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Events of Saturday, August 22, 1970

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Events of Saturday, August 22, 1970

8-21-1970 8-23-1970   8-22-1969 8-22-1971 

PIT N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2 11  1
LA  N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  7  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Dal Canton (8-3)
LP: Mikkelsen (2-2)

ATL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
MON N    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   4  8  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Renko (9-8)
LP: Nash (12-6)
SV: Reed (4)

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3 10  0
NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  6  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Merritt (19-10)
LP: McGraw (2-4)
SV: Granger (28)

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  0
PHI N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Hoerner (7-3)
LP: Gladding (4-2)

STL N    1  2  0    1  0  2    1  0  0  -   7 14  0
SD  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Gibson (18-5)
LP: Coombs (9-10)

CHI N    3  6  0    2  2  0    1  1  0  -  15 18  1
SF  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Holtzman (14-9)
LP: Perry (17-12)
HR: Williams (36), Pepitone (18)

CAL A    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   3 10  0
BAL A    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  9  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Messersmith (9-10)
LP: Watt (4-7)
SV: Queen (6)
HR: Blair (13)

NY  A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
CHI A    0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  6  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Johnson (2-3)
LP: Bahnsen (11-9)
SV: Wood (16)
HR: Murcer (20)

OAK A    0  0  0    0  2  1    0  1  1    0  -   5 10  1
CLE A    1  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0    1  -   6  9  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Higgins (4-4)
LP: Lachemann (3-2)
HR: Campaneris (17), Mincher (22), Pinson (15), Sims (16), Nettles (18), Leon (9)

MIL A    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
DET A    3  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  0
BOX+PBP
WP: McLain (3-4)
LP: Krausse (11-14)
HR: Harper (24), May (7), Northrup (22), Freehan (16)

BOS A    6  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   8 13  0
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Peters (12-10)
LP: Rooker (7-14)
HR: Smith (20)

WAS A    3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   5 11  2
MIN A    0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   4 10  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Pina (4-1)
LP: Hall (6-5)
HR: Howard 2 (35), Killebrew (38), Cardenas (10)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 22, 1970

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Pittsburgh Pirates             126   69   57    0  .548     -   573  531
New York Mets                  123   65   58    0  .528   2.5   526  471
Chicago Cubs                   126   65   61    0  .516   4.0   645  548
St. Louis Cardinals            125   59   66    0  .472   9.5   597  584
Philadelphia Phillies          125   56   69    0  .448  12.5   449  571
Montreal Expos                 125   55   70    0  .440  13.5   547  643

NL West

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Cincinnati Reds                127   83   44    0  .654     -   620  528
Los Angeles Dodgers            123   70   53    0  .569  11.0   598  498
San Francisco Giants           124   62   62    0  .500  19.5   654  686
Atlanta Braves                 125   62   63    0  .496  20.0   583  594
Houston Astros                 125   56   69    0  .448  26.0   562  608
San Diego Padres               126   48   78    0  .381  34.5   544  636

AL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Baltimore Orioles              124   79   45    0  .637     -   605  463
New York Yankees               124   68   55    1  .553  10.5   537  498
Detroit Tigers                 124   67   57    0  .540  12.0   545  530
Boston Red Sox                 122   63   59    0  .516  15.0   577  554
Cleveland Indians              124   60   64    0  .484  19.0   492  522
Washington Senators            124   59   65    0  .476  20.0   498  524

AL West

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Minnesota Twins                122   73   49    0  .598     -   578  469
California Angels              124   69   55    0  .556   5.0   498  466
Oakland Athletics              125   68   57    0  .544   6.5   526  454
Kansas City Royals             124   47   77    0  .379  27.0   471  566
Milwaukee Brewers              126   46   79    1  .368  28.5   479  612
Chicago White Sox              127   45   82    0  .354  30.5   491  639
ML League Leaders 
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New York Mets signed Ike Hampton as a non-drafted free agent.
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