Sports news and scores from Monday May 1, 1972

`Sports headlines for Monday May 1, 1972:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date

MLB team and player statistics as of this date

American League Batting

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Houston Astros (11-4)	9	13	2	8
Pittsburgh Pirates (5-9)	8	16	2	8
Win: Jim Ray (4-0) Loss: Dave Giusti (0-2) T: 2:40 Att: 4,788 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets (9-4)	7	14	0	8
San Francisco Giants (6-11)	4	6	0	5
Win: Tom Seaver (4-0) Loss: John Cumberland (0-3) Save: Tug McGraw (3) T: 2:29 Att: 3,855 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (10-5)	2	7	0	6
Los Angeles Dodgers (11-5)	1	3	0	6
Win: Dick Selma (1-1) Loss: Claude Osteen (2-1) T: 2:04 Att: 15,015 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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