MLB standings through games of August 12, 1970

MLB standings at the end of August 12, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	115	73	42	0	.635		578	447	38-18	35-24	7-3	Won 3
New York Yankees	115	62	52	1	.544	10.5	503	469	33-22	29-30	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	115	61	54	0	.530	12.0	509	501	34-25	27-29	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	112	57	55	0	.509	14.5	515	501	37-20	20-35	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	116	56	60	0	.483	17.5	467	488	30-27	26-33	5-5	Lost 2
Washington Senators	115	53	62	0	.461	20.0	461	494	30-28	23-34	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	112	69	43	0	.616		536	419	35-20	34-23	4-6	Lost 5
Oakland A's	116	66	50	0	.569	5.0	498	421	36-23	30-27	7-3	Won 5
California Angels	115	64	51	0	.557	6.5	468	439	31-27	33-24	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	115	43	72	0	.374	27.5	436	525	22-36	21-36	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	118	43	74	1	.368	28.5	458	584	27-33	16-41	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	118	43	75	0	.364	29.0	456	597	21-37	22-38	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	117	64	53	0	.547		529	501	36-24	28-29	6-4	Lost 3
New York Mets	114	61	53	0	.535	1.5	498	435	31-25	30-28	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	116	59	57	0	.509	4.5	567	501	35-25	24-32	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	115	55	60	0	.478	8.0	544	534	27-30	28-30	8-2	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	114	53	61	0	.465	9.5	414	520	26-30	27-31	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	117	49	68	0	.419	15.0	503	612	26-30	23-38	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	118	78	40	0	.661		578	492	43-17	35-23	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	114	65	49	0	.570	11.0	550	446	28-29	37-20	5-5	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	114	56	58	0	.491	20.0	618	640	30-27	26-31	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	115	56	59	0	.487	20.5	546	567	30-27	26-32	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	116	52	64	0	.448	25.0	523	564	29-30	23-34	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	116	45	71	0	.388	32.0	501	559	23-35	22-36	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Red Sox 7, Royals 4 (night game) / Royals 4, Red Sox 3 at Boston (night game):
Carl Yastrzemski batted in five runs with a homer and a double to lead the Red Sox to a 7-4 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Royals came back to win the second game, 4-3. Jim Rooker held the Red Sox to one hit in the lidlifter until the sixth inning when Gary Peters walked, Mike Andrews singled, Reggie Smith doubled for one run and Yastrzemski homered for three more. Andrews walked and Smith singled ahead of Yastrzemski's double in the seventh. Bob Oliver homered with a man on base for the Royals in the ninth and then hit for the circuit again in the nightcap to account for Kayeee crew's third run. The Red Sox picked up a pair in the sixth when Dick Schofield singled and Smith homered. Billy Conigliaro doubled and Carmen Fanzone singled to tie the score in the seventh, but the Royals won the game in the fifth when Lou Piniella doubled and Paul Schaal singled.

Orioles 5, Angels 4 at California (night game):
Andy Etchebarren, who batted in two runs with a single in the fourth inning when the Orioles took a 4-0 lead, smashed a homer in the seventh to provide the winning run in a 5-4 victory over the Angels. In the fourth, a double by Bobby Grich, fumble of a hit by Billy Cowan and an infield out by Paul Blair started the Orioles' scoring. A pass to Frank Robinson, single by Boog Powell and double by Merv Rettenmund added another tally. After an intentional pass to Brooks Robinson, Etchebarren rapped his two-run single.

Brewers 6, Tigers 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Brewers rallied for four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Tigers, 6-5. Don Wert whacked a two-run homer for Tigers, who went into the eighth with a 5-2 lead behind Les Cain, who had allowed only three hits up to that point. However, with one out in the eighth, Mike Hegan walked and Ted Savage and Danny Walton singled for one run to chase Cain. Roberto Pena was safe on a two-base error after Tom Timmerman relieved, leading to an intentional pass for Tito Francona, loading the bases. Bernie Smith then greeted the appearance of Fred Scherman with a pinch-double, driving in the tying and winning runs.

White Sox 5, Yankees 1 at New York (night game):
Bart Johnson, who hit a single to spark a three-run outburst in the seventh inning, gained his first victory of the season when the White Sox defeated the Yankees, 5-1. Ed Herrmann of the White Sox and Roy White of the Yankees hit homers, both in the sixth. After Johnson's leadoff single in the seventh, the White Sox loaded the bases and Bill Melton broke the tie with a two-run single. Gail Hopkins added a single to drive in another run.

