1971 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

AUGUST 9, 1971

IDLE PIRATES GAIN A HALF GAME ON CARDS, WHO FALL TO L.A.

Pittsburgh did not play today, in fact, the only game in the N.L. East was the L.A. Dodgers at the St. Louis Cardinals. Los Angeles won, 6-5, putting the Pirates a full seven games in front of the second place Redbirds.

Here are the current standings:

Pittsburgh/115/73/42/.635/—

St. Louis/116/66/49/1/.569/7

Chicago/113/61/52/.540/11

New York/112/54/58/.482/17.5

Philadelphia/114/53/61/1/.465/19.5

Montreal/115/45/69/1/.391/27.5