MLB standings through games of August 5, 1972

MLB standings at the end of August 5, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	100	56	44	0	.560		348	324	28-22	28-22	3-7	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	100	53	47	0	.530	3.0	342	282	25-24	28-23	3-7	Lost 4
Boston Red Sox	99	51	48	0	.515	4.5	418	428	32-18	19-30	5-5	Won 4
New York Yankees	98	50	48	0	.510	5.0	360	314	30-17	20-31	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	100	46	54	0	.460	10.0	297	331	29-21	17-33	8-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	100	41	59	0	.410	15.0	317	389	24-26	17-33	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	101	61	40	0	.604		395	300	30-20	31-20	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	100	56	44	0	.560	4.5	373	366	40-14	16-30	7-3	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	97	51	46	0	.526	8.0	352	339	28-17	23-29	6-4	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	99	47	52	0	.475	13.0	376	355	29-21	18-31	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	101	45	56	0	.446	16.0	316	388	27-24	18-32	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	101	41	60	0	.406	20.0	321	399	24-28	17-32	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	100	62	38	0	.620		456	346	32-18	30-20	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	99	54	45	0	.545	7.5	327	348	28-24	26-21	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	104	54	49	1	.524	9.5	434	361	30-18	24-31	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	99	48	51	0	.485	13.5	373	395	24-24	24-27	2-8	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	98	45	53	0	.459	16.0	312	384	24-24	21-29	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	101	39	62	0	.386	23.5	326	408	19-33	20-29	6-4	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	99	61	38	0	.616		450	350	25-24	36-14	5-5	Won 3
Houston Astros	102	57	45	0	.559	5.5	479	420	27-25	30-20	6-4	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	100	52	48	0	.520	9.5	366	348	26-24	26-24	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	104	46	57	1	.447	17.0	411	475	24-24	22-33	3-7	Lost 7
San Francisco Giants	103	45	58	0	.437	18.0	425	440	18-34	27-24	4-6	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	101	41	60	0	.406	21.0	326	410	17-38	24-22	7-3	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Orioles 3 at Boston (day game):
Rico Petrocelli hit a two-run double and grand-slam homer to account for all the Red Sox scoring in a 6-3 victory over the Orioles. After Petrocelli's two-bagger tied the score at 2-2 in the first inning, the Red Sox loaded the bases in the third on a safe bunt by Doug Griffin, single by Carl Yastrzemski and pass to Reggie Smith, setting the stage for Petrocelli's grand slam off Dave McNally.

Rangers 11, White Sox 5 at Chicago (day game):
Ted Ford drove in five runs to help the Rangers ride to an 11-5 victory over the White Sox. The Rangers counted twice in the first inning on a bases-loaded single by Larry Biittner and put themselves safely on the winning road with five runs in the fourth, three scoring on a double by Ford.

Tigers 4, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Duke Sims marked his return to the A. L. by hitting a homer in the seventh inning and batting in the winning run with a single in the 11th as the Tigers ended their four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Sims formerly was with the Indians before going to the Dodgers in 1971. The Tigers obtained the veteran catcher on waivers. Sims' homer accounted for the first run off Gaylord Perry, who held a 3-1 lead going into the ninth when the Tigers struck for the tying tallies on back-to-back homers by Gates Brown and Norm Cash. In the 11th, Aurelio Rodriguez doubled and Cash was passed intentionally. After Jim Northrup forced Cash, Sims came up and lashed the game-winning single.

Royals 2, Angels 1 at Kansas City (day game):
After eight scoreless innings, the Angels picked up a run in the ninth, but the Royals rallied for two in their half to gain a 2-1 victory. Jack Hiatt singled for the Angels in the ninth and Curt Motton, running for him, scored on a sacrifice, a wild pitch and a fly by Leroy Stanton. In the Royals' half, Lou Piniella singled and gave way on the paths to Joe Keough, who moved to second on a sacrifice, took third on a passed ball and counted the tying tally on a pop single by Gail Hopkins. Carl Taylor then walked and Freddie Patek singled to drive in the winning run.

