MLB standings through games of July 3, 1972

MLB standings at the end of July 3, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	67	37	30	0	.552		232	178	18-14	19-16	5-5	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	67	37	30	0	.552		230	210	18-16	19-14	5-5	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	65	31	34	0	.477	5.0	297	301	19-14	12-20	7-3	Won 4
New York Yankees	65	31	34	0	.477	5.0	217	212	22-10	9-24	5-5	Won 5
Cleveland Indians	66	27	39	0	.409	9.5	177	223	16-14	11-25	2-8	Lost 8
Milwaukee Brewers	66	26	40	0	.394	10.5	192	261	16-16	10-24	6-4	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	69	45	24	0	.652		277	199	22-11	23-13	6-4	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	69	41	28	0	.594	4.0	271	255	29-6	12-22	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	68	36	32	0	.529	8.5	242	239	19-12	17-20	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	68	33	35	0	.485	11.5	262	228	23-15	10-20	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	71	32	39	0	.451	14.0	232	280	19-18	13-21	3-7	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	69	29	40	0	.420	16.0	244	287	19-19	10-21	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	68	43	25	0	.632		330	231	23-14	20-11	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	69	42	27	0	.609	1.5	259	259	21-13	21-14	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	69	37	32	0	.536	6.5	304	235	22-12	15-20	3-7	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	71	38	33	0	.535	6.5	280	272	18-16	20-17	9-1	Won 7
Montreal Expos	69	30	39	0	.435	13.5	209	272	16-15	14-24	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	70	25	45	0	.357	19.0	216	295	13-22	12-23	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	71	43	28	0	.606		331	263	15-17	28-11	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	72	43	29	0	.597	0.5	338	291	19-16	24-13	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	70	36	34	0	.514	6.5	253	231	18-18	18-16	2-8	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	70	32	38	0	.457	10.5	283	316	13-14	19-24	3-7	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	77	30	47	0	.390	16.0	312	348	13-29	17-18	8-2	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	70	24	46	0	.343	18.5	204	306	14-32	10-14	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 8, Twins 2 at Boston (night game):
When Sonny Siebert reported ill, Luis Tiant took over the starting assignment and pitched the Red Sox to an 8-2 victory over the Twins. Tiant also drove in two runs with a single. Carlton Fisk accounted for two RBIs with a homer and double. Bobby Darwin hit a round-tripper for the Twins.

A's 5, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Allowing only two hits, Catfish Hunter pitched the Athletics to a 5-0 victory over the Angels. Hunter had the Angels completely under control until John Stephenson singled to start the sixth inning. Andy Kosco tripled with two out in the seventh for the Angels' other hit. Mike Epstein accounted for the only run that Hunter needed with a single in the seventh, but Epstein and Dave Duncan each batted in two tallies with singles in the eighth to ice the verdict.

Orioles 15, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
With 50,835 in stands and untold numbers watching on national television, the Orioles rolled up 21 hits, the most off Detroit pitching in any game since July 17, 1966, and humiliated the Tigers, 15-3. With Jim Northrup hitting a two-run homer, the Tigers led until the sixth inning when the Orioles erupted for six runs. They added seven in another explosion in the eighth and tapered off with their final two runs in the ninth. Merv Rettenmund and Bobby Grich had four hits apiece, including a homer for Grich. Johnny Oates and Boog Powell also homered for the Orioles, while Gates Brown produced the Tigers' last tally with a circuit clout in the sixth. The four games between the East division contenders drew a total of 170,335, believed to be a Detroit series record.

Rangers 2, Royals 1 at Kansas City (day game):
Mike Paul pitched six scoreless innings before going out for a pinch-hitter and gained the victory when the Rangers edged the Royals, 2-1. Dick Drago helped beat himself with an error that gave the Rangers their first run in the second inning. Hal King singled, took third on a single by Ted Kubiak and scored when Drago threw wildly to the plate on a bunt by Paul. Toby Harrah singled in the seventh, stole second and counted the deciding run on a double by Don Mincher.

Cardinals 4, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Rick Wise helped himself with a two-run homer in the fifth inning and Ted Simmons supported his batterymate with a two-run double in the sixth to enable the Cardinals to defeat the Reds, 4-2, for their seventh straight victory. Wise's homer followed a single by Ed Crosby and tied the score at 2-2. Simmons hit his two-bagger after a double by Luis Melendez and single by Joe Torre.

Braves 13, Astros 9 at Houston (night game):
Hank Aaron became the first N. L. player in history to bat in 2,000 runs when the Braves' superstar smashed a three-run homer during a 13-9 victory over the Astros. The homer was Aaron's 17th of the season and 656th of his career and raised his RBI total to an even 2,000. Babe Ruth is the major league's leader with 2,209. The Braves and Astros were tied, 6-6, going into the seventh inning when the Braves broke away with five runs on three walks, a sacrifice fly by Marty Perez, single by Ralph Garr and Aaron's homer. Lee May drove in five runs for the Astros with a homer and two singles.

Phillies 4, Giants 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Before a batter was retired in the first inning, the Phillies bunched five hits and a walk for four runs and defeated the Giants, 4-2. Larry Bowa opened with a double off Don Carrithers and scored on a single by Don Money. Willie Montanez doubled to drive in Money. After a walk to Deron Johnson, Greg Luzinski singled to score Montanez and kayo Carrithers. Joe Lis greeted Frank Reberger with a double to plate Johnson. After this flurry, the Phillies failed to get a hit the rest of the game. Steve Carlton held the Giants to six hits, with their runs coming on Dave Kingman's 19th and 20th homers of the season.

Pirates 3, Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Willie Stargell came through in the clutch with a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. Glenn Beckert doubled and Billy Williams homered for the Cubs' pair in the fourth. In the Pirates' fifth, Beckert, Rick Monday and Jose Cardenal collided going after a pop fly by Manny Sanguillen to right-center field and the ball fell off Beckert's glove for a triple. Beckert was forced out of the game with bruised ribs. Sanguillen scored on an infield out by Jackie Hernandez. Other than the fluke triple by Sanguillen, Burt Hooton allowed only two hits going into the ninth when Vic Davalillo beat out a bunt and, following a popup by Roberto Clemente, Stargell smashed his homer.