MLB standings through games of May 7, 1972

MLB standings at the end of May 7, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	16	10	6	0	.625		72	39	6-3	4-3	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	17	10	7	0	.588	0.5	61	49	9-3	1-4	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	17	10	7	0	.588	0.5	56	45	4-3	6-4	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	16	5	11	0	.312	5.0	46	60	5-4	0-7	3-7	Lost 3
Boston Red Sox	14	4	10	0	.286	5.0	47	70	3-5	1-5	3-7	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	14	4	10	0	.286	5.0	24	44	2-6	2-4	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	15	12	3	0	.800		79	34	3-0	9-3	9-1	Won 5
Oakland A's	14	10	4	0	.714	1.5	48	36	7-1	3-3	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	17	9	8	0	.529	4.0	50	58	7-0	2-8	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	18	8	10	0	.444	5.5	57	75	6-5	2-5	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	19	8	11	0	.421	6.0	53	51	6-2	2-9	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	17	7	10	0	.412	6.0	41	73	4-3	3-7	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	18	12	6	0	.667		70	70	5-3	7-3	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	20	13	7	0	.650		75	58	5-3	8-4	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	17	11	6	0	.647	0.5	54	63	5-1	6-5	6-4	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	18	8	10	0	.444	4.0	83	89	4-7	4-3	3-7	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	19	8	11	0	.421	4.5	93	74	7-3	1-8	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	19	8	11	0	.421	4.5	76	75	3-5	5-6	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	18	12	6	0	.667		96	80	5-4	7-2	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	20	12	8	0	.600	1.0	86	52	7-5	5-3	4-6	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	21	9	12	0	.429	4.5	58	70	6-9	3-3	5-5	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	19	8	11	0	.421	4.5	92	104	2-5	6-6	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	21	8	13	0	.381	5.5	84	115	3-6	5-7	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	22	7	15	0	.318	7.0	92	109	2-11	5-4	2-8	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Royals 4 at Baltimore (day game):
Pat Dobson climaxed the Orioles' scoring with a single in the sixth inning but then needed help from Eddie Watt to hold off the Royals, 5-4. The Royals cut into the Orioles' 5-1 lead with a run on a single by Cookie Rojas and triple by John Mayberry in the eighth inning. After Paul Schaal singled and Ed Kirkpatrick homered in the ninth, Watt came in to save the game for Dobson.

Twins 8, Red Sox 4 at Boston (day game):
Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew batted in two runs apiece and Rich Reese hit a homer to pace the Twins to an 8-4 victory over the Red Sox. Killebrew singled with the bases loaded in the fifth inning and two more runs followed on singles by Bobby Darwin and Steve Braun. Carew accounted for his RBIs with a double in the sixth and Reese wrapped up the decision with his round-tripper in the ninth.

Brewers 5, Angels 2 at California (day game):
The Brewers, who had been shut out for 30 consecutive innings, ended their scoring drouth to defeat the Angels, 5-2. The Brewers' initial run counted in the third on a single by Rick Auerbach, a wild pitch and two infield outs. Billy Conigliaro broke the 1-1 tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Brewers added their final pair on doubles by Conigliaro and Tommie Reynolds and a single by Auerbach in the ninth. Bob Oliver, playing his first game with the Angels after coming from the Royals in a deal, hit a homer and double.

Indians 3, White Sox 0 at Cleveland (day game):
The Indians' acquisition of Milt Wilcox in a deal with the Reds continued to pay dividends when the young righthander shut out the White Sox, 3-0. Wilcox also drove in one run with a double in the fifth inning and scored himself on a single by Jack Brohamer.

Tigers 7, Rangers 4 at Detroit (day game):
Although rapped for 11 hits, Mickey Lolich gained his fifth victory when the Tigers defeated the Rangers, 7-4. The Tigers were losing, 3-2, before taking command of the game with five runs in the fifth inning. Bill Freehan drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and another scored on an infield out by Dick McAuliffe after a walk to Al Kaline. A wild throw by Dick Billings on an attempted pickoff play and a wild pitch by Mike Paul allowed the final pair.

A's 7, Yankees 5 at Oakland (day game):
Wiping out a 5-0 deficit, the Athletics rallied to defeat the Yankees, 7-5, with the victory going to Joe Horlen in his first decision since being signed as a free agent following his release by the White Sox. Ron Blomberg drove in four of the Yankees' runs with a double and homer. Dave Duncan started the A's comeback with a three-run homer in the fourth inning and their other runs followed in the fifth with the aid of four Yankee errors.

Pirates 9, Reds 6 at Cincinnati (day game):
Willie Stargell smashed two homers and drove in five runs to enable the Pirates to defeat the Reds in a slugging match, 9-6. There were seven homers in the game. In addition to Stargell's pair, Al Oliver hit one for the Pirates, while the Reds had round-trippers by Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, Bobby Tolan and Cesar Geronimo. Jack Billingham, who started for the Reds and drew his fifth straight defeat, was kayoed in the seventh inning when the Pirates put together three hits for a run to break a 4-4 tie. Tom Hall relieved and, on his first pitch, Stargell hit his second homer of the game to drive in three runs.

Expos 1, Dodgers 0 at Montreal (day game):
After being held to one hit in the first 12 innings, the Expos combined two singles, a walk and an error for a run in the 13th to defeat the Dodgers, 1-0. Bob Bailey accounted for the Expos' lone hit until John Boccabella singled in the 13th. Ron Woods popped up trying to sacrifice, but Ron Hunt singled. After the runners advanced on a passed ball, the Dodgers walked Clyde Mashore intentionally to load the bases. Mike Jorgensen then bounced back to the mound and when Pete Richert booted the ball, Boccabella scored the winning run.

Mets 8, Padres 6 at New York (day game):
A two-run homer by Tommie Agee in the 10th inning climaxed a comeback by the Mets and produced an 8-6 victory over the Padres. Johnny Jeter hit two homers and Derrel Thomas rapped one to pace the Padres to a 6-0 lead after seven innings. Agee doubled in the eighth, when the Mets rallied for five runs, and singled in the ninth to drive in the tying tally. With one out in the 10th, Bud Harrelson grounded to Enzo Hernandez and reached second on a double error by the Padres' shortstop. After Ted Martinez popped up, Agee capped his heroics with a homer.

Phillies 8, Giants 3 at Philadelphia (day game):
Steve Carlton struck out 13, bringing his career total over the thousand mark to 1,007, while pitching the Phillies to an 8-3 victory over the Giants. The Phillies loaded the bases in the third inning and scored four runs on a sacrifice fly by Larry Bowa, a single by Terry Harmon and an error on the hit by Garry Maddox, who let the ball get past him in left field. Willie Montanez batted in two runs with a double in the fifth and Greg Luzinski homered with a man on base in the eighth. Bobby Bonds had a homer for the Giants.

Cardinals 5, Braves 4 at St. Louis (day game):
The Cardinals ripped off five straight hits without a batter being retired in a ninth-inning rally and scored three runs to defeat the Braves, 5-4. After the Braves counted twice in the top half of the ninth to take a 4-2 lead, Ted Simmons started the comeback with a double and Joe Hague, Ed Crosby, Jose Cruz and Mike Fiore followed with successive singles. Fiore's hit, driving in the winning run, was his first in the N. L.