MLB standings through games of May 10, 1970

MLB standings at the end of May 10, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	29	21	8	0	.724		159	103	12-6	9-2	8-2	Won 7
Detroit Tigers	27	15	12	0	.556	5.0	134	122	6-4	9-8	3-7	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	27	14	13	0	.519	6.0	112	107	10-4	4-9	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	31	16	15	0	.516	6.0	140	140	9-5	7-10	7-3	Won 1
Washington Senators	29	13	16	0	.448	8.0	127	141	11-10	2-6	2-8	Lost 5
Cleveland Indians	26	10	16	0	.385	9.5	83	107	4-8	6-8	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	27	18	9	0	.667		136	99	7-4	11-5	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	28	18	10	0	.643	0.5	133	97	9-6	9-4	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	30	14	16	0	.467	5.5	126	123	9-7	5-9	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	28	11	17	0	.393	7.5	98	144	6-8	5-9	5-5	Lost 4
Kansas City Royals	28	10	18	0	.357	8.5	121	152	4-11	6-7	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	30	10	20	0	.333	9.5	124	158	5-5	5-15	5-5	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	26	15	11	0	.577		121	105	12-2	3-9	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	29	14	15	0	.483	2.5	118	105	6-8	8-7	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	29	13	16	0	.448	3.5	93	137	5-7	8-9	3-7	Lost 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	29	13	16	0	.448	3.5	117	142	7-7	6-9	2-8	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	25	11	14	0	.440	3.5	113	114	6-8	5-6	2-8	Won 1
Montreal Expos	27	8	19	0	.296	7.5	85	170	3-8	5-11	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	31	23	8	0	.742		166	112	13-2	10-6	8-2	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	29	17	12	0	.586	5.0	167	143	10-7	7-5	9-1	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	29	17	12	0	.586	5.0	121	83	7-9	10-3	8-2	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	31	15	16	0	.484	8.0	183	186	9-9	6-7	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	31	14	17	0	.452	9.0	149	148	10-6	4-11	7-3	Won 1
San Diego Padres	32	14	18	0	.438	9.5	129	117	4-9	10-9	7-3	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 7, White Sox 2 (day game) / Orioles 4, White Sox 2 at Baltimore (day game):
The Orioles extended their winning streak to seven games by sweeping a doubleheader with the White Sox, 7-2 and 4-2. Dave McNally was the winner of the opener with the support of homers by Frank Robinson, Boog Powell and Merv Rettenmund. In the nightcap, the Orioles tied the score at 2-2 with a homer by Don Buford in the seventh inning and then broke the deadlock with two runs in the eighth on a walk to Powell and singles by Paul Blair, Brooks Robinson and Chico Salmon.

Yankees 4, Angels 3 at California (day game):
Running with two out, Roy White scored from first base on a double by Thurman Munson in the sixth inning to speed the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Angels. The Yankees scored their first three runs in the opening frame, before Rudy May could retire a batter, on a single by Horace Clarke, a pass to Bobby Murcer, double by White and single by Danny Cater. The Angels picked up two runs in the second and tied the score with a homer by Jay Johnstone in the fifth.

Indians 5, Twins 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Sam McDowell smashed a homer and his batterymate, Duke Sims, then took over with two round-trippers to enable the Indians to defeat the Twins, 5-4. McDowell's drive, which traveled 410 feet over the center field fence in the third inning, was only the second homer of his major league career. Sims, who had only two hits in 24 trips to the plate this season, hit his first homer with the bases empty in the fourth and smashed his second following a single by Vada Pinson in the sixth. The Twins' scoring included a circuit clout by Leo Cardenas.

Royals 9, Tigers 7 at Detroit (day game):
Norm Cash drove in four runs with two homers, but the first baseman's error helped the Royals score two runs without the benefit of a hit in the eighth inning to defeat the Tigers, 9-7. Ed Kirkpatrick and Amos Otis hit homers for the Royals, Kirkpatrick's blow coming with two men on base. In the eighth, after passes to Joe Keough and Paul Schaal and a forceout of Schaal by Rich Severson, Kirkpatrick nubbled a slow roller to Cash, who was caught in indecision, failing either to throw home or to tag Kirkpatrick, who had stopped on the baseline. Keough scored to break the 7-7 tie. Passes to Pat Kelly and Mike Fiore then forced in another run to ice the verdict for the Royals.

