MLB standings through games of August 25, 1971

MLB standings at the end of August 25, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	123	78	45	0	.634		568	425	41-18	37-27	7-3	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	128	69	59	0	.539	11.5	554	523	40-21	29-38	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	129	67	62	0	.519	14.0	545	551	38-29	29-33	3-7	Lost 5
New York Yankees	130	65	65	0	.500	16.5	517	507	35-29	30-36	5-5	Won 2
Washington Senators	127	54	73	0	.425	26.0	433	509	30-36	24-37	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	128	50	78	0	.391	30.5	423	551	23-41	27-37	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	129	82	47	0	.636		564	450	35-27	47-20	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	127	67	60	0	.528	14.0	487	440	35-27	32-33	5-5	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	128	62	66	0	.484	19.5	484	486	31-34	31-32	7-3	Lost 2
California Angels	130	61	69	0	.469	21.5	424	465	28-35	33-34	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	127	57	70	0	.449	24.0	517	556	31-33	26-37	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	126	54	72	0	.429	26.5	421	474	29-40	25-32	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	132	77	55	0	.583		652	509	41-25	36-30	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	131	71	59	1	.546	5.0	585	572	35-29	36-30	5-5	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	128	69	59	0	.539	6.0	514	490	37-25	32-34	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	127	63	64	0	.496	11.5	468	437	33-30	30-34	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	128	56	72	0	.438	19.0	434	532	29-33	27-39	3-7	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	128	54	73	1	.425	20.5	468	570	26-36	28-37	8-2	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	131	76	55	0	.580		572	531	45-23	31-32	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	130	69	61	0	.531	6.5	534	474	33-33	36-28	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	134	68	66	0	.507	9.5	548	582	38-32	30-34	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	132	65	67	0	.492	11.5	482	469	39-28	26-39	8-2	Won 2
Houston Astros	130	63	67	0	.485	12.5	479	465	33-31	30-36	3-7	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	131	49	82	0	.374	27.0	392	497	29-37	20-45	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, White Sox 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Frank Robinson's first sacrifice hunt since 1957 helped the Orioles score four runs in the sixth inning to defeat the White Sox. 6-3. Robinson's bunt followed passes to Don Buford and Paul Blair. Brooks Robinson then walked to load the bases. Davey Johnson doubled, driving in two runs, and Andy Etchebarren singled to add two more.

Senators 5, Angels 4 at California (night game):
Coming from behind, the Senators scored four runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Angels, 5-4. Homers by Jim Fregosi and John Stephenson helped the Angels take a 4-1 lead before Frank Howard opened the Senators' sixth with a 406-foot smash over the center field fence. Jeff Burroughs walked and scored on a double by Dick Billings. After a single by Dave Nelson and pass to Elliott Maddox loaded the bases, Toby Harrah singled to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Brewers 10, Indians 8 at Cleveland (night game):
Dave May hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning for the deciding blow as the Brewers outlasted the Indians, 10-8. After May's smash provided the Brewers with a 10-6 lead, the Indians rallied for two runs in their half on a bases-loaded single by Graig Nettles with one away, but Ken Sanders retired the next two batters to save the game.

Tigers 6, Twins 2 at Detroit (night game):
Mickey Lolich posted his 21st victory of the season as the Tigers defeated the Twins, 6-2. Al Kaline hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first inning before the Twins picked up their pair on a single by Rod Carew and circuit clout by Harmon Killebrew in the third. Bill Freehan broke the tie with a two-run double in the sixth. Lolich, who had gone hitless in 38 times at bat, rapped a double to drive a run across in the seventh and Norm Cash walked with the bases loaded for the final tally in the eighth.

Royals 7, Red Sox 5 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals defeated the Red Sox for the 11th straight time this season, winning, 7-5, behind the relief pitching of Lance Clemons, who gained credit for his first major league victory. The Red Sox appeared on the road to breaking the Royals' mastery when they scored four runs in the second inning, three counting on a homer by Gary Peters. However, the Royals struck back for five in the third. Bobby Knoop singled, Buck Martinez doubled and Al Fitzmorris hit a sacrifice fly for the first marker. Singles by Freddie Patek and Paul Schaal produced another run. After Amos Otis walked to load the bases, Lou Piniella drove in two runs with a single and Bob Oliver capped the outburst with a sacrifice fly. The Royals added what proved to be the deciding run in the sixth on a single by Patek, a stolen base and single by Otis.

Yankees 4, A's 2 at Oakland (night game):
With the backing of Bobby Murcer, who drove in three runs, Steve Kline pitched the Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Athletics. A single by Jerry Kenney, double by Jake Gibbs and single by Murcer gave the Yankees two runs in the first inning. Murcer added a homer in the third and Felipe Alou accounted for the Yankees' last run with a round-tripper in the fourth. Reggie Jackson and Rick Monday homered for the A's tallies.

Pirates 13, Braves 6 at Atlanta (night game):
Piling up their season high of 21 hits, the Pirates defeated the Braves, 13-6. The Pirates broke on top with six runs on eight singles in the first inning. After hits by Rennie Stennett, Al Oliver and Roberto Clemente loaded the bases, the next two batters struck out, but five straight singles followed by Milt May, Dave Cash, Jackie Hernandez, Bruce Kison and Stennett. Willie Stargell and Bob Robertson hit back-to-back homers in the second, Stargell's blow coming with a man on base. Clemente finished the game with five singles in six trips. Hank Aaron homered for the sixth time in a stretch of six games for the Braves to raise his career total to 630.

Reds 9, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Lee May, who collected two homers and two singles, batted in five runs to supply the Reds' principal power in a 9-4 victory over the Cubs. Tony Perez and Tommy Helms also hit homers. Ross Grimsley shut out the Cubs until the eighth inning when they erupted for all their runs, two scoring on a circuit clout by Johnny Callison.

Cardinals 4, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
Joe Torre drove in two runs with a double in the third inning and Ted Simmons added two with a homer in the eighth to carry the Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Astros. Torre, who tripled ahead of Simmons' homer, also had a single in his 3-for-3 night, raising his league-leading batting average to .360. Steve Carlton recorded his 17th victory, matching the southpaw's previous season high in 1969.

Dodgers 4, Expos 1 at Montreal (night game):
Led by Tom Haller, who batted in three runs with a sacrifice fly and homer, the Dodgers defeated the Expos, 4-1. Dick Allen doubled and Willie Crawford singled ahead of Haller's sacrifice fly in the second inning. Crawford was on base via a walk when Haller homered in the fourth. The Dodgers added their last run in the sixth on singles by Crawford and Wes Parker, a walk to Haller and sacrifice fly by Bill Russell.

Mets 5, Giants 1 at New York (day game):
A winner for the first time since June 26, Jerry Koosman allowed only three hits and pitched the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Giants. Dave Kingman homered for the Giants' run. The Mets' attack included round-trippers by Ed Kranepool and Tommie Agee.

Padres 7, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Padres shut out the Phillies for the second straight time, posting a 7-0 victory behind the six-hit pitching of Clay Kirby. The Padres collected 12 hits, including two doubles and two singles by Don Mason.