MLB standings through games of May 29, 1972

MLB standings at the end of May 29, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	35	20	15	0	.571		122	97	14-4	6-11	7-3	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	36	20	16	0	.556	0.5	135	101	10-9	10-7	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	34	18	16	0	.529	1.5	93	91	9-5	9-11	3-7	Lost 6
New York Yankees	35	16	19	0	.457	4.0	105	109	12-8	4-11	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	33	14	19	0	.424	5.0	124	153	8-7	6-12	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	32	11	21	0	.344	7.5	76	114	4-9	7-12	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	35	24	11	0	.686		144	117	15-5	9-6	9-1	Won 5
Minnesota Twins	33	21	12	0	.636	2.0	140	96	10-3	11-9	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	36	22	14	0	.611	2.5	133	121	16-2	6-12	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	39	16	23	0	.410	10.0	115	163	12-11	4-12	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	39	16	23	0	.410	10.0	125	154	10-10	6-13	2-8	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	35	13	22	0	.371	11.0	117	113	10-8	3-14	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	39	28	11	0	.718		152	132	14-4	14-7	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	38	24	14	0	.632	3.5	189	142	15-8	9-6	8-2	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	37	20	17	0	.541	7.0	161	119	12-5	8-12	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	39	17	22	0	.436	11.0	123	167	10-6	7-16	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	39	16	23	0	.410	12.0	123	145	7-12	9-11	1-9	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	40	15	25	0	.375	13.5	146	178	10-12	5-13	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	39	24	15	0	.615		186	152	10-9	14-6	6-4	Lost 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	40	24	16	0	.600	0.5	160	106	10-9	14-7	6-4	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	39	21	18	0	.538	3.0	170	165	8-10	13-8	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	39	17	22	0	.436	7.0	154	193	8-10	9-12	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	41	16	25	0	.390	9.0	111	143	9-17	7-8	2-8	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	44	15	29	0	.341	11.5	176	209	4-18	11-11	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Indians 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Completing a sweep of complete-game victories by the Orioles' Big Four, Pat Dobson pitched a five-hitter and beat the Indians, 6-1. Dobson's effort followed route-going performances by Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally and Jim Palmer. Merv Rettenmund, who had been in a slump, broke out with a single, double and triple to lead the Orioles' support of Dobson.

Brewers 11, Red Sox 3 at Boston (day game):
Billy Conigliaro hit two homers and Johnny Briggs and George Scott added one apiece to lead the Brewers' slugging in an 11-3 victory over the Red Sox. Conigliaro and Scott also hit triples. Bob Burda and Reggie Smith homered for the Red Sox.

[DH] White Sox 5, Angels 4 (night game) / Angels 3, White Sox 2 at California (night game):
A single by Leroy Stanton with the bases loaded and two out in the 10th inning gave the Angels a 3-2 victory in a split of a doubleheader with the White Sox, who won the first game, 5-4, with an outburst of three homers. The Angels took a 4-0 lead in the lidlifter before the White Sox began their comeback with a circuit clout by Dick Allen in the sixth. Pat Kelly led off the eighth with another round-tripper. After a single by Mike Andrews, Carlos May was safe on an error and Bill Melton followed with the decisive three-run smash. Rich Gossage, in relief, gained credit for the first victory of his major league career. In the 10th inning of the nightcap, Vada Pinson and Bob Oliver singled and Ken McMullen walked ahead of Stanton's winning single.

[DH] Yankees 5, Tigers 1 (day game) / Yankees 4, Tigers 2 at New York (day game):
Delivering twice as a pinch-hitter, Rusty Torres drove in two runs with a double in the first game and won the second game with another two-run double as the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 5-1 and 4-2. Sparky Lyle, working in both ends of the twinbill, recorded his eighth and ninth saves of the season. The Yankees, facing Mickey Lolich in the opener, collected only three hits off the Tigers' lefthander until the seventh inning when they broke the scoreless tie with two runs on a single by Roy White, ground-rule double by John Ellis and sacrifice flies by Ron Swoboda and Hal Lanier. Torres rapped his double in the eighth when the Yankees added three runs off Tiger relief pitchers. In the nightcap, the Tigers took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning, but Torres put the Yankees ahead in their half with his two-run double. Lanier drove an insurance run home with a single in the eighth.

