MLB standings through games of July 4, 1971

MLB standings at the end of July 4, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	79	49	30	0	.620		385	278	24-12	25-18	4-6	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	78	45	33	0	.577	3.5	340	322	27-16	18-17	8-2	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	80	43	37	0	.537	6.5	333	319	26-13	17-24	4-6	Lost 2
New York Yankees	81	37	44	0	.457	13.0	301	322	18-20	19-24	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	80	36	44	0	.450	13.5	281	305	18-22	18-22	5-5	Lost 3
Washington Senators	78	31	47	0	.397	17.5	249	340	17-24	14-23	7-3	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	79	52	27	0	.658		367	283	22-16	30-11	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	76	39	37	0	.513	11.5	289	274	19-18	20-19	4-6	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	80	39	41	0	.487	13.5	332	340	20-20	19-21	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	76	34	42	0	.447	16.5	303	302	14-22	20-20	6-4	Won 6
Milwaukee Brewers	77	33	44	0	.429	18.0	258	292	18-26	15-18	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	84	36	48	0	.429	18.5	267	328	16-26	20-22	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	51	31	0	.622		404	287	26-13	25-18	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	78	45	33	0	.577	4.0	281	245	23-16	22-17	5-5	Lost 4
Chicago Cubs	78	41	37	0	.526	8.0	326	323	24-16	17-21	7-3	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	83	42	40	1	.512	9.0	358	402	21-20	21-20	3-7	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	81	34	47	0	.420	16.5	289	348	16-23	18-24	5-5	Won 3
Montreal Expos	80	30	49	1	.380	19.5	274	350	17-25	13-24	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	83	52	31	0	.627		361	301	31-13	21-18	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	82	47	35	0	.573	4.5	355	296	23-18	24-17	8-2	Won 4
Houston Astros	79	40	39	0	.506	10.0	272	253	24-20	16-19	7-3	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	87	42	45	0	.483	12.0	354	369	21-18	21-27	7-3	Won 6
Cincinnati Reds	84	37	47	0	.440	15.5	282	301	19-21	18-26	5-5	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	83	28	55	0	.337	24.0	269	350	15-26	13-29	2-8	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 7, Yankees 4 at Boston (day game):
The Red Sox smashed three homers in the first inning to slug their way to a 7-4 victory over the Yankees. John Kennedy led off with a round-tripper and, with one out, Joe Lahoud followed suit. Then, after two out, Rico Petrocelli singled and George Scott hit the third homer of the inning. Lahoud, subbing for Carl Yastrzemski, connected for the circuit again with a man on base in the third.

A's 2, Angels 1 at California (day game):
A record Anaheim Stadium crowd of 44,631 saw Vida Blue pitch the Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the Angels. In boosting his rceord to 17-3, Blue gave up nine hits, his highest yield in any game this season. The A's, held to five hits, beat Tom Murphy with two homers. Mike Epstein accounted for the first run with a smash in the second inning. After the Angels tied the score with doubles by Jim Spencer and Murphy in the third, the deadlock prevailed until two out in the eighth when Joe Rudi won the game with a homer.

Senators 9, Indians 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Pete Broberg, the Senators' rookie righthander from Dartmouth, defeated the Indians, 9-4, for his first major league victory. The Senators, who extended their winning streak to five games, backed Broberg with homers by Frank Howard, Del Unser and Lenny Randle. Howard and Unser each connected with a man on base. Randle hit his first major league homer, with two out in the seventh inning, to ignite a five-run outburst.

Orioles 3, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
Backed by two Orioles' homers, Mike Cuellar defeated the Tigers, 3-2, for his 10th straight victory. Boog Powell homered off Joe Coleman after a pass to Don Buford in the first inning and Elrod Hendricks produced the deciding run with another round-tripper in the sixth. The Tigers, after scoring in their half of the sixth on a double by Aurelio Rodriguez and single by Tony Taylor, fell one run short when Bill Freehan homered in the ninth.

White Sox 1, Royals 0 at Kansas City (day game):
Wilbur Wood pitched a four-hitter and Carlos May singled for the game's only run to give the White Sox a 1-0 victory over the Royals. Bill Melton doubled off Mike Hedlund in the fourth inning, stopped at third on a single by Rick Reichardt and crossed the plate on May's hit. The victory was the sixth straight for the White Sox and Wood's third in a row over the Royals this season.

Brewers 4, Twins 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Brewers got six-hit pitching from Jim Slaton, their 21-year-old rookie righthander, and beat the Twins, 4-0. Steve Luebber, who started for the Twins and gave up the Brewers' first two runs, was charged with the defeat, his first decision in the major league. The Brewers wound up their scoring when Dave May hit a two-run homer off Tom Hall in the seventh inning.

Cubs 9, Pirates 7 at Chicago (day game):
Coming back in the eighth inning, the Cubs rallied for five runs to defeat the Pirates, 9-7. The Pirates broke a 4-4 tie with three runs in the top half of the eighth. In the Cubs' half, singles by Billy Williams and Jim Hickman, around a pass to Ron Santo, loaded the bases. Dave Giusti walked Brock Davis to force in one run and Bob Veale forced in another with a pass to Paul Popovich. Don Kessinger then singled off Mudcat Grant, driving in two runs, and Glenn Beckert also singled for the final tally.

Astros 6, Reds 1 at Houston (day game):
Breaking out of an 0-for-16 slump, Joe Morgan rapped a homer, triple and single to lead the Astros' attack and Ken Forsch pitched a six-hitter to defeat the Reds, 6-1. The victory was the fourth straight for Forsch, raising the rookie righthander's record to 5-1.

Phillies 10, Expos 6 at Montreal (day game):
The Phillies erupted for six runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Expos, 10-6. Willie Montanez and Oscar Gamble singled, Deron Johnson walked and Don Money doubled for two runs to break a 4-4 tie. After an intentional pass to John Vukovich reloaded the sacks, Denny Doyle also hit a double, driving in two runs. Larry Bowa followed with a single to add the Phillies' final pair.

Braves 2, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
Hank Aaron smashed a homer in the fourth inning to decide a duel between Phil Niekro and Tom Seaver as the Braves defeated the Mets, 2-0. After Aaron's drive, the Braves added another run in the same stanza on singles by Darrell Evans, Mike Lum and Sonny Jackson.

Cardinals 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (day game):
The lightest hitter in the Cardinals' lineup, Dal Maxvill rapped a pair of doubles, driving in one run and paving the way for another, to help beat the Padres, 3-2. Jose Cardenal singled in the second inning, took third on a single by Ted Simmons and scored on a double steal. Maxvill then scored Simmons with a double. Simmons singled again in the seventh and counted the winning run on Maxvill's second double and an error charged to Dave Campbell, who failed to handle Ollie Brown's throw from the outfield.

Dodgers 14, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
Sending 13 men to bat, the Dodgers exploded for 10 runs in the eighth inning and trounced the Giants, 14.4. Juan Marichal, who started for the Giants, was removed for a pinch-hitter in the seventh when the Frisco crew went ahead, 4-3, on a three-run double by Chris Speier. Wes Parker walked to start the Dodgers' eighth and scored the tying run off Jerry Johnson on singles by Duke Sims and Bill Buckner. After Steve Hamilton relieved, Bobby Valentine broke the tie with a two-run single. The Dodgers then continued to pile up the score with the aid of a two-run double by pinch-hitter Manny Mota and homers by Dick Allen and Jim Lefebvre. Don Carrithers, who was the Giants' third pitcher of the inning, gave up Lefebvre's blow with a man on base before finally retiring the side.