MLB standings through games of September 1, 1972

MLB standings at the end of September 1, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	125	68	57	0	.544		434	345	31-31	37-26	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	126	67	59	0	.532	1.5	443	423	34-29	33-30	4-6	Lost 4
New York Yankees	126	67	59	0	.532	1.5	471	420	43-22	24-37	7-3	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	123	65	58	0	.528	2.0	515	524	40-21	25-37	8-2	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	125	58	67	0	.464	10.0	379	406	36-25	22-42	4-6	Lost 6
Milwaukee Brewers	125	50	75	0	.400	18.0	391	484	29-36	21-39	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	125	74	51	0	.592		474	368	37-24	37-27	7-3	Won 5
Chicago White Sox	124	71	53	0	.573	2.5	463	434	48-16	23-37	4-6	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	122	62	60	0	.508	10.5	435	437	33-24	29-36	2-8	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	124	60	64	0	.484	13.5	469	451	37-26	23-38	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	125	57	68	0	.456	17.0	381	456	34-30	23-38	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	126	49	77	0	.389	25.5	404	511	28-34	21-43	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	124	78	46	0	.629		572	430	41-23	37-23	6-4	Won 4
Chicago Cubs	127	68	58	1	.540	11.0	560	477	39-22	29-36	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	122	63	59	0	.516	14.0	412	445	33-29	30-30	4-6	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	125	61	64	0	.488	17.5	478	489	32-29	29-35	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	123	57	66	0	.463	20.5	395	488	29-31	28-35	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	125	45	80	0	.360	33.5	399	518	22-43	23-37	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	125	79	46	0	.632		577	428	33-28	46-18	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	127	73	54	0	.575	7.0	599	506	36-27	37-27	7-3	Won 6
Los Angeles Dodgers	125	67	58	0	.536	12.0	456	424	32-28	35-30	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	129	58	70	1	.453	22.5	517	604	31-31	27-39	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	127	56	71	0	.441	24.0	548	547	25-40	31-31	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	125	46	79	0	.368	33.0	405	562	20-47	26-32	1-9	Lost 6

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 1, Royals 0 at Boston (night game):
A line drive by Carl Yastrzemski that struck Dick Drago on the right cheek, knocking the Royals' starter out of the game, played an important role in enabling the Red Sox to gain a 1-0 victory behind the pitching of Marty Pattin. The Red Sox were held hitless until Yastrzemski's smash went for a single. Tom Murphy relieved Drago and retired Reggie Smith on a grounder, but Rico Petrocelli followed with a single to drive in the only run of the game.

Orioles 3, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Ending his personal three-game losing streak, Dave McNally yielded only three hits and pitched the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Angels, who were stopped on a five-game winning streak. The Orioles took a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning with two unearned runs resulting from an error by Leo Cardenas and added what proved to be their deciding tally in the eighth when Boog Powell doubled and Rich Coggins, running for him, scored on a single by Andy Etchebarren. Leroy Stanton homered in the Angels' half of the eighth.

Twins 5, Indians 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Bobby Darwin drove in four runs with four hits, including two homers, but the Twins needed a run on a theft of home by Rod Carew with two out in the 10th inning to defeat the Indians, 5-4. Darwin's slugging gave the Twins a 4-2 lead, but John Lowenstein tied the score with a two-run homer in the eighth. Carew singled with one away in the 10th. Steve Braun was hit by a pitch and Rich Reese walked. Darwin then struck out before Carew made his successful dash for the plate while Jim Nettles was in the batter's box.

Yankees 4, White Sox 0 at New York (night game):
Mel Stottlemyre pitched a shutout for his first victory since August 13 and Charlie Spikes, rookie outfielder from West Haven (Eastern), made his debut with two singles as the Yankees defeated the White Sox, 4-0. Spikes singled in the second inning on his first time at bat in the major leagues and scored on a single by Celerino Sanchez and sacrifice fly by Gene Michael. In the fifth, after a walk to Bobby Murcer and single by Roy White, Spikes singled for his first RBI.

