BALLPLAYERS | TEAMS | CHRONOLOGY | TODAY | BOOKS | NEWSLETTER | ERRATA | FAQ
Jump to:
Recent jumps
» John Clarkson
» whitey ford
» gary carter
» 1897
» 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers

What's New?
Current Totals
Free Newsletter

Report An Error
Fixed Bugs

Browser Button
Jump from anywhere!
Link Your Site

Get Published!
Reader Submissions

Team Pages
All Teams
Greatest Teams

The Ballplayers
Historical Matchups
Negro Leaguers
Hall of Famers
MVPs

Bookshelf
New Excerpts
Photo Collections

The Chronology
Flashbacks
Baseball Eras
Today in BB History
Anyday in BB History
Rules: 1845-1899
Rules: 1900-present

FAQ
Authors

BaseballLibrary.com
Copyright © 2002
by The Idea Logical
Company, Inc.

All rights reserved.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978


JUNE
1973

Friday, June 1st

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 1, 1973
» Derek Lowe in Dearborn, MI

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 1, 1973
Atlanta Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Dodger Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2 at Busch Stadium II
Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Fenway Park
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at County Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
California Angels 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Dodgers 2B Davey Lopes ties the major-league record with three errors in the first inning of a 6–3 loss to the Expos.

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 2, 1973
» Neifi Perez in Villa Mella, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 2, 1973
Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Montreal Expos 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 11, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 2 at Busch Stadium II
Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 2, California Angels 0 at Yankee Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 3rd

IN THE NEWS: At Pittsburgh, Tony Perez hits a 3rd inning grand slam to power the Reds to a 5–1 win over the Pirates.

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 3, 1973
» Robert Machado in Caracas, Venezuela

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 3, 1973
Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Wrigley Field
Montreal Expos 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
New York Mets 9, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1 at Busch Stadium II
Oakland Athletics 12, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at County Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 3, California Angels 2 at Yankee Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 4th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 4, 1973
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 0 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome
San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 3 at Fenway Park
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 5th

IN THE NEWS: In Cincinnati, the Mets score three runs in the 10th inning, then watch as the Reds come back with four runs to win, 6–5. Johnny Bench ends the scoring with a 3-run homer.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 5, 1973
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 5 at Riverfront Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Parc Jarry
San Francisco Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 3 at Busch Stadium II
Baltimore Orioles 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 2 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 6th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 6, 1973
Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field
Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Astrodome
Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry
San Francisco Giants 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 3 at Busch Stadium II
Baltimore Orioles 14, Chicago White Sox 4 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Fenway Park
California Angels 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Anaheim Stadium
Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Minnesota Twins 13, Cleveland Indians 9 at Cleveland Stadium
Oakland Athletics 11, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 7th

IN THE NEWS: The Rangers make Texas high school P David Clyde the number-one pick in the free-agent draft. He will make his ML debut later this month. U of Minnesota star Dave Winfield, the number four pick (Padres), will also go straight to the ML. Winfield was also taken in the ABA (Utah), NBA (Atlanta) and NFL (Minnesota) drafts. John Stearns is taken 2nd by the Phillies, and the Brewers, picking 3rd, take Robin Yount. Randy Scarbery becomes the first player selected twice in the first round of the regular phase of the draft when the A's take him 23rd. The Astros picked him first in 1970, but he chose college instead. Eddie Bane, 41–4 in his collegiate career, is taken 11th overall by the Twins, who sign him to a club-record bonus. He debuts a week after Clyde. The Reds have a 3rd straight draft in which they come up short, this time selecting California prep OF Brad Kessler with their 1st choice.

The Yankees trade three players -- 1B Frank Tepedino, OF Wayne Nordhagen and a player to be named -- to the Atlanta Braves for P Pat Dobson. Dobson had struggled in his one year in Atlanta after the Braves had acquired him from the Orioles. The player to be named will turn out to be 2—Alan Closter and Dave Cheadle. The Yanks also purchase 30-year-old Sam McDowell (1–2) from the San Francisco Giants for $100,000+. McDowell, who will later admit to a drinking problem (teammate Dick Radatz later remarked, "We thought he was just stupid. It turned out he was never sober") will pitch two seasons in New York before being released.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 7, 1973
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry
San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II
Chicago White Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 5 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 8th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 8, 1973
Atlanta Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Wrigley Field
Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 17, San Francisco Giants 3 at Parc Jarry
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Minnesota Twins 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 8, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 9th

IN THE NEWS: At KC, the Yankees rally for five runs in the 9th to stop the Royals, 6–4. Newcomer Pat Dobson pitches five innings and allows one hit to win in relief. New York moves into first with the win.

