MLB standings through games of August 29, 1971

MLB standings at the end of August 29, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	128	81	47	0	.633		589	445	44-20	37-27	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	131	71	60	0	.542	11.5	565	535	42-22	29-38	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	133	69	64	0	.519	14.5	559	556	38-29	31-35	3-7	Lost 1
New York Yankees	133	66	67	0	.496	17.5	530	518	35-29	31-38	4-6	Won 1
Washington Senators	132	55	77	0	.417	28.0	452	541	30-36	25-41	3-7	Lost 4
Cleveland Indians	132	52	80	0	.394	31.0	451	579	25-43	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	133	86	47	0	.647		593	461	39-27	47-20	8-2	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	131	69	62	0	.527	16.0	498	460	37-29	32-33	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	132	63	69	0	.477	22.5	503	505	31-34	32-35	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	134	63	71	0	.470	23.5	432	480	30-37	33-34	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	130	59	71	0	.454	25.5	539	574	31-33	28-38	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	131	56	75	0	.427	29.0	440	497	29-40	27-35	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	135	79	56	0	.585		664	518	41-25	38-31	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	134	73	60	1	.549	5.0	600	583	37-30	36-30	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	131	70	61	0	.534	7.0	524	499	38-27	32-34	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	130	66	64	0	.508	10.5	483	443	36-30	30-34	7-3	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	131	57	74	0	.435	20.0	446	548	30-35	27-39	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	130	55	74	1	.426	21.0	477	584	27-37	28-37	7-3	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	134	78	56	0	.582		588	543	45-23	33-33	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	133	69	64	0	.519	8.5	540	489	33-33	36-31	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	137	70	67	0	.511	9.5	557	592	38-32	32-35	5-5	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	135	66	69	0	.489	12.5	493	484	39-28	27-41	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	133	64	69	0	.481	13.5	488	477	34-33	30-36	3-7	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	133	50	83	0	.376	27.5	406	506	29-37	21-46	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 3, Brewers 2 (day game) / Brewers 4, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Dave May, who collected four hits in a losing cause as the Brewers dropped the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, came back with a triple and homer in the second game to help beat the Orioles, 4-1. Paul Blair and Brooks Robinson hit homers in the opener for the Orioles, who won the game in the ninth inning when Davey Johnson doubled, Mark Belanger and Curt Motton walked and Don Buford singled to score pinch-runner Tom Shopay. In the nightcap, May hit his triple in the first inning when the Brewers scored two runs, and rapped his homer in the third. Singles by Bill Voss, Frank Tepedino and Paul Ratliff added a tally in the sixth. Buford homered for the Orioles' run.

Angels 2, Red Sox 1 at California (night game):
Rudy May allowed only four hits before needing the help of Lloyd Allen in the eighth inning as the Angels nipped the Red Sox, 2-1. Rico Petrocelli, who singled in the fifth inning, singled again in the eighth and scored the Red Sox run on singles by George Scott and Duane Josephson. Allen, relieving with two out, saved the game by retiring the last four batters. The Angels were held to five hits, but singles by Sandy Alomar and Mickey Rivers and an infield out by Tony Gonzalez produced one run off Jim Lonborg in the first and the deciding tally counted in the third when Rivers beat out an infield hit, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Jim Spencer.

Twins 6, Indians 5 at Cleveland (day game):
After building up a 6-0 lead, the Twins had to struggle to outlast the Indians, 6-5. The Twins, who took advantage of Sam McDowell's wildness, scored four runs in the second inning, picked up a tally in the fifth and added what proved to be the deciding marker when Rich Reese homered in the sixth. The Indians scored three runs in their half of the sixth when Chris Chambliss and Ray Fosse doubled and Fred Stanley hit his first major league homer. Vada Pinson kayoed Jim Perry with a two-run smash in the ninth, but Hal Haydel relieved and struck out Roy Foster for the final out.

White Sox 6, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
In a meeting of two veteran lefthanders, Wilbur Wood triumphed over Mickey Lolich when the White Sox defeated the Tigers, 6-2. Each gave up two homers, but the Tigers' blows by Al Kaline and Ike Brown came with the bases empty, while Mike Andrews homered with two men on base for the White Sox in the first inning and Ed Herrmann added a two-run smash in the fifth.

