1973 AL Game and Detroit News: Det. @ Bal.

 April 22, 1973

  My Detroit Tigers have now lost 5 in a row after getting swept in Baltimore. Today, the Tigers lost in 13 innings by the score of 4-3. After a day off, Detroit will travel to Texas for a 3-game series. The Rangers have lost 4 in a row as of late, so someone will finally put a stop their losing streak. I can only hope it's Detroit.

BOXSCORE: 1973 Detroit Tigers At 1973 Baltimore Orioles             4/22/1973
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Taylor 2B         5  1  1  1 .174     M.Rettenmund RF     7  0  1  0 .241  
D-J.Northrup PH,RF    1  0  0  0 .161     B.Grich 2B          7  0  2  1 .340  
  M.Stanley CF        6  0  1  0 .206     B.Powell 1B         4  0  1  0 .143  
  A.Kaline RF,1B      6  0  0  0 .122   B-A.Bumbry PR,LF      1  0  0  0 .100  
  W.Horton LF         6  1  2  0 .409     E.Williams C        6  0  0  0 .245  
  F.Howard DH         4  1  1  2 .250     D.Baylor LF,1B      5  1  1  0 .259  
C-G.Brown PH,DH       2  0  0  0 .156     B.Robinson 3B       5  1  3  0 .379  
  N.Cash 1B           1  0  1  0 .306     P.Blair CF          5  0  3  1 .275  
A-I.Brown PH,1B       2  0  0  0 .182     T.Crowley DH        5  1  3  2 .242  
E-D.McAuliffe 2B      0  0  0  0 .211     M.Belanger SS       6  1  2  0 .265  
  B.Freehan C         4  0  1  0 .273                                          
  A.Rodriguez 3B      5  0  0  0 .156                                          
  E.Brinkman SS       5  0  2  0 .370                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47  3  9  3                 Totals      51  4 16  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cash In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Powell In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Howard In 11th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Taylor In 12th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Brown In 12th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  3  9  1
Orioles......... 0 0 1  1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  4 16  1
 
Tigers (6-8)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Perry                   5 1/3   9   3   3   0   2   1   2.11
T.Timmermann              2 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0   3.38
J.Hiller                  4 1/3   4   0   0   2   3   0   0.00
L.Lagrow LOSS(0-2)        0 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   4.50
Totals                   12 1/3  16   4   4   3   6   1
 
Orioles (11-3)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Cuellar                10       8   3   3   2   3   2   2.31
E.Watt WIN(2-1)           3       1   0   0   0   4   0   1.23
Totals                   13       9   3   3   2   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 27,574 DATE- Sunday, April 22nd 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:32
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Orioles:14
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Orioles: 1
ERRORS- M.Stanley, B.Robinson
HOME RUNS- T.Taylor(1st), F.Howard(2nd), T.Crowley(2nd)
RBIs- T.Taylor(2nd), F.Howard-2(3rd), B.Grich(6th), P.Blair(8th),
      T.Crowley-2(6th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Belanger(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Cash, P.Blair
WALKS- N.Cash, B.Freehan, B.Powell, B.Robinson, T.Crowley
HIT BY PITCH- D.Baylor
STRIKE OUTS- T.Taylor, J.Northrup, W.Horton, G.Brown, B.Freehan, A.Rodriguez-2,
             M.Rettenmund, B.Grich, A.Bumbry, E.Williams, D.Baylor-2
GIDP- B.Freehan, B.Powell, E.Williams
RLISP 2-out- A.Rodriguez, E.Williams-2, E.Brinkman, M.Rettenmund-2, T.Taylor,
             P.Blair, A.Bumbry, T.Crowley
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 0 for 5  Orioles: 4 for 16
 
Terry Crowley lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI as the Baltimore
Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings by the score of 4 to 3 at
Memorial Stadium.
 
The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings. Baltimore ended up
winning it in the 13th inning.  Mark Belanger lashed a single.  After an out
was recorded, Belanger proceeded to steal third base.  Bobby Grich then laced
a base-hit making Baltimore the victor and beginning a joyous home town
celebration.  Baltimore finished with 16 hits while Detroit ended up with 9.
 
Eddie Watt(2-1) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 3 innings. Lerrin
Lagrow(0-2) ended up with the loss in relief.  He gave up 2 hits and no walks
in 1/3 of an inning.

