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Thursday, August 3,1972

Thursday, August 3,1972

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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 1972-08-03 New York Yankees  2 Boston Red Sox  7 box | pbp Fenway Park Lynn McGlothen Ron Klimkowski -- 18,065 2:47
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 California Angels  2 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Wilbur Wood Andy Messersmith -- 10,358 2:11
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 Baltimore Orioles  3 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Tom Hilgendorf Mike Cuellar Phil Hennigan 12,449 2:14
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 Milwaukee Brewers  6 Detroit Tigers  3 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jim Colborn Fred Holdsworth -- 12,795 2:31
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 Minnesota Twins  9 Texas Rangers  1 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Jim Perry Dick Bosman -- 5,033 2:23
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 San Diego Padres  6 Atlanta Braves  5 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Mike Corkins Cecil Upshaw Gary Ross 5,455 3:17
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 San Francisco Giants  0 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Tommy John Frank Reberger -- 25,070 2:02
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 Chicago Cubs  1 Montreal Expos  2 box | pbp Parc Jarry Mike Marshall Jack Aker -- 0 3:36
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 Chicago Cubs  3 Montreal Expos  0 box | pbp Parc Jarry Bill Hands Carl Morton -- 15,050 2:18
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 Philadelphia Phillies  4 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium Barry Lersch Gary Gentry Mac Scarce 28,506 2:27
1972 reg season 1972-08-03 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 St. Louis Cardinals  1 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Steve Blass Rick Wise Ramon Hernandez 14,836 2:30
11 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 Detroit Tigers franchise | log 98 55 43 .561 0.0 344 320 24 L3 27-21 28-22 1 3 4 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1972 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 98 53 45 .541 2.0 339 274 65 L2 28-21 25-24 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1972 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 96 49 47 .510 5.0 351 306 45 L2 19-30 30-17 3 6 12 -- dnq
1972 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 97 49 48 .505 5.5 410 425 -15 W2 19-30 30-18 4 7 13 -- dnq
1972 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 98 45 53 .459 10.0 293 327 -34 W2 17-33 28-20 5 9 17 -- dnq
1972 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 98 40 58 .408 15.0 309 380 -71 W3 17-33 23-25 6 11 21 -- 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 Oakland Athletics franchise | log 99 61 38 .616 0.0 391 291 100 W3 31-18 30-20 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1972 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 98 55 43 .561 5.5 365 353 12 W3 16-30 39-13 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 95 49 46 .516 10.0 343 335 8 W1 23-29 26-17 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 97 46 51 .474 14.0 369 348 21 L2 18-31 28-20 4 8 15 -- dnq
1972 AL West California Angels franchise | log 99 44 55 .444 17.0 309 381 -72 L3 17-31 27-24 5 10 20 -- dnq
1972 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 99 40 59 .404 21.0 308 391 -83 L1 16-31 24-28 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 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 98 61 37 .622 0.0 448 340 108 W1 29-19 32-18 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1972 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 97 53 44 .546 7.5 319 344 -25 L3 26-21 27-23 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1972 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 102 53 49 .520 10.0 430 353 77 W1 23-31 30-18 3 6 10 -- dnq
1972 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 97 48 49 .495 12.5 370 382 -12 L1 24-27 24-22 4 7 14 -- dnq
1972 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 96 44 52 .458 16.0 306 376 -70 L1 21-29 23-23 5 9 18 -- dnq
1972 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 99 37 62 .374 24.5 313 405 -92 W3 18-29 19-33 6 12 24 -- 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 Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 96 58 38 .604 0.0 437 341 96 L1 36-14 22-24 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Athletics)
1972 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 100 55 45 .550 5.0 469 416 53 W1 28-20 27-25 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 98 51 47 .520 8.0 365 346 19 W2 26-24 25-23 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 101 47 54 .465 13.5 402 462 -60 L4 22-30 24-25 4 8 16 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 101 45 56 .446 15.5 421 430 -9 L2 27-24 18-32 5 10 19 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 99 40 59 .404 19.5 324 409 -85 W4 23-21 17-38 6 11 22 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
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  • 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
Bud Harrelson New York Mets Injury DL - Lower back strain
Chris Zachary Detroit Tigers Injury DL - Strained left rib cage
2 record(s)