MLB standings through games of September 12, 1972

MLB standings at the end of September 12, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	135	73	62	0	.541		560	554	44-21	29-41	6-4	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	138	74	64	0	.536	0.5	476	375	37-35	37-29	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	138	74	64	0	.536	0.5	509	459	45-23	29-41	6-4	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	137	73	64	0	.533	1.0	465	457	37-32	36-32	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	138	63	75	0	.457	11.5	412	452	39-29	24-46	3-7	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	139	56	83	0	.403	19.0	433	526	32-38	24-45	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	137	80	57	0	.584		523	403	39-26	41-31	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	137	78	59	0	.569	2.0	503	471	52-21	26-38	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	136	69	67	0	.507	10.5	468	475	35-27	34-40	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	135	66	69	0	.489	13.0	504	478	41-30	25-39	6-4	Lost 2
California Angels	136	63	73	0	.463	16.5	411	490	36-31	27-42	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	136	52	84	0	.382	27.5	426	550	30-41	22-43	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	135	87	48	0	.644		629	453	46-24	41-24	8-2	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	138	75	62	1	.547	13.0	595	510	40-24	35-38	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	135	71	64	0	.526	16.0	461	491	37-34	34-30	6-4	Won 4
Montreal Expos	136	64	72	0	.471	23.5	452	533	32-34	32-38	5-5	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	138	64	74	0	.464	24.5	514	545	34-32	30-42	3-7	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	137	49	88	0	.358	39.0	438	570	24-48	25-40	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	137	84	53	0	.613		625	489	34-29	50-24	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	136	76	60	0	.559	7.5	632	544	36-31	40-29	4-6	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	137	73	64	0	.533	11.0	506	468	36-33	37-31	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	139	64	74	1	.464	20.5	555	644	32-34	32-40	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	138	61	77	0	.442	23.5	586	582	28-43	33-34	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	134	51	83	0	.381	31.5	421	585	24-50	27-33	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Rangers 3, Angels 0 at California (night game):
Bill Gogolewski, who had lost seven games in a row and had not been a winner for the Rangers since May 19, pitched a one-hitter and defeated the Angels, 3-0. The big righthander's no-hit bid was foiled when Billy Parker doubled with two out in the eighth inning. Nolan Ryan, who was the loser on a six-hitter, struck out 15 but helped beat himself with two wild pitches, each of which set up a run for the Rangers.

Tigers 3, Orioles 2 at Detroit (night game):
The clutch relief pitching of John Hiller, who quelled the Orioles with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, made it possible for the Tigers to gain a 3-2 victory. Paul Blair homered for the Orioles in the first, but Aurelio Rodriguez singled and Ed Brinkman homered to send the Tigers ahead in the third. Brinkman walked in the seventh, Woodie Fryman singled and Dick McAuliffe doubled to drive in what proved to be the winning run. In the Orioles' ninth, Brooks Robinson was hit by a pitch, Davey Johnson walked and Andy Etchebarren singled to score pinch-runner Al Bumbry. Chuck Seelbach relieved Fryman and passed Don Buford to load the bases. Hiller then took the mound and saved the game by striking out Boog Powell and getting Blair to ground out.

White Sox 6, Royals 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Dick Allen, who won the previous night's game, 2-1, with a homer in the first inning, smashed another two-run drive in the opening frame to start the White Sox off to a 6-0 victory over the Royals. Ed Herrmann also drove in two runs with a homer in the eighth and a single in the ninth.

[DH] Brewers 4, Indians 3 (night game) / Brewers 4, Indians 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Rain that washed out a three-run rally by the Indians in the second game enabled the Brewers to sweep a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 4-2. The Indians' frustrated rally in the nightcap began in the ninth inning when Graig Nettles batted in two runs with a double to tie the score at 4-4. Rain then forced a 34-minute delay. After play resumed, Jerry Moses doubled to send the Indians ahead, but rain descended again and, after 49 minutes, the umpires called the game. As a result, the score reverted to eight full innings with the Brewers winning. The Indians' two runs that counted scored on a homer by Roy Foster. The Brewers tied the score in the sixth and went in front when George Scott drove in two runs with a single in the eighth. The first game also was decided in the eighth inning. Dave May doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Ellie Rodriguez to tie the score at 3-3. After a sacrifice and an error, Scott walked to load the bases and Ollie Brown hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the deciding run.

