1973 AL Standings and League Leaders

 June 1, 1973

  It's June 1st in the 1973 AL season. The Baltimore Orioles are in 1st place in the AL East and have the best overall record in the league. They have an 8.5 game lead over my 2nd place Detroit Tigers. The AL West is much more closely contested. The Chicago White Sox have a 2 game lead over the Oakland A's. The Minnesota Twins are only 3 games back, while Kansas City and California are 5 and 6 games back respectively. 

  New York Yankee Bobby Murcer is still making a run at the Triple Crown. He's 1st in HR and RBI and 2nd in BA. There's been many good pitching performances this season. Boston's Luis Tiant, Chicago's Wilbur Wood, California's Nolan Ryan, and Oakland's Ken Holtzman are some of the top pitchers. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1973 American League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1973 Baltimore BAA           30  11  .732 ----   111    20  21 .488   97  65 .599
1973 Detroit DEA             24  22  .522  8.5          25  21 .543   85  77 .525
1973 New York NYA            23  24  .489 10.0          24  23 .511   80  82 .494
1973 Boston BOA              21  22  .488 10.0          20  23 .465   89  73 .549
1973 Cleveland CLA           22  25  .468 11.0          20  27 .426   71  91 .438
1973 Milwaukee MLA           14  31  .311 18.0          19  26 .422   74  88 .457
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1973 Chicago CHA             26  16  .619 ----   117    27  15 .643   77  85 .475
1973 Oakland OAA             27  21  .563  2.0          24  24 .500   94  68 .580
1973 Minnesota MNA           24  20  .545  3.0          25  19 .568   81  81 .500
1973 Kansas City KCA         25  25  .500  5.0          27  23 .540   88  74 .543
1973 California CAA          21  23  .477  6.0          24  20 .545   79  83 .488
1973 Texas TEA               13  30  .302 13.5          15  28 .349   57 105 .352
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     30   11  .732 11- 5 19- 6 12- 2 18- 9  6- 2  7- 6     6-4     Won 5
BOA     21   22  .488 12-12  9-10  5- 6 16-16  1- 1  3- 7     6-4     Lost 1
CAA     21   23  .477  9-10 12-13  7- 7 14-16  0- 3  7-12     5-5     Won 1
CHA     26   16  .619 19- 7  7- 9  9- 5 17-11  4- 2 13- 6     7-3     Won 4
CLA     22   25  .468  9-12 13-13  7-10 15-15  5- 2  9- 5     6-4     Won 3
DEA     24   22  .522 14-11 10-11  5- 9 19-13  2- 2  4- 6     6-4     Lost 2
KCA     25   25  .500 13-13 12-12  7- 7 18-18  5- 2  8- 8     3-7     Lost 4
MLA     14   31  .311  8-17  6-14  5- 9  9-22  2- 5  5- 6     3-7     Lost 5
MNA     24   20  .545  9-12 15- 8  5- 7 19-13  3- 4  7- 7     5-5     Won 3
NYA     23   24  .489 14-12  9-12  7-12 16-12  7- 6 10- 9     5-5     Lost 1
OAA     27   21  .563 10-11 17-10 10- 8 17-13  3- 5 10- 9     3-7     Won 1
TEA     13   30  .302  7-13  6-17  7-11  6-19  2- 6  6- 8     3-7     Lost 6
TOTAL  270  270  .500
HOME   135  135  .500
ROAD   135  135  .500
LEFT    86   93  .480
RIGHT  184  177  .510
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA     16- 3 14- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   16- 8  14- 3   227   142  +85
BOA      7-10 14-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-13   8- 9   201   164  +37
CAA      8- 9 13-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-14   9- 9   173   180   -7
CHA      9- 6 17-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-14  14- 2   194   179  +15
CLA      8-13 14-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   14-14   8-11   185   229  -44
DEA     10-10 14-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   14-13  10- 9   214   190  +24
KCA     11-10 14-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   14-16  11- 9   231   242  -11
MLA      5-13  9-18  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    8-18   6-13   182   232  -50
MNA     11- 6 13-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   16-12   8- 8   200   193   +7
NYA      8-11 15-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   15-14   8-10   180   197  -17
OAA     11- 9 16-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   16-12  11- 9   241   203  +38
TEA      6-10  7-20  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11-13   2-17   166   243  -77
AL League Leaders
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1973 BAA  30  11    R.Carew   MNA .353  B.Murcer  NYA   11  B.Murcer  NYA   48
1973 DEA  24  22    B.Murcer  NYA .340  B.Oliver  CAA    9  R.Jackson OAA   37
1973 NYA  23  24    R.Smith   BOA .333  D.Allen   CHA    9  A.Otis    KCA   32
1973 BOA  21  22    V.Pinson  CAA .328  J.Mayberr KCA    9  D.Allen   CHA   31
1973 CLA  22  25    D.Nelson  TEA .324  R.Jackson OAA    9  OTHERS TIED W   28
1973 MLA  14  31
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1973 CHA  26  16    L.Tiant   BOA   10  J.Hiller  DEA    7  K.Holtzma OAA 1.69
1973 OAA  27  21    W.Wood    CHA   10  R.Corbin  MNA    5  L.Tiant   BOA 1.81
1973 MNA  24  20    J.Coleman DEA    9  OTHERS TIED W    4  N.Ryan    CAA 2.00
1973 KCA  25  25    L.McDanie NYA    9                      B.Singer  CAA 2.18
1973 CAA  21  23    N.Ryan    CAA    9                      G.Perry   CLA 2.23
1973 TEA  13  30
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Carew   MNA   12  T.Harper  BOA   18  N.Ryan    CAA  126
                    G.Mitterw MNA   10  B.North   OAA   18  B.Blyleve MNA  101
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  R.Carew   MNA   14  B.Singer  CAA   80
                                        D.Baylor  BAA   12  W.Wood    CHA   68
                                        OTHERS TIED W   11  OTHERS TIED W   65

