MLB standings through games of July 9, 1971

MLB standings at the end of July 9, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	84	53	31	0	.631		408	287	28-13	25-18	7-3	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	84	49	35	0	.583	4.0	369	343	28-16	21-19	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	84	46	38	0	.548	7.0	352	332	28-14	18-24	4-6	Won 2
New York Yankees	86	39	47	0	.453	15.0	326	354	19-20	20-27	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	86	37	49	0	.430	17.0	297	339	19-26	18-23	2-8	Lost 2
Washington Senators	84	33	51	0	.393	20.0	272	366	17-25	16-26	6-4	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	84	55	29	0	.655		383	293	23-16	32-13	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	82	43	39	0	.524	11.0	306	288	21-18	22-21	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	85	39	46	0	.459	16.5	346	365	20-24	19-22	3-7	Lost 6
California Angels	89	40	49	0	.449	17.5	286	340	17-26	23-23	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	82	36	46	0	.439	18.0	316	324	16-24	20-22	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	82	36	46	0	.439	18.0	271	301	21-27	15-19	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	87	56	31	0	.644		442	297	30-13	26-18	7-3	Won 5
New York Mets	83	46	37	0	.554	8.0	302	270	24-19	22-18	2-8	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	85	45	40	0	.529	10.0	347	348	24-17	21-23	6-4	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	87	44	42	1	.512	11.5	375	416	23-20	21-22	5-5	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	86	36	50	0	.419	19.5	306	370	17-24	19-26	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	86	34	51	1	.400	21.0	301	374	17-25	17-26	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	88	54	34	0	.614		381	337	32-16	22-18	4-6	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	48	40	0	.545	6.0	377	323	23-23	25-17	5-5	Lost 5
Houston Astros	85	43	42	0	.506	9.5	308	280	25-20	18-22	6-4	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	91	44	47	0	.484	11.5	370	390	23-19	21-28	8-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	89	38	51	0	.427	16.5	297	330	20-21	18-30	2-8	Won 1
San Diego Padres	87	32	55	0	.368	21.5	284	355	19-26	13-29	5-5	Won 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Indians 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Three runs in the first inning with the help of two passed balls and a walk with the bases loaded enabled the Orioles to defeat the Indians, 4-1. Don Buford led off with a double, took third on the first passed ball by Chuck Hinton and scored on an infield out by Mark Belanger. Singles by Elrod Hendricks and Merv Rettenmund paved the way for another run on the second passed ball. Steve Dunning, pitching for the Indians, then walked Brooks Robinson and Paul Blair to load the bases and hit Jerry DaVanon with a pitch to force in the Orioles' third run.

White Sox 4, Brewers 1 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox bunched three hits, two walks and a hit batsman for all their runs in the second inning and defeated the Brewers, 4-1. Ed Herrmann walked to open the stanza and, after two out, Walt Williams was hit by a pitch. A single by Pat Kelly and double by Rick Reichardt each drove in one run. Following an intentional pass to Bill Melton, loading the bases, Carlos May singled to account for two other tallies.

Royals 6, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Freddie Patek, the smallest player in the major leagues, hit for the cycle, capping his performance with a homer in the ninth inning, as the Royals defeated the Twins, 6-3. Patek doubled in the first, singled in the second and tripled in the fourth. With the score tied, 3-3, the pint-sized shortstop smashed his homer with a man on base in the ninth and Paul Schaal followed with another round-tripper to ice the Royals' victory.

Yankees 5, Red Sox 2 at New York (night game):
Mel Stottlemyre not only pitched a four-hitter but also put the Yankees ahead with a homer in the seventh inning to defeat the Red Sox, 5-2. After Stottlemyre's smash snapped a 2-2 tie, the Yankees put the game away with two runs in the eighth on a walk to Bobby Murcer, triple by Roy White and single by Felipe Alou.