Yankees 10, Royals 3 at Kansas City (day game):
The Yankees piled up 17 hits, including seven during a six-run explosion in the fifth inning, to defeat the Royals, 10-3. Jerry Kenney, Thurman Munson, Bobby Murcer and Felipe Alou hit singles for two runs in the fifth and Ron Blomberg homered to add three more, chasing Dick Drago. Danny Cater greeted Tom Burgmeier with a circuit clout and Gene Michael added a single for the Yankees' seventh hit in the stanza before it ended. Mel Stottlemyre was forced to quit the mound with one out in the Royals' half of the fifth because of a pulled back muscle and, as a result, failed to receive credit for the victory. The decision instead went to reliever Al Closter.

[DH] A's 4, Senators 3 (day game) / A's 9, Senators 0 at Oakland (day game):
Although tagged for two homers, Vida Blue gained his 23rd victory and Catfish Hunter followed with a shutout for his 17th victory as the Athletics defeated the Senators in a doubleheader, 4-3 and 9-0. Del Unser homered off Blue in the fifth inning and Tim Cullen connected after a walk to Elliott Maddox in the ninth. Reggie Jackson homered for the A's, but their deciding run off Pete Broberg in the sixth was unearned on an error by Lenny Randle. In the nightcap, Denny McLain drew his 17th defeat but allowed only two runs before going out for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning. The A's then fattened their lead against the Senators' relievers. Angel Mangual drove in three runs with two singles and a triple, while Hunter joined in the attack with three singles.

Braves 5, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Hank Aaron set an N. L. record by reaching the 100 mark in runs batted in for the 11th season in leading the Braves to a 5-4 victory over the Cubs. Aaron made it 100 RBIs by hitting a homer with a man on base in the first inning. After Aaron's smash, Earl Williams also hit for the circuit. The Braves added their two other runs in the sixth. After Ralph Garr singled and Aaron doubled, Williams walked to load the bases. Ray Newman relieved and passed both Tommie Aaron and Mike Lum to hand the Braves a pair of gift counters. The Cubs, after trailing, 5-1, picked up two runs in the eighth, but the best they could do in the ninth was add their final tally on a homer by Jim Hickman.

Pirates 5, Astros 2 at Houston (day game):
Dave Giusti, who relieved Bob Johnson in the eighth inning and snuffed out an Astros' rally, was credited with his 27th save as the Pirates gained a 5-2 victory. Jackie Hernandez, although going hitless, batted in two of the Pirates' runs with a sacrifice fly and a groundout. Triples by Manny Sanguillen and Rennie Stennett led to two other tallies. The Astros chased Johnson with two out in the eighth when they scored their runs on singles by Roger Metzger and Cesar Cedeno and a double by Bob Watson.

[DH] Expos 6, Padres 1 (day game) / Padres 13, Expos 3 at Montreal (day game):
The Padres, who helped beat themselves with three errors in one inning and lost the opener, 6-1, came back with their highest scoring production of the season to wallop the Expos in the nightcap, 13-3. The Expos scored five runs off Dave Roberts in the second inning of the lidlifter, but four were unearned on two errors by Enzo Hernandez and one by Garry Jestadt. Rusty Staub homered for the Expos' other run in the fourth. The Padres' eruption in the nightcap included homers by Leron Lee, Ivan Murrell and Ollie Brown. Staub homered again for the Expos.

Mets 4, Dodgers 3 at New York (day game):
The Mets, who drew a crowd of 44,255 to go over 2,000,000 in attendance for the third straight year, marked the occasion by beating the Dodgers, 4-3. Dick Allen drove in all three Dodger runs with a homer and single. Ken Singleton homered for the Mets in the second and they added two more runs in the third on a walk and doubles by Cleon Jones and Ed Kranepool. Singleton drew a pass in the ninth and Jerry Grote sacrificed. After Art Shamsky struck out, Tommie Agee batted for Tug McGraw and singled to drive in the winning run.

Giants 8, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (day game):
The Giants, who drew 11 walks to help in their scoring, defeated the Phillies, 8-3, behind the pitching of Juan Marichal. Four passes handed the Giants their initial run in the first inning. Four other batters who walked subsequently scored for the Giants in the game, including two who were aboard with free tickets when Bobby Bonds hit a homer in the sixth inning.

Cardinals 4, Reds 3 at St. Louis (day game):
A pass to Ted Sizemore with the bases loaded and two out in the 11th inning handed the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Reds. Five singles gave the Reds their runs in the first inning, but Sizemore hit a double and single to figure in two tallies for the Cardinals before Lou Brock tied the score with a homer in the ninth. In the 11th, with one out, Luis Melendez and Dal Maxvill singled, knocking out Wayne Granger. Joe Gibbon walked Ted Kubiak to load the bases and got Brock on a short liner to left field before yielding the mound to Clay Carroll, who passed Sizemore on a 3-and-2 pitch.