MLB standings through games of August 16, 1972

MLB standings at the end of August 16, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	111	60	51	0	.541		393	308	28-27	32-24	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	111	59	52	0	.532	1.0	377	367	29-26	30-26	3-7	Lost 2
New York Yankees	111	58	53	0	.523	2.0	406	357	36-19	22-34	5-5	Lost 3
Boston Red Sox	109	55	54	0	.505	4.0	452	473	34-20	21-34	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	111	52	59	0	.468	8.0	340	361	31-23	21-36	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	112	43	69	0	.384	17.5	350	449	25-31	18-38	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	112	66	46	0	.589		427	333	32-22	34-24	4-6	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	110	64	46	0	.582	1.0	412	387	44-14	20-32	8-2	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	107	57	50	0	.533	6.5	390	370	31-19	26-31	6-4	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	110	54	56	0	.491	11.0	413	393	35-23	19-33	7-3	Won 3
California Angels	111	50	61	0	.450	15.5	341	413	29-28	21-33	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	111	45	66	0	.405	20.5	356	446	27-30	18-36	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	110	69	41	0	.627		507	379	36-20	33-21	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	108	58	50	0	.537	10.0	368	380	30-25	28-25	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	113	58	54	1	.518	12.0	481	415	34-20	24-34	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	109	53	56	0	.486	15.5	415	444	27-25	26-31	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	109	50	59	0	.459	18.5	346	430	25-27	25-32	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	110	41	69	0	.373	28.0	340	445	20-38	21-31	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	110	68	42	0	.618		511	387	28-26	40-16	7-3	Won 4
Houston Astros	113	63	50	0	.558	6.5	527	465	30-26	33-24	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	109	58	51	0	.532	9.5	404	373	28-25	30-26	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	115	52	62	1	.456	18.0	459	534	28-27	24-35	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	114	51	63	0	.447	19.0	492	494	23-36	28-27	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	110	43	67	0	.391	25.0	355	459	18-42	25-25	2-8	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 4, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Bert Campaneris, Angel Mangual and Mike Epstein smashed homers and Bert Campaneris also singled and scored another run as the Athletics defeated the Orioles, 4-3. Campaneris connected for the circuit in the first inning and then singled in the fifth, advanced on a sacrifice, stole third and counted on a sacrifice fly by Sal Bando. Mangual homered in the seventh and Epstein broke a 3-3 tie with his round-tripper in the eighth.

White Sox 8, Brewers 6 at Chicago (day game):
Although knocked out in the seventh inning, Wilbur Wood gained his 21st victory when the White Sox defeated the Brewers, 8-6. Wood gave up 10 hits and was charged with five of the Brewers' runs. Luis Alvarado hit an inside-park homer for the White Sox with two men on base in the second inning. A single by Walt Williams, pass to Dick Allen, triple by Rick Reichardt and double by Carlos May added three runs in the third and the deciding pair followed in the sixth without the benefit of a hit. Ed Herrmann walked and Earl Stephenson threw late to second on a grounder by Alvarado. Passes to Williams and Mike Andrews forced in one run and the other counted on a grounder by Muser as Alvarado beat the throw to the plate.

Angels 2, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Ken McMullen extended his batting streak to 17 games with a run-scoring single in the ninth inning that gave the Angels a 2-1 victory over the Indians. Vada Pinson singled and Bob Oliver walked ahead of McMullen's winning hit.

Royals 3, Yankees 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Completing a sweep of the three-game series, the Royals defeated the Yankees, 3-2, scoring their winning run in the seventh inning when Cookie Rojas doubled and John Mayberry singled. Bobby Murcer hit a single, double and homer for the Yanks.

Rangers 9, Red Sox 8 at Texas (night game):
A homer by Tom Grieve with two out in the 10th inning carried the Rangers to a 9-8 victory over the Red Sox, who wasted a grand slam by Reggie Smith. The Red Sox loaded the bases in the fifth on a single by Danny Cater, double by John Kennedy and pass to Luis Aparicio. Carl Yastrzemski then walked to force in one run before Smith hit his jackpot wallop off Rich Hand.

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
After being shut out on four hits for eight innings, the Pirates exploded in the ninth to defeat the Dodgers, 3-2. Willie Davis drove in the Dodgers' runs with a double in the third. Dave Cash opened the Pirates' ninth with a double and scored on a single by Al Oliver. Willie Stargell then came to the plate and smashed a homer for the Pirates' winning blow.

Astros 5, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
While Don Wilson pitched a five-hitter, Bob Watson, Johnny Edwards and Doug Rader divided seven hits among them and batted the Astros to a 5-0 victory over the Expos. Watson and Edwards each drove in two runs and Rader accounted for the other one in the scoring against Mike Torrez.

Braves 3, Mets 1 at New York (night game):
Hank Aaron hit his 25th homer of the season and 664th of his career to provide the Braves' clinching run in the eighth inning of a 3-1 victory over the Mets. The Braves' two other tallies counted in the sixth on singles by Ralph Garr and Darrell Evans, a pass to Aaron, forceout of Aaron by Earl Williams on which Garr scored and single by Dusty Baker.

Reds 8, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Still without a victory this season, Ken Reynolds absorbed his 10th defeat when the Reds beat the Phillies, 8-2. Tony Perez led the Reds at bat, driving in four runs with a homer, double and single. Pete Rose collected four singles.

Cardinals 6, Padres 4 at San Diego (night game):
Bob Gibson, who pitched complete games in 11 of his previous 12 victories, needed help from Diego Segui to nail down No. 13 as the Cardinals defeated the Padres, 6-4. Luis Melendez homered with a man on base for the Cards. The Padres had round-trippers by Nate Colbert and Derrel Thomas. Segui replaced Gibson with two men on base and one out in the eighth inning and put down the Padres' threat.

Giants 14, Cubs 9 at San Francisco (day game):
Ken Henderson batted in five runs and Tito Fuentes accounted for four RBIs to lead the Giants' attack in a 14-9 victory over the Cubs. The Giants piled up 20 hits, including a homer, double and two singles by Henderson and three singles by Fuentes. Dave Rader contributed a double and two singles, driving in two runs.