1972 AL Standings

May 15, 1972

The Cleveland Indians have gotten off to the best start in MLB in this 1972 season. The Indians rank 1st in pitching in the AL and 2nd in scoring. Cleveland is still the only team in the AL East with a record above .500. My Detroit Tigers continue to hover around the .500 mark. Struggling to score runs, Detroit had a breakout 15-5 victory in their last game and hope it becomes a trend. Last years AL Champion Baltimore Orioles are still in last place in the East but have put together some good wins since their 1-12 start to the season. In the West, a good pennant race is shaping up between Minnesota, Oakland, and Chicago. The California Angels are also in the mix being only 3 GB the leaders.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1972 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Cleveland CLA           17   5  .773 ----   135    14   8 .636   72  84 .462
1972 New York NYA            11  11  .500  6.0           8  14 .364   79  76 .510
1972 Detroit DEA             10  11  .476  6.5          13   8 .619   86  70 .551
1972 Boston BOA               8  12  .400  8.0           8  12 .400   85  70 .548
1972 Milwaukee MLA            7  13  .350  9.0           6  14 .300   65  91 .417
1972 Baltimore BAA            7  15  .318 10.0          11  11 .500   80  74 .519
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Minnesota MNA           14   7  .667 ----   141    16   5 .762   77  77 .500
1972 Oakland OAA             12   8  .600  1.5          13   7 .650   93  62 .600
1972 Chicago CHA             13   9  .591  1.5          13   9 .591   87  67 .565
1972 California CAA          12  11  .522  3.0           9  14 .391   75  80 .484
1972 Kansas City KCA         10  14  .417  5.5           9  15 .375   76  78 .494
1972 Texas TEA                9  14  .391  6.0          10  13 .435   54 100 .351
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA      7   15  .318  6- 8  1- 7  2- 1  5-14  2- 2  3- 6     6-4     Lost 2
BOA      8   12  .400  3- 5  5- 7  3- 3  5- 9  1- 0  3- 4     4-6     Lost 1
CAA     12   11  .522  6- 7  6- 4  4- 0  8-11  1- 0  5- 4     4-6     Won 1
CHA     13    9  .591  9- 3  4- 6  3- 3 10- 6  2- 2  3- 5     5-5     Won 2
CLA     17    5  .773 10- 2  7- 3  6- 1 11- 4  2- 0  4- 2     8-2     Won 1
DEA     10   11  .476  4- 5  6- 6  3- 3  7- 8  1- 3  1- 5     5-5     Won 1
KCA     10   14  .417  7- 4  3-10  4- 3  6-11  2- 2  5- 2     4-6     Lost 1
MLA      7   13  .350  3- 5  4- 8  2- 4  5- 9  1- 1  2- 2     4-6     Lost 4
MNA     14    7  .667  6- 3  8- 4  3- 3 11- 4  2- 0  7- 3     7-3     Won 3
NYA     11   11  .500  5- 4  6- 7  4- 4  7- 7  0- 1  3- 4     5-5     Lost 1
OAA     12    8  .600  8- 6  4- 2  3- 2  9- 6  0- 1  3- 2     5-5     Won 1
TEA      9   14  .391  6- 5  3- 9  1- 5  8- 9  0- 2  6- 6     2-8     Lost 1
TOTAL  130  130  .500
HOME    73   57  .562
ROAD    57   73  .438
LEFT    38   32  .543
RIGHT   92   98  .484
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
BAA      1-12  6- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    1- 7   6- 8    57-  75
BOA      4- 7  4- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 4   6- 8    73-  93
CAA      8- 5  4- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 5   9- 6    74-  81
CHA      9- 4  4- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 3   8- 6   105-  67
CLA      9- 3  8- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    7- 0  10- 5   106-  57
DEA      5- 6  5- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 3   7- 8    91-  89
KCA      6- 8  4- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 6   7- 8    75- 118
MLA      3- 7  4- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 3   5-10    58-  97
MNA      7- 4  7- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 2  11- 5    87-  69
NYA      6- 6  5- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 2   7- 9    76-  73
OAA      7- 4  5- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 2   8- 6   113-  82
TEA      7- 6  2- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 4   5-10    82-  96
 
 

