MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, May 23, 1970
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 |
| W | Jim Palmer (6-2) |
| L | Ray Culp (3-5) |
| Oakland Athletics | 12 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 |
| W | Catfish Hunter (6-4) |
| L | Joe Horlen (5-4) |
| New York Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 4 | (13) |
| W | Phil Hennigan (2-1) |
| L | Steve Hamilton (3-1) |
| Washington Senators | 6 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 |
| W | Jim Shellenback (1-1) |
| L | Daryl Patterson (0-1) |
| S | Darold Knowles (6) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 14 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 3 |
| W | Wayne Simpson (6-1) |
| L | Don Wilson (1-1) |
| S | Wayne Granger (9) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 |
| W | Jim Rooker (3-2) |
| L | Lew Krausse (3-8) |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 |
| W | George Stone (5-1) |
| L | Don Sutton (6-5) |
| California Angels | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 5 |
| W | Stan Williams (4-0) |
| L | Ken Tatum (2-1) |
| S | Ron Perranoski (11) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 4 |
| W | Dock Ellis (3-4) |
| L | Dan McGinn (3-3) |
| S | Dave Giusti (6) |
| Chicago Cubs | 14 | Final |
| New York Mets | 8 |
| W | Fergie Jenkins (3-6) |
| L | Gary Gentry (4-2) |
| S | Phil Regan (7) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 |
| W | Bob Gibson (3-3) |
| L | Jim Bunning (1-6) |
| San Diego Padres | 17 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 16 | (15) |
| W | Danny Coombs (4-3) |
| L | Migel Puente (1-3) |
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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 28 | 12 | .700 | -- | 202 | 144 | .650 |
| MIN | 26 | 11 | .703 | 0.5 | 196 | 139 | .652 |
| CAL | 26 | 14 | .650 | 2.0 | 184 | 139 | .626 |
| NYY | 22 | 19 | .537 | 6.5 | 189 | 177 | .530 |
| OAK | 20 | 20 | .500 | 8.0 | 192 | 171 | .553 |
| DET | 18 | 19 | .486 | 8.5 | 169 | 169 | .500 |
| WSA | 17 | 22 | .436 | 10.5 | 157 | 176 | .448 |
| BOS | 16 | 21 | .432 | 10.5 | 145 | 156 | .467 |
| CHW | 16 | 23 | .410 | 11.5 | 149 | 198 | .373 |
| CLE | 14 | 21 | .400 | 11.5 | 117 | 143 | .409 |
| KCR | 15 | 24 | .385 | 12.5 | 162 | 204 | .396 |
| MIL | 13 | 25 | .342 | 14.0 | 163 | 209 | .388 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 31 | 11 | .738 | -- | 217 | 147 | .671 |
| ATL | 23 | 17 | .575 | 7.0 | 206 | 178 | .566 |
| LAD | 23 | 18 | .561 | 7.5 | 181 | 135 | .631 |
| CHC | 20 | 16 | .556 | 8.0 | 170 | 146 | .569 |
| STL | 20 | 18 | .526 | 9.0 | 171 | 156 | .542 |
| NYM | 19 | 20 | .487 | 10.5 | 163 | 146 | .550 |
| PIT | 19 | 23 | .452 | 12.0 | 170 | 195 | .438 |
| SFG | 19 | 23 | .452 | 12.0 | 240 | 258 | .467 |
| HOU | 19 | 24 | .442 | 12.5 | 202 | 216 | .469 |
| SDP | 19 | 25 | .432 | 13.0 | 201 | 197 | .509 |
| MON | 16 | 23 | .410 | 13.5 | 143 | 224 | .305 |
| PHI | 15 | 25 | .375 | 15.0 | 117 | 183 | .306 |
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