MLB standings through games of May 17, 1970

MLB standings at the end of May 17, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	33	24	9	0	.727		176	118	12-6	12-3	9-1	Won 2
New York Yankees	36	19	16	1	.543	6.0	166	158	11-5	8-11	6-3-1	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	31	15	16	0	.484	8.0	146	149	6-6	9-10	2-8	Lost 5
Boston Red Sox	32	15	17	0	.469	8.5	127	125	11-5	4-12	2-8	Won 1
Washington Senators	33	13	20	0	.394	11.0	137	162	11-12	2-8	1-9	Lost 9
Cleveland Indians	29	11	18	0	.379	11.0	88	114	4-9	7-9	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	32	22	10	0	.688		167	118	9-5	13-5	7-3	Won 4
California Angels	35	23	12	0	.657	0.5	166	128	12-6	11-6	7-3	Lost 1
Oakland A's	36	18	18	0	.500	6.0	161	147	13-9	5-9	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	34	15	19	0	.441	8.0	135	166	8-10	7-9	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	34	13	21	0	.382	10.0	139	178	4-11	9-10	5-5	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	35	11	23	1	.324	12.0	145	190	6-8	5-15	6-3-1	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	32	17	15	0	.531		137	126	13-4	4-11	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	34	18	16	0	.529		140	112	7-9	11-7	6-4	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	32	16	16	0	.500	1.0	144	137	11-10	5-6	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	36	16	20	0	.444	3.0	148	173	9-10	7-10	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	34	13	21	0	.382	5.0	104	166	5-10	8-11	1-9	Lost 9
Montreal Expos	33	12	21	0	.364	5.5	112	196	3-8	9-13	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	37	27	10	0	.730		187	129	16-3	11-7	6-4	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	35	20	15	0	.571	6.0	158	110	10-12	10-3	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	35	19	16	0	.543	7.0	187	168	10-7	9-9	5-5	Lost 3
Houston Astros	37	18	19	0	.486	9.0	186	179	10-6	8-13	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	38	18	20	0	.474	9.5	212	227	9-9	9-11	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	39	17	22	0	.436	11.0	164	156	7-13	10-9	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Royals 3, White Sox 2 (day game) / Royals 8, White Sox 4 at Chicago (day game):
Jim Rooker, who was an outfielder-first baseman in the minor leagues before converting to pitcher, batted in five runs, including two in the 11th inning, as the Royals defeated the White Sox, 8-4, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader. Joe Keough collected four hits and was the hero of the Royals' 3-2 victory in the 10-inning opener. Keough drove in the Royals' first run in the lidlifter with a single in the fourth inning. After Ed Herrmann hit two homers for the White Sox, Keough singled in the ninth and scored the tying run on a sacrifice and a single by Ed Kirkpatrick. Amos Otis doubled with two out in the tenth, Bob Oliver was safe on an error and Keough doubled to drive in the winning run. Rooker batted in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the second inning of the nightcap and scored himself on a single by Pat Kelly. Two singles by Herrmann helped the White Sox rally to tie the game. In the 10th, Luis Alcaraz singled and took second on a grounder by Jackie Hernandez. After an intentional pass to Ellie Rodriguez, Rooker batted in both runners with a double and Kelly followed with a homer for two more runs to clinch the verdict.

Twins 6, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Jim Perry pitched a six-hitter and also singled in the sixth inning to set off a five-run explosion as the Twins defeated the Brewers, 6-1. Singles by Steve Hovley, Phil Roof and Lew Krausse produced the Brewers' run in the second inning. Perry was forced by Cesar Tovar after his single in the sixth, but Rod Carew followed with a single and Tony Oliva brought in two runs with a double. A walk, two errors and a double by Leo Cardenas helped the Twins added three more tallies before the frame ended.

[DH] Angels 7, A's 1 (day game) / A's 6, Angels 5 at Oakland (day game):
Four walks in the 10th inning handed the Athletics a 6-5 victory and split of a doubleheader with the Angels, who won the first game, 7-1. Roger Repoz doubled with the bases loaded to drive in three of the Angels' four runs in the fourth inning of the lidlifter. Jay Johnstone homered in the sixth, Repoz batted in another run with a double and Jim Fregosi walked with the bases loaded to complete the Angels' scoring. In the nightcap, a three-run double by Alex Johnson and homer by Jim Spencer paced the Angels to a 5-2 lead. The Athletics, who had a homer in the first inning by Rick Monday, hit two more in the eighth to tie the score. Felipe Alou started the rally with a solo swat and, after a pass to Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando came through with the other homer.

[DH] Reds 5, Braves 1 (day game) / Reds 7, Braves 6 at Cincinnati (day game):
After being collared in four trips in the first game, Hank Aaron singled in the first inning of the second game for the 3,000th hit of his career, but the Braves lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Reds, 5-1 and 7-6, with the nightcap going 15 innings. The Reds took charge of the opener by scoring three times in the fifth inning. A double by Jimmy Stewart, single by Jim Merritt and sacrifice fly by Pete Rose tied the game at 1-1. Bobby Tolan, Tony Perez and Johnny Bench followed with singles for two more runs. Rose and Perez wrapped it up with homers in the seventh. Aaron drove in a run with his single in the nightcap and also homered with a man on base in the third inning. With the help of a circuit clout by Rose, the Reds came back to tie the count at 3-3. The Braves appeared to have won the game after scoring three runs in the 10th, but the Reds forged a new deadlock when Perez singled and Bench and Lee May hit successive homers. In the 15th, Dave Concepcion singled and Angel Bravo sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Rose, Don Gullett crossed up the Braves with a single to drive in the winning run.

Dodgers 8, Giants 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Sending 11 men to bat, the Dodgers scored six runs in the fifth inning to clinch an 8-0 victory over the Giants behind the pitching of Claude Osteen. The Dodgers collected seven hits in their big inning, including two singles by Maury Wills, who also stole two bases. Ted Sizemore knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded single. The victory was Osteen's first over the Giants since August 30, 1968, and the fifth of his career against 10 defeats in meetings with the 'Frisco crew.

Expos 8, Pirates 7 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Homers by Rusty Staub, Bobby Wine and Mack Jones enabled the Expos to outlast the Pirates, 8-7. Staub accounted for the initial run in the first inning. Wine broke the 5-5 tie with his round-tripper in the sixth. John Strohmayer followed with a single and Jones homered to decide the outcome.

Padres 5, Astros 3 at San Diego (day game):
Ivan Murrell batted in three runs and Steve Huntz and Chris Cannizzaro hit homers to account for the Padres' scoring in a 5-3 victory over the Astros. Joe Morgan and Joe Pepitone rapped round-trippers for the Astros.

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3 at St. Louis (day game):
Two pinch-hitters came through when the Cardinals rallied for two runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Cubs, 4-3. Joe Torre opened the stanza with a single, but Joe Hague struck out and Mike Shannon flied out. Vic Davalillo then batted for Dal Maxvill and tripled, tying the score. Next, Leron Lee came to the plate for Sal Campisi and singled to drive in the deciding run.