MLB standings through games of April 30, 1972

MLB standings at the end of April 30, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	11	7	4	0	.636		51	25	3-1	4-3	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	13	7	6	0	.538	1.0	49	34	6-2	1-4	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	12	6	6	0	.500	1.5	34	40	2-2	4-4	5-5	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	11	4	7	0	.364	3.0	39	54	3-2	1-5	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	12	4	8	0	.333	3.5	34	46	4-4	0-4	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	10	3	7	0	.300	3.5	19	29	2-5	1-2	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	11	8	3	0	.727		56	26	3-0	5-3	8-2	Won 1
Oakland A's	11	7	4	0	.636	1.0	34	29	4-1	3-3	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	13	8	5	0	.615	1.0	48	39	7-0	1-5	8-2	Won 1
Texas Rangers	13	7	6	0	.538	2.0	47	57	6-3	1-3	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	14	6	8	0	.429	3.5	31	33	6-2	0-6	3-7	Lost 2
California Angels	13	5	8	0	.385	4.0	33	63	2-2	3-6	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	13	9	4	0	.692		47	53	3-1	6-3	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	12	8	4	0	.667	0.5	41	41	4-1	4-3	7-3	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	14	9	5	0	.643	0.5	50	41	3-2	6-3	7-3	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	13	5	8	0	.385	4.0	51	66	3-6	2-2	4-6	Lost 5
St. Louis Cardinals	13	5	8	0	.385	4.0	53	50	0-2	5-6	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	14	4	10	0	.286	5.5	55	65	3-2	1-8	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	15	11	4	0	.733		76	35	6-3	5-1	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	14	10	4	0	.714	0.5	78	63	5-4	5-0	8-2	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	15	7	8	0	.467	4.0	74	73	3-6	4-2	6-4	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	13	5	8	0	.385	5.0	63	70	1-3	4-5	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	16	6	10	0	.375	5.5	73	78	2-8	4-2	2-8	Won 1
San Diego Padres	16	5	11	0	.312	6.5	31	57	4-9	1-2	2-8	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 4, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (day game):
An error by Don Baylor in right field enabled the Angels to score what proved to be the deciding run in a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. With one out in the seventh inning, Ken McMullen doubled and Art Kusnyer singled to plate pinch-runner Tom Silverio, tying the score at 2-2. Kusnyer took second on the throw home and crossed the plate on a pinch-single by Winston Llenas. When Baylor let the ball get away, Llenas raced to third, putting him in position to score on an infield hit by Ken Berry. In the eighth, the Orioles closed the gap with a run on a walk to Don Buford and double by Brooks Robinson, but Vada Pinson, who had homered for the Angels in the first, saved the game by throwing out Robinson at the plate after Baylor singled.

White Sox 6, Tigers 3 at Detroit (day game):
A grand-slam homer by Ed Herrmann in the sixth inning, after three walks had loaded the bases, powered the White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Tigers. With two out, Joe Coleman lost control and passed Carlos May, Jay Johnstone and Mike Andrews. Herrmann then belted the first pitch to him for a drive into the upper deck in right field. Jorge Orta hit his first major league homer for the White Sox in the ninth.

Indians 5, Royals 3 at Kansas City (day game):
The longest game in the major leagues so far this season ended after 16 innings with the Indians defeating the Royals, 5-3, in the opener of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was rained out. Fred Stanley led off the 16th with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice by Del Unser, took third on a passed ball by Ed Kirkpatrick and scored the tie-breaking run on a sacrifice fly by Jack Brohamer. Adolfo Phillips walked and advanced to third on a single by Graig Nettles. When Kirkpatrick threw the ball into center field on a stolen base by Nettles, Phillips scored the extra run.

Brewers 3, A's 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Ken Brett allowed only two hits in 7 1/3 innings and also helped himself at bat with a single and double as the Brewers defeated the Athletics, 3-1. Brett drove in one run with a single in the second inning and scored after hitting a double in the seventh. Ken Sanders relieved the Brewers' tiring lefty in the eighth and gave up one hit while finishing the game.

