1972 AL Game of Note: Det. @ Oak.

September 2, 1972

Detroit's Mickey Lolich became the 3rd pitcher in the AL to win 20 games this season by defeating the Oakland A's 7-2. Al Kaline hit a Grand Slam Homerun in the 5th inning breaking a 2-2 tie. Lolich went the distance for the 18th time this year, improving his record to 20-5.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Detroit Tigers At 1972 Oakland A's                    9/2/1972
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Taylor 2B         3  1  0  0 .288     B.Campaneris SS     5  0  0  0 .258  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      3  1  0  1 .244     J.Rudi LF           5  0  2  0 .320  
  A.Kaline RF         4  1  1  4 .319     M.Alou RF           5  0  3  0 .316  
  F.Howard 1B         4  1  2  0 .218     R.Jackson CF        3  0  0  0 .284  
  W.Horton LF         4  1  1  0 .205     G.Tenace C          4  0  0  0 .246  
  M.Stanley CF        4  0  0  0 .225     M.Epstein 1B        4  1  2  1 .301  
  B.Freehan C         3  1  1  0 .212     S.Bando 3B          3  1  1  0 .212  
  E.Brinkman SS       4  1  1  0 .172     D.Maxvill 2B        4  0  1  0 .375  
  M.Lolich P          2  0  0  0 .118     V.Blue P            1  0  0  0 .121  
                                          D.Knowles P         0  0  0  0 .400  
                                        A-B.McNulty PH        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          R.Fingers P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-D.Green PH          1  0  0  0 .291  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  7  6  5                 Totals      35  2  9  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Knowles In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Fingers In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 2 0  0 5 0  0 0 0  -  7  6  1
A's............. 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  1
 
Tigers (73-54)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(20-5)        9       9   2   2   2   9   1   2.30
Totals                    9       9   2   2   2   9   1
 
A's (70-56)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Blue LOSS(8-5)          4 1/3   6   7   5   3   2   1   3.96
D.Knowles                 1 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.99
R.Fingers                 3       0   0   0   1   4   0   2.57
Totals                    9       6   7   5   4   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,577 DATE- Saturday, September 2nd 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Larry Barnett, Dave Phillips, Jim Evans, Nestor Chylak
T- 2:06
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 1  A's:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  A's: 3
ERRORS- T.Taylor, V.Blue
DOUBLES- W.Horton(12th)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline(10th), M.Epstein(28th)
SACRIFICE HITS- V.Blue
WALKS- T.Taylor, A.Rodriguez, B.Freehan, M.Lolich, S.Bando, B.McNulty
HIT BY PITCH- R.Jackson
STRIKE OUTS- A.Rodriguez-2, A.Kaline-2, W.Horton, M.Stanley, M.Lolich,
             B.Campaneris-2, M.Alou, R.Jackson-3, G.Tenace, D.Maxvill, V.Blue
GIDP- T.Taylor, B.Freehan, E.Brinkman, B.Campaneris
WILD PITCHES- M.Lolich
RLISP 2-out- G.Tenace, J.Rudi-3, B.Campaneris, M.Epstein
 
Mickey Lolich pitched a complete game as the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland
A's by a score of 7 to 2. Al Kaline hit a Grand Slam in the 5th inning.
 
Lolich(20-5) pitched a fine game.  He allowed 9 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.
Detroit won despite being out-hit by Oakland 9 hits to 6.  
 
Vida Blue(8-5) took the loss.  He allowed Detroit 7 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings
of work.

1972 AL Standings

September 1, 1972

 We're into the final full month of the 1972 AL season. The New York Yankees have been the top team in MLB. They hold an 11 game lead over the 2nd place Detroit Tigers. The Yankees had an incredible 26-7 record in August. Barring a complete collapse, it looks as though New York will take the AL East.
 The AL West 1st place Oakland A's are getting some fierce competition from the Chicago White Sox. The Sox boast the best pitching in the AL and went 18-9 in August.

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            82  43  .656 ----    27    66  59 .528   79  76 .510
1972 Detroit DEA             71  54  .568 11.0          67  58 .536   86  70 .551
1972 Cleveland CLA           66  58  .532 15.5          58  66 .468   72  84 .462
1972 Milwaukee MLA           56  68  .452 25.5          49  75 .395   65  91 .417
1972 Baltimore BAA           56  68  .452 25.5          67  57 .540   80  74 .519
1972 Boston BOA              55  67  .451 25.5          64  58 .525   85  70 .548
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Oakland OAA             70  54  .565 ----    35    73  51 .589   93  62 .600
1972 Chicago CHA             65  58  .528  4.5          71  52 .577   87  67 .565
1972 Minnesota MNA           61  60  .504  7.5          61  60 .504   77  77 .500
1972 Kansas City KCA         60  63  .488  9.5          60  63 .488   76  78 .494
1972 California CAA          55  69  .444 15.0          57  67 .460   75  80 .484
1972 Texas TEA               45  80  .360 25.5          49  76 .392   54 100 .351
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     56   68  .452 30-32 26-36 19-14 37-54  9- 7 18-31     4-6     Won 1
BOA     55   67  .451 28-32 27-35 17-26 38-41  6- 5 15-21     4-6     Lost 1
CAA     55   69  .444 33-30 22-39 20-17 35-52  6- 3 21-23     5-5     Won 1
CHA     65   58  .528 36-28 29-30 20-15 45-43  7-14 23-25     5-5     Won 1
CLA     66   58  .532 39-22 27-36 24-29 42-29  7- 5 20-25     5-5     Lost 1
DEA     71   54  .568 36-27 35-27 24-13 47-41  9- 7 22-20     7-3     Lost 1
KCA     60   63  .488 41-22 19-41 20-20 40-43  8- 9 21-18     4-6     Lost 2
MLA     56   68  .452 32-33 24-35 16-23 40-45  5- 6 23-11     7-3     Won 2
MNA     61   60  .504 28-28 33-32 19-23 42-37  7-10 20-25     4-6     Lost 1
NYA     82   43  .656 46-18 36-25 30-15 52-28  7- 7 26-14     7-3     Won 3
OAA     70   54  .565 34-26 36-28 22-15 48-39  8- 5 25-16     5-5     Won 1
TEA     45   80  .360 24-37 21-43 11-31 34-49  4- 5 21-26     4-6     Lost 3
TOTAL  742  742  .500
HOME   407  335  .549
ROAD   335  407  .451
LEFT   242  241  .501
RIGHT  500  501  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
BAA      1-12 13-10 13-15 13-17 16-14  0- 0   25-30  31-38   410- 438
BOA      4- 7 12-11  9-18 17-15 13-16  0- 0   21-32  34-35   507- 536
CAA      8- 5 13-15 11-16 11-18 12-15  0- 0   26-29  29-40   405- 451
CHA      9- 4 10-15 10-18 18-12 18- 9  0- 0   33-21  32-37   459- 416
CLA      9- 3 14- 9 11-17 16-15 16-14  0- 0   26-29  40-29   448- 418
DEA      5- 6 14-12 15-12 21-10 16-14  0- 0   33-23  38-31   513- 417
KCA      6- 8 11-12 19- 8 11-20 13-15  0- 0   25-29  35-34   441- 466
MLA      3- 7  8-16 18-11 17-15 10-19  0- 0   21-34  35-34   398- 492
MNA      7- 4 16- 8 17-12  9-19 12-17  0- 0   24-28  37-32   444- 430
NYA      6- 6 14-11 17- 8 19-11 26- 7  0- 0   39-17  43-26   571- 442
OAA      7- 4 14-12 18-11 19-12 12-15  0- 0   32-23  38-31   529- 446
TEA      7- 6 10-18  6-18 12-19 10-19  0- 0   23-33  22-47   351- 524
 
 

1972 AL News Recap and league Leaders

September 1, 1972

New York's Bobby Murcer has led the way for the Yankees hold on the top spot in the AL East. Teammate Sparky Lyle has been the top bullpen man in the AL. Oakland's Reggie Jackson is battling Murcer in HR and RBI. Minnesota Twin Rod Carew has a firm hold on the top BA in the AL. Gaylord Perry of the Cleveland Indians and Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox have the most Wins (23) of any pitcher in MLB this year.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 American League                 Date: 9/1/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 NYA  82  43    R.Carew   MNA .345  R.Jackson OAA   31  B.Murcer  NYA   95
1972 DEA  71  54    R.Scheinb KCA .323  B.Murcer  NYA   29  R.Jackson OAA   84
1972 CLA  66  58    J.Rudi    OAA .322  M.Epstein OAA   26  R.Smith   BOA   83
1972 MLA  56  68    B.Murcer  NYA .315  N.Cash    DEA   25  D.Allen   CHA   76
1972 BAA  56  68    J.Mayberr KCA .312  OTHERS TIED W   22  M.Epstein OAA   75
1972 BOA  55  67
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 OAA  70  54    G.Perry   CLA   23  S.Lyle    NYA   35  S.Lockwoo MLA 1.91
1972 CHA  65  58    W.Wood    CHA   23  R.Fingers OAA   11  G.Perry   CLA 2.19
1972 MNA  61  60    M.Lolich  DEA   19  H.Pina    TEA   10  C.Hunter  OAA 2.21
1972 KCA  60  63    M.Stottle NYA   17  D.Laroche MNA    9  S.Kline   NYA 2.24
1972 CAA  55  69    C.Hunter  OAA   17  OTHERS TIED W    8  D.Woodson MNA 2.25
1972 TEA  45  80
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Northru DEA    9  D.Nelson  TEA   40  N.Ryan    CAA  248
                    L.Piniell KCA    8  B.Campane OAA   38  M.Lolich  DEA  220
                    M.Epstein OAA    8  E.Maddox  TEA   31  G.Perry   CLA  198
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  F.Patek   KCA   28  T.Bradley CHA  189
                                        OTHERS TIED W   25  J.Coleman DEA  180
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
TEA  2  at  NYA  3  KCA-Drago(12-11, 2.64) at BOA-Pattin(11-13, 4.01)
DEA  1  at  CAA  3  CLA-Wilcox(7-9, 3.75) at MNA-Goltz(1-2, 3.71)
KCA  1  at  MLA  4  CHA-Bahnsen(13-15, 2.83) at NYA-Stottle(17-7, 2.73)
                    DEA-Coleman(15-10, 2.88) at OAA-Holtzma(12-8, 2.87)
                    MLA-Colborn(7-5, 3.80) at TEA-Gogolew(6-8, 3.38)
                    BAA-McNally(10-13, 3.07) at CAA-Wright(13-8, 2.49)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.White       NYA TEA  4  1  1  3  2  2  1  0
D.Sims        DEA CAA  4  1  3  1  0  0  1  0
A.Otis        KCA MLA  3  0  3  1  1  0  0  2
S.Alomar      CAA DEA  3  1  2  1  1  0  0  2
H.Lanier      NYA TEA  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
N.Ryan        CAA DEA  9.0  5  1  1  4  9  1 W  
S.Lockwood    MLA KCA  9.0  8  1  1  3  6  0 W  
R.Klimkowski  NYA TEA  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  0 W  
L.McDaniel    NYA TEA  2.2  0  0  0  3  2  0    
C.Zachary     DEA CAA  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  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
M.Epstein     OAA .444 27 12  8  3  3  D.Laroche     MNA  5  1  0  0  4  0 001
T.Ford        TEA .333 33 11  7  7  4  N.Ryan        CAA 27 12  2 10 30  1 300
E.Kirkpatrick KCA .308 26  8  9  4  2  R.Nelson      KCA 18  9  2  3 16  1 200
S.Braun       MNA .429 21  9  4  5  1  M.Lolich      DEA 26 23  6  3 17  2 200
R.White       NYA .300 40 12 11  7  2  S.Lockwood    MLA 18 15  2 10 11  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
E.Brinkman    DEA .129 31  4  2  0  0  B.Dal Canton  KCA  5 14  8  0  2  0 000
T.Ragland     TEA .200 25  5  0  1  0  J.Panther     TEA  8 13  8  2  1  3 011
D.Thompson    MNA .138 29  4  1  2  0  C.Hunter      OAA 11 11  9  4  5  1 020
V.Pinson      CAA .161 31  5  1  2  0  T.Bradley     CHA 11 11  7  6  6  2 020
C.Sanchez     NYA .147 34  5  2  2  0  A.Fitzmorris  KCA  6  9  2  1  1  1 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 NL Standings

September 1, 1972

 The 1972 NL season has reached the final full month of the regular season. The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to be the class of the NL East. The Pirates pitching has been the best in the league and only Cincinnati has had a more productive offense. Over in the NL West, the Reds have struggled mightily over the last 2 months, barely breaking even in August after a dreadful July. This has allowed the Los Angeles Dodgers to stay within 1.5 games from Cincinnati. At one point in August the Dodgers held 1st place for 5 days. The San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros are still very much in the hunt.

