MLB standings through games of May 18, 1971

MLB standings at the end of May 18, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	33	22	11	0	.667		157	129	13-4	9-7	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	34	20	14	0	.588	2.5	144	110	11-5	9-9	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	33	16	17	0	.485	6.0	124	130	8-9	8-8	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	35	16	19	0	.457	7.0	135	150	9-5	7-14	4-6	Lost 2
Washington Senators	36	15	21	0	.417	8.5	123	153	10-13	5-8	3-7	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	34	14	20	0	.412	8.5	110	147	6-9	8-11	6-4	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	40	26	14	0	.650		178	146	9-8	17-6	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	37	19	18	0	.514	5.5	157	140	11-9	8-9	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	39	19	20	0	.487	6.5	126	130	9-12	10-8	4-6	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	37	18	19	0	.486	6.5	140	132	9-9	9-10	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	33	14	19	0	.424	8.5	88	101	6-10	8-9	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	33	13	20	0	.394	9.5	119	133	4-14	9-6	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	34	21	13	0	.618		144	106	11-5	10-8	6-4	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	36	22	14	0	.611		155	113	12-7	10-7	7-3	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	37	21	15	1	.583	1.0	156	146	8-8	13-7	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	36	18	18	0	.500	4.0	137	150	10-6	8-12	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	29	13	15	1	.464	5.0	94	105	7-5	6-10	3-7	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	34	11	23	0	.324	10.0	98	148	5-11	6-12	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	38	28	10	0	.737		171	113	16-6	12-4	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	37	19	18	0	.514	8.5	139	154	10-10	9-8	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	37	18	19	0	.486	9.5	132	117	11-10	7-9	5-5	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	38	18	20	0	.474	10.0	151	152	8-10	10-10	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	36	14	22	0	.389	13.0	118	140	9-10	5-12	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	36	10	26	0	.278	17.0	116	167	6-12	4-14	3-7	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3 at Boston (night game):
Jim Lonborg, recalled from Louisville (American Association), pitched three hitless innings in relief and received credit for the victory when the Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 5-3. The Red Sox were losing, 3-2, when Lonborg took over, but Rico Petrocelli promptly swung the tables by hitting a homer after a single by Reggie Smith and double by Carl Yastrzemski in the seventh inning.

Angels 3, Twins 1 at California (night game):
Aided by five double plays, Tom Murphy pitched the Angels to a 3-1 victory over the Twins. Tony Conigliaro homered for the Angels, whose other runs involved doubles by Alex Johnson and Ken Berry. The Twins' tally was unearned.

Orioles 6, Yankees 2 at New York (night game):
Paul Blair homered on the first pitch of the game and Brooks Robinson hit for the circuit with a man on base in the fourth inning to pace the Orioles to a 6-2 victory over the Yankees.

A's 5, Brewers 2 at Oakland (night game):
The Athletics smashed three homers in support of Catfish Hunter, who beat the Brewers, 5-2, for his seventh straight victory. Bert Campaneris doubled, stole third and continued home on a throwing error by Ellie Rodriguez in the first inning. Homers by Rick Monday, Joe Rudi and Sal Bando accounted for the A's subsequent runs, Rudi's blow coming with a man on base.

Indians 7, Senators 3 at Washington (night game):
Despite a wildman performance by Sam McDowell, who walked 10 batters in the first six innings, the Indians were able to defeat the Senators, 7-3. McDowell did not yield a hit until Joe Foy singled to open the seventh. Vince Colbert then relieved and pitched the rest of the way. The Indians' attack included a three-run homer by Eddie Leon and double by Roy Foster, who accounted for two RBIs.

Braves 8, Mets 6 at Atlanta (night game):
Although each club hit three homers, the Braves' blows were more productive, accounting for six runs, and resulted in an 8-6 victory over the Mets. Hank Aaron homered with a man on base in the first inning. Ralph Garr led off the third with a solo swat and, after Aaron singled and Orlando Cepeda walked, Clete Boyer also hit for the circuit. The Braves added what proved to be their winning margin in the sixth when Marty Perez tripled one run home and scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Mike Lum. The Mets had two homers by Bob Aspromonte and one by Tommie Agee, but all came with the bases empty.

Giants 7, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
A five-run explosion in the sixth inning propelled the Giants to a 7-3 victory over the Cubs, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak. The Giants loaded the bases on singles by Tito Fuentes, Al Gallagher and Ron Bryant to start their outburst and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Bonds, single by Hal Lanier, bases-loaded walk to Willie McCovey and single by Ken Henderson.

Reds 4, Phillies 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Pete Rose and Lee May homered in the first two innings and May also drove in two runs with a single in the fifth to enable the Reds to defeat the Phillies, 4-3. May's decisive hit, breaking a 2-2 tie, followed a single by Johnny Bench and double by Tony Perez.

Astros 3, Padres 2 at Houston (night game):
After collecting only one hit in the first seven innings, the Astros rallied to defeat the Padres, 3-2. The Astros caught up with Steve Arlin in the eighth and scored two runs on a double by Denis Menke, infield hit by Jesus Alou, double by Rich Chiles and infield out by Roger Metzger. Bob Miller was the Padres' loser in relief in the ninth on a single by Cesar Cedeno, a wild pitch, pass to Jim Wynn and single by Menke.

Pirates 3, Expos 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
For the second night in succession, Mike Marshall failed in relief in the ninth inning and was the loser when the Pirates edged the Expos, 3-2. Marshall walked Gene Alley with one away and, after Bill Mazeroski grounded out, advancing the runner, Dave Cash lined a game-winning single. In the previous night's game, Roberto Clemente hit a two-run triple in the ninth to beat Marshall, 6-5.

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 5 at St. Louis (night game):
A single by Jose Cardenal with the bases loaded in the ninth inning scored Lou Brock and gave the Cardinals a 6-5 victory over the Dodgers. Brock led off with a double and Matty Alou was passed intentionally. After a sacrifice by Ted Simmons, Joe Torre also was handed a free ticket to fill the sacks for Cardenal.