1972 AL Standings

June 16, 1972

The Cleveland Indians have finally been knocked out of 1st place in the AL East. The Indians had held 1st place since Opening Day. The New York Yankees now hold the top spot in the East.  New York has gone 11-3 so far in June while Cleveland has been 5-8. My Detroit Tigers continue to struggle to stay at .500.
The Minnesota Twins continue to roll and lead the AL West by 7.5 games over 2nd place Kansas City. The Twins have been a league best 11-2 in June and the Royals have gone 11-3.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1972 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 New York NYA            31  20  .608 ----   112    22  29 .431   79  76 .510
1972 Cleveland CLA           28  20  .583  1.5          23  25 .479   72  84 .462
1972 Detroit DEA             24  26  .480  6.5          28  22 .560   86  70 .551
1972 Baltimore BAA           22  28  .440  8.5          28  22 .560   80  74 .519
1972 Boston BOA              19  28  .404 10.0          21  26 .447   85  70 .548
1972 Milwaukee MLA           18  30  .375 11.5          16  32 .333   65  91 .417
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Minnesota MNA           34  14  .708 ----   106    27  21 .563   77  77 .500
1972 Kansas City KCA         28  23  .549  7.5          23  28 .451   76  78 .494
1972 Oakland OAA             27  23  .540  8.0          33  17 .660   93  62 .600
1972 California CAA          26  27  .491 10.5          25  28 .472   75  80 .484
1972 Chicago CHA             23  28  .451 12.5          31  20 .608   87  67 .565
1972 Texas TEA               20  33  .377 16.5          23  30 .434   54 100 .351
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     22   28  .440 14-13  8-15  6- 5 16-23  6- 3  5-12     4-6     Lost 1
BOA     19   28  .404 10-11  9-17  7-12 12-16  1- 1  4- 6     3-7     Lost 3
CAA     26   27  .491 15-13 11-14  8- 4 18-23  3- 0 11- 7     4-6     Won 3
CHA     23   28  .451 14-14  9-14  6- 9 17-19  2- 7  7-15     3-7     Lost 4
CLA     28   20  .583 17- 8 11-12 11- 9 17-11  2- 1  6- 7     3-7     Lost 5
DEA     24   26  .480 14-14 10-12  7- 7 17-19  2- 5  6-10     5-5     Won 1
KCA     28   23  .549 20- 8  8-15 10- 6 18-17  5- 3 13- 4     9-1     Won 3
MLA     18   30  .375  6-13 12-17  6- 9 12-21  2- 3  8- 4     5-5     Won 1
MNA     34   14  .708 13- 6 21- 8  9- 5 25- 9  5- 2 13- 7     8-2     Lost 1
NYA     31   20  .608 15- 8 16-12 10- 7 21-13  3- 1  7- 7     8-2     Won 4
OAA     27   23  .540 12-11 15-12  8- 6 19-17  1- 4  7- 9     6-4     Won 1
TEA     20   33  .377 15-16  5-17  3-13 17-20  1- 3 11-10     2-8     Lost 1
TOTAL  300  300  .500
HOME   165  135  .550
ROAD   135  165  .450
LEFT    91   92  .497
RIGHT  209  208  .501
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
BAA      1-12 13-10  8- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    9-14  13-14   168- 179
BOA      4- 7 12-11  3-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   10-11   9-17   192- 211
CAA      8- 5 13-15  5- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-14  14-13   162- 178
CHA      9- 4 10-15  4- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11-13  12-15   180- 169
CLA      9- 3 14- 9  5- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   14- 7  14-13   178- 152
DEA      5- 6 14-12  5- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-11  12-15   202- 206
KCA      6- 8 11-12 11- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   10-13  18-10   187- 212
MLA      3- 7  8-16  7- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6-14  12-16   158- 221
MNA      7- 4 16- 8 11- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13- 7  21- 7   201- 127
NYA      6- 6 14-11 11- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   14- 8  17-12   227- 169
OAA      7- 4 14-12  6- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-10  14-13   221- 176
TEA      7- 6 10-18  3- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-14   8-19   146- 222
 