[DH] A's 4, Rangers 1 (night game) / A's 7, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
A three-run homer by George Hendrick won the first game and another three-run homer by Mike Epstein clinched the second game as the Athletics defeated the Rangers in a twi-night doubleheader, 4-1 and 7-1. In the seventh inning of the opener, Joe Rudi hit the first homer given up by Pete Broberg this season. Then, after a walk to Reggie Jackson and error by Broberg on a bunt by Sal Bando, Epstein flied out, but Hendrick came through with his game-winning drive. The A's exploded for five runs in the first inning of the nightcap. Bert Campaneris led off with a double and scored on two errors. With two out, a walk to Bando and singles by Ollie Brown and Gene Tenace produced another run before Epstein came to the plate and clouted his homer. Jackson added a homer for the A's later in the game.

Braves 2, Padres 1 at Atlanta (night game):
After being shut out for eight innings, the Braves rallied for two runs in the ninth to defeat the Padres, 2-1. The Braves collected only three hits off Bill Greif until Rico Carty and Darrell Evans singled in the ninth. Mike Corkins, relieving Greif, hit Earl Williams with a pitch to load the bases and Dusty Baker then singled to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Cubs 5, Expos 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs, who were handcuffed by Carl Morton for the first five innings, broke loose with six hits for five runs in the sixth to defeat the Expos, 5-2. Jose Cardenal doubled for the first hit off Morton, Randy Hundley beat out an infield chopper and Milt Pappas singled to drive in the first run. Don Kessinger followed with a double for another tally to tie the score at 2-2. Kessinger was caught off second and retired on a grounder by Glenn Beckert while Pappas held third. Billy Williams and Rick Monday followed with run-scoring singles to chase Morton. After John Strohmayer relieved, the Cubs' fifth run counted on a wild pitch.

Reds 8, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
A theft of home by Bobby Tolan for the only run scored off Tom Griffin in 20 2/3 innings this season sent the Reds on their way to an 8-3 victory over the Astros. With the score tied, 3-3, Tolan walked in the seventh and took third on a single by Joe Hague. As Denis Menke struck out, Hague broke off first and while the Astros were trying to retire him, Tolan took a big lead. When Lee May threw to third, Tolan raced for the plate and slid home ahead of Doug Rader's relay to Johnny Edwards. Hague advanced to second on the double steal. The Reds then iced their victory with four runs off Jim Ray in the ninth, three scoring on a homer by Hague.

[DH] Pirates 7, Phillies 3 (day game) / Pirates 4, Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Led by Jose Pagan, Willie Stargell and Rennie Stennett, the Pirates batted their way to a sweep of a doubleheader with the Phillies, 7-3 and 4-2. Pagan collected a homer, two doubles and a single in the first game. After his round-tripper broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning, Stargell hit for the circuit with a man on base in the seventh and Pagan drove in another run with a double to complete the scoring. In the second game, Stennett tripled in the fourth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Stargell to snap a 1-1 tie. The Pirates added two runs for their winning margin in the eighth on a single by Bob Moose, sacrifice by Gene Clines and singles by Al Oliver, Stennett and Manny Sanguillen.

Dodgers 5, Giants 2 at San Francisco (day game):
With relief help from Jim Brewer in the ninth inning, Don Sutton gained his seventh straight victory when the Dodgers pounded three homers and two triples to beat the Giants, 5-2. Steve Garvey homered for the Dodgers' first run in the second inning. Bill Russell tripled in the third and continued home when Tito Fuentes bobbled the throw from the outfield. Jim Lefebvre homered in the fourth. Willie Davis tripled and Frank Robinson homered for two more runs in the sixth.

Mets 7, Cardinals 6 at St. Louis (day game):
Capping a four-run rally in the ninth inning, Tommie Agee scored on a passed ball to bring the Mets a 7-6 victory over the Cardinals. The Mets began their comeback with a single by Jerry Grote, pass to Bud Harrelson and homer by Ken Boswell to tie the score at 6-6. Agee continued the rally with a single, Rusty Staub was hit by a pitch and Willie Mays, appearing as a pinch-hitter, walked to load the bases. Moe Drabowsky then uncorked a high pitch that glanced off Ted Simmons' glove for a passed ball, allowing Agee to cross the plate.