1972 AL News Recap and League Leaders

May 15, 1972

Halfway through the month of May in the 1972 AL season and the Cleveland Indians can boast having 2 of the top players in the league. Pitcher Gaylord Perry is 7-0 with a 1.77 ERA and leads the AL with 54 K's. His teammate, Tommy McCraw is leading the league with a .373 BA. Chicago's Wilbur Wood has cooled off some from the 1st couple weeks but is still 6-1 with a 2.64 ERA. Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew and Oakland's Reggie Jackson are putting up the best power numbers.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 American League                 Date: 5/15/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 CLA  17   5    T.McCraw  CLA .373  H.Killebr MNA    9  R.Jackson OAA   25
1972 NYA  11  11    B.Murcer  NYA .372  R.Jackson OAA    9  N.Cash    DEA   22
1972 DEA  10  11    D.Griffin BOA .355  B.Melton  CHA    6  H.Killebr MNA   22
1972 BOA   8  12    J.Rudi    OAA .354  OTHERS TIED W    5  D.Allen   CHA   20
1972 MLA   7  13    D.Unser   CLA .351                      OTHERS TIED W   18
1972 BAA   7  15
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 MNA  14   7    G.Perry   CLA    7  S.Lyle    NYA    6  S.Lockwoo MLA 0.66
1972 OAA  12   8    W.Wood    CHA    6  C.Seelbac DEA    3  T.Timmerm DEA 1.28
1972 CHA  13   9    D.Tidrow  CLA    5  OTHERS TIED W    2  N.Ryan    CAA 1.51
1972 CAA  12  11    T.Timmerm DEA    5                      S.Kline   NYA 1.63
1972 KCA  10  14    C.Hunter  OAA    5                      C.Wright  CAA 1.64
1972 TEA   9  14
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    A.Johnson CLA   12  D.Nelson  TEA    9  G.Perry   CLA   54
                    R.Carew   MNA   12  E.Maddox  TEA    9  M.Lolich  DEA   45
                    E.Kirkpat KCA   11  C.May     CHA    8  T.Bradley CHA   43
                    R.Fosse   CLA    9  D.Allen   CHA    8  B.Blyleve MNA   40
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  OTHERS TIED W    6  C.Hunter  OAA   40
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
NYA  2  at  CAA  5  OAA-Odom(1-1, 1.80) at CAA-Ryan(3-2, 1.51)
TEA  2  at  CLA  3  MNA-Perry(2-1, 5.60) at CHA-Lemonds(0-0, 0.00)
MLA  1  at  MNA  2  BAA-Palmer(1-2, 2.64) at DEA-Cain(0-0, 5.06)
BOA  7  at  OAA  8  TEA-Broberg(1-2, 2.50) at KCA-Hedlund(1-3,16.03)
BAA  0  at  CHA  2
DEA  1  at  KCA  2
DEA 15  at  KCA  5
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
W.Horton      DEA KCA  5  4  4  3  1  0  1  0
T.Harper      BOA OAA  3  3  2  1  2  1  1  0
B.Campaneris  OAA BOA  5  1  2  5  0  0  1  0
M.Stanley     DEA KCA  5  2  3  3  0  1  1  0
B.Freehan     DEA KCA  4  2  2  2  1  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Bradley     CHA BAA  9.0  4  0  0  3  9  0 W  
J.Kaat        MNA MLA 11.0  4  0  0  1  5  0    
S.Lockwood    MLA MNA 11.0  5  0  0  1  7  0    
A.Fitzmorris  KCA DEA  9.0  7  1  1  1  6  1 W  
G.Perry       CLA TEA  9.0  7  2  2  5  8  1 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Melton      CHA .343 35 12 13  1  5  L.Tiant       BOA  9  2  0  2  9  0 100
S.Bando       OAA .394 33 13 10  4  4  S.Lockwood    MLA 19  9  1  2  8  0 100
R.Jackson     OAA .378 37 14 11  0  5  T.Timmermann  DEA 18  7  2  4 10  0 200
B.Powell      BAA .343 35 12 11  2  4  J.Kaat        MNA 27 18  5  2 18  0 110
T.Ford        TEA .290 31  9 10  3  3  J.Lonborg     MLA 17  7  1  5  9  0 110
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Brye        MNA .125 24  3  1  1  0  M.Hedlund     KCA  6 14 10  2  2  2 010
A.Otis        KCA .219 32  7  0  0  0  M.Pattin      BOA 11 19 12  4 11  5 020
L.Brown       OAA .125 32  4  3  0  0  M.Wilcox      CLA  6 11  9  4  7  1 010
G.Michael     NYA .161 31  5  0  2  0  S.Siebert     BOA 12 22 12  4  7  3 020
P.Blair       BAA .118 34  4  4  2  0  J.Colborn     MLA  6  6  6  6  3  0 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 NL Standings

May 15, 1972

It's the middle of May, 1 month into the 1972 NL season, and very tight pennant races are happening in both divisions. The Chicago Cubs hold the top position in the NL East but only 4.5 games separate them from all the teams in the Division. Every team has held 1st place in the East at one point in the season so far. In the NL West, Cincinnati has a slim .5 game lead over 2nd place San Francisco and 1 game over 3rd place Los Angeles.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1972 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Chicago CHN             15   9  .625 ----   137    11  13 .458   85  70 .548
1972 Philadelphia PHN        14  11  .560  1.5          15  10 .600   59  97 .378
1972 New York NYN            14  11  .560  1.5          18   7 .720   83  73 .532
1972 St. Louis SLN           15  12  .556  1.5          10  17 .370   75  81 .481
1972 Pittsburgh PIN          13  11  .542  2.0          12  12 .500   96  59 .619
1972 Montreal MON            11  14  .440  4.5          13  12 .520   70  86 .449
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Cincinnati CIN          15  10  .600 ----   136    12  13 .480   95  59 .617
1972 San Francisco SFN       16  12  .571   .5           9  19 .321   69  86 .445
1972 Los Angeles LAN         15  12  .556  1.0          17  10 .630   85  70 .548
1972 San Diego SDN           11  16  .407  5.0          12  15 .444   58  95 .379
1972 Houston HON              9  16  .360  6.0          15  10 .600   84  69 .549
1972 Atlanta ATN              6  20  .231  9.5          10  16 .385   70  84 .455
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN      6   20  .231  4- 9  2-11  1- 4  5-16  0- 1  3- 4     3-7     Lost 3
CHN     15    9  .625  6- 4  9- 5  4- 1 11- 8  1- 1  1- 4     7-3     Won 3
CIN     15   10  .600  8- 5  7- 5  3- 0 12-10  1- 2  3- 4     5-5     Won 1
HON      9   16  .360  3-10  6- 6  1- 4  8-12  1- 3  2- 4     5-5     Won 2
LAN     15   12  .556  6- 6  9- 6  4- 5 11- 7  1- 1  8- 4     6-4     Lost 3
MON     11   14  .440  5- 8  6- 6  5- 6  6- 8  3- 0  7- 7     2-8     Won 1
NYN     14   11  .560  9- 6  5- 5  5- 2  9- 9  2- 2  6- 3     5-5     Lost 1
PHN     14   11  .560  8- 5  6- 6  5- 2  9- 9  1- 2  1- 4     6-4     Lost 1
PIN     13   11  .542  7- 5  6- 6  3- 3 10- 8  4- 1  6- 4     4-6     Lost 2
SDN     11   16  .407  8- 8  3- 8  1- 7 10- 9  0- 1  2- 5     5-5     Won 3
SFN     16   12  .571  5- 8 11- 4  3- 3 13- 9  0- 2  5- 2     7-3     Lost 1
SLN     15   12  .556  9- 2  6-10  3- 5 12- 7  3- 1  5- 4     6-4     Won 1
TOTAL  154  154  .500
HOME    78   76  .506
ROAD    76   78  .494
LEFT    38   42  .475
RIGHT  116  112  .509
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
ATN      3-12  3- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 9   4-11    90- 163
CHN      8- 6  7- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 4  10- 5   131-  95
CIN      9- 4  6- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6- 1   9- 9   134- 100
HON      4-10  5- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 5   5-11   107- 130
LAN      9- 6  6- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    7- 3   8- 9   106- 103
MON      8- 5  3- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 2   6-12    82- 104
NYN      7- 5  7- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 3  10- 8    98-  86
PHN      7- 7  7- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 5  11- 6   140-  94
PIN      8- 5  5- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 5  10- 6   114- 102
SDN      6-10  5- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 6   7-10    71-  96
SFN      9- 7  7- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 4  11- 8   134- 126
SLN      6- 7  9- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 5  11- 7   107- 115
 
