MLB standings through games of May 31, 1971

MLB standings at the end of May 31, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	47	29	18	0	.617		223	204	18-9	11-9	4-6	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	46	27	19	0	.587	1.5	212	162	14-8	13-11	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	48	26	22	0	.542	3.5	203	187	15-6	11-16	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	47	21	26	0	.447	8.0	179	192	11-11	10-15	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	46	20	26	0	.435	8.5	154	197	9-12	11-14	6-4	Lost 2
Washington Senators	47	18	29	0	.383	11.0	147	202	11-15	7-14	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	51	33	18	0	.647		233	193	14-10	19-8	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	45	23	22	0	.511	7.0	173	165	10-11	13-11	6-4	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	49	25	24	0	.510	7.0	222	192	13-11	12-13	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	50	23	27	0	.460	9.5	169	198	11-15	12-12	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	44	19	25	0	.432	10.5	141	148	9-14	10-11	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	44	18	26	0	.409	11.5	158	174	7-18	11-8	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	50	32	17	1	.653		243	195	19-10	13-7	9-1	Won 7
Pittsburgh Pirates	48	29	19	0	.604	2.5	213	147	17-9	12-10	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	45	27	18	0	.600	3.0	180	135	15-6	12-12	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	48	21	27	0	.438	10.5	176	227	12-9	9-18	2-8	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	43	18	24	1	.429	10.5	147	172	11-8	7-16	3-7	Lost 6
Philadelphia Phillies	47	17	30	0	.362	14.0	135	195	9-13	8-17	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	51	37	14	0	.725		235	165	21-6	16-8	8-2	Won 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	50	26	24	0	.520	10.5	202	193	13-12	13-12	7-3	Won 5
Houston Astros	49	25	24	0	.510	11.0	165	140	13-13	12-11	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	50	22	28	0	.440	14.5	189	222	11-11	11-17	2-8	Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds	49	20	29	0	.408	16.0	153	181	12-13	8-16	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	50	15	35	0	.300	21.5	163	229	8-18	7-17	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Royals 7, Red Sox 3 (day game) / Royals 9, Red Sox 4 at Boston (day game):
The Royals shocked the Red Sox, 7-3 and 9-4, to become the first visiting club to sweep a doubleheader in Boston since the Kansas City Athletics turned the trick August 24, 1966. Amos Otis hit a three-run homer and Paul Schaal socked a two-run double to pace the Royals to victory in the opener. Otis added a solo swat and two singles for three more RBIs and Cookie Rojas hit for the circuit with two men on base as the Royals displayed more of their power in the nightcap.

[DH] White Sox 1, Orioles 0 (day game) / Orioles 11, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
Don Buford, who did not play in the first game which the Orioles lost, 1-0, swung into action in the second game and hit two homers, driving in three runs, to help beat the White Sox, 11-3. Tommy John, returning to a starting spot after serving in the bullpen since May 7, pitched the route for the White Sox in the opener and recorded his first complete game and first shutout of the season. The White Sox beat Jim Palmer with an unearned run in the sixth inning. Rich McKinney singled, Lee Maye was safe on an error by Frank Robinson and Ed Herrmann singled to score McKinney. In the nightcap, Buford was hit by a pitched ball by Joe Horlen in the first inning and then tangled with Bart Johnson after being hit by a pitch again in the eighth. Heckled by fans, Buford headed for the stands in the ninth and was ejected from the game by the umpires.

Brewers 6, Indians 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
Breaking out of his slump, Ted Kubiak smashed a homer in the ninth inning to carry the Brewers to a 6-5 victory over the Indians. Kubiak had been riding the bench for several days after collecting only one hit in 45 trips, but he was reinserted in the Brewers' lineup when Ron Theobald still was enervated after suffering from heat exhaustion in the previous day's game. Kubiak flied out his first time at bat, singled and scored in the fourth and then walked twice before winning the game with a 400-foot drive.

Twins 6, Tigers 2 at Minnesota (day game):
The Twins scored three runs in the second inning and added three more on a homer by Harmon Killebrew in the eighth to defeat the Tigers, 6-2. Two walks, a double by Steve Braun and singles by George Mitterwald and Jim Kaat produced the Twins' initial trio.