 

1972 AL News Recap

June 16, 1972

The Standings and League Leaders in the AL as the season reaches the middle of June.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 American League                 Date: 6/16/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 NYA  31  20    R.Carew   MNA .338  R.Jackson OAA   17  R.Jackson OAA   43
1972 CLA  28  20    B.Murcer  NYA .333  N.Cash    DEA   12  N.Cash    DEA   39
1972 DEA  24  26    V.Pinson  CAA .333  H.Killebr MNA   12  R.Smith   BOA   38
1972 BAA  22  28    J.Mayberr KCA .323  B.Murcer  NYA   11  H.Killebr MNA   34
1972 BOA  19  28    H.Clarke  NYA .321  OTHERS TIED W   10  R.Blomber NYA   32
1972 MLA  18  30
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 MNA  34  14    G.Perry   CLA   12  S.Lyle    NYA   13  D.Woodson MNA 1.24
1972 KCA  28  23    M.Lolich  DEA    9  T.Abernat KCA    6  S.Kline   NYA 1.55
1972 OAA  27  23    W.Wood    CHA    9  H.Pina    TEA    6  C.Wright  CAA 1.59
1972 CAA  26  27    C.Hunter  OAA    9  OTHERS TIED W    4  S.Lockwoo MLA 1.68
1972 CHA  23  28    L.McDanie NYA    8                      G.Perry   CLA 1.72
1972 TEA  20  33
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    V.Pinson  CAA    7  E.Maddox  TEA   21  M.Lolich  DEA  103
                    A.Rodrigu DEA    6  D.Nelson  TEA   15  N.Ryan    CAA   98
                    J.Calliso NYA    6  B.Campane OAA   14  G.Perry   CLA   91
                    H.Lanier  NYA    6  C.May     CHA   12  T.Bradley CHA   87
                    J.Mayberr KCA    6  F.Patek   KCA   12  B.Blyleve MNA   80
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
KCA 11  at  BOA  8  DEA-Coleman(3-6, 4.24) at CAA-Clark(5-6, 2.83)
CLA  0  at  CAA  7  KCA-Drago(4-4, 2.40) at MLA-Lonborg(2-5, 3.31)
CHA  0  at  NYA  8  CLA-Tidrow(5-5, 2.05) at OAA-Holtzma(5-4, 3.18)
                    BAA-Palmer(4-4, 3.60) at MNA-Kaat(5-2, 1.77)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Mayberry    KCA BOA  4  2  2  4  1  0  1  0
T.Harper      BOA KCA  6  3  4  2  0  1  1  0
L.Stanton     CAA CLA  4  1  2  3  0  1  1  0
H.Clarke      NYA CHA  5  2  2  3  0  1  1  0
J.Callison    NYA CHA  4  2  2  2  1  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
F.Peterson    NYA CHA  9.0  1  0  0  1  0  0 W  
C.Wright      CAA CLA  9.0  4  0  0  2  0  0 W  
M.Kilkenny    CLA CAA  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0    
T.Burgmeier   KCA BOA  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   S
 
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.Blomberg    NYA .318 22  7  6  4  2  M.Cuellar     BAA 20  9  1  8 13  0 200
B.Murcer      NYA .270 37 10 10  6  4  M.Lolich      DEA 28 13  7  6 23  2 300
R.Jackson     OAA .382 34 13  8  4  3  T.Bradley     CHA 14  5  1  3  9  0 000
R.Torres      NYA .273 22  6  6  3  1  C.Wright      CAA 25 17  4  6  8  0 210
D.McAuliffe   DEA .280 25  7  4  2  2  J.Perry       MNA 18 14  1  5  7  0 200
 