 

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders

May 15, 1972

It's half way through the month of May and Chicago's Billy Williams continues his feverish attack on NL pitching. Williams leads the league with a .442 BA and has hit 17 HR in 24 games. Only San Francisco's Bobby Bonds' impressive 32 RBI has kept Williams from leading in all 3 Triple Crown categories. Their teammates, Ferguson Jenkins and Juan Marichal top all pitchers with 6 wins. St. Louis's Lou Brock and Houston's Joe Morgan continue to steal bases at a historic pace.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 National League                 Date: 5/15/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 CHN  15   9    B.William CHN .442  B.William CHN   17  B.Bonds   SFN   32
1972 PHN  14  11    S.Garvey  LAN .381  D.Money   PHN    9  B.William CHN   31
1972 NYN  14  11    M.Alou    SLN .372  S.Garvey  LAN    7  D.Money   PHN   21
1972 SLN  15  12    C.Cedeno  HON .367  N.Colbert SDN    7  B.Tolan   CIN   21
1972 PIN  13  11    L.Brock   SLN .362  B.Bonds   SFN    7  J.Bench   CIN   20
1972 MON  11  14
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 CIN  15  10    F.Jenkins CHN    6  M.Marshal MON    4  J.Koosman NYN 1.74
1972 SFN  16  12    J.Maricha SFN    6  J.Brewer  LAN    4  T.Seaver  NYN 1.84
1972 LAN  15  12    OTHERS TIED W    4  T.McGraw  NYN    3  G.Nolan   CIN 1.93
1972 SDN  11  16                        C.Carroll CIN    3  S.Carlton PHN 1.98
1972 HON   9  16                        OTHERS TIED W    2  B.Singer  LAN 2.01
1972 ATN   6  20
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    D.Doyle   PHN   18  L.Brock   SLN   19  S.Carlton PHN   58
                    J.Cardena CHN   12  J.Morgan  CIN   18  T.Seaver  NYN   56
                    F.Millan  ATN   12  R.Garr    ATN    9  G.Gentry  NYN   48
                    W.Davis   LAN   11  B.Tolan   CIN    9  S.McDowel SFN   42
                    T.Simmons SLN   10  C.Cedeno  HON    8  B.Gibson  SLN   38
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
ATN  6  at  HON  8  ATN-Schuele(0-0, ----) at HON-Reuss(1-3, 4.91)
MON  6  at  NYN  3  MON-Moore(0-0, ----) at NYN-Seaver(4-3, 1.84)
CHN  8  at  PHN  6  CHN-Hooton(2-1, 3.73) at PHN-Champio(2-2, 3.58)
SLN  7  at  PIN  6  SLN-Wise(4-2, 4.07) at PIN-Walker(0-0, 4.61)
LAN  4  at  SDN  7  LAN-Singer(2-0, 2.01) at SDN-Caldwel(0-0, 0.00)
                    CIN-Nolan(4-2, 1.93) at SFN-Bryant(1-1, 4.91)
                    CIN-Billing(3-2, 3.63) at SFN-Bryant(1-1, 4.91)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
H.Aaron       ATN HON  4  2  2  3  0  0  2  0
B.Williams    CHN PHN  5  3  3  2  0  0  2  0
C.Cedeno      HON ATN  4  3  3  2  1  1  1  0
J.Hickman     CHN PHN  2  2  2  1  2  0  1  0
N.Colbert     SDN LAN  4  2  3  3  0  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Higgins     SLN PIN  4.0  2  0  0  0  2  0 W  
T.McGraw      NYN MON  2.0  0  0  0  1  1  0    
T.Walker      MON NYN  3.1  3  0  0  0  0  0 W  
B.Lersch      PHN CHN  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    
S.Arlin       SDN LAN  7.2  6  3  3  2  5  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Williams    CHN .500 28 14  8  0  6  S.Carlton     PHN 18  8  0  4 20  0 200
C.Cedeno      HON .471 34 16 10  5  4  B.Lersch      PHN  5  0  0  1  1  0 100
W.Stargell    PIN .367 30 11  6  7  3  T.Seaver      NYN 17 15  2  4 20  1 200
J.Cardenal    CHN .391 23  9  8  3  1  R.Grimsley    CIN  9  4  1  1  4  0 100
R.Hebner      PIN .455 33 15  6  4  2  R.Wise        SLN 18 15  3  3  8  1 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Clendenon   SLN .043 23  1  2  2  0  B.Greif       SDN  8 14 11  8  2  1 020
G.Beckert     CHN .214 28  6  1  0  0  D.Selma       PHN  7 10 12 12  8  1 110
E.Hernandez   SDN .194 31  6  1  1  0  W.Fryman      PHN  7 15  9  3  4  0 010
D.Kingman     SFN .129 31  4  0  4  0  G.Stone       ATN  6 11  6  0  2  4 000
T.Helms       HON .111 27  3  1  3  0  S.Blass       PIN 10 17  9  4  3  4 000
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 AL Game of Note

