MLB standings through games of August 16, 1970

MLB standings at the end of August 16, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	119	75	44	0	.630		589	456	38-18	37-26	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	119	66	52	1	.559	8.5	520	479	37-22	29-30	7-3	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	119	63	56	0	.529	12.0	526	513	34-25	29-31	4-6	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	117	60	57	0	.513	14.0	548	532	40-22	20-35	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	119	57	62	0	.479	18.0	477	499	30-27	27-35	4-6	Lost 2
Washington Senators	119	57	62	0	.479	18.0	474	502	34-28	23-34	7-3	Won 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	117	70	47	0	.598		556	450	35-20	35-27	1-9	Won 1
Oakland A's	120	67	53	0	.558	4.5	507	434	37-26	30-27	6-4	Lost 2
California Angels	119	66	53	0	.555	5.0	480	456	33-29	33-24	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	121	46	74	1	.383	25.5	469	592	30-33	16-41	6-4	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	119	44	75	0	.370	27.0	454	541	22-36	22-39	4-6	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	122	43	79	0	.352	29.5	467	613	21-37	22-42	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	121	67	54	0	.554		556	514	39-25	28-29	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	119	63	56	0	.529	3.0	509	457	31-25	32-31	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	121	62	59	0	.512	5.0	607	530	38-27	24-32	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	120	56	64	0	.467	10.5	561	557	28-34	28-30	5-5	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	118	54	64	0	.458	11.5	428	537	26-30	28-34	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	121	51	70	0	.421	16.0	522	628	26-30	25-40	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	122	81	41	0	.664		597	504	46-18	35-23	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	118	67	51	0	.568	12.0	576	480	28-29	39-22	6-4	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	119	59	60	0	.496	20.5	635	656	30-27	29-33	6-4	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	120	59	61	0	.492	21.0	566	578	33-29	26-32	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	120	54	66	0	.450	26.0	539	585	31-32	23-34	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	121	47	74	0	.388	33.5	523	593	23-35	24-39	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 9, Red Sox 6 at Boston (day game):
With the power of four homers, the Twins snapped a nine-game losing streak by defeating the Red Sox, 9-6. Tony Oliva doubled to drive in two runs for the Twins in the first inning before the homers began with a smash by Brant Alyea to tie the score at 3-3 in the fourth. Bob Allison walked and George Mitterwald also hit for the circuit. Harmon Killebrew added a round-tripper in the seventh and Cesar Tovar provided the winning margin by connecting with two men on base in the eighth. The Red Sox had solo swats by Reggie Smith, Tony Conigliaro and Jerry Moses.

Tigers 7, Angels 1 at California (day game):
Staked to a four-run lead in the first inning, Les Cain pitched the Tigers to a 7-1 victory over the Angels. Mickey Stanley led off with a single and Ike Brown, who made one of his infrequent starts at second base, followed with a homer. Al Kaline was retired, but Bill Freehan doubled and scored on a single by Jim Northrup. A two-out single by Elliott Maddox counted Northrup with the fourth run.

Brewers 4, Indians 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Playing before 44,387, Milwaukee's largest crowd of the season, the Brewers rallied for three runs in the eighth inning on a bases-loaded double by Danny Walton and scored again in the ninth to beat the Indians, 4-3. In the eighth, singles by Ted Kubiak and Tommy Harper and a pass to Mike Hegan loaded the bases. Dave May forced Kubiak at the plate before Walton came through with his double. Roberto Pena and Jerry McNertney walked in the ninth. Kubiak sacrificed and Gus Gil singled to drive in the winning run.

Yankees 5, Royals 1 at New York (day game):
The Yankees beat the the Royals for the ninth consecutive time this season, posting a 5-1 victory behind the six-hit hurling of Stan Bahnsen. The Yankees decided the outcome early in the game, scoring three runs in the second inning. Bobby Murcer singled, John Ellis doubled and Ron Woods hit a sacrifice fly for the first counter. Gene Michael singled home another run and, after a bunt by Bahnsen, Horace Clarke added a tally with a single.

