MLB standings through games of July 3, 1971

MLB standings at the end of July 3, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	78	48	30	0	.615		382	276	24-12	24-18	3-7	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	77	44	33	0	.571	3.5	333	318	26-16	18-17	7-3	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	79	43	36	0	.544	5.5	331	316	26-12	17-24	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	80	37	43	0	.463	12.0	297	315	18-20	19-23	4-6	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	79	36	43	0	.456	12.5	277	296	18-21	18-22	5-5	Lost 2
Washington Senators	77	30	47	0	.390	17.5	240	336	17-24	13-23	6-4	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	78	51	27	0	.654		365	282	22-16	29-11	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	75	39	36	0	.520	10.5	289	273	19-17	20-19	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	79	39	40	0	.494	12.5	332	336	20-20	19-20	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	75	33	42	0	.440	16.5	302	302	14-22	19-20	6-4	Won 5
California Angels	83	36	47	0	.434	17.5	266	326	16-25	20-22	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	76	32	44	0	.421	18.0	254	292	17-26	15-18	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	51	30	0	.630		397	278	26-13	25-17	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	77	45	32	0	.584	4.0	281	243	23-15	22-17	6-4	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	77	40	37	0	.519	9.0	317	316	23-16	17-21	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	82	41	40	1	.506	10.0	355	400	21-20	20-20	3-7	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	80	33	47	0	.412	17.5	279	342	16-23	17-24	4-6	Won 2
Montreal Expos	79	30	48	1	.385	19.5	268	340	17-24	13-24	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	82	52	30	0	.634		357	287	31-12	21-18	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	81	46	35	0	.568	5.5	341	292	23-18	23-17	7-3	Won 3
Houston Astros	78	39	39	0	.500	11.0	266	252	23-20	16-19	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	86	41	45	0	.477	13.0	352	369	21-18	20-27	7-3	Won 5
Cincinnati Reds	83	37	46	0	.446	15.5	281	295	19-21	18-25	5-5	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	82	28	54	0	.341	24.0	267	347	15-25	13-29	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 2, Red Sox 1 at Boston (night game):
The Yankees were held to only three hits, but Roy White homered after a pass to Jerry Kenney in the sixth inning to beat the Red Sox, 2-1. Luis Tiant, who was the loser, singled in the second for the Red Sox run off Fritz Peterson, who yielded nine hits.

A's 5, Angels 3 at California (night game):
Chuck Dobson, who helped himself at bat with a two-run double, gained his seventh straight victory when the Athletics defeated the Angels, 5-3. Sal Bando, who had four hits, scored the A's first run in the second inning and drove in another run in the third. Dave Duncan and Larry Brown singled in the sixth and both scored on Dobson's double. Dobson also crossed the plate when Joe Rudi singled. The Angels chased Dobson in the eighth and Darold Knowles came in to get credit for the save.

Senators 4, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
The Senators built up a four-run lead and then survived a rally by the Indians to gain a 4-3 victory. Bernie Allen homered for the Senators, but their deciding run in the fifth inning was unearned. Don Mincher walked and was forced by Frank Howard, who advanced to second on a balk. Larry Biittner beat out an infield hit to Chris Chambliss and when the first baseman threw wildly to Vince Colbert, covering the bag, Howard scored.

Orioles 8, Tigers 1 at Detroit (day game):
Pat Dobson, the Orioles' most effective pitcher in the club's slump, allowed only five hits and beat the Tigers, 8-1. The Orioles had won only three of their last 10 games, with Dobson accounting for two of the victories. Paul Blair drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and Merv Rettenmund homered. Jim Northrup homered for the Tigers' run in the ninth inning.

White Sox 1, Royals 0 at Kansas City (night game):
A triple by Rich McKinney in the eighth inning, breaking up a scoreless duel between Tommy John and Paul Splittorff, gave the White Sox a 1-0 victory over the Royals. Walt Williams tripled with one out in the eighth, but was caught and retired in a rundown when Mike Hershberger grounded to Cookie Rojas. Hershberger reached second on the play and scored on McKinney's triple.

Twins 7, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Three errors enabled the Twins to score four unearned runs in the first inning en route to a 7-1 victory over the Brewers. Cesar Tovar and Rod Carew were safe on successive bobbles by Tommy Harper and Ted Kubiak. Harmon Killebrew walked to load the bases. After Brant Alyea struck out, Steve Braun grounded to Roberto Pena, who overthrew home plate, Tovar and Carew scoring. George Mitterwald grounded out, but Leo Cardenas singled to drive in Killebrew and Braun.

Cubs 3, Pirates 1 at Chicago (day game):
An inside-the-park homer by Don Kessinger helped Cubs defeat the Pirates, 3-1. Kessinger walked in the first inning and scored on a single by Glenn Beckert and groundout by Billy Williams. Kessinger circled the bases in the third on a drive that got past Willie Stargell, who bounced off the left field wall and fell trying to make play. Singles by Richie Hebner, Milt May and Gene Alley produced the Pirates' run in the seventh before the Cubs picked up their final tally in the eighth on singles by Beckert, Williams and Joe Pepitone.

Astros 4, Reds 3 at Houston (night game):
The Astros, who scored three unearned runs in the first inning and then lost their lead in the ninth, broke the tie in the 13th and defeated the Reds, 4-3. With two out, Jim Wynn singled, stole second and scored the winning run on a single by Jack Hiatt.

Phillies 6, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
The Phillies erupted for four runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Expos, 6-3. Singles by Don Money and John Vukovich, a pass to Byron Browne and single by Larry Bowa produced the first run to tie the score at 3-3. Tim McCarver then sent the Phillies ahead with a two-run single and the final marker followed on a sacrifice fly by Willie Montanez.

Braves 7, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
A four-run outburst in the first inning, featuring a homer by Mike Lum with two men on base, started the Braves off to a 7-1 victory over the Mets. Ralph Garr was hit by a pitch and Felix Millan and Hank Aaron singled for the first run. Darrell Evans struck out before Lum came to the plate and smashed his homer. Lum, who wound up with three hits, drove in another run in the ninth.

Dodgers 1, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Playing before the largest crowd in San Diego history, 39,105, the Padres lost to the Dodgers, 1-0, on a run that scored in the ninth inning when manager Preston Gomez ordered an intentional pass to Manny Mota with two out, only to have Willie Davis wreck the move with a double. Joe Ferguson opened the ninth with a single and Bill Russell, running for him, took second on a sacrifice by Al Downing. Maury Wills grounded out, Russell holding second. The Padres then walked Mota in order to have southpaw Dave Roberts pitch to Davis, who bats lefthanded, but the Dodger outfielder upset the apple cart with his double. A "Salute to Our Country" show before the game and a fireworks display afterward helped attract the big crowd.

Giants 10, Cardinals 1 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants scored their first seven runs on three homers off Steve Carlton and trounced the Cardinals, 10-1. Carlton, who was wild, walked a total of 10 before being removed in the sixth inning. Chris Speier started the Giants' slugging with a homer after a pass to John Cumberland in the third. Willie Mays walked ahead of a boundary belt by Bobby Bonds in the fifth. A single by Tito Fuentes and pass to Bonds preceded a homer by Ken Henderson in the sixth.