MLB standings through games of July 23, 1971

MLB standings at the end of July 23, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	96	60	36	0	.625		461	334	31-14	29-22	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	95	56	39	0	.589	3.5	429	389	34-18	22-21	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	96	50	46	0	.521	10.0	397	386	28-15	22-31	3-7	Lost 2
New York Yankees	99	48	51	0	.485	13.5	384	393	27-24	21-27	7-3	Won 2
Washington Senators	94	39	55	0	.415	20.0	308	391	23-29	16-26	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	97	40	57	0	.412	20.5	328	391	19-27	21-30	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	95	61	34	0	.642		426	337	28-21	33-13	6-4	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	94	50	44	0	.532	10.5	358	332	27-21	23-23	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	101	47	54	0	.465	17.0	334	377	22-29	25-25	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	96	43	53	0	.448	18.5	389	422	22-25	21-28	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	95	42	53	0	.442	19.0	351	366	18-25	24-28	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	94	40	54	0	.426	20.5	305	352	21-28	19-26	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	34	0	.653		502	343	37-16	27-18	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	97	52	45	0	.536	11.5	407	396	29-20	23-25	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	99	52	46	1	.531	12.0	439	456	30-24	22-22	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	95	49	46	0	.516	13.5	348	332	24-20	25-26	3-7	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	99	43	56	0	.434	21.5	355	428	21-24	22-32	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	99	39	59	1	.398	25.0	344	441	17-26	22-33	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	100	60	40	0	.600		437	398	32-17	28-23	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	100	52	48	0	.520	8.0	423	378	24-25	28-23	3-7	Lost 1
Houston Astros	97	49	48	0	.505	9.5	363	329	30-24	19-24	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	103	52	51	0	.505	9.5	421	431	30-22	22-29	8-2	Won 5
Cincinnati Reds	101	47	54	0	.465	13.5	347	361	28-24	19-30	7-3	Won 1
San Diego Padres	100	34	66	0	.340	26.0	310	403	20-29	14-37	1-9	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Angels 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Pat Dobson gained his 10th straight victory when the Orioles defeated the Angels, 4-3, on a run-scoring single by Elrod Hendricks with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. Merv Rettenmund singled, Davey Johnson bunted and was safe on a throwing error by Rudy May and Mark Belanger beat out a bunt to fill the sacks before Hendricks came up as the pinch-hitter for Andy Etchebarren.

Royals 6, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
The Royals knocked out Sam McDowell with a three-run outburst in the fifth inning and defeated the Indians, 6-4. A walk to Gail Hopkins and double by Jerry May produced the first run. After a pass to Chuck Harrison and safe bunt by Freddie Patek, Paul Schaal hit a sacrifice fly. Amos Otis walked to reload the sacks and Cookie Rojas singled to drive in another run. The Royals picked up another counter in the sixth and capped their scoring with a homer by Otis in the seventh.

A's 9, Tigers 7 at Detroit (night game):
Catfish Hunter was knocked out in the seventh inning, but before leaving the Athletics' pitcher batted in four runs with a homer, two singles and a grounder to help himself to a 9-7 victory over the Tigers. Sal Bando belted two homers for the A's, while the Tigers had circuit clouts by Aurelio Rodriguez, Ed Brinkman, Kevin Collins and Jim Northrup. Bando hit his first homer of the game with a man on base in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie. After three walks loaded the bases, Hunter drove in one run with a single and another tally counted on a throwing error by Dick McAuliffe.

Yankees 6, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Bobby Murcer, Felipe Alou and Jerry Kenney batted in two runs apiece to account for the Yankees' scoring in a 6-2 victory over the Brewers. Mel Stottlemyre, who became a 10-game winner, held the Brewers to six hits. Both their runs were unearned.

Red Sox 8, Twins 6 at Minnesota (night game):
After exploding for six runs in the third inning, the Red Sox had a battle on their hands before defeating the Twins, 8-6. Bob Montgomery doubled and scored on a single by Ray Culp to start the Red Sox outburst. John Kennedy singled and Reggie Smith hit a three-run homer. After Rico Petrocelli walked, George Scott also connected for the circuit. The Red Sox added what proved to be the deciding run in the sixth on a pass to Scott, single by Joe Lahoud and sacrifice fly by Montgomery.

Braves 5, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Earl Williams hit homers his first two times at bat, driving in three runs, to lead the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers. Felix Millan had a hand in the Braves' two subsequent runs, scoring one in the fifth and batting the other home in the eighth.

Cardinals 6, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
The Cardinals scored four runs in the fourth inning, helped along by three errors, and defeated the Expos, 6-2. The Redbirds put together a walk to Luis Melendez, double by Joe Torre and singles by Ted Sizemore, Dal Maxvill and Chuck Taylor, plus a wild throw by Dan McGinn and two boots by Jim Fairey on hits to left field.

Astros 5, Mets 1 at New York (night game):
Don Wilson, who allowed only three hits, overcame a siege of wildness in the fourth inning and pitched the Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Mets. Roger Metzger doubled and Jim Wynn homered for the Astros' first two runs in the third. Wilson walked four batters to force in the Mets' run with one out in the fourth but regained his control and retired Bob Aspromonte on a foul and Duffy Dyer on a grounder. The Astros knocked out Nolan Ryan in the fifth and iced the decision with three runs on a walk, an error and singles by Cesar Cedeno, Doug Rader and Denis Menke.

Phillies 4, Cubs 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
A homer by Don Money in the eighth inning enabled the Phillies to bank a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. Money's drive put the Phillies ahead, 4-2. The Cubs rallied for a run with two out in the ninth on a double by Chris Cannizzaro and single by Brock Davis, but Billy Wilson replaced Ken Reynolds and ended the threat by forcing Ernie Banks to pop up for the final out.

Pirates 4, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Bruce Kison, the Pirates' 21-year-old rookie righthander, pitched a two-hitter and posted his first major league shutout, defeating the Padres, 4-0. The Pirates gave Kison the only run he needed when Willie Stargell singled, Richie Hebner doubled and Milt May hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Stargell singled ahead of a homer by Hebner in the third. Not to be outdone by Hebner, Stargell homered for the last run in the fifth.

Reds 3, Giants 2 at San Francisco (night game):
Pete Rose smashed a homer to tie the score in the eighth inning and the Reds then added another run without the benefit of a hit to defeat the Giants, 3-2. John Cumberland, who gave up Rose's rap, walked Hal McRae before being removed. Don McMahon struck out Lee May but passed Tony Perez and Johnny Bench to load the bases. George Foster, formerly with the Giants, followed with a sacrifice fly for the winning run.