MLB standings through games of July 20, 1970

MLB standings at the end of July 20, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	93	57	36	0	.613		470	368	32-17	25-19	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	91	52	39	0	.571	4.0	412	388	29-17	23-22	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	93	50	42	1	.543	6.5	409	378	28-17	22-25	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	90	47	43	0	.522	8.5	413	402	32-16	15-27	6-4	Lost 1
Washington Senators	93	43	50	0	.462	14.0	382	414	26-23	17-27	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	91	42	49	0	.462	14.0	351	375	20-21	22-28	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	87	57	30	0	.655		439	321	26-12	31-18	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	92	55	37	0	.598	4.5	372	323	29-18	26-19	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	93	49	44	0	.527	11.0	406	362	25-20	24-24	4-6	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	91	34	57	0	.374	25.0	340	418	19-30	15-27	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	95	33	61	1	.351	27.5	373	482	21-27	12-34	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	95	32	63	0	.337	29.0	368	504	15-31	17-32	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	52	42	0	.553		401	385	28-18	24-24	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	92	49	43	0	.533	2.0	410	351	24-20	25-23	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	91	45	46	0	.495	5.5	444	400	28-21	17-25	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	91	41	50	0	.451	9.5	320	414	17-23	24-27	7-3	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	92	41	51	0	.446	10.0	413	417	21-25	20-26	2-8	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	93	39	54	0	.419	12.5	379	482	18-22	21-32	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	94	66	28	0	.702		457	361	35-12	31-16	7-3	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	54	38	0	.587	11.0	423	330	24-23	30-15	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	92	46	46	0	.500	19.0	436	436	26-22	20-24	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	90	44	46	0	.489	20.0	494	514	26-23	18-23	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	93	40	53	0	.430	25.5	411	444	26-24	14-29	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	96	38	58	0	.396	29.0	408	462	19-30	19-28	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 3, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
A triple by Rick Monday and homer by Frank Fernandez were the key blows for the Athletics in a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox. The A's scored twice in the third inning on a single by Bert Campaneris, Monday's triple and an infield out by Tommy Davis. Fernandez hit his homer in the fourth to produce the deciding run. Reggie Smith, who had three of Boston's six hits, doubled and scored in the third inning and homered in the sixth.

Orioles 14, White Sox 5 at Chicago (night game):
Batting twice with the bases loaded, Elrod Hendricks drove in two runs with a double in the second inning and then hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career in the seventh to lead the Orioles' attack in a 14-5 victory over the White Sox. The Orioles scored six runs in the second, two on Hendricks' double, two on a single by Paul Blair and two on a double by Boog Powell. Hendricks' grand-slam came off Barry Moore after a double by Frank Robinson and passes to Brooks Robinson and Davey Johnson. Mike Cuellar, who gained his fifth straight victory, was troubled mainly by Bill Melton, who batted in three runs for the White Sox with a single, sacrifice fly and homer.

Royals 3, Tigers 0 at Kansas City (night game):
With Jim Rooker pitching a six-hitter, the Royals broke a six-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over the Tigers, who were stopped on their five-game winning string. After Les Cain retired the first 11 batters, the Royals broke through for their initial run in the fourth inning on a double by Lou Piniella and single by Bob Oliver. Rooker batted in another run with a single in the fifth. Paul Schaal singled for the final tally in the eighth.

Twins 4, Indians 2 at Minnesota (night game):
With the help of Ron Perranoski, who relieved in the eighth inning, Jim Kaat received credit for the 150th victory of his major league career when the Twins defeated the Indians, 4-2. Cesar Tovar scored two of the Twins' runs after hitting a pair of doubles.

Yankees 6, Angels 1 at New York (night game):
Danny Cater and Cuty Blefary batted in five runs between them to provide the Yankees with a 6-1 victory over the Angels. Jim Spencer homered for the Angels in the second inning to tie the score at 1-1, but Jerry Kenney walked in the fourth and Cater homered to break the deadlock. The Yankees added their other runs in the seventh on a single by Roy White, RBI double by Cater and homer by Blefary.

