MLB standings through games of June 15, 1970

MLB standings at the end of June 15, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	61	39	22	0	.639		287	221	21-11	18-11	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	61	36	24	1	.600	2.5	276	238	20-8	16-16	9-1	Won 5
Detroit Tigers	57	29	28	0	.509	8.0	265	260	16-12	13-16	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	56	27	29	0	.482	9.5	240	254	20-8	7-21	6-4	Lost 2
Washington Senators	59	28	31	0	.475	10.0	254	271	17-17	11-14	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	57	25	32	0	.439	12.0	215	237	11-15	14-17	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	55	37	18	0	.673		288	212	18-9	19-9	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	60	35	25	0	.583	4.5	248	211	18-12	17-13	4-6	Lost 3
Oakland A's	61	34	27	0	.557	6.0	284	240	18-13	16-14	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	60	22	38	0	.367	17.5	241	311	11-20	11-18	3-7	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	58	21	37	0	.362	17.5	228	287	11-19	10-18	2-8	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	61	19	41	1	.317	20.5	263	347	12-15	7-26	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	55	32	23	0	.582		275	235	20-8	12-15	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	59	30	29	0	.508	4.0	234	215	16-14	14-15	5-5	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	31	31	0	.500	4.5	261	271	17-14	14-17	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	57	27	30	0	.474	6.0	263	240	14-15	13-15	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	58	25	33	0	.431	8.5	196	265	9-16	16-17	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	58	22	36	0	.379	11.5	212	310	10-17	12-19	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	61	44	17	0	.721		315	226	24-5	20-12	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	57	31	26	0	.544	11.0	272	253	16-11	15-15	3-7	Lost 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	61	33	28	0	.541	11.0	274	220	15-18	18-10	3-7	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	60	28	32	0	.467	15.5	332	375	17-15	11-17	4-6	Won 2
Houston Astros	62	27	35	0	.435	17.5	282	304	17-15	10-20	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	66	28	38	0	.424	18.5	305	307	13-22	15-16	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 9, Orioles 6 at Baltimore (night game):
Merv Rettenmund hit a grand-slam homer for the Orioles in the first inning, but the Brewers rallied to gain a 9-6 victory, capping their comeback with a six-run outburst in the eighth inning. Rettenmund's slam and a two-run homer by Chico Salmon in the sixth gave the Orioles a 6-3 lead, one of the Brewers' tallies coming on a round-tripper by Mike Hegan. Singles by Tommy Harper and Ted Savage, around a pass to Hegan, produced the first run for the Brewers in the eighth. Tito Francona singled for another tally. After a pass to Ted Kubiak loaded the bases, Roberto Pena cleared the sacks with a double. Jerry McNertney followed with a single to drive in Pena with the final run.

Indians 3, Angels 2 at Cleveland (night game):
A single by Jack Heidemann in the 12th inning, his fourth hit of the game, scored Graig Nettles from second base and gave the Indians a 3-2 victory over the Angels. Heidemann doubled in the first inning and counted the Tribe's initial run on a single by Ray Fosse. Eddie Leon homered in the second. The Angels rallied to tie the score in the ninth when Joe Azcue delivered a pinch-single with the bases loaded. Nettles and Rich Rollins walked with two out in the 12th before Paul Doyle relieved Mel Queen. Heidemann fouled off five pitches and then lined his single.

A's 12, Tigers 7 at Detroit (night game):
In a slugfest marked by two grand-slam homers, the Athletics beat the Tigers, 12-7. Dick McAuliffe hit his jackpot wallop for the Tigers off Chuck Dobson in the second inning after a triple by Elliott Maddox and two walks had the loaded bases. The A's came back with a six-run explosion in the third to take an 8-4 lead. After four singles produced the first run, Mickey Lolich replaced Niekro and struck out Don Mincher, but Frank Fernandez came to the plate and hit a grand slam. Rick Monday followed with another homer. The A's added four more runs in the seventh, two scoring an on a double by Reggie Jackson. In addition to McAuliffe's slam, Willie Horton and Al Kaline homered for the Tigers' other runs.

Royals 7, Red Sox 6 at Kansas City (night game):
Coming from behind with three runs in the ninth inning, the Royals defeated the Red Sox, 7-6. Ed Kirkpatrick and Pat Kelly hit two-run homers for the Royals, but the Red Sox held a 6-4 lead going into the last half of the ninth. Lou Piniella opened the Royals' rally with a single and stopped at second on another single by Paul Schaal. Jackie Hernandez followed with a safe bunt and when George Scott threw wildly to first, Piniella scored. Schaal reached third and Hernandez took second on the error. After an intentional pass to Billy Sorrell loaded the bases, Kelly tied the score with a sacrifice fly and Amos Otis won the game with a single.

Twins 5, Senators 3 at Minnesota (night game):
A three-run homer by Harmon Killebrew in the seventh inning brought the Twins a 5-3 victory over the Senators. Cesar Tovar was hit by a pitch and Tony Oliva singled before Killebrew connected for his two-out blow off Joe Coleman. Frank Howard homered with a man on base for the Senators in the first inning.

Pirates 5, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Jim Nelson, a 22-year-old righthander, made his first major league start and gained his first victory when the Pirates defeated the Dodgers, 5-2. The youngster was lifted in the eighth inning after Maury Wills singled and manny Mota was safe on an error. Dave Giusti, who relieved, gave up run-scoring singles by Willie Davis and Wes Parker before clamping down. The Pirates' attack included a homer by Willie Stargell.

Cardinals 5, Padres 4 at San Diego (night game):
Catcher Ted Simmons' pickoff of Jose Arcia, when the pinch-runner strayed off second base, proved the key play as the Cardinals defeated the Padres. 5-4. With the Cardinals leading 5-3, Chris Cannizzaro singled in the eighth inning and gave way on the paths to Arcia, who stopped at second on a single by Al Ferrara. After Simmons nailed Arcia, the Padres were able to score only one run, instead of two, when Ramon Webster singled and Ron Slocum doubled. Joe Torre hit a homer in the eighth to provide the Cardinals' winning run.