May 10, 1972

12 days after throwing a 1-hit shutout for his 1st AL win, California Angel Nolan Ryan threw another 1-hitter, this time against the Boston Red Sox. Ryan walked 3 and struck out 11 in the Angel's 5-0 victory.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Boston Red Sox At 1972 California Angels             5/10/1972
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Harper CF         4  0  0  0 .246     S.Alomar 2B         5  0  1  0 .317  
  L.Aparicio SS       4  0  0  0 .234     K.Berry CF          5  1  3  0 .295  
  R.Smith RF          3  0  0  0 .286     V.Pinson LF         5  0  2  0 .343  
  R.Petrocelli 3B     2  0  1  0 .237     B.Oliver RF         3  1  2  0 .352  
  D.Josephson 1B      3  0  0  0 .176     J.Spencer 1B        4  1  2  0 .239  
  R.Miller LF         3  0  0  0 .250     L.Cardenas SS       5  1  2  4 .304  
  J.Kennedy 2B        2  0  0  0 .000     W.Llenas 3B         4  0  1  0 .333  
  C.Fisk C            3  0  0  0 .310     A.Kusnyer C         3  1  1  1 .129  
  M.Pattin P          1  0  0  0 .091     N.Ryan P            4  0  1  0 .091  
A-P.Gagliano PH       1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  G.Peters P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-B.Oglivie PH        0  0  0  0 .100                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      26  0  1  0                 Totals      38  5 15  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Pattin In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Peters In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1
Angels.......... 1 0 0  1 3 0  0 0    -  5 15  0
 
Red Sox (6-10)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Pattin LOSS(2-2)        5      11   5   5   2   6   2   3.64
G.Peters                  3       4   0   0   2   3   0  12.60
Totals                    8      15   5   5   4   9   2
 
Angels (11-8)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
N.Ryan WIN(3-2)           9       1   0   0   3  11   0   1.51
Totals                    9       1   0   0   3  11   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,749 DATE- Wednesday, May 10th 1972 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Dave Phillips, Jim Evans, Nestor Chylak, Larry Barnett
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 2  Angels:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 2  Angels: 2
ERRORS- D.Josephson
HOME RUNS- L.Cardenas(3rd), A.Kusnyer(1st)
WALKS- R.Petrocelli, J.Kennedy, B.Oglivie, B.Oliver-2, J.Spencer, A.Kusnyer
STRIKE OUTS- T.Harper, L.Aparicio-3, R.Smith, R.Petrocelli, D.Josephson,
             R.Miller, J.Kennedy-2, M.Pattin, S.Alomar, K.Berry, J.Spencer-2,
             L.Cardenas, A.Kusnyer, N.Ryan-3
GIDP- T.Harper, R.Miller, V.Pinson, B.Oliver
2-out RBI- L.Cardenas
RLISP 2-out- W.Llenas-2, J.Spencer-2, L.Cardenas-2
 
Nolan Ryan threw a 1 hit shutout as the California Angels beat the Boston Red
Sox by a score of 5 to 0.
 
Ryan(3-2) was tremendous on the mound for California.  He allowed only 1 hit
and 3 walks in 9 innings.  Ryan struckout 11 Boston batters improving his ERA
from 2.03 to 1.51.  California managed 15 hits in their victory.  
 
Marty Pattin(2-2) was the loser.  He was knocked around by California,
allowing 11 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings.  Del Rice was very impressed with
his pitcher, Ryan, 'He had unusually good pitch placement tonight.  It was
almost unfair - but a beautiful game to watch from where I sat'

