MLB standings through games of August 19, 1970

MLB standings at the end of August 19, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	122	78	44	0	.639		598	460	38-18	40-26	8-2	Won 5
New York Yankees	121	66	54	1	.550	11.0	527	490	37-22	29-32	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	122	65	57	0	.533	13.0	534	524	34-25	31-32	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	120	62	58	0	.517	15.0	568	551	42-23	20-35	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	122	58	64	0	.475	20.0	480	514	30-27	28-37	3-7	Won 1
Washington Senators	122	58	64	0	.475	20.0	490	516	35-30	23-34	7-3	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	119	72	47	0	.605		567	457	37-20	35-27	3-7	Won 3
California Angels	122	68	54	0	.557	5.5	495	459	35-30	33-24	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	123	68	55	0	.553	6.0	518	442	38-28	30-27	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	122	46	76	0	.377	27.5	468	557	22-36	24-40	4-6	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	124	46	77	1	.374	28.0	473	601	30-36	16-41	6-4	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	125	44	81	0	.352	31.0	486	633	21-37	23-44	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	124	68	56	0	.548		570	528	40-27	28-29	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	121	64	57	0	.529	2.5	520	467	32-26	32-31	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	124	64	60	0	.516	4.0	629	543	40-28	24-32	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	123	57	66	0	.463	10.5	576	576	29-36	28-30	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	121	54	67	0	.446	12.5	435	552	26-30	28-37	3-7	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	123	53	70	0	.431	14.5	537	638	26-30	27-40	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	125	82	43	0	.656		616	522	47-20	35-23	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	121	69	52	0	.570	11.0	595	495	28-29	41-23	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	122	61	61	0	.500	19.5	572	582	35-29	26-32	7-3	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	122	61	61	0	.500	19.5	649	670	30-27	31-34	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	122	55	67	0	.451	25.5	549	596	31-32	24-35	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	124	48	76	0	.387	33.5	536	615	23-35	25-41	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 13, Red Sox 5 at Boston (day game):
The White Sox tied the A.L. record for the most runs in the ninth inning, scoring 11 times in an explosion that wrecked the Red Sox, 13-5. The league mark was set by the Yankees against the St. Louis Browns May 3, 1951. The White Sox sent 16 men to bat against five different Red Sox pitchers and piled up their runs on 10 hits, one walk and two errors. Luis Aparicio appeared as a pinch-hitter and drove in two runs with a double, then batted again before the inning ended and accounted for a third RBI with a single.

Indians 2, Angels 0 at California (night game):
A pinch-double by Chuck Hinton was the key blow as the Indians scored twice in the seventh inning to beat the Angels, 2-0. Rich Hand and Dennis Higgins, who relieved with one out in the eighth, combined to pitch the shutout. Rudy May, hurling for the Angels, yielded only two hits until the seventh when Tony Horton singled, Jack Heidemann beat out a bunt and Hinton delivered his double for a run to break the scoreless duel. After Mel Queen relieved, Hand bunted and Heidemann beat Queen's throw to the plate.

Orioles 3, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Mike Cuellar was rapped for two homers, but gained his 18th victory when the Orioles nipped the Brewers, 3-2. The Orioles scored twice in the fourth inning on a walk to Boog Powell, forceout by Frank Robinson and singles by Elrod Hendricks, Brooks Robinson and Chico Salmon. After homers by Ted Kubiak and Mike Hegan tied the score, the Orioles registered the winning run in the eighth on singles by Brooks Robinson, Terry Crowley and Merv Rettenmund.

Twins 3, Yankees 0 at Minnesota (night game):
Jim Perry allowed only four hits and pitched the Twins to a 3-0 victory over the Yankees. The Twins bunched singles by Harmon Killebrew, Brant Alyea, Rich Reese and Leo Cardenas for two runs in the fourth inning and added their last tally when Danny Thompson singled and Killebrew doubled in the eighth. With his 18th victory, Perry went one ahead of his brother, Gaylord, who had won 17 games for the Giants.