1973 AL Game: Chi. @ KC

 April 22, 1973

  Chicago 3rd baseman Bill Melton was really locked in at the plate today, hitting 3 homeruns and driving in 6 runs while going 4 for 6 in the White Sox' s 11-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Melton made it easy for Wilbur Wood to pick up his 4th Win of the season.

Event Codes:  G I
BOXSCORE: 1973 Chicago White Sox At 1973 Kansas City Royals         4/22/1973
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Jeter RF          5  0  1  0 .263     F.Patek SS          5  0  3  1 .258  
  C.May LF            5  2  3  1 .317     C.Rojas 2B          5  0  1  0 .279  
  D.Allen 1B          5  2  0  1 .263     A.Otis CF           5  0  1  1 .276  
  B.Melton 3B         6  5  4  6 .279     J.Mayberry 1B       4  0  1  0 .308  
  K.Henderson CF      3  1  2  1 .353     H.McRae RF          5  1  2  0 .295  
  M.Andrews DH        4  0  1  1 .161     L.Piniella LF       4  0  1  1 .313  
  J.Orta 2B           4  0  1  1 .364     P.Schaal 3B         4  2  2  0 .320  
  E.Leon SS           5  0  1  0 .094     K.Bevacqua DH       2  1  1  0 .143  
  C.Brinkman C        5  1  1  0 .111     C.Taylor C          2  0  1  1 .400  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 11 14 11                 Totals      36  4 13  4
 
 
White Sox....... 2 0 3  2 0 1  3 0 0  - 11 14  0
Royals.......... 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 2  -  4 13  3
 
White Sox (6-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Wood WIN(4-0)           8      12   4   4   3   5   0   1.88
C.Acosta                  1       1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9      13   4   4   4   5   0
 
Royals (5-9)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Drago LOSS(1-2)         5 2/3  11   8   7   5   4   3   7.96
M.Jackson                 3 1/3   3   3   3   2   4   1   7.20
Totals                    9      14  11  10   7   8   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,950 DATE- Sunday, April 22nd 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:11  Royals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 4  Royals: 1
ERRORS- F.Patek, C.Rojas, P.Schaal
DOUBLES- K.Henderson(2nd), C.Brinkman(1st), H.McRae(4th), L.Piniella(4th)
TRIPLES- H.McRae(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.May(3rd), B.Melton-3(5th)
RBIs- C.May(5th), D.Allen(5th), B.Melton-6(12th), K.Henderson(6th),
      M.Andrews(2nd), J.Orta(5th), F.Patek(9th), A.Otis(12th), L.Piniella(7th),
      C.Taylor(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.May(1st)
WALKS- J.Jeter, C.May, D.Allen, K.Henderson-2, M.Andrews, J.Orta, J.Mayberry,
       K.Bevacqua, C.Taylor-2
HIT BY PITCH- K.Bevacqua
STRIKE OUTS- J.Jeter-2, M.Andrews, J.Orta-3, E.Leon, C.Brinkman, A.Otis,
             J.Mayberry-3, L.Piniella
GIDP- M.Andrews, F.Patek, C.Rojas, H.McRae
2-out RBI- B.Melton-4, K.Henderson, A.Otis
RLISP 2-out- J.Jeter-2, C.Brinkman-2, J.Mayberry-2, J.Orta, K.Bevacqua, D.Allen,
             C.Taylor, H.McRae-2
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 6 for 14  Royals: 4 for 15
 
Third baseman Bill Melton blasted 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Chicago
White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals by a score of 11 to 4 at Kaufmann
Stadium.
 
Melton was in a groove all day.  The Kansas City fans hated to see him
approaching the batter's box.  He blasted a two-run home run in the 1st
inning, lined a one-base hit which brought home a run in the 3rd inning,
smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 6th inning and lifted one out of
the park for a two run home run in the 7th inning.  Chicago finished with 14
hits in the victory.  
 
The win was credited to Wilbur Wood(4-0) who went 8 innings allowing 4 runs.
Dick Drago(1-2) was the loser.  He served up 3 gopher balls in 5 and 2/3
innings.  
 
'I've spent a lot of time in the cage and made some adjustments and they've
paid off,' Melton said. 'I just take the same approach up there. I don't
overanalyze it. I go up there, see the ball and try to put a good swing on
it.'

1973 AL Game: Cal. @ Min.

 April 18, 1973

  The California and Minnesota locked up in a pitcher's duel today with the Angels coming away with a 1-0 win. Nolan Ryan struck out 15 batters in the shutout Win, his 3rd of the season. Burt Blyleven was the tough luck loser. 