A's 1, Angels 0 at Oakland (night game):
After setting an A. L. record for the most scoreless innings in one game, the five-hour, five-minute marathon between the Athletics and the Angels came to an end in the 20th inning when Curt Blefary crossed the plate on a two-out single by Angel Mangual to give the A's a 1-0 victory. Blefary was hit by a pitch and stopped at second on a one-out single by Dick Green. After pinch-hitter Buddy Hunter struck out, Mangual broke up the game with his single. Vida Blue started for the A's, pitched 11 innings and struck out 17. Rudy May hurled the first 12 frames for the Angels and fanned 13. With relievers adding other victims, major league records were broken for most strikeouts by two clubs, 43, and most by one club, with 26 going down for the Angels.

Tigers 1, Senators 0 at Washington (night game):
A squeeze bunt by Ed Brinkman in the 11th inning scored Jim Northrup and gave the Tigers a 1-0 victory over the Senators. Northrup led off with a single, took second on a wild pitch and reached third after a fly by Aurelio Rodriguez.

Reds 6, Mets 4 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds ended their seven-game losing streak by defeating the Mets, 6-4. George Foster homered off Tom Seaver and Wayne Granger connected for the circuit off Ray Sadecki in the Reds' attack. The Reds were forced to call on three pitchers to stave off a Mets' rally in the ninth. After one run scored on a double by Donn Clendenon and singles by Ken Singleton and Jerry Grote, Granger gave way to Clay Carroll, who turned a bunt by Tim Foli into a forceout at third base. Joe Gibbon then stepped into the hot spot and retired the last two batters.

Giants 7, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Giants rallied for six runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Dodgers, 7-4. The Dodgers knocked out Juan Marichal in the seventh while taking a 4-1 lead. The Giants' rally began with a single by Chris Speier. Jim Brewer replaced Claude Osteen and failed to retire a batter. Walks to Tito Fuentes and Willie Mays filled the bases and Willie McCovey doubled to drive in two runs. Pete Mikkelsen took over and, after an intentional pass, Dick Dietz singled with one out to drive in two more runs. Another tally followed when Willie Crawford muffed a line drive by Hal Lanier and the final run counted when Ed Goodson singled.

Expos 3, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Steve Renko, who pitched a one-hitter to beat the Giants July 9, 1970, celebrated the anniversary of that feat with another one-hitter to enable the Expos to defeat the Philies, 3-0. Willie Montanez singled in the first inning for the Phillies' hit. Renko walked six but retired the last 18 batters in succession.

Pirates 11, Braves 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates executed the first triple play in the N. L. this season and also turned in three double plays to feature an 11-2 victory over the Braves. After singles by Sonny Jackson and Hal King put Braves' runners on first and second in the seventh inning, Leo Foster grounded sharply to Richie Hebner, who stepped on third before throwing to Dave Cash, who followed with a relay to Bob Robertson. Willie Stargell, who hit a homer and two singles, drove in four runs for the Pirates as did Manny Sanguillen, who also had three hits, including a bases-loaded triple. Hebner joined in the attack with a two-run homer.

[DH] Padres 1, Cubs 0 (night game) / Padres 7, Cubs 2 at San Diego (night game):
Holding the Cubs to five hits in each game, the Padres swept a twi-night doubleheader, 1-0 and 7-2. Dave Roberts was the winner of the opener with ninth-inning help from Bob Miller. However, after Miller relieved with one out, right fielder Larry Stahl saved the game, grabbing a fly by Jim Hickman and throwing out Glenn Beckert, who tried to score from third base after the catch. The Padres' run counted in the fifth on a triple by Ivan Murrell and sacrifice fly by Ed Spiezio. Steve Arlin went the route in the nightcap. Nate Colbert drove in four runs with a triple and homer, in addition to hitting a single.

[DH] Cardinals 5, Astros 2 (night game) / Cardinals 9, Astros 5 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals, after falling behind by two runs in each game, came back to defeat the Astros in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-2 and 9-5. Steve Carlton, who pitched the opener, gave up the Astros' runs in the first inning on a walk and singles by Joe Morgan, Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson. The Cardinals promptly tied the score in their half and went ahead to stay with two more runs in the third on a single by Lou Brock, double by Joe Torre and error by Bob Watson, who dropped a fly by Joe Hague. After the Astros again went ahead, 2-0, in the nightcap, the Cardinals exploded for four runs in the third and four more in the fourth. Julian Javier tripled in each stanza and batted in four runs, his second three-bagger coming with the bases loaded.