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.Cater       BOA .094 32  3  0  1  0  J.Panther     TEA  8 13 11  8  4  3 110
B.Bell        CLA .129 31  4  0  0  0  P.Hennigan    CLA  7 10  6  8  7  1 030
E.Brinkman    DEA .161 31  5  0  0  0  J.Niekro      DEA  9 15 10  2  7  1 010
B.Campaneris  OAA .175 40  7  0  0  0  V.Colbert     CLA 17 25 15  8 13  4 020
M.Andrews     CHA .114 35  4  2  1  0  B.Lee         BOA  5  6  5  2  6  1 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 NL Standings

June 16, 1972

Halfway thru June and the New York Mets now hold the top spot in the NL East. In what has been a battle all season long between the teams in the East, the Mets have been on a roll this month, posting a league best 10-3 mark in June so far. Chicago and Pittsburgh are hot on their heels and the rest of the East teams aren't much further behind.
In the NL West, the Cincinnati Reds still hold the top spot with the LA Dodgers right behind them. The San Francisco Giants have been on a downward spiral and are now in 4th place, 8.5 games back.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1972 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 New York NYN            32  21  .604 ----   110    34  19 .642   83  73 .532
1972 Chicago CHN             30  21  .588  1.0          29  22 .569   85  70 .548
1972 Pittsburgh PIN          30  22  .577  1.5          34  18 .654   96  59 .619
1972 St. Louis SLN           28  25  .528  4.0          23  30 .434   75  81 .481
1972 Philadelphia PHN        26  27  .491  6.0          20  33 .377   59  97 .378
1972 Montreal MON            23  28  .451  8.0          21  30 .412   70  86 .449
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Cincinnati CIN          32  21  .604 ----   108    34  19 .642   95  59 .617
1972 Los Angeles LAN         31  23  .574  1.5          32  22 .593   85  70 .548
1972 Houston HON             25  29  .463  7.5          31  23 .574   84  69 .549
1972 San Francisco SFN       27  33  .450  8.5          19  41 .317   69  86 .445
1972 San Diego SDN           22  32  .407 10.5          18  36 .333   58  95 .379
1972 Atlanta ATN             14  38  .269 17.5          25  27 .481   70  84 .455
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     14   38  .269  8-14  6-24  6-11  8-27  0- 1  4- 6     2-8     Lost 2
CHN     30   21  .588 13- 9 17-12  7- 3 23-18  2- 2  6- 8     6-4     Won 2
CIN     32   21  .604 13- 8 19-13  8- 4 24-17  2- 4  4- 7     5-5     Won 1
HON     25   29  .463 11-14 14-15  4- 9 21-20  1- 4  3- 9     4-6     Won 3
LAN     31   23  .574 15-13 16-10 12- 8 19-15  3- 1 14- 5     5-5     Lost 3
MON     23   28  .451 14-11  9-17  7- 8 16-20  5- 0 11- 9     6-4     Lost 4
NYN     32   21  .604 20- 9 12-12  9- 3 23-18  5- 2  9- 4     8-2     Won 2
PHN     26   27  .491 16-12 10-15  9- 6 17-21  2- 5  4- 6     5-5     Lost 1
PIN     30   22  .577 18- 8 12-14  8- 8 22-14  5- 3 12- 8     5-5     Lost 1
SDN     22   32  .407 16-19  6-13  1-10 21-22  2- 2  7-10     7-3     Lost 2
SFN     27   33  .450 12-23 15-10  5- 7 22-26  1- 4 10- 8     3-7     Won 1
SLN     28   25  .528 18- 6 10-19  5-10 23-15  4- 4  8-12     4-6     Won 2
TOTAL  320  320  .500
HOME   174  146  .544
ROAD   146  174  .456
LEFT    81   87  .482
RIGHT  239  233  .506
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
ATN      3-12  9-16  2-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    8-17   6-21   195- 325
CHN      8- 6 13-11  9- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-12  18- 9   237- 197
CIN      9- 4 17-11  6- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   17- 7  15-14   302- 222
HON      4-10 15-12  6- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   15-11  10-18   236- 223
LAN      9- 6 15-12  7- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   17- 9  14-14   219- 207
MON      8- 5  9-18  6- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11-11  12-17   194- 232
NYN      7- 5 15-13 10- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-11  20-10   221- 189
PHN      7- 7 12-14  7- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    9-15  17-12   248- 226
PIN      8- 5 15-11  7- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-10  17-12   249- 198
SDN      6-10  9-17  7- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    8-17  14-15   165- 212
SFN      9- 7 14-16  4-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-16  15-17   266- 302
SLN      6- 7 18-10  4- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-11  15-14   199- 198
 
