MLB standings through games of July 23, 1970

MLB standings at the end of July 23, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	96	60	36	0	.625		481	376	32-17	28-19	7-3	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	94	53	41	0	.564	6.0	419	394	29-17	24-24	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	95	51	43	1	.543	8.0	414	384	29-18	22-25	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	94	49	45	0	.521	10.0	435	423	34-18	15-27	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	94	44	50	0	.468	15.0	365	384	22-22	22-28	6-4	Won 2
Washington Senators	95	43	52	0	.453	16.5	385	422	26-25	17-27	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	90	59	31	0	.656		445	328	28-13	31-18	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	96	57	39	0	.594	5.0	393	345	29-18	28-21	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	95	51	44	0	.537	10.5	414	365	25-20	26-24	5-5	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	94	34	60	0	.362	27.0	348	429	19-33	15-27	1-9	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	97	34	62	1	.354	28.0	379	487	21-27	13-35	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	98	33	65	0	.337	30.0	377	518	15-31	18-34	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	97	54	43	0	.557		413	396	30-18	24-25	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	94	50	44	0	.532	2.5	417	356	24-20	26-24	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	94	48	46	0	.511	4.5	463	404	30-21	18-25	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	93	43	50	0	.462	9.0	334	422	17-23	26-27	8-2	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	95	41	54	0	.432	12.0	429	439	21-28	20-26	2-8	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	95	40	55	0	.421	13.0	394	496	18-22	22-33	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	97	67	30	0	.691		465	377	35-12	32-18	6-4	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	55	39	0	.585	10.5	437	345	25-24	30-15	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	95	46	49	0	.484	20.0	446	455	26-23	20-26	4-6	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	92	44	48	0	.478	20.5	502	528	26-25	18-23	4-6	Lost 2
Houston Astros	96	43	53	0	.448	23.5	430	456	27-24	16-29	8-2	Won 4
San Diego Padres	98	39	59	0	.398	28.5	413	469	20-31	19-28	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 4, Red Sox 1 at Boston (day game):
The Angels rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Red Sox, 4-1. Jay Johnstone homered for the Angels in the fourth and the Red Sox picked up their run in the same stanza on a single by Tony Conigliaro, double by Rico Petrocelli and sacrifice fly by Don Pavletich. Jarvis Tatum doubled for the Angels in the ninth and scored the tie-breaking tally on a two-bagger by pinch-hitter Billy Cowan. An intentional walk to Alex Johnson, single by Jim Spencer and double by Ken McMullen added extra runs.

Indians 5, White Sox 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Sam McDowell went over the 200 mark in strikeouts for the sixth straight season and gained his seventh straight victory and 15th of the year as the Indians defeated the White Sox, 5-2. McDowell fanned nine, bringing his total to 206. Eddie Leon started the Indians' scoring with a homer in the third, but the White Sox went ahead with a two-run single by Ken Berry in the fourth. Jack Heidemann singled in the fifth and Vada Pinson homered to put McDowell ahead to stay.

Orioles 5, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
The Orioles continued their domination of the Royals with a 5-4 victory, beating the expansion club for the 20th straight time over two seasons. The Royals' pitching staff had not allowed a homer for 135 innings until Frank Robinson broke that string with a two-run shot in the third to give the Orioles a 3-1 lead. A walk to Amos Otis with the bases loaded in the home half of the fourth and doubles by Bob Oliver and Billy Sorrell in the fifth tied the score. The Orioles went ahead with a walk to Jim Palmer, single by Merv Rettenmund and sacrifice fly by Frank Robinson in the seventh and added the deciding run in the eighth when Brooks Robinson singled and Bobby Grich tripled.

Twins 2, Tigers 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Bert Blyeven allowed only four hits and pitched the Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Tigers with the aid of batterymate George Mitterwald, who smashed a homer for the winning run in the seventh inning. Jim Northrup homered for the Tigers in the sixth but the outfielder's error enabled the Twins to tie the score in their half. Rich Reese singled, reached third when Northrup let the ball get away in right field and beat the throw home on a grounder by Harmon Killebrew.

Cubs 1, Reds 0 at Chicago (day game):
Milt Pappas became the first pitcher to shut out the Reds this season when the righthander yielded only four hits as the Cubs gained a 1-0 victory. An unearned run pinned the loss on Clay Carroll, who took the mound in relief of Jim McGlothlin in the eighth inning. Carroll started off by walking both Don Kessinger and Glenn Beckert. Billy Williams grounded to Helms, whose throw to Woody Woodward forced Beckert, but Woodward's wild relay to first base allowed Kessinger to score.

Pirates 6, Braves 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A sacrifice fly by Dave Cash capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning as the Pirates came from behind to defeat the Braves, 6-5. Triples by Manny Sanguillen and Cash helped the Pirates take a 3-0 lead in the second inning, but the Braves exploded for five runs in the sixth. A single by Bob Tillman drove in a pair of go-ahead tallies. Richie Hebner started the Pirates' rally in the eighth with a single, took second on an error by Hank Aaron and scored on a single by Al Oliver. A pinch-double by Roberto Clemente and pass to Sanguillen loaded the bases. Bob Robertson was hit by a pitch, forcing in the tying run, and Cash followed with his fly.

Astros 3, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
A homer by Johnny Edwards, breaking a tie in fifth inning, enabled Jack Billingham to pitch the Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals in a six-hit duel with Bob Gibson. The Cardinals struck for their runs in the first inning on singles by Lou Brock and Leron Lee, a pass to Dick Allen, single by Joe Torre and infield out by Jose Cardenal. The Astros picked up a matching pair in the second. Denis Menke singled, Doug Rader doubled and both crossed the plate on a single by Cesar Cedeno.