MLB standings through games of May 20, 1972

MLB standings at the end of May 20, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	26	17	9	0	.654		84	63	9-5	8-4	8-2	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	27	15	12	0	.556	2.5	107	77	8-7	7-5	4-6	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	27	14	13	0	.519	3.5	90	84	10-4	4-9	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	25	10	15	0	.400	6.5	74	81	6-4	4-11	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	24	9	15	0	.375	7.0	89	115	3-5	6-10	5-5	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	24	8	16	0	.333	8.0	49	83	4-8	4-8	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	26	17	9	0	.654		114	65	7-2	10-7	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	27	17	10	0	.630	0.5	94	83	15-2	2-8	8-2	Won 2
Oakland A's	26	16	10	0	.615	1.0	99	93	10-4	6-6	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	28	13	15	0	.464	5.0	84	104	8-5	5-10	5-5	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	29	12	17	0	.414	6.5	101	87	10-6	2-11	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	29	11	18	0	.379	7.5	69	119	8-9	3-9	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	31	24	7	0	.774		127	99	14-4	10-3	10-0	Won 10
Pittsburgh Pirates	28	16	12	0	.571	6.5	142	113	9-7	7-5	8-2	Won 5
Philadelphia Phillies	30	15	15	0	.500	8.5	98	101	7-11	8-4	2-8	Lost 5
Chicago Cubs	29	14	15	0	.483	9.0	129	97	7-3	7-12	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	30	13	17	0	.433	10.5	89	135	7-6	6-11	1-9	Lost 6
St. Louis Cardinals	32	12	20	0	.375	12.5	113	142	7-7	5-13	2-8	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	32	20	12	0	.625		122	74	9-6	11-6	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	30	18	12	0	.600	1.0	148	124	9-6	9-6	5-5	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	31	17	14	0	.548	2.5	137	138	6-7	11-7	9-1	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	31	14	17	0	.452	5.5	89	99	8-12	6-5	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	30	11	19	0	.367	8.0	112	159	5-8	6-11	3-7	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	34	10	24	0	.294	11.0	129	154	3-16	7-8	2-8	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 8, Angels 0 at Chicago (night game):
Stan Bahnsen gave up only two hits, both by Ken McMullen, while pitching the White Sox to an 8-0 victory over the Angels. McMullen singled in the second inning and beat out a bunt in the eighth. Dick Allen started the White Sox scoring with a two-run homer in the first and drove in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the fourth.

Indians 2, Tigers 1 at Detroit (day game):
The Indians were held to only two hits, but one of them was a homer by Graig Nettles with a man on base in the first inning to defeat the Tigers, 2-1. Alex Johnson was safe on an error by Aurelio Rodriguez before Nettles connected off Tom Timmerman for his first round-tripper of the season.

A's 8, Royals 5 at Kansas City (day game):
Mike Epstein smashed a three-run homer and Ollie Brown doubled for his first A. L. hit to mark the Athletics' 8-5 victory over the Royals. Bert Campanerls walked, stole two bases and scored on a single by Reggie Jackson in the first inning. Then, after a walk to Sal Bando, Epstein hit his homer. The Royals came back to tie the score, but the A's broke away with two runs in the sixth on Brown's double, another two-bagger by Ron Clark and a pinch-single by Angel Mangual.

Orioles 6, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
Terry Crowley hit a homer, double and single, driving in four runs, to pace the Orioles to a 6-0 victory over the Brewers. Jim Palmer pitched the first seven innings for the Birds and allowed only two hits. Grant Jackson gave up three in the last two frames but preserved the shutout. Crowley set up the first run with his single in the fourth inning, hit his homer with two men on base in the sixth and doubled to plate one of the Orioles' last two tallies in the eighth.

Rangers 5, Twins 1 at Texas (day game):
After yielding only two hits in the first eight innings, Pete Broberg faltered in the ninth, but Mike Paul stepped in to complete the Rangers' 5-1 victory over the Twins. Broberg was lifted after giving up a single by Danny Thompson, run-scoring double by Rod Carew and a walk with one out. Paul retired the last two batters. Jim Perry, who started for the Twins, helped beat himself with two errors, resulting in a pair of unearned runs.

Dodgers 3, Astros 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
A homer by Bobby Valentine on Dave Roberts' first pitch of the game started the Dodgers off to a 3-0 victory over the Astros behind the two-hit pitching of Al Downing. Two other runs counted in the fourth on a single by Frank Robinson, double by Steve Garvey and single by Chris Cannizzaro. The game was completed in one hour, 30 minutes, setting a Los Angeles club record for speed.

[DH] Mets 3, Phillies 1 (night game) / Mets 2, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
The rampaging Mets extended their winning streak to 10 games by sweeping a twi-night doubleheader with the Phillies, 3-1 and 2-1. Jon Matlack, Willie Mays and Tommie Agee were the heroes of the triumph in the opener. A single by Jerry Grote, sacrifice by Matlack and double by Mays produced the Mets' initial run in the third inning, Mays' RBI was the 1,861st of his career, moving him into third place on the N. L.'s all-time list. Matlack, who pitched a five-hitter, doubled with one out in the eighth. Mays was handed an intentional pass. After Bud Harrelson flied out, Agee doubled to drive in Matlack and Mays for the winning margin. Jerry Koosman was the winner of the nightcap in relief of Ray Sadecki. The Mets scored their first run in the second inning on a double by Rusty Staub and single by Ed Kranepool. Wayne Garrett walked in the fourth and counted what proved to be the deciding run on singles by Kranepool and Sadecki. The Phillies forced the exit of Sadecki in the fifth when Larry Bowa doubled and Terry Harmon singled. Koosman relieved and emerged at the expense of only one run on a sacrifice fly by Willie Montanez. Tug McGraw took over in the ninth and saved the game after Koosman had walked Bowa.

Pirates 6, Expos 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Dock Ellis and Bruce Kison combined to pitch the third straight shutout to the credit of the Pirates' staff in a 6-0 victory over the Expos. The Pirates used singles by Al Oliver and Jose Pagan, an error by Ken Singleton and single by Jackie Hernandez for two runs in the first inning. Manny Sanguillen singled in two more runs in the third and Willie Stargell homered in the fifth.

Padres 5, Reds 3 at San Diego (night game):
Hitting safely in his 15th straight game, Leron Lee drove in two runs with a single and homer to lead the Padres to a 5-3 victory over the Reds, who were stopped on their nine-game winning streak. Bob Barton also batted in two runs for the Padres. Johnny Bench homered for the Reds.

Braves 3, Giants 2 at San Francisco (day game):
A three-run homer by Earl Williams in the eighth inning powered the Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Giants. The Braves were held to only two hits by Steve Stone until Ralph Garr and Rico Carty singled in the eighth. After Orlando Cepeda struck out, Williams came through with his homer to enable the Braves to snap their four-game losing streak.

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2 at St. Louis (day game):
After hitting his first homer of the season in the eighth inning, Matty Alou beat out a bunt as the key of a two-run rally that enabled the Cardinals to defeat the Cubs, 3-2. Ted Sizemore singled with one out in the ninth. Alou followed with his safe bunt and when Carmen Fanzone threw wildly to first, Sizemore scored and Alou scampered to third. The Cubs then walked Joe Torre intentionally, but Ted Simmons wrecked the move with a single that sent Alou home with the winning run.