 

1972 NL News Recap

June 15, 1972

Chicago Cub outfielder continues to be near or at the top of many hitting categories. Cincinnati's Johnny Bench overtook Williams as top RBI man in the NL. The Cubs Fergie Jenkins became the leagues 1st 10 game winner, but Philadelphia's Steve Carlton is looking like the top pitcher in the NL.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 National League                 Date: 6/16/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 NYN  32  21    B.William CHN .372  B.William CHN   24  J.Bench   CIN   47
1972 CHN  30  21    C.Cedeno  HON .361  OTHERS TIED W   13  B.William CHN   46
1972 PIN  30  22    M.Alou    SLN .356                      B.Bonds   SFN   43
1972 SLN  28  25    R.Staub   NYN .355                      R.Staub   NYN   41
1972 PHN  26  27    L.Brock   SLN .345                      D.Kingman SFN   41
1972 MON  23  28
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 CIN  32  21    F.Jenkins CHN   10  T.McGraw  NYN    9  S.Carlton PHN 1.50
1972 LAN  31  23    S.Carlton PHN    9  C.Carroll CIN    7  D.Sutton  LAN 1.52
1972 HON  25  29    D.Sutton  LAN    8  J.Brewer  LAN    6  B.Moose   PIN 1.80
1972 SFN  27  33    OTHERS TIED W    7  M.Marshal MON    5  J.Koosman NYN 2.22
1972 SDN  22  32                        OTHERS TIED W    4  L.Dierker HON 2.22
1972 ATN  14  38
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Santo   CHN   10  L.Brock   SLN   33  S.Carlton PHN  123
                    R.Fairly  MON    8  J.Morgan  CIN   25  T.Seaver  NYN   86
                    D.Kingman SFN    8  B.Tolan   CIN   18  F.Norman  SDN   82
                    J.Morgan  CIN    7  C.Cedeno  HON   17  F.Jenkins CHN   80
                    T.Perez   CIN    7  B.Bonds   SFN   16  OTHERS TIED W   76
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
SDN  4  at  CHN  5  LAN-Osteen(3-5, 5.11) at CHN-Hooton(5-5, 4.09)
SFN  5  at  PIN  6  NYN-Koosman(7-0, 2.22) at CIN-Nolan(7-3, 2.57)
SFN  1  at  PIN  0  PHN-Carlton(9-3, 1.50) at HON-Wilson(3-4, 2.55)
                    SDN-Norman(3-3, 2.66) at PIN-Blass(7-1, 2.92)
                    SFN-Carrith(1-4, 6.14) at SLN-Wise(7-4, 3.03)
                    MON-Morton(4-5, 4.41) at ATN-Jarvis(1-3, 4.45)
                    MON-Torrez(1-8, 4.61) at ATN-Niekro(6-7, 3.09)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
V.Davalillo   PIN SFN  3  2  2  2  1  0  1  0
R.Hebner      PIN SFN  4  1  1  3  0  0  1  0
D.Kingman     SFN PIN  5  2  2  2  0  0  1  0
J.Hickman     CHN SDN  4  1  3  1  0  0  0  0
R.Hundley     CHN SDN  4  2  2  1  0  1  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Moose       PIN SFN  8.0  1  1  0  2  4  0  L 
R.Bryant      SFN PIN  7.0  4  0  0  2  2  0 W  
T.Phoebus     CHN SDN  1.1  1  1  0  0  1  0 W  
D.Giusti      PIN SFN  1.0  0  0  0  1  1  0   S
R.Moffitt     SFN PIN  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   S
 
