MLB standings at the end of May 13, 1971
| A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Red Sox |
29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | .655 | 143 | 117 | 10-3 | 9-7 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Baltimore Orioles |
30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | 1.5 | 128 | 96 | 11-5 | 7-7 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 New York Yankees |
29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | .517 | 4.0 | 113 | 115 | 7-6 | 8-8 | 7-3 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Detroit Tigers |
30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | 4.5 | 120 | 131 | 9-5 | 6-10 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Washington Senators |
31 | 13 | 18 | 0 | .419 | 7.0 | 106 | 130 | 8-10 | 5-8 | 1-9 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Cleveland Indians |
30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | 9.5 | 91 | 138 | 6-9 | 4-11 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oakland A's |
35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | .657 | 156 | 124 | 8-8 | 15-4 | 6-4 | Won 2 | ||||||||
 California Angels |
34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | .500 | 5.5 | 114 | 115 | 7-9 | 10-8 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Minnesota Twins |
32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | .500 | 5.5 | 141 | 122 | 9-8 | 7-8 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City Royals |
33 | 16 | 17 | 0 | .485 | 6.0 | 120 | 115 | 7-7 | 9-10 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Brewers |
29 | 12 | 17 | 0 | .414 | 8.0 | 75 | 89 | 6-10 | 6-7 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Chicago White Sox |
30 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | 8.5 | 106 | 121 | 4-14 | 8-4 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
| N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Mets |
29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | .655 | 116 | 83 | 11-5 | 8-5 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
31 | 19 | 12 | 0 | .613 | 1.0 | 135 | 87 | 9-5 | 10-7 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 St. Louis Cardinals |
33 | 18 | 14 | 1 | .562 | 2.5 | 136 | 122 | 7-8 | 11-6 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Montreal Expos |
24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | .522 | 4.0 | 75 | 82 | 7-5 | 5-6 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Cubs |
32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | .469 | 5.5 | 116 | 129 | 7-5 | 8-12 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Philadelphia Phillies |
29 | 9 | 20 | 0 | .310 | 10.0 | 84 | 130 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Francisco Giants |
34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | .735 | 149 | 97 | 14-5 | 11-4 | 7-3 | Won 3 | ||||||||
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | .500 | 8.0 | 133 | 131 | 8-10 | 9-7 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Braves |
32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | .469 | 9.0 | 115 | 137 | 6-9 | 9-8 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Houston Astros |
32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | .469 | 9.0 | 108 | 101 | 8-8 | 7-9 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Reds |
31 | 11 | 20 | 0 | .355 | 12.5 | 98 | 122 | 6-8 | 5-12 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 San Diego Padres |
31 | 10 | 21 | 0 | .323 | 13.5 | 100 | 144 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
Today's scores and summaries:
A's 6, Royals 3 at Kansas City (night game):
The Athletics erupted for five runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Royals, 6-3, behind the six-hit pitching of Catfish Hunter, who gained his sixth straight victory after having lost his first two decisions of the season. In the fifth, the A's loaded the bases and scored their runs on singles by Joe Rudi, Mike Epstein, Tommy Davis and Sal Bando. Epstein's single drove in two tallies.
Yankees 4, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Horace Clarke hit his second triple of the game and scored on a double by Jake Gibbs in the 10th inning to bring the Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Brewers. Clarke scored on a sacrifice fly by Gibbs after his first triple in the opening frame. Bobby Murcer accounted for the Yankees' two other runs with a homer in the fourth.