MLB standings through games of May 15, 1970

MLB standings at the end of May 15, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	32	23	9	0	.719		172	115	12-6	11-3	9-1	Won 1
New York Yankees	35	18	16	1	.529	6.0	159	154	10-5	8-11	5-4-1	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	30	15	15	0	.500	7.0	142	142	6-6	9-9	3-7	Lost 4
Boston Red Sox	31	14	17	0	.452	8.5	121	123	10-5	4-12	2-8	Lost 5
Washington Senators	32	13	19	0	.406	10.0	134	158	11-11	2-8	2-8	Lost 8
Cleveland Indians	28	11	17	0	.393	10.0	86	108	4-9	7-8	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
California Angels	32	22	10	0	.688		151	110	12-6	10-4	8-2	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	30	20	10	0	.667	1.0	150	110	9-5	11-5	7-3	Won 2
Oakland A's	33	16	17	0	.485	6.5	143	132	11-8	5-9	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	31	14	17	0	.452	7.5	123	154	7-8	7-9	5-5	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	31	11	20	0	.355	10.5	127	166	4-11	7-9	3-7	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	33	11	21	1	.344	11.0	137	173	6-6	5-15	6-3-1	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	30	16	14	0	.533		131	120	13-4	3-10	3-7	Lost 2
New York Mets	33	17	16	0	.515	0.5	134	112	7-9	10-7	5-5	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	30	15	15	0	.500	1.0	138	131	10-9	5-6	5-5	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	34	15	19	0	.441	3.0	137	162	8-9	7-10	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	33	13	20	0	.394	4.5	104	160	5-9	8-11	1-9	Lost 8
Montreal Expos	31	11	20	0	.355	5.5	101	185	3-8	8-12	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	34	24	10	0	.706		173	122	13-3	11-7	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	32	19	13	0	.594	4.0	180	154	10-7	9-6	8-2	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	33	19	14	0	.576	4.5	146	105	9-11	10-3	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	35	17	18	0	.486	7.5	174	167	10-6	7-12	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	36	17	19	0	.472	8.0	207	215	9-9	8-10	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	37	16	21	0	.432	9.5	152	144	6-12	10-9	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 3, Red Sox 0 at Boston (day game):
Staked to a three-run lead in the first inning, Sam McDowell pitched the Indians to a 3-0 victory over the Red Sox. The shutout was the first of the season for the lefthander, who allowed only three hits. The Indians' runs counted on singles by Larry Brown and Ted Uhlaender, a double by Tony Horton and single by Chuck Hinton.

White Sox 9, Royals 3 at Chicago (night game):
The slugging of Ken Berry and Gail Hopkins supported the pitching of Joe Horlen, who gained his fourth straight victory when the White Sox defeated the Royals, 9-3. Berry smashed a pair of two-run homers and Hopkins drove in three runs with a homer, double and single.

Yankees 4, Tigers 1 at New York (night game):
The only Yankee pitcher with a complete game to his credit so far this season, Stan Bahnsen hurled the route for the second time and beat the Tigers, 4-1. Bahnsen gave up the Tigers' tally on singles by Dick McAuliffe and Norm Cash, around an infield out, in the first inning. The Yankees tied the score with an unearned run in their half and broke away with two runs in the sixth on singles by Bobby Murcer, Roy White and Danny Cater and a sacrifice fly by Thurman Munson.

Angels 5, A's 4 at Oakland (night game):
Homers by Jay Johnstone and Jim Fregosi, together with a pair of run-scoring singles by Jim Spencer, helped the Angels defeat the Athletics, 5-4. Spencer batted in the Angels' first run in the third inning and Alex Johnson homered in the fourth. Fregosi led off the seventh with his circuit clout. After singles by Roger Repoz, Johnson and Spencer added another run, Johnson was picked off base, but Spencer advanced to second on the play and scored what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Joe Azcue. Dave Duncan batted in two runs for the A's with a bases-loaded single and Don Mincher hit a homer.

