MLB standings through games of August 12, 1971

MLB standings at the end of August 12, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	112	70	42	0	.625		521	397	37-17	33-25	6-4	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	116	64	52	0	.552	8.0	510	478	36-19	28-33	7-3	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	117	64	53	0	.547	8.5	514	496	36-25	28-28	2-8	Lost 4
New York Yankees	118	60	58	0	.508	13.0	490	468	32-26	28-32	8-2	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	117	48	69	0	.410	24.5	384	482	22-37	26-32	5-5	Won 4
Washington Senators	116	47	69	0	.405	25.0	380	478	26-35	21-34	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	117	75	42	0	.641		523	413	31-24	44-18	7-3	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	115	60	55	0	.522	14.0	436	395	31-25	29-30	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	117	55	62	0	.470	20.0	444	445	26-33	29-29	5-5	Lost 3
California Angels	119	55	64	0	.462	21.0	391	436	24-34	31-30	3-7	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	115	51	64	0	.443	23.0	463	509	27-31	24-33	3-7	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	115	48	67	0	.417	26.0	373	432	26-37	22-30	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	118	71	47	0	.602		584	432	39-21	32-26	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	115	63	52	0	.548	6.5	469	439	34-21	29-31	7-3	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	119	64	54	1	.542	7.0	526	530	35-29	29-25	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	115	58	57	0	.504	11.5	431	397	30-27	28-30	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	117	52	65	0	.444	18.5	408	489	26-30	26-35	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	117	46	70	1	.397	24.0	413	539	22-34	24-36	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	120	69	51	0	.575		525	496	40-23	29-28	2-8	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	118	64	54	0	.542	4.0	496	428	31-29	33-25	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	121	63	58	0	.521	6.5	482	495	33-24	30-34	6-4	Won 4
Houston Astros	117	58	59	0	.496	9.5	438	416	33-28	25-31	4-6	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	119	55	64	0	.462	13.5	416	430	31-26	24-38	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	120	44	76	0	.367	25.0	363	460	27-34	17-42	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 9, Red Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
Tommy Davis batted in three runs and Bert Campaneris accounted for two as the Athletics defeated the Red Sox, 9-2, to complete the sweep of the four-game series. Campaneris, who collected three singles, also scored twice. The Red Sox got their runs off Diego Segui on homers by George Scott and Ken Tatum.

Indians 6, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
Alan Foster, who allowed only three hits in 5 2/3 innings of relief work, gained credit for the victory when the Indians defeated the White Sox, 6-2. Foster took over for Mike Paul after the White Sox had scored both their runs with one out in the fourth. Kurt Bevacqua hit his first major league homer to mark the Indians' attack on Wilbur Wood.

Tigers 4, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Mickey Lolich equaled his previous season's high in victories, 19 in 1969, when the Tigers' lefthander defeated the Brewers, 4-3. Lolich fell behind, 2-0, in the fourth inning on a pass to Tommy Harper, a sacrifice, a double by Johnny Briggs and single by Jose Cardenal. The Tigers pulled even in the fifth and went ahead with two more runs in the eighth on a single by Jim Northrup, triple by Bill Freehan and single by Aurelio Rodriguez. The Brewers threatened in the eighth, but scored only once on singles by Andy Kosco, Ron Theobald and Briggs.

Orioles 8, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Jim Palmer yielded only four hits and had the support of three homers in pitching the Orioles to an 8-2 victory over the Twins. The Orioles exploded for three runs before anyone was retired in the first inning. Don Buford homered on Jim Kaat's first pitch of the game, Paul Blair singled and Merv Rettenmund also hit for the circuit. Andy Etchebarren homered for three of the Orioles' four runs in the eighth. Leo Cardenas rapped a round-tripper for the Twins.

[DH] Yankees 3, Angels 0 (night game) / Yankees 2, Angels 1 at New York (night game):
Strong pitching by Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich escorted the Yankees to 3-0 and 2-1 victories in a twi-night doubleheader with the Angels. The second game was decided in the 11th inning when Gene Michael, batting for Kekich, doubled and Bobby Murcer singled to drive him home. Kekich allowed only four hits before stepping out for Murcer. Peterson scattered nine hits in the opener and turned in his fifth straight complete game. Roy White backed Peterson with three hits and drove in two runs.

[DH] Royals 2, Senators 0 (night game) / Senators 2, Royals 1 at Washington (night game):
The Royals extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-0 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader before their string was snapped by the Senators in the nightcap, 2-1. Ken Wright, with last-out help from Tom Burgmeier, was the Royals' winner in the lidlifter. The Royals scored on a walk and singles by Freddie Patek and Cookie Rojas in the third inning and again on a triple by Rojas and single by Amos Otis in the sixth. Rookie Pete Broberg, with help from Paul Lindblad and Casey Cox, was the Senators' winner in the second game. The Nats ended a string of 24 scoreless innings by counting their runs in the third on a walk to Broberg and singles by Lenny Randle, Jeff Burroughs and Dick Billings. The Royals evaded a shutout with an unearned run in the sixth. When Broberg loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, Lindblad came in and retired Chuck Harrison on a foul. Cox then took over and induced Paul Schaal to ground into a forceout.

Braves 10, Astros 5 at Atlanta (night game):
Led by Earl Williams, who smashed two homers and two singles, the Braves piled up 16 hits and defeated the Astros, 10-5. Williams singled in the first inning when the Braves scored five runs with the aid of a bases-loaded double by Marty Perez. After driving in a run with another single in the second, Williams homered with a man on base in the fourth and came back again in the next stanza with his second round-tripper of the game.

Phillies 3, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
A double by Don Money off third baseman Maury Wills' glove drove in two runs in the 13th inning and gave the Phillies a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. An unearned run in the eighth on an error by Steve Garvey enabled the Phillies to tie the score and send the game into overtime. Terry Harmon and Larry Bowa singled in the 13th and advanced on a sacrifice by Tim McCarver. After Denny Doyle grounded out, the runners holding, Money slashed a hard bouncer down the third base line and when Wills deflected the ball, Money wound up with a two-bagger as Harmon and Bowa crossed the plate.

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
An error by Gene Alley opened the gates and the Cardinals rode through for three unearned runs to defeat the Pirates, 3-2. The Pirates counted in the first inning on a double by Dave Cash, safe bunt by Gene Clines and double by Roberto Clemente, but Steve Carlton held them in check for the rest of the game. Alley failed to come up with a grounder by Dal Maxvill to open the sixth. Carlton helped himself with a single and Ted Sizemore doubled to drive in Maxvill. Carlton scored on an infield out by Matty Alou. Joe Torre then singled to drive in Sizemore with the deciding run.

Padres 3, Mets 0 at San Diego (night game):
Steve Arlin posted his fourth shutout of the season, but only his seventh victory, as the Padres defeated the Mets, 3-0. The Padres scored all their runs off Nolan Ryan in the first inning. Enzo Hernandez led off with a single and, after the next two batters were retired, Nate Colbert and Leron Lee walked to load the bases. Ollie Brown singled, driving in two runs, and the third scored when Ken Singleton let Brown's hit skip past him.