1972 AL Standings

June 1, 1972

The Minnesota Twins had the best record in the month of May, and as a result, the Twins hold a 3 game lead over 2nd place Oakland in the AL West. Minnesota's pitchers have been the stingiest in the league, allowing the fewest runs scored against them.
In the AL East, the Cleveland Indians still hold the top spot. My Detroit Tigers continue to hover around the .500 mark in Wins and Losses and are in 3rd place, 5 games behind the Indians.

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           23  12  .657 ----   123    18  17 .514   72  84 .462
1972 New York NYA            20  17  .541  4.0          17  20 .459   79  76 .510
1972 Detroit DEA             19  18  .514  5.0          21  16 .568   86  70 .551
1972 Boston BOA              16  18  .471  6.5          15  19 .441   85  70 .548
1972 Baltimore BAA           14  22  .389  9.5          20  16 .556   80  74 .519
1972 Milwaukee MLA           11  23  .324 11.5          12  22 .353   65  91 .417
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Minnesota MNA           23  12  .657 ----   124    23  12 .657   77  77 .500
1972 Oakland OAA             21  16  .568  3.0          25  12 .676   93  62 .600
1972 California CAA          21  20  .512  5.0          18  23 .439   75  80 .484
1972 Chicago CHA             19  19  .500  5.5          22  16 .579   87  67 .565
1972 Kansas City KCA         17  20  .459  7.0          13  24 .351   76  78 .494
1972 Texas TEA               17  24  .415  9.0          17  24 .415   54 100 .351
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     14   22  .389 10- 9  4-13  3- 3 11-19  4- 2  5- 9     5-5     Won 3
BOA     16   18  .471  8- 7  8-11  6- 6 10-12  1- 0  4- 4     5-5     Lost 3
CAA     21   20  .512 12-13  9- 7  7- 3 14-17  3- 0 10- 6     6-4     Won 2
CHA     19   19  .500 10- 8  9-11  6- 4 13-15  2- 5  6-11     5-5     Lost 2
CLA     23   12  .657 12- 3 11- 9 10- 4 13- 8  2- 1  5- 5     3-7     Lost 3
DEA     19   18  .514 10- 9  9- 9  5- 5 14-13  1- 4  3- 8     6-4     Won 1
KCA     17   20  .459 12- 6  5-14  5- 6 12-14  4- 3  9- 3     4-6     Won 1
MLA     11   23  .324  4-11  7-12  3- 7  8-16  2- 3  4- 2     4-6     Lost 2
MNA     23   12  .657 10- 5 13- 7  7- 4 16- 8  4- 1 10- 6     5-5     Lost 1
NYA     20   17  .541 12- 8  8- 9  6- 6 14-11  1- 1  5- 5     7-3     Won 3
OAA     21   16  .568 11- 9 10- 7  7- 3 14-13  0- 2  4- 7     4-6     Lost 3
TEA     17   24  .415 13- 9  4-15  3- 9 14-15  1- 3  9- 8     6-4     Won 3
TOTAL  221  221  .500
HOME   124   97  .561
ROAD    97  124  .439
LEFT    68   60  .531
RIGHT  153  161  .487
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
BAA      1-12 13-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    8-14   6- 8   112- 130
BOA      4- 7 12-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   10-10   6- 8   138- 138
CAA      8- 5 13-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-14   9- 6   122- 136
CHA      9- 4 10-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11-13   8- 6   153- 124
CLA      9- 3 14- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13- 7  10- 5   149- 106
DEA      5- 6 14-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-10   7- 8   167- 151
KCA      6- 8 11-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   10-12   7- 8   113- 162
MLA      3- 7  8-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6-13   5-10   114- 180
MNA      7- 4 16- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12- 7  11- 5   135-  99
NYA      6- 6 14-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13- 8   7- 9   147- 145
OAA      7- 4 14-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-10   8- 6   177- 129
TEA      7- 6 10-18  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-14   5-10   125- 152
 
 

