MLB standings through games of June 27, 1970

MLB standings at the end of June 27, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	72	46	26	0	.639		355	278	25-12	21-14	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	71	42	28	1	.600	3.0	324	284	22-10	20-18	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	68	36	32	0	.529	8.0	312	297	19-13	17-19	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	67	33	34	0	.493	10.5	303	317	23-13	10-21	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	68	31	37	0	.456	13.0	262	278	15-17	16-20	5-5	Won 1
Washington Senators	71	31	40	0	.437	14.5	297	331	19-20	12-20	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	66	42	24	0	.636		333	248	19-10	23-14	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	70	41	29	0	.586	3.0	282	248	23-14	18-15	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	72	39	33	0	.542	6.0	328	285	23-15	16-18	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	68	25	43	0	.368	18.0	261	329	14-23	11-20	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	72	26	46	0	.361	19.0	282	367	13-22	13-24	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	71	25	45	1	.357	19.0	297	374	16-17	9-28	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	70	38	32	0	.543		317	261	18-16	20-16	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	38	35	0	.521	1.5	293	299	24-16	14-19	7-3	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	68	35	33	0	.515	2.0	327	299	21-16	14-17	1-9	Lost 8
St. Louis Cardinals	70	34	36	0	.486	4.0	314	281	16-15	18-21	5-5	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	69	31	38	0	.449	6.5	228	312	14-18	17-20	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	71	27	44	0	.380	11.5	264	370	12-20	15-24	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	72	51	21	0	.708		365	284	28-8	23-13	7-3	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	72	42	30	0	.583	9.0	330	246	19-18	23-12	8-2	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	69	36	33	0	.522	13.5	318	319	19-15	17-18	3-7	Lost 5
San Francisco Giants	71	34	37	0	.479	16.5	380	415	20-17	14-20	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	73	31	42	0	.425	20.5	321	347	20-17	11-25	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	76	30	46	0	.395	23.0	330	354	15-25	15-21	2-8	Lost 7

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 9, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
Bert Blyleven, the Twins' 19-year rookie, pitched a two-hitter and defeated the White Sox. 9-1. The Holland-born righthander gave up a leadoff single to Tommy McCraw and then did not yield another hit until Bob Spence homered with one out in the eighth inning. Tony Oliva homered with two men on base for the Twins in the first and Cesar Tovar added a solo swat in the fourth.

Indians 3, Tigers 0 at Detroit (day game):
Rookie Rick Austin, a 23-year-old lefthander with the Indians, posted a five-hit shutout for his first major league victory, beating the Tigers, 3-0. Roy Foster, who ended the previous night's game with two hits, added four more in a row before the Indians' outfielder struck out to end his batting streak. Singles by Foster and Ray Fosse, together with an error, produced the initial run in the first inning. Eddie Leon walked and Foster and Fosse singled for another run in the third. Foster was thrown out trying to steal as Tony Horton struck out, but Chuck Hinton then singled to drive in the last run off Mickey Lolich, who suffered his fourth straight defeat since winning May 29.

Royals 2, Angels 0 at Kansas City (day game):
The Royals collected four walks and scored twice on only one hit in the sixth inning to defeat the Angels, 2-0. Andy Messersmith passed Amos Otis and Bob Oliver to open the stanza. After Lou Piniella singled to drive in Otis, walks to Ed Kirkpatrick and Paul Schaal forced in a second run. Three Royals' pitchers -- Dave Morehead, Tom Burgmeier and Bob Johnson -- combined to blank the Angels on four hits, including a double by Sandy Alomar, who batted safely in his 22nd straight game. Morehead, who started for the Royals, was forced to quit after suffering a strained muscle in his rib cage in the second inning.

Brewers 3, A's 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Gene Brabender pitched a five-hitter in his first complete game of the season for the Brewers and defeated the Athletics, 3-1. The victory was the third in a row for the Brewers, who broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning with two runs on singles by Dave May, Roberto Pena and Phil Roof and a sacrifice fly by Bob Burda.

