1972 AL Game Stories

July 28, 1972

Today's slate of scheduled games in the AL saw many fine performances by the starting pitchers of the winning team. Of the 7 games played: 2 ended in 1-0 shutout victories, 3 ended with only 1 run scored by the losing team, and 1 game where only 2 runs were allowed by the winning team.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1972 American League                Date: 7/28/1972
 
CLEVELAND AT BALTIMORE
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  1
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0    -  1  4  0
Win:McNally(8-9) Loss:Perry(19-5)
 
Dave McNally blanked Cleveland in a very well-pitched complete game and
shortstop Bobby Grich had 2 base hits at Memorial Stadium as the Baltimore
Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 1 to 0.
 
McNally(8-9) contributed a very nicely pitched game.  He surrendered only 5
hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.  Cleveland was retired without difficulty in
the 9th.  
 
Gaylord Perry(19-5) was charged with the loss.  He surrendered 4 hits and 2
walks in 6 innings.  Baltimore now has a record of 39-51.  With this loss,
Cleveland has a 4-6 record of late, 47-42 overall.
 
TEXAS AT CALIFORNIA
Rangers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  5  2
Angels.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 1    -  4  5  1
Win:Wright(12-6) Loss:Broberg(4-11) Save:Fisher(2nd)
 
The California Angels finally stopped their 6 slide with the victory and
defeated the Texas Rangers by a score of 4 to 1 at Anaheim
Stadium.
 
California came up with 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning with the help
of 3 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Billy Parker who made
the California fans a happy lot when he slapped a one-base hit bringing home
two baserunners.  The game was a scoreless duel until the 7th inning.
 
Clyde Wright(12-6) went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Wright
got help from Eddie Fisher who was credited with his 2nd save.  Pete
Broberg(4-11) was the loser.  He allowed just 3 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings.
 
 
KANSAS CITY AT CHICAGO
Royals.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  2
White Sox....... 0 1 0  1 0 0  1 0    -  3  6  0
Win:Bradley(12-7) Loss:Drago(9-10)
Homeruns- M.Andrews(6th)
 
Tom Bradley was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game and Mike Andrews connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI as
the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals by a score of 3 to 1 at
Comiskey Park.
 
Chicago took the lead for good in the bottom of the 4th inning scoring one
runner on 2 base hits.  Both teams totaled 6 hits on the night.  
 
The victory was credited to Bradley(12-7) who went the distance, allowing 1
run. Dick Drago(9-10) was tagged with the loss.  
 
 
MINNESOTA AT OAKLAND
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  0  7  0
A's............. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  1  4  0
Win:Locker(5-5) Loss:Granger(3-7)
Homeruns- J.Rudi(14th)
 
Ken Holtzman delivered 9 solid innings at Oakland Co Stadium where the Oakland
A's beat the Minnesota Twins in 11 innings 1 to 0.
 
Neither pitching staff had allowed a run after the regulation nine innings.
Oakland won it in the 11th inning.  After two outs Joe Rudi hit a bases-empty
home run making Oakland the winners and sending the 19,822 fans home happy.
Minnesota had 7 hits in the game while Oakland had 4, but Oakland had the
more timely hits.  
 
Bob Locker(5-5) got the win allowing no runs in 2 innings. Wayne Granger(3-7)
was the losing pitcher in relief.  He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings allowing 1
hit and no walks.
 
BOSTON AT NEW YORK
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  6  0
Yankees......... 0 1 3  0 1 1  1 0    -  7 14  0
Win:Stottlemyre(12-7) Loss:Peters(3-4)
 
Ron Swoboda hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the New York Yankees defeated the
Boston Red Sox by the score of 7 to 1 at Yankee Stadium.
 
New York went ahead for good in the 2nd inning scoring a single run using 2
hits.  New York ended up with 14 hits for the game while Boston had 6.  
 
Mel Stottlemyre(12-7) allowed 1 run in 6 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. The losing pitcher was Gary Peters(3-4).  He allowed 5 runs and 10
hits in 5 innings.  
 
New York continued their winnings ways improving their record to a division
leading 52-35.  They are 8-2 in their last ten games.  With the loss, Boston
has a record of 5-5 lately, 40-48 overall.
 
BOSTON AT NEW YORK
Red Sox......... 0 0 4  0 0 4  0 0 0  -  8 12  1
Yankees......... 4 0 0  0 4 1  2 0    - 11 19  2
Win:Kline(9-4) Loss:Tatum(1-1) Save:McDaniel(1st)
Homeruns- R.Smith(17th), J.Callison(6th)
 
Right fielder Johnny Callison had 4 hits and 4 RBI and Lindy McDaniel slammed
the door on Boston as the New York Yankees bested the Boston Red Sox 11 to 8
at Yankee Stadium.
 
Callison had a big evening at the plate.  He belted a three-run homer in the
1st inning, lined a one-base hit in the 5th inning, lined a single in the 6th
inning and ripped a base-hit which scored a run in the 7th inning.  For the
game New York out-hit Boston 19 to 12.  
 
Steve Kline(9-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and allowing 8
runs. McDaniel gained credit for his 1st save.  Ken Tatum(1-1) suffered the
loss in relief.  
 
 
DETROIT AT MILWAUKEE
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 1 1  5 0 0  -  9 13  1
Brewers......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  5  1
Win:Coleman(13-7) Loss:Lonborg(7-9)
Homeruns- D.May(6th)
 
Aurelio Rodriguez had 2 base hits and 4 RBI at County Stadium where the
Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers by the score of 9 to 2.
 
Detroit started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of the
first when they came up with 2 runs on 3 hits.  Detroit out-hit Milwaukee for
the game, 13 hits to 5.  
 
Joe Coleman(13-7) went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Jim
Lonborg(7-9) was the losing pitcher.  He got hammered, allowing 10 hits and 6
walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.  
 
The Detroit ballclub's record now stands at 53-38.  With the loss Milwaukee
now has a record of 44-46.
 

1972 MLB All-Star Game

July 25, 1972

This years All-Star game was played at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. It was played later than usual due to the delay of the start of the 1972 season. The visiting AL All-Stars got off to a bang in the 1st inning, scoring 4 runs on 4 hits off NL starter Fergie Jenkins. After 3 straight singles and a strikeout, Detroit's Norm Cash hit a grand slam homerun. That would be all the scoring the AL would need as they defeated the NL 7-2.