Senators 2, Brewers 0 at Washington (night game):
Although held to only two hits, the Senators were able to beat the Brewers, 2-0. With President Nixon in attendance, the Nats counted an unearned run in the first inning on a single by Tim Cullen, pass to Frank Howard and wild pickoff throw by catcher Phil Roof. Howard homered for the other run in the sixth.

[DH] Braves 3, Cubs 1 (night game) / Braves 5, Cubs 0 at Atlanta (night game):
A homer by Tommie Aaron and the pitching of Don Cardwell featured the Braves' sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Cubs, 3-1 and 5-0, with the second game being stopped by rain with two out in the top half of the sixth inning. In the ninth inning of the opener, with the score tied, 1-1, Hank Aaron drew a two-out walk and Tommie Aaron, stepping into the slugging spotlight usually occupied by his more famous brother, smashed a homer to win the game for the Braves. Cardwell, making his first appearance since being acquired from the Mets, allowed only three hits in the rain-shortened nightcap. The Braves scored two runs off Joe Decker in the first inning when Glenn Beckert, playing center field for the first time in his career, misjudged a line drive by Mike Lum, allowing the ball to fall for a double. Tony Gonzalez produced the Braves' other runs, hitting a homer with two men on base in the second.

Astros 5, Pirates 4 at Houston (night game):
After going hitless in five previous appearances, Bob Watson drove in a run with a single in the 12th inning to give the Astros a 5-4 vcitory over the Pirates. Roberto Clemente and Bob Robertson homered for the Pirates, while Denis Menke hit one for the Astros. Jesus Alou singled in the 12th, advanced on a wild pitch and scored the winning run on Watson's single.

Dodgers 5, Phillies 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Bill Singer turned in the N. L.'s second no-hitter of the season and third in the major leagues, pitching the Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the Phillies.

Padres 3, Expos 1 at San Diego (night game):
Pat Dobson ended his personal five-game losing streak and Ollie Brown hit safely in his 12th straight game, smashing a double and a homer, as the Padres defeated the Expos, 3-1. Singles by Steve Huntz and Al Ferrara, around an infield out, produced the Padres' initial run in the fourth inning. Brown hit his double in the sixth and scored on a single by Nate Colbert. Brown's homer followed in the eighth. The Expos evaded a shutout with a run in the ninth on a single by Jim Gosger, double by Coco Laboy and sacrifice fly by Jim Fairey.

Giants 7, Mets 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Two walks with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, when the Giants scored four runs, helped provide a 7-4 victory over the Mets. Wayne Garrett homered as the Mets built up a 4-2 lead behind Rich Folkers, who made his first major league start. Dick Dietz, who homered for the Giants in the fourth, led off the sixth with a double and Al Gallagher walked. Hal Lanier singled to drive in Dietz and Bob Heise hit a pinch-double, plating Gallagher to tie the score. Danny Frisella, relieving, passed Bobby Bonds intentionally to load the bases and then forced in two runs by walking Frank Johnson and Jim Ray Hunt.

[DH] Reds 4, Cardinals 3 (night game) / Reds 4, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
After sending only 27 men to bat in the first nine innings, the Reds exploded with a grand-slam homer by May in the 10th and beat the Cardinals, 4-0, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. Lee May also had a hand in the Reds' 4-3 victory in the opener, driving in a run with a double in the eighth inning when the Cincy crew tied the score at 3-3. Gary Nolan helped win his own game, rapping a single in the ninth and crossing the plate on singles by Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan. Chuck Taylor, who pitched the first nine innings of the nightcap for the Cardinals, allowed three hits, but double plays wiped out two runners and the third was thrown out trying to steal. Taylor was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the ninth and Bob Chlupsa, taking over in the 10th, was the loser on May's slam. Rose singled, Tolan sacrificed, Tony Perez drew an intentional pass and Bernie Carbo singled to set the stage for the jackpot wallop.