MLB standings through games of August 22, 1970

MLB standings at the end of August 22, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	124	79	45	0	.637		605	463	39-19	40-26	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	124	68	55	1	.553	10.5	537	498	37-22	31-33	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	124	67	57	0	.540	12.0	545	530	36-25	31-32	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	122	63	59	0	.516	15.0	577	554	42-23	21-36	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	124	60	64	0	.484	19.0	492	522	32-27	28-37	4-6	Won 3
Washington Senators	124	59	65	0	.476	20.0	498	524	35-30	24-35	7-3	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	122	73	49	0	.598		578	469	38-22	35-27	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	124	69	55	0	.556	5.0	498	466	35-30	34-25	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	125	68	57	0	.544	6.5	526	454	38-28	30-29	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	124	47	77	0	.379	27.0	471	566	23-37	24-40	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	126	46	79	1	.368	28.5	479	612	30-36	16-43	4-6	Lost 5
Chicago White Sox	127	45	82	0	.354	30.5	491	639	22-38	23-44	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	126	69	57	0	.548		573	531	40-27	29-30	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	123	65	58	0	.528	2.5	526	471	33-27	32-31	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	126	65	61	0	.516	4.0	645	548	40-28	25-33	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	125	59	66	0	.472	9.5	597	584	29-36	30-30	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	125	56	69	0	.448	12.5	449	571	28-31	28-38	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	125	55	70	0	.440	13.5	547	643	28-30	27-40	6-4	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	127	83	44	0	.654		620	528	47-20	36-24	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	123	70	53	0	.569	11.0	598	498	29-30	41-23	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	124	62	62	0	.500	19.5	654	686	31-28	31-34	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	125	62	63	0	.496	20.0	583	594	36-29	26-34	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	125	56	69	0	.448	26.0	562	608	31-32	25-37	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	126	48	78	0	.381	34.5	544	636	23-37	25-41	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 3, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
The Orioles' six-game winning streak came to an end when the Angels scored in the 10th inning to gain a 3-2 victory. The Angels picked up an unearned run in the third, but the Orioles took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on a single by Andy Etchebarren and a homer by Paul Blair. After Ken McMullen and Bill Voss singled in the ninth, pinch-runner Jarvis Tatum counted the tying tally when Joe Azcue grounded into a double play. In the 10th, Sandy Alomar singled and Roger Repoz sacrificed. Following a wild pitch, Jim Fregosi drove in the winning run with a single.

White Sox 3, Yankees 2 at Chicago (day game):
Bart Johnson won his own game with a run-scoring double in the seventh inning as the White Sox edged the Yankees, 3-2. A single by Roy White and homer by Bobby Murcer produced the Yankees' pair in the fourth inning. In the White Sox half, after a single by Syd O'Brien and a wild throw by Stan Bahnsen on an infield hit by Carlos May, Duane Josephson singled to tie the score. In the seventh, Ken Berry singled and was forced by Bobby Knoop before Johnson lashed his double to left-center field.

Indians 6, A's 5 at Cleveland (day game):
Chuck Hinton, who entered the game as a defensive replacement at first base in the ninth inning, came to bat in the 10th and rapped a run-scoring single to give the Indians a 6-5 victory over the Athletics. The Indians hit four homers -- one by Vada Pinson in the first and three in succession by Duke Sims, Graig Nettles and Eddie Leon in the sixth. The A's had round-trippers by Bert Campaneris and Don Mincher. Roy Foster drew a pass in the the 10th and advanced on a wild pitch. Following an intentional pass to Ray Fosse, Hinton broke up the game with his single.

Tigers 5, Brewers 2 at Detroit (day game):
Denny McLain turned in his first complete game of the season and pitched the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Brewers. McLain was booed by the crowd of 19,286 when Tommy Harper opened the game with a homer for the Brewers. The Tigers came back in their half with three runs on singles by Dalton Jones and Mickey Stanley, a double by Jim Northrup, sacrifice fly by Gates Brown and infield out by Norm Cash. Dave May homered for the Brewers in the second, but the Tigers then turned to the long ball with circuit clouts by Bill Freehan in the fourth and Northrup in the fifth.