[DH] Brewers 6, Senators 5 (day game) / Brewers 7, Senators 6 at Milwaukee (day game):
Matching the best record of the Seattle Pilots last season, the new Brewers extended their winning streak to five games by defeating the Senators in a doubleheader, 6-5 and 7-6. In the opener, the Senators took a 5-4 lead when Rick Reichardt homered with a man on base in the seventh inning. Ted Kubiak led off with a homer in the ninth to tie score and the Brewers then pushed across the winning run on a walk to Ted Savage, double by Danny Walton, intentional pass to Jerry McNertney and single by Wayne Comer. In the nightcap, the Brewers used homers by Mike Hegan, Tommy Harper and Skip Lockwood to build a 6-0 lead, but the Senators came slugging back with circuit clouts by Mike Epstein and Reichardt in a five-run rally in the eighth and tied the score when Frank Howard homered in the ninth. The Brewers were not to be denied, however, and scored the winning run in their half of the ninth on a single by McNertney the with bases loaded.

A's 7, Red Sox 4 at Oakland (day game):
After going hitless for the first three innings, the Athletics erupted for six runs in the fourth and defeated the Red Sox, 7-4. Reggie Jackson singled for the A's first hit, Sal Bando walked and Felipe Alou singled to score Jackson. Dave Duncan then hit a three-run homer to send the A's in front, 4-3. Don Mincher kept the inning going with a single, Dick Green walked, Rollie Fingers beat out a bunt to load the bases and Bert Campaneris capped the outburst with a two-run single.

Cardinals 6, Braves 5 at Atlanta (day game):
The Cardinals spoiled Hoyt Wilhelm's 1,000th major league appearance when Jose Cardenal singled with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, capping a four-run rally, to beat the Braves, 6-5. Joe Torre homered with a man on base for the Cardinals in the second, but the Braves came back in their half with four runs, three counting on a round-tripper by Tony Gonzalez. Adding another run in the seventh, the Braves were ahead, 5-2, going into the ninth. Dick Allen sparked the Cardinals' rally with a homer. Torre, Julian Javier and Vic Davalillo followed with singles, Torre scoring. Wilhelm then relieved and retired Joe Hague. The Braves decided to pass Leron Lee intentionally, filling the bases, but Cardenal then stroked Wilhelm's first pitch to him for a two-run single. The loss snapped the Braves' 11-game winning streak.

Reds 7, Cubs 6 at Chicago (day game):
The powerhouse Reds smashed four homers, giving them a total of 50 in their the first 31 games of season, to outslug the Cubs, 7-6. Johnny Bench hit the Reds' first homer of the game, following a walk to Tony Perez in the second inning, and Lee May followed with another round-tripper. The Cubs came back with the aid of circuit clouts by Ron Santo and Billy Williams to take a 5-4 lead, but Bernie Carbo tied the score with a homer in the eighth inning. Jimmy Stewart singled for the Reds in the ninth and Pete Rose hit a homer for the game-winning blow as the Cubs fell short with only one run in their half of the final frame.

Astros 9, Pirates 2 at Houston (day game):
Hot-hitting Doug Rader drove in four runs with a double and homer to pace the Astros to a 9-2 victory over the Pirates. Rader, in extending his batting streak to 14 games, plated a run with his double in the first inning and hit for the circuit with two aboard in the fifth. Johnny Edwards accounted for two RBIs with a double in the seventh. Willie Stargell homered for the Pirates, who failed to make full use of their 14 hits off Larry Dierker.

Padres 5, Expos 4 at Montreal (day game):
A single by Dave Campbell with the bases loaded in the sixth inning drove in one run and another scored when catcher John Bateman dropped the throw to the plate, enabling the Padres to defeat the Expos, 5-4. Ivan Murrell hit a homer for the Padres and Mack Jones whacked two for the Expos. The score was tied, 3-3, when the Padres loaded the bases on two walks and an infield hit by Clay Kirby in the sixth, setting up the situation for Campbell.

Giants 11, Mets 7 at New York (day game):
The slugging of Willie McCovey helped Juan Marichal gain his first victory of the season as the Giants defeated the Mets, 11-7. McCovey homered with a man on base in the second inning and then capped a five-run outburst in the fourth by smashing his second grand-slam of the season and 12th of his career. Ken Henderson also homered for the Giants. Marichal was hit hard in the first three innings, with the Mets scoring six runs on seven hits. Wayne Garrett and Donn Clendenon each homered with a man on base and Art Shamsky drove in two runs with a homer and double. However, Marichal settled down and allowed only three hits over the last six stanzas. Tommie Agee was stopped in five trips, snapping his 20-game hitting streak.

Dodgers 7, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (day game):
Don Sutton scattered four hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 7-0 victory over the Phillies. The Dodgers broke Sutton's duel with Grant Jackson when Wes Parker homered in the sixth inning. Jeff Torborg batted in three runs, two of them with a single in the eighth when the Dodgers scored five times with the aid of four stolen bases, including a theft of home by Willie Crawford.