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Thursday, May 18,1972

Thursday, May 18,1972

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1972 reg season 1972-05-18 Oakland Athletics  3 California Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Steve Barber Don Shaw -- 5,035 2:59
1972 reg season 1972-05-18 Boston Red Sox  2 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Joe Coleman Lew Krausse -- 7,770 2:16
1972 reg season 1972-05-18 Houston Astros  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Jim Ray Jim Brewer Fred Gladding 35,739 3:20
1972 reg season 1972-05-18 Montreal Expos  1 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jim McAndrew Mike Torrez Tug McGraw 19,194 1:58
1972 reg season 1972-05-18 Cincinnati Reds  8 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp Candlestick Park Pedro Borbon Sam McDowell Clay Carroll 2,847 2:51
1972 reg season 1972-05-18 Chicago Cubs  6 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Juan Pizarro Al Santorini Tom Phoebus 13,952 2:32
6 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1972 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 24 15 9 .625 0.0 80 61 19 W1 6-4 9-5 1 2 5 Yes dnq
1972 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 25 15 10 .600 0.5 105 73 32 W2 7-5 8-5 2 5 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1972 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 25 13 12 .520 2.5 82 80 2 L1 3-8 10-4 3 6 12 -- dnq
1972 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 23 9 14 .391 5.5 89 109 -20 L2 6-9 3-5 4 10 19 -- dnq
1972 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 24 9 15 .375 6.0 68 81 -13 L1 4-11 5-4 5 11 20 -- dnq
1972 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 22 7 15 .318 7.0 45 75 -30 W1 4-8 3-7 6 12 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1972 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 24 17 7 .708 0.0 112 58 54 W1 10-5 7-2 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 24 15 9 .625 2.0 90 72 18 L1 5-5 10-4 2 3 4 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1972 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 25 15 10 .600 2.5 83 82 1 L1 2-8 13-2 3 4 6 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 26 11 15 .423 7.0 77 102 -25 W1 5-10 6-5 4 7 16 -- dnq
1972 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 7.5 80 78 2 L1 2-11 9-5 5 9 18 -- dnq
1972 AL West California Angels franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 7.5 68 108 -40 W1 3-7 8-9 6 8 17 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1972 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 28 21 7 .750 0.0 114 94 20 W7 7-3 14-4 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1972 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 27 15 12 .556 5.5 93 88 5 L2 8-4 7-8 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1972 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 26 14 12 .538 6.0 128 113 15 W3 7-5 7-7 3 6 11 -- Lost NLCS (Reds)
1972 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 27 14 13 .519 6.5 124 90 34 W3 7-10 7-3 4 7 13 -- dnq
1972 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 28 13 15 .464 8.0 89 121 -32 L4 6-9 7-6 5 8 14 -- dnq
1972 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 30 10 20 .333 12.0 106 137 -31 L8 5-13 5-7 6 11 22 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1972 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 28 18 10 .643 0.0 147 119 28 W5 9-4 9-6 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 30 18 12 .600 1.0 117 73 44 L2 11-6 7-6 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 29 16 13 .552 2.5 133 133 0 W8 10-6 6-7 3 5 10 Yes Lost World Series (Athletics)
1972 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 5.5 84 95 -11 W1 6-5 7-11 4 9 15 -- dnq
1972 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 28 10 18 .357 8.0 103 150 -47 L3 5-10 5-8 5 10 21 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 32 9 23 .281 11.0 120 145 -25 L7 7-8 2-15 6 12 24 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Phil Hennigan Cleveland Indians Hist Activated from Disabled List
1 record(s)