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MLB Games on Wednesday August 9, 1972

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Cleveland IndiansAL2Boston Red SoxAL5Box | PBP923,511Fenway ParkDay2:39Sonny SiebertGaylord PerryGary PetersPetrocelli
Chicago White SoxAL1California AngelsAL0Box | PBP914,655Anaheim StadiumNight2:12Wilbur WoodNolan Ryan------
Oakland AthleticsAL2Kansas City RoyalsAL5Box | PBP917,877Municipal StadiumNight2:30Mike HedlundVida BlueTed AbernathyRojas
Baltimore OriolesAL10Milwaukee BrewersAL0Box | PBP98,069County StadiumNight2:25Dave McNallyBill Parsons---McNally
Texas RangersAL3Minnesota TwinsAL2Box | PBP98,153Metropolitan StadiumDay2:20Don StanhouseDick Woodson------
Detroit TigersAL6New York YankeesAL0Box | PBP90Yankee Stadium IDay2:19Woodie FrymanMel Stottlemyre------
Detroit TigersAL1New York YankeesAL2Box | PBP932,610Yankee Stadium IDay2:04Rob GardnerTom TimmermannSparky Lyle---
Houston AstrosNL0Atlanta BravesNL6Box | PBP96,188Atlanta StadiumNight2:10George StoneJerry Reuss---Aaron
Montreal ExposNL8Chicago CubsNL2Box | PBP917,750Wrigley FieldDay2:39Mike MarshallJack Aker---Williams
Los Angeles DodgersNL3Cincinnati RedsNL6Box | PBP926,146Riverfront StadiumNight2:26Tom HallBill SingerClay CarrollRobinson
Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Pittsburgh PiratesNL0Box | PBP919,832Three Rivers StadiumNight1:48Steve CarltonSteve Blass---Carlton
San Diego PadresNL5San Francisco GiantsNL2Box | PBP94,229Candlestick ParkDay2:40Clay KirbyJuan MarichalFred NormanHenderson, Jestadt, McCovey, Morales
New York MetsNL8St. Louis CardinalsNL3Box | PBP921,726Busch Stadium IINight2:34Jim McAndrewDon Durham---Boswell
13 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, August 09, 1972

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East135Detroit Tigers1055847.552-3643372730-2528-22512823.549
AL East246Baltimore Orioles1045747.5480.53722888432-2325-24502327.460
AL East3610New York Yankees1035449.5243.03753274822-3132-18522527.481
AL East4712Boston Red Sox1035350.5154.0431448-1719-3034-20523220.615
AL East5917Cleveland Indians1054857.45710.0313349-3618-3530-22512427.471
AL East61223Milwaukee Brewers1054164.39017.0325417-9217-3324-31512427.471
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West113Oakland Athletics1066244.585-4093218832-2430-20493118.633
AL West224Chicago White Sox1046044.5771.03953712418-3042-14502723.540
AL West359Minnesota Twins1025448.5296.03733541923-2931-19522329.442
AL West4815Kansas City Royals1045054.48111.03943692518-3132-23502624.520
AL West51019California Angels1054758.44814.5326398-7220-3227-26502822.560
AL West61122Texas Rangers1064264.39620.0331429-9818-3624-28481236.250
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East111Pittsburgh Pirates1046539.625-47535212332-2033-19513120.608
NL East248New York Mets1035647.5448.5354362-827-2329-24532726.509
NL East3613Chicago Cubs1075552.51411.54443865824-3331-19483018.625
NL East4714St. Louis Cardinals1035152.49513.5391410-1924-2727-25532429.453
NL East5918Montreal Expos1024656.45118.0327407-8022-3024-26542430.444
NL East61224Philadelphia Phillies1044064.38525.0330418-8821-3119-33521933.365
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West122Cincinnati Reds1036439.621-47035911136-1428-25513120.608
NL West237Houston Astros1065848.5477.54924434931-2327-25472621.553
NL West3511Los Angeles Dodgers1035350.51511.03763562026-2627-24523220.615
NL West4816Atlanta Braves1085058.46316.5430491-6123-3426-25462026.435
NL West51020San Francisco Giants1084860.44418.5458461-327-2421-36472126.447
NL West61121San Diego Padres1054263.40023.0338440-10225-2517-38481632.333
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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