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Events of Thursday, May 21, 1970

Events of Thursday, May 21, 1970
5-20-1970 5-22-1970 5-21-1969 5-21-1971
CIN N 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 9 0
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1
BOX+PBP
WP: McGlothlin (5-3)
LP: Lemaster (3-5)
HR: Bench (13)
ATL N 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
LA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 x - 6 7 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Osteen (5-4)
LP: Niekro (4-6)
SV: Brewer (5)
HR: Cepeda 2 (10)
PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 - 6 16 3
MON N 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 - 7 9 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Dillman (1-0)
LP: Walker (5-3)
HR: Mazeroski (2)
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 7 0
PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 4 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Hoerner (2-2)
LP: Linzy (2-2)
HR: Allen (14), Money (7)
BOS A 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 - 7 11 2
CLE A 1 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 x - 10 11 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Miller (1-1)
LP: Lee (1-2)
SV: Ellsworth (1)
HR: Scott (5), Fosse (2), Rollins (1), Nettles (4)
BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 4 9 1 (1)
DET A 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 x - 6 12 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Cain (2-2)
LP: McNally (7-2)
SV: Hiller (1)
HR: Rettenmund (3), Blair (5), Wert (1)
BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 5 2 (2)
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Richert (2-0)
LP: Hiller (2-1)
SV: Watt (4)
HR: Rettenmund (4)
WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
NY A 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 2 3 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Stottlemyre (4-3)
LP: Such (1-2)
SV: Hamilton (3)
HR: Cater (3)
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Standings At Close of Play of May 21, 1970
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Chicago Cubs 34 18 16 0 .529 - 150 134
New York Mets 37 19 18 0 .514 0.5 151 126
St. Louis Cardinals 36 18 18 0 .500 1.0 162 152
Pittsburgh Pirates 40 18 22 0 .450 3.0 159 185
Montreal Expos 37 15 22 0 .405 4.5 133 213
Philadelphia Phillies 38 15 23 0 .395 5.0 113 174
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Cincinnati Reds 40 29 11 0 .725 - 198 142
Los Angeles Dodgers 39 23 16 0 .590 5.5 180 129
Atlanta Braves 38 21 17 0 .553 7.0 200 177
Houston Astros 41 19 22 0 .463 10.5 197 197
San Francisco Giants 40 18 22 0 .450 11.0 215 237
San Diego Padres 42 18 24 0 .429 12.0 180 172
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Baltimore Orioles 38 26 12 0 .684 - 192 140
New York Yankees 40 21 18 1 .538 5.5 179 169
Detroit Tigers 35 17 18 0 .486 7.5 161 161
Boston Red Sox 35 16 19 0 .457 8.5 141 146
Washington Senators 37 16 21 0 .432 9.5 149 168
Cleveland Indians 33 13 20 0 .394 10.5 109 133
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Minnesota Twins 35 25 10 0 .714 - 189 132
California Angels 38 25 13 0 .658 1.5 177 132
Oakland Athletics 38 18 20 0 .474 8.5 171 161
Chicago White Sox 37 16 21 0 .432 10.0 139 177
Milwaukee Brewers 37 13 23 1 .361 12.5 159 200
Kansas City Royals 37 13 24 0 .351 13.0 153 200
ML League Leaders
Births on This Date
Bryce Florie
Tom Martin
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
MON N Balor Moore (19)
DET A Dennis Saunders (21)
STL N Bart Zeller (28)
Last Games on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
STL N Bart Zeller (28)
Deaths on This Date
Jack Farmer (77)
Les Fusselman (49)
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