MLB standings through games of August 2, 1972

MLB standings at the end of August 2, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	97	55	42	0	.567		341	314	28-21	27-21	4-6	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	97	53	44	0	.546	2.0	336	270	25-24	28-20	4-6	Lost 1
New York Yankees	95	49	46	0	.516	5.0	349	299	30-17	19-29	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	96	48	48	0	.500	6.5	403	423	29-18	19-30	3-7	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	97	44	53	0	.454	11.0	289	324	27-20	17-33	8-2	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	97	39	58	0	.402	16.0	303	377	23-25	16-33	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	99	61	38	0	.616		391	291	30-20	31-18	6-4	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	97	54	43	0	.557	6.0	361	351	38-13	16-30	8-2	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	94	48	46	0	.511	10.5	334	334	26-17	22-29	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	97	46	51	0	.474	14.0	369	348	28-20	18-31	3-7	Lost 2
California Angels	98	44	54	0	.449	16.5	307	377	27-24	17-30	6-4	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	98	40	58	0	.408	20.5	307	382	24-27	16-31	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	97	60	37	0	.619		446	339	32-18	28-19	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	96	53	43	0	.552	6.5	318	340	27-22	26-21	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	100	52	47	1	.525	9.0	426	351	30-18	22-29	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	96	48	48	0	.500	11.5	369	380	24-21	24-27	3-7	Won 2
Montreal Expos	94	43	51	0	.457	15.5	304	372	22-22	21-29	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	98	36	62	0	.367	24.5	309	404	19-33	17-29	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	96	58	38	0	.604		437	341	22-24	36-14	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	100	55	45	0	.550	5.0	469	416	27-25	28-20	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	97	50	47	0	.515	8.5	362	346	24-23	26-24	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	100	46	53	1	.465	13.5	397	456	24-23	22-30	6-4	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	100	45	55	0	.450	15.0	421	427	18-32	27-23	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	98	39	59	0	.398	20.0	318	404	17-38	22-21	6-4	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Yankees 5, Red Sox 1 (day game) / Red Sox 7, Yankees 4 at Boston (night game):
Four-run outbursts proved decisive as the Yankees won the day game, 5-1, and the Red Sox came back to win the night game, 7-4. With the score tied, 1-1, in the afternoon contest, Celerino Sanchez doubled in the eighth inning and John Ellis singled to send the Yankees ahead. Ron Swoboda then walked and Bobby Murcer, batting for Hal Lanier, smashed a three-run homer to clinch the decision. It was the turn of the Red Sox in the night game. After Ellis homered with two men on base in the third inning to put the Yankees in front, 3-2, the Red Sox erupted for four runs in their half. Tommy Harper walked, stole second and counted on a single by Danny Cater to tie the score. A single by Reggie Smith, a wild pitch and pass to Rico Petrocelli loaded the bases. Ben Oglivie knocked in two runs with a double to break the deadlock and another run followed on an error by Sanchez.

White Sox 10, Angels 9 at Chicago (day game):
Terry Forster batted in two runs with a single in the seventh inning to increase the White Sox lead to 10-6, but the relief pitcher then struggled through the last two stanzas before saving a 10-9 victory over the Angels. In the seventh, Ed Spiezio doubled with two out and, after an intentional pass to Ed Herrmann, Luis Alvarado singled to score Spiezio. Forster followed with his two-run single. The Angels came back with a run in the eighth and scored twice more in the ninth on a triple by Vada Pinson, who had four RBIs for the game, before Forster racked up his 16th save of the season.

[DH] Orioles 7, Indians 0 (night game) / Indians 6, Orioles 3 at Cleveland (night game):
With homers as potent weapons for both clubs, the Orioles won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-0, and the Indians took the second game, 6-3. Johnny Oates smashed a three-run homer for the Orioles in the lidlifter and Boog Powell and Bobby Grich provided solo swats in support of Jim Palmer, who pitched a four-hit shutout. In the nightcap, Chris Chambliss homered with two men on base and Roy Foster connected for the circuit with one aboard to account for most of the Indians' scoring.

Brewers 13, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
Sending 12 men to bat in the third inning, the Brewers piled up seven runs to start their scoring in a 13-1 victory over the Tigers. The Brewers collected eight singles in the outburst to set a club record for most hits in one inning. The former mark was seven. Jim Lonborg singled twice and every other player in the lineup had one hit, except for Ron Theobald, who sacrificed, and Dave May, who walked. The Brewers finished the game with 18 hits for another club record, including a homer and two singles by George Scott, who drove in four runs.