BOXSCORE: 1972 American 1972 AL All-Stars At 1972 National 1972 NL  7/25/1972
 
  AL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG     NL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Carew 2B          5  1  1  0 .200     C.Cedeno CF         2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Rudi LF           5  2  2  0 .400   L-B.Tolan PH,CF       2  1  2  01.000  
  B.Murcer CF         3  2  3  01.000     J.Morgan 2B         3  0  0  0 .000  
G-A.Otis PH,CF        2  0  0  0 .000     B.Williams LF       1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Jackson RF        3  1  1  1 .333   M-J.Torre PH          1  0  1  21.000  
H-R.Smith PR,RF       1  0  0  0 .000     T.Seaver P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  N.Cash 1B           3  1  1  4 .333   U-L.May PH            1  0  0  0 .000  
I-J.Mayberry PH,1B    2  0  0  0 .000     P.Niekro P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  G.Nettles 3B        2  0  0  0 .000     J.Bench C           4  0  0  0 .000  
D-L.Piniella PH       1  0  1  21.000   V-M.Sanguillen C      0  0  0  0 ----  
F-B.Robinson 3B       2  0  0  0 .000     N.Colbert 1B        4  0  1  0 .250  
  C.Fisk C            3  0  2  0 .667     B.Bonds RF          2  0  0  0 .000  
P-E.Kirkpatrick PH,C  1  0  0  0 .000   R-T.Simmons PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Campaneris SS     3  0  0  0 .000   S-J.Wynn RF           1  0  0  0 .000  
Q-D.Thompson PH,SS    1  0  0  0 .000     D.Rader 3B          3  0  0  0 .000  
  G.Perry P           0  0  0  0 ----   W-T.Fuentes PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
A-H.Killebrew PH      1  0  0  0 .000     C.Speier SS         1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Hunter P          0  0  0  0 ----   J-L.Brock PH          0  1  0  0 ----  
C-M.Epstein PH        0  0  0  0 ----   N-P.Rose LF           1  0  1  01.000  
  M.Lolich P          0  0  0  0 ----     F.Jenkins P         0  0  0  0 ----  
E-R.Scheinblum PH     1  0  1  01.000     S.Carlton P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  N.Ryan P            0  0  0  0 ----   B-M.Alou PH           1  0  1  01.000  
  J.Coleman P         0  0  0  0 ----     D.Sutton P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Holtzman P        0  0  0  0 ----     T.John P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  S.Lockwood P        0  0  0  0 ----     S.Blass P           0  0  0  0 ----  
T-A.Rodriguez PH      1  0  1  01.000   K-A.Oliver PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Wood P            0  0  0  0 ----   O-D.Kessinger SS      1  0  1  01.000  
  J.Palmer P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  7 13  7                 Totals      31  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Perry In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Carlton In 3rd Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hunter In 4th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Nettles In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Lolich In 5th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Piniella In 5th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Murcer In 6th Inning
H-Pinch Ran For Jackson In 6th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Cash In 6th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Speier In 6th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Blass In 6th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Cedeno In 6th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Williams In 6th Inning
N-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Brock In 7th Inning
O-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Oliver In 7th Inning
P-Pinch Hit For Fisk In 7th Inning
Q-Pinch Hit For Campaneris In 7th Inning
R-Pinch Hit For Bonds In 7th Inning
S-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Simmons In 8th Inning
T-Pinch Hit For Lockwood In 8th Inning
U-Pinch Hit For Seaver In 8th Inning
V-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bench In 9th Inning
W-Pinch Hit For Rader In 9th Inning
 
AL All-Stars.... 4 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  -  7 13  0
NL All-Stars.... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  7  1
 
AL All-Stars (1-0)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Perry                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
J.Hunter WIN(1-0)         2       1   0   0   0   3   0   0.00
M.Lolich                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
N.Ryan                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Coleman                 0 1/3   1   2   2   2   0   0  54.00
K.Holtzman                0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.Lockwood                1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
W.Wood                    1       3   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
J.Palmer                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2   3   4   0
 
NL All-Stars (0-1)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Jenkins LOSS(0-1)       1       4   4   4   0   1   1  36.00
S.Carlton                 2       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
D.Sutton                  1       2   1   1   1   2   0   9.00
T.John                    0 1/3   3   2   2   0   1   0  54.00
S.Blass                   1 2/3   2   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
T.Seaver                  2       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
P.Niekro                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      13   7   7   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,343 DATE- Tuesday, July 25th 1972 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Stan Landres, Lou Dimuro, Lee Weyer, Jerry Neudecker
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- AL All-Stars: 8  NL All-Stars: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- AL All-Stars: 3  NL All-Stars: 1
ERRORS- D.Kessinger
DOUBLES- B.Murcer(1st), R.Jackson(1st)
HOME RUNS- N.Cash(1st)
WALKS- R.Jackson, M.Epstein, J.Morgan, B.Williams, L.Brock
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rudi, A.Otis, R.Jackson, N.Cash, J.Mayberry, G.Nettles,
             B.Robinson, C.Campaneris, C.Cedeno, B.Bonds, D.Rader, C.Speier
GIDP- R.Carew, J.Bench-2, D.Rader
RLISP 2-out- N.Cash, R.Carew-3, R.Scheinblum, J.Bench-2
 
In a one-sided affiar at Fulton Co. Stadium the final score was the American
1972 team 7, the National 1972 club 2.
 
Jim Hunter(1-0) came on to close the door tight in relief.  He didn't give up
much, just 1 hit and no walks in 2 innings.  National 1972 was out-hit by
American 1972, 13 hits to 7.  
 
Fergie Jenkins(0-1) was hit with the loss. He allowed 4 runs and 4 hits in 1
inning.

1972 AL Standings at the All Star Break

July 24, 1972

The 1972 All Star Game is being played later than usual because of the delayed start of the season. The New York Yankees have continued their winnings ways and lead the AL East by 2.5 games over 2nd place Detroit. The Cleveland Indians are still in the thick of things. In the West, the Oakland A's have risen to the top, while Minnesota has fallen significantly in July but still hold 2nd place. Oakland and New York are the top 2 scoring teams in the AL. My Detroit Tigers have had the best record so far (16-8) in July, keeping them hot on the heels of the Yankees.

