MLB standings through games of July 2, 1970

MLB standings at the end of July 2, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	77	48	29	0	.623		377	299	27-13	21-16	4-6	Lost 1
New York Yankees	76	43	32	1	.573	4.0	343	307	23-11	20-21	4-6	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	73	40	33	0	.548	6.0	335	314	23-14	17-19	7-3	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	72	36	36	0	.500	9.5	322	336	25-14	11-22	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	73	33	40	0	.452	13.0	283	301	15-17	18-23	4-6	Won 1
Washington Senators	76	34	42	0	.447	13.5	314	349	21-20	13-22	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	72	47	25	0	.653		372	272	23-10	24-15	7-3	Won 4
California Angels	76	45	31	0	.592	4.0	313	280	23-14	22-17	7-3	Won 2
Oakland A's	77	44	33	0	.571	5.5	353	296	23-15	21-18	7-3	Won 5
Kansas City Royals	74	26	48	0	.351	22.0	287	352	15-24	11-24	3-7	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	77	27	50	0	.351	22.5	303	403	14-26	13-24	2-8	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	77	26	50	1	.342	23.0	317	410	17-22	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	76	40	36	0	.526		335	285	20-17	20-19	5-5	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	41	37	0	.526		312	315	26-16	15-21	8-2	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	73	36	37	0	.493	2.5	345	319	21-16	15-21	1-9	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	76	37	39	0	.487	3.0	345	321	19-17	18-22	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	76	34	42	0	.447	6.0	252	346	16-18	18-24	4-6	Won 2
Montreal Expos	76	32	44	0	.421	8.0	303	385	17-20	15-24	8-2	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	76	54	22	0	.711		381	297	30-9	24-13	8-2	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	76	44	32	0	.579	10.0	345	265	21-20	23-12	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	74	37	37	0	.500	16.0	336	342	19-15	18-22	1-9	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	75	37	38	0	.493	16.5	404	432	23-18	14-20	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	77	33	44	0	.429	21.5	342	363	20-18	13-26	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	79	31	48	0	.392	24.5	340	370	15-25	16-23	1-9	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 10, Orioles 9 at Baltimore (night game):
Tony Horton hit for the cycle as the Indians gained a 10-9 victory to snap a string of eight straight defeats at the hands of the Orioles this season. Horton doubled in the first inning, tripled in the fourth, singled in the seventh and led off the ninth with a homer. Ted Uhlaender followed with a single, Buddy Bradford doubled and Jack Heidemann hit a sacrifice fly for another run that proved decisive when Boog Powell hit for the circuit with two men on base in the Orioles' half of the final frame. Ray Fosse batted in four runs for the Indians with a homer and a sacrifice fly. Eddie Leon also contributed a round-tripper to the Indians' attack, while Orioles hits included a circuit clout by Frank Robinson.

Red Sox 5, Senators 0 at Boston (day game):
Carl Yastrzemski hit a homer and a single, driving in three runs, and Billy Conigliaro added a homer in support of Gary Peters, who pitched the Red Sox to a 5-0 victory over the Senators. Peters gave up six hits. The Red Sox also were held to six hits, two by Peters, who got credit for an RBI by drawing a pass with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.

A's 10, White Sox 6 at Chicago (day game):
Marcel Lachemann pitched 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief and received credit for his first victory of the season when the Athletics defeated the White Sox, 10-6. The A's, who scored in each of the first six innings, picked up three runs on one hit in the second. Another three-run burst in the sixth featured a homer by Reggie Jackson with a man on base. Carlos May drove in two runs for the White Sox with a circuit clout.

Tigers 5, Yankees 0 at Detroit (night game):
Joe Niekro pitched no-hit ball for 8 1/3 innings before Horace Clarke got an infield single for the Yankees' only safety in a 5-0 loss to the Tigers. This was the third time that Clarke had spoiled a no-hit bid in the ninth inning. The Yankee infielder rapped the first hit off Jim Rooker of the Royals on June 4 and the first off Sonny Siebert of the Red Sox June 19. Niekro batted in the Tigers first two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning. Dick McAuliffe also singled to drive in the third tally. The Tigers' other runs came on homers by Jim Northrup in the seventh and Jim Price in the eighth.

Angels 10, Brewers 7 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Angels sent nine men to bat in the seventh inning and scored five runs to beat the Brewers, 10-7. The Angels broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the sixth on a double by Jim Fregosi and single by Jim Spencer before erupting in the seventh. Tommy Harper hit two homers and Phil Roof rapped one for the Brewers.

Twins 5, Royals 2 at Minnesota (day game):
Homers by Harmon Killebrew, Leo Cardenas and Cesar Tovar powered the Twins to a 5-2 victory over the Royals. Tom Hall, who started for the Twins, pitched perfect ball for five innings before Ellie Rodriguez tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Hall allowed one more hit before Stan Williams relieved in the eighth. Williams gave up two hits and the Royals' last run.

Reds 2, Braves 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Johnny Bench batted in both of the Reds' runs to enable Jim Merritt to defeat the Braves, 2-1. In the first inning, after Bobby Tolan and Tony Perez singled, the Reds' initial run scored on a grounder by Bench. The Braves knotted the count in the second on walks to Orlando Cepeda and Tony Gonzalez and a double by Clete Boyer, Tolan was hit by a pitch in the third, stole the next two bases and scored on a single by Bench.

Expos 13, Cardinals 10 at Montreal (night game):
John Bateman hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career and drove in a total of seven runs to set a Montreal club record as the Expos posted their fifth straight victory by outslugging the Cardinals, 13-10. Lou Brock started the Cardinals' scoring with a homer in the first inning, but the Expos exploded for six runs in their half. After a hit batsman and singles by Mack Jones and Rusty Staub accounted for the first tally, Jim Gosger walked to load the bases for Bateman's slam off Mike Torrez. Two walks and a single by Gary Sutherland added another run before the inning ended. Bateman doubled in two more runs in the second when the Expos scored four times and picked up his seventh RBI with a bases-loaded grounder in the fifth. Joe Hague batted in five runs for the Cardinals with two homers and Leron Lee contributed a solo swat to the losing attack.

[DH] Phillies 6, Mets 1 (night game) / Phillies 3, Mets 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies, who had not scored against Mets' pitching in Connie Mack Stadium for 53 innings since June 19, 1969, ended their frustration by sweeping a twi-night doubleheader, 6-1 and 3-2. After Gary Gentry racked up seven ciphers for the Mets in the lidlifter, three straight pinch-hitters came through for the Phillies to spark a six-run explosion. Tony Taylor doubled and Ron Stone singled to chase Gentry. After Ron Taylor relieved, Byron Browne singled for the first run to end the Phillies' drouth. Denny Doyle was passed intentionally to load the bases and Oscar Gamble singled, driving in two runs. Tug McGraw replaced Taylor, but the Phillies continued their attack with run-scoring singles by Don Money and Deron Johnson. Johnny Briggs was safe on an error, reloading the sacks, and Taylor was hit by a pitch to force in the last run. In the nightcap, the Phillies scored twice in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead and added what proved to be the winning run in the fifth on singles by Doc Edwards and Doyle around a sacrifice. Donn Clendenon homered for the Mets in the sixth. Dick Selma, the former Met, appeared in relief for the Phillies in both games and saved both victories.