Red Sox 4, Yankees 0 at New York (day game):
Backed by George Scott and Billy Conigliaro, who drove in two runs apiece, Gary Peters pitched the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Yankees. George Scott singled with the bases loaded to plate a pair in the fourth inning and then was on base with another single when Conigliaro homered in the seventh.

Senators 5, Orioles 3 at Washington (night game):
Pinch-hitter Wayne Comer delivered a double with the bases loaded in the eighth inning as the Senators rallied to defeat the Orioles, 5-3. Ed Brinkman and pinch-hitter John Roseboro singled and, after Pete Richert replaced Jim Palmer, pinch-hitter Rick Reichardt walked to load the bases. Eddie Watt took the mound for the Orioles and was tagged for Comer's double, driving in two runs, and a third followed across the plate when Frank Robinson made a wild throw returning the ball to the infield.

Reds 5, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Jim Merritt pitched six perfect innings to start the Reds off to a 5-2 victory over the Astros. Merritt's mastery ended in the seventh when Jesus Alou doubled. Bob Watson singled with two out to score Alou. Doug Rader homered in the eighth. Merritt failed to finish, yielding the mound to Clay Carroll after Jim Wynn singled to open the ninth. Tony Perez led the Reds' attack with four hits, driving in two runs. Bernie Carbo contributed a homer.

Dodgers 7, Padres 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
A two-run error by Ollie Brown, who dropped a fly in the seventh inning, enabled the Dodgers to gain a 7-5 victory over the Padres, who went down to their seventh straight defeat. After Bill Sudakis homered in the sixth for a 3-2 lead, the Dodgers scored two runs in the seventh and had two men on base with two out when Brown failed to catch a long fly by Tom Haller. Don Sutton allowed only five hits, but they included two homers by Nate Colbert and one each by Dave Campbell and Al Ferrara before Jim Brewer relieved in the eighth. The victory was the Dodgers' fifth in a row.

Mets 8, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
The Mets erupted for six runs in the third inning and Gary Gentry, who pitched a four-hitter, had an easy time beating the Expos, 8-3. A pass to Ken Boswell and singles by Jerry Grote, Tommie Agee, Bud Harrelson and Ken Singleton produced the Mets' first three runs and Donn Clendenon accounted for three others with a homer. Singles by Singleton, Ron Swoboda, Joe Foy and Boswell added the Mets' final pair in the seventh. The Expos' runs counted on homers by John Bateman and Ron Fairly.

Pirates 2, Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates scored a run on singles by Richie Hebner, Roberto Clemente and Al Oliver in the ninth inning to gain a 2-1 victory over the Cubs, who suffered their eighth straight defeat. Fergie Jenkins was the loser, although striking out 14 for his career high in a game. The Pirates counted their first run on a single by Matty Alou and triple by Hebner in the sixth. Jim Hickman homered off Dock Ellis for the Cubs' tying run in the seventh. The victory was the first for Ellis since his no-hitter against the Padres June 12.

Giants 3, Braves 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Dick Dietz hit a three-run homer in the second inning to provide the Giants with a 3-0 victory over the Braves behind the combined pitching of Skip Pitlock, Frank Reberger and Don McMahon. Pitlock, who received credit for his first major league victory, was forced to leave the game after five innings with a spike wound suffered while covering first base on a putout of Felix Millan. Reberger took over and lasted until the ninth when two walks brought McMahon to the rescue. Dietz hit his homer after Ken Henderson reached base on an error and Willie McCovey singled.

Cardinals 9, Phillies 8 at St. Louis (day game):
Jim Beauchamp hit his first homer in a Cardinals' uniform to decide a 9-8 victory over the Phillies. The outfielder's blow in the eighth inning, breaking an 8-8 tie, enabled Ted Abernathy, in relief, to receive credit for his first win with the Redbirds. Beauchamp also singled for an RBI and Joe Torre drove in a run with a double in the fourth inning when the Cardinals scored four times to take a 4-3 lead. Another four-run burst in the fifth included a homer by Torre with two men on base. The Phillies came back with three in the sixth and tied the score in the seventh on a two-run single by Byron Browne.