MLB standings through games of August 4, 1972

MLB standings at the end of August 4, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	99	55	44	0	.556		344	321	28-22	27-22	3-7	Lost 4
Baltimore Orioles	99	53	46	0	.535	2.0	339	276	25-24	28-22	3-7	Lost 3
New York Yankees	97	50	47	0	.515	4.0	360	310	30-17	20-30	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	98	50	48	0	.510	4.5	412	425	31-18	19-30	4-6	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	99	46	53	0	.465	9.0	294	327	29-20	17-33	8-2	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	99	40	59	0	.404	15.0	313	389	23-26	17-33	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	100	61	39	0	.610		395	296	30-20	31-19	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	99	56	43	0	.566	4.5	368	355	40-13	16-30	8-2	Won 4
Minnesota Twins	96	50	46	0	.521	9.0	348	339	27-17	23-29	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	98	46	52	0	.469	14.0	374	354	28-21	18-31	2-8	Lost 3
California Angels	100	45	55	0	.450	16.0	315	386	27-24	18-31	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	100	40	60	0	.400	21.0	310	394	24-28	16-32	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	99	61	38	0	.616		449	342	32-18	29-20	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	98	54	44	0	.551	6.5	325	345	28-23	26-21	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	103	53	49	1	.520	9.5	431	359	30-18	23-31	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	98	48	50	0	.490	12.5	373	390	24-23	24-27	3-7	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	97	45	52	0	.464	15.0	308	377	24-23	21-29	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	100	38	62	0	.380	23.5	321	408	19-33	19-29	6-4	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	98	60	38	0	.612		446	348	24-24	36-14	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	101	56	45	0	.554	5.5	475	417	27-25	29-20	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	99	51	48	0	.515	9.5	365	348	25-24	26-24	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	103	46	56	1	.451	16.0	409	471	24-24	22-32	3-7	Lost 6
San Francisco Giants	102	45	57	0	.441	17.0	422	436	18-33	27-24	5-5	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	100	41	59	0	.410	20.0	326	409	17-38	24-21	8-2	Won 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 2, Orioles 0 at Boston (night game):
Luis Aparicio returned to the Red Sox lineup after a six-week layoff with a broken finger and drove in one run in support of Marty Pattin, who pitched a two-hitter and beat the Orioles, 2-0. The Red Sox were held hitless by Pat Dobson until the fifth inning when Carlton Fisk singled and took third on a single by Danny Cater. Fisk then scored when Aparicio forced Cater. Rico Petrocelli batted in the other run with a single in the sixth.

White Sox 3, Rangers 2 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox, continuing to enjoy success in close games, beat the Rangers, 3-2, when Dick Allen doubled to score Buddy Bradford in the ninth inning. Bradford batted for Stan Bahnsen and singled. When Pat Kelly bunted, all hands were safe on a late throw to second. Jay Johnstone, who had homered earlier in the game, failed twice to sacrifice. The White Sox then sent Rick Reichardt to bat for Johnstone. Horacio Pina replaced Paul Lindblad and threw a called strike past Reichardt for a strikeout charged to Johnstone. However, Pina was unable to handle Allen, who rapped his winning double.

Indians 1, Tigers 0 at Cleveland (night game):
The four-hit hurling of Dick Tidrow and a homer by Frank Duffy combined to give the Indians a 1-0 victory over the Tigers. The smash by Duffy in the seventh inning beat Mickey Lolich, who allowed six hits before going out for a pinch-hitter in the eighth. The shutout was the third for Tidrow in his last five starts.

Angels 6, Royals 5 at Kansas City (night game):
Enjoying his best game at bat since being acquired by the Angels, Vada Pinson collected five hits and drove in a run in the 10th inning to beat the Royals, 6-5. Leroy Stanton singled, Sandy Alomar walked and, with one out, Pinson cracked his fifth hit and batted in his third run of the game. In addition, Pinson also scored twice.

Yankees 9, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
A grand slam by Bobby Murcer in the seventh inning clinched the Yankees' 9-4 victory over the Brewers. Murcer also scored twice after reaching base on walks. The Yankees counted four times in the second on a double by Felipe Alou, pass to Murcer and four singles. Murcer walked again in the third, stole second and scored on a single by Celerino Sanchez. Hits by Fritz Peterson, Thurman Munson and Roy White loaded the bases in the seventh for Murcer's slam off Archie Reynolds.

Twins 5, A's 4 at Minnesota (night game):
A single by Rod Carew and double by Steve Braun in the seventh inning provided the deciding run for the Twins in a 5-4 victory over the Athletics. Bert Blyleven ended his personal four-game losing streak with help from Wayne Granger, who gave up a homer by Joe Rudi in the eighth.

[DH] Reds 6, Braves 5 (night game) / Reds 3, Braves 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Led by Bobby Tolan, who collected five hits in 10 trips, the Reds defeated the Braves, 6-5 and 3-2, with the first game going 11 innings. In the lidlifter, Earl Williams hit a three-run homer in the seventh to put the Braves ahead, 5-3, but the Reds picked up a run on doubles by Denis Menke and Joe Hague in the eighth and tied the score when Tolan homered in the ninth. Tolan doubled with one out in the 11th and Johnny Bench was passed intentionally. Tony Perez then forced Bench at second, but when Felix Millan threw wildly to first in an attempt to complete the double play, Tolan scored the winning run. In the nightcap, the Reds scored all their runs in the third inning on a walk to Bill Plummer, forceout by Ross Grimsley and singles by Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Tolan. Dusty Baker produced the Braves' runs with a homer in the ninth.

Padres 2, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Posting his first major league shutout, Mike Caldwell pitched the Padres to a 2-0 victory over the Dodgers. Caldwell's duel with Bill Singer was not decided until the ninth when the Padres scored their runs on doubles by Nate Colbert, Cito Gaston and Garry Jestadt.

Expos 2, Pirates 1 at Montreal (night game):
Balor Moore, the Expos' rookie lefthander, struck out Willie Stargell with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to complete a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. The Expos started the scoring with a run in the fourth on a walk to Ron Fairly, wild pitch by Bruce Kison and single by Clyde Mashore. Gene Clines tripled and Dave Cash hit a sacrifice fly for the Pirates' tying run in the sixth, but Tim McCarver provided the winning run with a homer in the Expos' half.

Mets 6, Cubs 1 at New York (night game):
Jim McAndrew pitched a three-hitter and Willie Mays drove in three runs with a homer and two singles as the Mets defeated the Cubs, 6-1. Tommie Agee also hit a homer for the Mets.

Astros 6, Giants 1 at San Francisco (night game):
Lee May smashed two homers and Johnny Edwards added one to lead the Astros' attack in a 6-1 victory over the Giants. May also doubled and scored the Astros' first run on a single by Bob Watson in the second inning. May's homers in the fourth and sixth came off Juan Marichal. Edwards socked his off Don McMahon in the ninth.

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Don Durham homered with two men on base for his first major league hit, but the Cardinals' rookie righthander was knocked out in the eighth inning and lost to the Phillies, 8-3. Durham, failing to protect a 3-2 lead, walked Oscar Gamble to open the eighth. Denny Doyle followed with a single. When Larry Bowa bunted, Durham threw late to third and all runners were safe, loading the bases. Tommy Hutton, who had knocked in two earlier runs with a sacrifice fly and infield out, made it four RBIs for the night with a single to send the Phillies ahead. Other runs followed on a single by Willie Montanez, triple by Don Money and single by Bill Robinson.