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            51  34  .600 ----    74    42  43 .494   79  76 .510
1972 Detroit DEA             50  38  .568  2.5          51  37 .580   86  70 .551
1972 Cleveland CLA           46  41  .529  6.0          36  51 .414   72  84 .462
1972 Milwaukee MLA           44  43  .506  8.0          35  52 .402   65  91 .417
1972 Boston BOA              39  47  .453 12.5          45  41 .523   85  70 .548
1972 Baltimore BAA           38  50  .432 14.5          50  38 .568   80  74 .519
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Oakland OAA             54  37  .593 ----    70    56  35 .615   93  62 .600
1972 Minnesota MNA           48  39  .552  4.0          45  42 .517   77  77 .500
1972 Kansas City KCA         47  42  .528  6.0          44  45 .494   76  78 .494
1972 Chicago CHA             41  49  .456 12.5          49  41 .544   87  67 .565
1972 California CAA          39  53  .424 15.5          40  52 .435   75  80 .484
1972 Texas TEA               33  57  .367 20.5          37  53 .411   54 100 .351
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     38   50  .432 22-21 16-29 13-11 25-39  8- 6  8-24     5-5     Won 1
BOA     39   47  .453 21-23 18-24 11-20 28-27  4- 3  9-14     5-5     Won 2
CAA     39   53  .424 22-24 17-29 15-13 24-40  4- 2 16-17     2-8     Lost 5
CHA     41   49  .456 22-24 19-25 13-15 28-34  5-11 14-23     5-5     Won 1
CLA     46   41  .529 26-14 20-27 18-20 28-21  4- 3 12-17     4-6     Lost 1
DEA     50   38  .568 25-19 25-19 17-11 33-27  4- 6 15-13     5-5     Lost 1
KCA     47   42  .528 33-15 14-27 13-13 34-29  7- 5 19- 8     7-3     Lost 1
MLA     44   43  .506 24-20 20-23 11-13 33-30  3- 4 18- 8     7-3     Won 1
MNA     48   39  .552 22-19 26-20 14-12 34-27  7- 6 18-16     4-6     Lost 1
NYA     51   34  .600 29-14 22-20 19-12 32-22  5- 4 17-12     7-3     Won 6
OAA     54   37  .593 26-16 28-21 19-10 35-27  4- 4 17-12     4-6     Lost 2
TEA     33   57  .367 21-28 12-29  9-20 24-37  3- 4 18-17     4-6     Won 1
TOTAL  530  530  .500
HOME   293  237  .553
ROAD   237  293  .447
LEFT   172  170  .503
RIGHT  358  360  .499
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
BAA      1-12 13-10 13-15 11-13  0- 0  0- 0   14-20  24-30   283- 306
BOA      4- 7 12-11  9-18 14-11  0- 0  0- 0   12-20  27-27   357- 370
CAA      8- 5 13-15 11-16  7-17  0- 0  0- 0   16-22  23-31   296- 341
CHA      9- 4 10-15 10-18 12-12  0- 0  0- 0   17-19  24-30   311- 315
CLA      9- 3 14- 9 11-17 12-12  0- 0  0- 0   16-17  30-24   326- 293
DEA      5- 6 14-12 15-12 16- 8  0- 0  0- 0   21-13  29-25   349- 303
KCA      6- 8 11-12 19- 8 11-14  0- 0  0- 0   19-17  28-25   316- 335
MLA      3- 7  8-16 18-11 15- 9  0- 0  0- 0   16-16  28-27   302- 330
MNA      7- 4 16- 8 17-12  8-15  0- 0  0- 0   17-16  31-23   343- 301
NYA      6- 6 14-11 17- 8 14- 9  0- 0  0- 0   20-13  31-21   370- 308
OAA      7- 4 14-12 18-11 15-10  0- 0  0- 0   23-13  31-24   399- 314
TEA      7- 6 10-18  6-18 10-15  0- 0  0- 0   16-21  17-36   241- 377
 
 

1972 AL Standings and League Leaders

July 24, 1972

League Leaders in the AL at the All Star break. Oakland's Reggie Jackson is putting up some incredible power numbers so far this season. New York's Bobby Murcer has been coming on strong himself. These two players have helped lift their teams into the top spots in their respective Divisions. But the player having the most outstanding season to date has got to be pitcher Gaylord Perry of the Cleveland Indians. Perry has won 19 games this year and is 3rd in the AL in ERA and K's. He's on a pace to win 35 games and has, almost single handily, kept the Indians in the pennant race. As for my Detroit Tigers, Norm Cash has been the top hitter on the club. He's 3rd in the AL in Homeruns and 4th in RBI. Pitchers Mickey Lolich and Joe Coleman are in the top 5 in Wins in the AL with Lolich also 2nd in the league in K's.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 American League                 Date: 7/24/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 NYA  51  34    R.Carew   MNA .361  R.Jackson OAA   26  R.Jackson OAA   73
1972 DEA  50  38    J.Rudi    OAA .333  B.Murcer  NYA   21  B.Murcer  NYA   63
1972 CLA  46  41    J.Mayberr KCA .326  N.Cash    DEA   18  R.Smith   BOA   59
1972 MLA  44  43    R.Scheinb KCA .321  H.Killebr MNA   17  N.Cash    DEA   58
1972 BOA  39  47    G.Nettles CLA .312  OTHERS TIED W   16  J.Rudi    OAA   56
1972 BAA  38  50
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 OAA  54  37    G.Perry   CLA   19  S.Lyle    NYA   23  C.Hunter  OAA 1.75
1972 MNA  48  39    M.Lolich  DEA   14  R.Fingers OAA    8  S.Lockwoo MLA 1.75
1972 KCA  47  42    W.Wood    CHA   14  H.Pina    TEA    8  G.Perry   CLA 1.84
1972 CHA  41  49    C.Hunter  OAA   13  OTHERS TIED W    6  S.Kline   NYA 1.87
1972 CAA  39  53    J.Coleman DEA   12                      C.Wright  CAA 2.01
1972 TEA  33  57
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Robinso BAA   10  D.Nelson  TEA   31  N.Ryan    CAA  165
                    B.Darwin  MNA    9  B.Campane OAA   27  M.Lolich  DEA  160
                    K.McMulle CAA    8  F.Patek   KCA   23  G.Perry   CLA  153
                    M.Ferraro MLA    6  E.Maddox  TEA   23  J.Coleman DEA  144
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  S.Alomar  CAA   18  T.Bradley CHA  142
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
OAA  2  at  BOA  5
BAA  3  at  KCA  2
CAA  2  at  NYA  9
CLA  6  at  CHA  4
MNA  5  at  MLA  3
CLA  0  at  CHA  1
MNA  5  at  MLA  6
DEA  2  at  TEA  5
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
T.Ford        TEA DEA  4  3  2  4  0  0  2  0
J.Briggs      MLA MNA  3  2  3  2  2  0  1  0
C.Fisk        BOA OAA  4  1  2  3  0  1  1  0
H.Lanier      NYA CAA  2  1  2  3  1  0  0  1
B.Darwin      MNA MLA  3  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
L.McGlothen   BOA OAA  7.2  2  2  2  3  9  0 W  
M.Cuellar     BAA KCA  9.0  5  2  1  2  4  0 W  
R.Hand        TEA DEA  7.2  3  1  1  3  5  0 W  
D.Newhauser   BOA OAA  1.1  0  0  0  1  0  0   S
G.Perry       CLA CHA  9.0  8  4  4  2  8  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
C.Fisk        BOA .378 37 14 15  4  4  T.Forster     CHA  7  3  0  0  6  0 002
B.Murcer      NYA .282 39 11 15  7  3  C.Hunter      OAA 24 13  0  4 13  0 200
T.Ford        TEA .323 31 10  6  2  3  J.Coleman     DEA 26 15  1  7 21  0 300
J.Briggs      MLA .381 21  8  3  5  1  P.Splittorff  KCA 18 10  1  4  8  0 200
R.Smith       BOA .325 40 13 10  6  2  J.Colborn     MLA 17  6  3  1 11  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
L.Alvarado    CHA .091 33  3  1  0  0  V.Blue        OAA  6 11  6  6  5  0 010
J.Lovitto     TEA .086 35  3  1  3  0  J.Panther     TEA 10 16  8  6  3  1 020
D.Cater       BOA .178 45  8  1  1  0  L.Allen       CAA 11 13  8 11  5  1 020
C.Rojas       KCA .167 30  5  0  2  0  J.Horlen      OAA 10 12  7  2  4  3 020
D.Buford      BAA .189 37  7  0  2  0  J.Curtis      BOA 10 16  6  1  8  2 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 NL Standings at the All Star Break