1972 AL News Recap

June 1, 1972

Standings and League Leaders as of June 1st. Detroit's Norm Cash is having a very good season so far and has a spot in the top 5 of the 3 major hitting categories. Oakland's Reggie Jackson is also having a very good season and Cleveland's Gaylord Perry leads the AL in Wins with 9.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 American League                 Date: 6/1/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 CLA  23  12    G.Nettles CLA .375  R.Jackson OAA   14  N.Cash    DEA   36
1972 NYA  20  17    B.Murcer  NYA .341  N.Cash    DEA   11  R.Jackson OAA   35
1972 DEA  19  18    J.Rudi    OAA .340  H.Killebr MNA   10  D.Allen   CHA   25
1972 BOA  16  18    N.Cash    DEA .338  G.Nettles CLA    9  H.Killebr MNA   24
1972 BAA  14  22    J.Briggs  MLA .328  OTHERS TIED W    8  B.Campane OAA   24
1972 MLA  11  23
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 MNA  23  12    G.Perry   CLA    9  S.Lyle    NYA    8  D.Woodson MNA 1.27
1972 OAA  21  16    W.Wood    CHA    8  T.Abernat KCA    5  C.Wright  CAA 1.41
1972 CAA  21  20    T.Timmerm DEA    7  C.Seelbac DEA    4  S.Kline   NYA 1.70
1972 CHA  19  19    C.Hunter  OAA    7  H.Pina    TEA    4  S.Lockwoo MLA 1.71
1972 KCA  17  20    OTHERS TIED W    6  OTHERS TIED W    3  C.Hunter  OAA 1.84
1972 TEA  17  24
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    G.Nettles CLA   17  E.Maddox  TEA   19  N.Ryan    CAA   72
                    R.Smith   BOA    9  D.Nelson  TEA   14  M.Lolich  DEA   71
                    M.Rivers  CAA    8  B.Campane OAA   12  T.Bradley CHA   71
                    C.Tovar   MNA    8  C.May     CHA   10  G.Perry   CLA   66
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  F.Patek   KCA   10  C.Hunter  OAA   63
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHA  2  at  CAA  3  NYA-Gardner(0-0, ----) at MLA-Slaton(1-4, 8.59)
DEA 13  at  CLA  2  BOA-Siebert(3-5, 4.58) at BAA-McNally(4-4, 2.12)
NYA 12  at  MLA  9  DEA-Coleman(2-5, 4.50) at CLA-Perry(9-1, 1.88)
OAA  1  at  TEA  2  KCA-Murphy(1-0, 1.13) at MNA-Woodson(6-2, 1.27)
KCA  5  at  MNA  4
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
N.Cash        DEA CLA  5  2  4  6  0  1  2  0
J.Ellis       NYA MLA  3  1  2  6  3  0  1  0
H.Clarke      NYA MLA  5  4  4  3  1  0  1  0
D.McAuliffe   DEA CLA  4  2  2  3  2  0  1  0
R.White       NYA MLA  4  2  3  2  2  0  0  2
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Clark       CAA CHA  9.0  4  2  1  3  9  1 W  
B.Blyleven    MNA KCA  7.0  5  1  0  1  6  0    
M.Hedlund     KCA MNA  2.0  0  0  0  0  3  0 W  
J.Bell        MLA NYA  6.0  3  0  0  1  3  0    
C.Hunter      OAA TEA  7.0  1  2  2  4  9  1  L 
 
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
R.Smith       BOA .419 31 13 10  3  4  M.Paul        TEA  6  2  0  1  8  0 000
R.Blomberg    NYA .391 23  9  9  4  2  J.Horlen      OAA  6  2  0  1  6  0 000
D.Thompson    MNA .440 25 11  6  3  3  N.Ryan        CAA 21 10  4 11 25  1 210
N.Cash        DEA .387 31 12  9  3  3  D.Drago       KCA 22 15  3  3  7  1 000
D.McAuliffe   DEA .407 27 11  8  4  2  S.Siebert     BOA 16 11  2  5 12  0 200
 

1972 NL Standings

June 1, 1972

As the calendar turns to June, the battle for 1st place in the NL East continues to rage on. Right now, the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals are tied for the top spot. During the month of May all four teams currently in the top of the standings have held 1st place at one point.
In the NL West, the Cincinnati Reds have a 2.5 game lead over the 2nd place Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds have the best record in the NL and lead the league in Runs Scored.

