MLB standings through games of May 16, 1970

MLB standings at the end of May 16, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	33	24	9	0	.727		176	118	12-6	12-3	9-1	Won 2
New York Yankees	36	19	16	1	.543	6.0	166	158	11-5	8-11	6-3-1	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	31	15	16	0	.484	8.0	146	149	6-6	9-10	2-8	Lost 5
Boston Red Sox	32	15	17	0	.469	8.5	127	125	11-5	4-12	2-8	Won 1
Washington Senators	33	13	20	0	.394	11.0	137	162	11-12	2-8	1-9	Lost 9
Cleveland Indians	29	11	18	0	.379	11.0	88	114	4-9	7-9	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	31	21	10	0	.677		161	117	9-5	12-5	7-3	Won 3
California Angels	33	22	11	0	.667		154	121	12-6	10-5	8-2	Lost 1
Oakland A's	34	17	17	0	.500	5.5	154	135	12-8	5-9	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	32	15	17	0	.469	6.5	129	155	8-8	7-9	6-4	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	32	11	21	0	.344	10.5	128	172	4-11	7-10	3-7	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	34	11	22	1	.333	11.0	144	184	6-7	5-15	6-3-1	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	31	17	14	0	.548		134	122	13-4	4-10	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	34	18	16	0	.529	0.5	140	112	7-9	11-7	6-4	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	31	15	16	0	.484	2.0	140	134	10-10	5-6	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	35	16	19	0	.457	3.0	141	165	9-9	7-10	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	34	13	21	0	.382	5.5	104	166	5-10	8-11	1-9	Lost 9
Montreal Expos	32	11	21	0	.344	6.5	104	189	3-8	8-13	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	35	25	10	0	.714		175	122	14-3	11-7	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	33	19	14	0	.576	5.0	180	156	10-7	9-7	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	34	19	15	0	.559	5.5	150	110	9-12	10-3	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	36	18	18	0	.500	7.5	183	174	10-6	8-12	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	37	18	19	0	.486	8.0	212	219	9-9	9-10	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	38	16	22	0	.421	10.5	159	153	6-13	10-9	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Indians 2 at Boston (day game):
Carl Yastrzemski smashed a tremendous homer over Fenway Park's center field wall for the big blow as the Red Sox snapped a five-game losing streak by defeating the Indians, 6-2. Yastrzemski's drive with two men on base broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning. Homers also accounted for the other Red Sox runs. Tony Conigliaro produced the first pair with a smash in the sixth. After Yastrzemski's clout in the eighth, Rico Petrocelli also hit for the circuit.

White Sox 6, Royals 1 at Chicago (day game):
With Tommy John pitching a three-hitter, the White Sox defeated the Royals, 6-1. A homer by Ellie Rodriguez produced the Royals' run in the second, but the White Sox came back with a pair in their half on a double by Ed Herrmann, safe bunt by Ken Berry, a hit batsman, a walk to Tommy McCraw and sacrifice fly by Luis Aparicio. In the seventh, after another run counted on a double by McCraw and singles by Aparicio and Gail Hopkins, Carlos May climaxed the scoring with a homer.

Twins 11, Brewers 7 at Milwaukee (night game):
A twenty-game winner last year, Dave Boswell gained his first victory of the season when the Twins outslugged the Brewers, 11-7. The Twins' attack included homers by Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew and Brant Alyea, while John Kennedy, Russ Snyder and Phil Roof rapped round-trippers for the Brewers. Boswell was kayoed in the seventh inning. Snyder homered with two men on base after Stan Williams relieved. Roof also homered off Williams in the eighth and Ron Perranoski took over in the ninth to receive credit for his ninth save of the season.

Yankees 7, Tigers 4 at New York (day game):
A five-run outburst in the eighth inning carried the Yankees to a 7-4 victory over the Tigers, who went down to their fifth straight defeat. Jim Northrup batted in three runs with a single and homer to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead before the Yankees rallied. John Ellis, hitless in 20 previous times at bat, opened the eighth with a one-out single. After Gene Michael singled, a pass to Curt Blefary loaded the bases and a walk to Bobby Murcer with two outs forced in one run. Another scored on an infield hit by Roy White. Danny Cater followed with a two-run single and Ron Woods added the Yankees' final marker with a single.