1973 NL Standings and League Leaders

 June 1, 1973

 We've reached the 1st of June in the 1973 NL season. The New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to lead their Divisions. LA has proven to be the top team in the NL by a large margin. New York is the only team in the NL East to be above .500. SF and Atlanta have gotten off to good starts, and the powerful Cincinnati Reds have finally gotten going. The rest of the teams in the NL have been struggling. 

  Atlanta's Darrell Evans has been a standout player so far. He leads the league in RBI, is 2nd in Hr's and 3rd in BA. LA's Don Sutton has been the top pitcher (8-1, 1.30 ERA). 

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            24  19  .558 ----   118    21  22 .488   82  79 .509
1973 Montreal MON            20  21  .488  3.0          19  22 .463   79  83 .488
1973 St. Louis SLN           19  25  .432  5.5          19  25 .432   81  81 .500
1973 Chicago CHN             19  30  .388  8.0          30  19 .612   77  84 .478
1973 Pittsburgh PIN          16  26  .381  7.5          21  21 .500   80  82 .494
1973 Philadelphia PHN        16  30  .348  9.5          19  27 .413   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1973 Los Angeles LAN         35  14  .714 ----   109    30  19 .612   95  66 .590
1973 San Francisco SFN       31  21  .596  5.5          32  20 .615   88  74 .543
1973 Atlanta ATN             28  19  .596  6.0          17  30 .362   76  85 .472
1973 Cincinnati CIN          25  23  .521  9.5          27  21 .563   99  63 .611
1973 San Diego SDN           25  25  .500 10.5          17  33 .340   60 102 .370
1973 Houston HON             23  28  .451 13.0          29  22 .569   82  80 .506
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     28   19  .596 13- 6 15-13 14- 8 14-11  0- 1  3- 8     6-4     Lost 1
CHN     19   30  .388 10-12  9-18  2-13 17-17  2- 7  6-13     2-8     Lost 1
CIN     25   23  .521 12-12 13-11  6- 7 19-16  2- 2  5-10     7-3     Lost 1
HON     23   28  .451 11-12 12-16  6- 5 17-23  3- 3 10-11     5-5     Won 1
LAN     35   14  .714 24- 6 11- 8  9- 4 26-10  1- 1  8- 4     8-2     Won 4
MON     20   21  .488  7- 8 13-13  4- 5 16-16  9- 0 11- 6     5-5     Won 1
NYN     24   19  .558 14- 6 10-13  8- 3 16-16  5- 2 11- 8     5-5     Lost 4
PHN     16   30  .348 10-11  6-19  4-10 12-20  3- 7  9-10     2-8     Lost 7
PIN     16   26  .381 11-11  5-15  3- 8 13-18  1- 1  3- 4     4-6     Won 1
SDN     25   25  .500 15-16 10- 9  6- 6 19-19  3- 1 11- 7     5-5     Lost 1
SFN     31   21  .596 18-12 13- 9 11- 4 20-17  1- 3 10- 4     8-2     Won 5
SLN     19   25  .432 11-13  8-12  5-10 14-15  0- 2  3- 5     4-6     Won 1

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1973 National League                 Date: 6/1/1973
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1973 NYN  24  19    P.Rose    CIN .362  B.Bonds   SFN   20  D.Evans   ATN   54
1973 MON  20  21    J.Grubb   SDN .361  D.Evans   ATN   19  J.Bench   CIN   48
1973 SLN  19  25    D.Evans   ATN .353  H.Aaron   ATN   16  B.Bonds   SFN   47
1973 CHN  19  30    W.Stargel PIN .338  D.Johnson ATN   14  J.Morgan  CIN   38
1973 PIN  16  26    A.Oliver  PIN .338  OTHERS TIED W   13  J.Ferguso LAN   38
1973 PHN  16  30
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1973 LAN  35  14    D.Sutton  LAN    8  E.Sosa    SFN    5  D.Sutton  LAN 1.30
1973 SFN  31  21    B.Gibson  SLN    7  OTHERS TIED W    4  T.John    LAN 1.64
1973 ATN  28  19    R.Reed    ATN    7                      B.Greif   SDN 1.65
1973 CIN  25  23    R.Bryant  SFN    7                      R.Bryant  SFN 1.73
1973 SDN  25  25    OTHERS TIED W    6                      R.Reusche CHN 1.75
1973 HON  23  28
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    E.Goodson SFN   11  B.Bonds   SFN   16  F.Jenkins CHN   85
                    P.Popovic CHN   10  C.Cedeno  HON   14  S.Carlton PHN   81
                    J.Grubb   SDN    9  W.Davis   LAN   14  T.Seaver  NYN   75
                    C.Cedeno  HON    8  R.Garr    ATN   10  F.Norman  SDN   68
                    T.Foli    MON    7  D.Lopes   LAN    9  OTHERS TIED W   66

