MLB standings through games of August 12, 1972

MLB standings at the end of August 12, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	108	59	49	0	.546		380	297	27-25	32-24	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	108	58	50	0	.537	1.0	366	349	28-24	30-26	3-7	Lost 4
New York Yankees	106	56	50	0	.528	2.0	388	337	34-19	22-31	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	106	54	52	0	.509	4.0	439	456	34-20	20-32	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	107	50	57	0	.467	8.5	324	351	30-22	20-35	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	108	43	65	0	.398	16.0	336	429	25-31	18-34	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	107	62	45	0	.579		402	377	42-14	20-31	8-2	Won 1
Oakland A's	109	63	46	0	.578		415	328	31-22	32-24	2-8	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	105	55	50	0	.524	6.0	379	361	31-19	24-31	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	106	51	55	0	.481	10.5	396	372	32-23	19-32	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	108	49	59	0	.454	13.5	333	404	29-27	20-32	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	108	43	65	0	.398	19.5	334	431	25-29	18-36	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	106	67	39	0	.632		491	362	35-19	32-20	7-3	Won 2
New York Mets	105	57	48	0	.543	9.5	358	370	29-24	28-24	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	110	57	52	1	.523	11.5	460	390	33-20	24-32	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	105	51	54	0	.486	15.5	401	426	27-25	24-29	4-6	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	105	48	57	0	.457	18.5	334	418	24-26	24-31	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	106	40	66	0	.377	27.0	333	425	19-35	21-31	6-4	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	106	64	42	0	.604		479	379	28-26	36-16	6-4	Lost 3
Houston Astros	109	61	48	0	.560	4.5	510	453	29-25	32-23	7-3	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	106	56	50	0	.528	8.0	389	361	27-24	29-26	7-3	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	111	51	59	1	.464	15.0	450	507	28-25	23-34	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	110	48	62	0	.436	18.0	462	470	21-36	27-26	3-7	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	107	42	65	0	.393	22.5	341	447	17-40	25-25	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 3, Red Sox 2 (night game) / Red Sox 5, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Although held to four hits, the Orioles were able to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, but they collected only three hits off Luis Tiant in the second game and lost to the Red Sox, 5-3. Merv Rettenmund had a hand in all of the Orioles' scoring in the opener. Passes to Rettenmund and Terry Crowley, a bunt by Bobby Grich and sacrifice fly by Boog Powell produced a run in the first inning. A homer by Rico Petrocelli in the second, double by Danny Cater and single by John Kennedy in the seventh put the Red Sox ahead, but Rettenmund tied the score with a circuit clout in the Orioles' half of the seventh. Brooks Robinson walked in the ninth and advanced on a sacrifice. Paul Blair ran for Robinson and, after an intentional pass to Don Buford with two out, Rettenmund singled to drive in the winning run.

Twins 4, Angels 1 at California (night game):
Dave Goltz, the Twins' 23-year-old rookie righthander, beat the Angels, 4-1, for his third straight victory without a defeat. Goltz lost a bid for his first major league shutout when John Stephenson homered for the Angels' run with one out in the ninth inning.

Indians 6, Tigers 1 at Detroit (day game):
Mickey Lolich failed for the third time in a bid for his 19th victory and drew his ninth defeat instead when the Indians beat the Tigers, 6-1, behind the pitching of Dick Tidrow. Buddy Bell had his second straight four-hit game for the Indians before flying out on his final trip to the plate. Lolich gave up all of the Indians' runs on 11 hits in 6 1/3 innings, including an inside-the-park homer by Tommy McCraw.

Yankees 10, Brewers 6 at New York (day game):
Johnny Callison, who drove in a total of six runs, hit a grand-slam homer in the seventh inning to power the Yankees past the Brewers, 10-6. The Yankees had a lead of only 4-3 going into the seventh and loaded the bases on a walk to Horace Clarke, single by Thurman Munson and pass to Bobby Murcer. Clarke scored on a wild pitch by Ken Sanders, who had relieved Earl Stephenson. After Roy White flied out, Ron Blomberg drew a walk to fill the sacks once again and Callison followed with his grand slam. Murcer added a run with a homer in the eighth.

White Sox 3, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Wilbur Wood became the major leagues' first 20-game winner of the season and pitched the White Sox into first place by one percentage point in the West division by deposing the Athletics, 3-1, in 11 innings. Wood did not yield a hit in his scoreless duel with Blue Moon Odom until Brant Alyea singled off Mike Andrews' glove in the seventh The White Sox broke through with a run in the ninth on a triple by Dick Allen and sacrifice fly by Carlos May, but Alyea homered to tie the score with the A's second and last hit off Wood. In the 11th, Allen singled but was thrown out trying to steal second. May walked and Ed Spiezio then homered off Rollie Fingers to win the game for the White Sox, who took over the division lead for the first time since May 26.

Rangers 3, Royals 0 at Texas (night game):
Frank Howard smashed his first homer since July 18 and Mike Paul allowed only two hits as the Rangers defeated the Royals, 3-0, in a game stopped by rain with two out in the home half of the seventh inning. Howard connected for the circuit with a man on base in the fourth. Howard also walked in the seventh and yielded the paths to Elliott Maddox, who scored the final run before rain ended the contest.

Braves 7, Reds 2 at Atlanta (night game):
While Ron Reed pitched a three-hitter, the Braves piled up 13 hits, including homers by Earl Williams and Ralph Garr, to defeat the Reds, 7-2.

Mets 2, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Willie Mays homered in the sixth inning and Tommie Agee hit for the circuit in the 10th to provide the Mets with a 2-1 victory over the Cubs, but it took an extraordinary relief effort by Tug McGraw to save the game for Tom Seaver. The Cubs' run counted on doubles by Jose Cardenal and Ron Santo in the sixth. After Agee put the Mets ahead in the 10th, Paul Popovich led off the Cubs' half with a triple. McGraw, replacing Seaver, retired Brock Davis on a pop fly, Don Kessinger on a grounder and Cardenal on a fly to preserve the victory.

Astros 3, Giants 1 at Houston (night game):
Don Wilson scattered seven hits and struck out 12 in pitching the Astros to a 3-1 victory over the Giants. A walk to Jim Wynn, singles by Lee May and Bob Watson and a sacrifice fly by Johnny Edwards gave the Astros two runs in the fourth inning. Wynn homered for the other run in the sixth. Ken Henderson, who had three hits for the Giants, scored their run on a double by Tito Fuentes in the seventh.

Expos 3, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (day game):
Consecutive homers by Bob Bailey and Hal Breeden with two out in the eighth inning carried the Expos to a 3-2 victory over the Phillies and handed Ken Reynolds his ninth straight defeat. The Expos' initial run came in the first on a walk to Ron Hunt and double by Bailey. Willie Montanez homered for the Phillies in the second and then doubled and scored on a single by Greg Luzinski in the sixth.

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A homer by Bob Robertson in the sixth inning proved decisive in enabling the Pirates to outlast the Cardinals, 6-5. The Pirates broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the fifth on a single by Milt May, two walks, a sacrifice fly by Bob Moose, triple by Vic Davalillo and wild throw by Ted Sizemore. Robertson's homer in the sixth appeared to be superfluous until the Cardinals rallied for four runs in the eighth, two scoring on a homer by Ted Simmons.

Dodgers 5, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Starting with a three-run homer by Willie Crawford in the first inning, the Dodgers defeated the Padres, 5-2. Steve Arlin, starting for the Padres, retired the first two batters before Willie Davis walked, Wes Parker singled and Crawford homered.