MLB standings through games of July 31, 1972

MLB standings at the end of July 31, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	95	55	40	0	.579		340	292	28-19	27-21	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	94	52	42	0	.553	2.5	326	262	25-24	27-18	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	92	47	45	0	.511	6.5	330	287	30-17	17-28	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	93	47	46	0	.505	7.0	391	404	28-16	19-30	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	94	42	52	0	.447	12.5	281	314	25-19	17-33	6-4	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	95	37	58	0	.389	18.0	281	376	23-25	14-33	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	97	59	38	0	.608		382	291	28-20	31-18	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	96	53	43	0	.552	5.5	351	342	37-13	16-30	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	92	47	45	0	.511	9.5	330	330	26-17	21-28	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	95	46	49	0	.484	12.0	369	339	28-20	18-29	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	97	44	53	0	.454	15.0	298	367	27-24	17-29	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	96	39	57	0	.406	19.5	303	378	23-26	16-31	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	60	35	0	.632		437	322	32-18	28-17	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	93	52	41	0	.559	7.0	311	329	26-20	26-21	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	98	51	46	1	.526	10.0	419	344	30-18	21-28	6-4	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	94	46	48	0	.489	13.5	352	371	22-21	24-27	2-8	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	92	42	50	0	.457	16.5	297	365	21-21	21-29	6-4	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	95	34	61	0	.358	26.0	298	397	19-33	15-28	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	94	57	37	0	.606		433	330	22-24	35-13	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	98	54	44	0	.551	5.0	458	412	26-24	28-20	5-5	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	49	46	0	.516	8.5	347	331	23-22	26-24	4-6	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	97	46	50	1	.479	12.0	390	431	24-20	22-30	7-3	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	98	44	54	0	.449	15.0	406	412	18-32	26-22	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	95	36	59	0	.379	21.5	293	397	17-38	19-21	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Yankees 5, Orioles 2 (night game) / Yankees 2, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Relieving in both games, Sparky Lyle gained his 21st and 22nd saves as the Yankees defeated the Orioles in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-2 and 2-1. The Yankees won the opener by scoring all their runs in the seventh inning on six hits and an error. Don Buford homered for the Orioles. In the nightcap, the Orioles counted in the third when Paul Blair reached second base on an error by Hal Lanier and came home on a single by Johnny Oates. The Yankees were shut out by Doyle Alexander until rallying for their two runs in the eighth on a double by Johnny Callison, pass to Horace Clarke, infield out by Bernie Allen and single by Bobby Murcer.

Royals 1, Angels 0 at California (night game):
The first steal of home in Royals' history resulted in a 1-0 victory over the Angels. Amos Otis walked in the fourth inning, raced to third on a wild pickoff throw by Nolan Ryan and then stole home. Ryan yielded only one hit -- a single by Steve Hovley in the eighth. Eddie Fisher gave up two more hits in the ninth. Roger Nelson pitched the route for the Royals and doled out three hits.

[DH] Indians 3, Brewers 2 (night game) / Indians 1, Brewers 0 at Cleveland (night game):
A homer by Jack Brohamer in the 10th inning of the first game and a wild throw by Gary Ryerson with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of the second game gave the Indians 3-2 and 1-0 victories in a sweep of a doubleheader with the Brewers. John Lowenstein also homered in the opener for the Indians' first two runs. In the nightcap, Ray Fosse led off with a single in the ninth and took second on a wild pitch. Graig Nettles walked and Roy Foster beat out an infield hit to load the bases. After Jerry Moses fouled out, Alex Johnson batted for Del Unser and hit a one-hopper to Ryerson, who threw the ball over catcher Joe Azcue's head, trying to start a double play, and the winning run scored.

Tigers 5, Red Sox 2 at Detroit (night game):
Backed by a pair of two-run homers, Mickey Lolich gained his 18th victory for the Tigers by defeating the Red Sox, 5-2. Aurelio Rodriguez homered after a single by Dick McAuliffe in the first inning and Bill Freehan broke a 2-2 tie with a circuit clout following a single by Gates Brown in the fifth. Carl Yastrzemski hit his second homer of the season for the Red Sox.