1972 AL Standings

May 1, 1972

The 1st month of the 1972 season is in the books and there are a few surprises so far. The biggest surprise has been the awful start the Baltimore Orioles have had. Baltimore, last years AL Champion, is 1-12. Their hitting has been anemic. Scoring only 24 runs through the first 13 games, the Orioles are hitting a MLB worst .176 as a team. The Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox are two of the other surprises. Both clubs have gotten off to great starts and lead their respective divisions. The Indians have gotten very good pitching and lead MLB in least runs allowed. The fact that there are 5 teams in the AL West above .500 and only 1 in the AL East is also surprising. The AL East was considered the stronger of the 2 divisions but that hasn't been the case so far. My Detroit Tigers are 1 game under .500, 2 games worse than actual. It will be a challenge to get the Tigers to repeat as pennant winners. They are in the bottom half of the AL in hitting and at the middle of the pack in pitching.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1972 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Cleveland CLA            9   3  .750 ----   148     6   6 .500   72  84 .462
1972 New York NYA             6   6  .500  3.0           4   8 .333   79  76 .510
1972 Detroit DEA              5   6  .455  3.5           7   4 .636   86  70 .551
1972 Boston BOA               4   7  .364  4.5           4   7 .364   85  70 .548
1972 Milwaukee MLA            3   7  .300  5.0           3   7 .300   65  91 .417
1972 Baltimore BAA            1  12  .077  8.5           7   6 .538   80  74 .519
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Chicago CHA              9   4  .692 ----   150     8   5 .615   87  67 .565
1972 Oakland OAA              7   4  .636  1.0           7   4 .636   93  62 .600
1972 Minnesota MNA            7   4  .636  1.0           8   3 .727   77  77 .500
1972 California CAA           8   5  .615  1.0           5   8 .385   75  80 .484
1972 Texas TEA                7   6  .538  2.0           7   6 .538   54 100 .351
1972 Kansas City KCA          6   8  .429  3.5           6   8 .429   76  78 .494
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA      1   12  .077  1- 7  0- 5  1- 1  0-11  0- 2  0- 5     0-10    Lost 11
BOA      4    7  .364  1- 4  3- 3  1- 2  3- 5  0- 0  2- 2     3-7     Lost 1
CAA      8    5  .615  2- 2  6- 3  2- 0  6- 5  1- 0  4- 3     6-4     Won 5
CHA      9    4  .692  6- 1  3- 3  2- 1  7- 3  2- 0  2- 2     8-2     Won 2
CLA      9    3  .750  4- 0  5- 3  3- 1  6- 2  0- 0  1- 1     7-3     Won 1
DEA      5    6  .455  1- 3  4- 3  2- 1  3- 5  1- 2  1- 3     5-5     Lost 2
KCA      6    8  .429  5- 3  1- 5  2- 2  4- 6  1- 1  3- 2     4-6     Lost 1
MLA      3    7  .300  3- 4  0- 3  1- 3  2- 4  1- 0  2- 0     3-7     Won 1
MNA      7    4  .636  1- 2  6- 2  2- 2  5- 2  1- 0  5- 1     6-4     Won 2
NYA      6    6  .500  4- 4  2- 2  2- 1  4- 5  0- 1  1- 4     5-5     Lost 2
OAA      7    4  .636  3- 2  4- 2  0- 2  7- 2  0- 0  2- 2     7-3     Lost 1
TEA      7    6  .538  6- 3  1- 3  1- 3  6- 3  0- 1  5- 3     7-3     Won 1
TOTAL   72   72  .500
HOME    37   35  .514
ROAD    35   37  .486
LEFT    19   19  .500
RIGHT   53   53  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
BAA      1-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    1- 7   0- 5    24-  51
BOA      4- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 4   2- 3    31-  44
CAA      8- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 5   5- 0    45-  45
CHA      9- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 3   4- 1    65-  36
CLA      9- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    7- 0   2- 3    54-  22
DEA      5- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 3   2- 3    48-  48
KCA      6- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 6   3- 2    43-  64
MLA      3- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 3   1- 4    25-  54
MNA      7- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 2   4- 2    38-  47
NYA      6- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 2   2- 4    46-  31
OAA      7- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 2   3- 2    57-  35
TEA      7- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 4   3- 2    54-  53
 
 

1972 AL News Recap and League Leaders

May 1, 1972

New York Yankee Bobby Murcer and Chicago White Sox pitcher Wilbur Wood stand out as top performers so far in the 1972 AL season. Murcer is leading the AL in BA and is in the top 4 in HR and RBI. Wilbur Wood has started and completed 5 games. At one point Wood had a scoreless inning streak of 34 before a run was scored against him. For my Tigers, Norm Cash is off to a good start. He leads the AL with 14 RBI and is 3rd in hitting with a .400 BA. The Minnesota Twins Harmon Killebrew, Oakland's Reggie Jackson, and Cleveland's Gaylord Perry should also be noted for their good starts on the season.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 American League                 Date: 5/1/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 CLA   9   3    B.Murcer  NYA .468  H.Killebr MNA    7  N.Cash    DEA   14
1972 NYA   6   6    J.Rudi    OAA .440  G.Nettles CLA    5  R.Jackson OAA   14
1972 DEA   5   6    N.Cash    DEA .400  B.Murcer  NYA    5  H.Killebr MNA   13
1972 BOA   4   7    R.White   NYA .386  R.Jackson OAA    4  B.Murcer  NYA   11
1972 MLA   3   7    T.McCraw  CLA .378  OTHERS TIED W    3  OTHERS TIED W   10
1972 BAA   1  12
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 CHA   9   4    W.Wood    CHA    5  S.Lyle    NYA    3  T.Timmerm DEA 0.53
1972 OAA   7   4    G.Perry   CLA    4  C.Seelbac DEA    2  P.Broberg TEA 1.23
1972 MNA   7   4    D.Tidrow  CLA    3  T.Murphy  CAA    2  R.Clark   CAA 1.31
1972 CAA   8   5    OTHERS TIED W    2  W.Granger MNA    2  W.Wood    CHA 1.37
1972 TEA   7   6                        H.Pina    TEA    2  D.Tidrow  CLA 1.38
1972 KCA   6   8
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    M.Epstein OAA   10  C.May     CHA    8  G.Perry   CLA   31
                    D.Unser   CLA    9  D.Nelson  TEA    8  M.Lolich  DEA   29
                    M.Rivers  CAA    8  T.McCraw  CLA    5  J.Coleman DEA   27
                    C.May     CHA    8  E.Maddox  TEA    5  A.Messers CAA   25
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  OTHERS TIED W    4  P.Broberg TEA   23
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CAA  3  at  BAA  0
CHA  4  at  DEA  0
CLA  4  at  KCA  0
OAA  4  at  MLA  5
BOA  4  at  TEA  7
MNA  5  at  NYA  4
MNA  3  at  NYA  2
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Briggs      MLA OAA  3  1  2  4  0  0  1  0
F.Howard      TEA BOA  3  1  2  4  1  0  1  0
J.Callison    NYA MNA  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
A.Johnson     CLA KCA  4  1  1  2  0  0  1  0
J.Orta        CHA DEA  4  1  1  2  0  2  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Tidrow      CLA KCA  9.0  3  0  0  2  7  0 W  
T.Bradley     CHA DEA  9.0  4  0  0  3  6  0 W  
R.Clark       CAA BAA  9.0  6  0  0  6  8  0 W  
D.Woodson     MNA NYA  9.0  5  2  1  1  5  1 W  
D.Laroche     MNA NYA  3.1  2  1  0  3  5  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
F.Howard      TEA .321 28  9  9  7  3  C.Hunter      OAA 18  6  0  4  6  0 200
R.Jackson     OAA .280 25  7  9  5  3  L.Tiant       BOA  9  5  0  1  9  0 100
J.Rudi        OAA .500 28 14  7  3  3  G.Perry       CLA 18  7  2  5 13  0 200
N.Cash        DEA .444 27 12 10  4  1  T.Bradley     CHA 29 22  5  5 17  0 200
B.Murcer      NYA .333 30 10  8  5  2  D.Tidrow      CLA 24 11  4  6 16  0 210
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
P.Blair       BAA .033 30  1  0  0  0  M.Cuellar     BAA  9 13  7  2  7  2 020
J.May         KCA .120 25  3  1  0  0  L.Krausse     BOA  5  7  4  3  2  1 010
E.Brinkman    DEA .083 24  2  1  1  0  D.Stanhouse   TEA  6  5  6  5  2  0 000
B.Conigliaro  MLA .074 27  2  2  1  0  J.Perry       MNA 12 21  9  2  4  0 010
R.Fosse       CLA .069 29  2  3  1  0  P.Splittorff  KCA 11 10  7  5  5  1 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 NL Standings

