MLB standings through games of July 17, 1970

MLB standings at the end of July 17, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	89	55	34	0	.618		442	348	32-16	23-18	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	87	49	38	0	.563	5.0	399	377	29-17	20-21	7-3	Won 2
New York Yankees	89	48	40	1	.545	6.5	393	367	26-15	22-25	4-6	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	87	46	41	0	.529	8.0	397	385	31-14	15-27	6-4	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	88	40	48	0	.455	14.5	342	369	20-21	20-27	6-4	Won 2
Washington Senators	90	40	50	0	.444	15.5	372	411	23-23	17-27	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	84	55	29	0	.655		428	313	25-11	30-18	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	88	53	35	0	.602	4.0	363	310	29-18	24-17	7-3	Won 3
Oakland A's	90	48	42	0	.533	10.0	397	344	25-20	23-22	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	87	33	54	0	.379	23.5	332	406	18-27	15-27	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	92	32	59	1	.352	26.5	360	471	21-27	11-32	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	91	31	60	0	.341	27.5	350	474	14-28	17-32	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	91	51	40	0	.560		389	374	27-17	24-23	8-2	Won 1
New York Mets	88	47	41	0	.534	2.5	392	330	24-20	23-21	5-5	Lost 5
Chicago Cubs	87	43	44	0	.494	6.0	429	388	28-21	15-23	6-4	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	88	40	48	0	.455	9.5	400	400	20-22	20-26	2-8	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	87	38	49	0	.437	11.0	300	399	17-23	21-26	4-6	Won 2
Montreal Expos	89	38	51	0	.427	12.0	366	458	18-22	20-29	5-5	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	90	63	27	0	.700		443	350	35-12	28-15	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	53	35	0	.602	9.0	409	313	23-20	30-15	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	88	43	45	0	.489	19.0	419	425	24-22	19-23	3-7	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	86	41	45	0	.477	20.0	466	499	23-22	18-23	4-6	Lost 3
Houston Astros	90	39	51	0	.433	24.0	402	426	25-22	14-29	5-5	Won 4
San Diego Padres	92	36	56	0	.391	28.0	390	443	17-28	19-28	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 6, Orioles 5 at Baltimore (night game):
A single by Tom Tischinski with two out in the 10th inning scored Harmon Killebrew from second base and gave the Twins a 6-5 victory over the Orioles. The Orioles took a 3-0 lead with the aid of a homer by Elrod Hendricks, but Rich Reese rapped a round-tripper with two men on base to tie the score in the seventh. The Orioles came back with a two-run homer by Davey Johnson in their half. Killebrew homered in the eighth and the Twins tied the count in the ninth with a walk to Tischinski, a passed ball, a single by Cesar Tovar and an error by Hendricks on the throw to the plate. In the 10th, Killebrew singled, advanced on a sacrifice by Ron Perranoski and crossed the plate on Tischinski's single.

Red Sox 8, Brewers 2 at Boston (night game):
Billy Conigliaro and Dick Schofield batted in three runs apiece to lead the Red Sox to an 8-2 victory over the Brewers. Conigliaro plated two runs with a triple in the fifth inning and added an RBI with a single in the sixth. Schofield, who entered the game when George Scott departed with a hand injury, tripled with the bases loaded in the seventh.

Tigers 4, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
Although Denny McLain failed for the fifth time in a bid for his first victory of the season, the Tigers defeated the White Sox. 4-3. Tom Timmerman, in relief, gained credit for the decision. The Tigers scored two runs in the first inning on a triple by Al Kaline and singles by Willie Horton, Bill Freehan and Don Wert. Freehan homered for another run in the third. The White Sox, who had picked up an unearned run in the first, came back to tie the score with circuit clouts by Ed Herrmann in the fourth and Bill Melton in the eighth. Elliott Maddox walked in the Tigers' ninth and was forced on an attempted sacrifice by Cesar Gutierrez, but Gutierrez then stole second and scored the winning run on a single by Dick McAuliffe.

Indians 6, Royals 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Steve Dunning, a rookie righthander from Stanford University, yielded only two hits in eight innings as the Indians shut out the Royals, 6-0. Phil Hennigan finished the whitewashing. Eddie Leon and Buddy Bradford took care of the Indians' scoring, driving in three runs apiece.

