MLB standings through games of July 17, 1971

MLB standings at the end of July 17, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	90	56	34	0	.622		439	312	30-14	26-20	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	90	53	37	0	.589	3.0	404	369	32-16	21-21	6-4	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	89	48	41	0	.539	7.5	368	351	28-14	20-27	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	91	43	48	0	.473	13.5	345	366	23-21	20-27	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	92	39	53	0	.424	18.0	314	371	19-26	20-27	3-7	Lost 1
Washington Senators	89	35	54	0	.393	20.5	289	383	19-28	16-26	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	90	58	32	0	.644		402	313	26-19	32-13	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	87	45	42	0	.517	11.5	324	311	23-19	22-23	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	90	42	48	0	.467	16.0	368	386	22-24	20-24	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	95	44	51	0	.463	16.5	315	357	19-27	25-24	7-3	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	88	39	49	0	.443	18.0	328	340	18-25	21-24	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	89	38	51	0	.427	19.5	294	331	21-27	17-24	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	91	60	31	0	.659		462	307	34-13	26-18	9-1	Won 9
Chicago Cubs	91	49	42	0	.538	11.0	377	369	26-18	23-24	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	89	47	42	0	.528	12.0	323	301	24-19	23-23	2-8	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	93	48	44	1	.522	12.5	408	438	27-22	21-22	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	92	40	52	0	.435	20.5	335	397	20-24	20-28	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	93	36	56	1	.391	24.5	322	410	17-25	19-31	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	93	56	37	0	.602		394	357	32-16	24-21	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	93	50	43	0	.538	6.0	396	342	24-24	26-19	2-8	Lost 2
Houston Astros	90	45	45	0	.500	9.5	331	307	27-21	18-24	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	95	46	49	0	.484	11.0	387	402	25-20	21-29	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	95	43	52	0	.453	14.0	321	344	25-22	18-30	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	93	33	60	0	.355	23.0	298	380	20-28	13-32	5-5	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Red Sox 13, Brewers 11 (day game) / Red Sox 5, Brewers 3 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox outslugged the Brewers, 13-11, in the afternoon game and followed with a 5-3 victory at night in a contest that was halted by rain with two out in the top half of the sixth inning. Carl Yastrzemski, who had been in a slugging slump at Fenway Park since May 29, broke loose with two homers, plus a single, and drove in four runs to pace the Red Sox in the day game. Joe Lahoud also hit for the circuit. The Brewers smashed five homers -- two by Johnny Briggs and one each by Paul Ratliff, Andy Kosco and Frank Tepedino. Briggs batted in five runs. Ratliff homered again in the night game to help the Brewers take a 3-2 lead. The Red Sox came back to win with three runs in the fifth. Ray Culp walked, stopped at third on a double by John Kennedy and scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Luis Aparicio. Reggie Smith followed with a decisive two-run homer.

Angels 10, Orioles 3 at California (night game):
The Angels beat Jim Palmer for the first time since June 6, 1965, scoring their first three runs off the ace righthander en rout to a 10-3 victory over the Orioles. Palmer, before losing, had a 6-1 career record against the Angels, beating them twice previously this season.

Royals 7, Indians 2 at Kansas City (day game):
Freddie Patek, Paul Schaal and Lou Piniella collected two hits apiece to pace the Royals to a 7-2 victory over the Indians. The Royals actually decided the outcome with three runs in the first inning. Patek walked and stole second. Schaal also walked and Cookie Rojas was safe on an error by Ray Lamb, loading the bases. Ed Kirkpatrick hit a sacrifice fly to score Patek. After an intentional pass to Gail Hopkins, Piniella singled Schaal across the plate. Rojas then scored the third run when a balk was called on Lamb.

Yankees 4, White Sox 2 at New York (day game):
The Yankees, who scored their first two runs with the help of errors by Mike Andrews, added a pair in the seventh inning on a single by Ron Blomberg and doubles by Jake Gibbs and Danny Cater to defeat the White Sox, 4-2.