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
G.Luzinski    PHN .343 35 12 12  4  6  F.Norman      SDN 18  9  1  4 18  0 200
R.Staub       NYN .419 31 13  9  7  2  J.McAndrew    NYN 17  7  2  3  5  0 200
T.Perez       CIN .444 36 16 11  3  3  R.Cleveland   SLN 17 12  1  4 13  0 200
R.Fairly      MON .360 25  9  9  3  2  B.Hands       CHN 26 16  6  5 10  1 200
H.Aaron       ATN .357 28 10  5  3  3  L.Dierker     HON 16 12  1  2  6  0 200
 
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
S.Garvey      LAN .000 26  0  0  2  0  G.Gentry      NYN  6 11 12  5  3  0 020
D.Thomas      SDN .163 43  7  3  0  0  B.Champion    PHN  7 16 13  4  4  2 020
R.Hundley     CHN .125 32  4  1  3  0  K.Reynolds    PHN 11 16 10  6  7  4 010
R.Metzger     HON .167 36  6  1  2  0  W.Simpson     CIN  6  9  5  2  1  2 010
D.Money       PHN .184 38  7  2  1  0  G.Stone       ATN  5  7  5  5  6  1 000
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 AL Game of Note: Det. at Min.

June 14, 1972

Mickey Lolich pitched a gem against the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers came away with a 1-0, 10th inning victory tonight. Lolich didn't allow a hit until the 8th inning and finished with a 1-hit, 1-walk, 10 strikeout, shutout win. Lolich himself scored the game winning run when he walked to start out the 10th inning and eventually scored on Aurelio Rodriguez's single.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Detroit Tigers At 1972 Minnesota Twins               6/14/1972
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      4  0  0  0 .307     C.Tovar RF          4  0  0  0 .312  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      4  0  1  1 .256     R.Carew 2B          4  0  0  0 .338  
  J.Northrup RF,LF    5  0  1  0 .290     H.Killebrew 1B      3  0  0  0 .270  
  N.Cash 1B           5  0  1  0 .307   C-J.Nettles PR        0  0  0  0 .161  
  G.Brown LF          3  0  0  0 .171     B.Darwin CF         4  0  0  0 .275  
B-A.Kaline RF         0  0  0  0 .310     E.Soderholm 3B      4  0  0  0 .150  
  M.Stanley CF        3  0  0  0 .250     S.Braun SS,LF       3  0  0  0 .254  
  B.Freehan C         3  0  0  0 .162   D-P.Roof PH           1  0  0  0 .163  
  E.Brinkman SS       4  0  1  0 .154     R.Renick LF         3  0  1  0 .258  
  M.Lolich P          2  1  0  0 .071   A-D.Monzon PR,SS      0  0  0  0 .222  
                                          G.Mitterwald C      3  0  0  0 .293  
                                          D.Woodson P         3  0  0  0 .032  
                                          D.Laroche P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  1  4  1                 Totals      32  0  1  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Renick In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Brown In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Killebrew In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Braun In 10th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  1  4  1
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  0  1  2
 
Tigers (24-26)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(9-2)        10       1   0   0   1  10   0   2.66
Totals                   10       1   0   0   1  10   0
 
Twins (34-14)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Woodson LOSS(7-3)       9 1/3   4   1   1   5   4   0   1.24
D.Laroche                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.13
Totals                   10       4   1   1   5   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,383 DATE- Wednesday, June 14th 1972 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Ron Luciano, Frank Umont, Jim Odom, Don Denkinger
T- 2:04
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 9  Twins: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Twins: 1
ERRORS- A.Rodriguez, R.Carew, H.Killebrew
DOUBLES- N.Cash(9th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Nettles(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Rodriguez, M.Lolich
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, G.Brown, M.Stanley, B.Freehan, M.Lolich, H.Killebrew
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe, G.Brown, E.Brinkman, M.Lolich, C.Tovar, R.Carew-3,
             B.Darwin-2, E.Soderholm-2, D.Woodson-2
GIDP- M.Stanley
RLISP 2-out- B.Darwin, N.Cash, M.Stanley-2, A.Rodriguez-2, B.Freehan,
             E.Brinkman-2, P.Roof
 
Mickey Lolich took a no-hitter into the 8th inning as the Detroit Tigers
outscored the Minnesota Twins in 10 innings 1 to 0.
 
