MLB standings through games of August 19, 1972

MLB standings at the end of August 19, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	115	62	53	0	.539		407	377	32-27	30-26	4-6	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	114	61	53	0	.535	0.5	397	318	29-29	32-24	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	113	59	54	0	.522	2.0	414	370	36-19	23-35	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	112	57	55	0	.509	3.5	460	484	34-20	23-35	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	114	53	61	0	.465	8.5	347	377	32-25	21-36	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	114	44	70	0	.386	17.5	358	453	25-31	19-39	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	114	67	47	0	.588		439	338	32-22	35-25	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	113	66	47	0	.584	0.5	426	392	45-15	21-32	7-3	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	111	59	52	0	.532	6.5	403	391	31-19	28-33	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	112	55	57	0	.491	11.0	417	401	36-24	19-33	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	114	51	63	0	.447	16.0	346	427	29-28	22-35	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	114	46	68	0	.404	21.0	372	458	28-32	18-36	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	112	70	42	0	.625		513	385	36-20	34-22	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	111	59	52	0	.532	10.5	372	394	31-27	28-25	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	116	60	55	1	.522	11.5	490	420	34-20	26-35	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	112	55	57	0	.491	15.0	427	452	27-25	28-32	4-6	Won 2
Montreal Expos	112	52	60	0	.464	18.0	361	450	27-28	25-32	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	113	43	70	0	.381	27.5	356	453	22-39	21-31	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	113	70	43	0	.619		528	398	28-26	42-17	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	116	65	51	0	.560	6.5	548	477	30-26	35-25	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	112	60	52	0	.536	9.5	412	382	30-26	30-26	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	118	52	65	1	.444	20.0	463	546	28-27	24-38	3-7	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	117	51	66	0	.436	21.0	498	506	23-39	28-27	3-7	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	112	44	68	0	.393	25.5	360	465	19-43	25-25	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 2, Twins 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Brooks Robinson drove in two runs with a single in the first inning and Jim Palmer took it from there to snap the Orioles' four-game losing streak by defeating the Twins 2-1. Robinson's single off Bert Blyleven came after Bobby Grich was hit by a pitch, Don Baylor singled and Boog Powell moved the runners up with a grounder. Glenn Borgmann homered for the Twins' tally in the seventh inning.

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0 at Chicago (day game):
Luis Tiant held the White Sox to two hits and pitched the Red Sox to a 3-0 victory. The White Sox were handcuffed until Carlos May doubled with two out in the seventh inning. Tony Muser added the other safety with a pinch-single in the the ninth. Tommy Harper gave Tiant the only run that the veteran Cuban righthander needed by hitting a homer in the first inning.

Indians 5, A's 4 at Cleveland (day game):
Alex Johnson drove in three runs with a double and homer and Graig Nettles added two more with a homer to account for the Indians' scoring in a 5-4 victory over the Athletics, who were stopped on their four-game winning streak. The victory was the Indians' first of the season over the A's after seven straight losses. Vida Blue, who started for the A's, gave up two runs on a walk, single by Chris Chambliss and double by Johnson in the first inning before leaving the game because of a recurrence of groin trouble. After the A's took a 3-2 lead, Johnson tied the score with his homer off Gary Waslewski in the fourth. Roy Foster walked and Nettles then homered for the winning blow.

Tigers 10, Angels 1 at Detroit (day game):
The Tigers enjoyed their best game at bat this season, piling up 16 hits to defeat the Angels, 10-1. Six of the Tigers' runs crossed the plate in the first inning. Singles by Tony Taylor and Aurelio Rodriguez, around a passed ball, produced the first tally. Al Kaline followed with a two-run homer. A single by Willie Horton, walk to Mickey Stanley and error by Ken McMullen on a grounder by Ike Brown loaded the bases as the inning kept going. Ed Brinkman singled, driving in two runs to kayo Rudy May. After Rickey Clark relieved, Tom Timmerman missed an attempted squeeze bunt and Brown was out at the plate. Timmerman then singled to drive in the first run of his major league career.

Royals 2, Brewers 1 at Kansas City (day game):
John Mayberry homered in the seventh inning for the Royals' tie-breaking run in a 2-1 victory over the Brewers. A double by Rick Auerbach and single by Brock Davis produced the Brewers' run in the first. The Royals tied the score in the third on a walk to Paul Schaal, an infield out and double by Richie Scheinblum.

Yankees 6, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
The Yankees snapped their four-game losing streak, breaking loose with two-run homers by Bobby Murcer and Ron Blomberg in the third inning to defeat the Rangers, 6-2. Gene Michael batted in two other runs with a single in the eighth.

Dodgers 4, Cubs 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
Two Dodger rookies, Steve Yeager and Lee Lacy, provided support for Tommy John, who pitched a four-hitter and defeated the Cubs, 4-2. Yeager drove in a run with a single in the second inning. A triple by Lacy, single by Manny Mota, pass to Willie Davis and single by Wes Parker added a pair in the third. Yeager walked in the seventh and came around to score on a sacrifice by John, single by Lacy and forceout by Mota. Joe Pepitone homered for the Cubs.

Expos 6, Braves 0 at Montreal (night game):
A winner of only one previous game while losing 13, Ernie McAnally pitched the Expos to a 6-0 victory over the Braves. The Expos provided McAnally with a four-run lead in the first inning, three scoring on a homer by Ron Woods. Bob Bailey also hit for the circuit in the fifth.

Reds 5, Mets 0 at New York (day game):
Posting his third shutout of the season, Jack Billingham pitched the Reds to a 5-0 victory over the Mets. Johnny Bench homered to start the scoring off Brent Strom, who drew the defeat in his first decision.

Phillies 4, Astros 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Wayne Twitchell, Phillies' rookie righthander, turned in the first complete game and first shutout of his major league career, pitching a five-hitter to defeat the Astros, 4-0. Twitchell originally was a free-agent draft choice of the Astros in June, 1966, but wended his way out of their organization and wound up in the Phillies' system in 1971.

Cardinals 7, Giants 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Coming from behind, the Cardinals scored five runs in the last two innings to defeat the Giants, 7-4. John Cumberland, formerly with the Giants, gained his first victory in a Cardinal uniform. The Redbirds erased the Giants' 3-2 lead with three runs in the eighth on doubles by Bernie Carbo and Joe Torre, a pass to Ted Simmons and another double by Ed Crosby. Two extra tallies in the ninth were unearned on throwing errors by Jerry Johnson and Willie McCovey.