MLB standings through games of September 24, 1972

MLB standings at the end of September 24, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	146	80	66	0	.548		612	595	50-25	30-41	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	148	80	68	0	.541	1.0	512	490	38-32	42-36	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	147	78	69	0	.531	2.5	503	407	37-35	41-34	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	148	78	70	0	.527	3.0	542	503	46-26	32-44	4-6	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	150	67	83	0	.447	15.0	451	504	42-33	25-50	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	148	61	87	0	.412	20.0	462	551	37-42	24-45	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	147	87	60	0	.592		573	429	45-29	42-31	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	146	83	63	0	.568	3.5	540	505	55-21	28-42	6-4	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	145	75	70	0	.517	11.0	501	504	41-30	34-40	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	146	72	74	0	.493	14.5	553	520	42-30	30-44	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	147	69	78	0	.469	18.0	436	520	41-34	28-44	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	146	52	94	0	.356	34.5	450	607	30-41	22-53	0-10	Lost 10

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	147	92	55	0	.626		665	494	47-26	45-29	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	148	81	66	1	.551	11.0	660	545	44-27	37-39	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	146	76	70	0	.521	15.5	503	551	41-37	35-33	4-6	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	149	71	78	0	.477	22.0	551	583	39-36	32-42	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	146	67	79	0	.459	24.5	481	568	32-36	35-43	3-7	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	147	55	92	0	.374	37.0	470	602	27-49	28-43	6-4	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	147	91	56	0	.619		676	531	38-31	53-25	7-3	Won 1
Houston Astros	146	81	65	0	.555	9.5	688	611	40-35	41-30	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	147	80	67	0	.544	11.0	557	506	39-33	41-34	7-3	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	148	68	79	1	.463	23.0	598	683	36-39	32-40	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	148	63	85	0	.426	28.5	621	630	29-43	34-42	2-8	Lost 8
San Diego Padres	145	56	89	0	.386	34.0	462	628	25-52	31-37	5-5	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 7, Tigers 2 at Boston (day game):
The Red Sox regained a one-game lead in the East Division race when Luis Tiant defeated the Tigers, 7-2, for his 10th victory in 11 decisions since August 1. Tiant, who had pitched two straight shutouts, had his scoreless streak broken when the Tigers scored a run in the first inning on two walks and a pair of outfield flies. However, the Red Sox struck back with four runs before Woodie Fryman could retire a batter in their half of the first. Tommy Harper walked, Luis Aparicio doubled and Carl Yastrzemski drove them in with a single. Reggie Smith followed with a homer to score behind Yastrzemski. Fryman, who had won five straight games, was lifted in the fifth after an error and a single by Smith put two men on base. Rico Petrocelli greeted reliever Chuck Seelbach with a three-run homer.

White Sox 7, Rangers 4 at Chicago (day game):
The Rangers failed to hold a 4-1 lead and lost to the White Sox, 7-4, for their 10th straight defeat. After catching up at 4-4, the White Sox won with three runs in the eighth inning. Lee Richard singled, took third on a single by Pat Kelly and scored on a sacrifice fly by Mike Andrews to break the tie, and Dick Allen then clinched the game with a two-run homer.

[DH] Yankees 5, Indians 4 (day game) / Yankees 8, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Sparky Lyle saved a game for the 35th time this season, setting an A. L. record and tying the major league mark, as the Yankees won the nightcap of a doubleheader, 8-3, after gaining a 5-4 victory in the opener with two unearned runs on five errors by the Indians in the 11th inning. Lyle also pitched in the lidlifter, but the Indians tied the score at 3-3 against him in the eighth with a run on a single by Jerry Moses, a sacrifice and double by Buddy Bell. In the 11th, Thurman Munson singled, knocked the ball out of Frank Duffy's glove on a theft of second and advanced to third on the error. Duffy then committed two errors on one play, booting a grounder by Gene Michael as Munson scored and throwing wildly to first. After McDaniel, the winner in relief, struck out, Horace Clarke bounced in front of the plate. Moses threw past first base and Del Unser, recovering the ball in right field, pegged over Moses' head in an effort to nail Michael. The Indians rallied in their half but fell short with one run. In the nightcap, Lyle relieved Rob Gardner with two men on base in the ninth inning and retired the next three straight batters, two of them on strikeouts.

