MLB standings through games of June 24, 1970

MLB standings at the end of June 24, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	69	44	25	0	.638		327	263	25-12	19-13	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	69	41	27	1	.603	2.5	321	279	21-9	20-18	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	65	34	31	0	.523	8.0	303	292	18-12	16-19	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	65	32	33	0	.492	10.0	291	304	23-12	9-21	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	65	30	35	0	.462	12.0	257	268	15-17	15-18	7-3	Lost 1
Washington Senators	68	30	38	0	.441	13.5	289	314	18-18	12-20	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	63	41	22	0	.651		321	239	19-10	22-12	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	67	39	28	0	.582	4.0	270	239	22-14	17-14	4-6	Won 2
Oakland A's	70	39	31	0	.557	5.5	325	279	23-15	16-16	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	66	24	42	0	.364	18.5	255	324	13-22	11-20	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	69	25	44	0	.362	19.0	274	349	12-21	13-23	3-7	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	68	22	45	1	.328	21.0	287	370	13-17	9-28	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	67	36	31	0	.537		296	249	18-16	18-15	8-2	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	66	35	31	0	.530	0.5	323	289	21-15	14-16	3-7	Lost 6
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	36	35	0	.507	2.0	288	296	22-16	14-19	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	67	32	35	0	.478	4.0	296	270	14-15	18-20	5-5	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	66	30	36	0	.455	5.5	217	294	13-18	17-18	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	68	26	42	0	.382	10.5	253	354	11-19	15-23	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	70	49	21	0	.700		357	280	28-8	21-13	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	70	40	30	0	.571	9.0	319	240	17-18	23-12	7-3	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	67	36	31	0	.537	11.5	317	312	19-15	17-16	5-5	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	69	32	37	0	.464	16.5	373	414	18-17	14-20	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	71	31	40	0	.437	18.5	317	339	20-15	11-25	4-6	Won 3
San Diego Padres	74	30	44	0	.405	21.0	324	343	15-25	15-19	3-7	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Orioles 5 at Boston (night game):
Dick Schofield tripled with the bases loaded for the big blow of a five-run rally in the seventh inning as the Red Sox came from behind to edge the Orioles, 6-5. Paul Blair, Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson hit homers and on Buford stole home to give the Orioles a 5-1 lead. Reggie Smith homered for the Red Sox run in the first inning. In the seventh with one out Tom Satriano singled to drive in a run. After a pass to Mike Fiore loaded the bases, Schofield lashed his triple and then scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Smith.

[DH] Angels 3, White Sox 1 (night game) / Angels 2, White Sox 1 at California (night game):
The Angels got three-hit pitching from Tom Murphy in the first game and a combined two-hitter by Mel Queen and Eddie Fisher in the second game to beat the White Sox in a twi-night doubleheader, 3-1 and 2-1. The White Sox scored off Murphy in the first inning when Syd O'Brien doubled and Bill Melton singled. The Angels tied the game in the fifth on a single by Chico Ruiz, a stolen base and a single by Sandy Alomar. Murphy singled in the seventh, advanced on a sacrifice and scored the leading run on a single by Roger Repoz. The final run in the eighth was unearned. In the nightcap, the White Sox got their two hits off Queen in the fourth and scored their run on a single by O'Brien, pass to Melton and double by Duane Josephson. Fisher pitched the last three stanzas. The Angels, after counting in the second on a walk to Billy Cowan and singles by Jim Spencer and Ruiz, scored the winning run in the fifth when Jarvis Tatum and Jim Fregosi singled and Alex Johnson hit into a fielder's choice. Alomar, who hit safely in each end of the twin bill, extended his hitting streak to 19 games to exceed the Angels' record set by Bob Rodgers in 1964.

Twins 3, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Tony Oliva, who had been sidelined for three games with a pulled thigh muscle, returned to action and helped bat the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Brewers. Cesar Tovar singled in the fourth inning and completed the trip around the bases on an error, a sacrifice and a wild pitch. Oliva then doubled and scored on a single by Harmon Killebrew. In the eighth, Tovar was hit by a pitch, stole second and counted the winning run on a single by Oliva. Bob Burda, who had a single and a double, scored the first run and batted in the second tally for the Brewers.

