run in the first inning. Boots Day knocked in the Expos' two runs to put them ahead, but the Giants tied the score in the sixth with singles by Willie McCovey, Garry Maddox and Chris Speier. Dave Rader singled in the seventh, moved up on a sacrifice by Jim Barr and scored the deciding run on a single by Gary Matthews.

Mets 4, Dodgers 3 at New York (night game):
Making his 42nd appearance, Tug McGraw gained his first victory of the season when the Mets rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Dodgers, 4-3. Pinch-hitter Cleon Jones singled, advanced on an infield out and scored the tying run on a single by Felix Millan. Rusty Staub singled, Millan stopping at second, and John Milner followed with another single to drive in the winning run. McGraw, who had lost six games, pitched the last two innings and held the Dodgers hitless, striking out three.

Padres 8, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Fred Kendall hit two triples and drove in three runs to lead the Padres' attack on Steve Carlton in an 8-3 victory over the Phillies. After Ivan Murrell homered for the Padres in the second inning, Kendall knocked in two runs with a triple in the third and scored himself on an error. Cito Gaston walked in the fifth and Kendall kayoed Carlton with his second triple. The Padres' catcher also collected a double and single in five trips. Bill Robinson hit a homer for the Phillies.