MLB standings through games of July 19, 1970

MLB standings at the end of July 19, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	92	56	36	0	.609		456	363	32-17	24-19	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	90	52	38	0	.578	3.0	412	385	29-17	23-21	8-2	Won 5
New York Yankees	92	49	42	1	.538	6.5	403	377	27-17	22-25	5-5	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	89	47	42	0	.528	7.5	411	399	32-15	15-27	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	90	42	48	0	.467	13.0	349	371	20-21	22-27	6-4	Won 4
Washington Senators	92	42	50	0	.457	14.0	380	414	25-23	17-27	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	86	56	30	0	.651		435	319	25-12	31-18	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	91	55	36	0	.604	3.5	371	317	29-18	26-18	7-3	Won 2
Oakland A's	92	48	44	0	.522	11.0	403	360	25-20	23-24	3-7	Lost 4
Kansas City Royals	90	33	57	0	.367	25.0	337	418	18-30	15-27	3-7	Lost 6
Milwaukee Brewers	94	33	60	1	.355	26.5	373	480	21-27	12-33	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	94	32	62	0	.340	28.0	363	490	15-30	17-32	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	52	41	0	.559		397	380	28-18	24-23	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	91	49	42	0	.538	2.0	406	344	24-20	25-22	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	89	45	44	0	.506	5.0	443	392	28-21	17-23	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	90	41	49	0	.456	9.5	320	409	17-23	24-26	7-3	Won 5
St. Louis Cardinals	90	41	49	0	.456	9.5	410	409	21-23	20-26	2-8	Won 1
Montreal Expos	92	39	53	0	.424	12.5	378	479	18-22	21-31	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	92	64	28	0	.696		449	358	35-12	29-16	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	53	38	0	.582	10.5	418	330	23-23	30-15	4-6	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	90	44	46	0	.489	19.0	428	435	24-22	20-24	3-7	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	89	43	46	0	.483	19.5	487	510	25-23	18-23	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	92	39	53	0	.424	25.0	406	440	25-24	14-29	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	95	37	58	0	.389	28.5	405	461	18-30	19-28	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 9, A's 4 at Boston (day game):
Led by the slugging of Rico Petrocelli, the Red Sox scored nine runs in the first two innings and defeated the Athletics, 9-4. With two out in the opening frame, Carl Yastrzemski started the Red Sox attack with a homer. Tony Conigliaro singled and Petrocelli followed with another homer. The Red Sox then plied up six runs in the second, three scoring on a double by Petrocelli. Bert Campaneris homered with two aboard for the A's.

[DH] Orioles 8, White Sox 2 (day game) / White Sox 7, Orioles 3 at Chicago (day game):
Backed by a 14-hit attack, Jim Palmer pitched the Orioles to an 8-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the White Sox came back to win the second game, 7-3. Palmer beat the Pale Hose for the fifth consecutive time, including the third time in a row this season. The Orioles' offense included homers by Merv Rettenmund, Elrod Hendricks and Brooks Robinson. Gail Hopkins hit one for the White Sox. In the nightcap, the White Sox collected 13 hits, with Duane Josephson contributing a double and three singles. The White Sox jumped off with three runs in the first inning on a single by Carlos May, homer by Bill Melton, single by Hopkins and Josephson's double. Another three-run burst in the seventh included a double by May, pass to Hopkins, single by Josephson, bases-loading walk to Ken Berry and double by Bobby Knoop. Boog Powell hit a homer for the Orioles.

[DH] Tigers 2, Royals 0 (day game) / Tigers 6, Royals 4 at Kansas City (day game):
Tom Timmerman, who turned in a tremendous relief performance in the first game, came back to get credit for another save in the second contest as the Tigers defeated the Royals in a doubleheader, 2-0 and 6-4. Norm Cash drove in both Tiger runs in the lidlifter with a sacrifice fly and single. Joe Niekro, who started for the Tigers, allowed only three hits but was lifted in the ninth inning after walking the first two batters. Lou Piniella, the first man to face Timmerman, sacrificed, but the reliever struck out both Billy Sorrell and Bob Oliver to end the Royals' threat. In the nightcap, the Royals built up a 4-0 lead before the Tigers scored six runs, five of them unearned, on only two hits in the eighth inning. Ted Abernathy walked four batters to force in one run and two more counted when Jackie Hernandez booted a grounder by Willie Horton. Gates Brown singled to tie the score. Ken Wright replaced Abernathy and Don Wert greeted the change with a double, providing the Tigers' winning margin. Timmerman handcuffed the Royals in their last two turns at bat, allowing only one hit.

Indians 3, Twins 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Sam McDowell, who struck out 14 and retired 24 straight batters at one stretch of his three-hit performance, pitched the Indians to a 3-1 victory over the Twins. After the Twins scored in the first inning on a double by Cesar Tovar and single by Tony Oliva, McDowell was invincible until Rich Reese beat out an infield hit with two away in the ninth. The Indians scored two runs in the third on a pass to Jack Heidemann and a homer by Graig Nettles. Two hits and a balk added a run in the fourth.

[DH] Angels 5, Yankees 2 (day game) / Angels 3, Yankees 1 at New York (day game):
The Angels swept a doubleheader with the Yankees, 5-2 and 3-1, winning the first game with a four-run outburst in the sixth inning and taking the second game behind the hitting of Ken McMullen, who drove in all three runs with a homer and single. In the lidlifter, a double by Sandy Alomar and pop-fly singles by Jim Spencer and Jim Fregosi produced a run in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Alex Johnson followed with a two-run double and then scored himself on a single by Jarvis Tatum. In the nightcap, McMullen hit his single after a double by Spencer in the first inning and rapped his homer in the third after another double by Johnson. Curt Blefary homered for the Yankees' tally.

