MLB standings through games of June 3, 1972

MLB standings at the end of June 3, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	40	23	17	0	.575		150	113	12-9	11-8	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	39	21	18	0	.538	1.5	130	115	15-7	6-11	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	38	19	19	0	.500	3.0	105	108	10-8	9-11	1-9	Lost 2
New York Yankees	40	18	22	0	.450	5.0	138	141	12-8	6-14	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	37	16	21	0	.432	5.5	142	173	8-7	8-14	6-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	37	15	22	0	.405	6.5	102	134	8-10	7-12	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	39	26	13	0	.667		156	128	15-5	11-8	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	38	23	15	0	.605	2.5	156	115	12-4	11-11	6-4	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	40	23	17	0	.575	3.5	152	150	17-3	6-14	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	43	20	23	0	.465	8.0	137	173	14-11	6-12	8-2	Won 5
Kansas City Royals	40	16	24	0	.400	10.5	145	127	12-8	4-16	4-6	Won 3
Texas Rangers	43	17	26	0	.395	11.0	135	171	11-11	6-15	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	43	31	12	0	.721		171	141	17-5	14-7	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	41	25	16	0	.610	5.0	199	155	15-8	10-8	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	41	23	18	0	.561	7.0	178	127	13-6	10-12	7-3	Won 3
Montreal Expos	42	19	23	0	.452	11.5	128	176	12-7	7-16	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	43	16	27	0	.372	15.0	132	170	7-14	9-13	1-9	Lost 7
St. Louis Cardinals	44	16	28	0	.364	15.5	153	194	10-12	6-16	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	45	28	17	0	.622		181	121	12-9	16-8	7-3	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	44	26	18	0	.591	1.5	213	185	8-10	18-8	8-2	Won 6
Houston Astros	44	25	19	0	.568	2.5	205	185	10-12	15-7	3-7	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	42	19	23	0	.452	7.5	167	203	9-10	10-13	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	44	16	28	0	.364	11.5	119	158	9-19	7-9	1-9	Lost 4
San Francisco Giants	49	17	32	0	.347	13.0	198	229	6-21	11-11	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 4, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (day game):
Mike Epstein smashed a two-run homer in the eighth inning to enable Ken Holtzman to pitch the Athletics to a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. The A's broke their string of nine straight losses to the Orioles stretching back to the 1971 regular season and the championship playoffs.

Yankees 18, White Sox 10 at Chicago (day game):
Thurman Munson and Bobby Murcer each homered with two men on base as the Yankees erupted for eight runs in the 13th inning to defeat the White Sox, 18-10. Munson's homer, following a single by Murcer and pass to Roy White, broke a 10-10 tie. Jerry Kenney reached second on two errors by Rich Morales and scored on a double by Sparky Lyle. Horace Clarke singled to drive in Lyle. After Rusty Torres walked, Murcer, up for a second time, climaxed the explosion with his homer.

Angels 8, Indians 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Pitching in relief, Rudy May allowed only one hit in 5 2/3 innings and gained his first victory of the season when the Angels defeated the Indians, 8-4. May had lost four games as a starter. Leroy Stanton and Ken McMullen hit two-run homers for the Angels. McMullen accounted for his third RBI with a sacrifice fly. Eddie Leon homered with two men on base for the Indians.

Tigers 5, Twins 3 at Detroit (day game):
Homers by Gates Brown and Dick McAuliffe accounted for all of the Tigers' runs in a 5-3 victory over the Twins. Brown's blast followed a single by Aurelio Rodriguez in the first inning. Tom Haller walked and Joe Niekro singled ahead of McAuliffe's clout in the second. Harmon Killebrew hit the 521st homer of his career for the Twins to tie Ted Williams for sixth place on the all-time list.

Royals 10, Red Sox 4 at Kansas City (day game):
Breaking loose after two were out, the Royals exploded for six runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Red Sox, 10-4. Pinch-hitter Joe Keough sparked the uprising with a single and counted on a double by Freddie Patek to tie the score at 4-4. Richie Schelnblum followed with a pinch-single to send the Royals ahead. A single by Lou Piniella and pass to Carl Taylor loaded the bases. Cookie Rojas drove in a run with an infield single and John Mayberry then cleared the bases with a double.

Brewers 3, Rangers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
After serving a homer to Don Mincher in the first inning, Bill Parsons yielded only four more hits and pitched the Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Rangers. George Scott drove in two runs with a single and sacrifice fly.

Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Scipio Spinks beat himself with an error in a duel with Don Sutton, who gained his eighth straight victory when the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 1-0. In the fifth inning, after Manny Mota singled, Spinks threw wildly to first in a pickoff attempt. Mota raced to third on the error and scored on a single by Duke Sims.

Expos 1, Astros 0 at Montreal (night game):
Jim Ray, who had won seven games in relief, was handed his first defeat of the season when Hector Torres doubled in the 10th inning and Boots Day singled to give the Expos a 1-0 victory over the Astros. The Expos executed a triple play in the second inning after singles by Bob Watson and Doug Rader. Tommy Helms tapped in front of the plate and catcher Terry Humphrey fired to third, forcing Watson. The throw across the diamond by Bob Bailey retired Helms. When Rader tried to advance to third on the play, Mike Jorgensen threw to Tim Foli, who covered the bag, for the third out.

Mets 5, Braves 2 at New York (day game):
Although Tom Seaver failed to last the route for the seventh straight time, the ace righthander received credit for his eighth victory of the season when the Mets defeated the Braves, 5-2. Duffy Dyer helped his batterymate by hitting a three-run homer in the second inning. Tug McGraw pitched the last 1 2/3 innings and picked up his eighth save.

Reds 6, Phillies 5 at Philadelphia (day game):
After falling behind, 5-0, the Reds came roaring back with homers by Johnny Bench, Julian Javier and Hal McRae to tie the score and then defeated the Phillies, 6 5, with a run in the 10th inning on singles by Ted Uhlaender, Bobby Tolan and Javier. Tommy Hutton homered with two men on base and Larry Bowa drove in two runs with a triple to give the Phillies their 5-0 lead. Bench's homer for the Reds' first run in the seventh was the slugging catcher's seventh circuit clout in five consecutive games, tying the N. L. record set by Jim Bottomley of the Cardinals in 1929. After Bench's blow, George Foster doubled and Javier homered. A double by Joe Morgan and triple by Tony Perez gave the Reds another run in the eighth before McRae tied the score with his homer in the ninth.

Cubs 8, Padres 3 at San Diego (night game):
The relief work of Tom Phoebus, who held his former teammates scoreless for 7 1/3 innings, featured the Cubs' 8-3 victory over the Padres. Phoebus, who yielded three hits, took over after the Padres scored all their runs off Milt Pappas, two counting on a triple by Steve Arlin. Billy Williams batted in three runs for the Cubs with a homer and single. Glenn Beckert accounted for two tallies with a bases-loaded single in the sixth when the Cubs erupted for four runs to break a 3-3 tie.

Pirates 4, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Although Willie McCovey smashed a two-run homer to mark his return to the lineup after being out seven weeks with a broken arm, the Giants lost to the Pirates 4-3. The Pirates, who started the scoring with a circuit clout by Jose Pagan, fell behind on McCovey's blow, but then rallied for three runs in the seventh on a single by Steve Blass, doubles by Dave Cash and Al Oliver and a single by Roberto Clemente. The Giants, who picked up a run in their half of the seventh, missed a chance to tie score when McCovey doubled and Ken Henderson singled with one out in the ninth. Dave Giusti, replacing Blass, struck out Jim Howarth and retired Ed Goodson on a fly ball.