May 1, 1972

 With the month of April behind them, last years World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates find themselves tied on top of the NL East with the Montreal Expos. While it's very early in the season the other 4 teams in the division are right behind them, with the last place Cardinals only 2 games back. In the NL West, the Cincinnati Reds have gotten off to the best start of any team. Los Angeles and San Francisco are close behind. Two teams have gotten off to much worse starts than expected: the Houston Astros (4-10) and Atlanta Braves (3-12) are both have pitching problems.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1972 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Pittsburgh PIN           8   5  .615 ----   150     5   8 .385   96  59 .619
1972 Montreal MON             8   5  .615 ----           9   4 .692   70  86 .449
1972 New York NYN             7   5  .583   .5           8   4 .667   83  73 .532
1972 Chicago CHN              8   6  .571   .5           4  10 .286   85  70 .548
1972 Philadelphia PHN         7   7  .500  1.5           9   5 .643   59  97 .378
1972 St. Louis SLN            6   7  .462  2.0           5   8 .385   75  81 .481
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Cincinnati CIN           9   4  .692 ----   148     5   8 .385   95  59 .617
1972 Los Angeles LAN          9   6  .600  1.0          11   4 .733   85  70 .548
1972 San Francisco SFN        9   7  .563  1.5           6  10 .375   69  86 .445
1972 San Diego SDN            6  10  .375  4.5           5  11 .313   58  95 .379
1972 Houston HON              4  10  .286  5.5          10   4 .714   84  69 .549
1972 Atlanta ATN              3  12  .200  7.0           7   8 .467   70  84 .455
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN      3   12  .200  2- 7  1- 5  1- 3  2- 9  0- 1  2- 4     2-8     Lost 4
CHN      8    6  .571  3- 2  5- 4  3- 1  5- 5  1- 1  1- 4     5-5     Lost 2
CIN      9    4  .692  3- 1  6- 3  2- 0  7- 4  1- 0  3- 2     7-3     Won 2
HON      4   10  .286  1- 8  3- 2  1- 4  3- 6  1- 2  1- 2     4-6     Won 1
LAN      9    6  .600  5- 4  4- 2  2- 3  7- 3  0- 1  4- 3     5-5     Won 1
MON      8    5  .615  4- 0  4- 5  3- 1  5- 4  1- 0  6- 2     7-3     Won 1
NYN      7    5  .583  4- 1  3- 4  2- 0  5- 5  1- 1  3- 1     6-4     Lost 1
PHN      7    7  .500  3- 2  4- 5  1- 1  6- 6  1- 1  0- 3     6-4     Lost 1
PIN      8    5  .615  6- 3  2- 2  2- 2  6- 3  1- 0  4- 1     7-3     Won 5
SDN      6   10  .375  6- 7  0- 3  0- 5  6- 5  0- 0  0- 2     3-7     Won 1
SFN      9    7  .563  4- 6  5- 1  2- 1  7- 6  0- 1  3- 1     4-6     Lost 1
SLN      6    7  .462  2- 0  4- 7  1- 1  5- 6  2- 1  2- 4     3-7     Lost 1
TOTAL   84   84  .500
HOME    43   41  .512
ROAD    41   43  .488
LEFT    20   22  .476
RIGHT   64   62  .508
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
ATN      3-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 8   1- 4    54-  92
CHN      8- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 4   4- 2    72-  61
CIN      9- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6- 1   3- 3    69-  53
HON      4-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 5   1- 5    63-  79
LAN      9- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    7- 2   2- 4    62-  49
MON      8- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 2   4- 3    44-  50
NYN      7- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 2   3- 3    39-  38
PHN      7- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 4   4- 3    76-  47
PIN      8- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 4   5- 1    59-  50
SDN      6-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 6   3- 4    36-  55
SFN      9- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 4   4- 3    70-  64
SLN      6- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 5   3- 2    45-  51
 
