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MLB Games on Wednesday May 3, 1972

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Kansas City RoyalsAL1Detroit TigersAL6Box | PBP99,380Tiger StadiumDay2:04Mickey LolichPaul Splittorff---Horton, Stanley
Minnesota TwinsAL7Milwaukee BrewersAL0Box | PBP93,833County StadiumNight2:11Bert BlylevenJim Slaton---Darwin
Cleveland IndiansAL2Texas RangersAL1Box | PBP95,859Arlington StadiumNight2:30Milt WilcoxPete Broberg------
Atlanta BravesNL1Chicago CubsNL12Box | PBP94,392Wrigley FieldDay2:37Fergie JenkinsPat Jarvis---Hickman, Williams
Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Los Angeles DodgersNL1Box | PBP914,314Dodger StadiumNight2:05Steve CarltonBill Singer------
Houston AstrosNL2Pittsburgh PiratesNL3Box | PBP99,522Three Rivers StadiumNight2:26Dock EllisJerry ReussBruce Kison---
Montreal ExposNL2San Diego PadresNL3Box | PBP144,018San Diego StadiumDay3:38Ed AcostaTom Walker------
New York MetsNL8San Francisco GiantsNL5Box | PBP94,123Candlestick ParkDay2:55Jon MatlackSteve StoneTug McGraw---
Cincinnati RedsNL1St. Louis CardinalsNL2Box | PBP96,935Busch Stadium IINight1:51Reggie ClevelandJack Billingham---Bench
9 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Wednesday, May 03, 1972

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East137Detroit Tigers1385.615-6032284-34-21437865.545
AL East2410Baltimore Orioles1486.5710.55234181-47-21407268.514
AL East3511Cleveland Indians1486.5710.54043-36-42-21426478.451
AL East4919New York Yankees1358.3853.03946-70-45-41427468.521
AL East51021Boston Red Sox1147.3643.03954-151-53-21448163.563
AL East61224Milwaukee Brewers1138.2734.01936-171-22-61456283.428
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West111Minnesota Twins1293.750-6326376-33-01426874.479
AL West226Oakland Athletics1174.6361.5342953-34-11448658.597
AL West369Chicago White Sox1486.5712.0484261-67-01407961.564
AL West4712Texas Rangers1578.4673.55063-131-36-51394792.338
AL West5813Kansas City Royals1679.4384.03842-41-76-21386969.500
AL West61122California Angels1459.3575.03368-353-72-21417071.496
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East112New York Mets15114.733-605287-34-11417269.511
NL East245Philadelphia Phillies17116.6471.06350138-43-21394891.345
NL East358Montreal Expos1596.6002.05062-126-53-11416180.433
NL East4816Pittsburgh Pirates1569.4005.06277-152-24-71409050.643
NL East5915St. Louis Cardinals1569.4005.0615835-61-31416972.489
NL East61120Chicago Cubs16610.3755.57967121-85-21397960.568
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West123Houston Astros16115.688-8974156-15-41377364.533
NL West234Los Angeles Dodgers18126.667-8548375-17-51377364.533
NL West3614Atlanta Braves17710.4124.57697-214-43-61376374.460
NL West4717Cincinnati Reds1569.4004.57178-75-61-31398950.640
NL West51018San Diego Padres18711.3895.04060-201-26-91355184.378
NL West61223San Francisco Giants19613.3166.58497-134-22-111366373.463
24 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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