MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, August 17, 1971
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 |
| W | Jim Nash (7-7) |
| L | Ray Newman (1-1) |
| California Angels | 4 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 |
| W | Andy Messersmith (12-12) |
| L | Ken Tatum (2-4) |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 6 |
| W | Bart Johnson (7-7) |
| L | Mickey Lolich (19-9) |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 |
| W | Joe Horlen (7-9) |
| L | Les Cain (5-8) |
| S | Tom Bradley (1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 5 |
| W | Wayne Granger (4-4) |
| L | Chuck Taylor (2-1) |
| New York Mets | 0 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 |
| W | Claude Osteen (12-7) |
| L | Nolan Ryan (9-11) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 |
| W | Eddie Watt (2-1) |
| L | Ken Sanders (5-8) |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 |
| W | Mike Paul (2-3) |
| L | Bert Blyleven (10-14) |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 2 |
| W | Fritz Peterson (13-7) |
| L | Paul Splittorff (5-6) |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 8 |
| W | Mike Kekich (8-6) |
| L | Ted Abernathy (3-5) |
| S | Roger Hambright (1) |
| Houston Astros | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 |
| W | Wade Blasingame (9-9) |
| L | Bob Miller (7-5) |
| S | Jim Ray (3) |
| Montreal Expos | 11 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 0 |
| W | Ernie McAnally (5-9) |
| L | Steve Arlin (7-15) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 5 |
| W | Gaylord Perry (13-9) |
| L | Ken Reynolds (3-5) |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | Final |
| Washington Senators | 8 |
| W | Bill Gogolewski (3-2) |
| L | Blue Moon Odom (7-9) |
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 | 78 | 43 | .645 | -- | 536 | 427 | .603 |
| BAL | 73 | 44 | .624 | 3.0 | 540 | 406 | .628 |
| BOS | 65 | 57 | .533 | 13.5 | 526 | 521 | .504 |
| DET | 65 | 57 | .533 | 13.5 | 537 | 514 | .520 |
| KCR | 63 | 57 | .525 | 14.5 | 457 | 408 | .552 |
| NYY | 62 | 61 | .504 | 17.0 | 506 | 485 | .519 |
| CHW | 59 | 63 | .484 | 19.5 | 459 | 464 | .495 |
| CAL | 57 | 67 | .460 | 22.5 | 404 | 454 | .447 |
| MIN | 54 | 66 | .450 | 23.5 | 494 | 528 | .470 |
| MIL | 51 | 69 | .425 | 26.5 | 395 | 444 | .447 |
| WSA | 50 | 70 | .417 | 27.5 | 397 | 483 | .411 |
| CLE | 50 | 73 | .407 | 29.0 | 403 | 520 | .385 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFG | 73 | 51 | .589 | -- | 549 | 506 | .537 |
| PIT | 72 | 51 | .585 | 0.5 | 601 | 460 | .620 |
| STL | 68 | 56 | .548 | 5.0 | 562 | 551 | .509 |
| CHC | 65 | 55 | .542 | 6.0 | 482 | 458 | .523 |
| LAD | 66 | 57 | .537 | 6.5 | 505 | 443 | .560 |
| ATL | 65 | 61 | .516 | 9.0 | 500 | 515 | .486 |
| HOU | 61 | 61 | .500 | 11.0 | 460 | 442 | .518 |
| NYM | 59 | 61 | .492 | 12.0 | 446 | 420 | .527 |
| CIN | 59 | 65 | .476 | 14.0 | 441 | 444 | .497 |
| PHI | 53 | 69 | .434 | 19.0 | 426 | 513 | .416 |
| MON | 49 | 71 | .408 | 22.0 | 433 | 544 | .397 |
| SDP | 46 | 78 | .371 | 27.0 | 373 | 482 | .385 |


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