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          23  16  .590 ----   123    24  15 .615   96  59 .619
1972 St. Louis SLN           24  17  .585 ----          16  25 .390   75  81 .481
1972 Chicago CHN             21  17  .553  1.5          20  18 .526   85  70 .548
1972 New York NYN            22  18  .550  1.5          29  11 .725   83  73 .532
1972 Philadelphia PHN        19  21  .475  4.5          16  24 .400   59  97 .378
1972 Montreal MON            17  23  .425  6.5          18  22 .450   70  86 .449
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Cincinnati CIN          26  15  .634 ----   119    23  18 .561   95  59 .617
1972 Los Angeles LAN         24  18  .571  2.5          26  16 .619   85  70 .548
1972 San Francisco SFN       23  23  .500  5.5          15  31 .326   69  86 .445
1972 Houston HON             19  22  .463  7.0          24  17 .585   84  69 .549
1972 San Diego SDN           15  27  .357 11.5          16  26 .381   58  95 .379
1972 Atlanta ATN             12  28  .300 13.5          18  22 .450   70  84 .455
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     12   28  .300  7-12  5-16  5- 7  7-21  0- 1  4- 5     5-5     Won 1
CHN     21   17  .553 10- 8 11- 9  5- 2 16-15  1- 1  2- 5     4-6     Lost 1
CIN     26   15  .634 11- 7 15- 8  7- 1 19-14  2- 2  4- 5     7-3     Won 2
HON     19   22  .463  7-14 12- 8  4- 5 15-17  1- 3  2- 5     5-5     Lost 2
LAN     24   18  .571  9-10 15- 8 10- 8 14-10  2- 1 10- 4     7-3     Won 5
MON     17   23  .425  8- 9  9-14  7- 7 10-16  5- 0  9- 8     5-5     Won 1
NYN     22   18  .550 12- 7 10-11  7- 3 15-15  3- 2  6- 4     6-4     Won 3
PHN     19   21  .475 11- 8  8-13  6- 5 13-16  1- 5  2- 6     2-8     Lost 5
PIN     23   16  .590 16- 7  7- 9  5- 4 18-12  5- 3  9- 6     6-4     Lost 1
SDN     15   27  .357 10-16  5-11  1-10 14-17  0- 2  4- 8     3-7     Lost 1
SFN     23   23  .500  9-15 14- 8  4- 7 19-16  0- 3  6- 3     3-7     Lost 3
SLN     24   17  .585 16- 6  8-11  4- 5 20-12  4- 1  7- 6     7-3     Won 1
TOTAL  245  245  .500
HOME   126  119  .514
ROAD   119  126  .486
LEFT    65   64  .504
RIGHT  180  181  .499
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
ATN      3-12  9-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    8-17   4-11   157- 246
CHN      8- 6 13-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11-12  10- 5   189- 160
CIN      9- 4 17-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   17- 6   9- 9   230- 163
HON      4-10 15-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   14-11   5-11   179- 185
LAN      9- 6 15-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   16- 9   8- 9   181- 172
MON      8- 5  9-18  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11-11   6-12   144- 181
NYN      7- 5 15-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-10  10- 8   156- 143
PHN      7- 7 12-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    8-15  11- 6   194- 163
PIN      8- 5 15-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-10  10- 6   196- 155
SDN      6-10  9-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    8-17   7-10   130- 176
SFN      9- 7 14-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-15  11- 8   219- 230
SLN      6- 7 18-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-10  11- 7   158- 159
 
 

1972 NL NewsRecap

June 1, 1972

Chicago Cubs outfielder Billy Williams continues to dominate NL pitchers, leading the league in all three Triple Crown categories. Still hitting over .400, Williams also has hit more than double the number of HR's the runner ups have hit. His teammate, pitcher Fergie Jenkins, leads the NL with 8 wins.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 National League                 Date: 6/1/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 PIN  23  16    B.William CHN .434  B.William CHN   22  B.William CHN   42
1972 SLN  24  17    M.Alou    SLN .387  OTHERS TIED W   10  J.Bench   CIN   39
1972 CHN  21  17    L.Brock   SLN .366                      B.Bonds   SFN   35
1972 NYN  22  18    C.Cedeno  HON .363                      J.Morgan  CIN   34
1972 PHN  19  21    R.Staub   NYN .349                      D.Kingman SFN   33
1972 MON  17  23
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 CIN  26  15    F.Jenkins CHN    8  C.Carroll CIN    6  B.Moose   PIN 1.67
1972 LAN  24  18    R.Wise    SLN    7  M.Marshal MON    5  D.Sutton  LAN 1.73
1972 SFN  23  23    D.Sutton  LAN    7  T.McGraw  NYN    5  S.Carlton PHN 1.74
1972 HON  19  22    OTHERS TIED W    6  J.Brewer  LAN    5  D.Wilson  HON 2.15
1972 SDN  15  27                        J.Ray     HON    4  P.Niekro  ATN 2.18
1972 ATN  12  28
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    A.Oliver  PIN   12  L.Brock   SLN   27  S.Carlton PHN   90
                    V.Davalil PIN    9  J.Morgan  CIN   23  T.Seaver  NYN   69
                    B.Bonds   SFN    9  R.Garr    ATN   13  S.McDowel SFN   66
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  B.Tolan   CIN   13  F.Norman  SDN   64
                                        C.Cedeno  HON   13  G.Gentry  NYN   62
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
SLN  3  at  CHN  0  SLN-Wise(7-2, 2.97) at CHN-Hands(3-4, 3.54)
LAN  5  at  SFN  3  CIN-McGloth(2-2, 6.62) at HON-Reuss(3-4, 4.41)
SDN  6  at  ATN  7  PHN-Selma(4-5, 5.95) at NYN-McAndre(0-2, 4.21)
CIN  6  at  HON  3  LAN-Singer(3-2, 3.02) at SFN-Maricha(6-4, 3.87)
PIN  9  at  MON 10
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Clemente    PIN MON  5  2  2  3  0  2  2  0
B.Russell     LAN SFN  5  1  3  3  0  1  1  0
M.Jorgensen   MON PIN  4  1  2  3  0  0  1  0
J.Fairey      MON PIN  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
H.Aaron       ATN SDN  4  1  1  3  1  2  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Gibson      SLN CHN  9.0  2  0  0  4  6  0 W  
A.Downing     LAN SFN  8.0  5  3  3  2  4  0 W  
J.Brewer      LAN SFN  1.0  0  0  0  1  3  0   S
P.Jarvis      ATN SDN  4.0  2  0  0  1  2  0    
T.Walker      MON PIN  5.0  2  1  1  2  5  0    
 