July 24, 1972

The standings in the NL at the All Star break finds the Pittsburgh Pirates leading the NL East and the Cincinnati Reds in 1st place in the West. The Pirates have been playing consistent, solid baseball, allowing them to keep their lead over a very good New York Met team and a very good Chicago Cub team. The Cincinnati Reds on the other hand have stumbled in July, allowing the Los Angeles Dodgers as well as the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants to creep back into contention.

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          55  33  .625 ----    72    55  33 .625   96  59 .619
1972 New York NYN            51  36  .586  3.5          49  38 .563   83  73 .532
1972 Chicago CHN             52  38  .578  4.0          46  44 .511   85  70 .548
1972 St. Louis SLN           45  43  .511 10.0          45  43 .511   75  81 .481
1972 Philadelphia PHN        40  48  .455 15.0          31  57 .352   59  97 .378
1972 Montreal MON            35  52  .402 19.5          40  47 .460   70  86 .449
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Cincinnati CIN          50  38  .568 ----    71    55  33 .625   95  59 .617
1972 Los Angeles LAN         47  42  .528  3.5          47  42 .528   85  70 .548
1972 Houston HON             45  47  .489  7.0          51  41 .554   84  69 .549
1972 San Francisco SFN       44  49  .473  8.5          41  52 .441   69  86 .445
1972 San Diego SDN           37  52  .416 13.5          33  56 .371   58  95 .379
1972 Atlanta ATN             34  57  .374 17.5          42  49 .462   70  84 .455
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     34   57  .374 16-23 18-34 12-17 22-40  1- 3 13-16     7-3     Won 1
CHN     52   38  .578 24-20 28-18 13- 9 39-29  4- 3 17-14     5-5     Lost 1
CIN     50   38  .568 24-16 26-22 12- 6 38-32  2- 8  6-13     4-6     Lost 6
HON     45   47  .489 21-23 24-24  7-12 38-35  6- 7 10-18     5-5     Won 1
LAN     47   42  .528 26-19 21-23 21-13 26-29  5- 2 21-13     5-5     Won 1
MON     35   52  .402 21-19 14-33 14-16 21-36  6- 1 16-13     2-8     Lost 2
NYN     51   36  .586 27-16 24-20 16- 8 35-28  8- 5 16- 8     7-3     Lost 3
PHN     40   48  .455 23-22 17-26 12-11 28-37  4- 6  8-12     5-5     Lost 1
PIN     55   33  .625 33-14 22-19 12- 8 43-25  9- 5 20-12     7-3     Won 3
SDN     37   52  .416 24-31 13-21  6-15 31-37  5- 4 10-18     5-5     Won 2
SFN     44   49  .473 20-30 24-19 15-11 29-38  2- 6 14-12     7-3     Won 6
SLN     45   43  .511 28-15 17-28  8-21 37-22  6- 8 15-17     2-8     Lost 1
TOTAL  535  535  .500
HOME   287  248  .536
ROAD   248  287  .464
LEFT   148  147  .502
RIGHT  387  388  .499
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
ATN      3-12  9-16 12-15 10-14  0- 0  0- 0   16-22  18-35   342- 476
CHN      8- 6 13-11 17-11 14-10  0- 0  0- 0   17-19  35-19   417- 354
CIN      9- 4 17-11 17-10  7-13  0- 0  0- 0   23-12  27-26   473- 374
HON      4-10 15-12 13-15 13-10  0- 0  0- 0   21-17  24-30   417- 388
LAN      9- 6 15-12 13-13 10-11  0- 0  0- 0   24-13  23-29   338- 329
MON      8- 5  9-18 11-16  7-13  0- 0  0- 0   14-19  21-33   304- 417
NYN      7- 5 15-13 15-12 14- 6  0- 0  0- 0   16-17  35-19   342- 326
PHN      7- 7 12-14 12-14  9-13  0- 0  0- 0   15-21  25-27   380- 373
PIN      8- 5 15-11 19- 7 13-10  0- 0  0- 0   22-12  33-21   419- 319
SDN      6-10  9-17 12-14 10-11  0- 0  0- 0   12-24  25-28   293- 343
SFN      9- 7 14-16  8-20 13- 6  0- 0  0- 0   15-23  29-26   400- 432
SLN      6- 7 18-10 12-14  9-12  0- 0  0- 0   20-16  25-27   350- 344
 
 

