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MLB Games on Saturday August 26, 1972

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Texas RangersAL6Boston Red SoxAL7Box | PBP918,107Fenway ParkNight2:34Don NewhauserCasey Cox---Billings, Kosco
Cleveland IndiansAL1California AngelsAL7Box | PBP911,298Anaheim StadiumNight2:08Andy MessersmithGaylord Perry---Oliver
Chicago White SoxAL3Milwaukee BrewersAL1Box | PBP130County StadiumDay3:23Terry ForsterKen Sanders------
Chicago White SoxAL0Milwaukee BrewersAL4Box | PBP915,451County StadiumDay2:15Jim ColbornStan BahnsenFrank Linzy---
Detroit TigersAL5Minnesota TwinsAL3Box | PBP1136,090Metropolitan StadiumDay3:54Bill SlaybackJim StricklandLerrin LaGrowBorgmann, Darwin, Rodriguez
Kansas City RoyalsAL6New York YankeesAL3Box | PBP910,670Yankee Stadium IDay2:47Dick DragoRob GardnerNorm AngeliniAllen, Callison, Mayberry
Baltimore OriolesAL5Oakland AthleticsAL1Box | PBP914,698Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumDay2:20Pat DobsonRollie FingersGrant Jackson---
New York MetsNL6Atlanta BravesNL7Box | PBP917,259Atlanta StadiumNight2:48Cecil UpshawRay Sadecki---Baker, Evans, Williams
San Francisco GiantsNL9Chicago CubsNL10Box | PBP1018,830Wrigley FieldDay3:11Jack AkerRandy Moffitt---Henderson (2), McCovey, Popovich, Rader, Santo (2), Williams (2)
Philadelphia PhilliesNL4Cincinnati RedsNL3Box | PBP934,028Riverfront StadiumNight2:28Steve CarltonJim McGlothlinMac ScarcePerez
Montreal ExposNL5Houston AstrosNL6Box | PBP915,015AstrodomeNight2:39Fred GladdingMike Marshall---Cedeno
Los Angeles DodgersNL7Pittsburgh PiratesNL3Box | PBP920,174Three Rivers StadiumDay2:20Don SuttonDock Ellis---Davis
San Diego PadresNL3St. Louis CardinalsNL9Box | PBP921,097Busch Stadium IINight2:20Bob GibsonSteve ArlinDennis Higgins---
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 Saturday, August 26, 1972

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East137Baltimore Orioles1206555.542-4183308834-2431-31341519.441
AL East246Detroit Tigers1206555.542-4344052931-2634-29362115.583
AL East3612Boston Red Sox1186157.5173.0493513-2025-3736-20372413.649
AL East4713New York Yankees1196158.5133.54303923824-3737-21361818.500
AL East5916Cleveland Indians1205862.4837.0371392-2122-3736-25361422.389
AL East61222Milwaukee Brewers1204773.39218.0371466-9520-3927-34361818.500
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West113Chicago White Sox1197049.588-4524153722-3348-16351718.486
AL West224Oakland Athletics1206951.5751.54603629837-2732-24352411.686
AL West3511Minnesota Twins1166056.5178.5416415129-3631-20381721.447
AL West4814Kansas City Royals1185860.49211.54404211921-3437-26361818.500
AL West51020California Angels1205367.44217.5367451-8423-3830-29352213.629
AL West61121Texas Rangers1204872.40022.5387477-9020-3928-3334628.176
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East122Pittsburgh Pirates1197445.622-53741112637-2337-22362214.611
NL East259Chicago Cubs1226458.52511.55234576629-3735-21332112.636
NL East3610New York Mets1176156.52112.0392422-3028-2733-29392217.564
NL East4715St. Louis Cardinals1195861.48716.0457476-1929-3529-26371720.459
NL East5918Montreal Expos1195564.46219.0386474-8826-3329-31371522.405
NL East61224Philadelphia Phillies1194475.37030.0376487-11122-3222-43371522.405
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West111Cincinnati Reds1207545.625-56041914146-1829-27342014.588
NL West235Houston Astros1226854.5578.05714997237-2731-27311615.516
NL West348Los Angeles Dodgers1196455.53810.54324003232-2732-28362115.583
NL West4817Atlanta Braves1245866.46819.0494568-7427-3930-28301218.400
NL West51019San Francisco Giants1225468.44322.0531522929-2825-40331518.455
NL West61123San Diego Padres1204674.38329.0394518-12426-2720-47331221.364
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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