MLB standings through games of May 21, 1971

MLB standings at the end of May 21, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	36	25	11	0	.694		177	137	15-4	10-7	7-3	Won 5
Baltimore Orioles	36	21	15	0	.583	4.0	152	119	11-6	10-9	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	38	19	19	0	.500	7.0	153	154	10-5	9-14	5-5	Won 3
New York Yankees	36	16	20	0	.444	9.0	135	150	8-9	8-11	4-6	Lost 4
Cleveland Indians	37	15	22	0	.405	10.5	122	171	7-11	8-11	7-3	Won 1
Washington Senators	38	15	23	0	.395	11.0	124	158	10-14	5-9	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	43	28	15	0	.651		189	159	11-9	17-6	7-3	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	40	21	19	0	.525	5.5	179	148	11-9	10-10	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	38	19	19	0	.500	6.5	142	132	10-9	9-10	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	42	20	22	0	.476	7.5	133	145	10-14	10-8	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	35	14	21	0	.400	10.0	122	135	4-14	10-7	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	35	14	21	0	.400	10.0	91	111	6-10	8-11	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	39	24	15	0	.615		171	121	12-7	12-8	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	37	22	15	0	.595	1.0	151	113	12-5	10-10	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	40	23	16	1	.590	1.0	181	160	10-9	13-7	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	39	19	20	0	.487	5.0	154	171	11-8	8-12	7-3	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	32	14	17	1	.452	6.0	104	124	7-6	7-11	2-8	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	37	13	24	0	.351	10.0	106	156	7-12	6-12	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	41	29	12	0	.707		185	133	16-6	13-6	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	40	20	20	0	.500	8.5	154	168	11-11	9-9	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	41	20	21	0	.488	9.0	165	163	8-10	12-11	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	40	19	21	0	.475	9.5	139	124	12-12	7-9	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	39	16	23	0	.410	12.0	131	153	10-11	6-12	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	39	12	27	0	.308	16.0	130	185	6-12	6-15	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 8, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (night game):
On the verge of victory, Jim Lonborg was knocked out in the ninth inning in his first start since his recall from the minors, but the Red Sox erupted for four runs in the 10th and defeated the Orioles, 8-4. Duane Josephson hit two homers and Carl Yastrzemski and Billy Conigliaro rapped one apiece to stake Lonborg to a 4-2 lead going into the ninth. Brooks Robinson, who hit a two-run homer in the fifth, started the Orioles' rally with a single after two out and scored on a double by Davey Johnson. After Sparky Lyle and Ken Tatum, following Lonborg, each walked a man to load the bases, the tying run scored on a wild pitch. In the 10th, Luis Aparicio was safe on an error and scored the tie-breaking run on a single by Reggie Smith and double by Rico Petrocelli. A walk and three singles added the extra tallies.

White Sox 3, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Posting his third shutout of the season, Tom Bradley pitched the White Sox to a 3-0 victory over his former Angel teammates. Bill Melton and Tom Egan, another ex-Angel, backed Bradley with homers, Melton connecting with a man on base.

Indians 8, Yankees 7 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to gain an 8-7 victory over the Yankees. Danny Cater batted in two runs with a bases-filled single in the Yankees' half of the ninth before the Indians came back with to win on singles by Ray Fosse, Ken Harrelson, Eddie Leon and Gomer Hodge.

Tigers 1, Senators 0 at Detroit (night game):
After six straight defeats, Dean Chance gained his first victory in a Detroit uniform when the Tigers nipped the Senators, 1-0. Doubles by Dalton Jones and Ed Brinkman produced a run off Jerry Janeski in the fifth inning. Chance was lifted after walking three batters in the eighth and Fred Scherman saved the game.

Twins 10, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Bert Blyleven pitched a four-hitter and breezed to a 10-1 victory over the Athletics with stout batting support from the Twins, whose attack included two homers by George Mitterwald and one by Steve Braun, his first in the major leagues. Blyleven was deprived of his fourth shutout of the season when Bert Campaneris homered in the sixth inning for the A's run.

Dodgers 8, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
A line drive by Jim Lefebvre literally knocked Bill Hands out of the game in the third inning when the Dodgers scored four runs en route to an 8-1 victory over the Cubs. The first two runs of the frame scored on a bases-loaded single by Willie Davis. After a walk reloaded the sacks, Lefebvre smashed a drive that struck Hands on his left calf and bounced away. Bill Buckner scored from third base and Davis, catching the Cubs by surprise, raced home from second. Hands retired the next batter to end the inning but then had to go to the dressing room for treatment of his leg.

Astros 4, Giants 1 at Houston (night game):
The Astros took advantage of Gaylord Perry's troubles and scored three runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Giants, 4-1. Perry hit Jesus Alou with a pitch to start the stanza, Bob Watson was safe on an error and John Mayberry walked. Noem Miller then doubled on a drive misplayed by George Foster in left field, two runs scoring. Johnny Edwards singled to plate the third tally. Larry Dierker gained his seventh victory but needed the help of Fred Gladding, who took over with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth and induced Al Gallagher to ground into a double play.

Pirates 6, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
After fouling off eight pitches, Willie Stargell homered against John O'Donoghue with two men on base in the 13th inning to carry the Pirates to a 6-2 victory over the Expos. Following Stargell's blow, the Pirates added an extra run on an error and a single by Manny Sanguillen.

Mets 6, Braves 2 at New York (night game):
Snapping their five-game losing streak, the Mets defeated the Braves, 6-2. Ken Boswell, Bob Aspromonte and Jerry Grote accounted for the Mets' runs, driving in two apiece. Nolan Ryan gave up only four hits, including two singles and a homer by Hank Aaron. However, in the ninth inning, Ryan hit two batters with pitched balls and walked one to load the bases before Danny Frisella saved the game by retiring Orlando Cepeda.

Reds 7, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Dave Concepcion hit his first homer of the season and his first double to lead the Reds to a 7-3 victory over the Phillies. Concepcion also hit a sacrifice fly and drove in four runs. Tony Cloninger, who started for the Reds when Jim McGlothlin developed a tender elbow while warming up, pitched seven scoreless innings, yielding only three hits. The Phillies rapped Wayne Granger for their runs in the ninth.

Cardinals 15, Padres 8 at St. Louis (night game):
In a loosely played game marked by a total of nine errors, the Cardinals scored in all but one inning and beat the Padres, 15-8. The Padres knocked out Jerry Reuss in the fourth, scoring six runs to take an 8-3 lead, but the Cardinals came slugging back with three-run homers by Jose Cardenal and Joe Torre highlighting their attack.