 

1972 NL News Recap and League Leaders

May 1, 1972

The opening month of April is over for the 1972 MLB season. A few players have gotten off to very impressive starts. Chicago Cubs outfielder Billy Williams tops the list of those players. He leads in all 3 of the top hitting categories with a .450 BA, 8 HR, and 18 RBI. Williams' teammate Ferguson Jenkins has also started well going 4-0 in 4 starts. Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is another player in the top 5 of all 3 hitting categories. Garvey has a .408 BA, 6 HR and 15 RBI. San Francisco Giant pitcher Juan Marichal is 4-0 with 4 complete games, 2 shutouts and a NL leading 1.00 ERA. Lou Brock (13) of the St. Louis Cardinals and Joe Morgan (12) of the Cincinnati Reds are stealing bases at a record pace.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 National League                 Date: 5/1/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 PIN   8   5    B.William CHN .450  B.William CHN    8  B.William CHN   18
1972 MON   8   5    S.Garvey  LAN .408  D.Money   PHN    7  B.Bonds   SFN   16
1972 NYN   7   5    D.Doyle   PHN .386  S.Garvey  LAN    6  D.Money   PHN   15
1972 CHN   8   6    L.Brock   SLN .386  N.Colbert SDN    6  S.Garvey  LAN   15
1972 PHN   7   7    K.Singlet MON .349  OTHERS TIED W    4  J.Bench   CIN   13
1972 SLN   6   7
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 CIN   9   4    F.Jenkins CHN    4  M.Marshal MON    4  J.Maricha SFN 1.00
1972 LAN   9   6    J.Maricha SFN    4  C.Carroll CIN    3  D.Sutton  LAN 1.29
1972 SFN   9   7    G.Gentry  NYN    3  T.McGraw  NYN    2  G.Gentry  NYN 1.38
1972 SDN   6  10    G.Nolan   CIN    3  J.Brewer  LAN    2  W.Fryman  PHN 1.55
1972 HON   4  10    D.Sutton  LAN    3  OTHERS TIED W    1  J.Cumberl SFN 1.74
1972 ATN   3  12
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    L.Brock   SLN   13  L.Brock   SLN   13  G.Gentry  NYN   29
                    D.Doyle   PHN   12  J.Morgan  CIN   12  S.Carlton PHN   26
                    R.Garr    ATN    9  B.Tolan   CIN    7  B.Greif   SDN   26
                    R.Clement PIN    7  R.Metzger HON    5  J.Maricha SFN   25
                    D.Cash    PIN    7  C.Cedeno  HON    4  T.Seaver  NYN   24
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CIN  3  at  CHN  2  NYN-Seaver(1-3, 3.13) at SFN-Bryant(0-0, ----)
NYN  0  at  LAN  7  PHN-Reynold(0-0, ----) at LAN-Osteen(0-1, 9.64)
ATN  4  at  PIN  5  HON-Roberts(1-1, 5.09) at PIN-Blass(2-1, 2.25)
SLN  3  at  HON  4
PHN  3  at  SDN  1
MON  3  at  SFN  5
PHN  0  at  SDN  3
MON  5  at  SFN  2
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Fairly      MON SFN  4  2  2  2  0  0  2  0
J.Lefebvre    LAN NYN  2  2  1  3  1  0  1  0
M.Lum         ATN PIN  3  1  2  3  1  0  1  0
S.Garvey      LAN NYN  4  1  2  3  0  1  1  0
R.Clemente    PIN ATN  4  1  3  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Sutton      LAN NYN  9.0  0  0  0  0  4  0 W  
M.Corkins     SDN PHN  9.0  4  0  0  2  6  0 W  
B.Gibson      SLN HON  8.2  4  3  0  2 10  1    
B.Lersch      PHN SDN  9.0  4  1  1  0  2  1 W  
B.Stoneman    MON SFN  9.0  4  2  2  2  6  1 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Williams    CHN .395 38 15 10  4  4  D.McMahon     SFN  6  1  0  1  7  0 000
R.Fairly      MON .333 30 10  7  1  4  D.Sutton      LAN 18  6  2  1  7  0 110
W.Stargell    PIN .333 27  9  5  4  3  D.Wilson      HON 18  8  3  6 21  0 100
K.Singleton   MON .387 31 12  5  9  2  W.Fryman      PHN 18 12  2  4  9  0 200
R.Clemente    PIN .538 26 14  8  2  1  M.Corkins     SDN  9  5  0  2  6  0 101
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Fregosi     NYN .147 34  5  0  1  0  C.Kirby       SDN  8 12  8  2  5  3 020
D.Campbell    SDN .194 31  6  0  0  0  R.Reed        ATN 14 21 14  7  7  2 020
J.Grote       NYN .179 28  5  0  1  0  K.Forsch      HON 13 19 11  6  8  1 010
L.Bowa        PHN .186 43  8  2  0  0  D.Selma       PHN 10 12  7  6  4  2 020
C.Gaston      SDN .160 25  4  1  1  0  B.Capra       NYN  9 12  7  3  7  3 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 NL Game of Note

April 30, 1972

Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Don Sutton threw a no-hitter today against the New York Mets. If not for an error in the 3rd inning, Sutton would have had a perfect game. Sutton was at his best, walking none and striking out 4. The Dodgers walked away with a 7-0 victory.

