MLB standings through games of July 24, 1970

MLB standings at the end of July 24, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	97	60	37	0	.619		481	384	32-17	28-20	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	96	54	42	0	.562	5.5	426	403	30-18	24-24	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	96	51	44	1	.537	8.0	414	395	29-18	22-26	5-5	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	95	49	46	0	.516	10.0	439	431	34-18	15-28	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	96	45	51	0	.469	14.5	376	395	23-23	22-28	7-3	Won 1
Washington Senators	96	44	52	0	.458	15.5	394	430	26-25	18-27	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	91	60	31	0	.659		453	328	29-13	31-18	6-4	Won 3
California Angels	97	57	40	0	.588	6.0	401	354	29-19	28-21	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	96	52	44	0	.542	10.5	425	365	26-20	26-24	5-5	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	96	35	61	0	.365	27.5	359	440	19-33	16-28	2-8	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	98	35	62	1	.361	28.0	387	491	22-27	13-35	4-6	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	100	34	66	0	.340	30.5	386	525	15-31	19-35	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	55	43	0	.561		424	396	31-18	24-25	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	95	51	44	0	.537	2.5	419	357	25-20	26-24	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	95	49	46	0	.516	4.5	474	405	31-21	18-25	6-4	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	94	44	50	0	.468	9.0	338	425	18-23	26-27	8-2	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	96	41	55	0	.427	13.0	429	443	21-28	20-27	2-8	Lost 6
Montreal Expos	97	41	56	0	.423	13.5	408	509	19-23	22-33	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	98	68	30	0	.694		469	377	36-12	32-18	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	55	40	0	.579	11.5	438	347	25-24	30-16	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	96	46	50	0	.479	21.0	447	466	26-23	20-27	4-6	Lost 4
San Francisco Giants	94	45	49	0	.479	21.0	515	542	26-25	19-24	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	97	43	54	0	.443	24.5	430	467	27-24	16-30	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	99	39	60	0	.394	29.5	416	473	20-31	19-29	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Senators 9, Angels 8 at California (night game):
A homer by Mike Epstein in the 10th inning brought the Senators a 9-8 victory over the Angels, who failed to hold a six-run lead. The Angels routed George Brunet before the Senators' starter could retire a batter in the first inning and piled up five runs. Jim Fregosi added another with a homer in the third. The Senators, held hitless by Andy Messersmith for the first five frames, exploded for eight runs in the sixth on eight hits, including a two-run homer by Frank Howard and two-run double by Tom Grieve. The Angels came back with a run in their half and tied the score in the seventh on singles by Jay Johnstone and Sandy Alomar around a sacrifice by Tom Egan.

[DH] Royals 5, Indians 2 (night game) / Indians 9, Royals 6 at Cleveland (night game):
Homers accounted for a total of 16 runs as the Royals and Indians split a twi-night doubleheader. The Royals won the first game, 5-2, and the Indians took the second game, 9-6. Jim Rooker, who was the Royals' winner in the opener with the assistance of Ted Abernathy, hit for the circuit after Billy Sorrell was safe on an error in the second inning. Amos Otis singled in the third and Bob Oliver added two runs with another boundary belt. In the nightcap, Vada Pinson and Tony Horton each rapped two homers for the Indians and drove in seven runs between them. Pinson hit a solo swat in the third and connected again with a man on base in the fifth. Horton, entering the game as a pinch-hitter in the sixth, delivered a round-tripper and followed with a three-run blow in the seventh. Dean Chance, making his first start for the Indians since June 2, was tagged for a two-run homer by Oliver in the fourth inning and was knocked out when Lou Piniella found the range with two men on base in the eighth.

[DH] White Sox 5, Tigers 2 (night game) / Tigers 5, White Sox 4 at Detroit (night game):
Rallying with six consecutive singles, the White Sox scored five runs in the ninth inning to win the opener a of twi-night doubleheader, 5-2, but the Tigers walked to a 5-4 victory in the nightcap when Don Wert drew a pass with the bases loaded in the final frame. The Tigers had a homer by Jim Northrup in the seventh inning of the lidlifter and a triple by Mickey Stanley and single by Al Kaline in the eighth to produce their two runs. Singles by Duane Josephson and Bob Spence opened the comeback by the White Sox and kayoed Les Cain. Tom Timmerman relieved and was tagged for singles by Ken Berry, Bobby Knoop, Ed Herrmann and Syd O'Brien as four runs crossed the plate. The final tally counted when Luis Aparicio forced O'Brien. In the nightcap, the White Sox tied the score at 4-4 in the ninth when Aparicio singled and Tommy McCraw doubled. In the Tigers' half, Stanley and Kaline singled and Elliott Maddox was safe on a bunt when nobody covered first base. Norm Cash forced Stanley at the plate, but Wilbur Wood then walked Wert to force in the winning run.

Brewers 8, Red Sox 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
The batting support of Roberto Pena and Dave May enabled Lew Krausse to post his sixth consecutive victory when the Brewers defeated the Red Sox, 8-4. Pena drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the first inning, but Jerry Moses homered with two aboard for the Red Sox in the second. Billy Conigliaro added a round-tripper in the fourth. Pena singled two more runs across the plate to tie the score in the fifth and May then sent the Brewers ahead to stay by hitting a homer with a man on base in the seventh.