Neither team managed to score in the first nine innings.  Detroit won it in
the 10th inning.  Lolich drew a walk.  After an out was recorded, Aurelio
Rodriguez came to the plate and ripped a single.  Detroit had only 4 hits for
the night.  
 
It was the 2nd shutout of the year for Lolich(9-2).  The left-handed Lolich
had his no-hit bid broken up by Rick Renick who singled with two outs in the
8th inning.  Dick Woodson(7-3) absorbed the loss.  He gave up 1 run and 4
hits in 9 and 1/3 innings.  
 
Lolich was obviously very pleased with his performance in the aftermath of the
game, 'It was just one of those games where everything worked.  My arm felt
great, heck, I could have pitched another two or three innings.  I only hope
that I can do it again next time out!'

1972 AL Game of Note: Bsn.at Chi.

June 7, 1972

Stan Bahnsen of the Chicago White Sox flirted with a no-hitter today, but settled for 2-0 1-hit shutout victory over the Boston Red Sox. Bahnsen walked 1 and struck out 6 in the complete game win.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Boston Red Sox At 1972 Chicago White Sox              6/7/1972
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Harper CF         4  0  0  0 .219     P.Kelly RF          4  0  2  0 .280  
  L.Aparicio SS       4  0  1  0 .213     M.Andrews 2B        4  0  1  0 .209  
  B.Oglivie LF        3  0  0  0 .286     D.Allen 1B          4  1  1  1 .226  
  R.Smith RF          2  0  0  0 .291     C.May LF            3  1  1  0 .286  
  R.Petrocelli 3B     3  0  0  0 .246     B.Melton 3B         4  0  0  0 .215  
  D.Cater 1B          3  0  0  0 .181     R.Reichardt CF      3  0  0  0 .219  
  D.Griffin 2B        3  0  0  0 .301     E.Herrmann C        2  0  1  0 .287  
  C.Fisk C            2  0  0  0 .320     R.Morales SS        3  0  0  0 .232  
  L.Tiant P           2  0  0  0 .143     S.Bahnsen P         3  0  1  1 .176  
A-R.Miller PH         1  0  0  0 .206                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  1  0                 Totals      30  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Tiant In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0    -  2  7  0
 
Red Sox (17-24)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Tiant LOSS(2-1)         8       7   2   1   2   5   1   0.33
Totals                    8       7   2   1   2   5   1
 
White Sox (22-22)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Bahnsen WIN(4-7)        9       1   0   0   1   6   0   2.48
Totals                    9       1   0   0   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,485 DATE- Wednesday, June 7th 1972 TIME- Day 
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 2  White Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  White Sox: 1
ERRORS- L.Aparicio
HOME RUNS- D.Allen(9th)
STOLEN BASES- P.Kelly(5th)
WALKS- R.Smith, C.May, E.Herrmann
HIT BY PITCH- C.Fisk
STRIKE OUTS- T.Harper-2, R.Smith, R.Petrocelli, D.Griffin, L.Tiant, M.Andrews,
             D.Allen, C.May, S.Bahnsen-2
GIDP- R.Morales
2-out RBI- S.Bahnsen
RLISP 2-out- C.May, B.Melton
WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Carlton Fisk blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Stan Bahnsen was on top of his game, blanking Boston on just 1 hit as the
Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox by a score of 2 to 0 at Comiskey
Park.
 
Bahnsen(4-7) escaped virtually unscathed against the Boston hitters. He was
stingy on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and 1 walk in 9 innings lowering his
ERA from 2.71 to 2.48.  Chicago took care of Boston with no trouble in the
9th.  
 
