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Tuesday September 5, 1972
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MLB standings at the end of September 5, 1972

A.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Detroit Tigers 130 70 60 0 .538 453430 36-2934-315-5Won 2
Boston Red Sox 127 68 59 0 .5350.5 529536 41-2127-388-2Won 1
New York Yankees 131 70 61 0 .5340.5 488438 44-2326-387-3Won 2
Baltimore Orioles 130 69 61 0 .5311.0 446363 32-3337-284-6Lost 2
Cleveland Indians 129 60 69 0 .4659.5 391416 36-2524-442-8Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers 130 52 78 0 .40018.0 407499 30-3822-405-5Lost 1


A.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Oakland A's 129 76 53 0 .589 489379 39-2637-277-3Lost 1
Chicago White Sox 129 73 56 0 .5663.0 475444 49-1824-383-7Won 1
Minnesota Twins 127 64 63 0 .50411.0 447452 33-2631-374-6Lost 1
Kansas City Royals 127 62 65 0 .48813.0 483461 37-2625-395-5Won 2
California Angels 129 60 69 0 .46516.0 391467 36-3024-398-2Won 1
Texas Rangers 130 50 80 0 .38526.5 415529 29-3721-432-8Lost 2


N.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Pittsburgh Pirates 128 82 46 0 .641 595435 45-2337-238-2Won 8
Chicago Cubs 132 71 60 1 .54212.5 575487 40-2331-377-3Won 1
New York Mets 127 66 61 0 .52015.5 432461 34-3132-305-5Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals 130 63 67 0 .48520.0 495511 34-3229-354-6Won 2
Montreal Expos 128 59 69 0 .46123.0 416507 29-3130-384-6Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies 130 47 83 0 .36236.0 418543 22-4325-403-7Lost 2


N.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Cincinnati Reds 130 81 49 0 .623 600457 34-2947-206-4Lost 1
Houston Astros 131 73 58 0 .5578.5 616530 36-3137-276-4Lost 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 130 71 59 0 .54610.0 486445 34-2937-306-4Won 1
Atlanta Braves 134 61 72 1 .45921.5 538630 32-3329-394-6Won 2
San Francisco Giants 131 57 74 0 .43524.5 556559 25-4032-343-7Won 1
San Diego Padres 129 48 81 0 .37232.5 412574 21-4827-332-8Lost 1



Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 7, Orioles 6 at Baltimore (night game):
The Yankees, after knocking out Dave McNally during a five-run outburst in the first inning, went on to gain a 7-6 victory over the Orioles. Singles by Thurman Munson, Bobby Murcer and Roy White produced the first Yankee run. Charlie Spikes doubled to add two tallies and scored himself on a single by Rich McKinney. Dave Leonhard relieved McNally and gave up a single by Gene Michael and two walks to force in the fifth run. The Yankees added their other pair off Bob Reynolds in the fifth. Felipe Alou singled and scored on a double by McKinney. Lindy McDaniel, the Yankees' winner in relief, then singled to drive in what proved to be the winning run. Doc Medich, a rookie from West Haven (Eastern), started for the Yankees and was knocked out in the first when the Orioles scored twice. McDaniel, who followed Wade Blasingame to the mound, gave up run a in the seventh and was lifted in the ninth after Bobby Grich singled. The Orioles then rallied for three runs before Sparky Lyle finally brought the inning to a close to record his 31st save of the season.

White Sox 5, Twins 2 at Chicago (day game):
Sparked by pinch-hitter Tony Muser, who came through with a tie-breaking double, the White Sox scored three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Twins, 5-2. Harmon Killebrew batted in the Twins' tallies with his 537th career homer in the sixth, putting him ahead of Mickey Mantle into fourth place on the majors' all-time list. Ed Spiezio singled for the White Sox in the seventh and, after two out, Muser delivered his double to drive in pinch-runner Lee Richard. Pat Kelly followed with a triple to score Luis Alvarado, who ran for Muser, and continued home with the final run when Danny Thompson made a wild throw handling the relay from the outfield.

