MLB standings at the end of August 26, 1973

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Baltimore Orioles	126	74	52	0	.587		552	427	38-24	36-28	10-0	Won 13
Boston Red Sox	128	70	58	0	.547	5.0	576	517	37-28	33-30	8-2	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	130	70	60	0	.538	6.0	532	533	38-24	32-36	4-6	Lost 2
New York Yankees	132	68	64	0	.515	9.0	542	498	44-23	24-41	2-8	Lost 6
Milwaukee Brewers	127	62	65	0	.488	12.5	570	557	33-32	29-33	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	131	54	77	0	.412	22.5	545	670	28-38	26-39	6-4	Lost 2

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Oakland A's	129	77	52	0	.597		591	473	40-24	37-28	9-1	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	131	73	58	0	.557	5.0	617	611	40-25	33-33	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	130	61	69	0	.469	16.5	504	546	30-34	31-35	3-7	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	128	60	68	0	.469	16.5	561	553	30-38	30-30	2-8	Lost 2
California Angels	126	59	67	0	.468	16.5	461	492	30-31	29-36	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	128	45	83	0	.352	31.5	484	658	26-38	19-45	3-7	Won 2

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
St. Louis Cardinals	129	65	64	0	.504		516	495	35-31	30-33	4-6	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	126	62	64	0	.492	1.5	530	554	34-30	28-34	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	129	63	66	0	.488	2.0	508	526	32-33	31-33	7-3	Won 2
Montreal Expos	128	60	68	0	.469	4.5	531	575	32-29	28-39	3-7	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	129	59	70	0	.457	6.0	535	546	30-33	29-37	4-6	Lost 3
New York Mets	128	58	70	0	.453	6.5	470	490	29-35	29-35	5-5	Lost 2

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Los Angeles Dodgers	131	81	49	1	.623		544	425	43-23	38-26	6-4	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	132	78	54	0	.591	4.0	582	507	40-26	38-28	4-6	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	128	72	56	0	.562	8.0	573	524	37-28	35-28	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	132	67	65	0	.508	15.0	550	527	34-30	33-35	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	133	63	69	1	.477	19.0	653	638	32-33	31-36	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	129	48	81	0	.372	32.5	427	612	28-39	20-42	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 10, Royals 1 at Baltimore (day game):

Angels 1, Red Sox 0 at California (night game):

[DH] White Sox 4, Tigers 1 (day game) / White Sox 3, Tigers 1 at Chicago (day game):

[DH] Rangers 9, Indians 0 (day game) / Rangers 5, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):

Brewers 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):

A's 1, Yankees 0 at Oakland (day game):

Braves 8, Pirates 6 at Atlanta (day game):
Atlanta's Dave Johnson became the major leagues' leading home run hitter, drilling a grand slam in leading the Braves to an 8-6 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Johnson, the Atlanta second baseman, hit his 36th homer in the fourth inning off loser Dock Ellis, (11-13). Wilver Stargell of the Pirates has 35 home runs.

Reds 4, Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati (day game):

Cubs 4, Astros 2 at Houston (day game):

Padres 4, Expos 2 at Montreal (day game):

Giants 5, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
San Francisco's Ron Bryant, backed by Dave Kingman's two-run homer and two-run single, became the National League's first 20-game winner of 1973 with a 5-4 decision over the New York Mets.

Dodgers 7, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (day game):