MLB standings through games of August 29, 1972

MLB standings at the end of August 29, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	123	67	56	0	.545		430	336	31-31	36-25	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	123	67	56	0	.545		441	411	34-29	33-27	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	121	63	58	0	.521	3.0	510	522	38-21	25-37	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	123	64	59	0	.520	3.0	457	419	40-22	24-37	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	123	58	65	0	.472	9.0	375	399	36-25	22-40	6-4	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	122	48	74	0	.393	18.5	379	475	28-35	20-39	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	123	72	51	0	.585		468	367	35-24	37-27	5-5	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	122	71	51	0	.582	0.5	461	426	48-16	23-35	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	120	60	60	0	.500	10.5	423	432	31-24	29-36	1-9	Lost 8
Kansas City Royals	121	59	62	0	.488	12.0	460	441	37-26	22-36	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	122	55	67	0	.451	16.5	371	452	32-29	23-38	4-6	Won 3
Texas Rangers	123	49	74	0	.398	23.0	403	498	28-33	21-41	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	122	76	46	0	.623		551	424	39-23	37-23	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	124	66	57	1	.537	10.5	534	461	37-21	29-36	7-3	Won 3
New York Mets	120	63	57	0	.525	12.0	410	433	33-29	30-28	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	122	60	62	0	.492	16.0	470	483	31-27	29-35	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	121	56	65	0	.463	19.5	392	485	29-31	27-34	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	121	44	77	0	.364	31.5	379	496	22-43	22-34	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	123	77	46	0	.626		572	426	31-28	46-18	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	124	70	54	0	.565	7.5	581	502	33-27	37-27	6-4	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	121	65	56	0	.537	11.0	440	406	32-28	33-28	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	126	57	68	1	.456	21.0	503	585	30-29	27-39	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	125	55	70	0	.440	23.0	539	535	25-40	30-30	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	123	46	77	0	.374	31.0	402	537	20-47	26-30	2-8	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0 at Boston (night game):
Luis Tiant pitched his third straight shutout and Reggie Smith had a hand in all the scoring as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 3-0. Smith hit two run-scoring doubles and crossed the plate once himself on a single by Carlton Fisk.

Angels 3, Tigers 1 at California (night game):
Pitching with two days of rest, Mickey Lolich failed for the third time in a bid for his 20th victory when the Angels defeated the Tigers, 3-1. Rudy May held the Tigers to four hits but lost his try for a shutout when Bill Freehan homered in the ninth inning. The Angels reached Lolich for a run in the first inning on a single by Sandy Alomar, bunt by Vada Pinson and sacrifice fly by Bob Oliver. In the eighth, Alomar singled and was forced by Pinson, but a single by Ken McMullen and infield hit by Oliver loaded the bases. Leo Cardenas then won the game with a two-run single.

Royals 6, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Royals' pitching record for most consecutive games won, set at five by Paul Splittorff earlier in the season, was broken by Roger Nelson, who defeated the Brewers, 6-4, for his sixth straight victory. The Royals combined singles by Carl Taylor and Lou Piniella, a wild pitch by Gary Ryerson and single by Bobby Knoop for two runs in the second and added their remaining four runs in the third on singles by Richie Scheinblum, Taylor, Piniella, Paul Schaal and Knoop, together with an error and wild pitch by Jerry Bell.

Orioles 9, Twins 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Bobby Grich hit the first grand-slam homer of his entire baseball career and drove in another run with a triple to power the Orioles to a 9-4 victory over the Twins. In the sixth inning, Brooks Robinson and Boog Powell singled and Terry Crowley walked to fill the bases for Grich's drive off Jim Perry. The Twins scored their runs on homers by Harmon Killebrew, Bobby Darwin and Rick Renick. Killebrew's blow with a man on base marked his return to regular action for the first time since injuring his foot August 19 and was the 536th of his career, tying him with Mickey Mantle for fourth place on the major leagues' all-time list.

