MLB standings through games of May 22, 1970

MLB standings at the end of May 22, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	39	27	12	0	.692		199	144	13-6	14-6	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	41	22	18	1	.550	5.5	186	173	13-7	9-11	6-3-1	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	36	18	18	0	.500	7.5	164	163	9-7	9-11	3-7	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	36	16	20	0	.444	9.5	145	153	12-5	4-15	2-8	Lost 3
Washington Senators	38	16	22	0	.421	10.5	151	171	13-12	3-10	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	34	13	21	0	.382	11.5	113	140	6-10	7-11	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	36	25	11	0	.694		191	135	9-6	16-5	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	39	26	13	0	.667	0.5	180	134	12-6	14-7	7-3	Won 1
Oakland A's	39	19	20	0	.487	7.5	180	169	13-9	6-11	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	38	16	22	0	.421	10.0	147	186	9-13	7-9	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	38	14	24	0	.368	12.0	159	203	5-14	9-10	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	38	13	24	1	.351	12.5	162	206	8-8	5-16	5-4-1	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	35	19	16	0	.543		156	138	13-4	6-12	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	37	19	18	0	.514	1.0	168	155	11-10	8-8	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	38	19	19	0	.500	1.5	155	132	7-10	12-9	5-5	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	41	18	23	0	.439	4.0	162	191	11-11	7-12	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	38	16	22	0	.421	4.5	139	216	7-9	9-13	7-3	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	39	15	24	0	.385	6.0	116	180	6-11	9-13	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	41	30	11	0	.732		203	144	17-4	13-7	7-3	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	40	23	17	0	.575	6.5	180	130	11-13	12-4	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	39	22	17	0	.564	7.0	201	177	10-7	12-10	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	41	19	22	0	.463	11.0	224	241	10-11	9-11	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	42	19	23	0	.452	11.5	199	202	11-10	8-13	4-6	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	43	18	25	0	.419	13.0	184	181	8-15	10-10	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 7, Red Sox 4 at Baltimore (night game):
After failing to hold a 4-0 lead, the Orioles went ahead again on a homer by Boog Powell in the sixth inning and proceeded to defeat the Red Sox, 7-4. George Scott hit two doubles and a homer to help the Red Sox tie the score at 4-4 before Powell shattered the deadlock. The Orioles added insurance runs in the eighth on a single by Paul Blair, double by Brooks Robinson and single by Davey Johnson.

A's 9, White Sox 8 at Chicago (night game):
A seven-run lead proved insufficient for the White Sox, who folded and lost to the Athletics, 9-8, with the deciding tally scoring on an error by John Matias in the eighth inning. Ed Herrmann homered with two men on base in the first when the White Sox jumped off with six runs. A two-run homer by Carlos May in the fourth padded the lead to 8-1. The Athletics began their comeback with four runs in the sixth, three scoring on a circuit clout by John Donaldson. Two men were on base with walks and two were out when the A's resumed their rally in the eighth. Sal Bando singled for one run and Felipe Alou doubled to drive in two more. Don Mincher followed with a fly to right field and when Matias misjudged the ball for an error, Alou counted the winning run.

Yankees 7, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Three unearned runs provided the Yankees with their winning margin in a 7-4 victory over the Indians. The Yankees scored their first three runs in the first inning, two coming on a homer by Roy White. In the third, Danny Cater singled and scored when Rich Rollins threw wildly on a grounder by Thurman Munson. Taking second on the error, Munson crossed the plate on a single by Gene Michael. When Jerry Kenney singled, Michael was trapped off third, but scored when catcher Ray Fosse threw the ball into left field. Tony Horton drove in two of the Indians' runs with an infield out and a homer.

