MLB standings through games of September 29, 1972

MLB standings at the end of September 29, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	150	83	67	0	.553		630	609	52-26	31-41	7-3	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	151	82	69	0	.543	1.5	532	503	40-33	42-36	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	150	79	71	0	.527	4.0	550	511	46-26	33-45	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	150	78	72	0	.520	5.0	507	417	37-38	41-34	3-7	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	152	69	83	0	.454	15.0	457	506	42-33	27-50	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	151	62	89	0	.411	21.5	478	574	37-42	25-47	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	151	90	61	0	.596		586	446	48-29	42-32	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	149	84	65	0	.564	5.0	548	512	55-23	29-42	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	149	75	74	0	.503	14.0	510	517	41-30	34-44	4-6	Lost 5
Kansas City Royals	150	75	75	0	.500	14.5	569	528	43-30	32-45	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	151	73	78	0	.483	17.0	445	524	42-34	31-44	6-4	Won 5
Texas Rangers	150	52	98	0	.347	37.5	454	619	30-45	22-53	0-10	Lost 14

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	151	94	57	0	.623		674	499	47-27	47-30	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	151	83	67	1	.553	10.5	675	549	44-28	39-39	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	149	78	71	0	.523	15.0	507	556	41-37	37-34	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	152	73	79	0	.480	21.5	560	587	40-37	33-42	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	148	67	81	0	.453	25.5	481	582	32-38	35-43	3-7	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	150	56	94	0	.373	37.5	474	611	28-51	28-43	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	150	92	58	0	.613		694	550	39-33	53-25	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	149	83	66	0	.557	8.5	698	618	41-36	42-30	5-5	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	151	82	69	0	.543	10.5	570	518	41-34	41-35	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	151	70	80	1	.467	22.0	619	711	36-39	34-41	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	151	65	86	0	.430	27.5	640	638	30-43	35-43	2-8	Won 1
San Diego Padres	149	57	92	0	.383	34.5	472	645	25-53	32-39	4-6	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
A two-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski with two out in the 10th inning gave the Red Sox a 4-2 victory and eliminated the defending champion Orioles from the East Division race. Luis Tiant pitched a five-hitter to raise his record to 15-5. Luis Aparicio homered off Jim Palmer in the first inning to produce the first run for the Red Sox, but Boog Powell drove in a run with a double in the Orioles' half of the first and homered in the sixth for a 2-1 lead. The Red Sox tied the score in the seventh when Carlton Fisk and Dwight Evans singled and Doug Griffin doubled. Tommy Harper doubled in the 10th before Yastrzemski smashed his homer. Left fielder Don Buford raced back to the wall at the 380-foot mark and leaped for the drive, but the ball bounced off his glove and went over the fence.

Angels 2, Twins 1 at California (night game):
Although Jim Perry gave up only two hits and one walk, the Angels were able to defeat the Twins' righthander, 2-1. Both runs scored in the second inning when Leroy Stanton singled, Billy Parker drew a pass and Jack Hiatt tripled. Harmon Killebrew homered for the Twins' tally in the fourth. Rudy May, who was the winner, was lifted in the eighth, ending a string of seven straight complete games by the Angels' staff.

Tigers 12, Brewers 5 at Detroit (night game):
Led by Jim Northrup, who had a double and three singles in a perfect night at bat and drove in five runs, the Tigers walloped the Brewers, 12-5, to remain 1½ games behind the Red Sox in the East Division race. Northrup batted in one run with a single in the first inning, plated three with a double in the third and singled home another run in the fifth before ending his big game with a single in the eighth for the Tigers' 16th hit.

Royals 9, A's 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Breaking the Royals' club record, John Mayberry reached the 100-mark in RBIs by driving in four runs with a triple and homer in a 9-2 victory over the Athletics. The former Royals' record was 99 RBIs by Bob Oliver in 1970. Mayberry drove in a run with a triple in the fourth to tie the score at 2-2 and then shattered the deadlock by hitting his homer with two men on base off Vida Blue in the fifth.

White Sox 5, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Carlos May batted in two runs with a single in the first inning and Tony Muser added a pair with a triple in the fourth as the White Sox defeated the Rangers, 5-1. Dave Nelson had three hits for the Rangers and drove in their lone run.

Cardinals 4, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Bob Gibson allowed only three hits and gained his 18th victory when the Cardinals defeated the Cubs, 4-1. Ted Simmons hit a homer in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and send Gibson on the way to his triumph.

Reds 4, Dodgers 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Clay Carroll, who pitched the ninth inning in relief of Jack Billingham, received credit for his 35th save of the season to tie the major league record as the Reds defeated the Dodgers, 4-1. The record was set by Wayne Granger while with the Reds in 1969. Willie Davis homered for the Dodgers' run in the first inning, but Tony Perez swung a bigger bat for the Reds, driving in two tallies with a round-tripper in the fourth and another run with a double in the sixth.

Mets 1, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Allowing only two singles, Tom Seaver became a 20-game winner for the second straight year and the third time in his six-year career as the Mets edged the Pirates, 1-0. Nelson Briles, who gave up five hits, was the loser in his duel with Seaver when the Mets scored in the ninth inning on a double by Wayne Garrett, sacrifice by Ken Boswell and single by Tommie Agee.

Astros 5, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
The sore elbow that forced Clay Kirby to quit the mound in the sixth inning proved a break for the Astros, who came from behind to defeat the Padres, 5-2. Kirby had a 2-0 lead when he withdrew after walking Jim Wynn. The Astros then beat Steve Simpson, scoring three runs in the sixth and adding two on a bases-loaded single by Bob Watson in the seventh.

Giants 14, Braves 3 at San Francisco (night game):
Garry Maddox collected a homer, double and two singles and drove in three runs to lead the Giants' 19-hit attack in a 14-3 victory over the Braves. In addition to scoring on his round-tripper, Maddox crossed the plate three other times. Dave Kingman and Gary Matthews also homered for the Giants, each with a man on base.