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Tuesday, August 8,1972

Tuesday, August 8,1972

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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 1972-08-08 Cleveland Indians  1 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park Marty Pattin Dick Tidrow -- 19,651 2:18
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 Chicago White Sox  4 California Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Stan Bahnsen Andy Messersmith Terry Forster 8,841 2:34
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 Oakland Athletics  3 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Municipal Stadium Ted Abernathy Rollie Fingers -- 13,386 2:43
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 Baltimore Orioles  4 Milwaukee Brewers  2 box | pbp County Stadium Pat Dobson Jim Colborn Eddie Watt 5,288 2:40
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 Texas Rangers  5 Minnesota Twins  6 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Jim Strickland Paul Lindblad -- 13,586 3:24
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 Detroit Tigers  2 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Sparky Lyle Mickey Lolich -- 22,463 2:29
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 Houston Astros  4 Atlanta Braves  8 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Denny McLain Don Wilson -- 8,407 2:19
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 Montreal Expos  5 Chicago Cubs  6 box | pbp Wrigley Field Fergie Jenkins Ernie McAnally Jack Aker 11,074 2:17
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 Cincinnati Reds  2 box | pbp Cinergy Field Pedro Borbon Pete Mikkelsen -- 24,453 4:17
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Dock Ellis Bill Champion -- 18,228 1:50
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 San Diego Padres  4 San Francisco Giants  15 box | pbp Candlestick Park Frank Reberger Mike Corkins -- 0 2:37
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 San Diego Padres  3 San Francisco Giants  7 box | pbp Candlestick Park Steve Stone Bill Greif Jerry Johnson 7,389 2:27
1972 reg season 1972-08-08 New York Mets  5 St. Louis Cardinals  6 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Dennis Higgins Danny Frisella -- 22,272 2:41
13 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 103 57 46 .553 0.0 357 335 22 L1 29-24 28-22 1 3 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1972 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 103 56 47 .544 1.0 362 288 74 W3 31-23 25-24 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1972 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 101 53 48 .525 3.0 373 320 53 W3 22-31 31-17 3 6 10 -- dnq
1972 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 102 52 50 .510 4.5 426 446 -20 W1 19-30 33-20 4 7 13 -- dnq
1972 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 104 48 56 .462 9.5 311 344 -33 L1 18-34 30-22 5 9 16 -- dnq
1972 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 104 41 63 .394 16.5 325 407 -82 L4 17-33 24-30 6 11 22 -- 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 105 62 43 .590 0.0 407 316 91 L3 32-23 30-20 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1972 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 103 59 44 .573 2.0 394 371 23 W3 17-30 42-14 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 101 54 47 .535 6.0 371 351 20 W3 23-29 31-18 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1972 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 103 49 54 .476 12.0 389 367 22 W2 18-31 31-23 4 8 15 -- dnq
1972 AL West California Angels franchise | log 104 47 57 .452 14.5 326 397 -71 L1 20-32 27-25 5 10 18 -- dnq
1972 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 105 41 64 .390 21.0 328 427 -99 L4 17-36 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 103 65 38 .631 0.0 475 350 125 W4 32-20 33-18 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1972 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 102 55 47 .539 9.5 346 359 -13 L2 26-23 29-24 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1972 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 106 55 51 .519 11.5 442 378 64 W1 24-33 31-18 3 6 12 -- dnq
1972 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 102 51 51 .500 13.5 388 402 -14 W3 24-27 27-24 4 7 14 -- dnq
1972 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 101 45 56 .446 19.0 319 405 -86 L4 21-30 24-26 5 10 20 -- dnq
1972 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 103 39 64 .379 26.0 328 418 -90 L2 20-31 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 102 63 39 .618 0.0 464 356 108 W2 36-14 27-25 1 2 2 Yes Lost World Series (Athletics)
1972 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 105 58 47 .552 6.5 492 437 55 L2 31-22 27-25 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 102 53 49 .520 10.0 373 350 23 L1 26-25 27-24 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1972 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 107 49 58 .458 16.5 424 491 -67 W1 23-34 25-25 4 8 17 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 107 48 59 .449 17.5 456 456 0 W3 27-24 21-35 5 9 19 -- dnq
1972 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 104 41 63 .394 23.0 333 438 -105 L4 24-25 17-38 6 11 21 -- 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.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • 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
Keith Lampard St. Louis Cardinals Hist Sold by Houston Astros to St. Louis Cardinals
1 record(s)