MLB standings through games of May 18, 1970

MLB standings at the end of May 18, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	34	24	10	0	.706		180	128	12-6	12-4	8-2	Lost 1
New York Yankees	37	20	16	1	.556	5.0	176	162	12-5	8-11	6-3-1	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	31	15	16	0	.484	7.5	146	149	6-6	9-10	2-8	Lost 5
Boston Red Sox	32	15	17	0	.469	8.0	127	125	11-5	4-12	2-8	Won 1
Washington Senators	34	14	20	0	.412	10.0	144	165	12-12	2-8	1-9	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	30	11	19	0	.367	11.0	91	121	4-9	7-10	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	33	23	10	0	.697		174	123	9-5	14-5	8-2	Won 5
California Angels	36	24	12	0	.667	0.5	172	129	12-6	12-6	7-3	Won 1
Oakland A's	36	18	18	0	.500	6.5	161	147	13-9	5-9	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	35	15	20	0	.429	9.0	136	172	8-11	7-9	4-6	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	35	13	22	0	.371	11.0	144	185	4-12	9-10	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	35	11	23	1	.324	12.5	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	33	18	15	0	.545		149	131	13-4	5-11	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	35	18	17	0	.514	1.0	144	120	7-9	11-8	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	33	16	17	0	.485	2.0	144	143	11-10	5-7	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	37	17	20	0	.459	3.0	150	174	10-10	7-10	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	34	13	21	0	.382	5.5	120	200	4-8	9-13	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	35	13	22	0	.371	6.0	105	168	5-10	8-12	0-10	Lost 10

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	38	27	11	0	.711		192	141	16-4	11-7	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	36	21	15	0	.583	5.0	162	113	10-12	11-3	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	35	19	16	0	.543	6.5	187	168	10-7	9-9	5-5	Lost 3
Houston Astros	38	19	19	0	.500	8.0	192	179	11-6	8-13	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	38	18	20	0	.474	9.0	212	227	9-9	9-11	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	40	17	23	0	.425	11.0	167	160	7-14	10-9	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 6, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
The Angels, who lost three times to Billy Wynne last season, got back at the righthander by defeating the White Sox, 6-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Andy Messersmith. Wynne lasted only five innings and gave up three runs, two on a bases-loaded double by Alex Johnson in the third and one on a homer by Ken McMullen in the fourth. Jim Fregosi homered in the ninth to wind up a perfect night at bat for the Angels' infielder.

Twins 7, Royals 5 at Kansas City (night game):
With the help of three homers, the Twins defeated the Royals, 7-5, for their fifth straight victory. Leo Cardenas and Rod Carew each hit for the circuit with a man on base, but the Royals tied the score at 5-5 when Amos Otis whacked a two-run homer in the seventh. The Twins scored the tie-breaking tally without the benefit of a hit in the eighth on a pass to Rich Reese, a wild pitch, throwing error by Ellie Rodriguez on the play and a sacrifice fly by Charlie Manuel. Bill Zepp, who retired one batter in relief, was the winner. Harmon Killebrew clinched the outcome with a homer in the ninth.

Yankees 10, Orioles 4 at New York (night game):
A homer by Fritz Peterson with a man on base in the third inning ignited a seven-run explosion that propelled the Yankees to a 10-4 victory over the Orioles. After Peterson's blow tied the score at 2-2, the Yankees knocked out Mike Cuellar with consecutive singles by Horace Clarke, Bobby Murcer, Roy White and Danny Cater for two more runs. Dave Leonhard, in relief, passed Curt Blefary intentionally to load the bases. Thurman Munson then singled to drive in another pair and John Ellis accounted for the seventh run of the stanza with a sacrifice fly.

Senators 7, Indians 3 at Washington (night game):
George Brunet hit a three-run homer and Ed Stroud drove in three more runs with a double as the Senators ended a nine-game losing streak by defeating the Indians, 7-3. After Brunet's blow in the second inning, the Indians came back to tie the score. A single by Hank Allen and walks to Del Unser and Ed Brinkman set the stage for Stroud's double in the sixth. Stroud then scored the Nats' final run on a single by Lee Maye.

Cubs 12, Reds 5 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Cubs piled up 16 hits, including four each by Don Kessinger and Glenn Beckert, to defeat the Reds, 12-5. With Ron Santo contributing a three-run double, the Cubs built up a 9-0 lead before the Reds had their only big inning, scoring four runs in the fifth on singles by Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan, a double by Tony Perez and a homer by Johnny Bench.

Astros 6, Cardinals 0 at Houston (night game):
The Cardinals were shut out for the first time this season when they collected only four hits off Larry Dierker and lost to the Astros, 6-0. The Astros feasted on the pitching of Bob Gibson, rapping the Cardinals' ace for 12 hits and all their runs before knocking him out in the sixth inning.

Expos 8, Mets 4 at Montreal (day game):
Playing before a record Montreal crowd of 31,004 on Victoria Day, a Canadian national holiday, the Expos gained a dramatic victory when pinch-hitter Bob Bailey smashed a grand-slam homer in the ninth inning to beat the Mets, 8-4. The Mets took a 4-1 lead in the eighth when Dave Marshall, Joe Foy and Jerry Grote hit consecutive homers. The Expos picked up a pair in their half and then started a ninth-inning rally with a run on a single by Ron Brand, a forceout by Marv Staehle, walk to Adolfo Phillips and a double by Rusty Staub. After Ron Fairly was passed intentionally, Cal Koonce replaced Tug McGraw and was the victim of Bailey's jackpot wallop.

Pirates 2, Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A run that scored on a passed ball gave the Pirates a 2-1 victory over the Phillies, who went down to their 10th straight defeat. In a duel between Bob Moose and Jim Bunning, the Phillies picked up their run in the sixth inning on a walk to Denny Doyle, single by Johnny Briggs and sacrifice fly by Don Money. Richie Hebner singled for the Pirates in the seventh, advanced on a sacrifice by Bob Robertson and counted the tying run on a double by Manny Sanguillen. Sanguillen moved to third on an infield hit by Bill Mazeroski and scored when catcher Del Bates failed to handle the pitch by Bunning on which Moose struck out.

Dodgers 4, Padres 3 at San Diego (night game):
The Dodgers used walks, stolen bases and an error to good advantage to gain a 4-3 victory over the Padres. Willie Davis walked in the first, stole second and counted on a single by Wes Parker. A pass to Ted Sizemore, double by Jeff Torborg, single by Sandy Vance and forceout by Maury Wills added two runs in the second. Billy Grabarkewitz walked in the third, pilfered second and scored what proved to be the winning run on an error when a grounder by Sizemore bounced off the glove of Steve Huntz at third base. The Padres kayoed Vance in the seventh, but Joe Moeller saved the rookie's victory after giving up a two-run double by Dave Campbell.