Tigers 3, Senators 2 at Detroit (night game):
An error by Mike Epstein on a disputed play enabled the Tigers to defeat the Senators, 3-2. Al Kaline walked with two out in the third inning. Jim Northrup followed with a grounder down the first base line and Epstein let the ball get past him, thinking it was foul. The umpire ruled otherwise. Willie Horton then capitalized on the situation with a double, driving in Kaline and Northrup. The Tigers added the decisive run in the seventh on a single by Mickey Stanley, a stolen base, a safe bunt by Dalton Jones and a sacrifice fly by Kaline. Bernie Allen homered for the Nats.

Royals 6, Brewers 3 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals scored five runs on only three hits in the fifth inning and defeated the Brewers, 6-3. Dick Drago drew a pass to open the stanza, Pat Kelly singled and Mike Fiore and Amos Otis walked to force in the first run. Bob Oliver knocked in two more with a single, Joe Keough doubled another run across the plate and the final tally of the stanza counted on a sacrifice fly by Luis Alcaraz.

Angels 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Helping himself to victory, Clyde Wright singled in the seventh inning to drive in what proved to be the winning run as the Angels defeated the Twins, 3-2. Ken McMullen homered for the Angels in the second. Jim Spencer led off the seventh with another round-tripper. Bill Voss and Joe Azcue then singled before Wright came to the plate and hit his decisive single. Wright, who had a 3-1 lead, was lifted in the eighth when the Twins threatened. Ken Tatum yielded a homer by Rick Renick in the ninth.

Reds 5, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
In a meeting of aces, Jim Merritt triumphed over Larry Dierker and pitched the Reds to a 5-2 victory over the Astros. Tony Perez started the Reds' scoring with a homer in the fourth inning and two other runs followed on doubles by Johnny Bench and Lee May and a single by Dave Concepcion. Pete Rose tripled and Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Bernie Carbo wound up the Reds' production in the sixth with the longest homer ever hit by a lefthanded batter in the Astrodome. The ball struck the concrete facing on the fifth deck, 60 feet above the turf and 340 feet from home plate.

Braves 1, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Braves collected only three hits, but used two of them with a stolen base for a run in the third inning to beat the Dodgers, 1-0, in a duel between Pat Jarvis and Sandy Vance. Felix Millan, who singled for the Braves' first hit, pilfered second and then crossed the plate on a single by Hank Aaron.

Expos 6, Pirates 3 at Montreal (night game):
A two-run homer by Mack Jones and two-run triple by Jim Fairey enabled the Expos to defeat the Pirates, 6-3. Jones rapped his round-tripper in the first inning. Fairey's triple was the big blow in the third when the Expos added their other runs. Al Oliver hit a homer, double and single for the Pirates.

Cubs 6, Mets 4 at New York (night game):
The last of the original Mets still active in the major leagues, Jim Hickman drove in three runs with a homer and double to help the Cubs defeat his former club, 6-4. Two errors, a sacrifice fly by Ron Santo and Hickman's homer gave the Cubs three unearned runs in the first inning. The Cubs added a tally in the second and wound up with a pair in the fifth on a triple by Glenn Beckert and doubles by Billy Williams and Hickman. Donn Clendenon hit a homer and two singles for the Mets.

Cardinals 6, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Julian Javier, who had batted in only seven runs previously this season, accounted for four RBIs with a sacrifice fly and a double to lead the Cardinals to a 6-3 victory over the Phillies. Joe Torre provided two of the Redbirds' runs with a homer. A triple by Jose Cardenal, an intentional pass to Dick Allen and an infield hit by Torre on which Cardenal held third loaded the bases for Javier's tie-breaking double in the eighth inning.

Giants 9, Padres 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Ken Henderson hit a grand-slam homer in the eighth inning to clinch the Giants' 9-4 victory over the Padres. Two passed balls by Dick Dietz led to a pair of unearned runs for the Padres in the first inning, but the catcher later got those runs back by hitting a homer with a man on base in the fifth. Bobby Bonds walked with two out in the eighth and stole second. Ron Hunt was hit by a pitch and pulled a double steal with Bonds. The Padres then walked Willie McCovey intentionally, setting the stage for Henderson's homer off Tom Dukes.