After the old timer's game at Shea, Willie Mays puts on his own show with a homer and circus catch and the Mets top the Dodgers, 4–2. Willie, older than a half dozen of the old Mets, hits #655 of his career. Rusty Staub drives in two runs to back Jon Matlack. In the old timers game, the Brooklyn Dodgers/Yankees lose to the Mets, 1–0, in two innings.

At Wrigley, the Reds turn a 4–1 deficit into an 8–4 win over the Cubs, by scoring seven runs in the 9th inning. Dan Driessen, in his ML debut, has a double and walk in the 9th.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 9, 1973
Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 9, San Francisco Giants 6 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Memorial Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 1, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium
Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Boston Red Sox 12, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 10th

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 10, 1973
» Pokey Reese in Columbia, SC

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 10, 1973
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Wrigley Field
Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Parc Jarry
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 11, San Diego Padres 0 at Veteran's Stadium
Minnesota Twins 11, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 8, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 4 at Royals Stadium
Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Boston Red Sox 10, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 11th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 11, 1973
Atlanta Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium
San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 12th

IN THE NEWS: White Sox pitcher Stan Bahnsen surrenders 12 hits, but shuts out the Indians, 2–0.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 12, 1973
Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 7, San Diego Padres 4 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Shea Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 13th

IN THE NEWS: At Riverfront Stadium, Cards pitcher Rick Wise loses a no hitter when the Reds Joe Morgan singles with one out in the 9th. Wise finishes with a one-hit 8–0 win. Wise pitched a no-hitter over the Reds in 1971.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 13, 1973
Atlanta Braves 18, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 16, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Veteran's Stadium
Kansas City Royals 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Anaheim Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 14th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 14, 1973
Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 5, San Diego Padres 3 at Parc Jarry
Baltimore Orioles 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 15th

IN THE NEWS: Fred Norman quickly pays dividends to the Reds by shutting out the Pirates, 6–0, in his first start for Cincinnati.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 15, 1973
Atlanta Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 5, San Diego Padres 2 at Shea Stadium
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Memorial Stadium
New York Yankees 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Minnesota Twins 13, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 16th

IN THE NEWS: The Orioles Jim Palmer retires the first 25 batters before Ken Suarez singles with one out in the 9th. Palmer holds on for a 2-hit 9–1 win over the Rangers.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 16, 1973
Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 10, San Diego Padres 2 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Veteran's Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 9, Texas Rangers 1 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 5, New York Yankees 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 17th

IN THE NEWS: Darrell Porter and Joe Lahoud each contribute grand slams to Milwaukee's 15–5 rout of Chicago. Lahoud has six RBI in the win. It is Milwaukee's 9th straight victory, all on the road. The Brewers, first in the East, will extend their win streak to 10 before sliding down to 5th place.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 17, 1973
Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Astrodome
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 11, San Francisco Giants 7 at Veteran's Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 8, New York Yankees 0 at Anaheim Stadium
New York Yankees 5, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 15, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 0 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 18th

IN THE NEWS: Philadelphia's Ken Brett tops the Mets 9–6 and cracks his 3rd home run in his last three starts.

The Brewers win their game in their last 16, beating the Red Sox 8–3 behind Jim Colborn's 6th win. George Scott leads Milwaukee with two homers and three RBIs.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 18, 1973
Los Angeles Dodgers 13, Atlanta Braves 3 at Dodger Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Mets 6 at Veteran's Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II
California Angels 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at County Stadium
Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 19th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland's George Hendrick hits a single and three consecutive home runs in an 8–7 win over Detroit.

The Reds Pete Rose (single versus the Giants) and the Dodgers Willie Davis (HR versus the Braves) each collect their 2,000th career hit. Pistol Pete's comes in a 4–0 win over the Giants, as Fred Norman pitches his 2nd shutout in a row for the Reds.

Before a crowd of 37,836, the visiting Red Sox sweep the Brewers, winning 8–4 and 4–1. The Brewers win streak stops at 10.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 19, 1973
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park
Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Stadium
Oakland Athletics 11, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Yankee Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 20th

IN THE NEWS: Chicago's Cy Acosta becomes the first American League pitcher to bat since the DH rule went into effect. Acosta strikes out in the 8th inning, but is credited with an 8–3 victory over California.