BOXSCORE: 1972 New York Mets At 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers            4/30/1972
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Harrelson SS      4  0  0  0 .186     W.Parker 1B         3  0  1  0 .283  
  K.Boswell 2B        3  0  0  0 .314     B.Buckner RF        5  0  2  0 .385  
  T.Agee CF           3  0  0  0 .200     W.Davis CF          5  2  2  0 .290  
  R.Staub RF          3  0  0  0 .267     J.Lefebvre 2B       2  2  1  3 .143  
  C.Jones LF          3  0  0  0 .184     W.Crawford LF       4  1  1  1 .222  
  J.Fregosi 3B        3  0  0  0 .119     S.Garvey 3B         4  1  2  3 .408  
  E.Kranepool 1B      3  0  0  0 .273     D.Sims C            4  0  0  0 .200  
  D.Dyer C            3  0  0  0 .375     B.Russell SS        4  0  1  0 .385  
  B.Capra P           1  0  0  0 .000     D.Sutton P          4  1  2  0 .357  
  C.Taylor P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
A-W.Garrett PH        1  0  0  0 .143                                          
  R.Sadecki P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-J.Milner PH         1  0  0  0 .167                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  0  0                 Totals      35  7 12  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Taylor In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sadecki In 9th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  3 3 1  0 0    -  7 12  1
 
Mets (7-5)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Capra LOSS(0-1)         4 1/3   8   6   6   3   3   3   6.75
C.Taylor                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8.10
R.Sadecki                 3       4   1   1   0   2   0   1.13
Totals                    8      12   7   7   3   5   3
 
Dodgers (9-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Sutton WIN(3-1)         9       0   0   0   0   4   0   1.29
Totals                    9       0   0   0   0   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 51,960 DATE- Sunday, April 30th 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Nick Colosi, Satch Davidson, Ed Sudol, John Kilber
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 1  Dodgers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- S.Garvey
DOUBLES- W.Davis(4th)
HOME RUNS- J.Lefebvre(2nd), W.Crawford(2nd), S.Garvey(6th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Lefebvre
WALKS- W.Parker-2, J.Lefebvre
STRIKE OUTS- T.Agee, C.Jones-3, W.Parker, W.Crawford-3, S.Garvey
RLISP 2-out- W.Parker, B.Buckner-2, W.Crawford
 
Don Sutton(3-1) thrilled the fans at Dodger Stadium as he crafted a no-hit
masterpiece against the New York Mets.  The Los Angeles Dodgers won by a
final score of 7 to 0.
 
Sutton provided a brilliant, unforgettable performance for the hometown crowd
at Dodger Stadium day.  He surrendered no walks and could have tossed a
perfect game if it were not for the fielding error.  What a day for the fans.
They were on the edge of their seats from the 7th inning on.  With every
out, the electricity in the air mounted.  Los Angeles rapped out 12 hits for
the afternoon.  
 
Buzz Capra(0-1) was the loser.  He surrended 3 homeruns in his 4 and 1/3
innings.  'I gave it everything I had. It's probably the greatest day of my
life,' Sutton said. 'I was out there focusing on my catcher's glove, that's
all. I just concentrated on pitching my game.'

 

 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     B.Harrelson 4- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     K.Boswell   5- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     T.Agee      1- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     W.Parker    6- 6     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     B.Buckner   6- 8     0 Line Out                       b-0 
2     W.Davis     4- 7 20  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     R.Staub     1-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     C.Jones     2- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     J.Fregosi   4- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     J.Lefebvre  4-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     W.Crawford  1- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     S.Garvey    4- 7 14  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   D.Sims      6-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     E.Kranepool 5- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     D.Dyer      4- 4     0 1 Base Error - 3B              b-1 
1 1   B.Capra              0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
2 1   B.Harrelson 5- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     B.Russell   2- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     D.Sutton    3- 2     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     W.Parker    5- 9     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   B.Buckner   5-10     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     K.Boswell   4-10     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     T.Agee      3- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     R.Staub     2- 9     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     W.Davis     1- 6 15  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  J.Lefebvre  4- 5  3  0 Home Run                       2-H b-H 
0     W.Crawford  1-11     0 Home Run                       b-H 
0     S.Garvey    5- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     D.Sims      2-10     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
2     B.Russell   3- 7  9  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   D.Sutton    4- 4     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 W.Parker    5- 5     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 123 B.Buckner   1- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     C.Jones     4- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Fregosi   5- 4     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
2     E.Kranepool 2- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     W.Davis     2- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   J.Lefebvre  4- 8     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 12  W.Crawford  6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 12  S.Garvey    4- 4     0 Home Run                       2-H 1-H b-H 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Chuck Taylor
1     D.Sims      6- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     B.Russell   5- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     D.Dyer      4-10     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Wayne Garrett
1     W.Garrett   1-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     B.Harrelson 2- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Ray Sadecki
0     D.Sutton    2- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   W.Parker    3- 9     0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  B.Buckner   2- 5 13  0 Single                         2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 W.Davis     3- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1 123 J.Lefebvre  6- 6     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
2 12  W.Crawford  6- 3     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     K.Boswell   5-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     T.Agee      4- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     R.Staub     5- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     S.Garvey    4-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     D.Sims      5-10  8  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     B.Russell   1- 7     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     C.Jones     6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Fregosi   5- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     E.Kranepool 4- 9     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     D.Sutton    1- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     W.Parker    4- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     B.Buckner   2- 5  4  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   W.Davis     3- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     D.Dyer      4- 9     0 Line Out                       b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- John Milner
1     J.Milner    4- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
2     B.Harrelson 6- 5  4  0 Fly Out                        b-0