Orioles 4, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Jim Palmer gained his 21st victory of the season and 100th of his major league career as the Orioles defeated the Brewers, 4-3. Palmer also scored two runs and his second tally in the ninth inning when he singled and crossed the plate on hits by Paul Blair and Bobby Grich proved decisive. In the Brewers' half of the ninth, Palmer was lifted after giving up singles by Ollie Brown and Mike Ferraro. Eddie Watt relieved and yielded a run-scoring single by Ron Theobald before retiring the side.

Angels 2, Twins 1 at Minnesota (day game):
Hitting his first major league homer, Chris Coletta provided the Angels' winning run in a 2-1 victory over the Twins. Th eAngels scored initially off Jim Perry in the second inning when Leroy Stanton and Winston Llenas singled and Billy Parker hit a sacrifice fly. Perry then retired 19 straight batters before Coletta homered in eighth. Rudy May, hurling for the Angels, lost his bid for a shutout when Eric Soderholm marked his 29th birthday with a pinch-homer in the Twins' half of the eighth.

[DH] Royals 4, A's 2 (day game) / A's 2, Royals 1 at Oakland (day game):
The Athletics, after losing the first game of a doubleheader, 4-2, scored an unearned run in the ninth inning of the second game to defeat the Royals, 2-1. As a result of the split, the A's lead was shaved to 3½ games over the White Sox in the West Division race. The Royals had a homer by Paul Schaal in the third inning of the opener and added their three other runs on singles by John Mayberry, Lou Piniella, Carl Taylor, Cookie Rojas and Bobby Floyd in the seventh. The A's rallied for their pair in the ninth before Ted Abernathy came in for Monty Montgomery and retired Sal Bando for the final out. In the nightcap, Matty Alou singled for the A's in the ninth but was out trying for third on a single by Reggie Jackson. After stealing second, Jackson also pilfered third while Mike Epstein was taking ball four on an intentional pass. The Royals then walked Gene Tenace on purpose. Bando followed with a fly to Steve Hovley and when the right fielder threw poorly to the plate, Jackson scored the A's winning run.

Padres 2, Braves 1 at Atlanta (day game):
Clay Kirby and Mike Corkins each allowed only one hit while teaming up to pitch the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Braves. Kirby gave up a homer by Earl Williams in the second inning. A sore elbow forced Kirby to withdraw after five frames and Corkins, who finished, yielded only a double by Sonny Jackson in the eighth. The Padres scored both their runs in the fourth after Jerry Morales singled, Nate Colbert walked and Cito Gaston was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Morales scored on an infield out by Johnny Jeter and, after Dave Hilton walked to fill the sacks again, Fred Kendall hit a sacrifice fly to score Colbert.

Reds 10, Astros 2 at Houston (day game):
Pete Rose batted in three runs and Dave Concepcion and Hal McRae drove in two apiece to lead the Reds' attack in a 10-2 victory over the Astros. McRae's RBIs came on a homer in the eighth inning. Joe Hague, playing first base instead of Tony Perez, collected four of the Reds' 15 hits.

Dodgers 7, Giants 0 at Los Angeles (day game):
Al Downing pitched a four-hitter and Willie Davis drove in four runs with a homer, double and single as the Dodgers gained a 7-0 victory over the Giants, who went down to their eighth straight defeat.

Mets 2, Phillies 1 at New York (day game):
Tom Seaver gained his 19th victory in a duel with Steve Carlton when the Mets scored an unearned run to defeat the Phillies, 2-1. Tommie Agee homered for the Mets in the first inning and Bill Robinson tied the score with a round-tripper in the seventh. Ted Martinez beat out an infield hit in the eighth, Agee bunted safely and when John Bateman threw wildly to first, the runners advanced an extra base. Lute Barnes then drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Seaver left the mound with one out in ninth after a recurring muscle injury and Tug McGraw finished the game.

Expos 2, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Carl Morton pitched a five-hitter and Boots Day batted in the Expos' runs with a pair of singles to defeat the Pirates, 2-1. The East Division champions avoided a shutout in the ninth inning when Vic Davalillo doubled, took third on a groundout and scored on a sacrifice fly by Richie Hebner.

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1 at St. Louis (day game):
An unearned run in the 10th inning enabled the Cardinals to defeat the Cubs, 2-1. Lou Brock opened with a single off Jack Aker, who had taken over in relief of Bill Hands. Ted Sizemore bunted and when Aker's throw to second got away from Don Kessinger, Brock advanced to third. Jose Cruz then singled to drive in the winning run. The victory, balancing Rick Wise's record at 16-16, was only his fourth of the season by a margin of one run against 12 defeats in close games.