Twins 8, Orioles 0 at Minnesota (night game):
The Twins beat the Orioles for the sixth time in eight meetings between the division leaders, posting an 8-0 victory behind the seven-hit hurling of Jim Kaat. The Twins backed Kaat with homers by Rick Renick, Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew. Renick connected in the second inning. Frank Quilici singled in the fifth, advanced on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Cesar Tovar, who took second on the throw to the plate. Mike Cuellar walked Killebrew intentionally, but Oliva wrecked the move with a boundary belt. Killebrew hit his 30th homer in the seventh inning.

A's 11, Yankees 0 at Oakland (night game):
Staked to seven-run lead in the first inning. Chuck Dobson pitched the Athletics to an 11-0 victory over the Yankees. The A's loaded the bases against Steve Kline on a single by Felipe Alou and two walks. Don Mincher crashed a two-run double, Reggie Jackson walked to fill the sacks again and Frank Fernandez batted in two runs with a single. Joining in the spree, Dobson also drove a pair across with a single. After Kline departed, Rick Monday singled off Mike Kekich to account for the seventh run of the inning.

Cubs 11, Braves 1 at Chicago (day game):
Billy Williams and Ron Santo batted in four runs apiece as the Cubs breezed to an 11-1 victory over the Braves behind the six-hit pitching of Ken Holtzman. Glenn Beckert scored four runs, Santo accounted for two RBIs with a pair of singles and added two more with a homer in the fifth inning. Williams tripled with two men on base in the second and homered with one aboard in the seventh. Randy Hundley also hit a round-tripper for the Cubs. The Braves escaped a shutout in the ninth when Orlando Cepeda, Clete Boyer and Tony Gonzalez singled after two were out.

Reds 4, Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
Gary Nolan and Wayne Granger combined to pitch the Reds to a 4-0 victory over the Cardinals before a sellout crowd of 51,019, including 17,500 teenagers, at new Riverfront Stadium. Nolan, who yielded six hits, was lifted with one out in the eighth inning after Jose Cardenal singled, Lou Brock walked and the count on Joe Hague went to three balls and one strike. Granger induced Hague to ground into a double play and set the Cards down in the ninth to record his 22nd save. Johnny Bench and Bernie Carbo homered for the Reds.

[DH] Giants 8, Expos 7 (night game) / Expos 7, Giants 5 at Montreal (night game):
A slugging show by Willie Mays and Willie McCovey enabled the Giants to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 8-7, but the Expos came back to cop the second contest, 7-5. Mays batted in three runs in the lidlifter and McCovey accounted for four. After Mays singled a run across in the first inning, McCovey smashed a homer. Rich Robertson accounted for the only run not produced by the Giants' Willies by hitting a double to score Al Gallagher in the third. The Expos, however, routed Robertson in the fourth while piling up six runs. John Cumberland, in relief, balked with the bases loaded and uncorked a wild pitch to allow another run to score. The Giants loaded the bases in the eighth and Mays singled, driving in two runs. McCovey followed with a two-run double for the winning blow. In the nightcap, Rusty Staub tripled with two men on base for the Expos in the fifth inning and John Bateman broke a 4-4 tie with a homer in the sixth. Then, in the seventh, a bases-loaded grounder by Bateman added what proved to be the deciding run. Jim Ray Hart was the big gun for the Giants, accounting for four RBIs with a pair of homers.

Mets 2, Dodgers 1 at New York (night game):
In a surprise move, Tommie Agee stole home with the bases loaded and two out in the 10th inning to give the Mets a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. Tug McGraw, the winner in relief, opened the stanza with a single and when Agee bunted, both runners were safe on an error. Al Weis then ran for McGraw and was picked off second. Bud Harrelson struck out, but Agee stole second and went to third on a wild pitch before Donn Clendenon and Ken Singleton walked to load the bases.

Phillies 4, Padres 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Singles by pinch-hitters Johnny Briggs and Oscar Gamble helped the Phillies come from behind with two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Padres, 4-3. With one out, Briggs singled to spark the rally. After Larry Hisle was hit by a pitch, Terry Harmon singled to score Larry Bowa, who ran for Briggs. After Mike Ryan struck out, Gamble's hit drove in the winning run. The Phillies scored two runs in the first inning on a homer by Deron Johnson, but the Padres picked up a tally in the fourth when Cito Gaston and Ollie Brown doubled, and went ahead in the eighth when Brown singled and Nate Colbert hit for the circuit.

Pirates 11, Astros 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Celebrating Roberto Clemente Night, the Pirates trounced the Astros, 11-0, before a crowd of 43,290, including 500 fans who came from Puerto Rico to honor Pittsburgh's star outfielder. Clemente rapped a pair of hits before leaving the game after suffering a cut on his left knee when he slid on the gravel warning track while making a spectacular catch in the seventh inning. Dock Ellis, who pitched a four-hitter, was handed a big cushion in the first when the Pirates scored six runs, two scoring on a single by Al Oliver and two on a double by Freddie Patek. Willie Stargell homered in the eighth.