MLB standings at the end of August 24, 1972

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Detroit Tigers	119	64	55	0	.538		429	402	34-29	30-26	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	118	63	55	0	.534	0.5	408	326	31-31	32-24	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	116	60	56	0	.517	2.5	422	380	36-19	24-37	4-6	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	116	59	57	0	.509	3.5	482	507	34-20	25-37	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	118	57	61	0	.483	6.5	368	384	36-25	21-36	7-3	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	118	46	72	0	.390	17.5	366	463	26-33	20-39	3-7	Won 1

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Chicago White Sox	117	69	48	0	.590		449	410	48-16	21-32	7-3	Won 2
Oakland A's	118	69	49	0	.585	0.5	456	352	32-22	37-27	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	115	60	55	0	.522	8.0	413	410	31-19	29-36	5-5	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	115	56	59	0	.487	12.0	428	413	37-26	19-33	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	118	52	66	0	.441	17.5	359	448	29-28	23-38	3-7	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	118	48	70	0	.407	21.5	381	466	28-33	20-37	5-5	Lost 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Pittsburgh Pirates	116	73	43	0	.629		528	398	36-20	37-23	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	115	61	54	0	.530	11.5	385	413	33-29	28-25	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	120	63	56	1	.529	11.5	511	437	34-20	29-36	6-4	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	116	56	60	0	.483	17.0	434	461	27-25	29-35	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	117	54	63	0	.462	19.5	377	465	29-31	25-32	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	117	43	74	0	.368	30.5	371	478	22-43	21-31	2-8	Lost 4

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Cincinnati Reds	118	74	44	0	.627		551	414	28-26	46-18	8-2	Won 1
Houston Astros	120	67	53	0	.558	8.0	562	490	30-26	37-27	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	116	62	54	0	.534	11.0	419	391	32-28	30-26	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	122	55	66	1	.455	20.5	485	561	28-27	27-39	4-6	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	120	53	67	0	.442	22.0	511	510	25-40	28-27	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	117	45	72	0	.385	28.5	379	495	20-47	25-25	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Rangers 4, Brewers 1 (day game) / Brewers 4, Rangers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Brewers, who had dropped both ends of their last six previous doubleheaders, snapped that losing pattern by splitting a twi-night pair with the Rangers. After the Rangers won the first game, 4-1, the Brewers came back to take the second game, 4-3. Gary Ryerson, who pitched the opener for the Brewers, helped beat himself with an error that led to three unearned runs for the Rangers in the first inning. Frank Howard homered for their other tally in the fourth. In the nightcap, Dalton Jones doubled with the bases loaded to give the Rangers a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning, but Johnny Briggs doubled and Dave May homered to tie the score in the Brewers' half. May then drove in the winning run in the eighth with a single that scored pinch-hitter Tommie Reynolds, who opened the inning with a single and advanced on a sacrifice by George Scott.

Reds 6, Expos 0 at Montreal (day game):
Johnny Bench started the Reds' scoring with a homer in the second inning and Jack Billingham pitched a six-hitter to shut out the Expos, 6-0.