MLB standings through games of July 18, 1971

MLB standings at the end of July 18, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	91	57	34	0	.626		446	315	30-14	27-20	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	91	53	38	0	.582	4.0	408	374	32-17	21-21	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	91	48	43	0	.527	9.0	373	363	28-14	20-29	4-6	Lost 2
New York Yankees	93	45	48	0	.484	13.0	354	369	25-21	20-27	8-2	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	93	39	54	0	.419	19.0	315	374	19-26	20-28	3-7	Lost 2
Washington Senators	90	36	54	0	.400	20.5	292	385	20-28	16-26	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	91	58	33	0	.637		405	320	26-20	32-13	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	89	47	42	0	.528	10.0	336	316	25-19	22-23	5-5	Won 3
California Angels	96	45	51	0	.469	15.5	318	358	20-27	25-24	7-3	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	91	42	49	0	.462	16.0	370	389	22-24	20-25	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	90	39	51	0	.433	18.5	331	349	18-25	21-26	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	90	39	51	0	.433	18.5	299	335	21-27	18-24	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	62	31	0	.667		472	310	36-13	26-18	10-0	Won 11
Chicago Cubs	92	50	42	0	.543	11.5	385	373	27-18	23-24	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	94	49	44	1	.527	13.0	416	443	28-22	21-22	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	90	47	43	0	.522	13.5	328	309	24-19	23-24	1-9	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	94	41	53	0	.436	21.5	343	407	20-24	21-29	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	94	36	57	1	.387	26.0	326	418	17-25	19-32	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	95	57	38	0	.600		401	365	32-16	25-22	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	50	45	0	.526	7.0	399	352	24-24	26-21	2-8	Lost 4
Houston Astros	92	46	46	0	.500	9.5	341	315	28-22	18-24	3-7	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	97	47	50	0	.485	11.0	395	409	26-21	21-29	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	96	44	52	0	.458	13.5	324	344	26-22	18-30	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	94	33	61	0	.351	23.5	298	383	20-28	13-33	4-6	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 5, Red Sox 4 at Boston (day game):
Andy Kosco homered in the sixth inning and drove in another run with a single in the ninth when the Brewers scored twice to emerge with a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Ken Sanders, pitching the last 3 1/3 innings for the Brewers, was tagged for homers by Rico Petrocelli and George Scott in the Red Sox half of the ninth before wrapping up the victory for Jim Slaton.

Angels 3, Indians 1 at California (night game):
A homer by Ken McMullen with a man on base in the ninth inning broke up a pitchers' duel and gave the Angels a 3-1 victory over the Indians. Rudy May, who was the winner, allowed only four hits. Alan Foster held the Angels to three hits until the ninth when Tony Gonzalez singled with one away and McMullen smashed his homer after two were out.

[DH] Royals 8, Tigers 2 (day game) / Royals 4, Tigers 3 at Kansas City (day game):
The Royals batted their way to an 8-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader and beat the Tigers again in the second game, 4-3, on a run-scoring single by Gail Hopkins in the 10th inning. In the opener, Lou Piniella homered with two men on base, Cookie Rojas drove in three runs with a pair of singles and Freddie Patek hit an inside-the-park homer. Jim York, who did not allow a hit in the last 5 1/3 innings, was the winner of the nightcap. In the 10th, Amos Otis walked and was forced at second on an attempted sacrifice by Ed Kirkpatrick. After Rojas singled sending Kirkpatrick to third, Hopkins followed with his winning hit.

[DH] Yankees 3, White Sox 2 (day game) / Yankees 6, White Sox 1 at New York (day game):
The Yankees rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to win the opener of a doubleheader, 3-2, and then completed the sweep when Mike Kekich pitched a one-hitter and beat the White Sox in the nightcap, 6-1. The Yankees, held scoreless on four hits in the first eight innings of the lidlifter, got to Wilbur Wood in the ninth when Horace Clarke and Jerry Kenney beat out infield hits. Thurman Munson sacrificed and Bobby Murcer tied the score with a two-run single. Murcer stole second and, after an intentional pass to Danny Cater, counted the winning run on a single by Ron Swoboda. Kekich, who turned in his first complete game of the season, gave up a homer by Mike Andrews in the fourth inning for the only White Sox hit in the nightcap. Roy White rapped a two-run homer and a double for the Yankees.