BOXSCORE: 1973 California Angels At 1973 Minnesota Twins            4/18/1973
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Alomar 2B         4  0  0  0 .125     L.Hisle CF          3  0  1  0 .359  
  B.Valentine SS      4  1  1  0 .273     R.Carew 2B          3  0  1  0 .438  
  V.Pinson RF,LF      4  0  1  0 .480     H.Killebrew 1B      3  0  0  0 .167  
  F.Robinson DH       4  0  0  0 .273   A-M.Adams PR,LF       0  0  0  0 .167  
  T.McCraw LF         2  0  1  1 .333     T.Oliva DH          4  0  1  0 .323  
B-L.Stanton RF        0  0  0  0 .667     B.Darwin RF         3  0  1  0 .182  
  J.Spencer 1B        4  0  0  0 .130     S.Braun 3B          2  0  0  0 .200  
  K.Berry CF          3  0  0  0 .269     D.Thompson SS       3  0  1  0 .074  
  A.Gallagher 3B      3  0  1  0 .286   C-S.Brye PH           1  0  1  0 .429  
  J.Stephenson C      3  0  0  0 .381     G.Mitterwald C      4  0  0  0 .200  
                                          J.Holt LF,1B        4  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  4  1                 Totals      30  0  6  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Killebrew In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For McCraw In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Thompson In 9th Inning
 
Angels.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  0
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  0
 
Angels (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
N.Ryan WIN(3-0)           9       6   0   0   5  15   0   1.33
Totals                    9       6   0   0   5  15   0
 
Twins (4-5)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Blyleven LOSS(1-3)      9       4   1   1   2   9   0   3.79
Totals                    9       4   1   1   2   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,015 DATE- Wednesday, April 18th 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:04
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 5  Twins: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 1  Twins: 0
RBIs- T.McCraw(4th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Carew(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Hisle
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Carew
WALKS- T.McCraw-2, L.Hisle, H.Killebrew, B.Darwin, S.Braun-2
STRIKE OUTS- S.Alomar, B.Valentine-2, V.Pinson, F.Robinson-2, T.McCraw, K.Berry,
             J.Stephenson, L.Hisle-2, H.Killebrew-3, T.Oliva, B.Darwin-2,
             S.Braun, D.Thompson, G.Mitterwald-4, J.Holt
GIDP- D.Thompson
2-out RBI- T.McCraw
RLISP 2-out- J.Spencer, T.Oliva-2, G.Mitterwald, J.Holt, B.Valentine, B.Darwin
TEAM RISP- Angels: 1 for 5  Twins: 0 for 10
 
Nolan Ryan racked up an impressive total of 15 strikeouts at Metropolitan
Stadium as the California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 1 to 0.
 
Ryan(3-0) simply dominated Minnesota.  He gave up just 6 hits and 5 walks in 9
innings improving his ERA from 2.00 to 1.33.  Minnesota had a chance to come
back in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
The loss was charged to Bert Blyleven(1-3).  He pitched 9 innings giving up
only 4 hits and 2 walks. 'He was really impressive today,' Blyleven said of
his counterpart.  'Our guys were just swinging at air.'

1973 AL Game: Det. @ Bos.

 April 17, 1973

  Willie Horton had a big day at the plate going 5 for 5 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI while the Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox 12-6. Detroit jumped on Sox starter Lynn McGlothen for 7 runs in the 1st inning and cruised to the victory.

BOXSCORE: 1973 Detroit Tigers At 1973 Boston Red Sox                4/17/1973
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      4  1  2  1 .226     T.Harper LF         5  0  0  0 .258  
  M.Stanley CF        5  0  2  1 .286     L.Aparicio SS       4  0  0  0 .240  
  A.Kaline RF         5  0  0  0 .129     C.Yastrzemski 1B    4  0  0  0 .185  
  N.Cash 1B           4  1  0  0 .214     R.Smith CF          3  0  1  0 .370  
  W.Horton LF         5  3  5  3 .524     O.Cepeda DH         4  0  0  0 .217  
  G.Brown DH          3  1  1  0 .160     R.Petrocelli 3B     4  3  2  0 .370  
A-F.Howard PH,DH      2  1  1  0 .273     C.Fisk C            3  1  1  2 .217  
  B.Freehan C         4  2  2  3 .259     D.Griffin 2B        3  1  2  0 .261  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      5  1  1  1 .194     D.Evans RF          4  1  1  4 .167  
  E.Brinkman SS       5  2  2  3 .483                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 12 16 12                 Totals      34  6  7  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Brown In 7th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 7 0 0  0 1 0  4 0 0  - 12 16  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  2 0 1  -  6  7  0
 
