MLB standings through games of June 15, 1971

MLB standings at the end of June 15, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	57	36	21	0	.632		273	193	19-10	17-11	8-2	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	61	34	27	0	.557	4.0	256	233	21-8	13-19	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	60	33	27	0	.550	4.5	263	257	19-12	14-15	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	59	28	31	0	.475	9.0	214	229	14-15	14-16	6-4	Lost 2
New York Yankees	61	28	33	0	.459	10.0	229	249	13-15	15-18	6-4	Won 1
Washington Senators	58	21	37	0	.362	15.5	177	253	12-19	9-18	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	61	40	21	0	.656		290	222	17-13	23-8	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	56	32	24	0	.571	5.5	227	196	16-12	16-12	8-2	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	62	30	32	0	.484	10.5	259	258	15-14	15-18	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	63	29	34	0	.460	12.0	207	246	14-20	15-14	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	56	22	34	0	.393	15.5	200	223	9-20	13-14	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	56	22	34	0	.393	15.5	171	207	10-18	12-16	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	39	24	0	.619		291	196	21-11	18-13	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	58	33	25	0	.569	3.5	218	176	18-11	15-14	3-7	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	65	36	28	1	.562	3.5	295	290	20-15	16-13	2-8	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	62	31	31	0	.500	7.5	235	265	17-12	14-19	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	57	24	32	1	.429	11.5	186	232	14-13	10-19	3-7	Lost 5
Philadelphia Phillies	60	24	36	0	.400	13.5	185	242	13-17	11-19	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	65	41	24	0	.631		277	223	22-11	19-13	4-6	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	63	35	28	0	.556	5.0	258	227	16-14	19-14	8-2	Won 5
Houston Astros	63	31	32	0	.492	9.0	206	193	17-17	14-15	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	65	29	36	0	.446	12.0	254	285	16-15	13-21	4-6	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	62	26	36	0	.419	13.5	196	221	14-17	12-19	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	63	23	40	0	.365	17.0	213	264	11-20	12-20	7-3	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 6, Orioles 5 at Baltimore (night game):
Coming from behind after trailing, 4-0, the Brewers caught up with the Orioles and then won, 6-5, on a homer by Johnny Briggs in the ninth inning. Frank and Brooks Robinson each connected for the circuit with a man on base in the first to give the Orioles their early lead and Robinson drove in another run with a single in the fourth. However, the Brewers fought back to tie the score with the aid of round-trippers by Bill Parsons and Tommy Harper before Briggs teed off on a pitch by Pete Richert in the ninth.

Angels 5, Red Sox 4 at California (night game):
Pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, Syd O'Brien came through with a two-run homer to bring the Angels a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Joe Lahoud and Reggie Smith homered for the Red Sox. Alex Johnson, starting in the Angels' outfield for the first time since June 4, collected three hits, driving in one run and scoring another. In the ninth, pinch-hitter Roger Repoz walked and was sacrificed to second before O'Brien batted for Tony Gonzalez and ended the game.

Twins 5, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Rich Reese, Tony Oliva and Brant Alyea smashed homers for the Twins in a 5-3 victory over the Indians. Bert Blyleven, who started for the Twins, was kayoed in the eighth inning after giving up a run on singles by Eddie Leon, Vada Pinson and Frank Baker. With two out, Tom Hall walked Ray Fosse and Chris Chambliss to force in another tally. Roy Foster, who had hit a homer for the Indians in the seventh, came up next with the bases loaded, but Ray Corbin retired him on an infield fly to end the threat.

White Sox 6, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
A grand-slam homer by Bill Melton, plus solo swats by Rich McKinney and Mike Hershberger, carried the White Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Tigers. Mike Kilkenny, pitching for the Tigers, allowed only two hits until the sixth when Walt Williams and Hershberger singled and Rick Reichardt was safe on an error to load the bases for Melton's smash. McKinney came up next and also homered. Hershberger previously had hit for the circuit in the fourth. Gates Brown, who tripled for the Tigers in the eighth, set an A. L. record for most pinch-hits in a career with 77.

Yankees 2, Royals 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Steve Kline not only pitched a five-hitter but also singled ahead of a homer by Bobby Murcer in the sixth inning as the Yankees defeated the Royals, 2-1. The Royals did not score until the the ninth when Amos Otis tripled and Ed Kirkpatrick drove him home with a sacrifice fly.

A's 8, Senators 2 at Oakland (night game):
Bert Campaneris hit a three-run homer and Mike Epstein also drove in three runs with two homers and a single as the Athletics defeated the Senators, 8-2.

Cubs 3, Braves 1 at Chicago (day game):
Bill Hands doled out three singles, retired the last 23 batters in succession and pitched the Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the Braves. All three of the Braves' hits came in the second inning when their run scored as Earl Williams grounded into a double play. The Cubs loaded the bases on walks to Don Kessinger and Billy Wiliams around a single by Glenn Beckert in the first and scored two runs on a single by Joe Pepitone. Singles by Ron Santo, Johnny Callison and Chris Cannizzaro added the final run in the fourth.

Pirates 3, Astros 0 at Houston (night game):
Posting his fourth shutout of the season, Steve Blass pitched the Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the Astros. Al Oliver homered off Larry Dierker to decide the duel in the seventh inning. The Pirates added their two other runs in the ninth on a single by Vic Davalillo, a wild pitch, intentional pass to Willie Stargell and singles by Richie Hebner and Manny Sanguillen.

Padres 3, Expos 1 at Montreal (night game):
Doubles by Leron Lee and Larry Stahl broke a tie in the ninth inning and enabled the Padres to defeat the Expos, 3-1. After his run-scoring double, Stahl reached third when Rusty Staub booted the ball in right field and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Angel Bravo. Cito Gaston homered for the Padres' initial run in the first and the Expos tied the score when Bob Bailey singled, Gary Sutherland walked and John Boccabella singled in the seventh.

Dodgers 2, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
Maury Wills drove in two runs with a single in the fifth inning to enable Al Downing to pitch the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the Mets. A single by Tom Haller and double by Bobby Valentine preceded Wills' two-out single off Nolan Ryan.

Giants 6, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Giants, who had been having rough going in June, gained their fourth victory in the month's first 14 games when Ron Bryant pitched a four-hitter to beat the Phillies, 6-0. Ken Henderson started the scoring with a homer in the second inning. Al Gallagher, who had been in an 0-for-27 slump, broke out with a two-run single in the fourth when the Giants iced their decision by scoring four times.

Cardinals 6, Reds 1 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals' first three hits off Jim Merritt were homers and that was enough to assure a 6-1 victory over the Reds. Jose Cardenal and Ted Sizemore connected for solo swats in the second and third innings, respectively, and Jim Beauchamp homered after a walk to Cardenal in the fourth. The defeat was the eighth straight for Merritt. Reggie Cleveland held the Reds to three hits, including a homer by Lee May, as the Cardinals snapped their seven-game losing streak.