A's 11, Angels 3 at Oakland (day game):
Chuck Dobson yielded only three hits and breezed to an 11-3 victory over the Angels with the support of four homers by the Athletics. Felipe Alou, Dave Duncan and Dick Green hit for the circuit off Tom Murphy to pace the A's to a 7-0 lead before the Angels picked up a pair on a single by Alex Johnson and a homer by Ken McMullen in the fifth. The other California run in the sixth was unearned. The Athletics piled up their other markers off Dave LaRoche in the eighth with Bert Campaneris clouting a round-tripper to open the stanza.

Orioles 4, Senators 3 at Washington (night game):
The Senators lost their ninth straight game when two walks and a single by Boog Powell broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning and provided the Orioles with a 4-3 victory. All other runs came on homers. Aurelio Rodriguez started the scoring with a circuit clout for the Nats in the second inning. Brooks Robinson homered for the Orioles after singles by Frank Robinson and Paul Blair in the fourth, but Rick Reichardt tied the score with a two-run rap in the Senators' half.

Reds 2, Braves 0 at Cincinnati (day game):
Jim McGlothlin stopped the Braves on five hits and halted Rico Carty's 31-game batting streak while pitching the Reds to a 2-0 victory. Carty was collared in four trips, but was deprived of a hit in the eighth inning when McGlothlin deflected his line drive to Tommy Helms, who threw Carty out at first. Hank Aaron lashed two doubles for the Braves to bring his career hit total to 2,999. McGlothlin scored the only run that the righthander needed, hitting a double in the fifth inning and crossing the plate on a single by Tony Perez. Lee May, however, added a cushion with a homer in the eighth.

Giants 5, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
Returning to action after missing two games with a sore shoulder, Willie McCovey smashed two homers and drove in three runs to lead the Giants to a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers. Willie Davis homered with two men on base in the first inning to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead, but Willie Mays walked and McCovey hit for the circuit to tie the score in the third. The Giants added a run in the seventh on singles by Al Gallagher and Bob Heise around an infield out, before McCovey homered again in the eighth to produce the deciding marker.

Mets 6, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Jerry Koosman hurled the route for the first time since the final game of the 1969 World Series and pitched the Mets to a 6-0 victory over the Phillies for the defending champion's third straight shutout. This was the eighth start of season for Koosman, who yielded only four hits. The Mets backed their lefthander with 15 hits, including five doubles. Ron Swoboda drove in the first three runs with a single and double. The defeat was the ninth in succession for the Phillies.

Pirates 4, Expos 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Bill Mazeroski singled in the ninth inning for the first pinch-hit in his 15-year career to pave the way for the Pirates' winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Expos. After his single, Mazeroski was forced by Freddie Patek. A wild pickoff throw by Claude Raymond allowed Patek to take second and Matty Alou then broke up the game with a single. The Expos took a 3-0 lead in the game, but Bob Robertson homered with a man on base in the sixth and the Pirates tied the score in the seventh on a walk to Patek, a stolen base, a single by Alou and a passed ball.

Astros 9, Padres 7 at San Diego (night game):
The Astros built up a 9-2 lead and then staved off rallies by the Padres in the last two innings to gain a 9-7 victory. The Astros picked up their first two runs in the third and added four in the sixth on a single by Joe Pepitone, homer by Doug Rader, singles by Johnny Edwards, Jesus Alou and Jim Wynn and a double by Tommy Davis. A triple by Edwards and a single by Joe Morgan produced a run in the seventh before the Astros posted what proved to be their winning margin in the eighth when Denis Menke singled, Pepitone doubled and Rader singled.

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (day game):
Doubles by Cleo James, Ken Holtzman and Jim Hickman were the key blows for the Cubs, who survived a ninth-inning rally by the Cardinals to gain a 3-2 victory. James and Holtzman hit their two-baggers for a run in the fifth inning and Hickman doubled behind walks to Glenn Beckert and Ron Santo for two runs in the eighth. The Cardinals kayoed Holtzman in the ninth, scoring a run on a walk, error and a single by Jose Cardenal. After Lou Brock walked with two out, loading the bases, Ted Abernathy relieved and hit Dick Allen with a pitch to force in a run, but Phil Regan took over and retired Joe Torre on a fly on his first pitch to end the game.