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 .567 30 17 11  6  5  J.Billingham  CIN  9  4  0  0  6  0 100
H.Aaron       ATN .414 29 12 11  5  4  B.Gibson      SLN 18  9  0  4 12  0 200
J.Morgan      CIN .367 30 11  8  8  4  D.Sutton      LAN 18  9  1  2 10  1 200
C.Fanzone     CHN .320 25  8 10  9  2  B.Moose       PIN 18 16  1  1 10  0 200
S.Garvey      LAN .375 24  9  8  4  3  F.Jenkins     CHN 26 19  6  6 21  3 210
 

1972 AL Game of Note: Mil. at Det.

May 24, 1972

A rare feat, for me, happened in today's game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers. Trailing 2-0 the Tigers hit back to back to back homeruns in the 6th inning and went on to defeat the Brewers 4-2. Dick McAuliffe started the homerun barrage by hitting a 2-run shot. The next batter, Al Kaline homered to right-center field and Norm Cash completed the Trifecta with a moonshot into the upper deck in right.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Milwaukee Brewers At 1972 Detroit Tigers             5/24/1972
 
  Brewers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Heise 2B          4  0  1  1 .194     T.Taylor 3B         4  0  0  0 .200  
  T.Reynolds RF       4  0  0  0 .077   A-A.Rodriguez 3B      0  0  0  0 .266  
  F.Linzy P           0  0  0  0 ----     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  1  3  2 .312  
  G.Scott 1B          4  1  1  1 .245     A.Kaline RF         4  1  2  1 .280  
  J.Briggs LF         3  0  0  0 .348     N.Cash 1B           4  1  1  1 .330  
  M.Ferraro 3B        4  0  1  0 .265     J.Northrup LF       3  0  0  0 .287  
  B.Conigliaro CF     4  0  1  0 .163     M.Stanley CF        4  0  1  0 .262  
  E.Rodriguez C       3  1  1  0 .231     T.Haller C          3  0  0  0 .091  
  R.Auerbach SS       3  0  0  0 .217     E.Brinkman SS       3  0  0  0 .147  
  B.Parsons P         2  0  1  0 .167     L.Cain P            2  1  0  0 .125  
B-B.Davis PH,RF       1  0  0  0 .344     C.Seelbach P        0  0  0  0 .600  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  6  2                 Totals      31  4  7  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Taylor In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Parsons In 8th Inning
 
Brewers......... 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 4  0 0    -  4  7  1
 
Brewers (8-19)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Parsons LOSS(2-5)       7       6   4   4   1   4   3   4.33
F.Linzy                   1       1   0   0   1   0   0   2.00
Totals                    8       7   4   4   2   4   3
 