1972 NL Standings and League Leaders

July 24, 1972

News Recap and League Leaders in the NL at the All Star break. Chicago Cub Billy Williams continues to impress with his hitting this season. His 33 homeruns at the break are the most in MLB and he's on a pace to hit 59. Still in the running for a Triple Crown season, he's being pushed by Cincinnati's Johnny Bench in RBI and is currently 2nd in the NL for top BA. William's teammate Ferguson Jenkins leads the NL in Wins with 14, but it's Philadelphia's Steve Carlton who has been putting up the most impressive pitching stats while playing for a sub .500 team.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 National League                 Date: 7/24/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 PIN  55  33    C.Cedeno  HON .359  B.William CHN   33  B.William CHN   76
1972 NYN  51  36    B.William CHN .350  L.May     HON   22  J.Bench   CIN   76
1972 CHN  52  38    A.Oliver  PIN .346  D.Rader   HON   22  L.May     HON   72
1972 SLN  45  43    M.Sanguil PIN .343  N.Colbert SDN   22  D.Rader   HON   67
1972 PHN  40  48    M.Alou    SLN .342  J.Bench   CIN   21  B.Tolan   CIN   64
1972 MON  35  52
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 CIN  50  38    F.Jenkins CHN   14  T.McGraw  NYN   18  D.Sutton  LAN 1.86
1972 LAN  47  42    S.Carlton PHN   13  C.Carroll CIN   10  T.Seaver  NYN 1.92
1972 HON  45  47    OTHERS TIED W   12  J.Brewer  LAN    9  S.Carlton PHN 1.96
1972 SFN  44  49                        J.Aker    CHN    8  R.Bryant  SFN 2.24
1972 SDN  37  52                        OTHERS TIED W    7  B.Singer  LAN 2.44
1972 ATN  34  57
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Cardena CHN   10  L.Brock   SLN   55  S.Carlton PHN  193
                    M.Sanguil PIN   10  J.Morgan  CIN   43  T.Seaver  NYN  147
                    D.Cash    PIN    8  B.Tolan   CIN   30  C.Kirby   SDN  129
                    M.Alou    SLN    8  C.Cedeno  HON   28  J.Reuss   HON  122
                    W.Davis   LAN    8  R.Metzger HON   21  OTHERS TIED W  116
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
SLN  3  at  ATN  4
CHN  1  at  HON  5
PHN  3  at  LAN  4
CIN  8  at  PIN  9
NYN  0  at  SFN  1
MON  3  at  SDN  4
MON  1  at  SDN  4
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Breazeale   ATN SLN  1  1  1  3  0  0  1  0
R.Garr        ATN SLN  3  1  3  1  0  0  1  0
L.May         HON CHN  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
W.Stargell    PIN CIN  5  2  2  2  0  1  1  0
T.Perez       CIN PIN  5  1  3  2  0  2  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Bryant      SFN NYN 10.0  5  0  0  2  8  0 W  
C.Kirby       SDN MON  9.0  8  1  1  1  8  0 W  
D.McLain      ATN SLN  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0 W  
D.Roberts     HON CHN  9.0  7  1  0  2  1  0 W  
P.Mikkelsen   LAN PHN  2.0  0  0  0  1  1  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
J.Bench       CIN .282 39 11 15  2  4  M.Marshall    MON  5  1  0  0  3  0 001
N.Colbert     SDN .281 32  9  7  5  3  R.Bryant      SFN 19  7  0  4 12  0 200
J.Milner      NYN .360 25  9  5  3  2  B.Bonham      CHN  9  4  0  3 13  0 100
D.Schneck     NYN .323 31 10  5  6  2  T.Seaver      NYN 27 16  3  8 23  0 210
R.Garr        ATN .417 24 10  2  1  2  D.Ellis       PIN 22 12  1  5 16  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
T.Helms       HON .186 43  8  1  0  0  F.Norman      SDN  6  8  7  3  5  1 010
T.Hutton      PHN .107 28  3  0  3  0  W.Simpson     CIN  9 10  8  8  2  1 020
D.Menke       CIN .194 31  6  1  1  0  T.Griffin     HON  7 13  8  3  9  0 010
D.Doyle       PHN .185 27  5  0  2  0  R.Reed        ATN 11 18  9  3  4  1 020
K.Singleton   MON .176 34  6  0  4  0  T.Hall        CIN  8  6  6  6  5  1 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 AL Player of Note: Det. Joe Cloeman

July 23, 1972

Detroit starting pitcher Joe Coleman finally had his scoreless inning streak snapped at 43 IP in today's game against the Texas Rangers. Coleman last gave up a run in the 7th inning on July 2nd pitching against the Baltimore Orioles. Texas got a run off him in the 5th inning of todays game. During the streak, Coleman won 6 games, had 6 complete games and 4 shutouts while dropping his ERA from 3.63 to 2.70.

 DATE Opp  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS  RECORD SV   ERA  Ks
 4/18 BAA  8.0  9  6  4  4  7  1       0- 0   0  4.50   7
 4/22 MLA  6.0  5  3  3  4  6  1  L    0- 1   0  4.50  13
 4/26 TEA  6.1  6  5  5  6  8  1       0- 1   0  5.31  21
 4/30 CHA  7.1  4  3  3  2  6  1  L    0- 2   0  4.88  27
 5/ 5 TEA  9.0  8  6  4  2  7  1  L    0- 3   0  4.66  34
 5/ 9 CHA  0.2  3  5  5  2  0  1  L    0- 4   0  5.79  34
 5/14 KCA  6.0  7  2  2  3  4  1  L    0- 5   0  5.40  38
 5/18 BOA  9.0  3  1  1  2  8  0 W     1- 5   0  4.64  46
 5/23 MLA  9.0  6  2  2  1  6  0 W     2- 5   0  4.26  52
 5/27 NYA  6.2  9  5  5  2  6  0       2- 5   0  4.50  58
 6/ 1 CLA  8.1  7  7  7  3  5  3  L    2- 6   0  4.83  63
 6/ 6 CAA  9.0  5  2  2  2  5  0 W     3- 6   0  4.54  68
 6/11 OAA  8.0  6  1  1  2  5  1       3- 6   0  4.24  73
 6/16 CAA  8.1  7  2  2  4  8  0 W     4- 6   0  4.07  81
 6/20 OAA  8.0  8  2  1  0  7  0  L    4- 7   0  3.86  88
 6/24 BAA  7.0  3  0  0  3  7  0 W     5- 7   0  3.63  95
 6/28 BOA  8.0  7  3  3  1  9  1 W     6- 7   0  3.61 104
 7/ 2 BAA  8.0 11  2  2  0  8  2 W     7- 7   0  3.53 112
 7/ 6 KCA  9.0  6  0  0  4  6  0 W     8- 7   0  3.30 118
 7/10 TEA  9.0  2  0  0  7  5  0 W     9- 7   0  3.11 123
 7/14 KCA  9.0  7  0  0  0  7  0 W    10- 7   0  2.93 130
 7/18 CHA  9.0  3  0  0  2  6  0 W    11- 7   0  2.77 136
 7/22 TEA  8.0  5  1  1  5  8  0 W    12- 7   0  2.70 144