White Sox 8, Twins 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Dick Allen hit two inside-the-park homers and batted in five runs to pace the White Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Twins. In the first inning, with Pat Kelly and Luis Alvarado on base, Allen hit a drive that bounced over the head of Twins' center fielder Bobby Darwin, who slipped trying to field the ball. Batting again in the fifth, with Alvarado aboard, Allen hit another drive to center and circled the bases when Darwin missed an attempted shoestring catch.

A's 2, Rangers 0 at Oakland (day game):
Vida Blue, displaying the form that won him both the Cy Young and MVP awards last season, allowed only two hits and pitched the Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Rangers. Blue retired the first 17 batters before Rich Hand, his mound opponent, beat out a surprise bunt in the sixth inning. Pinch-hitter Toby Harrah singled for the other hit in the ninth. Hand, who pitched 7 1/3 innings, also yielded only two hits but was the victim of a mental boner by Ted Ford in the third inning and two errors, one that he committed himself, in the eighth. Blue walked in the third inning and took second on a sacrifice. When Joe Rudi flied to Ford, the Rangers' left fielder thought it was the final out of the inning and trotted toward the infield with the ball as Blue tagged up and raced home. Rudi was credited with a sacrifice fly. In the eighth, a single by Ted Kubiak, errors by Hand and Dave Nelson and another sacrifice fly by Rudi added the other tally.

Braves 4, Dodgers 3 at Atlanta (night game):
After being shut out for seven innings, the Braves erupted for four runs in the seventh and beat the Dodgers, 4-3, to give Denny McLain his second victory in an Atlanta uniform. McLain gave up two runs, including a homer by Bill Buckner. Dusty Baker and Felix Millan opened the Braves' rally in the seventh with singles off Claude Osteen and Darrell Evans doubled to drive in Baker. Pete Richert, relieving, retired Marty Perez and Larvell Blanks, who batted for McLain, but Oscar Brown tripled to score Millan and Evans. Ralph Garr followed with a single, sending Brown home with the Braves' deciding run.

Cubs 4, Cardinals 0 at Chicago (day game):
Billy Williams cracked four straight hits and Fergie Jenkins pitched a shutout as the Cubs defeated the Cardinals, 4-0. Williams set up one run and scored another, but Jenkins was even more potent in his production, driving in two runs with a single in the fourth inning.

Giants 7, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Don Carrithers, coming out of the bullpen for his first start since July 3, pitched the Giants to a 7-2 victory over the Reds. Carrithers also helped himself at bat, driving in two runs with a double in the fourth inning. Bobby Bonds and Chris Speier each had three hits in the Giants' attack.

Astros 3, Padres 2 at Houston (night game):
Johnny Edwards walked with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to force in Cesar Cecleno and bring the Astros a 3-2 victory over the Padres. Cedeno struck out to open the stanza but reached first when Steve Arlin uncorked a wild pitch on the third strike. Cedeno stole second and continued to third on a wild throw by catcher Joe Goddard, playing his first game in the majors. Arlin then retired Jim Wynn on a grounder before walking Lee May and Bob Watson intentionally to load the bases.

Mets 4, Expos 2 at New York (night game):
Duffy Dyer homered following a walk to Cleon Jones in the eighth inning to provide the Mets with a 4-2 victory over the Expos. Brent Strom, making his major league debut with the Mets after being called up from Tidewater (International), allowed only one hit and had a 2-0 lead going into the seventh when the young lefthander tired. A single by Tim Foli, two walks and a sacrifice fly by Ken Singleton produced one run. After Danny Frisella relieved, an error by Wayne Garrett allowed the Expos to add the tying tally.

Pirates 2, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (day game):
The Pirates scored two runs in the first inning and Bob Moose took it from there, pitching a six-hitter to beat the Phillies, 2-0. Gene Clines led off with a double and scored the first run on a single by Dave Cash. Rennie Stennett also singled, sending Cash to third, but was out trying to take second on the play. However, Willie Stargell followed with a single to drive in Cash.