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Friday, August 18,1972

Friday, August 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 1972-08-18 Minnesota Twins  3 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Dick Woodson Dave McNally -- 12,592 2:22
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 Boston Red Sox  1 Chicago White Sox  8 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Stan Bahnsen Sonny Siebert Terry Forster 42,001 2:49
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 Oakland Athletics  8 Cleveland Indians  0 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Blue Moon Odom Gaylord Perry -- 18,252 2:28
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 California Angels  0 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Mickey Lolich Nolan Ryan -- 24,010 2:27
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 Milwaukee Brewers  7 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Municipal Stadium Jim Lonborg Paul Splittorff Frank Linzy 24,762 2:50
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 New York Yankees  2 Texas Rangers  11 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Dick Bosman Mel Stottlemyre Bill Gogolewski 16,200 2:38
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 Chicago Cubs  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Fergie Jenkins Bill Singer -- 20,824 2:13
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 Atlanta Braves  3 Montreal Expos  4 box | pbp Parc Jarry Mike Marshall Pat Jarvis -- 13,472 3:09
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 Cincinnati Reds  8 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Tom Hall Jerry Koosman Pedro Borbon 47,957 2:40
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 Houston Astros  4 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Dave Roberts Bucky Brandon Fred Gladding 11,707 2:31
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Steve Blass Bill Greif -- 30,610 2:01
1972 reg season 1972-08-18 St. Louis Cardinals  3 San Francisco Giants  1 box | pbp Candlestick Park Don Durham Jim Willoughby Diego Segui 6,292 2:27
12 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 114 61 53 .535 0.0 397 376 21 W1 30-26 31-27 1 4 8 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1972 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 0.5 395 317 78 L4 32-24 28-29 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1972 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 112 58 54 .518 2.0 408 368 40 L4 22-35 36-19 3 6 12 -- dnq
1972 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 111 56 55 .505 3.5 457 484 -27 L1 22-35 34-20 4 7 13 -- dnq
1972 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 113 52 61 .460 8.5 342 373 -31 L3 21-36 31-25 5 9 16 -- dnq
1972 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 113 44 69 .389 16.5 357 451 -94 W1 19-38 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 113 67 46 .593 0.0 435 333 102 W4 35-24 32-22 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1972 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 112 66 46 .589 0.5 426 389 37 W4 21-32 45-14 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 110 59 51 .536 6.5 402 389 13 W2 28-32 31-19 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 111 54 57 .486 12.0 415 400 15 L1 19-33 35-24 4 8 14 -- dnq
1972 AL West California Angels franchise | log 113 51 62 .451 16.0 345 417 -72 L1 22-34 29-28 5 10 19 -- dnq
1972 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 113 46 67 .407 21.0 370 452 -82 W1 18-36 28-31 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 112 70 42 .625 0.0 513 385 128 W1 34-22 36-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1972 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 110 59 51 .536 10.0 372 389 -17 L1 28-25 31-26 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1972 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 115 60 55 .522 11.5 488 416 72 W2 26-35 34-20 3 6 11 -- dnq
1972 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 111 54 57 .486 15.5 420 448 -28 W1 27-32 27-25 4 7 15 -- dnq
1972 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 111 51 60 .459 18.5 355 450 -95 W1 25-32 26-28 5 8 17 -- dnq
1972 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 112 42 70 .375 28.0 352 453 -101 L1 21-31 21-39 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 112 69 43 .616 0.0 523 398 125 W1 41-17 28-26 1 2 2 Yes Lost World Series (Athletics)
1972 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 115 65 50 .565 5.5 548 473 75 W3 35-24 30-26 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 111 59 52 .532 9.5 408 380 28 L1 30-26 29-26 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 117 53 64 .453 18.5 463 540 -77 L2 24-37 28-28 4 9 18 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 116 51 65 .440 20.0 494 499 -5 L2 28-27 23-38 5 10 20 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 112 44 68 .393 25.0 360 465 -105 L1 25-25 19-43 6 11 22 -- 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
Steve Hamilton -- Hist Released by Cubs
Tommy Davis Baltimore Orioles Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs to Baltimore Orioles for Ellie Hendricks
Elrod Hendricks Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from Baltimore Orioles to Chicago Cubs for Tommy Davis
3 record(s)