Tigers 2, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Homers by Jim Northrup and Bill Freehan enabled the Tigers to defeat the Athletics, 2-1, behind the pitching of Joe Coleman, who gave up seven hits and walked three but struck out 10. Northrup's homer off Catfish Hunter in the opening frame was the first homer against Oakland pitching in 70 innings. The A's picked up their tally in the second on a single by Mike Epstein, double by Rick Monday and sacrifice fly by Dave Duncan. Freehan then supplied the Tigers' winning run in the fourth.

Twins 5, Senators 3 at Washington (night game):
Seven innings of scoreless relief pitching by Ray Corbin, who allowed only four hits, was rewarded with a victory for the rookie when the Twins defeated the Senators, 5-3. Corbin also squeezed in the tying run in the fourth inning. With the Senators leading, 3-2, Jim Nettles walked, George Mitterwald doubled and Corbin laid down his bunt to score Nettles. After walks to Cesar Tovar and Steve Braun, a single by Rod Carew drove in Mitterwald. Tovar tallied the last run after a walk to Harmon Killebrew when Leo Cardenas grounded into a forceout.

Braves 10, Dodgers 0 at Atlanta (day game):
George Stone not only pitched a five-hitter but drove in the Braves' first two runs with a double in the second inning to start a 10-0 victory over the Dodgers. After Hank Aaron homered in the third, the Braves exploded for six runs in the sixth. Stone walked with the bases full to receive credit for his third RBI of the game. Felix Millan batted in two runs with a single and Ralph Garr homered with two aboard. Darrell Evans capped the Braves' production with a circuit clout in the seventh.

Phillies 5, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
Three doubles by Deron Johnson, who drove in two runs and scored one, paced the Phillies to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. Woodie Fryman, with the relief assistance of Joe Hoerner, gained his sixth straight victory and third in a starting role.

Reds 3, Giants 2 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Reds, who were held to one hit by Juan Marichal in the first eight innings, rallied for three runs in the ninth and defeated the Giants, 3-2. Pat Corrales, who singled in the third, had the Reds' lone hit until Jimmy Stewart and Pete Rose singled in the ninth and Ty Cline bunted safely to load the bases. Marichal walked Lee May to force in the Reds' first run before giving way to Jerry Johnson, who was greeted with a two-run single by Tony Perez.

Astros 2, Mets 1 at Houston (night game):
Roger Metzger scored from second base on an infield hit and an error in the ninth inning to bring the Astros a 2-1 victory over the Mets. Tom Seaver doubled and scored the Mets' run on a single by Ken Boswell in the third. Doug Rader homered for the Astros in the fifth. Metzger singled in the ninth and was sacrificed to second. After an intentional pass to Jim Wynn, Cesar Cedeno hit a one-hop smash that Ed Kranepool knocked down, but the ball trickled into short right field. Boswell, going after the ball, was unable to pick it up and Metzger, who had stopped after rounding third, picked up his stride and raced home with the winning run.

Pirates 9, Padres 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Led by Manny Sanguillen and Roberto Clemente, the Pirates piled up 17 hits and beat the Padres, 9-2, for their ninth straight victory in the club's longest winning streak since 1968. More remarkably, Dock Ellis gained his 15th straight victory, becoming the first Pirates' starter to win that many games in a row since Deacon Phillippe in 1910. Roy Face, as a relief pitcher, won 17 in succession for the Pirates in the 1959.

Expos 5, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (day game):
In a duel between rookie and veteran, Ernie McAnally triumphed over Bob Gibson when the Expos defeated the Cardinals, 5-3. The Expos, who were held to six hits, scored three runs in the third inning on a single by Boots Day, double by Rusty Staub and homer by Ron Fairly. Two unearned runs in the fifth then proved decisive. Ron Hunt was hit by a pitch and when Joe Torre threw wild on a bunt by Day, Hunt scored and Day reached third. Fairly followed with a sacrifice fly.