Luis Tiant(2-1) was hit with the loss.  He surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks in 8
innings.

1972 NL Game of Note: Hou.at Phi.

June 7, 1972

Philadelphia outfielder Greg Luzinski had a big game for the hometown Phillies, blasting 3 homeruns in a 8-1 victory over the Houston Astros. Pitcher Steve Carlton had a fine game himself, allowing 1 run, striking out 10 and picking up his 8th win of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Houston Astros At 1972 Philadelphia Phillies          6/7/1972
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Metzger SS        3  0  0  0 .248     L.Bowa SS           4  1  0  0 .259  
  J.Alou RF           4  0  2  0 .378     T.Harmon 2B         4  0  1  2 .189  
  C.Cedeno CF         4  1  3  0 .384     D.Money 3B          4  1  1  0 .227  
  L.May 1B            4  0  0  0 .279     G.Luzinski LF       4  3  3  4 .319  
  B.Watson LF         3  0  1  1 .251     R.Freed RF          4  0  1  0 .192  
  D.Rader 3B          2  0  0  0 .287     D.Johnson 1B        4  1  1  0 .235  
  L.Howard C          4  0  0  0 .188     B.Browne CF         4  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Stewart 2B        4  0  1  0 .184     M.Ryan C            3  2  2  1 .179  
  J.Reuss P           2  0  1  0 .182     S.Carlton P         4  0  2  1 .222  
A-J.Wynn PH           1  0  0  0 .247                                          
  J.Gibbon P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-T.Helms PH          1  0  0  0 .248                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  8  1                 Totals      35  8 11  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Reuss In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gibbon In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  8  0
Phillies........ 2 0 1  3 0 0  1 1    -  8 11  0
 
Astros (21-26)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Reuss LOSS(4-5)         6       9   6   6   1   7   2   4.22
J.Gibbon                  2       2   2   2   1   0   1  13.50
Totals                    8      11   8   8   2   7   3
 
Phillies (23-23)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Carlton WIN(8-3)        9       8   1   1   3  10   0   1.54
Totals                    9       8   1   1   3  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,299 DATE- Wednesday, June 7th 1972 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- John Kilber, Nick Colosi, Satch Davidson, Ed Sudol
T- 2:04
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 8  Phillies: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Phillies: 2
DOUBLES- C.Cedeno-3(18th), T.Harmon(5th), D.Money(5th), R.Freed(2nd),
         M.Ryan(1st), S.Carlton
TRIPLES- D.Johnson(2nd)
HOME RUNS- G.Luzinski-3(10th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Watson
WALKS- R.Metzger, D.Rader-2, L.Bowa, M.Ryan
STRIKE OUTS- R.Metzger, B.Watson, D.Rader-2, L.Howard-3, J.Stewart, J.Reuss,
             J.Wynn, G.Luzinski, R.Freed, D.Johnson, B.Browne-3, S.Carlton
GIDP- J.Alou
BALKS- J.Gibbon
2-out RBI- G.Luzinski-4, T.Harmon-2, S.Carlton
RLISP 2-out- L.May-2, D.Johnson, L.Bowa-2, D.Money, L.Howard
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Jimmy Stewart robbed Steve Carlton of a base hit.
 
Steve Carlton mowed down 10 Houston batters and left fielder Greg Luzinski
rocketed 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies outscored the
Houston Astros 8 to 1.
 
Luzinski was in a groove all evening.  He popped a two-run clout over the
fence in the 1st inning, cracked a solo homerun in the 3rd inning and blasted
a solo shot in the 7th inning.  Philadelphia had 11 hits for the night.
 
Carlton(8-3) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. The loss was
charged to Jerry Reuss(4-5).  Harry Walker was upset after the game.  'I
don't like to complain but did you see that umpires strike zone?', he said.
'Maybe they ought to start calling the strike zone the way it's printed in
the rule book.'