Tigers (16-14)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Cain WIN(1-0)           8 2/3   6   2   1   1   3   1   1.95
C.Seelbach SAVE(4th)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.50
Totals                    9       6   2   1   1   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 32,702 DATE- Wednesday, May 24th 1972 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Lou Dimuro, Bill Deegan,  Larry McCoy, Jim Honochick
T- 2:05
LEFT ON BASE- Brewers: 4  Tigers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Brewers: 0  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- A.Kaline
DOUBLES- B.Heise(3rd), E.Rodriguez(1st)
TRIPLES- M.Stanley(3rd)
HOME RUNS- G.Scott(5th), D.McAuliffe(3rd), A.Kaline(3rd), N.Cash(9th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Heise
WALKS- J.Briggs, J.Northrup, L.Cain
STRIKE OUTS- J.Briggs, B.Conigliaro-2, B.Davis, T.Taylor, A.Kaline, N.Cash,
             T.Haller
2-out RBI- B.Heise
RLISP 2-out- T.Reynolds, T.Haller, J.Northrup, M.Stanley
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Norm Cash robbed Billy Conigliaro of a base hit.
 
In a close game the Detroit Tigers put 4 runs on the scoreboard in the 6th
inning and got by the Milwaukee Brewers by the score of 4 to 2.
 
Detroit delivered all the runs required in the 6th inning when they tallied 4
runs on 4 hits.  The big moment was provided by Dick McAuliffe who brought a
roar from the partisan Tiger Stadium fans when he popped a two-run clout over
the fence.  Detroit totaled 7 hits on the night.  
 
Les Cain(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 and 2/3 innings and
allowing 2 runs. Chuck Seelbach preserved the game for Cain, recording his
his 4th save.  Bill Parsons(2-5) was the loser.  He allowed 3 homeruns in 7
innings of work.  
 

1972 NL Game of Note: Atl. at Cin.

May 24, 1972

In the biggest lopsided score I can ever remember having, the Cincinnati Reds absolutely destroyed the Atlanta Braves 21-0. Reds starter Wayne Simpson threw a 2-hit shutout while Johnny Bench led the scoring attack with 4 RS and 4 RBI.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Atlanta Braves At 1972 Cincinnati Reds               5/24/1972
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Millan 2B         4  0  0  0 .273     P.Rose LF           5  3  4  1 .338  
  R.Garr LF           2  0  0  0 .277     J.Morgan 2B         5  3  2  2 .323  
  D.Baker CF          3  0  1  0 .181     B.Tolan CF          3  3  2  3 .283  
  E.Williams C        3  0  0  0 .194     J.Bench C           4  4  3  4 .295  
  O.Cepeda 1B         4  0  0  0 .338     J.Hague 1B          4  2  1  4 .257  
  D.Evans 3B          3  0  0  0 .295     H.McRae RF          6  1  3  3 .333  
  M.Lum RF            3  0  1  0 .279     D.Menke 3B          5  2  3  2 .240  
  J.Nash P            0  0  0  01.000     D.Concepcion SS     6  2  2  2 .195  
D-S.Jackson PH        1  0  0  0 .500     W.Simpson P         5  1  1  0 .167  
  M.Perez SS          2  0  0  0 .250                                          
B-J.Breazeale PH      1  0  0  0 .231                                          
C-G.Garrido SS        0  0  0  0 .214                                          
  T.Kelley P          1  0  0  0 .214                                          
  J.Hardin P          1  0  0  0 .500                                          
A-H.Aaron RF          1  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  2  0                 Totals      43 21 21 21
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Hardin In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Perez In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Breazeale In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Nash In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  1
Reds............ 0 6 0  4 0 9  2 0    - 21 21  0
 
Braves (9-25)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Kelley LOSS(0-4)        1 1/3   4   6   5   4   2   1   7.65
J.Hardin                  4       7   6   6   3   1   0  12.10
J.Nash                    2 2/3  10   9   9   3   2   0   9.00
Totals                    8      21  21  20  10   5   1
 
Reds (22-13)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Simpson WIN(3-0)        9       2   0   0   5   4   0   0.35
Totals                    9       2   0   0   5   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,851 DATE- Wednesday, May 24th 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Doug Harvey, Bob Engel, Augie Donatelli, Stan Landes
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7  Reds: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1  Reds: 0
ERRORS- T.Kelley
DOUBLES- B.Tolan(8th), D.Menke(4th)
TRIPLES- P.Rose(7th), J.Hague(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Bench(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Simpson
WALKS- R.Garr-2, D.Baker, E.Williams, D.Evans, P.Rose, J.Morgan, B.Tolan-3,
       J.Bench-2, J.Hague-2, D.Menke
STRIKE OUTS- D.Baker, E.Williams, O.Cepeda, T.Kelley, J.Bench, D.Concepcion,
             W.Simpson-3
2-out RBI- J.Morgan, J.Bench-2, J.Hague-3, H.McRae
RLISP 2-out- O.Cepeda-2, J.Hague-2, H.McRae-2, B.Tolan-2, D.Evans, M.Lum,
             W.Simpson
 
Wayne Simpson whitewashed Atlanta on 2 hits and Johnny Bench homered and had 4
RBI at Riverfront Stadium as the Cincinnati Reds embarrassed the Atlanta
Braves by the lopsided score of 21 to 0.
 
