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Events of Thursday, August 9, 1973

Events of Thursday, August 9, 1973
8-8-1973 8-10-1973 8-9-1972 8-9-1974
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
LA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 1 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Osteen (13-5)
LP: Koosman (8-13)
PHI N 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 - 9 11 1
SD N 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 10 14 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Corkins (4-7)
LP: Brandon (1-4)
HR: Roberts (11)
MON N 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 7 3
SF N 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 7 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Torrez (7-11)
LP: Barr (9-11)
SV: Marshall (23)
HR: Singleton (19), Lyttle (3), Bonds (31)
ATL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 - 8 11 0
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 - 6 9 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Neibauer (1-0)
LP: Hrabosky (1-1)
SV: House (3)
HR: Johnson (30), Casanova (5), J. Cruz (8)
CHI A 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 - 5 8 1
DET A 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 4 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Acosta (7-2)
LP: Coleman (18-9)
HR: Sharp (3)
BOS A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1
KC A 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Busby (10-11)
LP: Lee (12-7)
SV: Bird (9)
HR: Miller (3), McRae (4)
CAL A 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 9 1
MIL A 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 - 6 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Slaton (8-9)
LP: May (7-11)
HR: Epstein (6), Briggs (13), Dave May (18)
BAL A 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
MIN A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Cuellar (9-12)
LP: Blyleven (14-11)
HR: Davis (7)
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Standings At Close of Play of August 9, 1973
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
St. Louis Cardinals 115 61 54 0 .530 - 467 424
Montreal Expos 113 56 57 0 .496 4.0 476 513
Pittsburgh Pirates 111 55 56 0 .495 4.0 471 491
Chicago Cubs 114 56 58 0 .491 4.5 459 455
Philadelphia Phillies 114 52 62 0 .456 8.5 479 480
New York Mets 112 51 61 0 .455 8.5 413 438
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Los Angeles Dodgers 116 72 43 1 .626 - 490 381
Cincinnati Reds 116 69 47 0 .595 3.5 514 445
San Francisco Giants 113 62 51 0 .549 9.0 516 476
Houston Astros 117 59 58 0 .504 14.0 492 471
Atlanta Braves 119 54 64 1 .458 19.5 564 582
San Diego Padres 114 39 75 0 .342 32.5 368 553
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Baltimore Orioles 111 61 50 0 .550 - 466 382
Detroit Tigers 114 62 52 0 .544 0.5 468 453
New York Yankees 117 63 54 0 .538 1.0 477 424
Boston Red Sox 113 60 53 0 .531 2.0 499 457
Milwaukee Brewers 112 54 58 0 .482 7.5 501 489
Cleveland Indians 115 44 71 0 .383 19.0 472 596
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Kansas City Royals 116 66 50 0 .569 - 550 526
Oakland Athletics 114 64 50 0 .561 1.0 511 423
Minnesota Twins 112 56 56 0 .500 8.0 483 475
Chicago White Sox 115 57 58 0 .496 8.5 462 490
California Angels 111 52 59 0 .468 11.5 409 432
Texas Rangers 112 42 70 0 .375 22.0 402 553
ML League Leaders
Births on This Date
Juan Alvarez
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
PHI N Ron Diorio (27)
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Transactions
San Francisco Giants signed Francisco Barrios as a non-drafted free agent.
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