MLB Scores and Standings Sunday, May 23, 1971
| Boston Red Sox | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 12 |
| W | Jim Palmer (7-2) |
| L | Gary Peters (4-3) |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 |
| W | Sonny Siebert (8-0) |
| L | Dave McNally (6-3) |
| S | Sparky Lyle (8) |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 | Final |
| California Angels | 10 |
| W | Andy Messersmith (4-5) |
| L | Bart Johnson (4-5) |
| S | Eddie Fisher (2) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 |
| W | Pete Mikkelsen (5-2) |
| L | Fergie Jenkins (8-3) |
| S | Jim Brewer (2) |
| New York Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 |
| W | Fritz Peterson (4-3) |
| L | Ray Lamb (1-2) |
| New York Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 |
| W | Sam McDowell (3-5) |
| L | Steve Kline (4-3) |
| Washington Senators | 0 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 |
| W | Mickey Lolich (7-3) |
| L | Denny McLain (4-7) |
| Washington Senators | 0 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 11 |
| W | Les Cain (1-0) |
| L | Mike Thompson (0-2) |
| S | Joe Niekro (1) |
| San Francisco Giants | 7 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 4 |
| W | Ron Bryant (5-1) |
| L | Tom Griffin (0-5) |
| S | Jerry Johnson (4) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 |
| W | Bill Parsons (5-4) |
| L | Bruce Dal Canton (4-2) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 4 |
| W | Ernie McAnally (1-4) |
| L | Bob Johnson (3-3) |
| S | Mike Marshall (7) |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | Final |
| New York Mets | 4 |
| W | Ray Sadecki (2-0) |
| L | Mike McQueen (2-1) |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 |
| W | Vida Blue (10-1) |
| L | Jim Perry (5-4) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
| W | Don Gullett (5-2) |
| L | Chris Short (3-6) |
| S | Clay Carroll (6) |
| San Diego Padres | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
| W | Reggie Cleveland (4-2) |
| L | Steve Arlin (1-6) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 30 | 15 | .667 | -- | 197 | 161 | .591 |
| BOS | 26 | 13 | .667 | 1.0 | 184 | 155 | .578 |
| BAL | 23 | 16 | .590 | 4.0 | 170 | 126 | .634 |
| DET | 22 | 19 | .537 | 6.0 | 172 | 155 | .547 |
| MIN | 21 | 21 | .500 | 7.5 | 181 | 156 | .568 |
| CAL | 21 | 23 | .477 | 8.5 | 143 | 163 | .440 |
| KCR | 19 | 21 | .475 | 8.5 | 142 | 148 | .481 |
| NYY | 17 | 22 | .436 | 10.0 | 143 | 157 | .457 |
| MIL | 16 | 21 | .432 | 10.0 | 107 | 111 | .483 |
| CLE | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10.5 | 129 | 179 | .354 |
| CHW | 15 | 22 | .405 | 11.0 | 140 | 145 | .484 |
| WSA | 15 | 26 | .366 | 13.0 | 125 | 177 | .346 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFG | 30 | 13 | .698 | -- | 193 | 139 | .646 |
| NYM | 24 | 15 | .615 | 4.0 | 163 | 120 | .637 |
| STL | 25 | 16 | .610 | 4.0 | 194 | 165 | .574 |
| PIT | 24 | 17 | .585 | 5.0 | 175 | 130 | .633 |
| CHC | 21 | 21 | .500 | 8.5 | 168 | 181 | .466 |
| LAD | 21 | 22 | .488 | 9.0 | 171 | 171 | .500 |
| MON | 16 | 17 | .485 | 9.0 | 113 | 128 | .443 |
| HOU | 20 | 22 | .476 | 9.5 | 145 | 132 | .543 |
| ATL | 20 | 22 | .476 | 9.5 | 161 | 180 | .449 |
| CIN | 17 | 24 | .415 | 12.0 | 138 | 161 | .430 |
| PHI | 14 | 25 | .359 | 14.0 | 114 | 163 | .342 |
| SDP | 12 | 30 | .286 | 17.5 | 139 | 204 | .331 |
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