Bench made sure the Cincinnati fans enjoyed themselves.  He clubbed a two-run
home run in the 2nd inning, ripped a one-base hit in the 6th inning and
stroked a base-hit bringing in a run in the 7th inning.  Cincinnati kept the
scorekeepers busy in the 2nd inning when they had 6 runs on 3 hits and the
6th inning which saw them score 9 runs on 8 hits.  Cincinnati had 21 hits for
the afternoon.  
 
Simpson(3-0) was credited with the shutout, his first of the year. Tom
Kelley(0-4) was the losing pitcher.  He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings and
surrendered 4 hits and 4 walks.
 

1972 NL Game of Note: Mon. at Pit.

May 19, 1972

Bob Moose pitched a 1-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos tonight as the Pittsburgh Pirates won the game 3-0. Moose threw a gem against the Expos, allowing only a single in the 5th inning while striking out 8 and walking none. He faced the minimum number of batters in the game as the lone base runner was immediately eliminated by a doubleplay.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Montreal Expos At 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates            5/19/1972
 
  Expos              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Foli SS           3  0  0  0 .152     D.Cash 2B           4  0  2  1 .340  
  J.Fairey RF         3  0  0  0 .154     V.Davalillo LF      4  1  1  0 .239  
  K.Singleton LF      3  0  0  0 .317     R.Clemente RF       4  0  2  1 .302  
  R.Fairly 1B         3  0  0  0 .259     W.Stargell 1B       3  1  0  0 .329  
  B.Bailey 3B         3  0  1  0 .186     A.Oliver CF         4  0  0  0 .284  
  B.Day CF            3  0  0  0 .109     R.Hebner 3B         4  1  1  0 .327  
  J.Boccabella C      2  0  0  0 .260     M.Sanguillen C      4  0  1  1 .292  
A-R.Hunt PH           1  0  0  0 .282     J.Hernandez SS      3  0  0  0 .116  
  H.Torres 2B         2  0  0  0 .143     B.Moose P           1  0  0  0 .300  
B-M.Jorgensen PH      1  0  0  0 .212                                          
  B.Stoneman P        2  0  0  0 .176                                          
C-R.Woods PH          1  0  0  0 .294                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  1  0                 Totals      31  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Boccabella In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Torres In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Stoneman In 9th Inning
 
Expos........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  2
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  1 1    -  3  7  0
 
Expos (12-17)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Stoneman LOSS(2-4)      8       7   3   1   3   8   0   2.85
Totals                    8       7   3   1   3   8   0
 
Pirates (15-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Moose WIN(2-1)          9       1   0   0   0   8   0   2.25
Totals                    9       1   0   0   0   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 23,408 DATE- Friday, May 19th 1972 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Nick Colosi, Satch Davidson, Ed Sudol, John Kilber
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Expos: 0  Pirates: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Expos: 2  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- T.Foli, B.Stoneman
DOUBLES- V.Davalillo(3rd)
WALKS- W.Stargell, J.Hernandez, B.Moose
HIT BY PITCH- B.Moose
STRIKE OUTS- T.Foli-2, R.Hunt, H.Torres-2, M.Jorgensen, B.Stoneman-2,
             R.Clemente, W.Stargell, A.Oliver, R.Hebner, M.Sanguillen,
             J.Hernandez-2, B.Moose
GIDP- B.Day, R.Clemente
2-out RBI- R.Clemente, D.Cash, M.Sanguillen
RLISP 2-out- B.Moose, V.Davalillo-2, R.Hebner, J.Hernandez
 
Bob Moose threw a 1 hit shutout as the Pittsburgh Pirates bested the Montreal
Expos 3 to 0 at Three Rivers Stadium.
 
Moose(2-1) came through with a virtuoso performance against the Montreal
hitters.  He allowed just 1 hit and no walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA to
2.25.  The Montreal bats were silent in the 9th.  
 
Bill Stoneman(2-4) absorbed the loss.  He gave up 7 hits and 3 walks in 8
innings.