Tigers (6-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Coleman WIN(3-0)        7       5   5   4   2   5   2   2.88
L.Lagrow                  2       2   1   1   1   2   0   2.25
Totals                    9       7   6   5   3   7   2
 
Red Sox (3-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.McGlothen LOSS(0-1)     0 2/3   6   7   7   1   0   2  94.50
S.Siebert                 5       4   1   1   1   4   1   1.80
R.Moret                   3 1/3   6   4   4   1   2   2   7.71
Totals                    9      16  12  12   3   6   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,450 DATE- Tuesday, April 17th 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6  Red Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- A.Rodriguez
DOUBLES- E.Brinkman(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(2nd), W.Horton-2(5th), B.Freehan(2nd), E.Brinkman(2nd),
           C.Fisk(1st), D.Evans(2nd)
RBIs- D.McAuliffe(5th), M.Stanley(8th), W.Horton-3(8th), B.Freehan-3(10th),
      A.Rodriguez(6th), E.Brinkman-3(6th), C.Fisk-2(5th), D.Evans-4(7th)
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, N.Cash, B.Freehan, R.Smith, C.Fisk, D.Griffin
STRIKE OUTS- N.Cash-3, G.Brown, F.Howard, A.Rodriguez, T.Harper-3, L.Aparicio-2,
             O.Cepeda, R.Petrocelli
GIDP- A.Rodriguez, O.Cepeda
2-out RBI- W.Horton-2, A.Rodriguez, E.Brinkman-3, M.Stanley
RLISP 2-out- A.Kaline, T.Harper-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 5  Red Sox: 2 for 4
 
Left fielder Willie Horton cracked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Detroit
Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 12 to 6 at Fenway
Park.
 
Horton was a thorn in the side of the hometown fans as he enjoyed a fine day
at their team's expense.  He clubbed a two-run home run in the 1st inning,
hit a single in the 2nd inning, cracked a solo homerun in the 5th inning,
slapped a one-base hit in the 7th inning and ripped a base-knock in the 8th
inning.  Overall Detroit out-hit Boston 16 to 7.  
 
The victory was credited to Joe Coleman(3-0) who went 7 innings, allowing 5
runs. Lynn McGlothen(0-1) ended up with the loss.  Horton was in a good mood
after the game, 'I'm just seeing and hitting the ball real well now.  I made
some adjustments last week and they are paying off.  That's what this game is
about. making adjustments as the season goes along.'

1973 AL Game: Det. @ Bos.

 April 16, 1973

  Mickey Lolich struck out 10 and Bill Freehan had 3 RBI as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Red Sox 6-3 at Fenway Park in Boston today. Lolich got into the 8th inning before tiring and John Hiller came in to pick up his 2nd Save. Freehan doubled and tripled to drive in 3. Willie Horton and shortstop Eddie Brinkman got into the act with solo homeruns. Brinkman has been red-hot to start the season and is hitting .500.

BOXSCORE: 1973 Detroit Tigers At 1973 Boston Red Sox                4/16/1973
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      5  0  0  0 .185     T.Harper LF         4  2  2  2 .308  
  M.Stanley CF        5  0  1  0 .270     L.Aparicio SS       4  0  2  0 .286  
  A.Kaline RF         4  1  1  0 .154     C.Yastrzemski 1B    4  0  1  1 .217  
  N.Cash 1B           4  1  2  0 .250     R.Smith CF          4  0  0  0 .375  
  W.Horton LF         4  1  1  1 .375     O.Cepeda DH         4  0  0  0 .263  
A-J.Northrup LF       0  0  0  0 .200     R.Petrocelli 3B     4  0  1  0 .348  
  G.Brown DH          4  1  1  0 .136     C.Fisk C            4  0  1  0 .200  
  B.Freehan C         4  1  2  3 .217     D.Griffin 2B        3  0  0  0 .200  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      3  0  0  1 .192   B-B.Montgomery PH     1  0  1  0 .667  
  E.Brinkman SS       4  1  3  1 .500     D.Evans RF          4  1  1  0 .150  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 11  6                 Totals      36  3  9  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Horton In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Griffin In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 2 0  0 0 1  1 2 0  -  6 11  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  3  9  0
 