1972 AL Player of Note: Reggie Jackson

July 21, 1972

Oakland outfielder Reggie Jackson hit for the cycle tonight and drove in 5 runs as the A's mauled the Boston Red Sox 11-1.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Oakland A's At 1972 Boston Red Sox                   7/21/1972
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Campaneris SS     6  2  3  1 .264     T.Harper CF         1  0  0  0 .241  
  J.Rudi LF           6  1  3  1 .339     D.Griffin 2B        4  0  1  0 .289  
  R.Jackson CF        6  3  4  5 .301     C.Yastrzemski LF    3  0  1  0 .243  
  S.Bando 3B          4  0  1  1 .227     R.Smith RF          4  0  0  0 .311  
  A.Mangual RF        5  0  1  1 .280     R.Petrocelli 3B     4  1  0  0 .251  
  M.Epstein 1B        4  1  1  0 .298     C.Fisk C            4  0  2  0 .291  
  D.Duncan C          5  1  1  2 .187     D.Cater 1B          3  0  1  0 .176  
  T.Kubiak 2B         5  2  3  0 .221     B.Lee P             0  0  0  0 .167  
  D.Hamilton P        2  1  0  0 .130   B-B.Burda PH          1  0  0  0 .117  
                                          J.Kennedy SS        3  0  1  1 .276  
                                          J.Curtis P          1  0  0  0 .038  
                                          S.Williams P        1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          K.Tatum P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-P.Gagliano 1B       2  0  0  0 .143  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 11 17 11                 Totals      31  1  6  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Tatum In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lee In 9th Inning
 
A's............. 1 0 2  4 0 2  0 2 0  - 11 17  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  2
 
A's (53-35)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Hamilton WIN(4-5)       9       6   1   0   4   4   0   2.55
Totals                    9       6   1   0   4   4   0
 
Red Sox (37-46)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Curtis LOSS(3-5)        3 2/3   8   7   4   1   5   1   3.08
S.Williams                1 2/3   3   2   2   0   1   0  15.75
K.Tatum                   1 1/3   2   0   0   1   0   0   9.90
B.Lee                     2 1/3   4   2   2   1   1   1   2.90
Totals                    9      17  11   8   3   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,051 DATE- Friday, July 21st 1972 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Bill Deegan,  Larry McCoy, Jim Honochick, Lou Dimuro
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- A's:10  Red Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 3  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- B.Campaneris, T.Harper, C.Fisk
DOUBLES- R.Jackson(21st), D.Cater(10th)
TRIPLES- R.Jackson(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Jackson(26th), D.Duncan(8th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Campaneris(26th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Hamilton-2
WALKS- S.Bando, M.Epstein, D.Hamilton, T.Harper-3, C.Yastrzemski
HIT BY PITCH- J.Kennedy
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rudi, M.Epstein-2, D.Duncan, T.Kubiak, D.Hamilton-2,
             R.Petrocelli-2, D.Cater, B.Burda
GIDP- A.Mangual, R.Smith-2, P.Gagliano
2-out RBI- A.Mangual, R.Jackson-2
RLISP 2-out- M.Epstein, J.Curtis, S.Bando, S.Williams, D.Hamilton,
             B.Campaneris-2, R.Jackson
 
Center fielder Reggie Jackson hit for the cycle and had 5 RBI and Dave
Hamilton was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete
game as the Boston Red Sox were badly beaten by the Oakland A's, 11 to
1.
 
Jackson had a big evening at the plate.  He stroked a one-base hit in the 1st
inning, doubled resulting in a run in the 3rd inning, tripled bringing in two
baserunners in the 4th inning and blasted a two-run home run in the 8th
inning.  Oakland finished with 17 hits in the victory.  
 
The victory went to Hamilton(4-5) who went the distance allowing 1 run. John
Curtis(3-5) suffered the loss.  He was not very effective, surrendering 7
runs in 3 and 2/3 innings.  
 
Jackson was in a good mood after the game, 'I'm just seeing and hitting the
ball real well now.  I made some adjustments last week and they are paying
off.  That's what this game is about. making adjustments as the season goes
along.'

1972 NL Player of Note: LA Don Sutton

July 16, 1972

Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Don Sutton threw a 1-hit shutout tonight against the Montreal Expos. Sutton, who has thrown the only no-hitter in MLB this season, allowed a single to the Expo's Tim Foli in the 3rd inning, walked 2 and struck out 5. The win was his 11th of the year and lowered his NL leading ERA to 1.92.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Montreal Expos At 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers           7/16/1972
 
  Expos              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.McCarver 3B       3  0  0  0 .266     L.Lacy 2B           3  2  2  0 .279  
  R.Hunt 2B           3  0  0  0 .281     M.Mota LF           4  1  2  1 .320  
  M.Jorgensen 1B      3  0  0  0 .240     W.Davis CF          4  1  2  2 .264  
  R.Fairly RF         2  0  0  0 .241     W.Parker 1B         4  0  1  2 .276  
  K.Singleton LF      3  0  0  0 .282     B.Buckner RF        4  0  0  0 .361  
  B.Day CF            3  0  0  0 .245     B.Valentine SS      3  0  0  0 .268  
  T.Foli SS           3  0  1  0 .196     D.Sims C            3  0  0  0 .235  
  T.Humphrey C        2  0  0  0 .141     S.Garvey 3B         3  1  1  0 .282  
B-J.Fairey PH         1  0  0  0 .234     D.Sutton P          2  0  0  0 .200  
C-J.Boccabella C      0  0  0  0 .243                                          
  B.Stoneman P        1  0  0  0 .128                                          
A-C.Laboy PH          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  M.Marshall P        0  0  0  0 .500                                          
D-R.Woods PH          1  0  0  0 .239                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      26  0  1  0                 Totals      30  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Stoneman In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Humphrey In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Fairey In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Marshall In 9th Inning
 
