MLB standings through games of April 22, 1970

MLB standings at the end of April 22, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	12	9	3	0	.750		58	36	4-0	5-3	8-2	Won 7
Baltimore Orioles	13	8	5	0	.615	1.5	56	47	4-4	4-1	5-5	Lost 1
Washington Senators	11	6	5	0	.545	2.5	44	52	5-4	1-1	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	12	6	6	0	.500	3.0	51	41	4-1	2-5	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	15	5	10	0	.333	5.5	59	64	2-3	3-7	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	11	3	8	0	.273	5.5	32	60	1-5	2-3	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	10	8	2	0	.800		62	28	3-0	5-2	8-2	Won 4
California Angels	14	10	4	0	.714		72	47	5-4	5-0	6-4	Won 3
Oakland A's	14	7	7	0	.500	3.0	44	54	6-4	1-3	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	13	6	7	0	.462	3.5	52	58	2-4	4-3	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	12	4	8	0	.333	5.0	40	67	1-5	3-3	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	13	3	10	0	.231	6.5	53	69	0-4	3-6	3-7	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	11	8	3	0	.727		51	37	7-0	1-3	8-2	Won 7
Pittsburgh Pirates	12	8	4	0	.667	0.5	46	38	4-3	4-1	7-3	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	11	7	4	0	.636	1.0	62	40	3-2	4-2	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	13	7	6	0	.538	2.0	57	41	4-4	3-2	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	13	5	8	0	.385	4.0	31	52	4-2	1-6	2-8	Won 1
Montreal Expos	10	1	9	0	.100	6.5	24	62	1-4	0-5	1-9	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	17	13	4	0	.765		96	55	6-2	7-2	8-2	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	15	7	8	0	.467	5.0	87	96	4-3	3-5	3-7	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	13	6	7	0	.462	5.0	43	47	1-5	5-2	6-4	Won 3
Houston Astros	16	7	9	0	.438	5.5	73	77	6-4	1-5	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	15	6	9	0	.400	6.0	46	59	1-2	5-7	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	14	5	9	0	.357	6.5	76	88	2-6	3-3	2-8	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Orioles 2 at Boston (day game):
Carl Yastrzemski, who had been hitless in seven straight trips to the plate and had only one hit in his last 15 tries, came through with a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning to send the Red Sox off to a 5-2 victory over the Orioles. Reggie Smith, who singled and stole second, scored on Yastrzemski's hit. The Red Sox iced the decision with two runs in the eighth on a single by Rico Petrocelli, double by Luis Alvarado and single by Jerry Moses.

Angels 3, Brewers 1 at California (night game):
The Angels bunched three of their six hits for two runs in the seventh inning to beat the Brewers, 3-1. The loss was the seventh in succession for the Brewers. The Angels broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh when Alex Johnson, Roger Repoz and Aurelio Rodriguez singled. Tom Egan followed with a sacrifice fly to plate an insurance run.

Tigers 5, Indians 0 at Cleveland (night game):
Mickey Lolich turned in his fifth straight complete game and pitched the Tigers to a 5-0 victory over the Indians. The Tigers' attack included a two-run homer by Jim Northrup. Last season, Lolich hurled the distance 15 times in 36 starts.

Twins 3, White Sox 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Beating the rain, Cesar Tovar homered with a man on base in the fifth inning to give the Twins a 3-1 victory over the White Sox. After the Twins finished their inning, rain forced the umpires to call the contest. Tovar also scored the Twins' first run, hitting a single in the first inning and completing the circuit on an infield out and a single by Tony Oliva.

A's 2, Royals 1 at Oakland (night game):
After yielding only one hit in the first seven innings, Wally Bunker drew his fourth straight defeat when the Athletics scored twice in the eighth to nip the Royals, 2-1. Ed Kirkpatrick homered for the Royals' run off Al Downing in the seventh. Dave Duncan, who doubled in the fifth for the A's earlier hit, singled to open the eighth and gave way on the paths to Sal Bando. Following a sacrifice by Downing, Felipe Alou and Rick Monday singled to load the bases. Bob Johnson replaced Bunker and uncorked a wild pitch, letting Bando score. Ken Wright then took over and the deciding run counted when Don Mincher hit a sacrifice fly.

Senators 2, Yankees 1 at Washington (night game):
Ending a four-hour, forty-minute marathon, Mike Epstein drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the 18th inning to give the Senators a 2-1 victory over the Yankees. The Senators scored initially on a walk to Frank Howard and singles by Ken McMullen and Hank Allen in the sixth. The Yankees tied the count with a homer by Bobby Murcer in the ninth. Ed Stroud walked to open the 18th, took third on a one-out single by Allen and then scored easily on Epstein's fly to Roy White in left field.

Cubs 7, Cardinals 5 at Chicago (day game):
The eleven-game winning streak of Mike Torrez, going back to last June, came to an end when the Cubs defeated the Cardinals, 7-5. Don Kessinger, who had an inside-the-park homer among his three hits, and Billy Williams each batted in three runs for the Cubs. Leron Lee and Joe Torre homered for the Cardinals. Lee's homer, coming with two men on base in the fourth inning, was the first of the rookie outfielder's major league career.

Dodgers 9, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
Supported by a 14-hit attack, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 9-2 victory over the Expos. Jack Hiatt collected three of the Expos' six hits off Sutton and drove in both their runs. Tom Haller had two RBIs for the Dodgers, batting in his runs with a triple and single.

Mets 2, Padres 1 at New York (day game):
Tom Seaver set a major league record for most consecutive strikeouts, fanning the last 10 batters, and also tied the major league mark for most strikeouts in a nine-inning game, 19, as the Mets' ace righthander defeated the Padres, 2-1.

Phillies 6, Giants 1 at Philadelphia (day game):
Taking advantage of four errors, the Phillies scored six unearned runs and defeated the Giants, 6-1. Three of the Phillies' tainted tallies counted in the fifth inning when Denny Doyle walked, Don Money was safe on a two-out misplay by Bob Heise, and Johnny Briggs homered. Dick Selma, who relieved Woodie Fryman and retired Ron Hunt with the bases loaded in the seventh, saved the game for the Phillies.

Pirates 6, Astros 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates scored four runs in the fifth inning and breezed to a 6-1 victory over the Astros behind the three-hit pitching of Steve Blass. A triple by Joe Pepitone and single by Denis Menke accounted for the Astros' run in the second. After Freddie Patek tripled and Blass hit a sacrifice fly to tie the score in the fourth, the Pirates broke away in the fifth with a double by Richie Hebner, triple by Roberto Clemente, a walk, and singles by Bob Robertson, Manny Sanguillen and Bill Mazeroski.