MLB standings through games of August 25, 1973

MLB standings at the end of August 25, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	125	73	52	0	.584		542	426	37-24	36-28	10-0	Won 12
Boston Red Sox	127	70	57	0	.551	4.0	576	516	37-28	33-29	8-2	Won 8
Detroit Tigers	128	70	58	0	.547	4.5	530	526	38-24	32-34	4-6	Won 2
New York Yankees	131	68	63	0	.519	8.0	542	497	44-23	24-40	3-7	Lost 5
Milwaukee Brewers	126	61	65	0	.484	12.5	567	555	33-32	28-33	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	129	54	75	0	.419	21.0	542	656	28-36	26-39	7-3	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	128	76	52	0	.594		590	473	39-24	37-28	9-1	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	130	73	57	0	.562	4.0	616	601	40-25	33-32	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	127	60	67	0	.472	15.5	559	550	30-37	30-30	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	125	58	67	0	.464	16.5	460	492	29-31	29-36	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	128	59	69	0	.461	17.0	497	544	28-34	31-35	2-8	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	126	43	83	0	.341	32.0	470	655	26-38	17-45	1-9	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	128	65	63	0	.508		515	491	35-31	30-32	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	125	62	63	0	.496	1.5	524	546	34-30	28-33	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	128	62	66	0	.484	3.0	504	524	32-33	30-33	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	127	60	67	0	.472	4.5	529	571	32-28	28-39	3-7	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	128	59	69	0	.461	6.0	532	539	30-32	29-37	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	127	58	69	0	.457	6.5	466	485	29-34	29-35	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	130	80	49	1	.620		537	422	43-23	37-26	6-4	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	131	77	54	0	.588	4.0	578	506	39-26	38-28	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	127	71	56	0	.559	8.0	568	520	37-28	34-28	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	131	67	64	0	.511	14.0	548	523	34-29	33-35	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	132	62	69	1	.473	19.0	645	632	31-33	31-36	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	128	47	81	0	.367	32.5	423	610	28-39	19-42	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 7, Royals 1 at Baltimore (night game):
The Orioles set a Baltimore club record for longest winning streak by defeating the Royals, 7-1, for their 12th straight victory. The previous mark of 11 was set in 1970 and tied in 1971. The Orioles decided the outcome in the first inning with two runs. Al Bumbry singled and scored on successive throwing errors by Steve Busby on pickoff attempts. Boog Powell then walked with two out and counted on a double by Merv Rettenmund.

Red Sox 4, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Although Nolan Ryan struck out eight to go over the 300 total for the second season in succession, the Red Sox defeated the Angels' fireballing righthander, 4-0, behind the four-hit hurling of John Curtis. Ryan became only the third pitcher, joining Rube Waddell and Sandy Koufax, to strike out 300 or more batters in each of two straight seasons. Orlando Cepeda sealed Ryan's loss by batting in two runs with a double in the sixth inning.

Tigers 4, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
Cashing in on the wildness of Stan Bahnsen, the Tigers scored three runs in the second inning and defeated the White Sox, 4-2. Dick McAuliffe walked, Norm Cash singled and Aurelio Rodriguez drew a pass to load the bases. Bahnsen then walked Ed Brinkman to force in one run and Mickey Stanley followed with a single to drive two across the plate.

Indians 6, Rangers 5 at Cleveland (night game):
Ringing the bell twice, Buddy Bell hit his second homer of the game as leadoff man in the ninth inning to give the Indians a 6-5 victory over the Rangers. Bell's winning blow came off Jackie Brown, who had just entered the game as reliever for Jim Bibby. Rusty Torres also homered for the Indians, while the Rangers had round-trippers by Alex Johnson and Jeff Burroughs.

Brewers 10, Twins 6 at Minnesota (night game):
Every batter in the Brewers' order contributed to a 13-hit attack in a 10-6 victory over the Twins. Johnny Briggs, Darrell Porter and Bobby Mitchell drove in two runs apiece. Briggs accounted for his RBIs with a homer that clinched the decision in the ninth inning. The Twins were led by Steve Braun and Steve Brye, who batted in five runs between them.

A's 2, Yankees 0 at Oakland (day game):
Vida Blue extended his personal winning streak to six games, pitching the Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Yankees. Sal Bando homered in the fifth inning for the only run that Blue needed, but the A's added another tally in the eighth on a triple by Bert Campaneris and sacrifice fly by Deron Johnson.

Pirates 6, Braves 5 at Atlanta (night game):
After the Pirates rallied to tie the score with a run in the ninth inning on a double by Manny Sanguillen and single by Rennie Stennett, Richie Hebner homered in the 10th to defeat the Braves, 6-5. Jim Rooker batted in two runs for the Pirates with a single and Richie Zisk accounted for two with a single and homer. Davey Johnson and Dusty Baker each hit a two-run homer for the Braves.

Reds 6, Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
Dan Driessen batted in five runs in the most productive game of his rookie season to lead the Reds to a 6-4 victory over the Cardinals, whose lead in the East Division was sliced to 1½ lengths when the Pirates defeated the Braves. Driessen drove in two runs with a single in the first inning and then, coming up with the bases loaded in the second, cleared the sacks with a double.

Cubs 4, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
Singles by Jose Cardenal, Paul Popovich and Randy Hundley in the 10th inning provided the Cubs with their deciding run in a 4-3 victory over the Astros. Rick Monday homered with a man on base for the Cubs in the fifth and Ron Santo scored after rapping a double in the sixth, but the Astros rallied in the seventh to pull even with three runs on a single by Cesat Cedeno, doubles by Doug Rader and Tommy Helms, a single by Skip Jutze and error by Popovich.

Expos 13, Padres 3 at Montreal (night game):
Ron Fairly, Bernie Allen and Mike Jorgensen rapped homers among the Expos' 15 hits in a 13-3 victory over the Padres. Allen's circuit clout was the first in the N. L for the former A. L. infielder. Larry Lintz collected four singles in five trips and stole two bases. Mike Torrez was tagged for 13 hits but lasted the route for his second complete game of the season.

Giants 1, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
Staked to a one-run lead in the first inning, Tom Bradley pitched the Giants to a 1-0 victory over the Mets in a duel with Tom Seaver. Gary Matthews opened the game with a single and Tito Fuentes sacrificed. After Bobby Bonds popped up, Seaver passed Willie McCovey intentionally, but the ace righthander then failed to retire Garry Maddox, who singled to drive in the lone run.

Dodgers 6, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
A throwing error by Mac Scarce opened the way for the Dodgers, who scored two runs in the 12th inning to defeat the Phillies, 6-4. Joe Ferguson hit two homers for the Dodgers to account for their first three runs. Billy Grabarkewitz homered for the Phillies. In the 10th, Lee Lacy bounced to Scarce, who threw the ball into right field for a three-base error. After an intentional pass to Ken McMullen, Bill Buckner singled to drive in Lacy and send McMullen to third. Ferguson followed with a sacrifice fly for his fourth RBI of the game.