MLB standings through games of June 24, 1972

MLB standings at the end of June 24, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	58	33	25	0	.569		200	169	15-13	18-12	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	58	32	26	0	.552	1.0	194	155	17-12	15-14	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	55	26	29	0	.473	5.5	187	183	17-9	9-20	7-3	Won 6
Boston Red Sox	55	24	31	0	.436	7.5	238	266	14-13	10-18	4-6	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	55	24	31	0	.436	7.5	150	179	13-13	11-18	2-8	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	56	20	36	0	.357	12.0	158	221	12-15	8-21	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	58	38	20	0	.655		230	172	20-11	18-9	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	59	35	24	0	.593	3.5	228	220	24-4	11-20	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	56	31	25	0	.554	6.0	200	179	16-9	15-16	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	61	29	32	0	.475	10.5	197	231	18-16	11-16	5-5	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	57	26	31	0	.456	11.5	207	192	18-12	8-19	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	60	26	34	0	.433	13.0	211	233	18-15	8-19	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	59	38	21	0	.644		288	202	19-12	19-9	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	60	37	23	0	.617	1.5	227	226	19-11	18-12	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	59	34	25	0	.576	4.0	262	186	20-10	14-15	7-3	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	59	27	32	0	.458	11.0	226	237	14-15	13-17	6-4	Won 3
Montreal Expos	60	27	33	0	.450	11.5	182	238	15-12	12-21	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	59	21	38	0	.356	17.0	181	247	11-17	10-21	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	63	38	25	0	.603		286	244	17-14	21-11	8-2	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	62	37	25	0	.597	0.5	290	238	14-16	23-9	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	62	34	28	0	.548	3.5	221	188	16-15	18-13	3-7	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	60	29	31	0	.483	7.5	245	271	13-14	16-17	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	61	21	40	0	.344	16.0	170	250	11-26	10-14	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	68	23	45	0	.338	17.5	268	319	7-28	16-17	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 3, Tigers 1 (night game) / Tigers 2, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Homers by Andy Etchebarren and Paul Blair off Mickey Lolich carried the Orioles to a 3-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Tigers came back to win the second game, 2-1, on a sacrifice fly by Ed Brinkman with the bases loaded in the 12th inning. Dave McNally was the winner over Lolich in the opener, but after a 30-minute delay because of rain after six innings, Roric Harrison took over for the Orioles and finished the game. The Tigers scored in the first inning of the nightcap on singles by Bill Freehan and Mickey Stanley around an infield out and Joe Coleman protected that slim advantage until the ninth when the Orioles tied the count on a two-out walk to Merv Rettenmund and double by Terry Crowley. In the 12th, a single by Norm Cash, bad throw by Doyle Alexander on a bunt by Stanley and pass to Aurelio Rodriguez loaded the bases before Brinkman batted in the Tigers' winning run with his sacrifice fly.

Twins 4, Royals 1 at Kansas City (day game):
Backed by four double plays, Jim Kaat pitched the Twins to a 4-1 victory over the Royals. The Twins decided the outcome with three runs in the fourth inning. Rick Renick drew a walk and stopped at third on a double by Bobby Darwin. Both runners crossed the plate on a single by Eric Soderholm, who also scored on a double by Kaat.

Brewers 5, Red Sox 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
Beating his former teammates for the second time in three meetings, Jim Lonborg pitched the Brewers to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox. Lonborg, who gave up six hits and struck out 11, yielded the Red Sox runs on a single by Danny Cater and homer by John Kennedy in the second inning. The Brewers bunched four singles for the tying tallies in their half of the second and went ahead with another pair in the third when George Scott and Dave May singled, both advanced on an infield out and Bob Heise doubled. Johnny Briggs homered to account for the final tally in the fifth.

Angels 3, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
After being held to two hits in the first six innings, the Angels scored two runs off Vida Blue after two were out in the seventh and defeated the Athletics, 3-1. Bob Oliver singled with one away and, after Ken McMullen was retired, Leroy Stanton, Leo Cardenas and Jeff Torborg rapped three successive singles to put the Angels ahead, 2-1. Their other run counted off Rollie Fingers on a walk, single by Vada Pinson and sacrifice fly by Oliver in the eighth. The A's, who were limited to five hits by Clyde Wright, scored their run on a homer by Jackson in the third.

