MLB standings through games of August 10, 1970

MLB standings at the end of August 10, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	113	71	42	0	.628		566	443	38-18	33-24	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	113	61	51	1	.545	9.5	495	463	32-21	29-30	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	113	60	53	0	.531	11.0	502	494	34-25	26-28	3-7	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	110	56	54	0	.509	13.5	505	493	36-19	20-35	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	114	56	58	0	.491	15.5	458	471	30-27	26-31	6-4	Won 1
Washington Senators	113	51	62	0	.451	20.0	453	489	28-28	23-34	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	110	69	41	0	.627		531	411	35-20	34-21	5-5	Lost 3
California Angels	113	64	49	0	.566	6.5	464	427	31-25	33-24	6-4	Won 2
Oakland A's	114	64	50	0	.561	7.0	481	412	34-23	30-27	6-4	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	113	42	71	0	.372	28.5	428	515	22-36	20-35	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	116	42	73	1	.365	29.5	451	577	26-32	16-41	4-6	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	116	42	74	0	.362	30.0	450	589	21-37	21-37	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	115	64	51	0	.557		521	485	36-22	28-29	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	112	60	52	0	.536	2.5	495	426	31-25	29-27	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	114	58	56	0	.509	5.5	560	494	34-24	24-32	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	113	53	60	0	.469	10.0	528	520	25-30	28-30	8-2	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	112	52	60	0	.464	10.5	408	511	26-30	26-30	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	115	49	66	0	.426	15.0	496	603	26-30	23-36	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	116	77	39	0	.664		569	489	42-16	35-23	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	112	63	49	0	.562	12.0	534	438	28-29	35-20	4-6	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	112	55	57	0	.491	20.0	611	633	30-27	25-30	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	113	54	59	0	.478	21.5	537	560	28-27	26-32	4-6	Lost 2
Houston Astros	114	51	63	0	.447	25.0	514	558	28-29	23-34	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	114	45	69	0	.395	31.0	487	543	23-35	22-34	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 11, Tigers 10 at Boston (day game):
The Conigliaro brothers, Tony and Billy, batted in seven runs between them to help the Red Sox outlast the Tigers, 11-10. The Red Sox had an 11-3 lead going into the ninth inning, but the Tigers almost pulled the game out of the fire with a seven-run rally. Billy Conigliaro, who had three hits, homered with two men on base in the fourth inning and knocked in what proved to be the winning run with a single in the eighth. Tony Conigliaro drove in three with a single and a pair of sacrifice flies. The Tigers sent 11 men to the plate in the ninth. chasing both Sonny Siebert and Sparky Lyle, before Chuck Hartenstein saved the game by striking out Bill Freehan. Gates Brown, Jim Northrup and Norm Cash each batted in two runs with singles. Northrup also had a homer in the game and a total of four RBIs.

A's 7, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
Rick Monday smashed a homer, two doubles and a single to lead the Athletics' 19-hit attack in a 7-3 victory over the Twins. Tommy Davis, Don Mincher and Tony LaRussa contributed three hits apiece. The A's wasted most opportunities and did not clinch the victory until scoring four runs in the eighth inning on six straight hits -- a double by LaRussa, safe bunt by Mudcat Grant, single by Bert Campaneris, double by Monday and singles by Davis and Mincher. Harmon Killebrew clouted a homer for the Twins, whose loss cut their West division lead to 6½ games over the idle Angels and seven over the Athletics.

Mets 10, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
With Tom Seaver posting his 17th victory, the Mets beat the Pirates, 10-2, for a split of the four-game series to leave the clubs where they started with the Pirates having a 2½-game lead over the Mets in the East division race. Seaver got off to a shaky start, giving up the Pirates' runs on two walks, a double by Al Oliver and an infield out, but the Mets' ace allowed only five singles the rest of the way. The Mets charged back with five runs in the second. Cleon Jones doubled and, with one out, Wayne Garrett walked and Jerry Grote singled to load the bases. Seaver grounded to Al Oliver, who had a chance to start an inning-ending double play, but the first baseman threw wildly to second, two runs scoring. Another counted on a single by Tommie Agee. After a hit by Bud Harrelson reloaded the sacks, a walk to Ken Boswell and sacrifice fly by Donn Clendenon produced two more runs. Agee tripled to plate two runs in the third. Another pair counted in the fourth on four walks and a sacrifice fly by Grote before Clendenon wound up the scoring with a homer in the seventh.