MLB standings through games of April 22, 1972

MLB standings at the end of April 22, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	7	5	2	0	.714		24	17	4-1	1-1	5-2	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	5	3	2	0	.600	1.0	18	13	1-0	2-2	3-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	6	3	3	0	.500	1.5	23	23	3-2	0-1	3-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	6	3	3	0	.500	1.5	19	18	1-2	2-1	3-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	6	2	4	0	.333	2.5	17	25	2-0	0-4	2-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	4	1	3	0	.250	2.5	9	14	0-1	1-2	1-3	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	5	4	1	0	.800		16	9	4-1	0-0	4-1	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	7	4	3	0	.571	1.0	25	11	4-0	0-3	4-3	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	4	2	2	0	.500	1.5	18	11	0-0	2-2	2-2	Won 1
Texas Rangers	6	3	3	0	.500	1.5	18	24	2-0	1-3	3-3	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	8	3	5	0	.375	2.5	13	19	3-0	0-5	3-5	Lost 5
California Angels	6	2	4	0	.333	2.5	13	29	2-2	0-2	2-4	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	5	5	0	0	1.000		21	12	3-0	2-0	5-0	Won 5
Pittsburgh Pirates	6	4	2	0	.667	1.5	21	19	2-1	2-1	4-2	Won 3
New York Mets	4	2	2	0	.500	2.5	8	9	2-1	0-1	2-2	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	6	3	3	0	.500	2.5	17	17	2-2	1-1	3-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	6	2	4	0	.333	3.5	19	22	1-1	1-3	2-4	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	1	6	0	.143	5.0	18	25	0-2	1-4	1-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	8	7	1	0	.875		43	18	2-0	5-1	7-1	Won 6
Houston Astros	7	5	2	0	.714	1.5	41	29	1-2	4-0	5-2	Won 5
San Francisco Giants	8	4	4	0	.500	3.0	30	32	0-2	4-2	4-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	8	3	5	0	.375	4.0	18	33	3-3	0-2	3-5	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	6	2	4	0	.333	4.0	31	33	1-3	1-1	2-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	9	2	7	0	.222	5.5	29	47	1-5	1-2	2-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 11, Yankees 7 at Boston (day game):
Rich McKinney tied the A. L. record for most errors by a third baseman in a game with four, resulting in nine unearned runs for the Red Sox, who used those tainted tallies to defeat the Yankees, 11-7. McKinney's bat was not successful in overcoming his fielding deficiencies, although he hit a homer and two singles. Luis Aparicio also had a bad day with the glove at shortstop for the Red Sox, committing three errors.

[DH] White Sox 1, Royals 0 (day game) / White Sox 3, Royals 2 at Chicago (day game):
An error on a bunt in the first game and a homer in the second game enabled the White Sox to sweep a doubleheader from the Royals, 1-0 and 3-2. In the lidlifter, Ed Herrmann opened the eighth inning with a double and gave way on the paths to Jim Qualls. Wilbur Wood attempted to sacrifice, but Qualls was thrown out at third. Walt Williams then batted down the third base line and when Paul Schaal threw wildly, Wood scored from first base to win his own game. The eighth inning again was the decisive stanza in the nightcap when Carlos May smashed a homer to break a 2-2 tie.

Indians 9, Orioles 2 at Cleveland (day game):
A sensational day for Buddy Bell, the son of former N. L. star Gus Bell, marked the Indians' 9-2 victory over the Orioles. The young outfielder doubled in the fourth inning to drive in the first run of his major league career, but that was small potatoes alongside the grand slam for his first homer in the seventh. Eddie Watt, relieving Grant Jackson for the Orioles with the bases loaded in the seventh, threw a wild pitch to allow a run to score. Then, after an intentional pass to Ray Fosse reloaded the sacks, Bell came up and hit his grand slam.

Tigers 8, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
After the previous day's rain, a sparse crowd of 8,968 turned out for Milwaukee's postponed opener and saw the Brewers lose to the Tigers, 6-2. The first five Tigers scored to open the game. Dick McAuliffe led off with a double, Aurelio Rodriguez walked and Gates Brown singled for the first run. After Willie Horton was hit by a pitch, Norm Cash singled to drive in two tallies. Two more then scored on a fielder's choice and an error. The attendance was the first under 26,000 for a home opener in Milwaukee's history. However, the weather was cold, the game was televised locally and there was competition from a Milwaukee-Los Angeles NBA playoff game.

Rangers 5, Angels 0 at Texas (day game):
Pete Broberg, who beat the Angels, 5-1, in his first start of the season April 16, turned the trick again, pitching the Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the the California club. Lenny Randle, who drove in four runs in the Rangers' previous night's 7-6 triumph over the Angels, continued his hot hitting with two doubles. The young second baseman batted in one run and scored two.

Braves 11, Reds 7 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves smashed five homers, including Hank Aaron's first of the season and 640th of his career, to defeat the Reds, 11-7. Earl Williams belted two homers and Oscar Brown and Rico Carty rapped one apiece. Bobby Tolan had a homer, double and single for the Reds and drove in five runs.

Dodgers 1, Padres 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
A homer by Jim Lefebvre in the seventh inning enabled Bill Singer to pitch the Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Padres in a duel with Fred Norman. The victory was the sixth straight for the Dodgers and their seventh of the season against one loss in the best start in the club's Los Angeles history.

Expos 6, Cardinals 5 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos' hero for the second straight game, Jim Fairey drove in a run with a pinch-single in the 10th inning to beat the Cardinals, 6-5. Ken Singleton walked to open the stanza, but the next two batters flied out. However, Terry Humphrey then singled as a pinch-hitter and Fairey followed with his game-winning hit. Denny Lemaster, making his first appearance with the Expos, was the winner in relief.

Astros 6, Giants 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Dave Roberts, gaining his first victory with the Astros, scattered seven singles and shut out the Giants, 6-0. The triumph was the lefthander's first over the Giants after losing to them five times while with the Padres and once with the Astros in his first start of the season April 16. Jim Wynn and Johnny Edwards supported Roberts with homers, Wynn's wallop coming with two men on base in the fifth inning.