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Monday, August 21,1972

Monday, August 21,1972

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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 1972-08-21 California Angels  1 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Pat Dobson Andy Messersmith -- 7,035 2:07
1972 reg season 1972-08-21 Minnesota Twins  3 Cleveland Indians  10 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Milt Wilcox Jim Perry Steve Mingori 18,009 2:34
1972 reg season 1972-08-21 Oakland Athletics  5 Detroit Tigers  1 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Catfish Hunter Woodie Fryman Rollie Fingers 43,439 2:35
1972 reg season 1972-08-21 St. Louis Cardinals  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Bob Gibson Don Sutton -- 17,582 1:58
1972 reg season 1972-08-21 Cincinnati Reds  4 Montreal Expos  1 box | pbp Parc Jarry Jim McGlothlin Mike Torrez -- 21,080 1:49
1972 reg season 1972-08-21 Houston Astros  2 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jon Matlack Jim Ray -- 24,242 2:03
1972 reg season 1972-08-21 Atlanta Braves  2 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Phil Niekro Steve Carlton -- 41,212 2:24
1972 reg season 1972-08-21 Chicago Cubs  5 San Diego Padres  6 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Mike Corkins Jack Aker -- 4,511 3:09
8 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 117 63 54 .538 0.0 419 391 28 L1 30-26 33-28 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1972 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 116 62 54 .534 0.5 401 323 78 W1 32-24 30-30 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1972 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 114 60 54 .526 1.5 416 370 46 W2 24-35 36-19 3 6 10 -- dnq
1972 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 114 58 56 .509 3.5 472 497 -25 W1 24-36 34-20 4 7 13 -- dnq
1972 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 116 55 61 .474 7.5 360 381 -21 W3 21-36 34-25 5 9 16 -- dnq
1972 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 115 45 70 .391 17.0 360 454 -94 W1 20-39 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 116 68 48 .586 0.0 445 342 103 W1 36-26 32-22 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1972 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 115 67 48 .583 0.5 439 404 35 L1 21-32 46-16 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 6.5 410 402 8 L1 29-34 31-19 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 113 55 58 .487 11.5 418 403 15 L1 19-33 36-25 4 8 15 -- dnq
1972 AL West California Angels franchise | log 116 51 65 .440 17.0 356 441 -85 L4 22-37 29-28 5 10 20 -- dnq
1972 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 115 46 69 .400 21.5 372 460 -88 L2 18-36 28-33 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 114 72 42 .632 0.0 527 390 137 W3 36-22 36-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1972 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 11.5 377 404 -27 W1 28-25 32-28 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1972 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 118 61 57 .517 13.0 500 429 71 L1 27-37 34-20 3 6 12 -- dnq
1972 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 114 56 58 .491 16.0 434 457 -23 W1 29-33 27-25 4 7 14 -- dnq
1972 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 114 53 61 .465 19.0 363 454 -91 L1 25-32 28-29 5 8 17 -- dnq
1972 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 115 43 72 .374 29.5 358 458 -100 L2 21-31 22-41 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 115 72 43 .626 0.0 540 400 140 W4 44-17 28-26 1 2 2 Yes Lost World Series (Athletics)
1972 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 118 66 52 .559 7.5 553 482 71 L1 36-26 30-26 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 114 60 54 .526 11.5 415 391 24 L2 30-26 30-28 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 120 54 66 .450 20.5 465 548 -83 W1 25-39 28-28 4 9 18 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 118 52 66 .441 21.5 503 509 -6 W1 28-27 24-39 5 10 19 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 115 45 70 .391 27.0 371 484 -113 W1 25-25 20-45 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)
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Dell Alston New York Yankees Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Brant Alyea Oakland Athletics Injury DL - Unknown
Leron Lee San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
3 record(s)