Brewers 4, Yankees 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
Bill Parsons pitched a five-hitter and also joined in the Brewers' attack with two singles in a 4-0 victory over the Yankees. Parsons scored one run and batted in another.

Twins 4, A's 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Posting his second straight shutout, Dick Woodson pitched the Twins to a 4-0 victory over the Athletics. Vida Blue yielded all four runs before going out for a pinch-hitter after four innings on the mound. A walk to Harmon Killebrew, single by Bobby Darwin and double by Steve Braun produced two runs in the first. An error resulted in another tally in the second and the final marker counted in the fourth on a double by Danny Thompson, sacrifice by Woodson and single by Cesar Tovar.

Reds 4, Braves 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Two triples by Pete Rose paced the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Braves. Rose's first triple, a double by Joe Morgan and single by Johnny Bench gave the Reds a 2-0 lead in the third inning. The Braves picked up a run in the sixth and tied the score when Larvell Blanks hit his first major league homer in the seventh. Rose hit his second triple in the eighth and scored the tie-breaking run when Marty Perez threw wildly to third in handling the relay of the ball from the outfield. Bench then provided an insurance run with his first homer since July 12.

Dodgers 1, Padres 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Although yielding only four hits, Clay Kirby was the loser when the Dodgers edged the Padres, 1-0. Manny Mota drew a walk from Kirby to open the eighth inning, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Willie Davis and took third after the long fly by Bill Buckner. Kirby passed Wes Parker intentionally but then failed to retire Bobby Valentine, who singled to drive in Mota. Claude Osteen and Jim Brewer, who relieved with a man on base in the ninth, combined to rack up the Dodgers' 15th shutout of the season and halt the Padres on their five-game winning streak.

Pirates 7, Expos 4 at Montreal (day game):
Homers by Al Oliver, Richie Hebner and Willie Stargell helped the Pirates overcome a 4-0 deficit and defeat the Expos, 7-4. Oliver started the Pirates' rally with a round-tripper in the fourth and Hebner followed with a circuit clout in the fifth. Gene Clines and Oliver singled in the sixth and Stargell turned the game around with a three-run homer. The Pirates added another tally before the inning was over on singles by Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash and Gene Alley. Stargell accounted for his fourth RBI of the game with a run-scoring single in the seventh.

Cubs 3, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
A single by Jim Hickman with two out in the eighth inning drove in the Cubs' tying and winning runs in a 3-2 victory over the Mets. Danny Frisella, who replaced Jon Matlack with a 2-1 lead, started the eighth by giving up a single to Ron Santo. Bill North bunted and both runners were safe on Frisella's late throw to second. Glenn Beckert forced Santo and Billy Williams went out, but Frisella uncorked a wild pitch, moving North and Beckert into position to score on Hickman's hit.

Astros 4, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants' failure to execute a double play with one out in the ninth inning enabled the Astros to gain a 4-3 victory. The Giants had successive homers by Willie McCovey and Dave Kingman in the seventh and tied the score at 3-3 on a round-tripper by Bobby Bonds in the eighth. Tommy Helms beat out an infield hit with one away in the ninth, Norm Miller singled and Roger Metzger walked to load the bases. Cesar Cedeno forced Metzger at second but beat the throw to first on the Giants' attempted double play as Helms crossed the plate with the deciding run.

Phillies 5, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Continuing his fantastic pitching, Steve Carlton shut out the Cardinals, 5-0, to record his 12th straight victory and tie the Phillies' all-time record set by Charley Ferguson in 1886. Carlton became the N. L.'s leading winner with 17 and also the leader in shutouts with six. Bill Robinson and Greg Luzinski each hit a two-run homer as the Phillies won their fifth straight game in their longest streak of the season.