Expos........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  3 2 0  0 0    -  5  8  0
 
Expos (33-48)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Stoneman LOSS(5-12)     5       7   5   5   1   3   0   3.98
M.Marshall                3       1   0   0   0   2   0   3.40
Totals                    8       8   5   5   1   5   0
 
Dodgers (45-38)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Sutton WIN(11-6)        9       1   0   0   2   5   0   1.92
Totals                    9       1   0   0   2   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 54,731 DATE- Sunday, July 16th 1972 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Mel Steiner, Jerry Dale, Shag Crawford, Chris Pelekoudas
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Expos: 2  Dodgers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Expos: 0  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- T.McCarver
DOUBLES- W.Davis(15th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Hunt, D.Sutton
WALKS- T.McCarver, R.Fairly, L.Lacy
STRIKE OUTS- T.McCarver-2, T.Humphrey, B.Stoneman, C.Laboy, M.Mota, W.Parker,
             B.Buckner, B.Valentine, D.Sutton
GIDP- T.Humphrey
RLISP 2-out- R.Fairly, K.Singleton, D.Sims, W.Parker
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Terry Humphrey blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Willie Davis had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Don Sutton pitched a 1 hit shutout
as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Montreal Expos by a score of 5 to 0 at
Dodger Stadium.
 
Sutton(11-6) escaped virtually unscathed against the Montreal hitters.  He
allowed just 1 hit and 2 walks in 9 innings.  Los Angeles banged out 8 hits
on the night.  
 
Bill Stoneman(5-12) was the losing pitcher.  He pitched 5 innings and
surrendered 7 hits and 1 walk.

1972 AL Standings

July 14, 1972

On a day that the New York Yankees dropped both games of a doubleheader against the Oakland A's, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-0 behind the 4-hit shutout pitching performance of Joe Coleman. With the win and the Yankee loses, the Tigers moved into 1st place in the AL East for the first time this season. Detroit has been on a roll lately, winning 9 of their last 10 games.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1972 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Detroit DEA             46  33  .582 ----    85    44  35 .557   86  70 .551
1972 New York NYA            44  32  .579   .5          37  39 .487   79  76 .510
1972 Cleveland CLA           43  35  .551  2.5          33  45 .423   72  84 .462
1972 Milwaukee MLA           37  39  .487  7.5          31  45 .408   65  91 .417
1972 Boston BOA              33  42  .440 11.0          37  38 .493   85  70 .548
1972 Baltimore BAA           34  45  .430 12.0          43  36 .544   80  74 .519
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Oakland OAA             49  31  .613 ----    81    50  30 .625   93  62 .600
1972 Minnesota MNA           45  33  .577  3.0          41  37 .526   77  77 .500
1972 Kansas City KCA         40  40  .500  9.0          41  39 .513   76  78 .494
1972 Chicago CHA             36  45  .444 13.5          45  36 .556   87  67 .565
1972 California CAA          36  45  .444 13.5          36  45 .444   75  80 .484
1972 Texas TEA               29  52  .358 20.5          34  47 .420   54 100 .351
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     34   45  .430 21-20 13-25 12- 9 22-36  7- 4  6-20     5-5     Won 1
BOA     33   42  .440 17-18 16-24 10-16 23-26  3- 3  9-13     7-3     Lost 1
CAA     36   45  .444 22-24 14-21 13-10 23-35  4- 2 15-15     3-7     Lost 3
CHA     36   45  .444 20-22 16-23 11-15 25-30  4-11 10-21     4-6     Lost 1
CLA     43   35  .551 26-14 17-21 17-18 26-17  4- 2 10-13     8-2     Won 2
DEA     46   33  .582 24-15 22-18 17-10 29-23  4- 5 15-12     9-1     Won 6
KCA     40   40  .500 28-13 12-27 12-12 28-28  5- 4 17- 7     1-9     Lost 7
MLA     37   39  .487 17-16 20-23 10-12 27-27  3- 4 16- 6     5-5     Won 1
MNA     45   33  .577 22-17 23-16 13-10 32-23  7- 4 17-13     4-6     Won 1
NYA     44   32  .579 22-12 22-20 15-11 29-21  4- 4 14-11     4-6     Lost 2
OAA     49   31  .613 26-16 23-15 16- 9 33-22  4- 4 15-12     7-3     Won 2
TEA     29   52  .358 17-23 12-29  7-18 22-34  2- 4 15-16     3-7     Lost 5
TOTAL  472  472  .500

1971 NL Player of Note: St. Louis Reggie Cleveland

July 13, 1971

St. Louis pitcher Reggie Cleveland was at his best tonight, throwing a 1 hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves. Cleveland only allowed a double to Rico Carty in the 5th inning and picked up his 9th win of the season as the Cardinals defeated the Braves 2-0.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Atlanta Braves At 1972 St. Louis Cardinals           7/13/1972
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Lum RF            4  0  0  0 .216     L.Brock LF          3  1  0  0 .338  
  D.Baker CF          3  0  0  0 .275     E.Crosby 2B         4  0  1  0 .190  
  H.Aaron 1B          3  0  0  0 .267     M.Alou 1B           4  1  3  1 .343  
  R.Carty LF          3  0  0  0 .220     J.Torre 3B          3  0  0  0 .294  
  E.Williams C        3  0  1  0 .214     T.Simmons C         3  0  1  1 .295  
  D.Evans 3B          3  0  0  0 .239     B.Carbo RF          2  0  0  0 .246  
  M.Perez SS          2  0  0  0 .260     J.Cruz CF           3  0  0  0 .285  
A-J.Breazeale PH      0  0  0  0 .118     D.Maxvill SS        3  0  0  0 .216  
C-S.Jackson PR,SS     0  0  0  0 .227     R.Cleveland P       3  0  0  0 .229  
  G.Garrido 2B        2  0  0  0 .304                                          
B-R.Garr PH           1  0  0  0 .288                                          
D-F.Millan 2B         0  0  0  0 .255                                          
  R.Reed P            2  0  0  0 .086                                          
E-O.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .179                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  1  0                 Totals      28  2  5  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Perez In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Garrido In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Breazeale In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Garr In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Reed In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1    -  2  5  1
 
Braves (27-54)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Reed LOSS(6-12)         8       5   2   1   3   3   0   4.19
Totals                    8       5   2   1   3   3   0
 
Cardinals (43-35)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Cleveland WIN(9-7)      9       1   0   0   2   3   0   2.83
Totals                    9       1   0   0   2   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,652 DATE- Thursday, July 13th 1972 TIME- Night 
T- 2:06
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 2  Cardinals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- S.Jackson, R.Cleveland
DOUBLES- E.Williams(9th), T.Simmons(16th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Brock-2(51st), M.Alou(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Brock
WALKS- D.Baker, J.Breazeale, L.Brock, J.Torre, B.Carbo
STRIKE OUTS- R.Carty, E.Williams, M.Perez, T.Simmons, J.Cruz, R.Cleveland
GIDP- H.Aaron-2
2-out RBI- T.Simmons
RLISP 2-out- B.Carbo-4, M.Perez
 
Reggie Cleveland held Atlanta scoreless on just 1 hit at Busch Stadium as the
St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 2 to 0.
 
