MLB standings at the end of April 6, 1970
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Tigers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Washington Senators |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Baltimore Orioles |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Boston Red Sox |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 New York Yankees |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Angels |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
 Oakland A's |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Expos |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Chicago Cubs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 New York Mets |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 St. Louis Cardinals |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Reds |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Houston Astros |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 San Diego Padres |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 San Francisco Giants |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
Tigers 5, Senators 0 at Washington (day game):
Mickey Lolich, starting in place of suspended ace Denny McLain, hurled a seven-hit shutout Detroit whipped Washington, 5 to 0, in the ceremonial American league opener before President Nixon. Lolich, a 19-game winner last year but overshadowed by the flamboyant McLain, struck out 10 and worked his way out of jams with the bases loaded twice in the rain-delayed, four-hour marathon in near-freezing weather. Willie Horton drilled a double down the left field line with the bases loaded to thrust the Tigers into a 2 to 0 lead in the first inning and Detroit shoved across three more runs off Washington's beleagured relief pitching.
Reds 5, Expos 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Southpaw Jim Merritt pitched six innings of hitless ball and the Reds, powered by fourth-inning homers by Lee May, Bernie Carbo and Bobby Tolan, defeated the Expos, 5-1, in the National League opener at Crosley Field. Merritt, the Reds' top pitcher last year with a 17-9 record, allowed only a second-inning walk to Bob Bailey over the first six innings but lost hs bid for a no-hitter and a shutout in the seventh on a triple by Rusty Staub and a single by Ron Fairly.