Orioles 7, A's 3 at Oakland (day game):
Brooks Robinson, who was a doubtful starter because of illness, smashed a grand-slam homer in the fifth inning as the Orioles exploded for seven runs to defeat the Athletics, 7-3. The Orioles loaded the bases on two walks around an error, before Merv Rettenmund drew a pass from Blue Moon Odom to force in the first run. Robinson followed with his jackpot wallop. Elrod Hendricks singled to kayo Odom. Bob Locker, in relief, walked Davey Johnson. Mark Belanger singled, but Hendricks was cut down trying to score. Johnson and Belanger advanced on a wild pitch and both then crossed the plate on a single by Clay Dalrymple.

Senators 3, Twins 2 at Washington (day game):
The Twins' poor execution of a rundown play enabled the Senators to gain a 3-2 victory. The Senators, who were trailing, 2-1, opened the ninth inning with one-out singles by Dave Nelson and Toby Harrah. Elliott Maddox singled, scoring Nelson. Maddox was trapped between first and second on the cutoff of the throw from the outfield and while running him down, the Twins failed to keep an eye on Harrah, who sneaked home with the winning run.

[DH] Giants 5, Braves 4 (day game) / Braves 4, Giants 2 at Atlanta (day game):
Dick Dietz homered with two out in the 12th inning to give the Giants a 5-4 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Braves came back to win the second game, 4-2, with the aid of two unearned runs on errors by Don Carrithers and by Jimmy Rosario. Before winning the opener with his homer, Dietz doubled in the eighth inning and scored the tying run on a two-bagger by Ken Henderson. In the nightcap, the Braves took a 2-0 lead and then tacked on what proved to be their winning margin in the fifth inning. Ralph Garr led off with a single, took second on a throwing error by Carrithers and advanced to third after Mike Lum flied out. Darrell Evans hit a fly to Rosario [sic], who dropped the ball, Garr scoring. Evans, who was credited with a sacrifice fly, reached third on the error and scored on a single by Hal King. Willie Mays hit a homer to account for the Giants' runs.

Cubs 8, Expos 4 at Chicago (day game):
Ray Newman, who pitched five perfect innings of relief, received credit for his first major league victory when the Cubs defeated the Expos, 8-4. The rookie southpaw replaced Milt Pappas with none out in the fifth after the Expos had tied the score at 4-4, and started his flashy performance by striking out Ron Fairly, Bob Bailey and Jim Fairey in succession. The Cubs broke the tie with two runs in their half of the fifth and iced the verdict in the eighth.

Reds 3, Padres 0 at Cincinnati (day game):
Ross Grimsley pitched the Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Padres in a game stopped by rain in the bottom half of the sixth inning. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was postponed. Grimsley allowed three hits. Tom Phoebus, who was the loser, gave up four, but they all came in the first inning when the Reds scored their runs on singles by Bernie Carbo, Lee May, Tommy Helms and Pat Corrales, together with a pass to George Foster.

[DH] Phillies 1, Astros 0 (day game) / Astros 10, Phillies 7 at Houston (day game):
Ken Reynolds, the Phillies' rookie southpaw, pitched a four-hitter and won the opener of a doubleheader, 1-0, but the Astros struck back to gain a 10-7 victory in the nightcap. Reynolds gained his edge over Don Wilson when the Phillies scored in the first inning on singles by Denny Doyle, Larry Bowa and Willie Montanez. In the nightcap, the Astros built up an 8-0 lead and held on to win, although the Phillies exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning. George Culver, replacing Wade Blasingame, was tagged for a three-run homer by Deron Johnson, but the reliever then held the Phillies scoreless over the remainder of the game and received credit for the victory.

[DH] Pirates 3, Dodgers 2 (day game) / Pirates 7, Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Capping the sweep with a one-hitter by Luke Walker, the Pirates extended their winning streak to 11 games by defeating the Dodgers in a doubleheader, 3-2 and 7-1. The Pirates' first two runs in the opener were unearned on an error by Dick Allen, but Allen made amends by hitting a homer in the ninth inning to tie the score at 2-2. In the Pirates' half, Gene Alley tripled and scored the winning run by beating the throw home on a high hopper by Gene Clines. Walker was deprived of a no-hitter in the nightcap when Joe Ferguson hit his first major league homer in the ninth inning.

Cardinals 8, Mets 5 at St. Louis (day game):
The Cardinals rallied for six runs in the seventh inning and gained an 8-5 victory to snap their string of six straight losses to the Mets this season. Two were out when Jon Matlack lost control and walked both Jose Cruz and Dal Maxvill. Jim Beauchamp followed with a pinch-double, driving in Cruz. Danny Frisella relieved and passed Lou Brock intentionally to load the bases. Matty Alou grounded to Ken Boswell, but his throw to second was too late on the attemped forceout of Brock as Maxvill scored. Ted Simmons beat out an infield hit to plate Beauchamp. Joe Torre followed with the winning blow, driving in three runs with a double.