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Tuesday, August 15,1972

Tuesday, August 15,1972

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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 1972-08-15 Milwaukee Brewers  1 Chicago White Sox  2 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Tom Bradley Bill Parsons Terry Forster 15,234 2:09
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 California Angels  3 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Phil Hennigan Steve Barber -- 8,492 2:40
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 Minnesota Twins  7 Detroit Tigers  6 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Dave LaRoche Lerrin LaGrow -- 21,423 4:18
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 New York Yankees  6 Kansas City Royals  7 box | pbp Municipal Stadium Tom Burgmeier Rob Gardner -- 10,721 2:55
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 Boston Red Sox  3 Texas Rangers  0 box | pbp Arlington Stadium John Curtis Don Stanhouse -- 6,822 2:15
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 Los Angeles Dodgers  8 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Pete Richert Bob Johnson Jim Brewer 27,484 2:32
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 Houston Astros  2 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Parc Jarry Mike Marshall Jim Ray -- 18,840 2:50
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 Atlanta Braves  0 New York Mets  5 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jim McAndrew Ron Schueler Tug McGraw 34,782 2:13
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 Cincinnati Reds  3 Philadelphia Phillies  0 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Don Gullett Wayne Twitchell -- 17,106 2:11
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 St. Louis Cardinals  1 San Diego Padres  7 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Mike Caldwell Reggie Cleveland -- 7,801 2:07
1972 reg season 1972-08-15 Chicago Cubs  5 San Francisco Giants  7 box | pbp Candlestick Park Juan Marichal Bill Hands Don McMahon 6,116 2:35
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 Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 110 60 50 .545 0.0 390 304 86 L1 32-24 28-26 1 3 6 Yes dnq
1972 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 111 59 52 .532 1.5 377 367 10 L2 30-26 29-26 2 5 10 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1972 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 110 58 52 .527 2.0 404 354 50 L2 22-33 36-19 3 6 11 -- dnq
1972 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 108 55 53 .509 4.0 444 464 -20 W1 21-33 34-20 4 7 13 -- dnq
1972 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 110 52 58 .473 8.0 339 359 -20 W2 21-36 31-22 5 9 16 -- dnq
1972 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 111 43 68 .387 17.5 344 441 -97 L4 18-37 25-31 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 Oakland Athletics franchise | log 111 65 46 .586 0.0 423 330 93 W2 33-24 32-22 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1972 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 109 63 46 .578 1.0 404 381 23 W1 20-32 43-14 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 107 57 50 .533 6.0 390 370 20 W3 26-31 31-19 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 109 53 56 .486 11.0 410 391 19 W2 19-33 34-23 4 8 14 -- dnq
1972 AL West California Angels franchise | log 110 49 61 .445 15.5 339 412 -73 L3 20-33 29-28 5 10 19 -- dnq
1972 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 110 44 66 .400 20.5 347 438 -91 L1 18-36 26-30 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 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 109 68 41 .624 0.0 504 377 127 L1 32-21 36-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1972 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 107 58 49 .542 9.0 367 377 -10 W1 28-25 30-24 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1972 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 112 58 54 .518 11.5 472 401 71 L1 24-34 34-20 3 6 12 -- dnq
1972 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 108 52 56 .481 15.5 409 440 -31 L2 25-31 27-25 4 7 15 -- dnq
1972 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 108 50 58 .463 17.5 346 425 -79 W2 25-32 25-26 5 8 17 -- dnq
1972 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 109 41 68 .376 27.0 338 437 -99 L2 21-31 20-37 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 109 67 42 .615 0.0 503 385 118 W3 39-16 28-26 1 2 2 Yes Lost World Series (Athletics)
1972 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 112 62 50 .554 6.5 522 465 57 L1 32-24 30-26 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 108 58 50 .537 8.5 402 370 32 W5 30-26 28-24 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 114 52 62 .456 17.5 456 533 -77 L3 23-35 28-28 4 9 18 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 113 50 63 .442 19.0 478 485 -7 W1 28-27 22-36 5 10 20 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 109 43 66 .394 24.0 351 453 -102 W1 25-25 18-41 6 11 22 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Moe Drabowsky Chicago White Sox Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1972-1972 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Sam Perlozzo Minnesota Twins Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Andy Kosco Boston Red Sox Hist Traded from California Angels to Boston Red Sox for Chris Coletta
Chris Coletta California Angels Hist Traded from Boston Red Sox to California Angels for Andy Kosco
Marty Martinez Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)