MLB standings through games of August 16, 1971

MLB standings at the end of August 16, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	116	72	44	0	.621		537	404	37-17	35-27	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	119	65	54	0	.546	8.5	524	496	36-19	29-35	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	121	65	56	0	.537	9.5	523	517	37-28	28-28	2-8	Won 1
New York Yankees	121	60	61	0	.496	14.5	496	480	32-29	28-32	5-5	Lost 3
Washington Senators	119	49	70	0	.412	24.5	389	482	28-36	21-34	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	121	48	73	0	.397	26.5	392	511	22-37	26-36	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	120	78	42	0	.650		535	419	31-24	47-18	8-2	Won 7
Kansas City Royals	118	63	55	0	.534	14.0	452	398	31-25	32-30	8-2	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	120	57	63	0	.475	21.0	449	458	28-34	29-29	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	123	56	67	0	.455	23.5	400	451	24-34	32-33	3-7	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	119	54	65	0	.454	23.5	492	525	30-32	24-33	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	119	51	68	0	.429	26.5	393	441	29-38	22-30	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	122	72	50	0	.590		596	454	40-24	32-26	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	123	67	55	1	.549	5.0	550	540	35-29	32-26	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	119	65	54	0	.546	5.5	478	453	34-21	31-33	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	119	59	60	0	.496	11.5	446	416	30-27	29-33	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	120	53	67	0	.442	18.0	419	499	26-30	27-37	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	120	48	71	1	.403	22.5	422	544	22-34	26-37	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	123	72	51	0	.585		544	505	43-23	29-28	5-5	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	122	65	57	0	.533	6.5	501	443	32-32	33-25	5-5	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	125	64	61	0	.512	9.0	495	511	34-27	30-34	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	121	60	61	0	.496	11.0	454	437	33-28	27-33	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	123	58	65	0	.472	14.0	436	441	34-27	24-38	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	123	46	77	0	.374	26.0	373	471	29-35	17-42	6-4	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Angels 5 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox snapped their seven-game losing streak when Billy Conigliaro broke out of a slugging slump with his first homer since June 9, connecting with two men on base in the ninth inning, to beat the Angels, 6-5. Joe Lahoud and George Scott homered in the seventh, Scott's blow coming with a man on base, to give the Red Sox a 3-1 lead, but the Angels scored four runs in the eighth with the help of an error and a wild pitch. However, Rico Petrocelli and Scott singled in the ninth and Conigliaro followed with his winning homer.

Orioles 3, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Frank Robinson, who has been feasting on Brewers' pitching this season, scored one run and drove in two to enable the Orioles to gain a 3-2 victory. Jim Palmer, who pitched a six-hitter for the Orioles, was the victim of two unearned runs in the third inning, but Frank Robinson doubled in the fourth and scored on a single by Brooks Robinson to start the Orioles' comeback. Mark Belanger and Palmer singled in the fifth and, after Don Buford struck out, Merv Rettenmund walked to load the bases. Boog Powell forced Belanger at the plate, but Frank Robinson came through in the clutch with a single, driving in the tying and winning runs.

Twins 11, Indians 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Cesar Tovar, Rod Carew and Tony Oliva, the first three batters in the Twins' order, collected three hits apiece to lead an 18-hit attack in a 11-2 victory over the Indians. Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, Rich Reese and Jim Holt each drove in two runs. Killebrew accounted for his RBIs with his first triple of the season in the sixth inning.

Cubs 3, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Fergie Jenkins allowed only two hits and pitched the Cubs past the Braves, 3-0, for his 19th victory of the season. Jenkins had a slim 1-0 margin in a duel with Tom Kelley until he clinched his own decision by driving in two runs with a double in the ninth inning. The Cubs' first run counted in the third on a double by Glenn Beckert and single by Billy Wiliams. Hank Aaron went hitless against Jenkins in three trips, ending his 22-game batting streak.

Reds 6, Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati (night game):
Fresh from perfect fielding in their four-game sweep over the Pirates, the Cardinals helped beat themselves with two errors, resutling in four unearned runs, and lost to the Reds, 6-5. The Cardinals were leading, 3-1, when errors by Lou Brock and Joe Torre helped the Reds go ahead, 5-3, in the eighth. The Cardinals got a reprieve in the ninth when Ted Simmons singled and Joe Hague homered to tie the score, but the Reds posted the winning run in their half on a walk to Tony Perez and singles by Johnny Bench and George Foster.

Mets 6, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Mets broke their five-game losing streak behind the pitching of Tom Seaver, who shut out the Dodgers, 6-0, and extended his scoreless streak to 27 innings, setting the Mets' club record. Seaver also had held the former mark of 26 zeroes in a row, estabished early this season. The Mets were handcuffed by Doyle Alexander until the sixth inning when they broke away with four runs, two scoring on a single by Ken Boswell with the bases loaded.

Pirates 8, Astros 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Shaking the Pirates out of their slump, Willie Stargell and Vic Davalillo swung big bats to lead the way to an 8-3 victory over the Astros. Stargell smashed four hits and drove in four runs, raising his RBI total to a career season high of 108. Davalillo, playing in place of Roberto Clemente, contributed two triples and a double to the Pirates' attack and batted in two runs. Bob Robertson accounted for the other RBIs with a pair of sacrifice flies. Dock Ellis, who pitched seven innings before his elbow tightened, gained his 17th victory. Dave Giusti finished. Doug Rader hit a homer for the Astros.