MLB standings through games of April 23, 1971

MLB standings at the end of April 23, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	13	9	4	0	.692		68	46	6-2	3-2	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	14	8	6	0	.571	1.5	76	65	4-1	4-5	7-3	Won 3
Washington Senators	15	8	7	0	.533	2.0	60	53	4-5	4-2	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	14	6	8	0	.429	3.5	58	69	4-2	2-6	4-6	Lost 1
New York Yankees	14	6	8	0	.429	3.5	57	60	3-3	3-5	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	13	5	8	0	.385	4.0	46	62	4-4	1-4	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	18	13	5	0	.722		87	62	3-3	10-2	9-1	Won 6
California Angels	16	8	8	0	.500	4.0	48	54	1-6	7-2	6-4	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	14	7	7	0	.500	4.0	34	37	3-6	4-1	4-6	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	16	7	9	0	.438	5.0	58	62	2-3	5-6	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	15	6	9	0	.400	5.5	53	60	3-6	3-3	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	16	6	10	0	.375	6.0	51	66	2-9	4-1	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	10	6	4	0	.600		31	32	4-1	2-3	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	17	10	7	0	.588	-0.5	77	56	3-4	7-3	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	12	7	5	0	.583		32	31	5-3	2-2	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	16	9	7	0	.562		60	41	4-2	5-5	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	13	5	8	0	.385	2.5	53	59	3-5	2-3	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	16	5	11	0	.312	4.0	44	81	2-3	3-8	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	17	13	4	0	.765		80	38	8-2	5-2	8-2	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	14	8	6	0	.571	3.5	56	68	2-4	6-2	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	17	9	8	0	.529	4.0	66	56	5-3	4-5	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	17	9	8	0	.529	4.0	70	62	4-6	5-2	6-4	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	13	4	9	0	.308	7.0	39	44	1-4	3-5	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	14	3	11	0	.214	8.5	39	79	1-9	2-2	1-9	Lost 8

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 7, White Sox 1 at Boston (day game):
Sonny Siebert gave up 11 hits, but all were singles, as the righthander pitched the Red Sox to a 7-1 victory over the White Sox. The Red Sox clinched the outcome with four runs in the first inning on a triple by John Kennedy, passes to Reggie Smith and Carl Yastrzemski, a sacrifice fly by Rico Petrocelli and homer by George Scott. Petrocelli hit another sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Orioles 8, Angels 2 at California (night game):
After Davey Johnson hit his second homer of the game to break a 2-2 tie, the Orioles went on to score five more runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Angels, 8-2. Following Johnson's blow, Frank Robinson singled and Paul Blair was hit by a pitch. Two walks forced in one run, two scored on a double by Mark Belanger and the others counted on grounders by Dave McNally and Don Buford.

Royals 5, Indians 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Although collecting only one hit off Sam McDowell, the Royals took advantage of the lefthander's wildness and defeated the Indians, 5-2. In the fourth inning, after passes to Bob Oliver and Ed Kirkpatrick around a single by Dennis Paepke had loaded the bases, McDowell walked Jerry May, Dick Drago and Freddie Patek to force in three runs. After McDowell departed with one out in the sixth, the Royals got three more hits off Indian relievers, including a two-run single by Patek in the eighth.

Yankees 7, Twins 3 at New York (night game):
Steve Kline, who retired 20 of the last 22 batters, pitched the Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the Twins. Bobby Murcer and Roy White each had three hits for the Yankees, including a homer apiece. One of the Twins' runs in the first inning scored on a triple steal with Rod Carew swiping home.

A's 9, Tigers 2 at Oakland (night game):
The Athletics exploded for six runs in the seventh inning and clinched a 9-2 victory over the Tigers. Two walks, doubles by Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando and a single by Dave Duncan produced the first three runs of the outburst and the other three followed on a homer by Dick Green.

Brewers 4, Senators 0 at Washington (night game):
Denny McLain, who pitched no-hit ball for five innings, lost both his temper and the game in the sixth when the Brewers scored four runs to defeat the Senators, 4-0. Ted Kubiak lef off the stanza with a single, but two were out when Tommy Harper walked on a 3-2 pitch. The ball four call by umpire Art Frantz incensed McLain. Johnny Briggs beat out an infield hit and Dave May doubled, driving in two runs. After an intentional pass to Bill Voss, Roberto Pena singled to score another pair. McLain, backing up home plate, began jawing with Frantz and was ejected from the game.

Mets 7, Cubs 6 at Chicago (day game):
Ken Singleton, who hit a two-run homer earlier in the game, singled Tommie Agee across the plate in the 12th inning to give the Mets a 7-6 victory over the Cubs. Agee led off the frame with a single and Bud Harrelson sacrificed. Following an intentional pass to Cleon Jones, Donn Clendenon fouled out, but Singleton then ripped his single. The Cubs' runs included a homer by Hal Breeden, the first of his major league career.

Dodgers 3, Reds 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
With Claude Osteen pitching a five-hitter, the Dodgers defeated the Reds, 3-0. Singles by Manny Mota, Willie Davis and Dick Allen produced the initial run in the fifth inning. Two walks and a double by Steve Garvey added the other tallies in the ninth.

Expos 3, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
The Expos kayoed Don Wilson with a three-run outburst in the sixth inning and defeated the Astros, 3-2. Ron Hunt was hit by a pitch and Rusty Staub homered for the first two tallies. What proved to be the winning run followed on singles by Jim Fairey, John Bateman and Bobby Wine. Mike Marshall saved the victory for Carl Morton in the ninth.

Giants 2, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Steve Stone, the Giants' rookie righthander, pitched a shutout for his first major league victory, beating the Pirates, 2-0, on a five-hitter. Stone also received credit for a run batted in by drawing a pass from Luke Walker with the bases loaded in the second inning. An infield hit by Chris Speier, single by Tito Fuentes and sacrifice fly by Willie Mays added a run in the fifth.

Phillies 8, Cardinals 6 at St. Louis (night game):
Four homers helped power the Phillies to an 8-6 victory over the Cardinals. Denny Doyle hit an inside-in-the-park homer with a man on base in the fourth inning and Deron Johnson smashed the ball over the left-field fence for two more runs in the seventh. Joe Lis connected for the circuit in eighth and Willie Montanez in the ninth.