MLB standings through games of July 29, 1972

MLB standings at the end of July 29, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	92	53	39	0	.576		325	284	26-18	27-21	6-4	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	91	51	40	0	.560	1.5	318	255	24-22	27-18	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	90	46	44	0	.511	6.0	383	389	28-16	18-28	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	89	45	44	0	.506	6.5	323	279	30-17	15-27	7-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	90	38	52	0	.422	14.0	268	309	21-19	17-33	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	91	37	54	0	.407	15.5	276	363	23-25	14-29	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	94	58	36	0	.617		377	285	27-18	31-18	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	94	52	42	0	.553	6.0	343	340	37-13	15-29	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	90	46	44	0	.511	10.0	328	322	25-16	21-28	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	93	45	48	0	.484	12.5	365	335	28-20	17-28	3-7	Lost 2
California Angels	95	43	52	0	.453	15.5	294	363	26-23	17-29	5-5	Won 4
Texas Rangers	93	37	56	0	.398	20.5	297	373	23-26	14-30	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	58	35	0	.624		428	321	32-18	26-17	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	91	50	41	0	.549	7.0	304	326	24-20	26-21	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	95	48	46	1	.511	10.5	406	340	27-18	21-28	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	91	46	45	0	.505	11.0	348	358	22-21	24-24	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	90	42	48	0	.467	14.5	294	358	21-21	21-27	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	93	34	59	0	.366	24.0	297	388	19-31	15-28	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	91	56	35	0	.615		426	317	21-22	35-13	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	95	52	43	0	.547	6.0	444	397	24-23	28-20	4-6	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	49	43	0	.533	7.5	336	308	23-22	26-21	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	94	43	50	1	.462	14.0	367	420	21-20	22-30	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	95	42	53	0	.442	16.0	393	405	18-32	24-21	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	92	35	57	0	.380	21.5	278	383	17-38	18-19	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Indians 3 at Baltimore (day game):
Brooks Robinson broke up an overtime game by hitting a homer with two out in the 11th inning to give the Orioles a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Frank Duffy hit his first major league homer for the Indians with a man on base in the first and John Lowenstein connected for the circuit in the ninth to put the Tribe ahead, 3-2, but the Orioles rallied to tie the score with a double by Paul Blair and single by Don Baylor.

Angels 8, Rangers 1 at California (night game):
Rudy May was hit in the stomach by a line drive off the bat of Frank Howard in the fourth inning, but the southpaw remained in the game and pitched the Angels to an 8-1 victory over the Rangers. To show his fortitude, May came to bat in the Angels' half of the fourth and doubled. Two walks followed to load the bases. Bob Oliver then grounded to Dave Nelson for an infield hit and when the third baseman threw wildly, all three runners on base scored.

White Sox 4, Royals 3 at Chicago (day game):
The White Sox won a game by a one-run margin for the 26th time this season when Ed Spiezio singled with two out in the ninth inning to score Carlos May and beat the Royals, 4-3. May was hit by a pitch, stole second and reached third on a throwing error by catcher Ed Kirkpatrick.

Brewers 8, Tigers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Homers by Johnny Briggs, Joe Lahoud and Dave May accounted for seven of the Brewers' runs in an 8-3 victory over the Tigers. Briggs smashed his drive with two men on base in the first inning, while clouts by Lahoud in the third and May in the sixth each came with one aboard. The Brewers' other run counted in the fifth on a double by Ron Theobald and single by George Scott. Al Kaline and Norm Cash homered for the Tigers.

Yankees 8, Red Sox 1 at New York (day game):
The Yankees went over the .500 mark for the first time this season by beating the Red Sox, 8-1, to reach a record of 45-44. Steve Kline, who was the winner on a five-hitter, equaled his career high of 10 victories. The Yankees settled the issue with four runs off John Curtis in the first inning on three walks, singles by Bobby Murcer and Gene Michael and a ground-rule double by Hal Lanier. Carlton Fisk homered in the fifth to save the Red Sox from being shut out.

A's 7, Twins 2 at Oakland (day game):
Reggie Jackson hit a pair of solo homers and Joe Rudi smashed a drive with two men on base to power the Athletics to a 7-2 victory over the Twins. After Jackson's first homer in the third inning, Rudi and Jackson connected in succession in the seventh to put the game away with four unearned runs resulting from an error by Eric Soderholm.

Giants 5, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
The Giants scored five runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Braves, 5-2, despite an erratic performance by Frank Reberger, who gave up 12 hits and six walks before being lifted with two out in the eighth. Jerry Johnson retired the last five batters, striking out two. The Giants bunched five singles with a walk in their big inning, but three of their runs were unearned on an error by Darrell Evans.

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2 at Chicago (day game):
Randy Hundley homered in the seventh inning to produce the Cubs' deciding run in a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals. Billy Williams had a hand in the Cubs' two other tallies, batting in one with a sacrifice fly in the first and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Ron Santo after hitting a double in the fourth and advancing to third base on a single by Joe Pepitone.

Padres 4, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Nate Colbert doubled in the 17th inning and scored on a single by Jerry Morales to give the Padres a 4-3 victory over the Reds. Darrel Chaney kept the Padres from winning in regulation distance by hitting a homer to tie the score in the ninth. After the Padres scored in the 17th, Chaney and Julian Javier singled with two out in the Reds' half, but Mark Schaeffer took over as the Padres' fifth pitcher and saved the game by retiring Pete Rose.

Astros 7, Dodgers 2 at Houston (day game):
Led by the batting of Lee May, the Astros defeated the Dodgers, 7-2. May drove in one run with a single in the first inning and batted in three more with a homer in the seventh. Bob Watson accounted for two RBIs with a single and triple.

Expos 6, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
Although knocked out in the sixth inning, Mike Torrez gained his 12th victory with the relief assistance of Mike Marshall, who picked up his 12th save when the Expos defeated the Mets, 6-3. Ron Fairly started the Expos on their way to victory by hitting a three-run homer in the first. Singles by Ken Singleton and Tim Foli, around a walk to Boots Day, added a tally in the third. Ron Hunt singled and Clyde Mashore doubled for another run in the eighth and Terry Humphrey wound up the Expos' scoring with his first major league homer in the ninth.

[DH] Phillies 5, Pirates 2 (night game) / Pirates 3, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Pirates, after losing the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-2, came back to beat the Phillies in the second game, 3-2. Larry Bowa led the Phillies at bat in the lidlifter, driving in two runs and scoring two. Willie Stargell homered for the Pirates. Manny Sanguillen, who had five hits in seven trips in the twinbill, smashed a homer in the second inning of the nightcap and drove in another run with a single in the fourth. The Pirates added what proved to be their winning marker in the eighth on a single by Gene Clines, his theft of second and a single by Stargell. The Phillies rallied for their two runs in the ninth on a walk to Terry Harmon, triple by Bowa and double by Greg Luzinski before Dave Giusti retired the last two batters on strikes to record his 16th save of the season.