MLB standings through games of August 17, 1971

MLB standings at the end of August 17, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	117	73	44	0	.624		540	406	37-17	36-27	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	121	65	56	0	.537	10.0	530	506	36-19	29-37	5-5	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	122	65	57	0	.533	10.5	526	521	37-29	28-28	2-8	Lost 1
New York Yankees	123	62	61	0	.504	14.0	506	485	34-29	28-32	5-5	Won 2
Washington Senators	120	50	70	0	.417	24.5	397	483	29-36	21-34	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	122	49	73	0	.402	26.5	395	513	22-37	27-36	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	121	78	43	0	.645		536	427	31-24	47-19	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	120	63	57	0	.525	14.5	457	408	31-25	32-32	7-3	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	122	59	63	0	.484	19.5	459	464	30-34	29-29	6-4	Won 4
California Angels	124	57	67	0	.460	22.5	404	454	24-34	33-33	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	120	54	66	0	.450	23.5	494	528	30-33	24-33	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	120	51	69	0	.425	26.5	395	444	29-39	22-30	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	123	72	51	0	.585		601	460	40-25	32-26	3-7	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	124	67	56	1	.545	5.0	553	545	35-29	32-27	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	120	65	55	0	.542	5.5	482	458	34-21	31-34	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	120	59	61	0	.492	11.5	446	420	30-27	29-34	3-7	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	121	53	68	0	.438	18.0	420	504	26-30	27-38	4-6	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	121	49	71	1	.408	21.5	433	544	22-34	27-37	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	124	73	51	0	.589		549	506	44-23	29-28	6-4	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	123	66	57	0	.537	6.5	505	443	33-32	33-25	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	126	65	61	0	.516	9.0	500	515	35-27	30-34	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	122	61	61	0	.500	11.0	460	442	33-28	28-33	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	124	59	65	0	.476	14.0	441	444	35-27	24-38	7-3	Won 3
San Diego Padres	124	46	78	0	.371	27.0	373	482	29-36	17-42	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 4, Red Sox 3 at Boston (night game):
Relief specialist Ken Tatum, coming out of the bullpen for his first major league start, got a rude greeting from his former Angel teammates, who knocked him out while scoring all their runs in the first inning to defeat the Red Sox, 4-3. Sandy Alomar singled, Tony Gonzalez doubled with one out and Ken McMullen walked to load the bases. Jim Spencer cleared the sacks with a double and then scored himself on a single by Jim Fregosi and an error on the hit by Joe Lahoud in left field.

[DH] White Sox 6, Tigers 5 (night game) / White Sox 4, Tigers 1 at Chicago (night game):
Steve Huntz hammered two homers in the first game and Walt Williams and Mike Andrews hit for the circuit in the second game to power the White Sox to a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Tigers, 6-5 and 4-1. The Tigers built up a 5-0 lead in the lidlifter before the White Sox came back with a pair in the third. Huntz hit his first homer of the game in the sixth. Then, in the eighth, after Bill Melton and Rick Reichardt singled, Huntz homered again to turn back Mickey Lolich's bid for his 20th victory. In the nightcap, Williams rapped his round-tripper in the fourth inning. After Huntz doubled and scored on a wild pitch in the fifth, Jay Johnstone walked in the eighth and Andrews hit his homer.

Orioles 3, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Boog Powell marked his 30th birthday by hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Elrod Hendricks followed with a circuit clout in the ninth to carry the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Brewers. Powell had been hitless in 14 times at bat against the Brewers this season before he smashed his homer following a safe bunt by Paul Blair.

Indians 3, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
A homer by Vada Pinson in the eighth inning enabled the Indians to defeat the Twins, 3-2. Pinson also drove in the Tribe's first run with a sacrifice fly in the third following a triple by Ted Uhlaender. Singles by Eddie Leon and Fred Stanley, around a sacrifice, added a run in the fourth before the Twins picked up their pair in the fifth when Cesar Tovar doubled with the bases loaded.

