MLB standings at the end of August 20, 1970

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Baltimore Orioles	122	78	44	0	.639		598	460	38-18	40-26	8-2	Won 5
New York Yankees	122	67	54	1	.554	10.5	531	493	37-22	30-32	6-4	Won 1
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

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Minnesota Twins	120	72	48	0	.600		570	461	37-21	35-27	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	122	68	54	0	.557	5.0	495	459	35-30	33-24	5-5	Lost 1
Oakland A's	123	68	55	0	.553	5.5	518	442	38-28	30-27	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	122	46	76	0	.377	27.0	468	557	22-36	24-40	4-6	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	124	46	77	1	.374	27.5	473	601	30-36	16-41	6-4	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	125	44	81	0	.352	30.5	486	633	21-37	23-44	2-8	Won 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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	122	54	68	0	.443	13.0	437	558	26-30	28-38	2-8	Lost 6
Montreal Expos	123	53	70	0	.431	14.5	537	638	26-30	27-40	5-5	Won 3

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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	123	62	61	0	.504	19.0	578	584	36-29	26-32	8-2	Won 3
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:

Yankees 4, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Mel Stottlemyre tripled with two men on base in the seventh inning as the Yankees rallied for three runs to defeat the Twins, 4-3. A run-scoring double by Bobby Murcer was the Yankees' only hit off Bill Zepp until the seventh when John Ellis doubled. Jim Lyttle also doubled, but Ellis, fearing a possible catch, held up and was able to advance only to third. An infield out by Jake Gibbs scored Ellis. Jerry Kenney grounded to Leo Cardenas and Lyttle was caught off third, but George Mitterwald botched up the rundown play and Lyttle slid back safely. Calling off a pinch-hitter for Stottlemyre, the Yankees let him bat and the pitcher responded with his triple to deep center field. Cardenas batted in the Twins' first two runs with a sacrifice fly and a homer. Mitterwald accounted for the final tally with a circuit clout.

Braves 6, Phillies 2 at Atlanta (night game):
With Ron Reed pitching, the Braves defeated the Phillies, 6-2, for their eighth victory in the last 10 games. The Braves registered three runs in the second inning on scoring singles by Tony Gonzalez, Felix Millan and Reed. Millan added a run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The Braves' final pair counted in the eighth on a walk, double by Rico Carty and an error.