MLB standings through games of June 28, 1970

MLB standings at the end of June 28, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	73	46	27	0	.630		358	282	25-12	21-15	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	73	43	29	1	.597	2.5	335	291	23-11	20-18	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	70	37	33	0	.529	7.5	319	306	20-14	17-19	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	69	34	35	0	.493	10.0	310	328	23-13	11-22	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	70	32	38	0	.457	12.5	271	285	15-17	17-21	4-6	Lost 1
Washington Senators	72	32	40	0	.444	13.5	301	334	20-20	12-20	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	68	43	25	0	.632		352	260	19-10	24-15	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	72	42	30	0	.583	3.0	285	262	23-14	19-16	7-3	Lost 1
Oakland A's	74	41	33	0	.554	5.0	336	287	23-15	18-18	7-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	70	26	44	0	.371	18.0	275	332	15-24	11-20	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	74	27	47	0	.365	19.0	294	386	14-23	13-24	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	73	25	47	1	.347	20.0	299	382	16-19	9-28	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	71	38	33	0	.535		319	264	18-16	20-17	7-3	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	40	35	0	.533		300	302	26-16	14-19	8-2	Won 7
Chicago Cubs	70	35	35	0	.500	2.5	330	306	21-16	14-19	0-10	Lost 10
St. Louis Cardinals	72	35	37	0	.486	3.5	322	293	17-16	18-21	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	71	32	39	0	.451	6.0	240	320	14-18	18-21	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	72	28	44	0	.389	10.5	267	372	13-20	15-24	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	73	52	21	0	.712		368	286	28-8	24-13	7-3	Won 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	43	30	0	.589	9.0	332	246	20-18	23-12	8-2	Won 6
Atlanta Braves	71	36	35	0	.507	15.0	325	329	19-15	17-20	2-8	Lost 7
San Francisco Giants	73	36	37	0	.493	16.0	390	422	22-17	14-20	7-3	Won 4
Houston Astros	74	31	43	0	.419	21.5	323	350	20-18	11-25	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	77	30	47	0	.390	24.0	330	356	15-25	15-22	1-9	Lost 8

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Twins 9, White Sox 1 (day game) / White Sox 11, Twins 10 at Chicago (day game):
Bill Rigney chalked up the 1,000th victory of his career as a manager when the Twins beat the White Sox, 9-1, in the first game of a doubleheader. The White Sox, who had lost both ends of seven straight twin-bills this season, ended their jinx by outslugging the Twins in the nightcap, 11-10. Harmon Killebrew smashed two homers, driving in three runs, to lead the Twins' attack in the lidlifter. Tony Oliva also hit for the circuit. The White Sox had homers by Ken Berry, Danny Murphy, Luis Aparicio and Bill Melton, all with the bases empty, among their 13 hits in the nightcap. The Twins also had 13 hits, including a three-run homer by George Mitterwald and a two-run smash by Oliva.

[DH] Indians 8, Tigers 2 (night game) / Tigers 5, Indians 1 at Detroit (night game):
Backed by a 16-hit attack, Sam McDowell pitched the Indians to an 8-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Tigers came back to win the second game, 5-1, behind the six-hit hurling of Mike Kilkenny. The Indians' attack in the lidlifter included five straight hits for Jack Heidemann and a homer for Roy Foster. Ray Fosse, who collected a single and double, added a two-bagger in the nightcap, hitting safely in his 20th straight game. The Tigers gained their victory by erupting for all their runs in the sixth inning, two counting on a double by Mickey Stanley. In the lidlifter, Stanley had two of the Tigers' five hits off McDowell and figured in both their runs.

[DH] Angels 2, Royals 1 (day game) / Royals 13, Angels 1 at Kansas City (day game):
Erupting for 13 hits, the Royals pounded their way to a 13-1 victory in the nightcap to split a doubleheader with the Angels, who won the opener 2-1. Jim Fregosi set up the Angels' first run in the curtain-raiser with a double in the first inning and accounted for the winning run with a homer in the fifth. Sandy Alomar was collared in four trips, ending the Angel infielder's 22-game batting streak. Amos Otis homered for the Royals' tally. Al Fitzmorris, who came out of the bullpen for his first major league start, was the winner of the nightcap, pitching 6 2/3 innings. The Royals' hits included four by Otis and three by Lou Piniella.

[DH] A's 4, Brewers 1 (day game) / A's 4, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Athletics swept a doubleheader with the Brewers, winning each game by the identical score of 4-1. The A's runs in the opener came on homers by Bert Campaneris and Dave Duncan, each with a man on base. The Brewers counted their lone run in the fourth inning on a double by Ted Kubiak and a single by Phil Roof. In the nightcap, the A's piled up all their runs in the first inning on a single by Campaneris, pass to Felipe Alou, double by Reggie Jackson, single by Tommy Davis and triple by Joe Rudi. Tito Francona singled for the Brewers in the seventh and, after a forceout by Bob Burda, a single by Kubiak and a sacrifice fly by Jerry McNertney produced a run off Chuck Dobson, who pitched a six-hitter.