Orioles 4, Senators 3 at Washington (night game):
Saved from defeat in the ninth inning. the Orioles went on to beat the Senators, 4-3, in the 11th when Merv Rettenmund doubled and Curt Motton singled in roles as pinch-hitters. Frank Howard homered in the eighth to send the Senators ahead, 3-2, but the Orioles loaded the bases with one out in the ninth. The Senators failed to complete what could have been game-ending double play, and Dave May crossed the plate with the Orioles' tying run.

Braves 3, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Hank Aaron smashed a double and homer, increasing his career hit total to 2,997, and Rico Carty extended his batting streak to 31 games with a pair of singles as the Braves beat the Reds, 3-1. Jim Nash gave up the Reds' run in the fourth inning on a walk to Tony Perez and a double by Johnny Bench. Aaron's double and the first of Carty's singles tied the score in the sixth. Aaron then won the game by hitting his homer with Felix Millan on base in the eighth.

Dodgers 11, Giants 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers exploded for six runs in the first inning on six hits, including homers by Willie Crawford and Tom Haller, to defeat the Giants, 11-5. Maury Wills, who batted twice in the big stanza and hit two singles, scored the first run and drove in the sixth run of the stanza. Wes Parker added a two-run homer for the Giants in the fourth. Willie Mays accounted for four of the Giants' runs with circuit clouts in the first and the second innings.

Mets 4, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Tom Seaver pitched the Mets' the second straight one-hitter and defeated the Phillies, 4-0. Mike Compton singled in the third inning for the only safety off Seaver, who struck out 15. The Mets scored twice in the fourth inning on a single by onn Clendenon, double by Ron Swoboda, wild pitch by Woodie Fryman and error by Compton on his throw to plate after recovering the ball. Two walks and singles by Joe Foy and Jerry Grote added a pair in the fifth. Seaver's one-hitter, the second of his career, followed a similar performance by Gary Gentry against the Cubs May 13.

Expos 2, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Dan McGinn, who came out of the Expos' bullpen and beat Tom Seaver of the Mets, 3-0, on May 11, turned in his second straight route-going performance and defeated the Pirates, 2-1. The Expos scored both their runs in the sixth inning on a single by Adolfo Phillips, pass to Bob Bailey and singles by John Bateman and Ron Fairly. McGinn's bid for a shutout was spoiled in the seventh when Willie Stargell tripled and Manny Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly.

Padres 10, Astros 8 at San Diego (night game):
Nate Colbert homered after a double by Ed Spiezio in the 10th inning to give the Padres a 10-8 victory over the Astros, who were stopped on a five-game winning streak. With the aid of two homers by Ivan Murrell, the Padres held a 6-5 lead going into the ninth, but the Astros rallied for three runs on a bases-loaded single by Denis Menke and double by Jim Wynn. In the Padres' half, Murrell reached base on an error by Menke and when Ollie Brown grounded to Menke, both runners were safe on the shortstop's late throw to the second. After Steve Huntz sacrificed, Murrell crossed the plate on a wild pitch and Brown scored on a single by Chris Cannizzaro to send the game into overtime.

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Managers Leo Durocher and Red Schoendienst both lifted their pitchers in the midst of a scoreless duel in moves that failed for one and paid off for the other when the Cardinals beat the Cubs, 1-0. Durocher removed Joe Decker when the Cubs had men on first and third with two out in the seventh inning, but pinch-hitter Paul Popovich grounded into a forceout. With Phil Regan ptiching in the Cardinals' half, Joe Hague singled and Mike Shannon, starting his first game this season after being sidelined by a kidney aliment, beat out a bunt. Phil Gagliano popped up trying to sacrifice and Vic Davalillo, batting for Mike Torrez, forced Shannon, but Jose Cardenal came through with a single to drive in the game's only run. Billy McCool, in relief of Torrez, completed the shutout and gained his first save in a Cardinal uniform.