MLB standings through games of August 18, 1970

MLB standings at the end of August 18, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	121	77	44	0	.636		595	458	38-18	39-26	7-3	Won 4
New York Yankees	120	66	53	1	.555	10.0	527	487	37-22	29-31	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	121	65	56	0	.537	12.0	534	517	34-25	31-31	5-5	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	119	62	57	0	.521	14.0	563	538	42-22	20-35	7-3	Won 2
Washington Senators	121	58	63	0	.479	19.0	489	514	35-29	23-34	8-2	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	121	57	64	0	.471	20.0	478	514	30-27	27-37	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	118	71	47	0	.602		564	457	36-20	35-27	2-8	Won 2
California Angels	121	68	53	0	.562	4.5	495	457	35-29	33-24	6-4	Won 2
Oakland A's	122	67	55	0	.549	6.0	511	442	37-28	30-27	5-5	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	123	46	76	1	.377	27.0	471	598	30-35	16-41	6-4	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	121	45	76	0	.372	27.5	466	556	22-36	23-40	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	124	43	81	0	.347	31.0	473	628	21-37	22-44	1-9	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	123	68	55	0	.553		566	521	40-26	28-29	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	120	64	56	0	.533	2.5	516	458	32-25	32-31	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	123	63	60	0	.512	5.0	617	541	39-28	24-32	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	122	57	65	0	.467	10.5	574	572	29-35	28-30	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	120	54	66	0	.450	12.5	433	549	26-30	28-36	3-7	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	122	52	70	0	.426	15.5	529	632	26-30	26-40	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	124	82	42	0	.661		610	514	47-19	35-23	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	120	68	52	0	.567	12.0	591	493	28-29	40-23	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	121	60	61	0	.496	20.5	569	580	34-29	26-32	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	121	60	61	0	.496	20.5	642	666	30-27	30-34	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	121	54	67	0	.446	26.5	540	592	31-32	23-35	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	123	48	75	0	.390	33.5	534	603	23-35	25-40	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 8, White Sox 4 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox exploded for six runs in the fifth inning and defeated the White Sox, 8-4, behind the relief pitching of Ken Brett, who yielded only one hit in the last 4 1/3 innings. After replacing Vicente Romo, Brett was hit by a pitched ball to open the fifth. Singles by Mike Andrews, Reggie Smith and Carl Yastrzemski produced the first run and left the bases loaded. Two runs counted when Tony Conigliaro was safe on an error by Rich Morales. After a pass to Rico Petrocelli, Billy Conigliaro singled for another tally. An infield hit by John Kennedy and a wild throw by Floyd Weaver on the play then added the fifth and sixth runs.

Angels 12, Indians 1 at California (night game):
The Angels erupted for nine runs in the seventh inning to clinch a 12-1 trouncing of the Indians as Clyde Wright gained his 17th victory to became the second biggest winner in the club's history, Ironically, Dean Chance, who won 20 games for the Angels in 1964, was the Indians' loser, giving up three runs in the second inning before going out for a pinch-hitter. The Angels sent 14 men to bat in the seventh against Rick Austin, Vince Colbert and Steve Mingori in their most productive inning since enjoying a 12-run frame against the Red Sox April 30, 1968. Jim Spencer, Jay Johnstone and Jim Fregosi each drove in two tallies during the outburst.

Orioles 3, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (night game):
Although collecting only three hits off Marty Pattin, the Orioles were able to beat the Brewers, 3-0. Jim Hardin achieved the shutout on a five-hitter. Hardin singled for the first hit off Pattin in the third inning. The Orioles' second hit was a homer by Merv Rettenmund in the fourth. Hardin and Don Buford walked in the sixth. Hardin scored on a single by Boog Powell and when Ted Kubiak muffed Ted Savage's throw from the outfield, Buford also crossed the plate.