Bobby Bonds leads off with a home run, but the Giants lose 7–5 to the Reds. It is Bonds's 22nd leadoff home run, breaking Lou Brock's National League record.

Red Sox lead off batters Rick Miller and Reggie Smith belt homers off Milwaukee's Bill Parsons. In 1971, Smith also followed a leadoff homer with one of his own. Bill Lee makes the lead stand up in beating the Brewers' Bill Parsons, 3–2.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 20, 1973
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Dodger Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 3 at Veteran's Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park
Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Royals Stadium
Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Yankee Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 21st

IN THE NEWS: Houston's Lee May collects three home runs and a single in a 12–2 win over San Diego. The bright side for the Pads is Dave Winfield's first ML homer, off Ken Forsch.

White Sox pitcher Stan Bahnsen shuts out the Indians, 2–0, but gives up 12 hits while doing it, two shy of the record in a shutout.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 21, 1973
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
Houston Astros 12, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Busch Stadium II
Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 1, California Angels 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 22nd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 22, 1973
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 1 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Busch Stadium II
Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at County Stadium
California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Phillies P Ken Brett beats the Expos 7–2 and hits a home run for a ML-record 4th consecutive game. He hit home runs on June 9th, 13th, and 18th: he will total 10 for his career.

In his major league debut, Orioles P Jesse Jefferson loses his shut out when Red Sox SS Rico Petrocelli lofts a Fenway homer with two out in the 9th. Baltimore pushes over a run in the 10th to give Jefferson a 10-inning, 2–1 victory.

Newly acquired Fred Norman almost picks up his 3rd shutout in three starts for the Reds, but gives up a 2-out 9th inning homer to Ron Cey. The Reds still beat the Dodgers, 4–1.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 23, 1973
Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Dodger Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego Padres 9, Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II
Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Oakland Athletics 14, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 7 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Cleveland Indians 3 at County Stadium
California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 24th

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 24, 1973
» Kevin Hodges in Houston, TX

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 24, 1973
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Dodger Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park
Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II
Boston Red Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Fenway Park
Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 11, Oakland Athletics 1 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Royals Stadium
Kansas City Royals 10, Texas Rangers 6 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, California Angels 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 25th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 25, 1973
Houston Astros 13, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 6 at Parc Jarry
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Veteran's Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
California Angels 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 26th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 26, 1973
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Parc Jarry
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 10, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Veteran's Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Atlanta Braves 9, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Anaheim Stadium
Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 27th

IN THE NEWS: David Clyde, 18 and fresh out of Houston's Westchester High School, makes his eagerly awaited debut with the Rangers, before 35,698, the largest Rangers' crowd of the year. Clyde, the number one pick in the draft, walks the first two Twins he faces, then gets Bob Darwin, George Mitterwald, and Joe Lis on swinging 3rd strikes. Clyde goes five innings and gives up only one hit -- a 2-run home run -- walks seven and strikes out 8. He is the winner 4–3.

Led by 1B Joe Torre, who hits for the cycle, the Cards tally 22 hits to roll over the Pirates 15–4. Torre hit a double in the 1st, homered in the 3rd, and tripled in the 4th. After hitting into a double play, and then walking in the 8th, Torre asks to be pinch run for, but Red Schoendienst leaves him. Torre then singles in the 9th inning completing the cycle, and raising his average to .338.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 27, 1973
Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Wrigley Field
Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Astrodome
New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Candlestick Park
Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 0 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 28th

IN THE NEWS: During a 2–0 win over the Angels, White Sox star Dick Allen breaks his leg in a collision with Mike Epstein at 1B. Allen will come to bat only five more times all season.

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 28, 1973
» Corey Koskie in Anola, MB

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 28, 1973
Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Wrigley Field
San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
Philadelphia Phillies 11, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 3 at Memorial Stadium
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 16, Cleveland Indians 7 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 29th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 29, 1973
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Atlanta Braves 9 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 0 at Riverfront Stadium
San Francisco Giants 14, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II
Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 30th

IN THE NEWS: The first-place Dodgers spot the Reds a 5–1 lead, before coming back to win, 8-7, in 13 innings. The Reds (39-37) are in 4th place.

The Cubs, leading by seven games, lose to the Mets and Jon Matlack, 2–1.

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 30, 1973
» Chan Ho Park in Kongju, South Korea

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 30, 1973
Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Riverfront Stadium
San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Busch Stadium II
Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)