1973 AL Game: CAL. @ BSN.

 May 29, 1973

  California's Nolan Ryan racked up 16 strikeouts in the Angels 7-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox toady. Ryan was effectively wild in the game, giving up 7 hits (3 homers), walking 8 and allowing 5 runs (4 earned). 

Nolan now has the top 3 strikeout marks in MLB this season (16, 15, 14). The Win upped his record to 9-3.

Event Codes:  K L
BOXSCORE: 1973 California Angels At 1973 Boston Red Sox             5/29/1973
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Alomar 2B         4  0  1  1 .196     R.Miller RF         4  0  0  0 .288  
  B.Brooks LF         4  0  0  0 .000   A-B.Montgomery PH     1  0  0  0 .240  
C-V.Pinson LF         0  0  0  0 .328   B-D.Evans RF          0  0  0  0 .265  
  F.Robinson DH       5  1  2  0 .206     L.Aparicio SS       5  1  1  0 .279  
  B.Oliver RF         4  2  4  2 .258     C.Fisk C            4  1  2  2 .228  
  M.Epstein 1B        5  1  1  0 .212     R.Smith CF          4  2  2  2 .318  
  A.Gallagher 3B      4  1  1  0 .286     O.Cepeda DH         4  0  1  0 .268  
  K.Berry CF          5  1  3  2 .336     R.Petrocelli 3B     4  0  0  0 .287  
  R.Meoli SS          4  1  2  2 .160     T.Harper LF         3  1  0  0 .285  
  J.Torborg C         4  0  0  0 .226     D.Cater 1B          3  0  1  1 .261  
                                          J.Kennedy 2B        1  0  0  0 .224  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  7 14  7                 Totals      33  5  7  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Miller In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Montgomery In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Brooks In 9th Inning
 
Angels.......... 0 0 1  3 2 0  0 1 0  -  7 14  2
Red Sox......... 2 0 1  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  5  7  0
 
Angels (20-22)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
N.Ryan WIN(9-3)           9       7   5   4   8  16   3   2.00
Totals                    9       7   5   4   8  16   3
 
Red Sox (20-21)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Lee LOSS(2-6)           9      14   7   7   4   4   1   3.43
Totals                    9      14   7   7   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,595 DATE- Tuesday, May 29th 1973 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Angels:10  Red Sox:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- S.Alomar, B.Brooks
DOUBLES- S.Alomar(3rd), F.Robinson-2(7th), K.Berry(3rd), R.Meoli(6th),
         O.Cepeda(12th)
HOME RUNS- B.Oliver(9th), C.Fisk(6th), R.Smith-2(6th)
RBIs- S.Alomar(7th), B.Oliver-2(23rd), K.Berry-2(15th), R.Meoli-2(14th),
      C.Fisk-2(23rd), R.Smith-2(18th), D.Cater(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- T.Harper-2(18th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Smith
WALKS- S.Alomar, B.Brooks, A.Gallagher, R.Meoli, C.Fisk, R.Smith, O.Cepeda,
       R.Petrocelli, T.Harper-2, D.Cater, J.Kennedy
HIT BY PITCH- B.Oliver, J.Kennedy-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Brooks-2, F.Robinson, M.Epstein, R.Miller-3, L.Aparicio-2,
             C.Fisk-2, R.Smith, O.Cepeda, R.Petrocelli-3, T.Harper-2, D.Cater-2
GIDP- F.Robinson, R.Smith
WILD PITCHES- N.Ryan
2-out RBI- B.Oliver-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Oliver, D.Cater-2, J.Torborg, R.Miller-2, F.Robinson, O.Cepeda,
             B.Brooks-2, L.Aparicio
TEAM RISP- Angels: 5 for 12  Red Sox: 2 for 8
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Carlton Fisk blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Bob Oliver had 4 hits and 2 RBI and Nolan Ryan racked up an impressive total
of 16 strikeouts as the California Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox 7 to 5
at Fenway Park.
 
Ryan(9-3) delivered a fine performance for California.  He surrendered 7 hits
and 8 walks in 9 innings and surrendered 3 'round-trippers'.  California had
a total of 14 hits for the game.  
 
Bill Lee(2-6) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed a few too many baserunners
giving up 14 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings.  
 
'Everything felt great' Ryan said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt I could
throw it by everybody tonight.'