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Friday, August 3,1973

Friday, August 3,1973

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Boston Red Sox  8 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Luis Tiant Dave McNally -- 0 2:54
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Boston Red Sox  2 Baltimore Orioles  8 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Jesse Jefferson Dick Pole -- 16,712 2:47
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Oakland Athletics  2 California Angels  1 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Vida Blue Bill Singer Rollie Fingers 15,712 2:23
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Texas Rangers  3 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Terry Forster Jim Bibby -- 24,860 2:30
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Cleveland Indians  9 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Tom Timmermann Carlos Velazquez Tom Hilgendorf 6,070 2:43
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 New York Yankees  2 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Mickey Lolich Sam McDowell -- 43,334 2:28
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Kansas City Royals  4 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Al Fitzmorris Jim Kaat Doug Bird 20,024 2:23
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 San Diego Padres  4 Atlanta Braves  5 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Max Leon Mike Caldwell -- 6,920 2:35
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Houston Astros  1 Cincinnati Reds  0 box | pbp Cinergy Field Don Wilson Clay Carroll -- 0 2:10
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Houston Astros  5 Cincinnati Reds  11 box | pbp Cinergy Field Pedro Borbon Tom Griffin Clay Carroll 52,285 2:28
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Chicago Cubs  3 Montreal Expos  0 box | pbp Parc Jarry Rick Reuschel Steve Renko -- 18,223 2:16
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 St. Louis Cardinals  3 New York Mets  7 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jon Matlack Rich Folkers -- 25,764 2:28
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Veterans Stadium John Morlan Steve Carlton Ramon Hernandez 24,152 2:04
1973 reg season 1973-08-03 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 San Francisco Giants  0 box | pbp Candlestick Park Andy Messersmith Tom Bradley -- 25,680 2:12
14 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1973 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 104 57 47 .548 0.0 435 359 76 W1 29-25 28-22 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1973 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 107 58 49 .542 0.5 440 425 15 W1 27-28 31-21 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1973 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 111 60 51 .541 0.5 457 404 53 L3 21-32 39-19 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1973 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 107 57 50 .533 1.5 469 432 37 L1 25-26 32-24 4 6 10 -- dnq
1973 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 106 51 55 .481 7.0 467 462 5 L1 25-25 26-30 5 9 18 -- dnq
1973 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 109 40 69 .367 19.5 433 571 -138 W2 20-36 20-33 6 12 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1973 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 111 63 48 .568 0.0 529 498 31 W6 32-26 31-22 1 1 3 Yes dnq
1973 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 109 61 48 .560 1.0 492 410 82 W1 29-25 32-23 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Mets)
1973 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 106 54 52 .509 6.5 462 448 14 L1 29-21 25-31 3 7 12 -- dnq
1973 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 108 53 55 .491 8.5 432 445 -13 W1 28-26 25-29 4 8 15 -- dnq
1973 AL West California Angels franchise | log 106 51 55 .481 9.5 392 404 -12 L1 26-30 25-25 5 10 17 -- dnq
1973 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 106 40 66 .377 20.5 381 531 -150 L3 15-39 25-27 6 11 22 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1973 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 108 58 50 .537 0.0 441 390 51 L2 25-28 33-22 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1973 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 109 56 53 .514 2.5 450 434 16 W1 29-27 27-26 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1973 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 103 51 52 .495 4.5 442 470 -28 L1 25-30 26-22 3 7 14 -- dnq
1973 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 106 52 54 .491 5.0 447 470 -23 W1 23-30 29-24 4 8 16 -- dnq
1973 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 109 51 58 .468 7.5 454 447 7 L1 24-31 27-27 5 9 19 -- dnq
1973 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 105 48 57 .457 8.5 390 418 -28 W4 26-30 22-27 6 10 20 -- Lost World Series (Athletics)
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1973 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 110 68 42 .618 0.0 475 373 102 W2 30-22 38-20 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 110 64 46 .582 4.0 485 428 57 W1 30-22 34-24 2 2 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Mets)
1973 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 108 60 48 .556 7.0 504 462 42 L2 29-25 31-23 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 112 57 55 .509 12.0 475 449 26 L1 26-31 31-24 4 6 13 -- dnq
1973 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 111 48 63 .432 20.5 501 560 -59 W1 23-33 24-31 5 11 21 -- dnq
1973 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 107 36 71 .336 30.5 347 510 -163 L1 14-36 22-35 6 12 24 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Ken Sanders Cleveland Indians Hist Claimed on waivers from Twins by Indians
Bud Harrelson New York Mets Injury DL - Fractured sternum
Steve Kline New York Yankees Injury DL - Right elbow inflammation
Dick Ruthven Philadelphia Phillies Injury DL - Mononucleosis
4 record(s)
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