Twins 8, Yankees 7 at Minnesota (night game):
A pinch-single by Jim Holt in the ninth inning decided a see-saw game and gave the Twins an 8-7 victory over the Yankees. Danny Thompson singled to open the final frame and was forced by Harmon Killebrew. Bob Allison ran for Killebrew and stopped at third on a double by Tony Oliva. Holt then batted for Tom Hall and singled to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Tigers 3, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Doling out five singles, Mickey Lolich pitched the Tigers to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics and beat Chuck Dobson, who was halted on his personal eight-game winning streak. Dalton Jones doubled and scored on a single by Mickey Stanley for the Tigers' first run in the third inning. Jones added a homer in the seventh and the Tigers' final tally counted in the eighth on two walks and a double by Don Wert. An error by Wert enabled the A's to score an unearned run in the ninth.

Royals 12, Senators 8 at Washington (night game):
The Senators were stopped on a seven-game winning streak by the Royals, who piled up 11 of their runs in last four innings to gain a 12-8 victory. After rallying for five runs in the sixth, the Royals went into the seventh with a 6-5 lead and got the deciding blow when Bob Oliver hit a homer with two men on base. Lee Maye smashed a three-run homer as a pinch-hitter in the Senators' half, but the Royals added to their lead with three runs in the last two innings.

Braves 3, Phillies 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Leading off the ninth inning, Clete Boyer belted a homer to bring the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. Byron Browne hit a homer for the Phillies in the fifth inning and they took a 2-1 lead with another run in the sixth before the Braves pulled even in the seventh when Bob Aspromonte singled, took third on a single by Gil Garrido and scored on a forceout by Felix Millan.

Padres 11, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
Ed Spiezio hit the first grand-slam homer of his career and the first to the credit of the Padres this season to wrap up an 11-3 victory over the Cubs. Spiezio's slam was the 41st in the N. L. this year, breaking the 1969 league record of 40. The Padres, who also had solo swats by Cito Gaston and Ollie Brown, were leading, 6-1, going into the sixth when Gaston tripled and scored on a single by Al Ferrara. Singles by Brown and Nate Colbert then loaded the bases for Spiezio's smash off Roberto Rodriguez.

Expos 7, Reds 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
An error by left fielder Bernie Carbo on a line drive with the bases loaded in the fifth inning allowed three runs to score and enabled the Expos to defeat the Reds, 7-4. There were seven errors in the game, four by the Reds. In the fifth, after John Boccabella and Gary Sutherland singled and Adolfo Phillips doubled for one run, the Reds issued an intentional pass to Bob Bailey, loading the bases. Coco Laboy followed with a drive that Carbo first misjudged and then failed to catch.

Mets 7, Astros 1 at New York (night game):
Gary Gentry turned in his second successive four-hitter and pitched the Mets to a 7-1 victory over the Astros, marking the first time in his major league career that the young righthander had hurled back-to-back complete games. The Mets used a walk to Donn Clendenon and double by Ken Boswell to take the lead in the second inning before breaking loose for six runs in the third with an attack that included doubles by Wayne Garrett, Ken Singleton and Gentry. The Astros avoided the shutout in the eighth when John Mayberry doubled and Larry Howard singled.

Pirates 6, Giants 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Steve Blass, who scattered six hits in seven innings, gained his first victory since July 4 when the Pirates defeated the Giants, 6-2. The start was the second for Blass since being hit on the pitching arm by a line drive July 12. The Pirates enjoyed a pair of three-run innings, starting in the third when Matty Alou doubled, Manny Sanguillen singled, Bob Robertson tripled and Jose Pagan singled. In the seventh, Dave Cash walked and Roberto Clemente and Sanguillen singled, scoring Cash, but Sanguillen rounded first base and was run down. Robertson followed with a two-run homer.

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Sandy Vance started his first game for the Dodgers since being recalled from Spokane (Pacific Coast) and pitched a five-hitter to beat the Cardinals, 7-2. The Dodgers collected 15 hits, including a double and three singles by Wes Parker.