MLB standings through games of September 21, 1972

MLB standings at the end of September 21, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	143	78	65	0	.545		601	584	48-24	30-41	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	145	79	66	0	.545		501	479	38-32	41-34	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	145	77	68	0	.531	2.0	498	402	37-35	40-33	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	144	75	69	0	.521	3.5	523	490	46-26	29-43	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	146	66	80	0	.452	13.5	438	485	41-30	25-50	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	146	60	86	0	.411	19.5	457	546	36-41	24-45	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	143	85	58	0	.594		564	418	43-27	42-31	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	143	80	63	0	.559	5.0	521	494	52-21	28-42	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	142	73	69	0	.514	11.5	497	501	39-29	34-40	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	142	70	72	0	.493	14.5	542	511	42-30	28-42	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	144	68	76	0	.472	17.5	433	516	41-34	27-42	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	143	52	91	0	.364	33.0	439	588	30-41	22-50	2-8	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	144	91	53	0	.632		660	486	46-24	45-29	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	145	79	65	1	.549	12.0	642	542	44-27	35-38	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	143	74	69	0	.517	16.5	492	542	39-36	35-33	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	146	70	76	0	.479	22.0	548	565	38-34	32-42	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	143	65	78	0	.455	25.5	473	563	32-36	33-42	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	144	54	90	0	.375	37.0	461	591	27-49	27-41	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	144	89	55	0	.618		661	519	38-31	51-24	7-3	Won 3
Houston Astros	143	80	63	0	.559	8.5	676	596	39-33	41-30	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	144	77	67	0	.535	12.0	542	502	36-33	41-34	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	145	67	77	1	.465	22.0	594	677	35-37	32-40	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	145	63	82	0	.434	26.5	617	615	29-43	34-39	4-6	Lost 5
San Diego Padres	142	54	88	0	.380	34.0	456	624	25-52	29-36	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 10, Red Sox 3 at Boston (night game):
Less than one percentage point separated the first two clubs in the East Division race after the Tigers defeated the Red Sox, 10-3. The Red Sox had a .5454 percentage with a 78-65 record and the Tigers stood at .5448 with a 79-66 mark. The Tigers settled the issue early by scoring four runs in the first inning and four more in the third. In the first, Dick McAuliffe walked and Bill Freehan singled. After Gates Brown forced Freehan, Willie Horton drove in the first run with a single. Norm Cash doubled for another tally, and Mickey Stanley walked. When Aurleio Rodriguez followed with a single, Cash was thrown out at the plate. However, Carlton Fisk threw wildly to second trying to prevent an advance by Rodriguez and Stanley scored on the error. In the third, Al Kaline singled, Horton walked and Cash doubled to score Kaline. Following an intentional pass to Ed Brinkman with two out, Joe Coleman singled and drove in three runs.

Angels 4, Royals 2 at California (night game):
While Nolan Ryan pitched a four-hitter, Bob Oliver and Leroy Stanton led the Angels' 12-hit attack to defeat the Royals, 4-2. Oliver homered in the first inning. After Ryan walked three batters and Richie Scheinblum singled for the Royals' runs in the third, the Angels tied the score with a single by Stanton and triple by John Stephenson in the fourth. Oliver tripled and Stanton doubled to break the tie in the sixth. Stanton was caught in a rundown on a grounder by Billy Parker, but Parker advanced to second on the play and scored the final run on a single by Leo Cardenas.

Brewers 6, Yankees 4 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Yankees' division hopes continued to fade when they lost to the Brewers, 6-4, for their fourth defeat in the last five games. Johnny Briggs singled to drive in one of the Brewers' two runs in the first inning and smashed a homer after a walk to Ellie Rodriguez in the third. After the Yankees pulled within one run, Sparky Lyle suffered a rare failure in relief, giving up two Brewer tallies in the eighth. Rodriguez singled, took second on a sacrifice and counted on a single by George Scott. Briggs doubled, Scott stopping at third. After an intentional pass to Ollie Brown, Mike Ferraro hit into a forceout as Scott scored. Bernie Allen homered for the Yankees' last gesture in the ninth.

Pirates 6, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
The Pirates clinched their third straight East Division title by defeating the Mets, 6-2, to extinguish the last hopes of the second-place Cubs. The Pirates scored a run without the benefit of a hit in the first inning on a walk to Rennie Stennett, a stolen base, wild throw by catcher Joe Nolan and a passed ball. However, in the third, the Pirates swung their bats for five runs. Vic Davalillo, Stennett and Roberto Clemente all singled for the first tally before Gary Gentry left the mound complaining of a sore hip. After Ray Sadecki relieved, Al Oliver walked to load the bases. Richie Hebner singled for two runs and two others followed on singles by Milt May and Bob Robertson.

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Two unearned runs enabled the Phillies to defeat the Cardinals, 3-1, on a chilly night before a crowd of only 4,719, the smallest turnout at Busch Memorial Stadium since the park was opened in May, 1966. Bob Boone hit his first major league homer for the Phillies in the seventh. The Cards tied the count in their half on a double by Jose Cruz, an infield out and wild pitch. In the eighth, Larry Bowa singled for the Phillies and stole second. After a walk to Tommy Hutton, Willie Montanez smashed a grounder that bounced off the glove of Ted Simmons, playing first base. As the ball caromed into the right field corner, both Bowa and Hutton scored.