MLB standings through games of June 8, 1972

MLB standings at the end of June 8, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	44	25	19	0	.568		162	128	14-11	11-8	5-5	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	44	22	22	0	.500	3.0	147	129	16-11	6-11	3-7	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	42	20	22	0	.476	4.0	119	132	11-11	9-11	2-8	Lost 3
Boston Red Sox	41	18	23	0	.439	5.5	154	182	8-7	10-16	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	45	19	26	0	.422	6.5	155	169	12-8	7-18	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	41	16	25	0	.390	7.5	112	156	8-11	8-14	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	44	31	13	0	.705		180	136	15-5	16-8	8-2	Won 6
Minnesota Twins	42	25	17	0	.595	5.0	166	135	12-4	13-13	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	44	26	18	0	.591	5.0	165	158	20-4	6-14	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	47	22	25	0	.468	10.5	156	188	14-11	8-14	7-3	Won 2
Texas Rangers	47	20	27	0	.426	12.5	162	183	13-12	7-15	4-6	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	45	19	26	0	.422	12.5	164	146	15-10	4-16	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	47	32	15	0	.681		183	163	18-8	14-7	5-5	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	46	30	16	0	.652	1.5	236	166	15-8	15-8	8-2	Won 6
Chicago Cubs	45	25	20	0	.556	6.0	187	136	13-6	12-14	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	46	20	26	0	.435	11.5	137	189	13-10	7-16	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	48	20	28	0	.417	12.5	174	201	10-12	10-16	6-4	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	47	18	29	0	.383	14.0	145	179	9-16	9-13	2-8	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	49	30	19	0	.612		189	131	14-11	16-8	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	48	29	19	0	.604	0.5	228	194	8-10	21-9	9-1	Won 2
Houston Astros	48	27	21	0	.562	2.5	217	198	10-12	17-9	3-7	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	46	22	24	0	.478	6.5	184	215	9-10	13-14	7-3	Won 1
San Diego Padres	48	16	32	0	.333	13.5	127	185	9-23	7-9	1-9	Lost 8
San Francisco Giants	54	17	37	0	.315	15.5	209	259	6-26	11-11	2-8	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 4, Royals 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Singles by Bob Heise, Joe Lahoud and Billy Conigliaro in the eighth inning provided the Brewers with their deciding run in a 4-3 victory over the Royals. The inning before that, the Brewers loaded the bases and when Cookie Rojas threw wildly in an attempted double play after grabbing a line drive by Ellie Rodriguez, two runs scored. Bill Parsons then helped himself to the victory with a single, driving in the third tally.

Rangers 6, Yankees 2 at Texas (night game):
Starting with a two-run homer by Dick Billings in the first inning, the Rangers defeated the Yankees, 6-2. Billings also singled in the third when the Rangers added two more tallies on a single by Ted Ford, a wild pitch, single by Elliott Maddox and sacrifice fly by Toby Harrah, who batted in his 23rd run, one more than the shortstop's total for the entire 1971 season.

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Billy Grabarkewitz scored from second base on a wild pitch by Juan Pizarro in the eighth inning to bring the Dodgers a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. Steve Garvey homered for the Dodgers in the seventh to tie the score at 1-1. Grabarkewitz, batting for Tommy John, walked in the eighth and moved up on a sacrifice. On Pizarro's wild pitch, catcher Randy Hundley had difficulty finding the ball and then slipped as Grabarkewitz raced home without a play being made on him.

Braves 3, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
A double by Felix Millan provided the Braves' key blow in a 3-2 victory over the Expos. Millan drove in Ralph Garr, who had singled, to break a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning. Then, after advancing to third on a wild pitch, Millan scored what proved to be the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Darrell Evans. Rico Carty homered for the Braves' first run.

Reds 5, Mets 3 at New York (day game):
A four-run outburst at the expense of Tom Seaver in the first inning carried the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Mets. Pete Rose and Joe Morgan led off with singles and, after Bobby Tolan grounded out, Johnny Bench scored Rose with a sacrifice fly. Tony Perez followed with a single, plating Morgan, and Joe Hague then hit a two-run homer to doom Seaver to defeat.

Phillies 7, Astros 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies, who had ended a nine-game losing streak on the previous night, made it two straight victories for the first time since May 4-5 by defeating the Astros, 7-2. Larry Bowa, who had a perfect night at the plate with a triple, two singles and a sacrifice fly, drove in three runs and Tommy Hutton accounted for two with a home run.

Pirates 11, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
The Pirates piled up 15 hits, including homers by Richie Hebner, Jackie Hernandez and Willie Stargell, to defeat the Padres, 11-2. Hebner's homer helped the Pirates take a 2-0 lead before they broke the game apart with six runs in the seventh inning. Hernandez led off with a solo swat. After two walks around a safe bunt by Dave Cash loaded the bases, Al Oliver batted in two runs with a single and Stargell followed with a three-run homer. The Padres ended a 27-inning scoreless streak with their pair in the ninth on a single by Larry Stahl, triple by Johnny Jeter and sacrifice fly by Ed Spiezio.

Cardinals 6, Giants 4 at San Francisco (day game):
Diego Segui, reporting from the Athletics, was rushed into action on his first day in a St. Louis uniform and gained a victory in relief when the Cardinals exploded for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Giants, 6-4. Sam McDowell, who helped himself to a 4-1 lead with a two-run triple, faltered in the eighth and loaded the bases on a single by Ted Sizemore and two walks. Ted Simmons hit a sinking line drive to center field, where the ball got past Garry Maddox for a three-run triple. After Don McMahon replaced McDowell, Donn Clendenon smashed a homer for the Cards' winning runs.