MLB standings through games of May 9, 1970

MLB standings at the end of May 9, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	27	19	8	0	.704		148	99	10-6	9-2	7-3	Won 5
Detroit Tigers	26	15	11	0	.577	3.5	127	113	6-3	9-8	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	26	14	12	0	.538	4.5	108	100	10-4	4-8	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	30	15	15	0	.500	5.5	136	137	9-5	6-10	7-3	Lost 2
Washington Senators	27	13	14	0	.481	6.0	116	128	11-10	2-4	4-6	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	25	9	16	0	.360	9.0	78	103	3-8	6-8	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	26	18	8	0	.692		132	94	7-4	11-4	8-2	Won 3
California Angels	27	18	9	0	.667	0.5	130	93	9-5	9-4	6-4	Won 4
Oakland A's	29	13	16	0	.448	6.5	119	119	8-7	5-9	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	26	11	15	0	.423	7.0	94	133	6-8	5-7	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	27	9	18	0	.333	9.5	112	145	4-11	5-7	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	28	8	20	0	.286	11.0	111	147	3-5	5-15	3-7	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	25	15	10	0	.600		115	98	12-1	3-9	3-7	Won 2
New York Mets	28	14	14	0	.500	2.5	111	94	6-7	8-7	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	28	13	15	0	.464	3.5	93	130	5-6	8-9	3-7	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	28	13	15	0	.464	3.5	115	133	7-7	6-8	2-8	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	24	10	14	0	.417	4.5	107	109	6-8	4-6	1-9	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	26	8	18	0	.308	7.5	81	165	3-7	5-11	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	30	22	8	0	.733		159	106	13-2	9-6	8-2	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	28	17	11	0	.607	4.0	162	137	10-6	7-5	10-0	Won 11
Los Angeles Dodgers	28	16	12	0	.571	5.0	114	83	7-9	9-3	8-2	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	30	14	16	0	.467	8.0	172	179	9-9	5-7	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	30	13	17	0	.433	9.0	140	146	9-6	4-11	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	31	13	18	0	.419	9.5	124	113	4-9	9-9	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, White Sox 3 at Baltimore (day game):
Climaxing a four-run outburst in the sixth inning, Brooks Robinson hit the 200th homer of his career with the Orioles to defeat the White Sox, 4-3. Merv Rettenmund reached second base on a throwing error by Luis Aparicio and counted on a single by Curt Motton for the Orioles' first hit of the game off Tommy John. After Boog Powell walked, Paul Blair singled for the second run before Robinson followed with his round-tripper. Ed Herrmann and Carlos May hit homers to produce the White Sox tallies.

Angels 11, Yankees 3 at California (night game):
Playing before a Bat Night crowd of 36,353, the biggest turnout at Anaheim Stadium since July 4, 1967, the Angels piled up 18 hits and walloped the Yankees, 11-3. After the Yankees scored their runs in the second inning, the Angels came back with four on a triple by Alex Johnson, double by Jarvis Tatum and back-to-back homers by Tom Egan and Andy Messersmith. The blow by Messersmith was the first of pitcher's major league career. The Angels kayoed Mike Kekich in the fourth with five straight hits in the five-run frame.

Twins 5, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Paul Ratliff's first major league homer since 1963 carried the Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Indians. Ted Uhlaender homered for the Indians in the first inning, but a two-run blow by Tony Oliva helped the Twins take a 3-1 lead. However, the Indians chased Luis Tiant in the eighth when Roy Foster hit for the circuit. Jack Heidemann greeted reliever Ron Perranoski with a triple and scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Uhlaender. Leo Cardenas was on base with a walk when Ratliff broke the deadlock in the ninth. The catcher hit his other homer while up for a cup of coffee with the Twins in a losing cause against the Tigers on September 19, 1963.

Tigers 7, Royals 4 at Detroit (day game):
Willie Horton hammered two homers, his second blow shattering a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning, to pace the Tigers to a 7-4 victory over the Royals. Dick McAuliffe was on base with a single when Horton broke the deadlock. On the next pitch by Mike Hedlund, Bill Freehan also hit for the circuit. Ed Kirkpatrick and Joe Keough homered for the Royals, who failed to hold a 4-1 lead. The Tigers tied the score in the sixth on a double by Al Kaline, singles by Freehan and Jim Northrup, a sacrifice fly by Dalton Jones and two errors.