Senators 4, Brewers 3 at Washington (day game):
Although the Brewers set up a five-man defense in the infield, Lee Maye smashed a grounder past second base with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to give the Senators a 4-3 victory. A walk to Paul Casanova, an error on a bunt by Tim Cullen and an intentional pass to Del Unser with one out preceded Maye's winning hit. Casanova homered with a man on base for the Senators in the second inning, but the Brewers came back to tie the score and went ahead on a homer by Ted Savage in the eighth. The Nats pulled even in their half with two walks and a single by Aurelio Rodriguez.

Cubs 7, Astros 1 at Houston (day game):
A six-run outburst in the third inning carried the Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Astros behind the five-hit pitching of Milt Pappas. Passes to Cleo James and Don Kessinger, around a double by Pappas, loaded the bases and set the stage for Cubs' counters on singles by Glenn Beckert and Billy Williams, a double by Ron Santo and single by Randy Hundley, whose hit was his first since coming off the disabled list after being out for almost two months with a knee injury. Keith Lampard batted in Houston's run.

[DH] Phillies 9, Dodgers 4 (day game) / Phillies 4, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
A grand-slam homer by pinch-hitter Jim Hutto in the ninth inning of the first game and a two-run homer by Mike Ryan in the ninth inning of the second game powered the Phillies to 9-4 and 4-2 victories in a doubleheader with the Dodgers. Two relievers, Fred Wenz in the opener and Barry Lersch in the nightcap, each got credit for his first major league victory. The Dodgers collected only five hits in the first game, but scored four runs in the sixth inning on a single by Alan Foster, a walk to Billy Grabarkewitz and back-to-back homers by Willie Davis and Wes Parker. Deron Johnson, who batted in the Phillies' first run in the sixth, tied the score by hitting for the circuit with two men on base in the eighth. Larry Bowa singled in the ninth, Ryan walked and, after a sacrifice, Tony Taylor was handed an intentional pass before Hutto came up and delivered his grand-slam. The Phillies then added another run on doubles by Johnson and Byton Browne. Johnson homered for the Phillies in the seventh inning of the nightcap, but the Dodgers came back with two runs on a bases-loaded single by Grabarkewitz. After the Phillies tied the score with an unearned run in the eighth, Larry Hisle singled in the ninth and Ryan hit his homer to complete the sweep.

Pirates 7, Reds 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
With Steve Blass and Bob Moose injured, Luke Walker received his first starting assignment since May 4 and pitched eight innings as the Pirates defeated the Reds, 7-3. Joe Gibbon took over in the ninth. The Reds scored all their runs in the first inning. The Pirates came back with two in the third and tied the score with Dave Cash's first major league homer in the fourth. The Pirates broke the tie on an unusual error in the sixth. Matty Alou walked, took third on a single by Richie Hebner and scored when Bobby Tolan's throw from the outfield hit second base and bounced away. The Pirates iced the decision with three runs in the ninth, two counting on a single by Manny Sanguillen.

[DH] Padres 6, Expos 5 (day game) / Expos 6, Padres 5 at San Diego (day game):
An error was a factor in each game as the Expos and Padres split a doubleheader, with the Padres winning the opener, 6-5, and the Expos taking the nightcap by the same 6-5 score. In the seventh inning of the first game, when the Padres scored four times to take a 5-2 lead, two of their runs were unearned on an error by Gary Sutherland. Bob Bailey homered for the Expos in the eighth, but Ivan Murrell socked one for the Padres in their half to provide what proved to be the winning blow. The Expos fell short with a two-run rally in the ninth inning. In the nightcap, with the score tied, 3-3, the Expos started the ninth with a single by John Bateman. Adolfo Phillips, running for Bateman, took second on a sacrifice by Coco Laboy and stopped at third on a single by Ron Fairly. Bobby Wine then bunted and when Dave Roberts booted the ball, Phillips scored. Ron Willis relieved and, with two out, Jim Fairey singled to drive in the deciding run. Cito Gaston had three hits for the Padres, including a homer.

[DH] Giants 5, Mets 3 (day game) / Mets 7, Giants 6 at San Francisco (day game):
A homer by Joe Foy in the 10th inning for his fifth hit and fifth RBI of the game gave the Mets a 7-6 victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader after the Giants won the curtain-raiser, 5-3. The Mets took a 3-2 lead in the first game on a homer by Ken Singleton in the sixth inning, but the Giants came back with three runs in the seventh. Ron Hunt walked and scored the tying run when a single by Ken Henderson went through the legs of Tommie Agee in center field. Willie Mays, pinch-hitting, was handed an intentional pass. Dick Dietz singled to send the Giants ahead and Jim Ray Hart added a run with another single. In the second game, Foy doubled in the second inning, hit a two-run homer in fourth, batted in a run with a single in the fifth and helped send the Mets ahead, 6-4, with another RBI single in the seventh. The Giants loaded the bases on three walks in the ninth and tied the score on a single by John Stephenson. Ron Taylor, who was Mets' loser in relief in the first game, was the winner of the second on Foy's homer in the 10th, while reverse fortunes prevailed for Don McMahon, who was the winner in the first game and the loser in the second.

Cardinals 3, Braves 1 at St. Louis (day game):
Mike Torrez, who lasted the route for the first time since June 12, also starred at bat with four straight hits while pitching the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Braves. Singles by Orlando Cepeda and Hal King, together with a sacrifice fly by Bob Aspromonte, produced a Braves' run in the second inning. The Cards tied the score in the third when Torrez doubled and Dick Allen singled. Leron Lee singled in the eighth, advanced on a passed ball and counted the tie-breaking run on a single by Dal Maxvill. Torrez then singled and Lou Brock doubled to add an insurance marker.