Sports news and scores from Saturday October 7, 1972

`Sports headlines for Saturday October 7, 1972:`

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MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (0-1)	1	8	0	11
Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0)	5	6	0	1
Win: Steve Blass (1-0) Loss: Don Gullett (0-1) T: 1:57 Att: 50,476 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Detroit Tigers (0-1)	2	6	2	6
Oakland A's (1-0)	3	10	1	10
Win: Rollie Fingers (1-0) Loss: Mickey Lolich (0-1) T: 3:00 Att: 29,566 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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