A's 7, Twins 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Matty Alou, who was acquired from the Cardinals for the stretch drive, batted in four runs with two singles and a sacrifice fly to lead the Athletics to a 7-4 victory over the Twins. Alou drove in the A's first two runs with a single in the third, but the Twins exploded for four in the fourth. Harmon Killebrew smashed a homer with two men on base and another run followed when Jim Nettles walked, stole second, advanced to third on an error and stole home. The A's came back with a four-run rally in the fifth. Gonzalo Marquez and Don Mincher singled as pinch-hitters. Blue Moon Odom ran for Marquez. After Bert Campaneris forced Mincher, Joe Rudi tripled to drive in two runs and then scored himself when Alou hit a sacrifice fly. A single by Alou then accounted for the final run in the eighth inning.

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2 at New York (night game):
The Yankees broke Luis Tiant's string of seven straight complete-game victories and defeated the Red Sox, 3-2, with Sparky Lyle pitching three innings of one-hit relief against his former teammates to gain credit for his 33rd save of the season. The Yankees touched Tiant for a run in the first inning on doubles by Bobby Murcer and Ron Blomberg. Two walks and a ground-rule double by Roy White added a counter in the fifth. What proved to be the winning run scored in the sixth on singles by Celerino Sanchez, Gene Michael and Fritz Peterson. The Red Sox rallied for their pair in the seventh when Carl Yastrzemski singled and Ben Oglivie homered. When Peterson walked Rico Petrocelli, Lyle went into his game-saving act.

Reds 7, Braves 5 at Atlanta (night game):
After Johnny Bench hit a grand slam in the first inning, the Reds failed to hold the lead before coming back with three runs in the ninth to defeat the Braves, 7-5. An infield hit by Pete Rose, pass to Joe Morgan and a safe bunt by Bobby Tolan loaded the bases for Bench's belt off Jimmy Freeman. The Braves rallied to tie the score in the fifth. Mike Lum led off with a homer. Singles by Hank Aaron, Dusty Baker and Rico Carty added a run, and after a walk to Darrell Evans, Jim Breazeale singled to drive in the tying pair. The deadlock persisted until the ninth when Cesar Geronimo homered on the first pitch thrown by reliever Denny McLain. Joe Hague and Rose then singled. Ted Uhlaender, running for Hague, was erased by Joe Morgan, but Tolan walked to load the bases. Bench forced Tolan, Rose scoring, and when Gil Garrido threw wildly trying for the double play, Morgan also crossed the plate. Baker homered in the Braves' half of the ninth.

Pirates 7, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
Backed by four double plays, Dock Ellis and Dave Giusti pitched the Pirates to a 7-0 victory over the Cubs. Ellis worked the first 6 2/3 innings before giving way to Giusti. Billy Williams, who went into the game batting .342 for the Cubs, hit into three double plays. Richie Hebner led the Pirates' attack with three singles, driving in three runs.

Expos 7, Cardinals 2 at Montreal (day game):
Coco Laboy batted in four runs with a homer, single and double to pace the Expos to a 7-2 victory over the Cardinals. The homer was the first of the year for Laboy, who missed the first half of the season because of a knee operation and then spent two months at Peninsula (International) before returning to the Expos' lineup September 8.

Mets 4, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
A triple by Lute Barnes, who drove in two runs in the fourth inning, enabled the Mets to edge the Phillies, 4-3. The Mets scored two unearned runs in the first after Don Money threw wildly on a grounder by Bud Harrelson for the third baseman's first error in 49 games. John Milner walked, Cleon Jones singled for one run and another scored on an infield out by Jim Fregosi. Jones singled and Duffy Dyer walked ahead of Barnes' triple. Joe Lis homered in the seventh for the Phillies, who added two more runs in the ninth before Deron Johnson grounded into a double play to end the game.

Giants 3, Dodgers 2 at San Francisco (night game):
Bobby Bonds raced home from second base on a throwing error by Bill Russell in the 10th inning to bring the Giants a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. Bonds walked and advanced on a sacrifice by Tito Fuentes. After an intentional pass to Chris Speier and pop-up by Ken Henderson, Jim Ray Hart grounded to Russell, who threw high over first base. Earlier in the game, Hart homered for the Giants and Frank Robinson hit one for the Dodgers. Robinson's blow was the 521st of his career, tying him with Ted Williams for seventh place on the major leagues' all-time list.