Tigers (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(2-0)         7       8   3   3   0  10   1   3.76
J.Hiller SAVE(2nd)        2       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       9   3   3   0  10   1
 
Red Sox (3-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Pattin LOSS(0-2)        7 2/3  11   6   6   0   3   2   5.94
R.Moret                   1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      11   6   6   0   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,427 DATE- Monday, April 16th 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 5  Red Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Red Sox: 0
DOUBLES- B.Freehan(2nd), T.Harper(3rd), L.Aparicio(1st), B.Montgomery(1st)
TRIPLES- B.Freehan(1st), R.Petrocelli(1st)
HOME RUNS- W.Horton(3rd), E.Brinkman(1st), T.Harper(1st)
RBIs- W.Horton(5th), B.Freehan-3(7th), A.Rodriguez(5th), E.Brinkman(3rd),
      T.Harper-2(2nd), C.Yastrzemski(6th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Rodriguez
STRIKE OUTS- M.Stanley, N.Cash, G.Brown, E.Brinkman, T.Harper, L.Aparicio,
             R.Smith-3, O.Cepeda-3, R.Petrocelli, C.Fisk
2-out RBI- C.Yastrzemski, B.Freehan-2
RLISP 2-out- W.Horton, D.Griffin, A.Rodriguez, O.Cepeda, D.Evans
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 1 for 5  Red Sox: 1 for 8
 
Mickey Lolich retired 10 batters on strikeouts as the Detroit Tigers topped
the Boston Red Sox by a score of 6 to 3 at Fenway Park.
 
Lolich(2-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Detroit.  He allowed 8
hits and no walks in 7 innings.  Detroit banged out 11 hits on the afternoon.
 
Lolich got relief help from John Hiller who gained credit for his 2nd save.
Marty Pattin(0-2) took the loss.  'Everything felt great' Lolich said. 'I had
a good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody today.'

1973 AL Standings and League Leaders

 April 15, 1973

  We're halfway through the opening month of the 1973 MLB season. My Detroit Tigers are 4-3 after losing their last 2 games and sit in 3rd place in the AL East very early in this year. The Baltimore Orioles lead the East with an AL best 6-2 record. The Chicago White Sox (4-2) lead the AL West. 

  Even though the Milwaukee Brewers are in last place in the West, their 3rd baseman Don Money is off to a hot start (3 HR, 9 RBI). Boston pitcher John Curtis has started the year by throwing 2 shutouts in a row. Too early for me to tell, but I think it'll be a challenge to improve on Detroit's actual record with this team.

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            6   2  .750 ----   155     6   2 .750   97  65 .599
1973 Boston BOA               3   2  .600  1.5           4   1 .800   89  73 .549
1973 Detroit DEA              4   3  .571  1.5           3   4 .429   85  77 .525
1973 New York NYA             4   4  .500  2.0           3   5 .375   80  82 .494
1973 Cleveland CLA            3   5  .375  3.0           3   5 .375   71  91 .438
1973 Milwaukee MLA            1   5  .167  4.0           2   4 .333   74  88 .457
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1973 Chicago CHA              4   2  .667 ----   157     2   4 .333   77  85 .475
1973 Texas TEA                3   2  .600   .5           2   3 .400   57 105 .352
1973 Minnesota MNA            4   3  .571   .5           4   3 .571   81  81 .500
1973 California CAA           3   3  .500  1.0           3   3 .500   79  83 .488
1973 Kansas City KCA          4   5  .444  1.5           7   2 .778   88  74 .543
1973 Oakland OAA              2   5  .286  2.5           2   5 .286   94  68 .580

