MLB standings at the end of September 25, 1972

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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	148	70	78	0	.473	17.5	438	521	41-34	29-44	5-5	Won 2
Texas Rangers	147	52	95	0	.354	35.0	451	609	30-42	22-53	0-10	Lost 11

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
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	148	80	68	0	.541	11.5	560	511	39-34	41-34	7-3	Lost 1
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	146	57	89	0	.390	33.5	467	631	25-52	32-37	6-4	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 2, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Nolan Ryan, pitching in his first season in the A. L. after being obtained by the Angels from the Mets, went over the 300-mark in strikeouts by fanning 12 in a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. Ryan's total of 302 made him only the seventh pitcher in A. L. history with 300 or more strikeouts. The others were Rube Waddell, Walter Johnson and Sam McDowell, each of whom accomplished the feat twice, and Bob Feller, Vida Blue and Mickey Lolich, who did it once apiece. Ryan scored his own winning run in a duel with Dick Bosman, hitting a double in the eighth inning and crossing the plate on an infield out and an error.

Padres 5, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Pinch-hitter Randy Elliott drove in the tie-breaking run with a triple in the eighth inning and scored himself on a wild throw to bring the Padres a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers.