MLB standings at the end of August 31, 1970

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Baltimore Orioles	133	86	47	0	.647		654	488	45-21	41-26	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	134	74	59	1	.556	12.0	572	530	40-24	34-35	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	132	69	63	0	.523	16.5	571	572	38-30	31-33	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	131	68	63	0	.519	17.0	626	601	43-23	25-40	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	133	64	69	0	.481	22.0	545	568	36-31	28-38	5-5	Lost 2
Washington Senators	132	63	69	0	.477	22.5	535	548	36-30	27-39	5-5	Won 1

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Minnesota Twins	130	76	54	0	.585		597	497	40-24	36-30	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	132	74	58	0	.561	3.0	540	515	35-30	39-28	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	132	70	62	0	.530	7.0	554	488	38-28	32-34	3-7	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	132	51	81	0	.386	26.0	496	598	27-41	24-40	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	134	50	83	1	.376	27.5	511	641	30-36	20-47	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	135	49	86	0	.363	29.5	534	689	26-42	23-44	5-5	Lost 2

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Pittsburgh Pirates	133	70	63	0	.526		602	561	40-27	30-36	2-8	Lost 6
Chicago Cubs	133	69	64	0	.519	1.0	674	571	40-28	29-36	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	132	68	64	0	.515	1.5	579	524	35-30	33-34	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	133	64	69	0	.481	6.0	629	618	29-37	35-32	7-3	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	132	62	70	0	.470	7.5	486	595	34-32	28-38	8-2	Won 4
Montreal Expos	132	57	75	0	.432	12.5	570	673	30-35	27-40	5-5	Won 1

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Cincinnati Reds	135	86	49	0	.637		650	564	47-20	39-29	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	130	72	58	0	.554	11.5	615	525	31-35	41-23	4-6	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	132	69	63	0	.523	15.5	695	716	38-29	31-34	8-2	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	132	65	67	0	.492	19.5	619	631	36-29	29-38	4-6	Lost 4
Houston Astros	132	62	70	0	.470	22.5	598	637	34-32	28-38	7-3	Won 6
San Diego Padres	132	50	82	0	.379	34.5	562	664	25-41	25-41	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2 at Boston (night game):
Ray Culp drove in the deciding run with a single in the sixth inning and was the winner with the help of Gary Wagner when the Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 4-2. Tony Conigliaro batted in the first two runs for the Red Sox with a grounder and a homer. With the score tied, 2-2, Billy Conigliaro doubled in the sixth and Don Pavletich walked. After failing in a bunt attempt, Culp singled to break the tie and Reggie Smith singled to add an insurance counter.

Orioles 10, Yankees 2 at New York (night game):
Starting with a double by Don Buford on the first pitch of the game, the Orioles piled up 13 hits and defeated the Yankees, 10-2. The Orioles scored four runs in the first inning with the aid of two errors. Brooks Robinson homered with a man on base in the third and knocked in another run with a single in the ninth.

Senators 5, Indians 4 at Washington (night game):
A homer by Frank Howard with a man on base climaxed a four-run outburst in the fifth inning and enabled the Senators to defeat the Indians, 5-4. Aurelio Rodriguez homered for the Nats' initial run in the second. Jim French walked in the fifth and, after two outs, the Senators broke loose. Ed Stroud doubled to score French and Del Unser singled to plate Stroud before Howard wrapped things up with his homer. Graig Nettles hit a two-run homer for the Indians.

Mets 11, Cardinals 5 at St. Louis (night game):
The Mets built up a 6-0 lead and then shook off a five-run rally by the Cardinals to emerge with an 11-5 victory that tightened the East division race. The third-place Mets were 1½ games behind the Pirates and one-half game behind the Cubs, both of whom were idle. The Mets knocked out Nelson Briles in the first inning when Donn Clendenon drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single. A grounder by Ken Boswell added another counter after Mike Torrez relieved. Tommie Agee homered in the second and Art Shamsky batted in two more runs with a single in the fifth. The Cardinals struck for their runs in the sixth when Joe Torre homered with two men on base and Ted Simmons hit for the circuit with one aboard, but the Mets pulled away to their comfortable lead in the last three innings. Vic Davalillo set an N. L. record as a Cardinal pinch-hitter with a single in the ninth for his 23rd hit in a substitute role.