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1973 American League                 Date: 4/15/1973
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1973 BAA   6   2    E.Maddox  TEA .533  D.Money   MLA    3  D.Money   MLA    9
1973 BOA   3   2    V.Pinson  CAA .524  R.White   NYA    3  E.William BAA    8
1973 DEA   4   3    D.Nelson  TEA .476  A.Otis    KCA    3  B.Murcer  NYA    8
1973 NYA   4   4    R.Smith   BOA .450  OTHERS TIED W    2  A.Otis    KCA    8
1973 CLA   3   5    E.Brinkma DEA .450                      OTHERS TIED W    7
1973 MLA   1   5
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1973 CHA   4   2    MANY TIED WIT    2  L.McDanie NYA    2  MANY TIED WIT 0.00
1973 TEA   3   2                        C.Acosta  CHA    2
1973 MNA   4   3                        R.Corbin  MNA    2
1973 CAA   3   3                        OTHERS TIED W    1
1973 KCA   4   5
1973 OAA   2   5
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Murcer  NYA    8  F.Patek   KCA    6  B.Blyleve MNA   26
                    L.Hisle   MNA    7  D.Baylor  BAA    4  N.Ryan    CAA   19
                    P.Blair   BAA    6  B.Grich   BAA    4  G.Perry   CLA   17
                    V.Pinson  CAA    6  B.North   OAA    3  W.Wood    CHA   15
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  OTHERS TIED W    2  K.Holtzma OAA   15

NL 1973 Standings and League Leaders

 April 15, 1973

  We're halfway through the first month of the 1973 MLB season. The New York Mets (6-1) and the Montreal Expos (5-2) have both gotten off to fine starts in the NL East. In the West, the Los Angeles Dodgers (8-2) and Atlanta Braves (6-3) are on top off their division. 

  Montreal's Ron Fairly is off to a hot start batting .600. Cincinnati's Joe Morgan is batting .400 with 3 Homeruns and a league leading 15 RBI. LA's Willie Crawford is .485, 2, 14. Gregg Luzinski (Phi.), Hank Aaron (Atl.), and Lee May (Hou.) have all hit 5 Homeruns already. 

  New York's Tom Seaver is 2-0 and hasn't allowed a run yet. St. Louis Cardinal Rick Wise is also 2-0 and has allowed just 1 run. Chicago Cub Fergison Jenkins and Cincinnati Red Don Gullett have both been mowing down the batters with 17 K's each. 

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             6   1  .857 ----   155     5   2 .714   82  79 .509
1973 Montreal MON             5   2  .714  1.0           3   4 .429   79  83 .488
1973 Chicago CHN              3   4  .429  3.0           4   3 .571   77  84 .478
1973 St. Louis SLN            3   5  .375  3.5           1   7 .125   81  81 .500
1973 Pittsburgh PIN           2   4  .333  3.5           5   1 .833   80  82 .494
1973 Philadelphia PHN         2   5  .286  4.0           3   4 .429   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1973 Los Angeles LAN          8   2  .800 ----   152     4   6 .400   95  66 .590
1973 Atlanta ATN              6   3  .667  1.5           3   6 .333   76  85 .472
1973 San Francisco SFN        5   6  .455  3.5           7   4 .636   88  74 .543
1973 Cincinnati CIN           4   6  .400  4.0           7   3 .700   99  63 .611
1973 San Diego SDN            4   7  .364  4.5           5   6 .455   60 102 .370
1973 Houston HON              4   7  .364  4.5           5   6 .455   82  80 .506

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1973 National League                 Date: 4/15/1973
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1973 NYN   6   1    R.Fairly  MON .600  G.Luzinsk PHN    5  J.Morgan  CIN   15
1973 MON   5   2    M.Jorgens MON .526  H.Aaron   ATN    5  W.Crawfor LAN   14
1973 CHN   3   4    W.Crawfor LAN .485  L.May     HON    5  L.May     HON   13
1973 SLN   3   5    J.Torre   SLN .448  D.Johnson ATN    4  J.Bench   CIN   12
1973 PIN   2   4    P.Rose    CIN .432  B.Bonds   SFN    4  OTHERS TIED W   11
1973 PHN   2   5
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1973 LAN   8   2    MANY TIED WIT    2  R.Harriso ATN    2  T.Seaver  NYN 0.00
1973 ATN   6   3                        J.Brewer  LAN    2  R.Wise    SLN 1.00
1973 SFN   5   6                        OTHERS TIED W    1  J.Koosman NYN 1.00
1973 CIN   4   6                                            D.Sutton  LAN 1.13
1973 SDN   4   7                                            T.Griffin HON 1.15
1973 HON   4   7
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    P.Rose    CIN   10  R.Garr    ATN    7  F.Jenkins CHN   17
                    R.Garr    ATN    9  C.Cedeno  HON    6  D.Gullett CIN   17
                    T.Foli    MON    7  R.Hunt    MON    3  R.Bryant  SFN   16
                    F.Millan  NYN    7  M.Jorgens MON    3  T.Seaver  NYN   15
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  OTHERS TIED W    2  S.Carlton PHN   14