A's 11, Indians 4 at Oakland (night game):
Piling up 13 hits, the Athletics rolled over the Indians, 11-4, for their fifth straight victory and 18th in the last 24 games. Bert Campaneris led the attack with a triple and three singles, scoring four runs and driving in one. Frank Fernandez homered with two men on base. Rick Monday also drove in three runs with a triple and two singles.

Senators 5, Twins 3 at Washington (night game):
Frank Howard and Mike Epstein each hit a two-run homer to carry the Senators to a 5-3 victory over the Twins, who went down to their fifth straight defeat. Ed Stroud singled ahead of Howard's homer in the first. After the Twins tied the score, Lee Maye was safe on an error in the sixth and crossed the plate on a double by Howard. Epstein followed with his circuit clout.

Braves 8, Expos 7 at Atlanta (night game):
Bob Priddy allowed only one hit in six innings of relief pitching and was rewarded with credit for his first victory since May 8 when the Braves beat the Expos, 8-7. Hank Aaron drove in three runs for the Braves with a homer and a single, raising his career RBI total to 1,827, tying him with Al Simmons for eighth place on the all-time list. Phil Niekro, who started for the Braves, was kayoed with none out in the third inning when Bobby Wine batted in two runs with a single to put the Expos ahead. 6-5. Gil Garrido tied the score with a triple in the sixth and Aaron singled to give the lead to the Braves. Clete Boyer then batted the deciding run home with a single in the seventh. Hoyt Wilhelm pitched the ninth for the Braves and yielded the Expos' last tally.

Giants 6, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
Helped by Willie Mays, who collected three hits in four trips, Don Carrithers received credit for his first major league victory when the Giants defeated the Cubs, 6-3. Carrithers, in relief of Ron Bryant, yielded only three hits in 6 1/3 innings before giving way to Don McMahon in the ninth. Willie Mays, who tripled and scored one of the Giants' first three runs, broke a 3-3 tie with a single in the sixth, driving in Ron Hunt, who had doubled. Bobby Bonds homered in the eighth as the Giants beat Bill Hands for the sixth straight time.

Mets 2, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Wayne Garrett, who rapped a single and two doubles, scored twice to enable the Mets to edge the Reds, 2-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Gary Gentry. Garrett's first double, an infield hit by Mike Jorgensen and an error by Tony Cloninger covering first base on the play, gave the Mets their initial run in the second inning. Garrett hit his second double in the sixth and counted what proved to be the winning run on a single by Duffy Dyer. The Reds scored their run in the home half of the sixth on doubles by Bobby Tolan and Tony Perez.

Astros 4, Phillies 0 at Houston (night game):
Larry Dierker allowed only five hits and did not issue any walks while pitching the Astros to a 4-0 victory over the Phillies. John Mayberry doubled to drive in one of the Astros' two runs in the second inning and then walked and scored on a single by Johnny Edwards and squeeze bunt by Dierker in the sixth. Denis Menke homered for the last run in the eighth.

Dodgers 11, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Dodgers broke a tight game apart with a seven-run explosion in the ninth inning to defeat the Pirates, 11-4. The Dodgers snapped a 2-2 tie with two runs in the eighth on a walk to Wes Parker, single by Tom Haller, wild pitch by Dave Giusti in relief of Bob Moose and a single by Ted Sizemore. Then, in the ninth, Willie Davis doubled home one run, Jeff Torborg added a pair with a single and Willie Crawford capped the attack with a two-run double. Pete Mikkelsen, the Dodgers' winner in relief, was knocked out in the Pirates' half of the ninth, but Charlie Hough retired the last batter and received credit for a save in his first appearance since coming from Spokane (Pacific Coast).

Cardinals 5, Padres 4 at St. Louis (night game):
Bob Gibson set a major league record with his eighth 200-strikeout season and pitched the Cardinals to a 5-4 victory over the Padres in 14 innings. The righthanded ace fanned 13 to bring his year's total to 210. The Cardinals took 3-0 lead, but the Padres forged ahead with the aid of a two-run homer by Nate Colbert. Dick Allen tied the score with a circuit clout in the eighth. In the 14th, Dal Maxvill singled and beat the throw to second when Gibson bunted. After a sacrifice by Lou Brock, Leron Lee was handed an intentional pass to the load bases. Carl Taylor then drew a walk, forcing in the winning run.