1972 AL Game of Note: Tex. at Mil.

June 3, 1972

In what has been a dismal start to the 1972 season for the Milwaukee Brewers, pitcher Bill Parsons gave the hometown fans something to cheer about today. Parsons carried a no-hitter into the 9th inning before settling for a 1-0, one-hit, shutout victory over the Texas Rangers. In a game that saw great pitching from both teams, Parsons had his no-hitter broken up by Frank Howard with one out in the 9th. He walked 1 and struck out 8 while picking up his 4th win of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Texas Rangers At 1972 Milwaukee Brewers               6/3/1972
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Brewers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Maddox CF         4  0  0  0 .262     R.Theobald 2B       4  0  0  0 .188  
  D.Nelson 3B         4  0  0  0 .238     D.May CF            3  0  0  0 .252  
  D.Mincher 1B        3  0  0  0 .228     G.Scott 3B          4  0  1  0 .261  
  D.Billings LF       3  0  0  0 .258     J.Briggs 1B         3  0  1  0 .331  
  T.Ford RF           2  0  0  0 .271     B.Conigliaro RF     4  1  1  0 .159  
  T.Harrah SS         2  0  0  0 .258     J.Lahoud LF         1  0  0  0 .232  
A-L.Biittner PH       0  0  0  0 .333     P.Ratliff C         2  0  0  0 .077  
C-J.Lovitto PR        0  0  0  0 .217     R.Auerbach SS       2  0  1  1 .211  
D-T.Kubiak SS         0  0  0  0 .179     B.Parsons P         1  0  0  0 .118  
  L.Randle 2B         2  0  0  0 .193                                          
B-D.Jones PH,2B       1  0  0  0 .182                                          
  K.Suarez C          2  0  0  0 .053                                          
E-H.King PH           1  0  0  0 .157                                          
  P.Broberg P         2  0  0  0 .111                                          
  P.Lindblad P        0  0  0  0 .000                                          
F-F.Howard PH         1  0  1  0 .196                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  1  0                 Totals      24  1  4  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Harrah In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Randle In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Biittner In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lovitto In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Suarez In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Lindblad In 9th Inning
 
Rangers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  0
Brewers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  1  4  0
 
Rangers (18-25)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Broberg LOSS(3-4)       7       3   1   1   4   8   0   2.69
P.Lindblad                1       1   0   0   1   1   0   4.83
Totals                    8       4   1   1   5   9   0
 
Brewers (12-25)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Parsons WIN(4-5)        9       1   0   0   1   8   0   3.21
Totals                    9       1   0   0   1   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,814 DATE- Saturday, June 3rd 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Jim Honochick, Lou Dimuro, Bill Deegan,  Larry McCoy
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 2  Brewers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 1  Brewers: 0
DOUBLES- F.Howard(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Ratliff, B.Parsons-2
WALKS- L.Biittner, D.May, J.Briggs, J.Lahoud-2, R.Auerbach
HIT BY PITCH- T.Ford
STRIKE OUTS- E.Maddox, D.Nelson, D.Mincher, D.Billings, D.Jones, H.King,
             P.Broberg-2, D.May, G.Scott, J.Briggs-2, B.Conigliaro-2,
             P.Ratliff-2, B.Parsons
GIDP- B.Conigliaro
RLISP 2-out- D.May, P.Ratliff, R.Theobald-2, D.Nelson
 
Bill Parsons carried a no-hitter into the 9th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers
outscored the Texas Rangers 1 to 0.
 
Parsons(4-5) simply dominated Texas.  He didn't allow much, just 1 hit and 1
walk in 9 innings improving his ERA from 3.69 to 3.21.  The right-handed
Parsons lost a no-hitter when Frank Howard doubled with one out in the 9th
inning.  Texas had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.
 
The loss was charged to Pete Broberg(3-4).  He pitched 7 innings allowing 3
hits and 4 walks. When questioned about the loss, Ted Williams said, 'The
fans got to see an exciting game out there this afternoon.  Unfortunately, we
couldn't get it done this time.  Next time, though, we'll be the clubhouse
with all the smiles.'