MLB standings through games of May 8, 1971

MLB standings at the end of May 8, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	26	18	8	0	.692		137	106	10-3	8-5	8-2	Won 6
Baltimore Orioles	25	16	9	0	.640	1.5	113	80	9-2	7-7	6-4	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	26	13	13	0	.500	5.0	105	117	7-3	6-10	6-4	Won 2
Washington Senators	28	13	15	0	.464	6.0	96	110	8-10	5-5	3-7	Lost 1
New York Yankees	26	12	14	0	.462	6.0	100	111	7-6	5-8	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	27	8	19	0	.296	10.5	79	124	4-8	4-11	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	30	19	11	0	.633		129	110	8-8	11-3	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	30	16	14	0	.533	3.0	105	98	7-9	9-5	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	28	14	14	0	.500	4.0	103	95	7-6	7-8	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	29	14	15	0	.483	4.5	130	112	7-7	7-8	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	26	11	15	0	.423	6.0	66	81	5-8	6-7	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	27	10	17	0	.370	7.5	91	110	2-13	8-4	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	25	16	9	0	.640		93	71	8-4	8-5	8-2	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	28	17	11	0	.607	0.5	113	76	9-5	8-6	7-3	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	30	16	13	1	.552	2.0	113	104	7-8	9-5	4-5-1	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	21	11	9	1	.550	2.5	59	61	6-3	5-6	4-5-1	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	28	12	16	0	.429	5.5	95	116	7-5	5-11	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	25	8	17	0	.320	8.0	76	111	4-8	4-9	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	29	21	8	0	.724		123	84	10-4	11-4	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	28	14	14	0	.500	6.5	106	116	6-9	8-5	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	28	14	14	0	.500	6.5	100	85	8-8	6-6	5-5	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	31	15	16	0	.484	7.0	117	119	6-9	9-7	3-7	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	27	11	16	0	.407	9.0	91	99	6-8	5-8	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	28	8	20	0	.286	12.5	87	131	4-11	4-9	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 2, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
A triple by Thurman Munson and single by Bobby Murcer in the 11th inning gave the Yankees a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. Steve Kline pitched the entire route and yielded only a run on a homer by Ed Herrmann in the second inning. A single by Munson, walk to Murcer and wild throw by Bill Melton on a grounder by Danny Cater allowed the Yankees to tie the score in the fourth.

Angels 5, Indians 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Rich Hand, who had been on the disabled list, made his first appearance of the season, pitching in relief, and got a rough reception when the Angels scored four runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Indians, 5-2. Hand retired the first two batters, but then Roger Repoz homered to break a 1-1 tie. Ken McMullen and John Stephenson followed with singles and both scored on a triple by Syd O'Brien, who also crossed the plate on a single by Rudy May.

Tigers 2, Royals 1 at Detroit (day game):
Norm Cash homered on successive trips to the plate in the fourth and sixth innings to power the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Royals. Fred Scherman saved the game for Joe Coleman, inducing Dennis Paepke to ground into a double play with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth and then retiring the side in order in the ninth.

Red Sox 4, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
The batting of Reggie Smith, who accounted for all Boston runs with a homer and two singles, enabled the Red Sox to defeat the Brewers, 4-2, for their sixth straight victory. Sonny Siebert, who pitched the first seven innings for the Red Sox, won his fifth game in a row.

Twins 9, Senators 2 at Minnesota (day game):
Tony Oliva, the league's leading batter, raised his average to .395 with four hits in leading the Twins to a 9-2 victory over the Senators. Oliva's most potent blow was a homer with two men on base in the fifth inning.

Pirates 5, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
A homer by Jose Pagan, who went into the game batting only .095 as a reserve infielder, sparked the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers. Pagan connected with two out after a pass to Gene Clines in the seventh inning, tying the score at 3-3. Roberto Clemente followed with a single and counted on a double by Willie Stargell, who also scored on a single by Bob Robertson.

Cubs 3, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
Defeated in his first four decisions, Ken Holtzman snapped back with a three-hitter and pitched the Cubs to a 3-0 victory over the Expos. The Cubs started the scoring when Joe Pepitone homered with a man on base in the sixth inning and added their other run on a single by Ron Santo and double by Holtzman in the seventh.

[DH] Padres 10, Reds 0 (night game) / Reds 7, Padres 4 at San Diego (night game):
The Padres piled up 15 hits, including a three-run homer by Cito Gaston, to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 10-0, but the Reds came back with two round-trippers by Lee May and one by Johnny Bench to take the second game, 7-4. Steve Arlin pitched a shutout for the Padres to record his first victory of the season after four defeats. His complete game was the first of the year by San Diego's staff. In the nightcap, the Padres were ahead, 3-1, going into the sixth inning when the Reds exploded for four runs, one scoring on Johnny Bench's homer and two on a drive by May, who connected for the circuit again in the seventh inning.

Braves 5, Giants 2 at San Francisco (day game):
In a sudden eruption, the Braves scored five runs on homers by Clete Boyer and Hank Aaron in the eighth inning and defeated the Giants, 5-2. Marty Perez walked and Boyer hit his homer as a pinch-hitter for Ron Reed. Dusty Baker and Rakph Garr followed with singles to kayo Ron Bryant. Jerry Johnson relieved and on his first pitch, Aaron hit for the circuit. The Giants' runs scored on homers by Willie Mays and Ken Henderson.