Yankees 7, A's 1 at New York (night game):
Mel Stottlemyre returned to the winning column for the first time since June 21 by pitching the Yankees to a 7-1 victory over the Athletics. The Yankees decided the outcome with four runs in the fourth inning. Thurman Munson opened with a single and was out trying for third on a single by Bobby Murcer, but Murcer took second on the throw and scored on a single by Danny Cater. Pete Ward then tripled and Curt Blefary followed with his sixth homer of the season and 100th of his major league career.

Angels 10, Senators 0 at Washington (night game):
Taking a leading role in California's caper, Clyde Wright not only pitched a four-hitter but smashed one of the Angels' four homers in a 10-0 victory over the Senators. Wright, whose homer was the first of his major league career, also rapped a pair of singles. Jim Fregosi connected for two circuit clouts and Roger Repoz added one in the Angels' 14-hit attack.

Astros 5, Cubs 2 at Houston (night game):
Larry Dierker, making his 11th try since May 18 to gain his ninth victory, finally was successful when the Astros defeated the Cubs, 5-2. The Astros scored all their runs in the sixth inning after loading the bases on a double by Jesus Alou, single by Marty Martinez and pass to Norm Miller. Bob Watson singled to drive in two runs, kayoing Fergie Jenkins. Roberto Rodriguez relieved and struck out the next two batters before walking Johnny Edwards intentionally to reload the bases. Hector Torres followed with a high fly to right center field, where Johnny Callison and Jim Hickman let the ball fall safely for a three-run triple.

Dodgers 1, Mets 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Rewarding the five-hit pitching of Don Sutton, Wes Parker singled with the bases loaded in the 10th inning to give the Dodgers a 1-0 victory over the Mets, who suffered their fifth straight defeat. Tom Seaver, who started for the Mets, was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the top half of the 10th and Tug McGraw, in relief, was the loser. Manny Mota opened the Dodgers' half with a single and was sacrificed to second by Sutton. After an intentional pass to Billy Grabarkewitz, Willie Davis beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Parker's winning single was his third hit of the game. Joe Foy had three of the Mets' five safeties.

Pirates 4, Reds 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates gained their first victory in new Three Rivers Stadium when Roberto Clemente homered in the eighth inning to beat the Reds, 4-3. The outfield star also saved the game by throwing out a runner at the plate in the ninth. The Pirates trailed, 3-0, before getting their first two runs on a homer by Manny Sanguillen in the fourth. Clemente hit the 150th triple of his major league career in the sixth and counted the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Al Oliver. Clemente's homer in the eighth snapped the 10-game winning streak of Wayne Simpson, the Reds' rookie sensation.

Phillies 8, Padres 3 at San Diego (night game):
Don Money hit two homers, driving in three runs, to set the pace for the Phillies in an 8-3 victory over the Padres. Rick Wise, pitching for the Phillies, was tagged for 12 hits, including a homer by Cito Gaston, but managed to last the distance. The Phillies broke a 3-3 tie with an unearned run in the fifth inning and finally pulled away with two tallies in each of the last two stanzas. Mike Ryan wrapped up the scoring with a two-run double in the ninth.

Expos 7, Giants 3 at San Francisco (night game):
Mack Jones hit two homers off Juan Marichal to start the Expos' scoring in a 7-3 victory over the Giants, whose runs came on a homer by Willie Mays in the eighth inning for the 2,999th hit of his major league career. After getting a start from Jones, the Expos added a run in the fourth on pass to Jim Gosger, a wild pitch and a single by John Bateman. Rusty Staub doubled and Gosger singled for another tally in the sixth. Two of the Expos' final three runs in the eighth were unearned.

Cardinals 11, Braves 6 at St. Louis (night game):
Led by Dick Allen, who drove in four runs, the Cardinals ended their eight-game losing streak by defeating the Braves, 11-6. The Cardinals started with a three-run homer by Allen in the first inning. Another trio followed in the third and three more scored in the fourth with the aid of a triple by Nelson Briles and a double by Allen. Hank Aaron accounted for three of the Braves' runs with a sacrifice fly and a homer.