MLB standings through games of May 23, 1970

MLB standings at the end of May 23, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	40	28	12	0	.700		202	144	14-6	14-6	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	42	22	19	1	.537	6.5	189	177	13-7	9-12	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	37	18	19	0	.486	8.5	169	169	9-8	9-11	3-7	Lost 1
Washington Senators	39	17	22	0	.436	10.5	157	176	13-12	4-10	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	37	16	21	0	.432	10.5	145	156	12-5	4-16	2-8	Lost 4
Cleveland Indians	35	14	21	0	.400	11.5	117	143	7-10	7-11	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	37	26	11	0	.703		196	139	10-6	16-5	8-2	Won 1
California Angels	40	26	14	0	.650	1.5	184	139	12-6	14-8	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	40	20	20	0	.500	7.5	192	171	13-9	7-11	6-4	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	39	16	23	0	.410	11.0	149	198	9-14	7-9	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	39	15	24	0	.385	12.0	162	204	6-14	9-10	4-6	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	39	13	25	1	.342	13.5	163	209	8-8	5-17	4-5-1	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	36	20	16	0	.556		170	146	13-4	7-12	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	38	20	18	0	.526	1.0	171	156	11-10	9-8	7-3	Won 2
New York Mets	39	19	20	0	.487	2.5	163	146	7-11	12-9	5-5	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	19	23	0	.452	4.0	170	195	11-11	8-12	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	39	16	23	0	.410	5.5	143	224	7-10	9-13	7-3	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	40	15	25	0	.375	7.0	117	183	6-12	9-13	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	42	31	11	0	.738		217	147	17-4	14-7	8-2	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	40	23	17	0	.575	7.0	206	178	10-7	13-10	5-5	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	41	23	18	0	.561	7.5	181	135	11-14	12-4	6-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	42	19	23	0	.452	12.0	240	258	10-12	9-11	3-7	Lost 1
Houston Astros	43	19	24	0	.442	12.5	202	216	11-11	8-13	3-7	Lost 5
San Diego Padres	44	19	25	0	.432	13.0	201	197	8-15	11-10	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Red Sox 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Jim Palmer pitched the first shutout to the credit of the Orioles' staff this season and beat the Red Sox, 3-0. The Orioles decided Palmer's duel with Ray Culp when Elrod Hendricks singled, Don Buford was hit by a pitch and Terry Crowley drove them across with a double in the fifth inning. Paul Blair added the final marker with a homer in the eighth.

A's 12, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
Felipe Alou batted in four runs and John Donaldson and Frank Fernandez each accounted for three to lead the Athletics' attack in a 12-2 victory over the White Sox. Alou's hits included a homer with two men on base. Bill Melton and John Matias homered to produce the White Sox runs.

Indians 4, Yankees 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Duke Sims, who batted in the Indians' first three runs with a pair of homers, was hit by a pitch in the 13th inning and scored to beat the Yankees, 4-3. After reaching base, Sims stopped at third on a double by Larry Brown. Ray Fosse was handed an intentional pass to load the bases, but Jack Heidemann foiled the strategy with a single, scoring Sims.

Senators 6, Tigers 5 at Detroit (day game):
Capping a comeback by the Senators, Ed Brinkman singled in the ninth inning for his fourth hit of the game and drove in a run to beat the Tigers, 6-5. Ike Brown hit two homers and Elliott Maddox whacked one as the Tigers built up a 5-1 lead. Brinkman, who doubled in the Nats' first run in the third, doubled again ahead of a homer by Frank Howard in the sixth. Brinkman singled to plate a run in the seventh and Rick Reichardt tied the score with a homer in the eighth. John Roseboro singled in the ninth, took second on a balk and counted the winning run on Brinkman's single.

Royals 3, Brewers 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Jim Rooker's batting ability paid off when the Royals' pitcher won his own game with a two-run single in the seventh inning to beat the Brewers, 3-1. With the score tied, 1-1, Jackie Hernandez walked and stopped at third on a double by Ellie Rodriguez. Rooker, a former outfielder in the minor leagues, then rapped his single for the victory.

Twins 5, Angels 4 at Minnesota (day game):
A double by Jim Holt and a single by Leo Cardenas with two out in the eighth inning broke a tie and gave the Twins a 5-4 victory over the Angels. The Angels took a 4-2 lead in the game with the aid of three unearned runs. The Twins, who also scored three tainted tallies, tied the count in the fifth on an error by Jim Fregosi, a two-out single by Tony Oliva and a double by Harmon Killebrew.

Reds 14, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
Pete Rose drove in four runs with a pair of singles and Bernie Carbo and Tony Perez smashed homers as the Reds piled up 15 hits in a 14-3 victory over the Astros. Wayne Simpson started off poorly for the Reds, giving up three runs on four hits in the first inning, but the rookie yielded only one more hit before turning the mound over to Wayne Granger in the ninth. Simpson also batted in a run with a single in the fourth when the Reds erupted for five runs to kayo Don Wilson.

Braves 5, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Clete Boyer belted two homers, each with Rico Carty on base, and George Stone pitched a three-hitter as the Braves defeated the Dodgers, 5-1. Manny Mota, who walked in the first inning and advanced on a wild pitch and infield out, stole home to score the Dodgers' run. Carty was on base with a single when Boyer homered in the fourth and walked ahead of Boyer's second smash in the sixth. Gil Garrido, who had a perfect night with four hits, batted in the Braves' last run with a single in the eighth.

Pirates 8, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
Homers by Gene Alley, Roberto Clemente and Johnny Jeter, plus a two-run single by Manny Sanguillen, featured the Pirates' attack in an 8-4 victory over the Expos. Alley started the barrage in the first inning. Sanguillen singled with the bases loaded in the fourth when the Pirates scored four runs. After homers by Clemente in the fifth and Jeter in the seventh, Alley batted in the Bucs' last run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Coco Laboy hit a homer with a man on base for the Expos.

Cubs 14, Mets 8 at New York (day game):
Although hit freely, Fergie Jenkins ended his personal four-game losing streak when the Cubs outslugged the Mets, 14-8. Jenkins yielded ten hits, eight for extra bases, before leaving the mound after 7 2/3 innings. Mets' blows included homers by Art Shamsky and Jerry Grote. Billy Williams belted two homers as the Cubs got revenge on Gary Gentry, who held them to one hit in a 4-0 victory May 13. Johnny Callison batted in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the fourth inning.

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Dick Allen hit two homers, accounting for all of the Cardinals' runs, and Bob Gibson pitched a four-hitter and struck out 16 in posting a 3-1 victory over the Phillies. A pass to Larry Hisle and a triple by Ron Stone in the eighth inning deprived Gibson of a shutout.

Padres 17, Giants 16 at San Francisco (day game):
A homer by Steve Huntz in the 15th inning carried the Padres to a 17-16 victory over the Giants in a five-hour, 29-minute slugfest that produced a total of 44 hits, including nine round-trippers. After the game, owner Horace Stoneham of the Giants fired manager Clyde King and announced the appointment of Charlie Fox as his successor. In addition to Huntz, Chris Cannizzaro, Cito Gaston, Ron Slocum and Nate Colbert homered for the Padres, while the Giants had two circuit clouts by Willie Mays and one each by Ken Henderson and Willie McCovey. The Giants, after wasting an 8-0 lead, came back to tie the score at 14-14 in the ninth inning on singles by Henderson, Dick Dietz, Frank Johnson and Jim Davenport. Colbert socked his homer with a man on base in the 11th, but the Giants rallied again and reknotted the count with a two-run single by Ron Hunt.