MLB standings through games of July 31, 1971

MLB standings at the end of July 31, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	103	65	38	0	.631		484	355	36-16	29-22	7-3	Won 5
Boston Red Sox	104	59	45	0	.567	6.5	450	421	34-18	25-27	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	104	55	49	0	.529	10.5	436	429	33-18	22-31	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	107	52	55	0	.486	15.0	430	439	27-24	25-31	6-4	Lost 1
Washington Senators	102	43	59	0	.422	21.5	341	424	23-29	20-30	5-5	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	105	43	62	0	.410	23.0	346	427	22-32	21-30	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	103	64	39	0	.621		459	362	28-21	36-18	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	102	52	50	0	.510	11.5	389	366	27-21	25-29	3-7	Lost 6
California Angels	108	52	56	0	.481	14.5	370	398	22-29	30-27	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	104	49	55	0	.471	15.5	397	400	25-27	24-28	8-2	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	103	47	56	0	.456	17.0	419	455	26-28	21-28	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	103	43	60	0	.417	21.0	340	385	24-34	19-26	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	106	67	39	0	.632		537	383	37-16	30-23	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	108	58	49	1	.542	9.5	483	486	30-24	28-25	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	104	55	49	0	.529	11.0	428	418	29-20	26-29	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	103	54	49	0	.524	11.5	380	358	29-23	25-26	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	107	46	61	0	.430	21.5	382	460	24-29	22-32	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	108	43	64	1	.402	24.5	387	492	21-31	22-33	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	108	65	43	0	.602		479	429	37-20	28-23	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	107	56	51	0	.523	8.5	451	402	28-28	28-23	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	110	57	53	0	.518	9.0	440	444	30-22	27-31	8-2	Won 3
Houston Astros	106	53	53	0	.500	11.0	407	379	30-24	23-29	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	109	49	60	0	.450	16.5	373	400	28-24	21-36	3-7	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	108	38	70	0	.352	27.0	332	428	24-33	14-37	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Royals 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Pat Dobson extended his personal winning streak to 12 games by pitching the Orioles to a 4-0 victory over the Royals. The triumph was his 15th of the season, one more than the righthander achieved all last year with the Padres. The Orioles gave Dobson an adequate cushion in the first inning when singles by Mark Belanger and Boog Powell, a forceout by Frank Robinson, single by Merv Rettenmund and double by Brooks Robinson produced three runs.

Red Sox 6, White Sox 0 at Chicago (day game):
Coming through with his finest performance since 1967, Jim Lonborg yielded only three singles and pitched the Red Sox to a 5-0 victory over the White Sox. Lonborg won 22 games in '67 and was voted the Cy Young award, but he suffered a damaging injury to his left knee in a skiing accident that winter. Lonborg got his chief batting support from catcher Duane Josephson, who hit a three-run homer, plus a double that accounted for another run.

A's 9, Indians 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Rick Monday, who had gone hitless in 24 trips to the plate, broke out of his slump with two homers to lead the Athletics to a 9-1 victory over the Indians. Monday put the A's ahead with a two-run smash in the sixth inning and added a solo shot in the ninth. Gene Tenace and Sal Bando also drove in three runs apiece. Tenace's three hits included a homer. Bando rapped four hits. Chuck Dobson, after giving up a homer by Eddie Leon in the first inning, collared the Indians the rest of the way to post his 10th victory.

Angels 3, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
An attempted squeeze bunt wound up as a double play in the 12th inning and enabled the Angels to emerge with a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. Willie Horton hit two homers, one of them on an inside-the-park drive, to account for the Tigers' runs. After they pulled even in the sixth inning, the Angels broke the tie in the 10th when Syd O'Brien singled and Jerry Moses doubled. In the Tigers' half, Ike Brown singled with one out and reached third on a wild pitch and a balk before Gates Brown walked. Tony Taylor then tried a squeeze play, but bunted a soft liner to Jim Spencer, who doubled Ike Brown off third base.

