MLB standings through games of June 30, 1972

MLB standings at the end of June 30, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	64	36	28	0	.562		223	188	17-14	19-14	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	64	35	29	0	.547	1.0	210	171	18-14	17-15	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	62	28	34	0	.452	7.0	201	208	19-10	9-24	5-5	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	61	27	34	0	.443	7.5	266	289	15-14	12-20	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	63	27	36	0	.429	8.5	173	207	16-14	11-22	4-6	Lost 5
Milwaukee Brewers	63	26	37	0	.413	9.5	182	238	16-16	10-21	8-2	Won 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	66	43	23	0	.652		266	193	22-11	21-12	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	66	39	27	0	.591	4.0	260	247	27-5	12-22	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	64	35	29	0	.547	7.0	232	220	19-12	16-17	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	64	31	33	0	.484	11.0	245	214	21-13	10-20	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	68	31	37	0	.456	13.0	226	269	18-16	13-21	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	65	27	38	0	.415	15.5	230	270	19-19	8-19	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	65	40	25	0	.615		316	222	20-14	20-11	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	67	41	26	0	.612		254	255	21-13	20-13	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	66	37	29	0	.561	3.5	295	221	22-12	15-17	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	67	34	33	0	.507	7.0	262	263	18-16	16-17	9-1	Won 3
Montreal Expos	67	29	38	0	.433	12.0	205	267	15-14	14-24	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	66	24	42	0	.364	16.5	205	279	12-19	12-23	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	68	41	27	0	.603		314	255	15-16	26-11	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	69	41	28	0	.594	0.5	320	272	17-15	24-13	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	68	36	32	0	.529	5.0	245	214	18-18	18-14	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	67	31	36	0	.463	9.5	264	298	13-14	18-22	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	74	28	46	0	.378	16.0	293	336	11-29	17-17	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	68	24	44	0	.353	17.0	200	291	14-30	10-14	4-6	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 6, A's 5 at Chicago (night game):
After scoring five times in the first inning, the White Sox could not hold the lead and needed a gift run on a pass with the bases loaded in the 11th to defeat the Athletics, 6-5. The assault of the White Sox on Ken Holtzman in the first included a three-run homer by Dick Allen. The A's fought their way back to tie the score with a homer by Bill Voss in the second, doubles by Tim Cullen and Bert Campaneris and a homer by Joe Rudi in the fifth, and a triple by Mike Epstein and sacrifice fly by Dave Duncan in the eighth. In the 11th, Rollie Fingers gave up a single to Luis Alvarado and walked Allen with one out before yielding to Darold Knowles. Jay Johnstone grounded out, leading to an intentional pass to Carlos May. Mike Andrews then drew a walk on a 3-and-2 count to force in the winning run.

Orioles 3, Tigers 2 at Detroit (night game):
Don Buford, who struck out in the fifth inning but reached base on a passed ball by Bill Freehan, scored what proved to be the winning run as the Orioles defeated the Tigers, 3-2. After racing to first when Freehan failed to hold the third-strike pitch thrown by Bill Slayback, Buford took third on a single by Johnny Oates and crossed the plate while the Tigers were pulling a double play on a grounder by Bobby Grich.

Twins 2, Royals 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Ray Corbin posted the first shutout of his major league career and pitched the Twins to a 2-0 victory over the Royals, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. The Twins scored both their runs in the seventh inning. Singles by Harmon Killebrew, Jim Nettles and Bobby Darwin, with an error by Richie Scheinblum on Darwin's hit, produced the first tally and the second followed on a single by Eric Soderholm.

Yankees 1, Indians 0 at New York (night game):
The only pass issued by Gaylord Perry led to the Indians' 1-0 loss to the Yankees. After matching Steve Kline in a scoreless duel, Perry walked Horace Clarke in the ninth inning. Following a sacrifice by Rusty Torres, Clarke took third on an infield out by Bobby Murcer and scored on a single by Roy White.

Rangers 7, Angels 3 at Texas (night game):
Ted Ford and Larry Biittner hit the first back-to-back homers in the Rangers' brief history to feature a 7-3 victory over the Angels. Ford's drive in the fifth inning was his seventh of the season, while Biittner's following poke was the first of his major league career.

Braves 5, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Earl Williams hit two homers and Mike Lum whacked one to power the Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Astros, who scored both their runs on circuit clouts by Bob Watson and Jim Wynn. Williams and Lum homered in succession in the fourth inning. After the Astros tied the score, Ralph Garr doubled in the ninth and crossed the plate on a single by Hank Aaron. Williams followed with his second homer of the game to clinch the verdict.

Mets 7, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
A four-run outburst in the first inning started the Mets off to a 7-3 victory over the Expos. A walk to Willie Mays, forceout by Bud Harrelson, another pass to Dave Marshall and single by Jim Fregosi produced the first run. Cleon Jones then drove in two with a double, took third on the throw home and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jim Beauchamp. The Mets' subsequent scoring included a homer by Mays in the ninth. Tim Foli and John Boccabella homered for the Expos. Foli's drive was the first of his major league career for the former Mets' infielder.

Cardinals 4, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Hard-throwing Scipio Spinks yielded only five hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Phillies. Jose Cruz opened the Cards' scoring with his first homer of the season in the second inning. When Dal Maxvill singled and Lou Brock tripled in the third, Spinks had enough runs to win. Joe Lis deprived the Redbird rookie of a shutout by hitting his first homer since returning to the Phillies from Eugene (Pacific Coast).

Cubs 4, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Rick Reuschel, who allowed only two hits in 7 1/3 innings before being forced out of the game with a twisted ankle, gained his third straight victory when the Cubs edged the Pirates, 4-3. Billy Williams had a hand in all four of the Cubs' runs, accounting for the first with a sacrifice fly after a triple by Glenn Beckert in the first inning. Don Kessinger and Beckert singled in the sixth and both scored on a double by Williams, who also crossed the plate on a single by Rick Monday. The Pirates rallied for their three runs in the last two innings before Jack Aker finally put out the fire.

Padres 4, Reds 3 at San Diego (night game):
The Padres, who fought off defeat in the 11th and 12th innings, scored on an error in the 13th to beat the Reds, 4-3. After the clubs exchanged ciphers for 10 innings, the Reds twice took the lead with two runs in the 11th and one in the 12th, but each time the Padres rallied to tie the score. In the 13th, Dave Roberts doubled and, after an intentional pass to Leron Lee, Nate Colbert singled to load the bases. Cito Gaston bounced to third baseman Darrel Chaney, who threw home to force Roberts, but Johnny Bench's relay to Tony Perez in an attempted double play went through the Reds' first baseman and Lee scored on the error.

Giants 8, Dodgers 4 at San Francisco (night game):
The Giants smashed seven extra-base hits, including homers by Chris Speler, Jim Howarth and Tito Fuentes, to defeat the Dodgers, 8-4. Speler accounted for the first run in the opening frame. Howarth connected in the third and Fuentes in the fourth, each with a man on base. Willie McCovey drove in two of the Giants' subsequent runs with a pair of doubles. Ron Bryant extended his scoreless pitching streak to 23 innings before Wes Parker hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers in the sixth. Chris Cannizzaro produced the other pair with a circuit clout in the eighth.