MLB standings through games of April 16, 1970

MLB standings at the end of April 16, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	7	5	2	0	.714		36	21	2-2	3-0	5-2	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	8	5	3	0	.625	0.5	41	28	3-0	2-3	5-3	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	8	5	3	0	.625	0.5	40	30	2-0	3-3	5-3	Won 3
Washington Senators	7	4	3	0	.571	1.0	29	26	3-3	1-0	4-3	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	8	2	6	0	.250	3.5	20	46	0-3	2-3	2-6	Lost 3
New York Yankees	8	2	6	0	.250	3.5	23	38	2-3	0-3	2-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	5	4	1	0	.800		36	11	1-0	3-1	4-1	Lost 1
California Angels	8	6	2	0	.750	-0.5	48	29	1-2	5-0	6-2	Won 1
Oakland A's	8	4	4	0	.500	1.5	23	27	3-1	1-3	4-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	7	3	4	0	.429	2.0	32	37	2-4	1-0	3-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	9	3	6	0	.333	3.0	28	55	1-5	2-1	3-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	9	3	6	0	.333	3.0	42	50	0-3	3-3	3-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	5	2	0	.714		25	17	1-1	4-1	5-2	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	7	5	2	0	.714		42	23	3-2	2-0	5-2	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	7	4	3	0	.571	1.0	21	20	3-0	1-3	4-3	Won 3
New York Mets	7	3	4	0	.429	2.0	27	30	0-2	3-2	3-4	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	8	3	5	0	.375	2.5	20	26	3-2	0-3	3-5	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	7	1	6	0	.143	4.0	14	37	1-3	0-3	1-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	12	9	3	0	.750		54	24	4-1	5-2	7-3	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	11	6	5	0	.545	2.5	65	67	4-3	2-2	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	10	5	5	0	.500	3.0	61	54	2-2	3-3	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	10	5	5	0	.500	3.0	35	41	1-2	4-3	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	10	4	6	0	.400	4.0	50	54	3-4	1-2	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	10	3	7	0	.300	5.0	19	40	1-5	2-2	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Senators 4, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Although held to only three hits, the Senators defeated the Orioles, 4-2. Joe Coleman, who pitched a seven-hitter for the Senators, batted in their the first two runs with a double after two walks in the second inning. Ed Stroud also walked in the third and Frank Howard then hit a homer off Jim Palmer to account for the winning margin.

Red Sox 8, Yankees 5 at Boston (day game):
Led by Rico Petrocelli, who batted in four runs with a homer and sacrifice fly, the Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 8-5. The Yankees took a 4-0 lead in the third inning, but a homer by Mike Andrews and a three-run smash by Petrocelli brought the Red Sox even in their half. After the Yankees went ahead again in the sixth, the Red Sox broke away with four runs in the seventh. Singles by Dick Schofield, Andrews and Reggie Smith tied the score. Andrews beat the throw home on a grounder by Carl Yastrzemski to send the Red Sox in front. A double steal and a throwing error by Thurman Munson added another tally before Petrocelli hit his sacrifice fly to wind up the scoring.

Angels 3, Twins 2 at California (night game):
The Twins, the last major league club to go undefeated this season, had their 4-0 record spoiled by a 3-2 loss to the Angels, who scored all their runs in the fourth inning with the aid of an error. Jay Johnstone doubled to open the stanza, Roger Repoz walked and Joe Azcue beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Aurelio Rodriguez grounded to Rod Carew, who threw poorly to second, Johnstone scoring. Repoz crossed the plate while the Twins were executing a double play on a grounder by Rudy May. Sandy Alomar then beat out a bunt to score Azcue with what proved to be the winning run.

Tigers 4, Indians 2 at Detroit (day game):
Dick McAuliffe drove in the tie-breaking run with a single in the fifth inning and added an insurance run with a homer in the seventh as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 4-2. Don Wert singled in the fifth, took second on a sacrifice by Earl Wilson and crossed the plate on McAuliffe's single.

