MLB standings through games of August 6, 1972

MLB standings at the end of August 6, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	102	57	45	0	.559		355	331	28-22	29-23	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	101	54	47	0	.535	2.5	353	284	25-24	29-23	3-7	Won 1
New York Yankees	100	52	48	0	.520	4.0	369	318	30-17	22-31	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	100	51	49	0	.510	5.0	420	439	32-19	19-30	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	102	47	55	0	.461	10.0	304	338	30-22	17-33	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	102	41	61	0	.402	16.0	321	398	24-28	17-33	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	103	62	41	0	.602		402	308	30-20	32-21	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	102	58	44	0	.569	3.5	390	368	42-14	16-30	8-2	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	99	52	47	0	.525	8.0	360	346	29-18	23-29	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	101	47	54	0	.465	14.0	381	362	29-23	18-31	2-8	Lost 2
California Angels	103	47	56	0	.456	15.0	323	393	27-24	20-32	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	103	41	62	0	.398	21.0	323	416	24-28	17-34	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	102	64	38	0	.627		471	348	32-18	32-20	7-3	Won 3
New York Mets	100	55	45	0	.550	8.0	339	350	29-24	26-21	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	105	54	50	1	.519	11.0	436	373	30-18	24-32	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	100	49	51	0	.490	14.0	379	395	25-24	24-27	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	100	45	55	0	.450	18.0	314	399	24-26	21-29	3-7	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	102	39	63	0	.382	25.0	326	414	19-33	20-30	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	100	61	39	0	.610		453	354	25-25	36-14	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	104	58	46	0	.558	5.0	488	429	27-25	31-21	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	101	53	48	0	.525	8.5	372	348	27-24	26-24	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	105	47	57	1	.452	16.0	415	478	24-24	23-33	3-7	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	105	46	59	0	.438	17.5	434	449	19-35	27-24	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	102	41	61	0	.402	21.0	326	416	17-38	24-23	6-4	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 11, Red Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
The slugging of Merv Rettenmund, Boog Powell and Paul Blair enabled the Orioles to end their four-game losing streak with an 11-2 victory over the Red Sox. Rettenmund, who singled and scored in the first inning, homered with a man on base in the fifth and doubled in another run in the seventh. The Orioles then erupted for six runs in the eighth, two counting on a homer by Powell and three crossing the plate on a double by Blair, who also scored himself on a single by Bobby Grich. Carlton Fisk set a Red Sox record for most homers by a catcher, hitting his 18th of the season.

[DH] White Sox 10, Rangers 1 (day game) / White Sox 7, Rangers 1 at Chicago (day game):
Wilbur Wood gained his 18th victory and Tom Bradley posted his 12th with route-going performances as the White Sox romped over the Rangers in a doubleheader, 10-1 and 7-1. Wood enjoyed a breeze in the opener after the White Sox sent 11 men to bat against Pete Broberg in the second inning and scored six runs, two counting on a single by Dick Allen. Wood had a run-scoring single during that stanza and added his second RBI with another single in the seventh. The White Sox decided the nightcap in Bradley's favor when Allen homered in the sixth inning and, after Ed Spiezio was safe on an error, Ed Herrmann also hit for the circuit.

[DH] Indians 2, Tigers 1 (day game) / Tigers 6, Indians 5 at Cleveland (day game):
Homers by Jerry Moses and Chris Chambliss carried the Indians to a 2-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader before the Tigers came back with two circuit clouts by Mickey Stanley and one by Willie Horton to win the second game, 6-5. Steve Dunning, who gave up a homer by Jim Northrup for the Tigers' run, gained his first victory of the season in the opener with the aid of Steve Mingori, who relieved in the seventh inning. In the nightcap, Stanley belted a two-run homer in the second to pace the Tigers to a 3-1 lead, but the Indians went ahead with four runs in the seventh, three scoring on a round-tripper by Eddie Leon. Bill Freehan singled and Horton homered to tie the score in the eighth and, one out later, Stanley provided the winning run with his second smash of the game.

[DH] Angels 4, Royals 3 (day game) / Angels 3, Royals 2 at Kansas City (day game):
Extra-base hits proved the difference for the Angels in sweeping a doubleheader with the Royals, 4-3 and 3-2. In the first game, the Angels ended Roger Nelson's streak of 27 scoreless innings of pitching when Leo Cardenas tripled in the sixth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ken McMullen. Leroy Stanton tripled in the seventh and counted on a sacrifice fly by Vada Pinson. McMullen homered in the eighth. Stanton then doubled in the ninth and scored the winning run on a single by Sandy Alomar. In the nightcap, a double by Andy Kosco and single by Bob Oliver in the fourth inning and a double by Ken Berry and single by Alomar in the fifth produced the Angels' first two runs before Oliver decided the outcome with a homer in the eighth. John Mayberry had a homer for the Royals.

