MLB standings through games of May 23, 1971

MLB standings at the end of May 23, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	39	26	13	0	.667		184	155	15-4	11-9	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	39	23	16	0	.590	3.0	170	126	13-7	10-9	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	41	22	19	0	.537	5.0	172	155	13-5	9-14	7-3	Won 6
New York Yankees	39	17	22	0	.436	9.0	143	157	8-9	9-13	2-8	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	40	17	23	0	.425	9.5	129	179	9-12	8-11	7-3	Won 1
Washington Senators	41	15	26	0	.366	12.0	125	177	10-14	5-12	2-8	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	45	30	15	0	.667		197	161	13-9	17-6	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	42	21	21	0	.500	7.5	181	156	11-9	10-12	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	44	21	23	0	.477	8.5	143	163	11-15	10-8	4-6	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	40	19	21	0	.475	8.5	142	148	10-11	9-10	3-7	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	37	16	21	0	.432	10.0	107	111	6-10	10-11	4-6	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	37	15	22	0	.405	11.0	140	145	4-14	11-8	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	39	24	15	0	.615		163	120	14-5	10-10	5-5	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	42	25	16	1	.610		194	165	12-9	13-7	8-2	Won 4
Pittsburgh Pirates	41	24	17	0	.585	1.0	175	130	12-7	12-10	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	41	20	21	0	.488	5.0	162	177	12-9	8-12	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	34	16	17	1	.485	5.0	113	128	9-6	7-11	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	39	14	25	0	.359	10.0	114	163	8-13	6-12	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	43	30	13	0	.698		193	139	16-6	14-7	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	43	21	22	0	.488	9.0	171	171	8-10	13-12	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	42	20	22	0	.476	9.5	161	180	11-11	9-11	5-5	Lost 4
Houston Astros	42	20	22	0	.476	9.5	145	132	13-13	7-9	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	41	17	24	0	.415	12.0	138	161	10-11	7-13	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	41	12	29	0	.293	17.0	135	198	6-12	6-17	2-8	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 12, Red Sox 3 (day game) / Red Sox 2, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (day game):
Sonny Siebert hit a two-run homer to gain his eighth straight victory as the Red Sox won the second game of a doubleheader, 2-1, after the Orioles romped off with the first game, 12-3. Frank Robinson was the big gun in the Orioles' triumph, smashing two homers and driving in five runs. In the nightcap, Siebert hit his homer in the fifth inning after George Thomas walked and Doug Griffin rolled into a forceout. The Orioles picked up their run in the sixth. Tom Shopay beat out a bunt but tripped over the bag and sprained his ankle. Paul Blair ran for Shopay and scored on a single by Don Buford and double by Merv Rettenmund. When Brooks Robinson doubled with one out in the ninth, Siebert gave way to Sparky Lyle, who retired the last two batters.

Angels 10, White Sox 5 at California (day game):
The first Angels' batter to collect four hits in a game this season, Sandy Alomar rapped a homer, double and two singles to lead the way in a 10-5 victory over the White Sox. John Stephenson, hitting safely in his 15th straight game, smashed a single and his first A. L. homer, connecting with two men on base in the sixth inning.

[DH] Yankees 6, Indians 3 (day game) / Indians 2, Yankees 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Fritz Peterson of Yankees and Sam McDowell of the Indians each pitched his first complete game of the season as the clubs split a doubleheader with New York winning the opener, 6-3, and Cleveland taking the nightcap, 2-1. The Yankees broke a five-game losing streak behind Peterson's five-hit hurling. The Indians gained their victory with two out in the ninth inning when Eddie Leon singled, Chuck Hinton walked and Gomer Hodge singled as a pinch-hitter for McDowell to decide the duel with Steve Kline.

[DH] Tigers 5, Senators 0 (day game) / Tigers 11, Senators 0 at Detroit (day game):
With 53,337 on hand, the Tigers not only beat Denny McLain in the first game of a doubleheader, 5-0, but also shut out the Senators in the second game, 11-0. Mickey Lolich was the winner over McLain, who made his first appearance in Detroit since being traded to Washington. Al Kaline and Norm Cash each tagged their former teammate for a two-run homer. Cash continued his slugging in the nightcap, smashing two homers, one of them with the bases loaded. Dalton Jones and Willie Horton added other round-trippers in the Tigers' attack. Les Cain, making his first start since being recalled from Toledo (International), pitched six innings before giving way to Joe Niekro, who completed the shutout.

Brewers 4, Royals 0 at Kansas City (day game):
Bill Parsons pitched a four-hitter and helped himself at bat with a two-run double as the Brewers defeated the Royals, 4-0. Parsons, after hitting his two-bagger in the fifth inning, also scored himself on a single by Dave May. Johnny Briggs homered for the last run in the eighth.

A's 3, Twins 1 at Oakland (day game):
Vida Blue gained his 10th straight victory with a lift from Mike Epstein, who smashed a two-run homer to enable the Athletics to defeat the Twins, 3-1. Reggie Jackson doubled ahead of Epstein's homer in the fourth inning. An error by Bert Campaneris led to an unearned run for the Twins in the sixth and deprived Blue of a shutout. The A's picked up their last tally in the home half of the sixth on a walk to Jackson, single by Sal Bando and sacrifice fly by Rick Monday.

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
Fergie Jenkins was stopped on his personal seven-game winning streak when Duke Sims tripled and Jim Lefebvre homered in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Cubs.

Giants 7, Astros 4 at Houston (day game):
A single, double and triple by Bobby Bonds, who drove in three runs and scored one, led the Giants to a 7-4 victory over the Astros.

Expos 4, Pirates 2 at Montreal (day game):
Ernie McAnally gained his first major league victory when the Expos defeated the Pirates, 4-2. Bob Bailey was the big gun at bat, hitting a homer with two men on base in the eighth inning. McAnally was working on a two-hit shutout going into the ninth but was lifted after walking Bob Robertson, giving up a single by Milt May and going to a two-ball count on Charlie Sands. Mike Marshall relieved and completed the walk to Sands. Manny Sanguillen singled for one run and another scored on a double play before Vic Davalillo bounced out to end the game.

Mets 4, Braves 0 at New York (day game):
Ray Sadecki, starting for the Mets for only the second time this season, pitched a five-hitter and beat the Braves, 4-0. Jerry Grote, who had two of the Mets' seven hits, set up one run and drove in another. Tommie Agee contributed a homer.

Reds 4, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (day game):
The Reds used a two-run homer by Tony Perez and two unearned runs in the first inning to defeat the Phillies, 4-3. Pete Rose singled ahead of Perez' homer. After Lee May walked, Joe Lis misplayed a two-out fly by Al Ferrara, May scoring. Tommy Helms followed with a double to drive in Ferrara.

Cardinals 6, Padres 1 at St. Louis (day game):
Celebrating his 23rd birthday, Reggie Cleveland pitched the Cardinals to a 6-1 victory over the Padres. Cleveland also marked the occasion with a run-scoring double for his first hit of the season in 23 times at bat.