MLB standings through games of August 23, 1971

MLB standings at the end of August 23, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	121	76	45	0	.628		561	422	39-18	37-27	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	126	68	58	0	.540	10.5	547	518	39-20	29-38	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	127	67	60	0	.528	12.0	536	539	38-29	29-31	3-7	Lost 3
New York Yankees	128	63	65	0	.492	16.5	512	505	35-29	28-36	3-7	Lost 4
Washington Senators	125	53	72	0	.424	25.0	427	503	30-36	23-36	7-3	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	126	50	76	0	.397	28.5	410	535	23-39	27-37	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	127	82	45	0	.646		562	445	35-25	47-20	7-3	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	125	65	60	0	.520	16.0	475	431	33-27	32-33	5-5	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	126	62	64	0	.492	19.5	481	479	31-34	31-30	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	128	60	68	0	.469	22.5	418	459	27-34	33-34	5-5	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	125	56	69	0	.448	25.0	512	549	31-33	25-36	5-5	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	124	52	72	0	.419	28.5	405	461	29-40	23-32	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	130	76	54	0	.585		634	488	41-25	35-29	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	126	69	57	0	.548	5.0	506	476	37-23	32-34	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	129	69	59	1	.539	6.0	579	570	35-29	34-30	5-5	Won 2
New York Mets	125	62	63	0	.496	11.5	461	433	32-29	30-34	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	126	56	70	0	.444	18.0	434	523	29-31	27-39	5-5	Won 3
Montreal Expos	126	54	71	1	.432	19.5	463	560	26-34	28-37	9-1	Won 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	129	75	54	0	.581		568	524	45-23	30-31	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	128	67	61	0	.523	7.5	524	469	33-33	34-28	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	132	67	65	0	.508	9.5	527	564	37-31	30-34	4-6	Lost 3
Houston Astros	128	63	65	0	.492	11.5	477	459	33-29	30-36	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	130	63	67	0	.485	12.5	468	461	39-28	24-39	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	129	47	82	0	.364	28.0	383	497	29-37	18-45	4-6	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 4, Twins 2 at Detroit (night game):
Les Cain struck out 13, his career high for a major league game, and gained his first victory since June 17 when the Tigers defeated the Twins, 4-2. Dick McAuliffe made Cain's triumph possible by hitting a homer with two men on base in the third inning. McAuliffe also doubled and scored on a single by Gates Brown in the fifth.

A's 8, Yankees 2 at Oakland (night game):
Tommy Davis, Angel Mangual and Dick Green drove in two runs apiece as the Athletics defeated the Yankees, 8-2. Davis picked up his RBIs with infield outs in the fourth and seventh innings, Mangual batted in his pair with a double in the seventh and Green hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth and a homer in the eighth.

[DH] Pirates 4, Braves 3 (night game) / Pirates 15, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
The Pirates, after winning the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3, exploded for 19 hits in the second game and walloped the Braves, 15-4. The Pirates copped the lidlifter with three unearned runs in the sixth inning. With the score tied, 1-1, Willie Stargell walked with two out. Bob Robertson was safe on an error, Manny Sanguillen tripled and then counted himself on a passed ball. Hank Aaron and Darrell Evans homered for the Braves. Al Oliver led the Pirates' attack in the nightcap with five hits, including two homers and a triple, driving in five runs. Robertson and Roberto Clemente also hit round-trippers for the the Pirates, while the Braves had circuit clouts by Earl Williams and Mike Lum.

Cubs 6, Reds 3 at Chicago (day game):
While Juan Pizarro pitched a five-hitter, Ron Santo and Cleo James took care of the Cubs' batting to beat the Reds, 6-3. Santo knocked in two runs with a double in the first inning and added another with a single that scored James in the third. James homered with a man on base in the sixth and Santo counted the last run after hitting his second double of the game in the seventh.

Cardinals 3, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
After striking out his first three times at bat, Bob Gibson came up with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning and won his own game, hitting an infield single to give the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Astros. Lou Brock and Joe Torre combined for the Cardinals' first two runs of the game and Joe Morgan counted both of the Astros' tallies. In the ninth, Jose Cruz walked with two out, Ted Kubiak was safe on an error by Roger Metzger and Bob Burda drew a pass to load the bases. Gibson hit a grounder into the hole between third and short. Metzger made a diving stop of the ball but was unable to recover in time for a throw as Cruz scored.

Expos 12, Dodgers 6 at Montreal (night game):
Rusty Staub and Boots Day drove in nine runs between them as the Expos blasted the Dodgers, 12-6, for their eighth straight victory. The Expos started the attack with five runs in the second inning. Day accounted for two with a single and Staub drove in one with a sacrifice. Day and Ron Fairly hit homers in the fourth, Day's blow coming with a man on base. Then, in the eighth, Staub capped the Expos' scoring with a grand slam.

Giants 5, Mets 4 at New York (night game):
The relief pitching of Jerry Johnson, who did not allow a hit in the last 3 2/3 innings, enabled the Giants to defeat the Mets, 5-4. Bobby Bonds drove in two runs with a homer and double to pace the Giants to a 5-0 lead before the Mets rallied for all their runs in the sixth inning. With one away, Art Shamsky doubled, Ken Boswell and Tommie Agee singled and Ed Kranepool tripled to produce three runs. Johnson, replacing Don Carrithers, bobbled a bunt by Jerry Grote, allowing Kranepool to score, but then handcuffed the Mets completely the rest of the way.

Phillies 3, Padres 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Catcher Tim McCarver provided a two-run double to enable Rick Wise to pitch the Phillies to a 3-1 victory over the Padres. Wise helped himself by hitting a single in the fifth inning. Terry Harmon walked and McCarver followed with his two-bagger. Wise uncorked a wild pitch to allow Leron Lee to score for the Padres in the sixth, but the Phillies came back with an insurance run in their half on a walk to Roger Freed, wild pitch by Fred Norman and single by Willie Montanez.