[DH] Yankees 5, A's 3 (day game) / A's 6, Yankees 3 at New York (day game):
Catfish Hunter, who had won eight straight games, was stopped on his streak by the Yankees, who took opener of a doubleheader, 5-3, but the Athletics came back to gain a 6-3 victory in the nightcap. The Yankees tagged Hunter for two runs in the second inning on a triple by Jerry Kenney, double by Gene Michael and single by Jake Gibbs. John Ellis then provided the winning blow, hitting a homer with two men on base in the fifth. The A's broke a 2-2 tie in the second game with three runs in the fifth. Bert Campaneris was safe on an error and scored on singles by Joe Rudi and Tommy Davis. Sal Bando and Angel Mangual followed with other run-producing singles. Blue Moon Odom, who was lifted in the sixth inning, received credit for his first victory of the season.

Senators 4, Angels 0 at Washington (day game):
Three Senators' pitchers combined on a three-hitter and shut out the Angels, 4-0. Mike Thompson started and gave up one hit in three innings before leaving the mound because of a sore finger on his pitching hand. Denny Riddleberger hurled the next five frames, yielding two hits, and Casey Cox set the Angels down in order in the ninth. The Senators backed the trio with a 14-hit attack, including a homer by Bernie Allen.

Astros 4, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Cesar Cedeno, who was hitting only .180, stepped into the Astros' lineup in place of Jim Wynn and drove in three runs to account for a 4-1 victory over the Reds. Cedeno homered with a man on base in the third inning and added his other RBI with a double in the seventh, in addition to rapping a single on another of his four trips to the plate.

Dodgers 4, Expos 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Don Sutton and Jim Brewer combined on a four-hitter and Dick Allen smashed a homer as the Dodgers defeated the Expos, 4-0. Sutton's right elbow began bothering him and he gave way to Brewer with two out in the eighth inning after walking two batters. Allen hit his homer with a man on base in the third and also singled and scored in the eighth.

Pirates 6, Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Steve Blass posted his second straight shutout and third of the season, pitching the Pirates to a 6-0 victory over the Cubs. The Pirates' support of Blass included homers by Willie Stargell and Richie Hebner.

[DH] Phillies 3, Padres 1 (day game) / Padres 6, Phillies 3 at San Diego (day game):
Jim Bunning, the Phillies' 39-year-old righthander, moved into second place on the major leagues' all-time list of strikeout kings and was the winner of the first game of a doubleheader, 3-1. The Padres came back to win the second game, 6-3. Bunning whiffed five to bring his career total to 2,823, sending him ahead of Cy Young into the runner-up spot behind Walter Johnson. The Phillies won the game for Bunning with two runs in the ninth inning. Tony Taylor led off with a single and Don Money sacrificed. Taylor held second on an infield hit by Deron Johnson. Roger Freed flied out and the Padres then brought southpaw Dick Kelley in to pitch to Willie Montanez, but the rookie outfielder wrecked the move with a double, driving in Taylor and Johnson. In the nightcap, the Padres got a start on their victory with four runs in the first inning, three scoring on a homer by Ivan Murrell.

Giants 2, Mets 1 at San Francisco (day game):
After hitting a homer to tie the game in the eighth inning, Willie Mays walked in the 11th and scored to bring the Giants a 2-1 victory over the Mets. Two passes and a single by Cleon Jones produced the Mets' marker in the first. After Mays' homer, Jerry Koosman held the Giants at bay until walking Willie to open the 11th. Danny Frisella relieved. Dick Dietz sacrificed and Al Gallagher beat out an infield hit. Mays moved to third and then crossed the plate with the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Tito Fuentes.

Cardinals 3, Braves 2 at St. Louis (night game):
With two out, Joe Torre doubled in the eighth inning and scored the winning run on a single by Jose Cardenal as the Cardinals defeated the Braves, 3-2, for their seventh straight victory. The only Cardinal casualty was Lou Brock, who was stopped on his 26-game hitting streak. Hank Aaron drove in one of the Braves' runs with a single in the sixth inning for the 3,153rd hit of his major league career, moving the superstar outfielder past Paul Waner into seventh place on the all-time list.