MLB standings through games of June 28, 1972

MLB standings at the end of June 28, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	62	35	27	0	.565		213	181	17-13	18-14	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	62	34	28	0	.548	1.0	204	165	18-14	16-14	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	60	27	33	0	.450	7.0	262	281	15-13	12-20	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	61	27	34	0	.443	7.5	172	203	16-14	11-20	4-6	Lost 3
New York Yankees	60	26	34	0	.433	8.0	196	205	17-10	9-24	5-5	Lost 5
Milwaukee Brewers	62	25	37	0	.403	10.0	179	237	15-16	10-21	7-3	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	63	42	21	0	.667		258	182	22-11	20-10	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	63	37	26	0	.587	5.0	249	239	25-4	12-22	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	61	34	27	0	.557	7.0	223	203	18-10	16-17	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	61	29	32	0	.475	12.0	228	205	21-13	8-19	6-4	Won 3
California Angels	66	30	36	0	.455	13.5	211	258	18-16	12-20	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	63	26	37	0	.413	16.0	219	255	18-18	8-19	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	39	24	0	.619		304	218	19-13	20-11	4-6	Lost 3
New York Mets	65	40	25	0	.615		243	243	21-13	19-12	5-5	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	64	36	28	0	.562	3.5	289	214	22-12	14-16	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	65	32	33	0	.492	8.0	254	260	17-16	15-17	8-2	Won 1
Montreal Expos	65	29	36	0	.446	11.0	202	251	15-13	14-23	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	64	23	41	0	.359	16.5	195	271	11-18	12-23	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	66	41	25	0	.621		309	248	15-16	26-9	6-4	Won 4
Houston Astros	67	40	27	0	.597	1.5	310	261	17-14	23-13	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	66	36	30	0	.545	5.0	235	198	18-17	18-13	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	65	30	35	0	.462	10.5	253	288	13-14	17-21	3-7	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	72	26	46	0	.361	18.0	282	330	9-29	17-17	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	66	22	44	0	.333	19.0	188	282	12-30	10-14	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3 at Boston (night game):
Luis Tiant, who yielded only one hit in five innings of relief after replacing Sonny Siebert, was the winner when the Red Sox erased a two-run deficit to defeat the Tigers, 5-3. After the Tigers took a 3-1 lead, the Red Sox rallied for three runs in the fifth. Doug Griffin doubled, Carl Yastrzemski tripled and Reggie Smith singled to tie the score. Smith stole second and counted the go-ahead run on a single by Juan Beniquez.

White Sox 6, A's 4 at Chicago (day game):
The White Sox smashed three homers off Vida Blue, accounting for their first four runs, but needed two more tallies at the expense of Bob Locker to defeat the Athletics, 6-4. Dick Allen started the White Sox slugging with a solo swat in the first inning, Walt Williams hit another in the third and Tom Egan connected for the circuit with a man on base in the fourth. The A's came back to tie the score at 4-4, but the White Sox loaded the bases in the seventh when Mike Andrews singled, Allen walked and Rick Reichardt was hit by a pitch. Darold Knowles then replaced Locker to face Carlos May, who ripped a single, driving in the winning runs.

[DH] Brewers 4, Indians 2 (night game) / Brewers 5, Indians 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
A rookie in his first appearance and and a veteran making a comeback each gained a victory as the Brewers defeated the Indians in a twi-night doubleheader, 4-2 and 5-2. Gary Ryerson, a lefthander from Evansville (American Association), made his debut with a route-going performance in the lidlifter and scattered eight hits. Dick Tidrow, who started for the Indians, helped himself to a 2-1 lead with a two-run single in the second, but the Brewers went ahead to stay in the third when Ron Theobald was safe on an error, Joe Lahoud walked and George Scott drove them across with a double. Scott also accounted for another RBI with a single in the seventh. Jim Lonborg posted his third consecutive victory in the nightcap, pitching 6 1/3 innings before needing help from Ray Newman. Lahoud, after walking and scoring in the first inning, hit a homer in the third, but Buddy Bell cracked a two-run single for the Indians to tie the game in the fourth. The Brewers then went ahead to stay with two runs in the fourth on a single by Bob Heise, triple by Rick Auerbach, pass to Lonborg and forceout by Theobald on which Auerbach scored.

