MLB standings through games of April 9, 1971

MLB standings at the end of April 9, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	2	2	0	0	1.000		9	7	2-0	0-0	2-0	Won 2
Washington Senators	3	2	1	0	.667	0.5	15	7	2-0	0-1	2-1	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	5	4	1-0	0-1	1-1	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	5	10	1-0	0-1	1-1	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	2	1	1	0	.500	1.0	13	8	1-0	0-1	1-1	Lost 1
New York Yankees	2	0	2	0	.000	2.0	5	8	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	3	3	0	0	1.000		21	11	1-0	2-0	3-0	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	4	2	2	0	.500	1.5	10	15	0-0	2-2	2-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	2	1	1	0	.500	1.5	7	6	0-0	1-1	1-1	Lost 1
California Angels	3	1	2	0	.333	2.0	10	10	1-2	0-0	1-2	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	3	1	2	0	.333	2.0	8	10	1-1	0-1	1-2	Lost 1
Oakland A's	4	1	3	0	.250	2.5	14	26	1-2	0-1	1-3	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	3	0	0	1.000		14	4	2-0	1-0	3-0	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	4	2	2	0	.500	1.5	14	22	1-1	1-1	2-2	Won 1
Montreal Expos	2	1	1	0	.500	1.5	8	6	0-0	1-1	1-1	Won 1
New York Mets	2	1	1	0	.500	1.5	6	8	1-1	0-0	1-1	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	2	1	1	0	.500	1.5	15	5	0-0	1-1	1-1	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	2	0	2	0	.000	2.5	2	6	0-0	0-2	0-2	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Atlanta Braves	3	2	1	0	.667		11	13	0-1	2-0	2-1	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	3	2	1	0	.667		17	10	0-0	2-1	2-1	Lost 1
Houston Astros	5	3	2	0	.600		14	14	3-2	0-0	3-2	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	4	2	2	0	.500	0.5	16	20	1-2	1-0	2-2	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	1	3	0	.250	1.5	8	13	0-1	1-2	1-3	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	2	0	2	0	.000	1.5	5	9	0-2	0-0	0-2	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Tigers 5 at Baltimore (night game):
Davey Johnson, who hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, also drove in the tie-breaking tally with an infield out in the eighth to enable the Orioles to defeat the Tigers, 6-5. Boog Powell opened the frame with a double, Brooks Robinson walked and pinch-hitter Merv Rettenmund drew a pass to load the bases. Johnson then hit a check-swing roller to second, allowing Powell to score.

White Sox 3, Twins 2 at Chicago (day game):
The largest opening-day crowd in White Sox history, 43,253 paid, saw Rich McKinney drive home a run with a two-out single in the ninth inning to beat the Twins, 3-2. Rich Morales singled, reached second on a sacrifice by Vicente Romo, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on McKinney's hit.

A's 5, Royals 0 at Oakland (night game):
Although pitching only six innings in a game stopped by rain, Vida Blue tied the Oakland club record by striking out 13 in a 5-0 victory over the Royals. Blue yielded three hits. The Athletics needed only one of their two hits to score all their runs in the second. Four walks issued by Jim Rooker forced in the first tally. Another scored on an error by Paul Schaal. Joe Rudi then drove in two runs with a single and Reggie Jackson followed with a sacrifice fly for the final marker.

Senators 5, Yankees 4 at Washington (night game):
Denny McLain was a winner in his debut with the Senators thanks to Tommy McCraw, who batted for the controversial pitcher in the 10th inning and hit a homer to defeat the Yankees, 5-4.

Pirates 8, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Willie Stargell, who figured in the scoring of five runs, led the Pirates to an 8-2 victory over the Braves to spoil Atlanta's opening-night game before a crowd of 32,732. Stargell singled and scored in the fourth inning, reached base on a fielder's choice and counted again in the fifth, homered with a man on base in the sixth and scored again after hitting a single in the ninth.

Cubs 6, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
The Cubs exploded for six runs in the second inning and breezed to a 6-0 victory over the Astros behind the three-hit pitching of Milt Pappas. Johnny Callison walked, Jose Ortiz was hit by a pitch and J.C. Martin singled for the first run. A double by Pappas plated the second tally. Don Kessinger singled to drive in the third run. Pappas scored as Glenn Beckert forced Kessinger. Billy Williams singled and was forced by Santo, but Joe Pepitone then came up and doubled to drive in the final two tallies.

Padres 6, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers, who played the first game in their new stadium in 1962, observed the opening of their 10th year in that park with appropriate ceremonies before a crowd of 31,413, but spoiled the occasion by losing to the Padres, 6-3. An error by Dick Allen on a fly ball hit by Dave Campbell to left field opened the gates for three unearned runs in the first inning. Then, in the second, after the Padres loaded the bases on singles by Dave Campbell and Larry Stahl and a pass to Cito Gaston, Nate Colbert cleared the sacks with a double.