Orioles 2, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Dave McNally became the season's first 18-game winner, pitching the Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the Athletics in a six-hit duel with Catfish Hunter. The A's counted their run in the first inning when Bert Campaneris singled, took second on a sacrifice, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Tommy Davis. Don Buford doubled and Boog Powell singled for the tying run in the third and Chico Salmon hit a homer in the fifth for the winning marker.

Senators 2, White Sox 1 at Washington (day game):
A pinch-single by Del Unser plated a run in the eighth inning to enable the Senators to extend their winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. Ed Stroud homered in the first for the Senators. Ed Herrmann tied the score with a circuit clout in the fifth. Ed Brinkman singled in the eighth, took third on a single by Jim French and scored on Unser's hit.

Mets 2, Braves 1 at Atlanta (day game):
Cleon Jones, who singled when the Mets scored their first run in the fourth inning, smashed a homer in the sixth to beat the Braves, 2-1. Art Shamsky doubled in the fourth, took third on Jones' hit and crossed the plate on a single by Ken Boswell. The Braves, who were held to five hits by Jim McAndrew, picked up their run on an unusual play after Sonny Jackson singled and advanced to third on a single by Orlando Cepeda. Rico Carty lined to Boswell. Jackson tagged up and raced home before Boswell could complete the double play on Cepeda with a throw to Donn Clendenon at first base.

Cubs 5, Dodgers 2 at Chicago (day game):
Billy Williams hit a double and single to spark the scoring by the Cubs in a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers. Bill Hands gave up the Dodgers' tallies in the third, one on a homer by Willie Crawford. Williams doubled in the fourth, Ron Santo walked and the tying runs followed on singles by Randy Hundley and Johnny Callison. With two out in the fifth, Williams singled and the Cubs went on to score twice on singles by Jim Hickman, Santo and Hundley. A sacrifice fly by Glenn Beckert with the bases loaded in the sixth accounted for the final tally.

Reds 4, Phillies 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
Johnny Bench batted in three runs and Tony Cloninger added a homer in his own behalf while pitching the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Phillies with the relief assistance of Wayne Granger. Bench accounted for his first RBI with an infield out in the first and batted in another run with a single in the third to the tie score at 2-2. Bobby Tolan tripled and Bench doubled to break the tie in the fifth and Cloninger then added to his lead with his circuit clout in the sixth.

Expos 5, Astros 3 at Houston (day game):
Bob Bailey smashed the longest homer in the history of the Astrodome to bring the Expos a 5-3 victory over the Astros. With the score tied, 3-3, Rusty Staub walked in the ninth inning before Bailey teed off on a fastball by Denny Lemaster and drove the ball an estimated 420 feet to a walkway behind the fourth row in the yellow section of seats in left field, 80 feet above playing level. Jim Gosger accounted for the Expos' first three runs with a bases-loaded double in the third.

Padres 8, Pirates 6 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Ed Spiezio smashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to carry the Padres to an 8-6 victory over the Pirates. Al Ferrara opened the frame with a single and pinch-runner Larry Stahl advanced on a sacrifice. The Pirates then passed Nate Colbert intentionally, hoping to set up a double play, but Spiezio wrecked the move with his homer. In the first inning, when the Padres scored their first five runs, the Pirates also passed Colbert intentionally to get at Spiezio, who drove in a run with a single.

Giants 5, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (day game):
Ron Bryant, who spent the early part of the season in the Giants' bullpen, made his fifth start and gained his first victory since May 30 by defeating the Cardinals, 5-2. The lefthander gave up the Cards' runs in the first inning and then breezed until the eighth when Jerry Johnson took over to stifle a Redbird threat. Hal Lanier batted in two runs with a pair of singles for the Giants, who also picked up an unearned marker in going ahead, 3-2. The clinching pair scored in the seventh on a single by Willie McCovey, triple by Ken Henderson and sacrifice fly by Jim Ray Hart.