MLB standings at the end of August 26, 1971

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Baltimore Orioles	124	79	45	0	.637		576	432	42-18	37-27	8-2	Won 5
Detroit Tigers	128	69	59	0	.539	12.0	554	523	40-21	29-38	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	130	68	62	0	.523	14.0	552	551	38-29	30-33	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	130	65	65	0	.500	17.0	517	507	35-29	30-36	5-5	Won 2
Washington Senators	128	55	73	0	.430	26.0	441	512	30-36	25-37	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	129	51	78	0	.395	30.5	433	557	24-41	27-37	3-7	Won 1

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Oakland A's	129	82	47	0	.636		564	450	35-27	47-20	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	128	67	61	0	.523	14.5	487	447	35-28	32-33	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	129	62	67	0	.481	20.0	491	494	31-34	31-33	6-4	Lost 3
California Angels	131	61	70	0	.466	22.0	427	473	28-36	33-34	6-4	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	127	57	70	0	.449	24.0	517	556	31-33	26-37	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	127	54	73	0	.425	27.0	427	484	29-40	25-33	4-6	Lost 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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 8, White Sox 7 at Baltimore (night game):
Rain that washed out a two-run rally by the White Sox in the ninth inning enabled the Orioles to gain an 8-7 victory when the score reverted to eight full frames. Jim Palmer batted in three runs with a pair of singles as the Orioles stepped off to a 6-0 lead, but the White Sox struck back with four runs in the fifth, three scoring on a homer by Walt Williams. After the Orioles picked up a run in the sixth on a triple by Mark Belanger and single by Grant Jackson, who had relieved Palmer, the White Sox tied the score in the seventh. The Orioles went back in front in the eighth on a pass to Belanger, a sacrifice and single by Paul Blair. In the ninth, Mike Andrews hit a pinch-homer for the White Sox, Bill Melton doubled and scored on a single by Carlos May, but both runs were erased when rain intervened.

Senators 8, Angels 3 at California (night game):
Shattering a 3-3 tie, the Senators scored five runs after two were out in the ninth inning to defeat the Angels, 8-3. Toby Harrah doubled and Larry Biittner singled for the tie-breaking tally. A double by Del Unser and three walks produced two more runs. The last two then counted on a single by Lenny Randle.

Indians 10, Brewers 6 at Cleveland (night game):
Ray Fosse and Ted Uhlaender batted in three runs apiece and Graig Nettles and Roy Foster hit homers as the Indians outslugged the Brewers, 10-6. After falling behind, 4-0, the Indians started their attack with Nettles' homer in the second before taking the lead with four runs in the fourth. Foster ignited the outburst with his fourth homer in five games. Other runs followed on a single by Nettles, walk to Chris Chambliss, double by John Lowenstein and passes to Fred Stanley and Uhlaender. The Indians then nursed their slim lead until the seventh when two-run singles by Fosse and Uhlaender and a bases-loaded wild pitch put the game out of the Brewers' reach. Jose Cardenal and Tommy Harper hit homers for the Brewers.

Red Sox 7, Royals 0 at Kansas City (night game):
The Red Sox, after losing 11 straight times to the Royals, finally won the last meeting between the two clubs, 7-0. Ray Culp posted the shutout on a six-hitter. The Red Sox, after picking up a run in the first inning on two walks and a single by Doug Griffin, erupted for four in the fifth, three scoring on a homer by Reggie Smith. Rico Petrocelli and Joe Lahoud hit successive triples and Mike Fiore doubled for the last two tallies in the sixth.