Royals 8, Brewers 6 at Milwaukee (day game):
A three-run homer by Lou Piniella and three RBIs by Amos Otis helped the Royals defeat the Brewers, 8-6. Singles by Pat Kelly, Ed Kirkpatrick and Otis produced a run for the Royals in the third inning before Piniella hit his homer. Otis batted in two more runs with a single in the fourth. Greg Goossen and Danny Walton homered for the Brewers. Walton connected with a man on base in the fifth and batted in another run with a single in the seventh.

A's 3, White Sox 1 at Oakland (night game):
After failing to hurl the route in two previous starts, although winning one game, Blue Moon Odom lasted the distance and pitched the Athletics to a 3-1 victory over the White Sox. Buddy Bradford accounted for the run off Odom with a homer in the fifth inning. Rick Monday collected two doubles and a single for the A's and Felipe Alou joined in the attack with three singles.

Padres 5, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
A run that scored on a balk came back to haunt Phil Niekro, who was handed his third straight defeat when the Padres beat the Braves in 10 innings, 5-4. Dave Campbell was safe on an error in the second inning, raced to third on a single by Ollie Brown and then was waved home when Niekro balked in an attempted pickoff throw to first base. Except for that run, Niekro would have been the winner, even though Nate Colbert homered with two men on base for the Padres in the eighth inning. However, with the score tied in the 10th, Ivan Murrell won the game for the Padres by coming through with a pinch-homer.

Cubs 6, Phillies 5 at Chicago (day game):
A single by Randy Hundley with the bases loaded in the 10th inning provided the Cubs with a 6-5 victory over the Phillies. Ron Santo doubled, Ernie Banks was passed intentionally and Cleo James beat out a bunt to set the stage for Hundley's hit after Johnny Callison struck out. Billy Williams homered with a man on base and Jim Hickman batted in two runs with a double when the Cubs took a 5-1 lead in the third inning. The Phillies picked up a run in the fourth, added two on a homer by Deron Johnson in the fifth and tied the score when Tim McCarver singled, Ron Stone doubled and Larry Bowa singled in the ninth.

Reds 12, Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
A grand-slam homer by Lee May, who collected a total of four hits, helped the Reds defeat the Dodgers, 12-2, with Don Gullett, a 19-year-old rookie, gaining his the first major league victory in relief of Jim Maloney. The Reds' vet starter ruptured an Achilles tendon while running out a ground ball in the third inning. Gullett walked in the fifth, Pete Rose beat out a bunt and Tommy Helms singled to score Gullett. After Fred Norman replaced Bill Singer, Bobby Tolan walked to load the bases and May followed with his wallop. Tony Perez also homered in the eighth.

Giants 11, Astros 9 at Houston (night game):
Willie McCovey, who had struck out on his first four trips to the plate, smashed a homer with a man on base in the 10th inning to carry the Giants to an 11-9 victory over the Astros. Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit homers for the Astros, Menke connecting with a man on base in the first inning. Tito Fuentes homered to give the Giants a 7-6 lead in the seventh, but Wynn's wallop sparked a three-run outburst by the Astros in their half. Willie Mays tied the score by hitting for the circuit with a man on base in the eighth. Bobby Bonds tripled for the Giants in the 10th and still was on third after Al Gallagher struck out and Mays grounded out. The Astros then played the percentages, bringing southpaw Jack DiLauro to the mound to face McCovey, but the Giants' slugger wrecked the move with his winning homer.

Pirates 7, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
Four unearned runs enabled the Pirates to defeat the Mets, 7-4. The Pirates built up a 4-0 lead with three of their tallies resulting from errors by Ron Swoboda, Bud Harrelson and Tommie Agee. Willie Stargell's first hit of the season after 22 fruitless trips drove in a run in the third inning. The Mets tied the score at 4-4 in the sixth on a triple by Cleon Jones with the bases loaded and an error. Jerry May walked to open the seventh for the Pirates and when Jose Martinez bunted, Al Weis dropped Don Cardwell's throw to second base for the Mets' fourth error of the game. Matty Alou fouled out, but Jose Pagan and Roberto Clemente followed with run-scoring singles to send the Pirates ahead. Al Oliver wrapped up the scoring with a homer in the eighth.