Twins 7, Angels 6 at Minnesota (day game):
Although showing more power with three homers, the Twins needed an unearned run in the eighth inning to defeat the Angels, 7-6. Bobby Darwin batted in two runs with a triple for the Twins and Harmon Killebrew, Phil Roof and Danny Thompson smashed homers, each with the bases empty. Killebrew also drove in another run with a single. Ken Berry hit a two-run homer for the Angels. In the eighth, Chuck Manuel singled and pinch-runner Dan Monzon advanced on a throwing error by Tom Dukes. After moving to third on a single by Steve Braun, Monzon scored the winning run when Cesar Tovar beat out an infield hit.

Orioles 4, Yankees 0 at New York (night game):
Mark Belanger batted in two runs with a bases-loaded double in the fifth inning and Merv Rettenmund hit a two-run homer in the sixth to carry the Orioles to a 4-0 victory over the Yankees behind the five-hit pitching of Mike Cuellar.

Dodgers 5, Astros 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Ending his personal three-game losing streak, Don Sutton allowed only two hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the Astros. The Dodgers were held hitless by Jerry Reuss until the fifth inning when they broke away with three runs on a double by Wes Parker, single by Chris Cannizzaro, double by Bill Russell, single by Sutton and sacrifice fly by Bobby Valentine.

Mets 3, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Pitching only his fourth complete game, Tom Seaver gained his 10th victory when the Mets edged the Phillies, 3-2. The Phillies took a 2-0 lead against Seaver before the Mets pulled even in the fourth inning on a walk to Bud Harrelson, double by Dave Marshall and singles by Jim Fregosi and Ted Martinez. The winning marker followed in the eighth when Marshall doubled, Fregosi moved him up with a grounder and Jim Beauchamp hit a sacrifice fly.

Expos 3, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Steve Blass, who had won eight straight games, was stopped on his streak when the Expos defeated the Pirates, 3-1. The Expos decided Blass' fate in the first inning when Ron Hunt walked, Ron Fairly tripled and Boots Day singled. The other run followed in the fourth when Fairly doubled, took third after a flyout and scored on a wild pitch. Bill Stoneman, who pitched an eight-hitter for the Expos, was deprived of a shutout in the eighth when Dave Cash doubled and Vic Davalillo singled.

[DH] Braves 4, Padres 2 (night game) / Padres 4, Braves 2 at San Diego (night game):
Hank Aaron hit his 14th homer of the year and 653rd of his career, connecting with a man on base in the ninth inning, to bring the Braves a 4-2 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Padres rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to win the nightcap, also by the score of 4-2. Aaron's homer boosted his career RBI total to 1,992 and moved him ahead of Lou Gehrig into sole possession of second place on the major leagues' all-time list. Babe Ruth is the leader with 2,209. In the nightcap, Leron Lee singled for the Padres in the eighth, Nate Colbert bunted and was safe on a throwing error by Pat Jarvis and Larry Stahl singled to tie the score at 2-2. Fred Kendall followed with a single, driving in Colbert and sending the Padres ahead. After a sacrifice by Fred Stanley and intentional pass to Enzo Hernandez, Gary Ross singled for an extra marker to seal his victory in relief.

Reds 4, Giants 2 at San Francisco (day game):
The Reds scored single runs in each of the first four innings and made them stand up for a 4-2 victory over the Giants. Joe Morgan racked up his 64th run in 64 games in the first inning, crossing the plate on a single by Johnny Bench. Bench also drove in another run with a double and Tony Perez accounted for one with a homer. Chris Speier produced the Giants' pair off Ross Grimsley with a homer in the third inning.

Cardinals 8, Cubs 4 at St. Louis (night game):
Seven different Cardinals had two hits apiece in an attack that produced an 8-4 victory over the Cubs. Matty Alou had to be content with one hit, while Reggie Cleveland was the only Cardinal to be collared. Ted Simmons batted in two runs with a homer. Cleveland, who pitched an eight-hitter, had trouble only from Jim Hickman, who hammered a three-run homer for the Cubs.