MLB standings through games of July 18, 1972

MLB standings at the end of July 18, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	83	48	35	0	.578		292	256	26-17	22-18	9-1	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	83	47	36	0	.566	1.0	280	218	23-20	24-16	7-3	Won 6
Boston Red Sox	79	40	39	0	.506	6.0	345	346	23-14	17-25	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	79	38	41	0	.481	8.0	269	258	23-14	15-27	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	82	34	48	0	.415	13.5	236	287	21-19	13-29	3-7	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	81	33	48	0	.407	14.0	238	319	19-19	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	84	53	31	0	.631		335	250	25-17	28-14	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	85	45	40	0	.529	8.5	311	314	31-11	14-29	2-8	Lost 6
Minnesota Twins	81	42	39	0	.519	9.5	297	281	25-16	17-23	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	84	43	41	0	.512	10.0	332	285	27-16	16-25	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	86	38	48	0	.442	16.0	268	333	23-23	15-25	4-6	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	85	35	50	0	.412	18.5	284	340	21-23	14-27	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	53	31	0	.631		394	285	28-15	25-16	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	82	47	35	0	.573	5.0	286	296	24-19	23-16	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	87	45	41	1	.523	9.0	378	311	26-17	19-24	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	83	43	40	0	.518	9.5	317	332	22-21	21-19	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	82	36	46	0	.439	16.0	262	336	20-20	16-26	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	84	29	55	0	.345	24.0	277	368	16-29	13-26	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	84	52	32	0	.619		389	296	20-20	32-12	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	88	49	39	0	.557	5.0	413	359	21-19	28-20	4-6	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	84	44	40	0	.524	8.0	309	286	20-20	24-20	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	87	39	47	1	.453	14.0	340	390	17-18	22-29	3-7	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	89	39	50	0	.438	15.5	375	390	16-30	23-20	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	84	32	52	0	.381	20.0	259	350	16-34	16-18	6-4	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, Angels 1 at Boston (night game):
Sonny Siebert allowed only four hits and retired the last 16 batters in a row and pitched the Red Sox past the Angels, 4-1, for his first victory since June 10. The Red Sox decided the outcome with three runs off Nolan Ryan in the second inning. Singles by Rico Petrocelli and Danny Cater, around a walk to Carlton Fisk, produced the first tally. After John Kennedy drew a pass to load the bases, Siebert grounded into a double play, Fisk scoring. Tommy Harper then singled to drive in Cater with the third run.

Tigers 4, White Sox 3 at Detroit (night game):
A triple by Mickey Stanley and sacrifice fly by Ed Brinkman broke up an overtime game and gave the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the White Sox in 11 innings. While the Tigers took a 3-0 lead, Joe Coleman held the White Sox hitless until the seventh when Dick Allen tripled and Rick Reichardt hit a sacrifice fly. The White Sox then tied the score in the eighth, bunching three singles off Coleman for one run and adding another on a sacrifice fly by Walt Williams after Fred Scherman relieved.

[DH] Royals 6, Indians 5 (night game) / Royals 11, Indians 8 at Kansas City (night game):
Led by Lou Piniella, who rapped six hits and drove in five runs, the Royals beat the Indians in both games of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-5 and 11-8. Piniella had four hits in the opener and drove in two runs. In the eighth inning, Richie Scheinblum walked. Steve Hovley, running for Scheinblum, took third on a single by John Mayberry and scored the winning run on a double by Piniella. In the nightcap, Piniella batted in two runs with a single in the first inning and the Royals then exploded for seven more in the second. Mayberry and Cookie Rojas each hit a two-run double. Piniella capped his big night with a homer in the fourth.

[DH] A's 4, Brewers 0 (night game) / Brewers 7, A's 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
After being shut out by Catfish Hunter, 4-0, in the first game, the Brewers came back to beat the Athletics, 7-4, in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader. Hunter's shutout was his third in his last four starts. Reggie Jackson backed Hunter with a homer and run-scoring double. The Brewers opened the nightcap with three runs on an error, singles by Bob Heise and George Scott and double by Dave May. Three more runs followed in the sixth with the aid of an error and passed ball. Mike Epstein hit two homers for the A's, who rallied for two more runs in the ninth to chase Jim Lonborg before Frank Linzy came in to save the game.

