MLB standings at the end of May 8, 1972

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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	17	6	11	0	.353	4.5	51	63	5-4	1-7	4-6	Won 1
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

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Minnesota Twins	16	12	4	0	.750		82	39	3-1	9-3	8-2	Lost 1
Oakland A's	14	10	4	0	.714	1.0	48	36	7-1	3-3	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	17	9	8	0	.529	3.5	50	58	7-0	2-8	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	18	8	10	0	.444	5.0	57	75	6-5	2-5	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	19	8	11	0	.421	5.5	53	51	6-2	2-9	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	17	7	10	0	.412	5.5	41	73	4-3	3-7	5-5	Lost 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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	18	11	7	0	.611	1.0	56	68	5-2	6-5	6-4	Lost 1
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

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Houston Astros	18	12	6	0	.667		96	80	5-4	7-2	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	21	13	8	0	.619	0.5	91	54	7-5	6-3	4-6	Won 1
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:

Yankees 5, Twins 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Bert Blyleven, who had won four straight games this year and 10 in a row over two seasons, was stopped on his streak when the Yankees defeated the Twins, 5-3. Gene Michael batted in a run with a triple and scored himself on an error to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the fifth. Johnny Callison hit his first homer in a Yankee uniform in the sixth. Mel Stottlemyre, who was the winner with help from Sparky Lyle, drove in what proved to be the deciding run with a double in the seventh, scoring Michael, who had singled.

Dodgers 5, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
The Dodgers erupted for four runs in the fourth inning, capping the attack with a homer by Steve Garvey, to defeat the Expos, 5-2. Willie Davis and Willie Crawford singled and Jim Lefebvre hit a sacrifice fly for the first run of the frame to tie the score at 2-2. Crawford, who advanced to second, crossed the plate with the go-ahead run on a single by Dick Dietz. Garvey then smashed his homer to account for an extra pair.