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JULY 1973
1973 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers
IN THE NEWS :Hal King 's clutch 3-run pinch hit home run with two outs wins the first game 4–3 against Don Sutton , while Tony Perez 's 10th-inning hit wins the 2nd 3–2. This day will be looked upon as the turning point of the National League 's Western Division race.
At Wrigley Field, the Mets edge the Cubs 6–5 in the 1st game of a doubleheader. Then its the Cubs turn, as Randy Hundley bangs a 9th inning 3-run homer to give Chicago the 6–5 edge. Ron Santo has seven hits for the afternoon, five in the nitecap
Luis Aparicio of the Red Sox steals the 500th base of his career in a 9–5 loss to Milwaukee. It is the highest total in the American League since Eddie Collins retired in 1930.
At California, the Twins' Jim Kaat fires a one-hitter to beat the Angels, 2–1. Frank Robinson 's home run in the 2nd is the only hit. This is the 2nd time in his career that Robby hits a home run to break up a no hitter: he did it July 30, 1971 against KC's Dick Drago .
SCOREBOARD : JULY 1, 1973San Francisco Giants 14, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 5 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 4 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II Milwaukee Brewers 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 11, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Tony Perez hits a 2-run homer in the 9th to beat the Dodgers, 4–2.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 2, 1973San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 1 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Busch Stadium II Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium Boston Red Sox 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Perry (Tigers) pitch against each other for the only time in their careers. Neither finishes the game, but Gaylord is charged with the 5–4 loss. Two Norm Cash home runs help Detroit.
Minnesota's Tony Oliva hits three solo home runs during a 7–6 loss at Kansas City.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 3, 1973Atlanta Braves 1, Houston Astros 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 3 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 19, New York Mets 8 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Busch Stadium II St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 9, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Memorial Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 15, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Texas Rangers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :
Before 45,000 Twins fans, Eddie Bane , the top collegiate pitcher this year and Minnesota's top pick, makes his ML debut against the Royals. Bane pitches well for seven innings, but the Royals emerge with a 5–4 win, beating reliever Ray Corbin . Bane will finish the season at 0–5.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 4, 1973Houston Astros 11, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 12, Atlanta Braves 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 5 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 10, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Boston Red Sox 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Davey Concepcion collects a triple, double and three singles to lead the Reds to a 4–3 win over the Giants. His 3rd single drives in the winning run in the 9th.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 5, 1973Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 12, Minnesota Twins 10 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :John Boccabella hits two home runs in the 6th inning for Montreal.
Chicago Cub P Fergie Jenkins beats the Padres, 8–5, for his 13th straight win over San Diego. The streak began on May 12, 1969 .
SCOREBOARD : JULY 6, 1973Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 12, Houston Astros 8 at Parc Jarry Montreal Expos 14, Houston Astros 6 at Parc Jarry Atlanta Braves 2, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 8, California Angels 7 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 12, Detroit Tigers 1 at Royals Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :David Clyde to whip the Rangers 19–5 and hand Eddie Rodriguez his first ML win, a complete-game effort. Milwaukee has a 5-run 6th and 7-run 7th and is paced by Bobby Coluccio's grand slam and Don Money 's 3-run homer.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 7, 1973Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 1 at Parc Jarry Atlanta Braves 9, New York Mets 8 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 17, Texas Rangers 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, New York Yankees 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, New York Yankees 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 8, 1973Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 9, Montreal Expos 7 at Parc Jarry Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Candlestick Park Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 4 at County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Texas Rangers 3 at County Stadium New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :American League 's two-team mark of 30, this tops the National League record of 23, last reached on July 7, 1911 . Six Montreal pitchers walk 16, one short of the record for an NL team, while Reds pitchers Clay Carroll and Tom Hall walk 9. Hal King pinch hits a grand slam for the Reds in the 6th inning, his 2nd pinch dinger in nine days.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 10, 1973St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 1, Houston Astros 0 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park California Angels 10, Baltimore Orioles 8 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Northrup , batting leadoff for Detroit, drives in eight runs in a 14–2 win over Texas.
In San Diego, the Pirates drub the Pads 10–2. Willie Stargell contributes the 302nd home run of his career to pass Ralph Kiner as the all-time Pirate home run leader.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 11, 1973Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Parc Jarry Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 7, California Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 14, Texas Rangers 2 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 8, Kansas City Royals 1 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 12, 1973Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 7, California Angels 6 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 10, Kansas City Royals 3 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Hal Breeden pinch-hits home runs in each game of a doubleheader split with Atlanta, tying the major-league record set by Joe Cronin on June 17, 1943 . Expo pinch hitter Jim Lyttle also adds a homer. Montreal outslugs Atlanta, 11–7 in game 1, and the Braves return the favor, 15–6 in game 2.
Bobby Murcer hits three home runs, all off starter Gene Garber , and knocks in all the runs in the Yankees' 5–0 win over the Royals. Mel Stottlemyre scatters six hits in racking up his 39th shut out.
