MLB standings through games of September 2, 1972

MLB standings at the end of September 2, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	126	68	58	0	.540		434	347	31-31	37-27	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	127	68	59	0	.535	0.5	446	424	34-29	34-30	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	127	68	59	0	.535	0.5	473	421	44-22	24-37	7-3	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	124	66	58	0	.532	1.0	520	527	41-21	25-37	8-2	Won 4
Cleveland Indians	126	59	67	0	.468	9.0	384	409	36-25	23-42	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	126	51	75	0	.405	17.0	397	486	29-36	22-39	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	126	74	52	0	.587		475	371	37-25	37-27	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	125	71	54	0	.568	2.5	464	436	48-16	23-38	4-6	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	123	62	61	0	.504	10.5	438	442	33-25	29-36	2-8	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	125	60	65	0	.480	13.5	472	456	37-26	23-39	4-6	Lost 3
California Angels	126	58	68	0	.460	16.0	383	456	35-30	23-38	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	127	49	78	0	.386	25.5	406	517	28-35	21-43	1-9	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	125	79	46	0	.632		578	433	42-23	37-23	6-4	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	128	69	58	1	.543	11.0	568	477	40-22	29-36	8-2	Won 2
New York Mets	123	64	59	0	.520	14.0	423	453	33-29	31-30	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	126	61	65	0	.484	18.5	479	494	32-30	29-35	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	124	58	66	0	.468	20.5	402	490	29-31	29-35	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	127	46	81	0	.362	34.0	409	528	22-43	24-38	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	126	79	47	0	.627		579	435	33-29	46-18	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	128	73	55	0	.570	7.0	607	517	36-28	37-27	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	126	68	58	0	.540	11.0	461	425	32-28	36-30	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	131	59	71	1	.454	22.0	527	614	32-32	27-39	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	128	56	72	0	.438	24.0	551	553	25-40	31-32	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	126	46	80	0	.365	33.0	405	570	20-47	26-33	1-9	Lost 7

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 5, Royals 3 at Boston (day game):
With relief assistance, Sonny Siebert ended his personal four-game losing streak when the Red Sox defeated the Royals, 5-3. Siebert also beat the Royals for the first time in his career after four losses. The Red Sox scored all their runs in the first two innings, including a homer by Reggie Smith.

Angels 2, Orioles 0 at California (night game):
Bob Oliver smashed a two-run homer in the first inning and Rudy May took it from there with a three-hitter to pitch the Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Orioles. Jim Palmer, who was the loser, allowed four hits in seven innings on the hill, but the Orioles failed to help him after the Angels scored their runs on a double by Vada Pinson and Oliver's round-tripper.

Indians 5, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
A three-run homer by John Lowenstein and two-run drive by Steve Dunning carried the Indians to a 5-3 victory over the Twins. Dunning's homer in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie and enabled the righthander to gain the decision, although lifted in the seventh after giving up his 11th hit of the game. Tom Hilgendorf retired one batter and Ed Farmer then hurled the rest of the way to receive credit for the save.

Yankees 2, White Sox 1 at New York (day game):
Bernie Allen, playing because of an injury to Celerino Sanchez, hit a homer in the fifth inning to provide the Yankees' winning run in a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. A single by Jay Johnstone, error by Ron Blomberg and sacrifice fly by Mike Andrews produced the White Sox run in the third. The Yankees tied the score in their half with a double by Horace Clarke and single by Thurman Munson. Allen's homer enabled the Yankees to gain their fourth straight victory while the White Sox suffered their fourth defeat in a row.

Tigers 3, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Bill Freehan led off the 11th inning with a homer and, two outs later, Mickey Stanley also hit for the circuit as the Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Athletics who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. Mickey Lolich, who failed in his fifth bid for his 20th victory, pitched six innings for the Tigers and gave up the A's run in the third on a walk to Bert Campaneris, a bad throw on a pickoff attempt and single by Joe Rudi. The Tigers tied the score against Vida Blue in the seventh when Ed Brinkman doubled and Ike Brown singled as a pinch-hitter for Lolich.

Brewers 6, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
A crowd of only 3,707, smallest of the season at Arlington Stadium, saw the Rangers lose to the Brewers, 6-2. Joe Lahoud hit a two-run homer for the Brewers in the first inning. Bill Parsons helped himself to the victory with a single, double and sacrifice fly, driving in two runs and scoring one.

[DH] Braves 10, Phillies 7 (night game) / Phillies 3, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Led by Hank Aaron, who hit a pair of two-run homers and tied the major league career record for most total bases, the Braves outslugged the Phillies, 10-7, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Phillies sent Dave Downs to the mound in the second game and the rookie from Reading (Eastern) beat the Braves, 3-0, with the backing of four double plays. Aaron's homers in opener brought his total bases to 6,134, tying Stan Musial's mark. The Phillies started off with five runs in the first inning, three on a homer by Roger Freed and another on a round-tripper by Bill Robinson. Sonny Jackson tripled for a run in the Braves' half and then scored on Aaron's first homer of the game. The Braves still were trailing, 7-4, going into the seventh when they erupted for five runs in a rally that included Aaron's second homer of the game and 667th of his career. In the nightcap, the Phillies picked up their first run in the fourth inning on a walk and double by Willie Montanez and did not score again off Mike McQueen until Deron Johnson and Downs drove in insurance markers in the ninth.

Cubs 8, Padres 0 at Chicago (day game):
Milt Pappas pitched the first no-hitter of his career and missed a perfect game with two out in the ninth inning when Larry Stahl walked as the Cubs' righthander defeated the Padres, 8-0.

Expos 7, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Homers by Ken Singleton and Hal Breeden paced the Expos to a 7-2 victory over the Reds to spoil the night for Sparky Anderson, who had just signed a new two-year contract to continue as Cincinnati's manager. Singleton's smash supplied the Expos' first run and Breeden belted his homer with a man on base in the seventh. The Expos iced the game with four runs in the eighth, two scoring on a pinch-double by Boots Day.

Mets 11, Astros 8 at Houston (night game):
The Astros, who had won five straight games and four in a row under new manager Leo Durocher, failed to hold an 8-0 lead and lost to the Mets, 11-8. Lee May, Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson each drove in two runs, May's RBIs coming on a homer, as the Astros built up their lead before the Mets exploded for seven runs in the eighth. Ken Boswell homered with two men on base and Cleon Jones knocked in two runs with a double. In the ninth, after Tommie Agee walked and Boswell singled, Doug Rader threw wildly on a bunt by John Milner, allowing Agee and Boswell to score. After an intentional pass to Ed Kranepool, singles by Jones, Wayne Garrett and Duffy Dyer added two more runs.

Pirates 6, Giants 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Roberto Clemente passed Hall of Famer Honus Wagner and became the most prolific hitter in Pirates' history with a double and homer in a 6-3 victory over the Giants. Clemente's blows raised his career total to 2,972 against Wagner's 2,970. Clemente's double in the third inning was wasted, but his homer with two men on base in the fourth broke a 2-2 tie and pinned the defeat on Sam McDowell, who made his first start for the Giants since July 12.

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (day game):
Making his first major league appearance, Doug Rau allowed only three hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals. Steve Yeager tripled with the bases loaded and Rau followed with another triple to decide the game in the second inning.