Cleveland(9-7) escaped virtually unscathed against the Atlanta hitters.  He
allowed only 1 hit and 2 walks in 9 innings.  St. Louis managed only 5 hits
on the night.  
 
Ron Reed(6-12) suffered the loss.  Luman Harris was obviously impressed with
the pitching of Cleveland, 'That guy made us look a little silly out there
tonight.  We just couldn't get to him at all - everything was working for
him.  I just hope that he got that kinda performance out of his system.'

1972 AL Game Stories

July 11, 1972

 The pitchers were dealing in the AL's slate of games played today. Three of the games ended in shutouts for the winning pitchers and 2 saw only 1 run scored against the winning team. Cleveland's Gaylord Perry got his 17th win and 5th shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. His ERA now stands at a league leading 1.71. The Tiger's Joe Coleman threw a 2-hitter against the Texas Rangers, allowing Detroit to come away with a 1-0 victory. Milwaukee's Earl Stephenson got help from Ken Sanders in the Brewers 1-0 win over the Minnesota Twins.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1972 American League                Date: 7/11/1972
 
KANSAS CITY AT BALTIMORE
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  4  1
Orioles......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 2    -  3  8  1
Win:Cuellar(8-8) Loss:Dal Canton(7-2)
 
Mike Cuellar pitched a complete game and Paul Blair had 2 base hits at
Memorial Stadium as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals by the
count of 3 to 1.
 
Baltimore erupted with the game winning runs in the 8th inning plating 2 runs
on 3 base hits.  Blair led off and started the attack as he singled.  Bruce
Dal Canton then threw a pitch that got away from the catcher.  Bobby Grich
then doubled.  Two outs later Terry Crowley stepped up to the plate and he
ripped a base-knock.  Baltimore had 8 hits for the night.  
 
Cuellar(8-8), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. The loss was
charged to Dal Canton(7-2).  He allowed 8 hits and 1 walk in 7 and 2/3
innings.
 
NEW YORK AT CALIFORNIA
Yankees......... 0 0 2  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  7  2
Angels.......... 3 0 0  1 1 0  0 0    -  5 11  1
Win:Wright(9-5) Loss:Kekich(5-5)
Homeruns- A.Kosco(3rd)
 
Clyde Wright tossed a complete game as the California Angels beat the New York
Yankees by a score of 5 to 4.
 
California went ahead for good in the 5th inning plating an isolated run on 3
base hits.  California managed 11 hits in their victory.  
 
Wright(9-5) was the winner allowing 4 runs for the game. Mike Kekich(5-5) was
hit with the loss.  He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 11 hits
and 3 walks in 6 innings.  
 
Wth the win California now has a record of 36-42.  New York has a record of
42-30 after the loss.
 
CHICAGO AT CLEVELAND
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Indians......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 1    -  3  6  1
Win:Perry(17-3) Loss:Lemonds(2-5)
 
Gaylord Perry delivered 9 solid innings as the Cleveland Indians topped the
Chicago White Sox by a score of 3 to 0 at Cleveland Stadium.
 
Chicago was unable to claim the lead after Cleveland went ahead in the 2nd
inning plating one baserunner on 2 hits.  Graig Nettles doubled.  After an
out was recorded, Ron Lolich stepped in and he doubled.  Chris Chambliss was
the next batter, but he struck out.  That was all Perry(17-3) needed.
Cleveland had only 6 hits for the night.  
 
Dave Lemonds(2-5) was hit with the loss.  He gave up 5 hits and 1 walk in 6
innings.
 
TEXAS AT DETROIT
Rangers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  1  4  0
Win:Coleman(9-7) Loss:Stanhouse(0-1)
 
Joe Coleman was on top of his game, blanking Texas on just 2 hits as the
Detroit Tigers bested the Texas Rangers 1 to 0 at Tiger
Stadium.
 
Coleman(9-7) was very good in the win.  He didn't allow much, just 2 hits and
7 walks in 9 innings.  Detroit managed only 4 hits on the night.  
 
Don Stanhouse(0-1) was given the loss.  He pitched 7 innings allowing 4 hits
and 8 walks.
 
BOSTON AT OAKLAND
Red Sox......... 0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2 11  0
A's............. 0 0 2  0 0 1  0 0    -  3  5  1
Win:Holtzman(9-5) Loss:McGlothen(2-2) Save:Fingers(8th)
Homeruns- B.Oglivie(5th), M.Epstein(15th)
 
First baseman Mike Epstein hit a homerun as the Oakland A's topped the Boston
Red Sox by a score of 3 to 2 at Oakland Co Stadium.
 
Ken Holtzman(9-5) gave a fine effort for Oakland.  He went 7 innings allowing
9 hits and no walks.  Boston made it exciting in the 9th, but they were
unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
Rollie Fingers recorded his 8th save.  Lynn McGlothen(2-2) was hit with the
loss.  He surrendered 3 runs and 5 hits in 8 innings.
 
MILWAUKEE AT MINNESOTA
Brewers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  2  2
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Win:Stephenson(2-2) Loss:Perry(8-5) Save:Sanders(4th)
 
Earl Stephenson(2-2) and Jim Perry(8-5) treated the Minnesota fans to a fine
pitching duel at Metropolitan Stadium.  The Milwaukee Brewers eventually
emerged as victors over the Minnesota Twins by the score of 1 to 0.
 
The game was decided in the 8th inning.  After two outs Ellie Rodriguez drew a
walk.  Rick Auerbach followed and he drew a walk.  Mike Ferraro then banged
out a single.  Ferraro took second on the throw.  Ken Sanders was perfect in
relief and gained credit for his 4th save.