MLB standings through games of August 26, 1970

MLB standings at the end of August 26, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	127	82	45	0	.646		621	470	42-19	40-26	9-1	Won 3
New York Yankees	129	71	57	1	.555	11.5	556	514	37-22	34-35	5-5	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	128	68	60	0	.531	14.5	559	552	37-28	31-32	6-4	Lost 3
Boston Red Sox	125	64	61	0	.512	17.0	581	565	42-23	22-38	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	127	62	65	0	.488	20.0	509	534	34-28	28-37	5-5	Won 1
Washington Senators	127	60	67	0	.472	22.0	513	532	35-30	25-37	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	125	74	51	0	.592		586	481	39-24	35-27	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	128	72	56	0	.562	3.5	525	485	35-30	37-26	6-4	Won 3
Oakland A's	128	68	60	0	.531	7.5	534	472	38-28	30-32	1-9	Lost 5
Kansas City Royals	128	49	79	0	.383	26.5	484	581	25-39	24-40	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	129	47	81	1	.367	28.5	485	622	30-36	17-45	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	131	48	83	0	.366	29.0	505	650	25-39	23-44	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	129	70	59	0	.543		588	537	40-27	30-32	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	127	66	61	0	.520	3.0	549	498	34-30	32-31	4-6	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	130	66	64	0	.508	4.5	658	566	40-28	26-36	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	128	60	68	0	.469	9.5	614	603	29-36	31-32	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	128	58	70	0	.453	11.5	461	579	30-32	28-38	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	128	55	73	0	.430	14.5	554	660	28-33	27-40	6-4	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	131	85	46	0	.649		639	546	47-20	38-26	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	127	72	55	0	.567	11.0	612	519	31-32	41-23	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	127	65	62	0	.512	18.0	670	698	34-28	31-34	8-2	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	128	65	63	0	.508	18.5	605	607	36-29	29-34	7-3	Won 3
Houston Astros	128	58	70	0	.453	25.5	573	619	31-32	27-38	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	129	50	79	0	.388	34.0	557	648	25-38	25-41	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, A's 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer turned in his 16th complete game of the season for the Orioles and posted his 18th victory by defeating the Athletics, 5-1. Don Buford started Palmer on the way to victory with a two-run homer in the third inning. Felipe Alou accounted for the A's run with a round-tripper in the fourth.

White Sox 3, Senators 1 at Chicago (day game):
Homers by Syd O'Brien and Carlos May carried the White Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Senators. O'Brien connected on the first pitch thrown by Casey Cox. May's homer in the sixth inning was his first since July 9. Ken Berry tripled and Tommy McCraw hit a pinch-single for the other run in the seventh. Aurelio Rodriguez homered to save the Nats from a shutout.

Indians 7, Brewers 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Undefeated since his recall from the minors on July 16, Steve Hargan gained his sixth straight victory when the Indians beat the Brewers, 7-2. The Indians clinched the decision with four runs on two homers in the seventh inning. Ted Uhlaender, batting for Buddy Bradford, connected on reliever Bobby Bolin's first delivery. Hargan doubled and Graig Nettles walked ahead of another homer by Roy Foster.

Angels 6, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
Roger Repoz and Ken McMullen hit homers in the Angels' attack on Denny McLain as Clyde Wright gained his 18th victory by defeating the Tigers, 6-3. Wright was chased in the ninth inning when the Tigers scored their runs on a two-base error by Alex Johnson, double by Dick McAuliffe and homer by Al Kaline, but Ken Tatum relieved and retired the side. Repoz, who scored in the first inning, hit his homer in the third. Sandy Alomar batted in two runs with a single in the fourth and McMullen added his homer with a man on base in the eighth.

Yankees 3, Royals 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Handed a three-run lead in the first inning, Stan Bahnsen pitched the Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the Royals. Singles by Horace Clarke, Thurman Munson and Roy White and an error by George Spriggs on White's hit produced the first two tallies and the third followed on a walk to Bobby Murcer and single by Jim Lyttle. The Yankees ended their season series with the Royals with 11 victories in 12 games.

Twins 7, Red Sox 0 at Minnesota (night game):
Bert Blyleven, the Twins' 19-year-old righthander, pitched his first major league shutout and beat the Red Sox, 7-0. Cesar Tovar, who walked, singled and doubled, drove in three of the Twins' runs and scored two.

Dodgers 8, Cubs 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
Jim Lefebvre homered with two men on base in the second inning to start the Dodgers off to an 8-5 victory over the Cubs. The Dodgers made it 5-0 in the third on a single by Maury Wills, double by Bill Sudakis and single by Andy Kosco. After johnny Callison hit a two-run homer for the Cubs in the fifth, the Dodgers gained the deciding lead in the sixth with a pair on a single by Lefebvre, a pass to Billy Grabarkewitz and a double by Jeff Torborg.

Astros 5, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
Homers by Doug Rader and Cesar Cedeno in the ninth inning powered the Astros to a 5-4 victory over the Expos. Jim Gosger gave the Expos a 3-1 lead by hitting for the circuit with two men on base in the eighth, but a single by Joe Morgan, pass to John Mayberry and Rader's homer put the Astros ahead in the ninth. Then, after Rader struck out, Cedeno's clout produced what proved to be the Astros' winning run. The Expos rallied in their half of the ninth, but fell short with one run on a double by Rusty Staub.

Braves 9, Mets 7 at New York (night game):
Capping an uphill battle by the Braves, Hank Aaron smashed a homer in the ninth inning to defeat the Mets, 9-7. Wayne Garrett and Art Shamsky homered to help the Mets build up a 7-1 lead after six innings. The Braves, although having round-trippers by Bob Tillman, Clete Boyer and Orlando Cepeda, trailed, 7-6, going into the ninth. Gil Garrido led off the rally with a single and Aaron then put the game into the Braves' column with his homer. Singles by Cepeda, Rico Carty and Boyer added the final marker.

Reds 6, Phillies 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
Jim Merritt was rapped for 14 hits in 6 2/3 innings, but the Reds' lefthander became the first 20-game winner in the N. L. this season when Bernie Carbo smashed a three-run homer to beat the Phillies, 6-5. Tony Perez broke a 2-2 tie with a circuit clout in the sixth inning. Then, after Johnny Bench and Lee May singled, Bernie Carbo connected for the circuit. The Phillies came back in the seventh with a double by Tony Taylor and a homer by Don Money. Merritt retired the next two batters, but Larry Hisle doubled and Johnny Briggs singled for another run before Wayne Granger came in to save the game.

Padres 2, Pirates 1 at San Diego (night game):
A homer by Ed Spiezio in seventh inning, after Ivan Murrell was safe on an error, enabled the Padres to edge the Pirates, 2-1. Fred Cambria, making his first major league start, was the victim of Spiezio's blow. Roberto Clemente had three hits for the Pirates and drove in their run with a single in the sixth. However, after the Pirates loaded the bases with two out in the ninth, Tom Dukes replaced Pat Dobson and struck out Clemente to end the game.

Giants 8, Cardinals 7 at San Francisco (day game):
After a two-out double by Ken Henderson in the ninth inning, the Cardinals walked Dick Dietz intentionally, but Jim Ray Hart spoiled that strategy by rapping a single to give the Giants an 8-7 victory. Willie Mays homered in the first inning for the 1,900th run of his career. Dietz connected for the circuit in the sixth. The Giants took a 7-6 lead in the seventh when Bobby Bonds tripled, Willie Mays singled and Willie McCovey homered. Lou Brock tied the score with a round-tripper in the eighth. Joe Torre also had a homer for the Cardinals.