[DH] Indians 7, Yankees 2 (day game) / Yankees 5, Indians 4 at New York (day game):
Bobby Murcer smashed four homers and tied two records as the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Indians, losing the first game, 7-2, and winning the second game, 5-4. Murcer's homers came in four straight official times at bat and equaled the major league mark for most consecutive circuit clouts in two games. The slugging outfielder also tied the A. L. record for most homers in a doubleheader. Sam McDowell gained his 10th victory for the Indians in the opener. The Tribe nicked Mel Stottlemyre for two runs in the third inning and added four off reliever Mike Kekich in the fourth, two scoring on a single by Ted Uhlaender with the bases loaded and two counting on errors by Ron Woods and Gene Michael. Curt Blefary hit a pinch-homer for the Yankees in the eighth. Murcer started his barrage with a boundary belt in the ninth inning of the first game and then homered in the first, fifth and eighth innings of the nightcap. After Graig Nettles put the Indians ahead, 4-3, with a two-run smash in the eighth, Murcer tied the score with his fourth of the day. Roy White followed with a double and Danny Cater singled to drive in the winning run.

A's 5, Royals 1 at Oakland (night game):
Darrell Osteen, called up from Iowa (American Association), made his A. L. debut and gained his first major league victory when the Athletics defeated the Royals, 5-1. Osteen previously was in the N. L. with the Reds in 1965, '66 and '67 and had an 0-4 record as a reliever. The A's scored two unearned runs and had a 2-1 lead before Osteen was lifted after giving up a leadoff single by Joe Keough in the sixth inning. Marcel Lachemann finished. The A's clinched their victory with three runs in the sixth on a single by Sal Bando, doubles by Joe Rudi and John Donaldson and a single by Bert Campaneris.

Tigers 3, Senators 2 at Washington (night game):
A double by Dick McAuliffe and single by Fred Stanley in the 10th inning gave the Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Senators. Frank Howard homered in the first for the Nats, but the Tigers went ahead with two runs in the second on a single by Bill Freehan, triple by Elliott Maddox and sacrifice fly by Earl Wilson. Aurelio Rodriguez tied the score with a circuit clout in the fourth.

Dodgers 7, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Following up the shutout work of Bill Singer and Pete Mikkelsen in the previous night's game, Joe Moeller also whitewashed the Braves, pitching the Dodgers to a 7-0 victory. The Dodgers scored in the first inning when Billy Grabarkewitz and Manny Mota singled and Jim Lefebvre forced Mota. In the sixth, Mota doubled, took third after a long fly by Willie Davis and counted on a sacrifice fly by Wes Parker. The Dodgers then pounced on two relievers for five runs in the ninth to ice their victory.

[DH] Mets 9, Cubs 5 (day game) / Mets 6, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
The Mets moved into first place in the Eastern division, dislodging the Cubs, by sweeping both games of a doubleheader, 9-5 and 6-1. The double dip extended the Cubs' losing streak to six games. Cleon Jones batted in four runs and Tommie Agee accounted for three RBIs to support Tom Seaver's pitching in the opener. Wayne Garrett joined the Mets' attack with a homer. In the nightcap, Nolan Ryan, who pitched the first seven innings before going out because of a blister on the middle finger of his throwing hand, and Tug McGraw, who finished, each allowed only one hit. The Mets bunched five singles for three runs in the second inning. Three more hits, together with a walk and a sacrifice fly, added a pair in the seventh and Art Shamsky singled and Garrett doubled for the last run in the eighth.

Reds 5, Giants 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
With a crowd of 28,027 on hand, the Reds played their final game in Crosley Field before moving to new Riverfront Stadium and defeated the Giants. 5-4. The Reds beat Juan Marichal when Johnny Bench and Lee May hit consecutive homers in the eighth inning to produce the tying and winning runs.

Astros 5, Padres 4 at Houston (night game):
Jim Wynn, who had accounted for only three runs batted in previously during the month of June, smashed a homer with two men on base in the first inning to start the Astros off to a 5-4 victory over the Padres. The Astros added their two other tallies in the third after Denis Menke and Bob Watson singled and Doug Rader walked to load the bases. Johnny Edwards singled, driving in Menke, but Watson tried to score from second and was thrown out. Rader took third on the play and counted what proved to be the winning run on a squeeze bunt by Denny Lemaster. Cito Gaston homered for the Padres in the third inning and Bob Barton connected with a man on base in the sixth.

Expos 8, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Carl Morton pitched a three-hitter and breezed to an 8-0 victory over the Phillies after the Expos staked their rookie righthander to a six-run lead in the fifth inning. Four straight hits routed Chris Short in the fifth, and after Billy Wilson relieved, a sacrifice and four more hits in a row piled up the Expos' runs. The final pair counted in the ninth, one on a homer by John Bateman and the other on an RBI single by Mack Jones.

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
After overcoming a 3-0 deficit, the Pirates scored on two singles around an error in the 11th inning to defeat the Cardinals. 4-3. Dick Allen homered with a man on base for the Cards. With the score tied, Gene Alley opened the 11th with a single and Roberto Clemente was safe on an error by Julian Javier. Luke Walker struck out trying to sacrifice, but Al Oliver came through with a single to score Alley with the winning run.