MLB Scores and Standings Thursday, August 5, 1971
| New York Mets | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | (17) |
| W | Steve Barber (1-1) |
| L | Ron Taylor (2-2) |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 |
| W | Gary Peters (11-8) |
| L | Les Cain (5-7) |
| S | Sparky Lyle (15) |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | Final |
| California Angels | 0 |
| W | Wilbur Wood (13-8) |
| L | Clyde Wright (10-11) |
| San Diego Padres | 0 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 |
| W | Juan Pizarro (3-1) |
| L | Clay Kirby (10-9) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 0 |
| W | Bill Singer (6-13) |
| L | Jack Billingham (5-10) |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 7 |
| W | Ted Abernathy (3-4) |
| L | Stan Williams (5-5) |
| S | Tom Burgmeier (10) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 2 |
| W | Bruce Kison (3-2) |
| L | John Strohmayer (4-4) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 5 |
| W | Mel Stottlemyre (11-10) |
| L | Mike Cuellar (13-5) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 |
| W | Catfish Hunter (14-10) |
| L | Bill Parsons (9-13) |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 |
| W | Reggie Cleveland (10-9) |
| L | Juan Marichal (10-8) |
| S | Moe Drabowsky (6) |
| Cleveland Indians | 7 | Final |
| Washington Senators | 1 |
| W | Vince Colbert (3-2) |
| L | Mike Thompson (0-3) |
| S | Ed Farmer (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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 70 | 39 | .642 | -- | 487 | 379 | .613 |
| BAL | 66 | 40 | .623 | 2.5 | 493 | 371 | .627 |
| BOS | 63 | 46 | .578 | 7.0 | 477 | 436 | .541 |
| DET | 58 | 52 | .527 | 12.5 | 466 | 457 | .509 |
| KCR | 55 | 52 | .514 | 14.0 | 407 | 380 | .531 |
| NYY | 56 | 56 | .500 | 15.5 | 464 | 453 | .511 |
| CHW | 52 | 58 | .473 | 18.5 | 420 | 423 | .497 |
| CAL | 53 | 60 | .469 | 19.0 | 379 | 416 | .457 |
| MIN | 49 | 60 | .450 | 21.0 | 443 | 484 | .460 |
| MIL | 46 | 63 | .422 | 24.0 | 356 | 401 | .446 |
| WSA | 44 | 64 | .407 | 25.5 | 359 | 453 | .395 |
| CLE | 45 | 67 | .402 | 26.5 | 370 | 468 | .394 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 69 | 42 | .622 | -- | 567 | 414 | .640 |
| SFG | 67 | 47 | .588 | 3.5 | 507 | 463 | .541 |
| STL | 62 | 50 | .554 | 7.5 | 506 | 503 | .503 |
| CHC | 60 | 50 | .545 | 8.5 | 449 | 426 | .524 |
| LAD | 60 | 52 | .536 | 9.5 | 473 | 413 | .562 |
| ATL | 59 | 56 | .513 | 12.0 | 449 | 457 | .492 |
| HOU | 56 | 55 | .505 | 13.0 | 419 | 389 | .534 |
| NYM | 55 | 54 | .505 | 13.0 | 396 | 377 | .522 |
| CIN | 52 | 62 | .456 | 18.5 | 391 | 418 | .469 |
| PHI | 48 | 63 | .432 | 21.0 | 398 | 476 | .419 |
| MON | 44 | 67 | .396 | 25.0 | 400 | 520 | .382 |
| SDP | 40 | 74 | .351 | 30.5 | 345 | 444 | .387 |
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