MLB standings through games of May 29, 1971

MLB standings at the end of May 29, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	45	29	16	0	.644		216	188	18-7	11-9	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	43	25	18	0	.581	3.0	195	153	14-8	11-10	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	46	25	21	0	.543	4.5	192	176	15-6	10-15	8-2	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	44	20	24	0	.455	8.5	147	188	9-12	11-12	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	44	19	25	0	.432	9.5	164	179	9-10	10-15	3-7	Won 1
Washington Senators	46	17	29	0	.370	12.5	143	202	10-15	7-14	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	49	32	17	0	.653		224	185	14-10	18-7	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	47	24	23	0	.511	7.0	211	184	12-10	12-13	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	43	21	22	0	.488	8.0	157	158	10-11	11-11	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	48	23	25	0	.479	8.5	165	187	11-15	12-10	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	42	18	24	0	.429	10.5	130	134	8-13	10-11	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	41	16	25	0	.390	12.0	151	161	5-17	11-8	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	48	30	17	1	.638		232	190	17-10	13-7	9-1	Won 5
New York Mets	43	27	16	0	.628	1.0	177	129	15-6	12-10	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	46	27	19	0	.587	2.5	197	147	15-9	12-10	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	40	18	21	1	.462	8.0	136	155	11-8	7-13	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	46	21	25	0	.457	8.5	176	211	12-9	9-16	3-7	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	44	16	28	0	.364	12.5	128	186	9-13	7-15	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	48	34	14	0	.708		220	153	18-6	16-8	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	47	24	23	0	.511	9.5	160	137	13-13	11-10	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	48	24	24	0	.500	10.0	196	192	11-12	13-12	6-4	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	48	22	26	0	.458	12.0	184	211	11-11	11-15	2-8	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	47	19	28	0	.404	14.5	150	176	11-12	8-16	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	47	13	34	0	.277	20.5	152	221	6-17	7-17	2-8	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 12, Red Sox 8 at Boston (day game):
The Athletics smashed four homers among their 16 hits and outslugged the Red Sox, 12-8. Dick Green belted two homers and Joe Rudi and Angel Mangual rapped one apiece in the A's attack. The Red Sox had round-trippers by Rico Petrocelli and Carl Yastrzemski among their 11 hits.

Indians 2, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
A single by Chris Chambliss, the Indians' rookie first baseman, drove in two runs in the fifth inning and beat the White Sox, 2-1. With two out, Graig Nettles and Vada Pinson singled and Roy Foster walked to set the stage for Chambliss.

Brewers 9, Tigers 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
Lew Krausse scattered five hits in his first complete game of the season and pitched the Brewers to a 9-2 victory over the Tigers. The Brewers clinched their decision with five runs in the third inning on singles by Ron Theobald, Dave May, Bill Voss and Johnny Briggs, a pass to Mike Hegan, single by Ellie Rodriguez, a wild pitch and a single by Tommy Harper.

Orioles 11, Twins 8 at Minnesota (day game):
The Orioles blew a 7-0 lead, but then came back with four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Twins, 11-8. Brooks Robinson drove in five of the Orioles' first seven runs, hitting a bases-loaded double in the first, another double in the third and a single in fifth. The Twins rallied to tie the score in their half of the fifth, capping the outburst with a three-run homer by Harmon Killebrew. However, in the seventh, Davey Johnson homered with a man on base to break the tie and the Orioles went on to add two more runs on a pass to Mark Belanger, double by Dave Boswell and single by Don Buford. Boswell, who was released by the Twins before the season started and also failed to hang on with the Tigers, gained credit for the victory in relief in his first appearance in a Orioles' uniform.

Yankees 6, Angels 1 at New York (day game):
The Yankees, who had failed to score more than two runs in any time at bat in 16 straight games, broke their drouth with three runs in the fourth inning and added three more in the eighth to defeat the Angels, 6-1. In the fourth, Thurman Munson singled and Roy White homered for the first two runs and the third followed on a single by Bobby Murcer, a walk and a pair of forceouts. John Ellis batted in two runs with a double in the eighth and scored himself on a single by Danny Cater.

Astros 2, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Ken Forsch pitched a three-hitter and Jim Wynn drove in both of the Astros' runs with a homer and single to defeat the Reds, 2-1. After Wynn homered in the fourth inning, Lee May hit for the circuit in the Reds' half. However, in the sixth, Roger Metzger doubled and counted the deciding run on Wynn's single.

Dodgers 9, Phillies 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Bill Singer, who had lost seven straight decisions in Dodger Stadium since pitching a no-hitter against the Phillies July 20, 1970, broke his home-park jinx by defeating the Phillies, 9-3. Singer helped his own cause with a two-run single in the third inning. Oscar Gamble drove in all of the Phillies' runs with a homer and double.

Pirates 9, Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates smashed four homers, including two-run drives by Richie Hebner and Bob Robertson, to defeat the Cubs, 9-4. Hebner hit his homer in the first inning and Gene Alley added a solo swat in the second. Robertson and Milt May connected on successive pitches by Bill Hands in the fourth. May's homer was the first of his major league career. Hebner, who had three hits, batted in another run with a single in the seventh.

[DH] Mets 5, Padres 1 (night game) / Mets 2, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
The strikeout pitching of Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan, who fanned 26 between them, tying the Mets' own major league record for a doubleheader, featured a 5-1 and 2-1 sweep over the Padres in a twi-night twinbill. The Mets originally set the whiff mark with 13 by Ryan, 1 by Danny Frisella and 12 by Ray Sadecki against the Phillies September 9, 1970. Seaver struck out 10 to raise his total for the year to 92. Ryan's 16 strikeouts in the nightcap set a career high for the righthander. Art Shamsky drove in both runs for Ryan with a double and homer. Mets' batters fanned 15 times against Padres' pitching and the two-club total of 41 equaled the major league record by the Mets and Phillies.

Giants 8, Expos 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Homers by Bobby Bonds and Willie McCovey, accounting for five runs in the sixth inning, powered the Giants to an 8-3 victory over the Expos. Before their sluggers went into the act, the Giants scored one run in the sixth on a double by Tito Fuentes, pass to Al Gallagher and single by Jimmy Rosario to tie the game at 2-2. Bonds then cracked his homer for three runs to shatter the deadlock. Chris Speier singled and McCovey added his 450-foot drive into the right field bleachers for the longest homer at Candlestick Park this season. Bob Bailey hit the 100th homer of his major league career for the Expos.

Cardinals 8, Braves 7 at St. Louis (night game):
In a dramatic rally before a Bat Night crowd of 47,598, Joe Torre tripled with the bases loaded in the ninth inning as the Cardinals came from behind for the second time to defeat the Braves, 8-7. The Braves scored five runs off Bob Gibson in the third inning, two counting on a triple by Felix Millan and two on a homer by Darrell Evans, the first of his major league career. The Cards chipped away at the Braves' lead and eventually tied the score in the seventh. However, the Braves took the lead again with two unearned runs in the ninth. In the Cards' half, Lou Brock and Matty Alou singled. Ted Simmons bunted and was safe on an error, loading the bases, to set the scene for Torre's triple.