MLB standings through games of May 5, 1971

MLB standings at the end of May 5, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	23	15	8	0	.652		118	99	10-3	5-5	8-2	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	23	14	9	0	.609	1.0	107	78	7-2	7-7	5-5	Won 2
Washington Senators	26	12	14	0	.462	4.5	88	96	8-10	4-4	3-7	Lost 6
Detroit Tigers	24	11	13	0	.458	4.5	100	115	5-3	6-10	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	23	10	13	0	.435	5.0	91	102	7-6	3-7	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	25	8	17	0	.320	8.0	75	115	4-6	4-11	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	30	19	11	0	.633		129	110	8-8	11-3	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	26	14	12	0	.538	3.0	94	88	7-9	7-3	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	26	14	12	0	.538	3.0	101	90	7-6	7-6	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	26	12	14	0	.462	5.0	111	101	5-6	7-8	5-5	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	24	11	13	0	.458	5.0	60	72	5-6	6-7	4-6	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	24	10	14	0	.417	6.0	86	94	2-10	8-4	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	24	15	9	0	.625		90	70	7-4	8-5	8-2	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	18	10	7	1	.588	1.5	54	52	5-1	5-6	5-4-1	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	26	15	11	0	.577	1.0	105	71	9-5	6-6	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	29	16	12	1	.571	1.0	112	101	7-8	9-4	4-5-1	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	26	11	15	0	.423	5.0	91	113	7-5	4-10	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	24	8	16	0	.333	7.0	75	103	4-7	4-9	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	27	20	7	0	.741		117	76	9-3	11-4	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	26	13	13	0	.500	6.5	98	110	6-9	7-4	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	28	14	14	0	.500	6.5	107	109	5-7	9-7	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	26	12	14	0	.462	7.5	87	82	8-8	4-6	3-7	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	24	10	14	0	.417	8.5	82	80	6-8	4-6	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	26	7	19	0	.269	12.5	73	124	3-10	4-9	2-8	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 4, Indians 2 at Cleveland (day game):
The Royals, who were held to one hit by Steve Dunning in the first five innings, erupted for five hits and four runs in the sixth to defeat the Indians, 4-2. Joe Keough led off with a single and Amos Otis homered. After Ed Kirkpatrick grounded out, Bob Oliver and Carl Taylor singled and Cookie Rojas doubled to score Oliver. Following an intentional pass to Paul Schaal, Dick Drago struck out but Freddie Patek walked to force in the Royals' fourth run.

A's 5, Tigers 0 at Detroit (night game):
The hottest pitcher in the majors, Vida Blue posted his seventh straight victory for the Athletics, beating the Tigers, 5-0. The shutout was the fourth of the season for the young southpaw, who had not been defeated since losing the opening game of the season, 8-0, to the Senators April 5. In contrast to Blue's success, Dean Chance suffered his fifth straight defeat as the Tigers' loser.

Brewers 4, Senators 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
A two-run homer by Bill Voss in the sixth inning and two-run single by Andy Kosco in the seventh accounted for the Brewers' scoring in a 4-3 victory over the Senators. The Brewers called on four pinch-hitters and one pinch-runner in the seventh and the Senators used five pitchers. A walk to Floyd Wicker and single by Ted Savage led to the removal of Denny McLain with one out. Horacio Pina retired Tommy Harper on a grounder as the runners advanced. Joe Grzenda walked Roberto Pena intentionally. Kosco hit his single off Jerry Janeski, scoring pinch-runner Ron Theobald and Savage. Denny Riddleberger then got the last out as the Nats' fifth pitcher.

Twins 5, Yankees 3 at Minnesota (night game):
In a one-man batting show, Leo Cardenas drove in all of the Twins' runs in a 5-3 victory over the Yankees. Cardenas homered with two men on base in the second inning and added his other RBIs with singles in the fourth and fifth.

Reds 8, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
Successive homers by Tony Perez and Lee May in the seventh inning powered the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Dodgers. With the score tied, 3-3, Jimmy Stewart doubled and Ty Cline walked ahead of the poke by Perez. May's homer then kayoed Bill Singer. Two of the Dodgers' runs came off Wayne Simpson, who did not allow a hit but walked seven and uncorked three wild pitches before being lifted in the third inning.

Expos 5, Astros 1 at Montreal (night game):
Bill Stoneman yielded only six hits and pitched the Expos to a 5-1 victory over the Astros. The Expos gave Stoneman enough runs to win in the first inning. Ron Hunt led off with his first homer of the season. Rusty Staub was hit by a pitch and Bob Bailey walked. When John Boccabella struck out, the ball got away from Astros' catcher Johnny Edwards and Staub raced home from second base.

Cubs 5, Mets 4 at New York (night game):
Two-run singles by Ron Santo and Danny Breeden in a fifth-inning rally carried the Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Mets. Fergie Jenkins got off to a shaky start, giving up three runs to the Mets in the opening frame, two scoring on Ed Kranepool's first homer since 1969. The Cubs picked up a run in the second and started the fifth with singles by Don Kessinger and Glenn Beckert. After Billy Williams walked to load the bases, Santo hit his single. Johnny Callison grounded out. An intentional pass to Joe Pepitone reloaded the sacks. Jim Hickman popped up, but Breeden then rapped his winning single.

Cardinals 5, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies called on two relief pitchers in the eighth inning and both were whacked for homers as the Cardinals erupted for four runs to gain a 5-1 victory. Lou Brock greeted the arrival of Joe Hoerner with a circuit clout. After Matty Alou doubled and Ted Simmons walked, Darrell Brandon took over and served up a three-run homer by Jose Cardenal.

[DH] Padres 5, Braves 1 (night game) / Braves 3, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
The relief pitching of Al Severinsen enabled the Padres to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-1, but the Braves came back to take the second game, 3-1. The Padres were leading, 2-1, in the eighth inning when Dave Roberts was lifted after loading the bases with one out. Severinsen, making his 16th appearance of the season, quelled the threat by getting pinch-hitter Hank Aaron to ground into a double play. The Padres then iced the decision with three runs in their half of the eighth, two counting on a homer by Nate Colbert. Jim Nash, who drove in one of the Braves' runs with a single, was the winner of the nightcap, but strained his right elbow and quit the mound after six innings. Cecil Upshaw finished.

Giants 2, Pirates 1 at San Francisco (day game):
The Pirates' inability to complete a double play enabled the Giants to gain a 2-1 victory behind the three-hit pitching of Juan Marichal. With the score tied, 1-1, Bobby Bonds doubled in the seventh inning and stopped at third on a single by Chris Speier. Ken Henderson then tapped to Luke Walker, who tried for a twin-killing. The pitcher's throw to Gene Alley forced Speier, but Henderson beat the relay to first as Bonds scored.