Red Sox 8, Royals 1 at Kansas City (night game):
The Red Sox erupted for six runs in the first inning and Gary Peters, who batted in two tallies with a triple, coasted to an 8-1 victory over the Royals. Reggie Smith, who had a run-scoring single in the first, added to the Red Sox lead with a 430-foot homer over both fences in right field in the fourth. The blow was only the 15th to clear the back wall since Kansas City first entered the A. L. in 1955.

Senators 5, Twins 4 at Minnesota (day game):
After tying the game with a homer in the fifth inning, Frank Howard hit for the circuit again in the 10th to give the Senators a 5-4 victory over the Twins. The Senators went ahead, 3-0, in the first, but two-run homers by Leo Cardenas and Harmon Killebrew gave the lead to the Twins before Howard went into action.

Pirates 2, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
A single by Jerry May off Bill Sudakis' glove scored Roberto Clemente in the 16th inning and enabled the Pirates to nip the Dodgers, 2-1, in a four-hour, 21-minute game. The Dodgers, who wasted numerous scoring opportunities, stranding 16 men, counted their run in the second inning on a grounder by Billy Grabarkewitz with the bases loaded. Bill Mazeroskl singled for the Pirates in the third, Bob Moose bunted safely and Clemente singled to tie the score. Both clubs then piled up ciphers until the 16th when Clemente singled for his fifth hit, stole second after two out and scored on May's hit.

Expos 4, Braves 1 at Montreal (night game):
Steve Renko yielded only two hits before weakening in the ninth inning, but the Expos had enough runs by that time to beat the Braves, 4-1. Renko batted in the first run with a single in the third inning and John Bateman plated another with a double in the seventh. The Expos added a pair in the eighth on a triple by Adolfo Phillips, single by Rusty Staub and double by Bob Bailey. Sonny Jackson doubled for the Braves in the ninth and scored on a single by Hank Aaron. Renko was lifted after Tony Gonzalez also singled with two out. Dan McGinn gave up a bases-loading single by Bob Aspromonte, but Howie Reed relieved and retired Clete Boyer for the final out.

Reds 3, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
With two out in the ninth inning, Johnny Bench drove in two runs with a double to bring the Reds a 3-2 victory over Mets. Jim Merritt, who became the N. L.'s first 19-game winner of the season, was lifted in the ninth for pinch-hitter Ty Cline, who came through with a single. Pete Rose was safe at first on an error by Joe Foy. After Bobby Tolan forced Rose, attempting to bunt, Tony Perez popped up, but Bench, the major leagues' RBI leader, then delivered his decisive double.

Phillies 2, Astros 1 at Philadelphia (day game):
Johnny Briggs, who batted in the Phillies' first run with a triple in the fifth inning, delivered a run-scoring single in the ninth to beat the Astros, 2-1. Deron Johnson walked in the fifth and counted on Briggs' triple. The Astros tied the score in the ninth on singles by Doug Rader and John Mayberry around a sacrifice and a passed ball. In the Phillies' half, Tony Taylor singled and took second on a sacrifice bunt by Ron Stone. The Astros walked Johnson intentionally, bringing Briggs to the plate for his game-winning single.

Cardinals 7, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Posting the 45th shutout of his career, Bob Gibson pitched the Cardinals to a 7-0 victory over the Padres. The ace righthander gave up two singles, both by former teammate Ed Spiezio. Gibson also took a leading role in the Cardinals' attack, hitting a triple and a double to drive in two runs. Julian Javier accounted for three RBIs with four singles.

Cubs 15, Giants 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Ken Holtzman gave up only one hit -- a single by Hal Lanier with one out in the eighth inning -- as the Cubs breezed to a 15-0 victory over the Giants. The Cubs piled up 18 hits against Gaylord Perry and four successors, including homers by Billy Williams and Joe Pepitone.