[DH] Yankees 3, Brewers 0 (day game) / Yankees 6, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
Sparky Lyle saved one game and won another as the Yankees defeated the Brewers in a doubleheader, 3-0 and 6-4, with the second contest going 10 innings. Steve Kline pitched the first eight innings of the opener before going out for a pinch-hitter and Lyle finished to pick up his 24th save. John Ellis accounted for two Yankee runs with a homer in the sixth. The Brewers scored all their runs in the nightcap in the first inning, three coming on a round-tripper by Tommie Reynolds, and held a 4-3 lead going into the ninth when Bernie Allen tied the score with a homer. Jerry Kenney singled for the Yankees in the 10th, stole second and counted the tie-breaking run on a two-out single by Thurman Munson. Bobby Murcer followed with a double to add an insurance marker.

[DH] A's 6, Twins 3 (day game) / Twins 5, A's 1 at Minnesota (night game):
The largest crowd of the season at Minnesota, 33,571, saw the Twins lose the first game of a doubleheader to the Athletics, 6-3 in 13 innings, and win the second game, 5-1. The Twins sent the opener into extra innings when Harmon Killebrew hit a homer in the ninth. The blow was the 534th of Killer's career, tying him with Jimmie Foxx for fifth place on the major leagues' all-time list. The A's shattered the deadlock in the 13th when Bill Voss doubled and scored on a single by Tim Cullen. Mike Hegan followed with a single and Bert Campaneris then doubled to add two extra tallies. Rod Carew led the Twins in the nightcap with three hits, driving in two runs.

Braves 4, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (day game):
Hank Aaron set a new record for most homers by a player with one club, hitting the 660th and 661st of his career with the Braves, his second circuit clout coming in the 10th inning to beat the Reds, 4-3. The former homer mark for one club was 659 by Babe Ruth with the Yankees. Ralph Garr accounted for the Braves' first two runs with a round-tripper in the opening frame before Aaron swung into action with a homer in the fourth. The Reds tied the score in the sixth when Joe Morgan, Bobby Tolan and Johnny Bench singled and Tony Perez doubled.

Dodgers 6, Padres 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Don Sutton posted his sixth shutout of the season and 16th to the credit of the Dodgers' staff with a six-hit, 6-0 victory over the Padres. The Dodgers also were held scoreless until the sixth inning when they erupted for three runs and kayoed Fred Norman. Wes Parker drove in a pair with a bases-loaded single.

[DH] Pirates 8, Expos 0 (day game) / Pirates 7, Expos 2 at Montreal (day game):
Willie Stargell drove in five runs with two homers including a grand-slam in the first game, and hit another round-tripper in the second game as the Pirates beat the Expos in a doubleheader, 8-0 and 7-2. Two walks around a double by Gene Clines loaded the bases for Stargell's slam off Mike Torrez in the third inning of the lidlifter. The Pirates' slugger added a solo swat in the eighth. Stargell homered again in the second inning of the nightcap before Richie Hebner took over as the Bucs' blaster. Hebner homered with two men on base in the fourth and picked up his fourth RBI with a single in the sixth.

Mets 12, Cubs 2 at New York (day game):
Cleon Jones homered with a man on base in the first inning and John Milner followed with a solo swat to start the Mets off to a 12-2 victory over the Cubs. Milner drove in another run with a triple in the third and Jones accounted for his third RBI of the game with a double in the sixth. Jim Fregosi and Duffy Dyer batted in two runs apiece in the Mets' attack.

[DH] Astros 7, Giants 3 (day game) / Giants 6, Astros 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Jim Willoughby pitched the route and gained his first major league victory as the Giants won the nightcap of a doubleheader, 6-2, after losing the opener to the Astros, 7-3. Lee May drove in two runs with a single and double and also scored twice to lead the Astros' attack in the first game. Johnny Edwards reached base five straight times on three singles and two walks. Chris Speier, Ken Henderson and Dave Kingman hit homers for the Giants in the second game and Ed Goodson drove in two runs with a pair of singles. With the victory, the Giants snapped a five-game losing streak and stopped the Astros on their four-game winning streak.

Cardinals 6, Phillies 0 at St. Louis (day game):
Al Santorini turned in his second complete-game shutout in 62 major league starts, pitching the Cardinals to a 6-0 victory over the Phillies. The righthander's other shutout was achieved while with the Padres against the Mets August 29, 1969. Batterytmate Ted Simmons provided Santorini's principal support against the Phillies, driving in two runs and scoring two while collecting a double and two singles.