MLB standings through games of May 24, 1971

MLB standings at the end of May 24, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	40	26	14	0	.650		190	163	15-5	11-9	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	39	23	16	0	.590	2.5	170	126	13-7	10-9	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	41	22	19	0	.537	4.5	172	155	13-5	9-14	7-3	Won 6
New York Yankees	39	17	22	0	.436	8.5	143	157	8-9	9-13	2-8	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	40	17	23	0	.425	9.0	129	179	9-12	8-11	7-3	Won 1
Washington Senators	42	16	26	0	.381	11.0	133	183	10-14	6-12	2-8	Won 1

	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	43	25	17	1	.595	0.5	197	177	12-10	13-7	7-3	Lost 1
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	35	16	18	1	.471	5.5	117	137	9-7	7-11	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	40	15	25	0	.375	9.5	116	164	9-13	6-12	6-4	Won 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
Atlanta Braves	43	21	22	0	.488	9.0	170	184	11-11	10-11	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	43	21	22	0	.488	9.0	171	171	8-10	13-12	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	42	20	22	0	.476	9.5	145	132	13-13	7-9	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	42	17	25	0	.405	12.5	139	163	10-11	7-14	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	42	13	29	0	.310	16.5	147	201	6-12	7-17	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Senators 8, Red Sox 6 at Boston (night game):
After scoring five runs in the first inning, the Senators lost their lead but then came back to defeat the Red Sox, 8-6. Frank Howard hit his first homer at Fenway Park since 1969, connecting with a man on base, to feature the Nats' opening burst. However, the Red Sox picked up a run in their half and went ahead with five more in the third on circuit clouts by Carl Yastrzemski and Billy Conigliaro. The Senators tied the score in the sixth and went ahead again to stay when Joe Foy and Paul Casanova hit doubles in the seventh.

Braves 9, Expos 4 at Montreal (day game):
After taking the lead with a two-run homer by Orlando Cepeda in the fifth inning, the Braves iced their 9-4 victory over when Felix Millan drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the ninth. Millan also scored on a single by Gill Garrido.

Phillies 2, Reds 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies were held to only one hit by Gary Nolan, but it was a homer by Denny Doyle after a pass to Deron Johnson in the second inning and beat the Reds, 2-1. Nolan was lifted for a pinch-hitter after hurling seven innings and the Phillies collected one more hit, a single by Joe Lis, off Wayne Granger in the eighth. Rick Wise, who was the winner, yielded the Reds' run in the fifth on an infield hit by Lee May, double by Bernie Carbo and sacrifice fly by Tommy Helms.

Padres 12, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Cito Gaston and Dave Campbell batted in four runs apiece as the Padres defeated the Cardinals, 12-3, to gain their first victory over Bob Gibson, who had vanquished the San Diego club seven straight times previously in his career. Gibson, who was knocked out in the fourth inning, gave up nine hits and was charged with seven runs.