[DH] Yankees 2, Royals 0 (day game) / Yankees 8, Royals 5 at New York (day game):
After winning the first game, 2-0, behind Fritz Peterson, the Yankees exploded for five runs in the seventh inning of the second game and completed the sweep of a doubleheader with an 8-5 victory over the Royals. Peterson, who yielded five singles, turned in his second straight shutout and seventh consecutive complete game. The Yankees scored on singles by Roy White and Danny Cater, around a grounder, in the second inning and added the other run on a double by Horace Clarke and single by Thurman Munson in the third. The Yankees were held to only two hits by Lance Clemons in the nightcap and were trailing, 4-1, before they erupted in the seventh inning. A single by Ron Swoboda and pinch-homer by Felipe Alou ignited the rally. After Gene Michael singled, Ted Abernathy relieved and passed Munson. The Royals then brought in Tom Burgmeier to face Bobby Murcer, who wrecked the move by smashing a three-run homer.

Senators 8, A's 1 at Washington (night game):
Swinging away at his former teammates, Don Mincher drove in four runs with a homer and single to lead the Senators to an 8-1 victory over the Athletics. Mincher hit his homer with a man on base in the first inning and batted in his two other runs with a single in the sixth. In between, Mincher was aboard with a walk when Frank Howard homered in the fifth.

Braves 5, Cubs 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Pinch-hitter Zoilo Versalles, swinging at the first pitch thrown to him by Ray Newman, connected for a homer in the ninth inning to give the Braves a 5-4 victory over the Cubs. The Braves also had a homer earlier in the game by Earl Williams, while Ron Santo hit for the circuit with two men on base for the Cubs. Billy Williams had two hits and raised his major league career total to 2,000.

Reds 5, Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
A comeback by Reds reached its climax in ninth inning when Johnny Bench belted a two-run homer to beat the Cardinals, 5-3. Joe Torre homered with a man on base to help the Cards take a 3-0 lead, but the Reds battled back to tie the score with the aid of a circuit clout by Hal McRae. Lee May singled with one away in the ninth and, after Tony Perez flied out, Bench broke up the game with his boundary belt.

Dodgers 4, Mets 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
A winner for the first time since July 19, Claude Osteen allowed only three hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Mets. Osteen also drove in one run with a double in the second inning.

Astros 6, Pirates 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Astros rallied for five runs in the seventh inning, with the help of an error by Bill Mazeroski, and defeated the Pirates, 6-5. Two walks and a one-out single by Denis Menke produced the first run in the uprising, chasing Luke Walker. Bob Miller, in relief, yielded a run-scoring single by Jesus Alou. After Bob Veale took over, Joe Morgan grounded to Gene Alley, but Mazeroski dropped the throw to second, loading the bases. Dave Giusti became the Pirates' fourth pitcher of the inning. Cesar Cedeno greeted him with a two-run single and Doug Rader hit a sacrifice fly to add what proved to be the winning tally. Roberto Clemente drove in four runs for the Pirates with a single, homer and sacrifice fly. Mazeroski reached the 2,000 hit plateau with a double.

Expos 11, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Posting the first shutout of his major league career, Ernie McAnally pitched the Expos to an 11-0 victory over the Padres. McAnally yielded four hits while the Expos collected 12, including a bases-loaded triple by Bob Bailey in the fifth inning. Ron Hunt was hit by pitched balls twice and, after the second incident, the Expos' infielder engaged in a battle with catcher Bob Barton of the Padres, leading to Hunt's ejection from the game.

Giants 5, Phillies 1 at San Francisco (night game):
Gaylord Perry turned in his third straight complete-game victory, pitching a seven-hitter, as the Giants defeated the Phillies, 5-1. The Giants were held to six safeties, but scored three times in the first inning on only one hit -- a leadoff double by Ken Henderson. Tito Fuentes was hit by a pitch and Willie Mays walked to load the bases. Runs then crossed the plate on a forceout of Mays by Bobby Bonds, a sacrifice fly by Dave Kingman and a passed ball and two wild pitches.