MLB standings through games of July 17, 1972

MLB standings at the end of July 17, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	82	47	35	0	.573		288	253	25-17	22-18	8-2	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	82	46	36	0	.561	1.0	278	217	23-20	23-16	6-4	Won 5
Boston Red Sox	78	39	39	0	.500	6.0	341	345	22-14	17-25	5-5	Won 2
New York Yankees	78	37	41	0	.474	8.0	263	258	22-14	15-27	4-6	Lost 4
Cleveland Indians	80	34	46	0	.425	12.0	223	270	21-19	13-27	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	79	32	47	0	.405	13.5	231	311	18-18	14-29	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	82	52	30	0	.634		327	243	25-17	27-13	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	84	45	39	0	.536	8.0	308	310	31-11	14-28	3-7	Lost 5
Minnesota Twins	80	42	38	0	.525	9.0	297	275	25-16	17-22	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	82	41	41	0	.500	11.0	315	272	25-16	16-25	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	85	38	47	0	.447	15.5	267	329	23-23	15-24	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	84	35	49	0	.417	18.0	283	338	21-22	14-27	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	53	30	0	.639		392	281	28-14	25-16	7-3	Won 5
New York Mets	81	47	34	0	.580	5.0	285	294	24-19	23-15	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	82	43	39	0	.524	9.5	314	321	22-21	21-18	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	86	44	41	1	.518	10.0	376	310	25-17	19-24	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	81	36	45	0	.444	16.0	262	333	20-20	16-25	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	83	29	54	0	.349	24.0	276	363	16-29	13-25	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	83	52	31	0	.627		388	294	20-20	32-11	8-2	Won 7
Houston Astros	87	48	39	0	.552	6.0	402	356	20-19	28-20	4-6	Lost 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	83	43	40	0	.518	9.0	307	285	19-20	24-20	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	86	38	47	1	.447	15.0	336	388	17-18	21-29	3-7	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	88	38	50	0	.432	16.5	372	390	15-30	23-20	7-3	Won 1
San Diego Padres	83	31	52	0	.373	21.0	254	349	15-34	16-18	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, Angels 1 at Boston (night game):
Danny Cater, who booted a ground ball to allow the Angels to score an unearned run, made up for his error with a pair of doubles to lead the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory. After the Angels got their run in the sixth inning to tie the score at 1-1, Cater came up with the bases loaded in the Red Sox half and doubled to drive in two runs. Cater doubled again in the eighth and scored on a single by John Kennedy.

Tigers 3, White Sox 1 at Detroit (night game):
Mickey Lolich gained his 16th victory of the season with batting help from Jim Northrup, who drove in two runs with a homer and triple to enable the Tigers to defeat the White Sox, 3-1.

Orioles 3, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
The Orioles capitalized on walks to score all their runs in a 3-1 victory over the Rangers. Don Buford drew a pass to lead off the first inning and scored on singles by Johnny Oates and Brooks Robinson. Another walk to Buford, an error by Don Mincher and single by Bobby Grich added a tally in the third. Terry Crowley and Davey Johnson strolled in the ninth and, after a sacrifice, pinch-runner Don Baylor crossed the plate on a passed ball.

Reds 7, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Reds concentrated their attack in the middle three innings when they scored all their runs to defeat the Cubs, 7-2. In the fourth, after a single by Bobby Tolan, double by Johnny Bench and pass to Tony Perez loaded the bases, Denis Menke hit a sacrifice fly, Tolan scoring. Bench took third on the play and after Perez stole second, Cesar Geronimo batted them home with a single. Pete Rose homered in the fifth and the Reds' final three runs followed in the sixth. Menke singled and Darrel Chaney walked, Wayne Simpson beat out a bunt and when Dan McGinn threw wildly to first, Menke and Chaney scored. Simpson crossed the plate on an infield hit by JOe Morgan and wild throw by Glenn Beckert.

Cardinals 3, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Bob Gibson extended his personal winning streak to 10 games by pitching the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Astros. The Redbirds broke a 1-1 tie with a homer by Donn Clenclenon in the eighth inning and then added what proved to be the deciding run in that same stanza on a single by Ed Crosby, sacrifice by Dal Maxvill and two-out single by Lou Brock.

Pirates 6, Braves 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Willie Stargell smashed a three-run homer in the first inning and then drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth as the Pirates defeated the Braves, 6-5. After Stargell's homer, the Braves went ahead, 5-3, with the aid of a round-tripper by Earl Williams. The Pirates picked up a run in the sixth and tied the score in the seventh when Rennie Stennett singled, Jose Pagan sacrificed and Richie Zisk delivered a pinch-single. In the eighth, Gene Clines doubled, took third on an infield hit by Al Oliver and scored the winning run on Stargell's fly.