Jack Billingham outduels Tom Seaver to give the Reds a 2–1 win over the Mets. Billingham allows just two hits in winning his 13th, the victory coming on Friday, the 13th.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 13, 1973Montreal Expos 11, Atlanta Braves 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves 15, Montreal Expos 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 1 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Candlestick Park Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 8, California Angels 2 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 13, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Cleveland Indians 11, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 0 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 14, 1973Atlanta Braves 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 0 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 2, California Angels 1 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at County Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Nolan Ryan hurls his 2nd no-hitter of the season in taming the Tigers 6–0. Ryan fans 17 batters—the most ever in a 9-inning no-hitter—including eight straight, but only one over the last two innings. Nolan's arm stiffens while watching his team rally for five runs in the top of the 8th. With two outs in the 9th, Norm Cash , who had struck out his three other times at bat, comes to bat wielding a piano leg. Umpire Ron Luciano points out the illegality and Cash then pops out using a regulation bat. Ryan's eight in a row ties the American League record he set last year.
The Twins connect for three consecutive home runs in the 8th against Cleveland, and all are needed in the 7–6 win. George Mitterwald , Joe Lis , and Jim Holt homer, all off Gaylord Perry .
SCOREBOARD : JULY 15, 1973Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Mets 1 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 16, 1973Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 5 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 9, California Angels 8 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 10, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 17, 1973New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Diego Padres 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 7, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Busch Stadium II Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 18, 1973New York Mets 12, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 10, California Angels 8 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 14, Kansas City Royals 4 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with the Yankees 12–2 and 7–0.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 20, 1973Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 2 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at Fenway Park California Angels 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Hank Aaron hits a Ken Brett fastball into the left-CF stands for a 2-run home run during an 8–4 loss to the Phillies. It is career home run 700 for Aaron, only the 2nd player to reach that milestone.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 21, 1973Philadelphia Phillies 8, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 4 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dave Concepcion suffers a season-ending broken ankle in a 6–0 win over the Expos.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 22, 1973Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 13, San Diego Padres 7 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Busch Stadium II Minnesota Twins 10, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 8, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Royals Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :National League wins the All-Star Game at Kansas City 7–1. A record 54 players are used, including Willie Mays , who strikes out in his final All-Star appearance, and Catfish Hunter , who sustains a fractured thumb that will sideline him for four weeks. The A's ace has a 15-3 record at the time.
PLAYERS BORN ON JULY 25, 1973 » Guillermo Mota in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
IN THE NEWS :Riverfront Stadium , the Reds beat the Braves, 5–3. Despite a homer and four singles by Pete Rose in the nitecap, the Reds lose 6–4.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 26, 1973Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Riverfront Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium San Francisco Giants 10, San Diego Padres 2 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 13, New York Mets 1 at Busch Stadium II St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium Kansas City Royals 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 1 at Arlington Stadium Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Thurman Munson singles home the winner in the bottom of the 12th to give the Yankees a 1–0 win over the Brewers starter Jim Colborn.
In the first game of a twinbill, Cleveland's George Hendrick singles in the 8th to stop Jim Palmer 's no-hit bid. Palmer and the O's coast to a 9–0 win. The Tribe takes the nitecap, 5–2, with Bob Reynolds getting the W.
The Reds wallop the Braves, 12–2, as Johnny Bench drives home six runs with a pair of homers.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 27, 1973Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 12, Atlanta Braves 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 0 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Memorial Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 5, California Angels 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Tony Perez makes his 4th hit of the game a good one, homering in the 10th to beat the Padres, 2–1. Don Gullett , in relief of Tom Hall , is the winner over Randy Jones .
The Kansas City Royals blow out the Oakland A's, 19–8, with Aurelio Monteagudo picking up the win. A defensive moment is provided by A's CF Billy North , who makes an unassisted DP.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 28, 1973St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 11, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 19, Kansas City Royals 8 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Wilbur Wood wins his 20th game of the season as the White Sox beat the Twins 8–6.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 29, 1973St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 5 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 0 at Royals Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 6 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, New York Yankees 2 at County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Yankees 3 at County Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Bibby no-hits first-place Oakland 6–0, while teammate Jeff Burroughs hits the 2nd of three grand slams in a 10-day period (July 26th-August 4th). Bibby, who came to Texas in a June 6th trade with the Cardinals, strikes out 13 batters.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 30, 1973Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 1, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dave May 's American League season-best hitting streak at 24 games.
The Reds sweep a pair from the Braves, winning 9–5 in the opener, then scoring five runs in the 9th to take the nitecap, 13-11. Joe Morgan totals three homers and seven RBIs for the afternoon. The Reds set a club record with 24 wins in the month of July.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 31, 1973Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 13, Atlanta Braves 11 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 10, Montreal Expos 5 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Veteran's Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium Detroit Tigers 9, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)