A's 4, Tigers 1 at Oakland (night game):
Joe Rudi, who missed one game because of fatigue and then had an open date to recuperate, returned to the Athletics' lineup and smashed a three-run homer to beat the Tigers, 4-1. Rudi's blow in the fourth inning followed singles by Dal Maxvill and Bert Campaneris. Maxvill apeared in his first game with the A's after being obtained from the Cardinals. Rollie Fingers, who relieved with two men on base and none out in the sixth inning, saved the game for Ken Holtzman, who gained credit for his first victory since August 1.

Brewers 3, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
Opening a series between the last-place clubs in the division races, the Brewers got three-hit pitching from Jim Colborn and defeated the Rangers, 3-0. Colborn and Bill Gogolewski were locked in a scoreless duel until the seventh inning when the Brewers broke away with two runs on a single by Ellie Rodriguez, double by Mike Ferraro and error by Jim Mason. Joe Lahoud singled in the eighth, stole second and scored the last tally on a single by Johnny Briggs.

[DH] Phillies 11, Braves 1 (night game) / Braves 11, Phillies 5 at Atlanta (night game):
Two "firsts" of different kinds marked a split of a twi-night doubleheader as the Phillies won the opener, 11-1, and the Braves came back to take the nightcap, 11-5. Ken Reynolds, who had lost 12 straight games, gained his first victory of the season in the lidlifter. The Phillies broke the game wide open with seven runs in the fourth inning, including three on a triple by Larry Bowa and three on a homer by Joe Lis. Rico Carty accounted for the Braves' lone run with a round-tripper. The Braves called on Jimmy Freeman for his first major league appearance in the nightcap and the youngster responded with a route-going performance, although walking 11. The Braves' attack included a grand slam by Darrell Evans, three-run homer by Dusty Baker and solo swat by Jim Breazeale. Lis hit his second homer of the night for the Phillies.

Cubs 14, Padres 3 at Chicago (day game):
Elrod Hendricks hit his first two homers in a Cubs' uniform to lead the way in a 14-3 victory over the Padres. Hendricks and Carmen Fanzone homered on successive pitches by Bill Greif in the fourth inning. Rick Monday, the Cubs' next batter, was decked and engaged in an argument with catcher Pat Corrales, leading to a fight and a general free-for-all. Monday and Corrales were ejected by the umpires. Hendricks' second homer came with two men on base and featured a nine-run outburst in the seventh. Billy Williams batted twice during the Cubs' biggest inning of the season and drove in three runs with a pair of singles.

Astros 8, Mets 0 at Houston (night game):
After allowing only one hit in the first five innings, Tom Seaver was tagged for three runs in the sixth by the Astros, who went on to defeat the Mets, 8-0, behind the pitching of Dave Roberts. Tommy Helms and Roberts led off the sixth with singles. When Roger Metzger bounced to Lute Barnes, Helms beat the throw to the plate. Metzger was credited with a single. With two out, Lee May singled to drive in Roberts and Metzger.

Pirates 10, Giants 6 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A nine-run lead in the first five innings enabled the Pirates to outlast the Giants, 10-6, in a game that saw the Giants lose although collecting 15 hits to 12 for the Pirates. Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen and Al Oliver each drove in two runs for the Pirates. Stargell's RBIs on a pass with the bases loaded and a double boosted his major league-leading total to 105. Bob Robertson homered for the Pirates' last run in the eighth inning.

[DH] Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1 (night game) / Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Matching four-hitters, Rick Wise pitched the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader and Al Downing hurled the Dodgers to a 2-1 victory in the second game. Joe Torre backed Wise with a two-run single in the third inning and scored himself on a double by Ted Simmons. Wise contributed a single when the Cardinals added their other pair in the seventh. Downing won his own game. After Bobby Valentine walked and scored on a triple by Bill Russell in the second inning, Downing singled to drive in what proved to be the deciding run.

Reds 1, Expos 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
Ending a string of 14 hitless trips to the plate, Johnny Bench drove in a run with a single in the 12th inning to give the Reds a 1-0 victory over the Expos. A single by Cesar Geronimo, double by Pete Rose and pass to Joe Morgan loaded the bases for Bench's hit with two out. Rose's double was the 1,885th hit of his career with the Reds, setting a new club record.