[DH] Red Sox 5, Yankees 3 (day game) / Yankees 8, Red Sox 2 at New York (day game):
Eight homers dominated the scoring as the Red Sox won the first game of a doubleheader, 5-3, and the Yankees came back to take the second game, 8-2. In the lidlifter, the Red Sox scored four of their runs in the third inning. After singles by Ken Brett, Mike Andrews and Reggie Smith produced the first tally, Carl Yastrzemski accounted for three others with a round-tripper. George Scott added a homer in the ninth. The Yankees' runs came on circuit clouts by Bobby Murcer, Thurman Munson and Ron Woods. Jake Gibbs sent the Yankees on their way to victory in the nightcap by hitting a homer following single by Roy White and a pass to Curt Blefary in the second inning. The Yanks added three runs in the fourth, two counting on a double by Jerry Kenney, and closed out their scoring with a two-run smash by White in the seventh after Tom Satriano had saved the Red Sox from being shutout with a boundary belt in the top half of the frame.

Senators 4, Orioles 3 at Washington (day game):
Rick Reichardt, coming to bat as a pinch-hitter, delivered a two-run homer in the 12th inning to give the Senators a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. The Orioles broke a 2-2 tie in the top half of the 12th when Paul Blair and Frank Robinson walked and Blair raced home from second on a two-out error by Mike Epstein, who dropped the throw to first from Paul Casanova when Merv Rettenmund tapped in front of the plate. In the Senators' half, Jim French walked as a pinch-hitter and, after Ed Stroud flied out, Reichardt batted for Lee Maye and hit his homer off Eddie Watt, who had just taken the mound in relief for the Orioles.

Reds 3, Astros 2 at Houston (day game):
Three homers powered the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Astros. Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan connected in succession in the first inning and the Reds then went scoreless against Don Wilson until Tony Perez hit his 27th homer of the season in the ninth. The Astros picked up their initial run in the first when Jim Wynn grounded into a double play after Cesar Cedeno walked and took third on a single by Joe Morgan. The tying run followed in the fourth on two passes and a double by Doug Rader.

Dodgers 2, Padres 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Although held to four hits, the Dodgers extended their winning streak to six games with a 2-0 victory over the Padres, who went down to their eighth straight defeat. The Dodgers' runs scored in the first inning on a pass to Billy Grabarkewitz, an infield hit by Manny Mota and a wild throw on the play by Dave Campbell, a groundout by Wes Parker and a double by Jim Lefebvre. Alan Foster and Jim Brewer combined in the seven-hit shutout, Brewer pitching the last two innings.

Expos 3, Mets 2 at Montreal (night game):
A homer by John Bateman in the second inning and another by Rusty Staub after Don Hahn singled in the sixth carried the Expos to a 3-2 victory over the Mets. Dave Marshall batted in both Met runs with a single in the first and a homer in the eighth.

[DH] Pirates 3, Cubs 2 (day game) / Pirates 4, Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Making their last appearance in historic Forbes Field before moving to new Three Rivers Stadium, the Pirates swept a doubleheader with the Cubs, 3-2 and 4-1, before a standing-room-only crowd of 40,918. The double defeat extended the Cubs' losing streak to ten games while the Pirates won their sixth and seventh games in a row. The Pirates' victory in the opener was a gift on a pass with the bases loaded and two out in the eighth inning. Roberto Clemente hit a one-out double off Bill Hands. Larry Gura relieved and hit Al Oliver with a pitch before striking out Willie Stargell. Phil Regan then took over and walked both Gene Alley and Jerry May to force in the Pirates' winning run. In the nightcap, the Cubs counted their only run on singles by Don Kessinger, Paul Popovich and Billy Williams in the first inning. Oliver tied the score with a homer in Pirates' half. Matty Alou broke the deadlock with a two-run single in the fifth after Bob Robertson singled, Bill Mazeroski walked and Jim Nelson was safe on an error to load the bases. Milt Pappas, in his first appearance with Cubs the after being obtained from the Braves, drew the defeat.

[DH] Giants 6, Braves 4 (day game) / Giants 4, Braves 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Don McMahon pitched two scoreless innings in each end of a doubleheader, winning the first game and saving the second, as the Giants beat the Braves, 6-4 and 4-3, with the opener being decided in the 10th when Al Gallagher smashed a homer with a man on base. Willie McCovey also homered for the Giants in the second inning of the curtain-raiser and Bob Heise drove in two runs with a double, but the Braves came back to take a 4-3 lead with the aid of a circuit clout by Hal King. The Giants pulled even in the seventh when Bobby Bonds doubled and Ken Henderson singled. Henderson also singled in the 10th ahead of Gallagher's winning homer. Frank Johnson batted in three runs for the Giants in the nightcap with a single and triple. Orlando Cepeda hit a homer for the Braves, who went down to their seventh straight defeat.

[DH] Cardinals 5, Phillies 4 (day game) / Phillies 8, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (day game):
The Phillies exploded for five runs in the 10th inning to capture an 8-3 victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader after the Cardinals won the opener, 5-4. Joe Torre, who collected two singles and a homer, drove in two runs to help the Cardinals to a 4-2 lead in the lidlifter before the Phillies rallied to tie the score in the seventh on a single by Denny Doyle, triple by Oscar Gamble and single by Don Money. Vic Davalillo doubled in the Cardinals' half and Dick Allen then beat his former teammates with a single that scored the winning run. In the nightcap, a homer by Ron Stone in the seventh put the Phillies ahead, 3-2, but the Cardinals tied the score in the ninth on a double by Mike Shannon and a wild throw by Money on a bunt by Leron Lee. Stone led off the 10th with a double and was out at third on a bunt by Byron Browne, but singles by Larry Bowa and Johnny Briggs then broke the tie. Bowa also scored on a wild throw by Davalillo. Singles by Dick Selma, Terry Harmon, Tony Taylor and Deron Johnson wrapped up the scoring. Selma, who relieved in both ends of the twin bill, was the loser in the first game and the winner in the second.