MLB standings through games of May 17, 1972

MLB standings at the end of May 17, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	24	15	9	0	.625		80	61	9-5	6-4	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	24	14	10	0	.583	1.0	98	71	7-5	7-5	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	25	13	12	0	.520	2.5	82	80	10-4	3-8	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	22	9	13	0	.409	5.0	87	102	3-5	6-8	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	24	9	15	0	.375	6.0	68	81	5-4	4-11	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	22	7	15	0	.318	7.0	45	75	3-7	4-8	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	24	17	7	0	.708		112	58	7-2	10-5	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	23	15	8	0	.652	1.5	87	68	10-4	5-4	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	25	15	10	0	.600	2.5	83	82	13-2	2-8	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	26	11	15	0	.423	7.0	77	102	6-5	5-10	3-7	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	27	11	16	0	.407	7.5	80	78	9-5	2-11	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	26	10	16	0	.385	8.0	64	105	7-9	3-7	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	27	20	7	0	.741		112	93	13-4	7-3	9-1	Won 6
Philadelphia Phillies	27	15	12	0	.556	5.0	93	88	7-8	8-4	4-6	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	26	14	12	0	.538	5.5	128	113	7-7	7-5	8-2	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	26	13	13	0	.500	6.5	118	86	7-3	6-10	7-3	Won 2
Montreal Expos	27	13	14	0	.481	7.0	88	119	7-6	6-8	2-8	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	29	10	19	0	.345	11.0	102	131	5-6	5-13	2-8	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	27	17	10	0	.630		143	116	9-6	8-4	5-5	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	29	18	11	0	.621		114	69	7-5	11-6	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	28	15	13	0	.536	2.5	125	128	6-7	9-6	7-3	Won 7
San Diego Padres	29	13	16	0	.448	5.0	84	95	7-11	6-5	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	28	10	18	0	.357	7.5	103	150	5-8	5-10	3-7	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	31	9	22	0	.290	10.0	115	137	2-14	7-8	2-8	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 4, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Ken Holtzman scattered eight hits to post his second shutout of the season and also drove in two runs with a single as the Athletics defeated the Angels, 4-0.

Twins 8, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
Harmon Killebrew and Danny Thompson provided the big blows for the Twins in an 8-1 victory over the White Sox, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak. Killebrew homered with a man on base in the first inning and Thompson tripled with the bases loaded in the seventh.

Indians 2, Yankees 1 at Cleveland (night game):
A pass to Jack Brohamer with the bases loaded in the ninth inning handed the Indians a 2-1 victory over the Yankees. Bobby Murcer homered for the Yankees' run in the first and the Indians tied the score in their half on a double by Alex Johnson and single by Graig Nettles. Tommy McCraw led off the ninth with a triple. After intentional passes to Ray Fosse and Buddy Bell, Brohamer also drew a walk from Fred Beene to force in the winning run.

Tigers 6, Orioles 1 at Detroit (night game):
Mickey Lolich allowed only four hits and pitched the Tigers past the Orioles, 6-1, for his seventh victory in eight decisions. Tom Haller iced the game for his batterymate by smashing a homer with two men on base in the eighth inning for his first A. L. hit. Mark Belanger homered for the Orioles' run.

Rangers 4, Royals 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Catcher's interference in the 18th inning led to an unearned run that gave the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Royals in a four-hour, 56-minute marathon. With one out in the 18th, Joe Lovitto was awarded first base when catcher Dennis Paepke interfered with his swing. Jim Panther bunted and when Ted Abernathy threw wildly, Lovitto moved to third. After an intentional pass to Jim Driscoll, Tom Murphy relieved Abernathy. Toby Harrah then hit a bouncer off Murphy's glove for a forceout at second as Lovitto scored.

Brewers 4, Red Sox 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Winning for the first time in a Brewers' uniform, Jim Lonborg received credit for a 4-1 victory over his former Red Sox teammates. Lonborg gave up seven hits in 7 2/3 innings before yielding the mound to Ken Sanders. George Scott started the Brewers' scoring with a two-run homer in the first. Two other tallies followed in the sixth, one of them crossing the plate on a single by Lonborg.

Astros 9, Braves 0 at Houston (night game):
Larry Dierker, who yielded only four hits and retired 16 of the last 17 batters, pitched the Astros to a 9-0 victory over the Braves. Ralph Garr had three of the Braves' hits. Doug Rader batted in one run for the Astros with a double in the seventh inning and closed the scoring with a three-run homer in the eighth.

Mets 12, Expos 2 at New York (night game):
John Milner knocked in two runs with a double in the first inning and batted in three more with a homer in the third to lead the Mets to a 12-2 victory over the Expos. Gary Gentry pitched a four-hitter.

Cubs 3, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Jose Cardenal, who hit a homer in the second inning, also drove in the Cubs' winning run with a single in the ninth to defeat the Phillies, 3-2. Carmen Fanzone homered for the Cubs' other run, while Tommy Hutton hit the first of his major league career for the Phillies. In the ninth, Billy Williams doubled and stopped at third on an infield hit by Jim Hickman. Williams was out at the plate, trying to score on a grounder by Fanzone, but Cardenal singled to drive in Hickman.

Pirates 12, Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Starting with a two-run homer by Vic Davalillo in the first inning and a solo shot by Manny Sanguillen in the second, the Pirates bombarded the Cardinals, 12-0. Jackie Hernandez hit a double and two singles to account for his first three RBIs of the season. Steve Blass managed to achieve the shutout although rapped for 11 hits.

Padres 2, Dodgers 0 at San Diego (night game):
Fred Norman posted his second straight shutout and scored the Padres' first run in a 2-0 victory over the Dodgers. Norman singled in the third inning and took second on a sacrifice. Jerry Morales grounded to Bill Russell, who threw to third, trying to head off Norman, but Billy Grabarkewitz let the ball get away and Norman continued home. A walk, sacrifice, wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Garry Jestadt added the other run in the eighth.

Reds 2, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Although allowing only four hits, Juan Marichal was handed his seventh straight defeat when Pete Rose walked in the third inning and Joe Morgan homered for the Reds to beat the Giants, 2-1. Jim Ray Hart homered for the Giants' run off Ross Grimsley in the fifth.