[DH] Yankees 7, Rangers 6 (night game) / Rangers 7, Yankees 4 at New York (night game):
After dropping the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-6 in 11 innings, the Rangers snapped back to the beat Yankees in the nightcap, 7-4, to end their five-game losing streak. Ted Ford whacked a three-run homer for the Rangers in the lidlifter, but Bobby Murcer, who hit for the cycle for the first time in his major league career, saved the Yankees from defeat with a round-tripper in the ninth to tie the score at 6-6. The winning run followed in the 11th when Ron Blomberg and Bernie Allen walked and Johnny Callison singled. Ford and Murcer each homered again in the nightcap. Ford's blow in the seventh inning broke a 3-3 tie and the Rangers went on from there to add three more runs on an error, singles by Frank Howard, Tom Grieve and Larry Biittner and a grounder by Jim Mason.

A's 1, Indians 0 at Oakland (night game):
Catfish Hunter and Darold Knowles combined on a four-hitter as the Athletics defeated the Indians, 1-0, with the game's lone run scoring off Dick Tidrow in the fifth inning on consecutive two-out singles by Gene Tenace, Hunter and Bert Campaneris.

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1 at Chicago (day game):
Although held to four hits by Bill Singer, the Cubs were able to defeat the Dodgers, 2-1, when Billy Williams batted in two runs with a double in the sixth inning. Milt Pappas, pitching his fifth straight victory, gave up the Dodgers' run on a homer by Willie Davis in the third. With one out in the Cubs' sixth, Don Kessinger was safe on an error by Bill Russell, Jose Cardenal singled and both then crossed the plate on Williams' double.

Mets 3, Reds 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Mets scored on homers by Ken Boswell, Ed Kranepool and Tommie Agee to defeat the Reds, 3-0. Jim McAndrew and Tug McGraw, who relieved with two men on base and two out in the ninth inning, combined to post the shutout. Jack Billingham, who started for the Reds, extended his streak of scoreless pitching to 24 innings before being rapped for round-trippers by Boswell and Kranepool in the fourth. Agee added his homer in the eighth.

Astros 2, Phillies 1 at Houston (night game):
Homers by Cesar Cedeno and Lee May carried the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Phillies. Cedeno rapped his round-tripper off Darrell Brandon in the sixth inning. Oscar Gamble, batting for Brandon, drove in the tying run with a single in the seventh. After Billy Wilson pitched two innings of relief, Mac Scarce took the mound for the Phillies in the ninth and was the loser when May, the first batter to face him, smashed a drive over the fence that the Astros built in left-center field to boost homer production.

Pirates 5, Padres 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Willie Stargell drove in his 100th run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning and made it 101 with a homer in the seventh to help the Pirates beat the Padres, 5-3.

Giants 3, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Jim Barr set a major league record for most consecutive batters retired over two games, 41, while pitching the Giants to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals. Barr set down the last 21 batters in an 8-0 decision over the Pirates August 23 and followed by retiring the first 20 Cardinals before his string was broken when Bernie Carbo doubled with two out in the seventh inning. Reggie Cleveland engaged in a scoreless duel with Barr until the ninth when Jim Howarth was safe on an error by Dwain Anderson, Chris Speier was hit by a pitch, Ken Henderson sacrificed, Dave Rader drew an intentional pass and Dave Kingman doubled to give the Giants their three runs on only one hit.

Expos 4, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Two homers by Ken Singleton, plus a pair of unearned runs, enabled the Expos to defeat the Braves, 4-3. Singleton rapped his solo swats in the fourth and seventh innings. In between, in the fifth, Bob Bailey and Hector Torres singled and both runners moved up an extra base on a throwing error by Rico Carty. With two out, Marty Perez booted a grounder by Tim Foli, allowing Bailey and Torres to score. Earl Williams and Hank Aaron homered for the Braves. Aaron's blow was his 665th.