[Joy in Mudville]

With the amateur draft upon us this weekend, the Joy in Mudville pennant races are tighter than ever.

The largest divisional lead is held by Los Angeles in the National League West. The Dodgers are three games ahead of Cincinnati.

Meanwhile in the East, the defending NL champion Pittsburgh Pirates have fought their way ahead of St. Louis.

In the American League, the East has seen three different leaders this season. Washington, New York and Baltimore have all taken turns at the head of the pack. The Orioles hold a 1.5-game lead over the Yankees and Senators.

The AL West features four teams within 2.5 games of each other. The surging Chicago White Sox have risen to the top of the standings. Chicago is closely followed by California, Oakland and Kansas City.

Major League 1970 06-15-1971 Standings Report

American Standings

Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Orioles 38 24 .613 - 39-23 -1 22-9 16-15 2-5 9-10 99 W1 7-3 New York Yankees 37 26 .587 1.5 35-28 2 20-11 17-15 5-2 12-9 W1 5-5 Washington Senators 36 25 .590 1.5 35-26 1 20-14 16-11 3-1 18-5 W1 6-4 Boston Red Sox 30 32 .484 8.0 34-28 -4 20-14 10-18 3-3 10-11 L1 2-8 Cleveland Indians 23 39 .371 15.0 26-36 -3 11-18 12-21 3-1 9-12 W2 6-4 Detroit Tigers 17 44 .279 20.5 20-41 -3 11-17 6-27 1-5 2-12 L3 3-7 Western Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago White Sox 36 22 .621 - 35-23 1 19-11 17-11 2-10 17-10 101 W2 8-2 California Angels 36 26 .581 2.0 34-28 2 19-14 17-12 4-4 12-10 W1 5-5 Oakland Athletics 36 26 .581 2.0 34-28 2 20-9 16-17 6-2 11-6 W7 7-3 Kansas City Royals 35 26 .574 2.5 34-27 1 19-11 16-15 8-4 14-14 L2 4-6 Minnesota Twins 29 33 .468 9.0 32-30 -3 14-16 15-17 6-5 8-15 L1 3-7 Milwaukee Brewers 14 44 .241 22.0 15-43 -1 9-19 5-25 3-4 6-14 L2 3-7

National Standings

Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Pittsburgh Pirates 39 23 .629 - 37-25 2 22-10 17-13 3-4 11-8 98 W1 6-4 St. Louis Cardinals 41 26 .612 .5 43-24 -2 24-11 17-15 4-1 6-8 L1 6-4 Philadelphia Phillies 34 28 .548 5.0 31-31 3 21-10 13-18 3-3 13-7 L1 7-3 Chicago Cubs 32 34 .485 9.0 30-36 2 17-14 15-20 5-5 13-11 L1 3-7 New York Mets 26 35 .426 12.5 27-34 -1 15-16 11-19 3-2 10-14 L1 3-7 Montreal Expos 25 38 .397 14.5 23-40 2 13-18 12-20 1-1 7-6 L4 3-7 Western Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Los Angeles Dodgers 37 25 .597 - 37-25 0 21-9 16-16 6-4 13-14 98 W4 7-3 Cincinnati Reds 34 28 .548 3.0 30-32 4 16-15 18-13 4-5 16-6 W1 8-2 Houston Astros 33 32 .508 5.5 33-32 0 16-17 17-15 4-3 12-9 L3 3-7 Atlanta Braves 31 34 .477 7.5 32-33 -1 16-16 15-18 3-7 10-13 W3 6-4 San Francisco Giants 26 39 .400 12.5 34-31 -8 14-20 12-19 4-4 9-15 W1 6-4 San Diego Padres 25 41 .379 14.0 26-40 -1 16-16 9-25 3-4 10-19 W1 4-6