May 16, 1973
Halfway through the month of May finds the New York Mets leading the NL East and the Los Angeles Dodgers leading the West. The Mets lost 6 in a row recently which has allowed the rest of the teams in the division to gain some ground. The Montreal Expos are now only 2 games back and St. Louis is 3 back.
The Dodgers continue their winning ways in the West, going 9-1 in their last 10. At 26-9, LA has the best record in the NL. The Dodgers' Don Sutton (6-1, 1.19 ERA, 52 K) has been the top starter in the league. SF's Bobby Bonds has hit 15 bombs, most in the NL this season and he's chipped in with 34 RBI, 2nd most in the league.
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1973 National League
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1973 New York NYN 18 14 .563 ---- 130 17 15 .531 82 79 .509
1973 Montreal MON 15 15 .500 2.0 14 16 .467 79 83 .488
1973 St. Louis SLN 15 17 .469 3.0 9 23 .281 81 81 .500
1973 Chicago CHN 15 20 .429 4.5 22 13 .629 77 84 .478
1973 Philadelphia PHN 12 20 .375 6.0 12 20 .375 71 91 .438
1973 Pittsburgh PIN 10 19 .345 6.5 13 16 .448 80 82 .494
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1973 Los Angeles LAN 26 9 .743 ---- 123 19 16 .543 95 66 .590
1973 Atlanta ATN 19 14 .576 6.0 14 19 .424 76 85 .472
1973 San Francisco SFN 21 18 .538 7.0 26 13 .667 88 74 .543
1973 San Diego SDN 18 18 .500 8.5 13 23 .361 60 102 .370
1973 Cincinnati CIN 16 17 .485 9.0 20 13 .606 99 63 .611
1973 Houston HON 16 20 .444 10.5 22 14 .611 82 80 .506
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
ATN 19 14 .576 10- 4 9-10 11- 6 8- 8 0- 0 2- 6 5-5 Lost 3
CHN 15 20 .429 7-10 8-10 2- 8 13-12 1- 5 6- 8 4-6 Won 1
CIN 16 17 .485 5- 7 11-10 3- 6 13-11 2- 2 2- 6 6-4 Lost 3
HON 16 20 .444 9- 8 7-12 6- 4 10-16 3- 3 6- 8 7-3 Won 4
LAN 26 9 .743 17- 4 9- 5 6- 2 20- 7 0- 1 4- 2 9-1 Won 3
MON 15 15 .500 5- 5 10-10 3- 3 12-12 6- 0 9- 4 5-5 Won 2
NYN 18 14 .563 11- 6 7- 8 5- 2 13-12 5- 2 9- 6 2-8 Lost 6
PHN 12 20 .375 6-10 6-10 4- 6 8-14 3- 5 7- 7 3-7 Lost 1
PIN 10 19 .345 5- 8 5-11 1- 5 9-14 1- 1 2- 3 4-6 Lost 2
SDN 18 18 .500 10-13 8- 5 4- 4 14-14 2- 1 7- 5 5-5 Lost 2
SFN 21 18 .538 13-11 8- 7 6- 4 15-14 1- 2 7- 3 7-3 Won 2
SLN 15 17 .469 9- 8 6- 9 3- 8 12- 9 0- 2 2- 5 4-6 Won 1
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1973 National League Date: 5/16/1973
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1973 NYN 18 14 J.Grubb SDN .388 B.Bonds SFN 15 J.Bench CIN 39
1973 MON 15 15 W.Crawfor LAN .368 D.Evans ATN 12 B.Bonds SFN 34
1973 SLN 15 17 P.Rose CIN .368 H.Aaron ATN 11 D.Evans ATN 33
1973 CHN 15 20 B.Buckner LAN .361 D.Johnson ATN 11 W.Davis LAN 30
1973 PHN 12 20 W.Stargel PIN .357 J.Bench CIN 11 OTHERS TIED W 29
1973 PIN 10 19
WINS SAVES ERA
1973 LAN 26 9 D.Sutton LAN 6 R.Harriso ATN 4 R.Reusche CHN 1.11
1973 ATN 19 14 OTHERS TIED W 5 OTHERS TIED W 3 D.Sutton LAN 1.19
1973 SFN 21 18 R.Bryant SFN 1.85
1973 SDN 18 18 T.Seaver NYN 2.01
1973 CIN 16 17 B.Greif SDN 2.06
1973 HON 16 20
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
J.Grubb SDN 16 W.Davis LAN 12 F.Jenkins CHN 65
P.Popovic CHN 7 C.Cedeno HON 10 S.Carlton PHN 59
W.Davis LAN 7 R.Garr ATN 9 T.Seaver NYN 56
OTHERS TIED W 6 D.Lopes LAN 8 D.Sutton LAN 52
OTHERS TIED W 7 F.Norman SDN 50
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