[DH] Yankees 5, Twins 4 (day game) / Twins 5, Yankees 4 at New York (day game):
The Twins, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak by a 5-4 loss in the opener of a doubleheader, came back to beat the Yankees in the nightcap by the same score. In the lidlifter, Gene Michael singled in the ninth inning and came home with the Yankees' winning run on a pinch-double by Rusty Torres. With the score tied in the nightcap, 3-3, George Mitterwald opened the Twins' eighth with a single. Fred Beene threw high to second on a tap to the mound by Dan Monzon and both runners were safe. Cesar Tovar was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jim Roland, obtained from the Athletics, made his debut with the Yankees and on his first pitch Rod Carew singled to drive in two runs.

Red Sox 3, Rangers 0 at Texas (day game):
Making his first start of the season, Lew Krausse yielded only two hits before going out for a pinch-batter in the 10th inning when the Red Sox used three doubles to defeat the Rangers, 3-0. With one out in the 10th, Carlton Fisk doubled. Bob Burda, batting for Krausse, was passed intentionally. Tommy Harper then drove in both runners with a double and scored himself on another double by Luis Aparicio.

Cubs 6, Reds 4 at Chicago (day game):
Capping a four-run rally in the eighth inning, pinch-hitter Carmen Fanzone knocked in two tallies with a double to provide the Cubs with a 6-4 victory over the Reds. Art Shamsky drew a pass to open the eighth and Bill North, running for him, scored on a single by Don Kessinger and sacrifice fly by Glenn Beckert. Singles by Billy Williams and Ron Santo added a run to tie the score at 4-4 before Fanzone came through with his double.

Astros 7, Cardinals 6 at Houston (day game):
Jumping on Bob Gibson for six early runs, the Astros went on to defeat the Cardinals, 7-6. Don Wilson was credited with the victory, his first over the Cardinals after losing to them seven consecutive times since his only previous triumph August 20, 1967. After taking the lead at Gibson's expense, the Astros scored what proved to be the deciding run off Moe Drabowsky in the seventh inning on doubles by Bob Watson and Doug Rader.

Dodgers 7, Mets 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Boosting his record to 4-0 with his second shutout of the season, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 7-0 victory over the Mets. Bill Russell drove in one run with a double in the second inning and three more with a homer in the fourth.

Braves 6, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Homers by Orlando Cepeda and Ralph Garr started the Braves off to a 6-1 victory over the Pirates. Cepeda, batting for just the third time this year, slammed a pitch into the left field stands in the second inning. Garr connected for the circuit in the third. The Braves added their other runs in the fifth, one scoring on a double by Garr, two on a single by Rico Carty and the last tally on a sacrifice fly by Earl Williams. Richie Hebner homered for the Pirates in the ninth.

[DH] Phillies 6, Padres 1 (day game) / Phillies 3, Padres 1 at San Diego (day game):
The complete-game pitching of Barry Lersch and Bill Champion featured the Phillies' sweep of a doubleheader with the Padres, 6-1 and 3-1. Lersch, making his first start of the season, allowed five hits. Champion, who scattered eight hits, marked his triumph in the nightcap by rapping his first major league homer. Greg Luzinski collected three hits for the Phillies in each half of the twin bill. Nate Colbert drove in both of the Padres' runs with a homer in the first game and single in the second game.

[DH] Expos 5, Giants 2 (day game) / Giants 13, Expos 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Mike Jorgensen and Ken Singleton batted the Expos to a 5-2 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Giants broke out of their four-game losing streak with a 17-hit explosion and won the nightcap, 13-2. Singleton drove in three runs with a homer and sacrifice fly in the first game and Jorgensen accounted for the Expos' two other runs with a single and homer. The Giants' outburst in the second game included a three-run homer by Ken Henderson and two-run smash by Al Gallagher. Sam McDowell benefited from the robust attack and posted his third straight victory.