MLB standings at the end of August 9, 1971

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Baltimore Orioles	109	67	42	0	.615		500	386	37-17	30-25	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	113	64	49	0	.566	5.0	499	469	36-21	28-28	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	113	61	52	0	.540	8.0	492	471	36-19	25-33	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	115	58	57	0	.504	12.0	479	460	30-25	28-32	7-3	Won 1
Washington Senators	111	46	65	0	.414	22.0	375	462	25-31	21-34	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	114	45	69	0	.395	24.5	371	477	22-37	23-32	2-8	Won 1

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Oakland A's	113	71	42	0	.628		496	398	31-24	40-18	7-3	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	110	56	54	0	.509	13.5	420	390	31-25	25-29	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	114	55	59	0	.482	16.5	439	432	26-30	29-29	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	116	54	62	0	.466	18.5	383	425	24-34	30-28	3-7	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	112	51	61	0	.455	19.5	452	488	27-28	24-33	5-5	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	112	48	64	0	.429	22.5	366	414	26-34	22-30	5-5	Lost 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Pittsburgh Pirates	115	70	45	0	.609		578	425	38-19	32-26	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	113	62	51	0	.549	7.0	465	435	34-21	28-30	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	116	63	52	1	.548	7.0	519	517	35-27	28-25	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	112	57	55	0	.509	11.5	425	389	30-27	27-28	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	114	51	63	0	.447	18.5	403	478	26-30	25-33	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	115	45	69	1	.395	24.5	408	538	22-34	23-35	4-6	Lost 1

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
San Francisco Giants	118	68	50	0	.576		524	491	39-22	29-28	3-7	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	115	62	53	0	.539	4.5	485	423	29-28	33-25	8-2	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	118	60	58	0	.508	8.0	461	486	32-24	28-34	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	114	57	57	0	.500	9.0	429	399	33-28	24-29	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	117	54	63	0	.462	13.5	409	426	30-25	24-38	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	117	42	75	0	.359	25.5	355	454	25-33	17-42	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 12, Tigers 11 at Boston (day game):
A pinch-single by Rico Petrocelli with two out in the ninth inning scored John Kennedy and gave the Red Sox a 12-11 victory in a slugfest with the Tigers, who lost although hitting six homers. Bill Freehan smashed three, Willie Horton hit two and Aurelio Rodriguez rapped one. The Red Sox had only one homer, but it was a grand slam by Bob Montgomery, the first of the catcher's major league career. Montgomery also drove in two runs with a double. Montgomery's slam followed a single by George Scott and two walks in the fourth. Four singles and a triple by Scott added four more runs before the stanza ended. The Tigers battled back and finally tied the score at 11-11 on Freehan's third homer of the game in the ninth. In the Red Sox' half, Billy Conigliaro singled, Kennedy doubled, but Conigliaro stumbled rounding third base and was thrown out trying to score. The Tigers passed Montgomery intentionally before Petrocelli batted for Sparky Lyle and delivered his winning hit.

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5 at St. Louis (night game):
Before needing the help of Jim Brewer to nail down the victory, Al Downing drove in the deciding run with a single in the seventh inning to enable the Dodgers to defeat the Cardinals, 6-5. Wes Parker and Willie Davis each had four hits for the Dodgers, who beat Bob Gibson for the third time this season. Downing's victory, on the other hand, was his third over the Cardinals this year.