Tigers 4, Indians 2 at Detroit (night game):
Ed Brinkman drove in two runs with a single and the Tigers picked up two other runs as virtual gifts to defeat the Indians, 4-2, and move into sole possession of first place in the East Division. The Red Sox and Yankees were tied for second one-half game behind. The Orioles, who had been tied with the Tigers for first place, fell to fourth. Marcelino Lopez, who started for the Indians, failed to retire a batter in the first inning and gave up a run on a pass to Tony Taylor, a wild pitch, single by Al Kaline and passed ball by Ray Fosse. Lopez left the game after another walk and wild pitch. The Indians came back to take the lead in the third on a homer by Frank Duffy, single by Del Unser, double by Jack Brohamer and single by Chris Chambliss. Ray Lamb, who replaced Lopez, held the Tigers hitless until the fifth when Mickey Stanley walked, Aurelio Rodriguez doubled and Brinkman, who was batting only .204, rapped his two-run single. The Tigers added their final tally on a bases-loaded walk issued by Vince Colbert to Bill Freehan in the eighth.

Red Sox 5, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Red Sox came from behind with a three-run homer by Reggie Smith to defeat the Brewers, 5-3. The Brewers scored all their runs in the second inning on singles by George Scott and Johnny Briggs, a double by Joe Lahoud and single by Ellie Rodriguez. The Red Sox, after picking up a run in the fifth, trailed until the eighth when Tommy Harper and Carl Yastrzemski singled and Smith smashed his homer. A walk to Carlton Fisk and double by Ben Oglivie added another run before the inning ended.

Royals 7, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
The Royals started with three runs in the first inning and proceeded to defeat the Rangers, 7-2. Amos Otis and Richie Scheinblum singled and John Mayberry walked to load the bases, setting the stage for two runs on a double by Lou Piniella and another on a sacrifice fly by Ed Kirkpatrick. Paul Schaal added to the Royals' lead with a homer in the fourth.

Braves 5, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
With help from Cecil Upshaw, Pat Jarvis gained credit for the Braves' 5-3 victory to resume his career mastery of the Astros. Jarvis went into this season with a 16-2 record in meetings with the Astros but then lost twice and won only once in relief roles before facing them again as a starter. The Braves scored twice in the second inning on singles by Rico Carty and Marty Perez, sacrifice by Jarvis and single by Oscar Brown. Two more runs to decide the game followed in the third on singles by Felix Millan, Hank Aaron, Earl Williams and Darrell Evans.

Dodgers 9, Reds 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers capped their scoring with homers by Frank Robinson and Billy Grabarkewitz to defeat the Reds, 9-4. Wes Parker batted in two runs with a single when the Dodgers took a 3-0 lead in the third inning. After Pete Rose homered for the Reds in the sixth, the Dodgers scored three more runs in their half. Robinson rapped his round-tripper in the seventh and Grabarkewitz connected with a man on base in the eighth. Don Sutton, who gained his 15th victory, staggered in the ninth but completed the game after giving up the Reds' final three runs, including two on a pinch-double by Joe Hague.

Cubs 3, Mets 0 at New York (night game):
Tom Seaver, who pulled a muscle in his back before being tagged for a homer by Rick Monday in the fifth inning, drew the defeat when the Cubs beat the Mets, 3-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Rick Reuschel. The Cubs added their two other runs off Hank Webb in the ninth when Ron Santo walked and Jim Hickman homered.

Giants 4, Padres 3 at San Diego (night game):
Saved from defeat when Jim Ray Hart homered in the ninth inning, the Giants scored a run in the 11th to edge the Padres, 4-3. Larry Stahl smashed a homer in the seventh to put the Padres ahead, 3-2, before Hart knotted the count with his circuit clout. In the 11th, Dave Rader singled, took second on an infield out by Hart and scored on a single by Tito Fuentes.

Cardinals 5, Expos 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Jose Cruz drew a walk from Mike Marshall with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to force in the Cardinals' deciding run in a 5-3 victory over the Expos. The inning was marked by an oddity in that the Expos used two first basemen and each committed an error. Ken Reitz opened the stanza with a single and Lou Brock was safe on a grounder that Hal Breeden bobbled. Manager Gene Mauch then brought in Marshall to replace Bill Stoneman and juggled the Expos' lineup, moving Ron Fairly from right field to first base, with Breeden going to left field and Ken Singleton shifting to right. Rick Wise bunted and when Fairly fumbled the ball, the bases were loaded. Marshall then issued his pass to Cruz.


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