MLB standings through games of April 23, 1972

MLB standings at the end of April 23, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	8	5	3	0	.625		25	19	4-1	1-2	5-3	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	7	4	3	0	.571	0.5	21	19	2-2	2-1	4-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	6	3	3	0	.500	1.0	23	23	3-2	0-1	3-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	6	3	3	0	.500	1.0	18	16	1-0	2-3	3-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	5	2	3	0	.400	1.5	12	14	1-1	1-2	2-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	6	2	4	0	.333	2.0	17	25	2-0	0-4	2-4	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	6	4	2	0	.667		20	17	4-1	0-1	4-2	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	8	5	3	0	.625		28	13	5-0	0-3	5-3	Won 5
Minnesota Twins	5	3	2	0	.600	0.5	26	15	1-0	2-2	3-2	Won 2
Texas Rangers	7	4	3	0	.571	0.5	23	26	3-0	1-3	4-3	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	9	3	6	0	.333	2.5	15	22	3-0	0-6	3-6	Lost 6
California Angels	7	2	5	0	.286	2.5	15	34	2-2	0-3	2-5	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	6	5	1	0	.833		22	18	3-1	2-0	5-1	Lost 1
New York Mets	6	4	2	0	.667	1.0	23	17	4-1	0-1	4-2	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	7	4	3	0	.571	1.5	22	21	3-2	1-1	4-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	4	3	0	.571	1.5	25	24	2-1	2-2	4-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	8	2	6	0	.250	4.0	27	37	1-1	1-5	2-6	Lost 5
St. Louis Cardinals	8	2	6	0	.250	4.0	24	26	0-2	2-4	2-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	9	7	2	0	.778		44	20	2-1	5-1	7-2	Lost 1
Houston Astros	8	6	2	0	.750	0.5	54	36	1-2	5-0	6-2	Won 6
San Diego Padres	9	4	5	0	.444	3.0	20	34	3-3	1-2	4-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	9	4	5	0	.444	3.0	37	45	0-3	4-2	4-5	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	10	3	7	0	.300	4.5	33	50	2-5	1-2	3-7	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	7	2	5	0	.286	4.0	34	37	1-3	1-2	2-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 3, Royals 2 at Chicago (day game):
Dick Allen, who hit a homer and triple to drive in the first two runs for the White Sox, also singled and scored on an error in the eighth inning to beat the Royals, 3-2. After his single, Allen advanced on a single by Bill Melton. Carlos May then grounded to John Mayberry, who threw to second, forcing Melton, but Bobby Floyd's return throw in an attempted double play went wild and Allen scored on the error.

Indians 2, Orioles 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Gaylord Perry doubled to spark the Indians' scoring and pitched a seven-hitter to defeat the Orioles, 2-1. Perry led off the third inning with his two-bagger and crossed the plate when Mike Cuellar threw wildly to first on a bunt by Del Unser. After Eddie Leon sacrificed, Graig Nettles singled to score Unser with the run that proved decisive. The Orioles counted in the ninth on a double by Terry Crowley and single by Don Baylor.

Brewers 3, Tigers 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Brewers' "S" trio of Jim Slaton, Earl Stephenson and Ken Sanders combined to shut out the Tigers, 3-0. Another "S" -- George Scott -- doubled to drive in two runs in the fourth inning. Billy Conigliaro homered for the other tally in the sixth.

Twins 8, A's 4 at Minnesota (day game):
With Bert Blyleven pitching a three-hitter, the Twins opened their home season by defeating the Athletics, 8-4, before a crowd of 17,876. The Twins' 13 hits included six for extra bases, among them Bobby Darwin's fourth homer of the season. Reggie Jackson hit his first of the year for the A's.

Rangers 5, Angels 2 at Texas (day game):
A three-run homer by Don Mincher in the first inning and a two-run single by Joe Lovitto in the third provided the Rangers with a 5-2 victory over the Angels. Bill Gogolewski, who started for the Rangers, gave up three hits for one run and retired only one batter before he was yanked by manager Ted Williams. Jim Panther received credit in relief for his first major league victory.

Braves 4, Reds 3 at Atlanta (day game):
Coming back after the Reds scored two runs in the 11th inning, the Braves pulled the game out of the fire with a three-run rally that produced a 4-3 victory. Two were out when Darrell Evans ignited the rally with a homer. Mike Lum followed with a single and pinch-hitter Jim Breazeale doubled to tie the score, Following a walk to Dusty Baker, Felix Millan singled and Gil Garrido, running for Breazeale, raced home with the winning marker. Hank Aaron homered for the Braves in the eighth to tie the score at 1-1.

Padres 2, Dodgers 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
A sacrifice fly by Derrel Thomas with the bases loaded in the eighth inning gave the Padres a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak. Bob Barton led off the eighth with a single and Don Mason ran for him. Enzo Hernandez also singled, Mason stopping at second. When Clay Kirby bunted, all runners were safe on a late throw to third. Dave Campbell was retired before Thomas came through with his fly.

Cardinals 6, Expos 1 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos' string of five straight victories since the start of the season was snapped by the Cardinals, 6-1. Scipio Spinks, obtained from the Astros, gained his first triumph in a St. Louis uniform. Ted Simmons drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the first inning and the Cardinals added their other tallies on five hits, a walk and an error in the eighth.

[DH] Mets 8, Cubs 2 (day game) / Mets 7, Cubs 6 at New York (day game):
Rusty Staub, Jim Fregosi and Jim Beauchamp, all newcomers to the Mets, played key roles in an 8-2 and 7-6 sweep of a doubleheader with the Cubs, the second game going 12 innings. Staub collected six hits in nine trips. In the lidlifter, with the Cubs leading, 2-1, Staub singled in the sixth inning and Cleon Jones and Jim Fregosi followed with back-to-back homers. Fregosi's blow was his first in the N. L. Jon Matlack, who pitched the last four innings in relief for the Mets and allowed only one hit, received credit for his first major league victory. In the nightcap, Tommie Agee singled in the 12th and took third on a single by Staub. After Jones forced Staub, Fregosi drew an intentional walk to load the bases. Beauchamp then batted for Ed Kranepool in his first appearance with the Mets and singled to drive in the winning run.

Phillies 5, Pirates 4 at Philadelphia (day game):
After hitting a homer to tie the score in the ninth inning, Greg Luzinski tripled in the 11th and crossed the plate on a single by pinch-hitter Tommy Hutton to give the Phillies a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. Luzinski also had a double to his credit, hitting it in the second inning and scoring on a single by Denny Doyle. Deron Johnson accounted for the Phillies' two other runs with a homer in the sixth.

Astros 13, Giants 7 at San Francisco (day game):
Sending 14 men to bat, the Astros erupted for 10 runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Giants, 13-7. The Giants took a 7-3 lead with four runs in the eighth, three scoring on a homer by Dave Kingman. Cesar Cedeno, who collected five hits in six trips in the game, batted twice in the Astros' uprising in the ninth and drove in three runs with a double and single. Lee May also accounted for three runs with a homer.