MLB standings through games of April 30, 1971

MLB standings at the end of April 30, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	19	12	7	0	.632		101	81	8-2	4-5	8-2	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	20	12	8	0	.600	0.5	96	69	6-2	6-6	4-6	Lost 1
Washington Senators	22	12	10	0	.545	1.5	81	82	8-8	4-2	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	20	10	10	0	.500	2.5	90	92	4-2	6-8	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	18	8	10	0	.444	3.5	76	85	5-5	3-5	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	20	6	14	0	.300	6.5	59	97	4-4	2-10	1-9	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	25	17	8	0	.680		107	90	7-6	10-2	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	23	12	11	0	.522	4.0	80	80	5-9	7-2	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	22	11	11	0	.500	4.5	87	81	6-5	5-6	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	21	9	12	0	.429	6.0	85	80	3-6	6-6	5-5	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	19	8	11	0	.421	6.0	48	62	3-6	5-5	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	21	8	13	0	.381	7.0	75	86	2-9	6-4	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	19	12	7	0	.632		74	54	5-3	7-4	7-3	Won 5
Montreal Expos	15	9	6	0	.600	1.0	47	48	4-1	5-5	7-3	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	22	12	10	0	.545	1.5	84	62	7-5	5-5	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	24	13	11	0	.542	1.5	95	92	6-8	7-3	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	21	8	13	0	.381	5.0	69	99	5-5	3-8	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	19	7	12	0	.368	5.0	63	75	3-5	4-7	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	23	18	5	0	.783		107	59	8-2	10-3	7-3	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	24	13	11	0	.542	5.5	95	90	4-6	9-5	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	23	11	12	0	.478	7.0	78	70	7-7	4-5	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	21	10	11	0	.476	7.0	81	95	4-9	6-2	3-7	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	20	8	12	0	.400	8.5	68	68	5-7	3-5	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	21	5	16	0	.238	12.0	59	108	1-9	4-7	2-8	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, Twins 3 at Boston (night game):
Catching up with Jim Kaat in the eighth inning, the Red Sox rallied for three runs and defeated the Twins, 4-3. Kaat had a 3-1 lead before being kayoed. Doug Griffin and Don Pavletich singled to open the rally. When Luis Aparicio bunted for a sacrifice, Kaat threw wildly to third, Griffin scoring. Reggie Smith then doubled to drive in pinch-runner John Kennedy and Aparicio.

Tigers 7, Angels 4 at California (night game):
The Tigers scored four runs in the first inning, three on a homer by Willie Horton, to start a 7-4 victory over the Angels. After a double by Mickey Stanley, single by Jim Northrup, pass to Al Kaline and Horton's homer, Rudy May retired 11 men in a row until being kayoed in the fifth when Stanley singled and Northrup walked. Singles by Kaline and Bill Freehan off Mel Queen drove in runs.

Royals 5, Orioles 4 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals ended a major league record losing streak of 23 games to the Orioles by scoring in the ninth inning after two were out to defeat the defending world champions, 5-4. Tom Dukes, pitching in relief for the Orioles, retired Bob Oliver and Cookie Rojas, but Paul Schaal then beat out an infield hit, took third on a single by pinch-hitter Gail Hopkins and crossed the plate when Freddie Patek singled. The Royals' only previous victory over the Orioles came in their first meeting May 9, 1969, when the expansion club won, 4-2, with Dick Drago pitching.

Yankees 5, Brewers 1 at New York (night game):
Steve Kline, who pitched a four-hitter, also rapped two singles and scored two runs to lead the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Brewers. Dave May homered for the Brewers with two out in the ninth inning to spoil Kline's bid for a shutout.

A's 3, Indians 1 at Oakland (night game):
Vida Blue, the Athletics' 21-year-old southpaw, pitched a six-hitter and beat the Indians, 3-1, for his sixth straight complete-game victory. Blue was losing, 1-0, in a duel with Steve Hargan until the A's erupted for their runs in the seventh inning. Dick Green singled and Blue was safe on a bunt. After a sacrifice by Larry Brown, playing for the first time against his former teammates, Joe Rudi drew an intentional pass to load the bases. Tommy Davis then batted for Don Mincher and drove in three runs with a double.

White Sox 8, Senators 1 at Washington (night game):
Rick Reichardt and Ed Stroud, who were traded away by the Senators during the winter, came back to help beat their old club by rapping two hits apiece as the White Sox gained an 8-1 victory. Reichardt's hits included a homer. The Senators' run off Bart Johnson scored in the third inning when Jerry Janeski singled and Del Unser doubled. Janeski's hit was the first for the Senators' pitching staff in 42 at-bats this season.

Braves 7, Dodgers 2 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves sent 11 men to bat in the fifth inning and scored six runs to defeat the Dodgers, 7-2. After singles by Sonny Jackson, Ralph Garr and Hank Aaron filled the bases, the Braves counted their runs on a sacrifice fly by Orlando Cepeda, single by Felix Millan, double by Bob Didier, pass to Gil Garrido, an error by Steve Garvey on a grounder by Phil Niekro and a double by Jackson.

Phillies 1, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
Posting his second shutout of the season, Chris Short pitched a four-hitter for the Phillies and beat the Cubs, 1-0. Short's duel with Milt Pappas was not decided until the seventh inning when Larry Bowa singled, stole second, advanced to third on a grounder and scored on an infield hit by Don Money.

Giants 7, Reds 5 at Cincinnati (night game):
Led by Bobby Bonds, who batted in three runs with a homer and single, the Giants defeated the Reds, 7-5. The Giants were losing, 3-2, going into the eighth inning when they erupted for four runs, two scoring on Bonds' single with the bases loaded. Johnny Bench belted two homers for the Reds.

Mets 4, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
The Mets moved ahead of the Expos into first place in the East division when a run-scoring hit by Ken Boswell in the 12th inning beat the Astros, 4-3. Joe Morgan smashed Houston's first homer in the Astrodome this season, connecting with a man on base to tie the score at 3-3 in the eighth. In the 12th, Bud Harrelson singled and advanced on a sacrifice by Tug McGraw. After an intentional pass to Ed Kranepool, Boswell bounced his winning hit off second baseman Morgan's glove.

Pirates 5, Padres 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Richie Hebner rapped three hits and drove in the tie-breaking run in the seventh inning to spark the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Padres. Hebner set up one run with a single in the fourth and doubled in the sixth when the Pirates counted twice to tie the score at 3-3. In the next stanza, Dave Cash singled, took second on a passed ball and scored the deciding run on Hebner's single. The Pirates added an insurance run in the eighth when Manny Sanguillen singled and Al Oliver tripled. Ollie Brown accounted for the Padres' runs with a homer in the fourth.

Cardinals 4, Expos 2 at St. Louis (night game):
A triple by Jose Cardenal, driving in two runs in the seventh inning, enabled the Cardinals to defeat the Expos, 4-2. Don Shaw, who pitched 2 2/3 innings of hitless relief, picked up his first victory in a St. Louis uniform.