Brewers 3, Senators 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Brewers gained their third straight victory when Ted Kubiak singled with the bases loaded and two out in the 10th inning, scoring Mike Hegan, to beat the Senators, 3-2. John Gelnar was the winner in relief to go along with his saves in the Brewers' two previous victories. In the tenth, Hegan singled and Danny Walton was hit by a pitch. Joe Coleman, replacing Joe Grzenda, passed Ted Savage, setting the stage for Kubiak's hit.

Red Sox 5, A's 3 at Oakland (day game):
With a Cap Day crowd of 33,203 on hand, the Athletics couldn't put a cap on the slugging of Carl Yastrzemski and Tony Conigliaro, who batted the Red Sox to 5-3 victory. Yastrzemski hit two homers and then singled with two out in the ninth inning before Conigliaro came to the plate and won the game with a round-tripper. The A's runs scored on homers by Dave Duncan, Bert Campaneris and Don Mincher.

Braves 5, Cardinals 3 at Atlanta (night game):
The knuckleball pitching of Hoyt Wilhelm, who struck out Dick Allen and Joe Torre with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and then fanned both sluggers again with two men on base in the ninth, saved the Braves' 5-3 victory over the Cardinals. The Braves exploded for four of their runs in the fifth inning on a walk to Sonny Jackson, homer by Hank Aaron, pass to Rico Carty and homer by Orlando Cepeda. Carty had two singles in three trips, hitting safely in his 27th straight game. Vic Davalillo delivered a pinch-homer for the Cardinals with a man on base in the seventh.

Cubs 8, Reds 1 at Chicago (day game):
Ernie Banks hit the 499th homer of his career with the Cubs to feature an 8-1 victory over the Reds. Lee May homered for the Reds' run off Bill Hands in the second inning, but the Cubs came right back to send Gary Nolan on the way to his first defeat of the season after five victories. In the Cubs' half of the second, Johnny Callison and Banks singled and Jim Hickman homered. After two walks and an infield hit by Don Kessinger, another run scored on a forceout by Glenn Beckert. Banks hit his homer in the seventh after a single by Callison.

Pirates 6, Astros 3 at Houston (day game):
After Bob Moose watched movies that showed he had been tipping off his pitches, the Pirates' righthander made adjustments and went out and beat the Astros, 6-3, for his first victory of the season. Roberto Clemente, returning to the lineup after being out of action for four games with a foot injury, cracked four hits. Gene Alley smashed a homer and Richie Hebner drove in two runs with a triple and single. Jim Wynn whacked a homer for the Astros.

Padres 6, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
While Danny Coombs pitched a two-hitter, the Padres punched out 11 safeties and defeated the Expos, 6-0. Cito Gaston had a perfect night at bat with a triple and three singles. Al Ferrara and Dave Campbell hit homers. Ferrara connected with a man on base and picked up the third RBI with a single.

Mets 14, Giants 5 at New York (day game):
The Mets tied their club record for most runs in one inning by scoring eight times in the fifth to defeat the Giants, 14-5. With the help of a two-run homer by Ken Henderson, the Giants took a 4-3 lead, but Art Shamsky tied the score with a circuit clout in the third inning. Shamsky led off the fifth with a double and counted the tie-breaking tally on singles by Ken Boswell and Donn Clendenon. Boswell scored the leading run on a passed ball. After Joe Foy walked, Jerry Koosman and Tommie Agee hit singles, each driving in a run. An infield hit by Bud Harrelson loaded the bases and Dave Marshall drove in two runs with a single. Harrelson took third, Marshall advanced to second on the throw to the plate and both scored when Shamsky singled for his second hit of the inning. Clendenon also singled for his second hit before the inning ended.

Dodgers 9, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (day game):
Winning their third consecutive game in extra innings, the Dodgers erupted for five runs in 14th and defeated the Phillies, 9-4. Willie Crawford walked to open the decisive stanza and, after a sacrifice, Ted Sizemore also drew a pass. Jeff Torborg singled to bat in the tie-breaking tally. Billy Grabarkewitz hit a sacrifice fly and Jim Lefebvre followed with a run-scoring single. Manny Mota then tripled for his fourth hit of the game and counted the final marker on a single by Willie Davis.