Yankees 6, Twins 0 at New York (night game):
Ending their four-game losing streak, the Yankees smashed three homers and beat the Twins, 6-0, behind the pitching of Steve Kline, who yielded only six singles. Ray Corbin's wildness and gopher pitches enabled the Yankees to score five runs in the third inning. Thurman Munson hit his homer after a pass to Kline and Ron Blomberg belted his blow after walks to Bobby Murcer and Roy White. Murcer accounted for the last tally with a round-tripper in the eighth.

Orioles 2, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Bobby Grich doubled in the 15th inning and scored on a single by Brooks Robinson to bring the Orioles a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. The Orioles scored their first run without the benefit of a hit in the opening inning. Don Buford and Johnny Oates walked. Buford tagged up and advanced to third on a long fly by Grich and crossed the plate on a grounder by Boog Powell. Frank Howard tied the score with a homer in the seventh.

Cubs 2, Reds 1 at Chicago (day game):
Relieving in the 10th inning, Clay Carroll threw only one pitch and was the loser when Billy Williams connected for a homer to give the Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Reds, who were stopped on a seven-game winning streak. The Cubs counted their first run off Gary Nolan in the sixth on singles by Jose Cardenal and Glenn Beckert and sacrifice fly by Ron Santo. Tony Perez homered in the seventh for the tying run off Fergie Jenkins, who beat the Reds for the fourth straight time this season.

Astros 11, Cardinals 3 at Houston (night game):
Reggie Cleveland, a winner of six straight games, was stopped on that streak by the Astros, who defeated the Cardinals, 11-3. Jerry Reuss beat his former teammates for the first time after losing to them twice previously this season. Ted Simmons accounted for the Cardinals' runs with a bases-loaded double. Cesar Cedeno and Lee May each homered with a man on base for the Astros, Cedeno circling the sacks on an inside-the-park blow in the fifth inning.

Dodgers 2, Mets 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
With two out in the 10th inning, Frank Robinson smashed a homer to give the Dodgers a 2-1 victory over the Mets. Willie Mays reached base on an error by Bobby Valentine in the first inning and scored the Mets' run on a double by Jim Fregosi and infield out by Rusty Staub, who was back in the lineup for the first time since June 18 after being sidelined by trouble with his right hand. The Dodgers' tying run in the fourth also was unearned on an error by Bill Sudakis.

Braves 4, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Although collecting 10 hits off Ron Reed, the Pirates lost to the Braves, 4-2, to end their five-game winning streak. The Braves also had 10 hits, seven off Steve Blass, who wound up with the loss when the Braves scored three runs in the fifth inning on singles by Gil Garrido and Reed, double by Ralph Garr, error by Jose Pagan and infield out by Mike Lum.

Padres 5, Phillies 1 at San Diego (night game):
Steve Arlin pitched hitless ball for 8 2/3 innings before his bid for a no-hitter was wrecked as the Padres' righthander defeated the Phillies, 5-1. With a count of one ball and two strikes, Denny Doyle bounced a single over the head of third baseman Dave Roberts. Upset by the hit, Arlin balked and then yielded a run-scoring single by Tommy Hutton to deprive himself of a shutout. Nate Colbert batted in three runs for the Padres with a double and homer.

Giants 3, Expos 0 at San Francisco (night game):
Ron Bryant allowed only four hits and pitched the Giants to a 3-0 victory over the Expos. Bobby Bonds singled and Garry Maddox homered in the first inning to give Bryant enough runs to win. The Giants added their other tally in the fourth on two singles, a wild pitch and balk by Balor Moore. Bryant hit Ron Hunt with a pitch in the sixth inning. That was the 192nd time Hunt had been hit in his career, tying the major league record held by Minnie Minoso.