MLB standings through games of July 26, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	88	51	37	0	.580		309	266	26-18	25-19	7-3	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	88	50	38	0	.568	1.0	310	244	23-20	27-18	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	86	45	41	0	.523	5.0	373	367	28-16	17-25	8-2	Lost 1
New York Yankees	85	42	43	0	.494	7.5	301	269	27-16	15-27	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	87	36	51	0	.414	14.5	257	301	21-19	15-32	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	87	35	52	0	.402	15.5	258	347	21-23	14-29	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	91	56	35	0	.615		363	276	25-17	31-18	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	90	49	41	0	.544	6.5	327	331	34-12	15-29	4-6	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	87	45	42	0	.517	9.0	319	308	25-16	20-26	5-5	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	89	44	45	0	.494	11.0	356	319	28-20	16-25	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	92	40	52	0	.435	16.5	278	360	23-23	17-29	3-7	Won 1
Texas Rangers	90	37	53	0	.411	18.5	294	357	23-26	14-27	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	55	33	0	.625		413	307	30-17	25-16	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	87	49	38	0	.563	5.5	294	310	24-19	25-19	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	88	45	43	0	.511	10.0	337	350	22-21	23-22	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	91	46	44	1	.511	10.0	397	333	26-18	20-26	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	87	40	47	0	.460	14.5	283	346	20-20	20-27	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	88	31	57	0	.352	24.0	285	377	16-29	15-28	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	88	55	33	0	.625		414	308	20-20	35-13	8-2	Lost 1
Houston Astros	92	51	41	0	.554	6.0	429	383	23-21	28-20	3-7	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	89	47	42	0	.528	8.5	322	293	23-22	24-20	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	92	42	49	1	.462	14.5	361	412	20-19	22-30	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	93	41	52	0	.441	16.5	385	399	18-32	23-20	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	89	33	56	0	.371	22.5	269	371	17-38	16-18	4-6	Lost 3