A's 7, Tigers 0 at Oakland (night game):
Getting four-hit pitching from Diego Segui, the Athletics ended a four-game losing streak with a 7-0 victory over the Tigers, who were stopped after winning four games in the row. Don Mincher homered with a man on base in the second inning and drew a pass with the bases loaded in the eighth to get credit for another RBI. Felipe Alou, who collected three of the A's 12 hits, batted in two runs.

Royals 2, Senators 1 at Washington (night game):
A homer by Paul Schaal in the seventh inning snapped a 1-1 tie and enabled the Royals to edge the Senators, 2-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Dick Drago, who posted his first victory since June 23 after losing eight straight decisions. The Royals, who collected six hits off Joe Coleman, scored their initial run in the fourth on a single by Ed Kirkpatrick and double by Bob Oliver. The Senators tied the count in their half when Ed Stroud and Del Unser singled and Mike Epstein hit a sacrifice fly.

Braves 3, Phillies 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Doubles by Clete Boyer and Sonny Jackson and a single by Felix Millan produced two runs in the eighth inning as the Braves rallied to defeat the Phillies, 3-2. Pat Jarvis, pitching for the Braves, allowed only three hits in eight innings, but they included homers by Deron Johnson and Rick Wise. The Braves, who collected five hits off Wise, scored their initial run in the fourth on a walk to Millan, double by Hank Aaron and infield out by Orlando Cepeda before winning the game in the eighth.

Cubs 12, Padres 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs smashed seven homers, including three in one inning, to wallop the Padres, 12-2. The Cubs piled up seven runs in the first two innings, five scoring on a pair of round-trippers by Jim Hickman. Fergie Jenkins helped himself by homering in the sixth. Billy Williams added one in the seventh and Joe Pepitone, Johnny Callison and Glenn Beckert wound up the slugging display with solo swats in the eighth. The Padres had a homer by Cito Gaston as their only response to the Cubs' cannonading.

Expos 8, Reds 6 at Cincinnati (night game):
The first club to sweep a series against the Reds in Cincinnati this season, the Expos beat the West division leaders for the second straight time by exploding for six runs in the fifth inning to gain an 8-6 victory. The Reds had a 3-1 lead before the Expos knocked out Gary Nolan, who was stopped on his personal eight-game winning streak. Rusty Staub sparked the outburst with a bases-loaded single, driving in two runs. Singles by Jim Gosger and Bob Bailey each added a tally before Ron Brand capped the rally with a two run triple.

Astros 9, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
The Astros scored four unearned runs off Tom Seaver in the third inning and went on to beat the Mets, 9-4. With two out in the third, Jesus Alou and Joe Morgan singled and Jim Wynn walked to load the bases. When Donn Clendenon muffed a grounder by Norm Miller, one run scored. Denis Menke then lofted a short fly that bounced past Ken Singleton in right field for a bases-loaded triple. The Astros added two more runs off Seaver in the fourth on singles by John Mayberry and Larry Howard and a triple by Alou. Wade Blasingame, who was recalled from Oklahoma City (American Association) August 1, started for the Astros and gained his first victory of the season. However, the triumph was Blasingame's eighth straight for his career over the Mets without a defeat. The Astros used three relievers after Blasingame's departure.

Giants 7, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Although tagged for 13 hits, Juan Marichal lasted the route and pitched the Giants to a 7-4 victory over the Pirates. The Giants, in breaking Luke Walker's personal five-game winning streak, scored twice with the aid of three walks in the first inning and added a pair when Willie Mays drew a pass and Willie McCovey homered in the fifth. Orlando Pena, in relief, gave up the deciding runs in the eighth on two walks, a double by Bobby Bonds and triple by Tito Fuentes.

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Steve Carlton, winner of only six games, was handed his 17th defeat when Willie Davis batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals. Lou Brock and Joe Hague homered for the Redbird runs, while Manny Mota hit one for the Dodgers. With the score tied, 2-2, Andy Kosco delivered a pinch-single to open the ninth and Jim Lefebvre, bunting, was safe on an error by Carlton. Maury Wills, also attempting to sacrifice, forced pinch-runner Von Joshua at third. When a passed ball by Ted Simmons allowed the runners to advance, Carlton walked Mota intentionally, setting the stage for Davis' winning hit.