Senators 4, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
A double by Larry Biittner and single by Dick Billings in the eighth inning produced the run that enabled the Senators to defeat the Brewers, 4-3. The Senators, who had been held scoreless for 21 innings in meetings with Bill Parsons this season, finally got to the Brewers' rookie for a run in the sixth on singles by Frank Howard and Biittner and an infield out by Billings. Parsons was chased in the seventh when the Nats added two tallies. However, Ken Sanders was the Brewers' loser in relief.

Twins 5, Yankees 4 at Minnesota (day game):
Although staggered in the ninth inning, Bert Blyleven recovered and gained his first victory since June 15 when the Twins defeated the Yankees, 5-4. The Twins, after sending nine men to the plate and scoring three runs in the first inning, added an unearned marker in the fifth and took a 5-1 lead when Leo Cardenas homered in the eighth. The Yankees rallied in the ninth when Danny Cater hit for the circut with two men on base and one out, but Blyleven got Horace Clarke and Gene Michael on grounders to save his victory.

Dodgers 4, Reds 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers, who had lost four straight times to Don Gullett over two seasons, caught up with the young lefthander after being shut out for seven innings and defeated the Reds, 4-1. In the eighth, Joe Ferguson walked and Maury Wills singled after failing to sacrifice. Bobby Valentine bunted into a forceout of Ferguson, but Manny Mota singled, sending Wills home with the tying run. Valentine took third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Willie Crawford. After a single by Dick Allen and pass to Jim Lefebvre, Steve Garvey doubled to drive in the Dodgers' last two tallies.

Mets 5, Cubs 2 at New York (day game):
Led by Tommie Agee, who provided the running spark, the Mets defeated the Cubs, 5-2. Agee collected two hits, drove in one run, scored two and stole two bases, including a theft of home in the eighth inning.

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
The longest game in the N. L. this season ended in the 16th inning when Moe Drabowsky walked Bobby Pfeil with the bases loaded to hand the Phillies a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. The Phillies had the game in their grasp in regulation distance on homers by Ron Stone and Deron Johnson, with Johnson's blow producing three runs. However, the Cardinals, who were trailing, 4-2, tied the score in the ninth when Ted Sizemore walked and Lou Brock hit for the circuit. In the 16th, Johnson singled for the only hit off Drabowsky in 5 2/3 innings of relief work. Pinch-runner Terry Harmon took second on a balk and, after an intentional pass to Willie Montanez, Don Money sacrificed. The Cardinals also walked Stone purposely to load the bases. Drabowsky then struck out Byron Browne, but Pfeil drew the walk that ended the game.

Giants 15, Pirates 11 at San Francisco (day game):
Dave Kingman, playing in his second game with the Giants after being called up from Phoenix (Pacific Coast), smashed a grand-slam homer to highlight the Giants' 15-11 victory in a slugfest with the Pirates. Willie Stargell hit two homers for the Pirates and Bob Robertson and Jose Pagan rapped one apiece. Ken Henderson had a homer for the Giants, who smashed an 8-8 tie with a seven-run explosion in the seventh inning. A single by Jimmy Rosario and safe bunts by Hal Lanier and Frank Duffy opened the outburst. Bobby Bonds doubled to drive in two runs. After another run scored on a single by Tito Fuentes, Henderson drew an intentional pass, filling the bases and setting the stage for Kingman's clout.

Braves 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Hank Aaron's 30th homer of the season broke a tie in the eighth inning and gave the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Padres.

Expos 6, Astros 4 at Montreal (night game):
Ron Hunt was hit by a pitched ball for the 31st time this season, tying the modern major league record, and scored the first of the Expos' runs in a 6-4 victory over the Astros. Louis (Steve) Evans of the Cardinals also was hit 31 times in the 1910 season. After Hunt was plinked by Jack Billingham in the fourth inning, the Expos went on to score four runs with the aid of singles by Rusty Staub, Ron Fairly, Bob Bailey and Jim Gosger. Staub batted in another run with a single in the fifth and the Expos added a tally in the sixth on a walk and singles by Gosger and Bobby Wine. Joe Morgan and Jesus Alou homered for the Astros.