A's 5, Royals 0 at Oakland (night game):
Joe Rudi rapped a homer, double and single and Catfish Hunter hurled a five-hitter as the Athletics defeated the Royals, 5-0. Rudi doubled and scored in the fourth inning, batted in a run with a single in the fifth and added a homer in the seventh.

Rangers 4, Twins 1 at Texas (night game):
The Rangers, who had been shut out for 22 innings, scored three unearned runs in the fourth and defeated the Twins, 4-1. Larry Biittner opened the inning with an infield hit and Ted Ford singled. After Dick Billings struck out, Bill Fahey bounced to Ray Corbin, who uncorked a king-sized wild throw to first, allowing both Biittner and Ford to score. Fahey reached third on the error and counted on an infield out by Vic Harris. Ford produced the Rangers' only earned run with a homer in the eighth.

Padres 5, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Fred Norman pitched a shutout and Garry Jestadt knocked in four runs with a homer and double to escort the Padres to a 5-0 victory over the Braves. Jestadt homered in the sixth. The Padres did not break the game wide open until the ninth when Cito Gaston batted in one run with a single and, after the bases were loaded, Jestadt cleared sacks with his double. Nate Colbert, who batted in 13 runs in the previous night's doubleheader, went hitless in three trips but scored after being handed an intentional pass in the ninth.

Astros 10, Reds 1 at Houston (night game):
Cesar Cedeno hit a single, double, triple and homer and drove in four Astros' runs in a 10-1 victory over the Reds. Cedeno's double was wasted, but he homered with a man on base in the third inning, batted in a run with a single in the fifth and added the other RBI with a triple in the seventh. Lee May also homered for the Astros, while Denis Menke accounted for the Reds' run with a round-tripper.

Dodgers 12, Giants 11 at Los Angeles (night game):
Climaxing a wild game, Bill Russell homered with two out in the ninth inning to enable the Dodgers to defeat the Giants, 12-11, and snap a five-game losing streak. There were 30 hits, including 14 for extra bases, in the three-hour, 22-minute contest. Willie Davis batted in five runs for the Dodgers, starting with a two-run homer in the first inning. In the fourth, Wes Parker homered and Lee Lacy tripled with the bases loaded to send the Dodgers ahead, 7-2, but the Giants picked up a run in the fifth and exploded for six in the sixth to take a 9-7 lead. The Dodgers came back with three runs in their half of the sixth, two scoring on a single by Davis, who also drove in another run with a single in the eighth. However, in the ninth, Ed Goodson hit a two-run homer for the Giants to tie the score before Russell won the game with his round-tripper in the Dodgers' half.

Cubs 5, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
The Cubs, after building up a 5-0 lead, escaped with a 5-4 victory over the Expos when rain stopped play after six innings in the first game of a scheduled twi-night doubleheader. The second game was postponed. The Cubs counted what proved to be the deciding run in the fifth inning when J.C. Martin grounded into a forceout with the bases loaded, Jim Hickman scoring. Ron Fairly homered for the Expos, who scored two runs in their half of the fifth and two more in the sixth before rain halted the game.

Phillies 5, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
Rallying against Tom Seaver in the ninth inning, the Phillies scored three runs and defeated the Mets, 5-3. Larry Bowa singled and raced home on a double by Tommy Hutton to tie the game at 3-3. After Willie Montanez flied out, Deron Johnson batted for Greg Luzinski and smashed a two-run homer for the winning blow.

Cardinals 10, Pirates 5 at St. Louis (night game):
Catcher's interference on Milt May, who tipped Lou Brock's bat, opened the gates for the Cardinals, who streamed through for nine runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Pirates, 10-5, in a game stopped after 6½ innings by rain. With the Pirates leading, 5-0, the Cardinals started the fourth with a run on singles by Ted Simmons, Bernie Carbo and Jose Cruz, but Dal Maxvill and Bob Gibson struck out and Brock grounded into a forceout, apparently ending the inning. However, plate umpire Tom Gorman called interference on May, sending Brock to first. Ted Sizemore, Matty Alou, Joe Torre and Simmons followed with successive singles for four runs to kayo Dock Ellis. Carbo greeted Bob Johnson with a three-run homer. Cruz and Maxvill added singles before Gibson struck out to end the inning.