Rangers 6, White Sox 1 at Texas (night game):
Dick Billings and Lenny Randle drove in three runs apiece to lead the Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the White Sox. After Billings batted in the first run in the sixth inning, the Rangers erupted for five in the eighth. Dave Nelson and Toby Harrah walked and, after a sacrifice, both scored on a double by Billings. An infield hit by Frank Howard and pass to Larry Biittner then loaded the bases and Randle cleared the sacks with a double.

Pirates 3, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Manny Sanguillen batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning to provide the Pirates with a 3-1 victory over the Cubs. A safe bunt by Randy Hundley, an infield out and single by Glenn Beckert produced the Cubs' run in the sixth. Al Oliver homered to tie the score in the seventh. In the eighth, Dave Cash singled, but Vic Davalillo and Roberto Clemente grounded into successive forceouts. However Willie Stargell kept the inning alive with a single, sending Clemente to third, and took second himself on the throw. The Cubs then passed Oliver on purpose in a move that failed when Sanguillen smashed his single.

Astros 4, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Cesar Cedeno, who has been feasting on Cincinnati pitching this season, hit a single and double to figure in the scoring of three runs as the Astros defeated the Reds, 4-1. Cedeno singled in the first inning, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Jim Wynn. His double in the fifth drove in two runs, coming after a pass to Larry Howard and infield hit by Roger Metzger. Lee May homered for the Astros in the eighth before Tony Perez saved the Reds from being shutout with a circuit clout off Larry Dierker in the ninth. Cecieno's two hits in four trips brought his season's mark to 15-for-24 against the Reds for a .625 pace.

[DH] Braves 1, Dodgers 0 (night game) / Braves 6, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
The pitching of Tom Kelley, who also hit an important single, and the batting of Hank Aaron enabled the Braves to sweep a twi-night doubleheader with the Dodgers, 1-0 and 6-4. Kelley limited the Dodgers to three hits in his shutout performance and was a winner over Don Sutton when the Braves scored in the seventh inning. Earl Williams led off with a single, but the next two batters were retired. Kelley, who had struck out twice, came through with his single, sending Williams to third, and Felix Millan drove in the run with another single. The Dodgers took a 4-0 lead in the nightcap, but the Braves trimmed their deficit and tied the score when Aaron hit the 652nd homer of his career in the eighth inning. Pat Jarvis, the Braves' winner in relief, doubled to open the ninth and, with one out, Millan bunted safely. Aaron then whacked a single to drive in Jarvis with the winning run.

Expos 5, Phillies 4 at Montreal (night game):
Ron Woods, who drove in the Expos' winning run with a sacrifice fly in the previous night's game, accounted for another victory by hitting a two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat the Phillies, 5-4. After the Phillies took a 2-0 lead in the first, Clyde Mashore hit a pair of sacrifice flies to bring the Expos even. The Phillies went ahead again in the fourth, 4-2, but Ken Singleton cut the Expos' deficit with a homer in the sixth. With two out in the seventh, Mashore singled and Woods came through with his winning wallop.

Cardinals 11, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
In keeping with Old-Timers Day at Shea Stadium, the Cardinals made the Mets look like their former inept selves by knocking out Tom Seaver and pounding their way to an 11-0 victory. The Cardinals scored three runs off Seaver in the first inning, added another tally in the fourth and forced the exit of the Mets' ace when Joe Torre singled, Ted Simmons doubled and Jose Cruz walked to load the bases in the fifth. After Ray Sadecki relieved, Luis Melendez went to bat for Bernie Carbo and smashed a grand-slam homer. Seaver was charged with seven earned runs, the most he ever had given up in one game.

Giants 7, Padres 4 at San Diego (night game):
A safe squeeze bunt by Chris Speier with the bases loaded and a wild throw by Dave Roberts on the play enabled the Giants to score three runs in the 11th inning to defeat the Padres, 7-4. Dave Rader opened the decisive stanza with a single and yielded the paths to Fran Healy. Al Gallagher singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Damaso Blanco. After a sacrifice fly by Tito Fuentes, Bernie Williams popped up. The Padres then decided to pass Bobby Bonds intentionally and that strategy blew up in their faces when Speier laid down his bunt.