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          79  44  .642 ----    31    77  46 .626   96  59 .619
1972 Chicago CHN             71  54  .568  9.0          67  58 .536   85  70 .548
1972 New York NYN            68  53  .562 10.0          63  58 .521   83  73 .532
1972 St. Louis SLN           59  64  .480 20.0          60  63 .488   75  81 .481
1972 Philadelphia PHN        55  68  .447 24.0          44  79 .358   59  97 .378
1972 Montreal MON            49  73  .402 29.5          57  65 .467   70  86 .449
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Cincinnati CIN          67  57  .540 ----    38    78  46 .629   95  59 .617
1972 Los Angeles LAN         65  58  .528  1.5          66  57 .537   85  70 .548
1972 San Francisco SFN       65  61  .516  3.0          56  70 .444   69  86 .445
1972 Houston HON             64  62  .508  4.0          72  54 .571   84  69 .549
1972 Atlanta ATN             55  71  .437 13.0          57  69 .452   70  84 .455
1972 San Diego SDN           46  78  .371 21.0          46  78 .371   58  95 .379
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     55   71  .437 32-28 23-43 22-21 33-50  3- 5 22-23     6-4     Won 3
CHN     71   54  .568 34-26 37-28 20-14 51-40  6- 7 22-20     5-5     Lost 1
CIN     67   57  .540 33-27 34-30 20-12 47-45  4-10 11-23     6-4     Won 1
HON     64   62  .508 32-30 32-32 13-15 51-47  7-10 19-26     6-4     Won 3
LAN     65   58  .528 34-26 31-32 25-17 40-41  6- 4 24-21     5-5     Won 1
MON     49   73  .402 30-30 19-43 17-20 32-53 10- 2 23-21     4-6     Lost 2
NYN     68   53  .562 38-24 30-29 18-14 50-39 11- 8 24-12     4-6     Lost 1
PHN     55   68  .447 32-33 23-35 17-15 38-53  5- 8 13-20     3-7     Lost 3
PIN     79   44  .642 45-18 34-26 24-10 55-34 11- 5 24-14     6-4     Won 4
SDN     46   78  .371 30-37 16-41  7-17 39-61  7- 6 17-24     1-9     Lost 8
SFN     65   61  .516 30-35 35-26 20-14 45-47  5- 6 24-16     6-4     Lost 1
SLN     59   64  .480 37-22 22-42 12-25 47-39  8-12 21-24     8-2     Won 1
TOTAL  743  743  .500
HOME   407  336  .548
ROAD   336  407  .452
LEFT   215  194  .526
RIGHT  528  549  .490
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
ATN      3-12  9-16 12-15 13-16 18-12  0- 0   30-29  25-42   496- 609
CHN      8- 6 13-11 17-11 19-12 14-14  0- 0   29-27  42-27   585- 498
CIN      9- 4 17-11 17-10  9-17 15-15  0- 0   31-24  36-33   628- 503
HON      4-10 15-12 13-15 18-11 14-14  0- 0   31-26  33-36   560- 502
LAN      9- 6 15-12 13-13 12-15 16-12  0- 0   34-21  31-37   464- 448
MON      8- 5  9-18 11-16  8-17 13-17  0- 0   20-33  29-40   435- 582
NYN      7- 5 15-13 15-12 18- 8 13-15  0- 0   27-25  41-28   469- 493
PHN      7- 7 12-14 12-14 12-17 12-16  0- 0   24-32  31-36   500- 526
PIN      8- 5 15-11 19- 7 18-12 19- 9  0- 0   38-16  41-28   603- 427
SDN      6-10  9-17 12-14 12-15  7-22  0- 0   16-39  30-39   406- 536
SFN      9- 7 14-16  8-20 16- 8 18-10  0- 0   27-30  38-31   531- 543
SLN      6- 7 18-10 12-14 10-17 13-16  0- 0   25-30  34-34   505- 515
 
 

1972 NL News Recap with League Leaders

September 1, 1972

It's the 1st of September and Chicago's Billy Williams has a hold on the Triple Crown. Williams finally overtook Houston's Ceasar Cedeno as the top hitter (BA) in the NL. Cincinnati's Johnny Bench has been on a tear as of late and has closed the gap on Williams in the RBI category.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 National League                 Date: 9/1/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 PIN  79  44    B.William CHN .360  B.William CHN   44  B.William CHN  114
1972 CHN  71  54    C.Cedeno  HON .355  J.Bench   CIN   34  J.Bench   CIN  109
1972 NYN  68  53    L.Brock   SLN .350  H.Aaron   ATN   29  L.May     HON   91
1972 SLN  59  64    R.Clement PIN .344  D.Rader   HON   29  D.Rader   HON   91
1972 PHN  55  68    M.Sanguil PIN .336  N.Colbert SDN   28  W.Stargel PIN   86
1972 MON  49  73
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 CIN  67  57    F.Jenkins CHN   17  T.McGraw  NYN   21  T.Seaver  NYN 2.01
1972 LAN  65  58    S.Carlton PHN   17  C.Carroll CIN   15  D.Sutton  LAN 2.02
1972 SFN  65  61    D.Sutton  LAN   17  J.Aker    CHN   11  S.Carlton PHN 2.13
1972 HON  64  62    T.Seaver  NYN   16  J.Brewer  LAN   10  B.Singer  LAN 2.15
1972 ATN  55  71    OTHERS TIED W   15  OTHERS TIED W    9  B.Moose   PIN 2.43
1972 SDN  46  78
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Clement PIN   13  L.Brock   SLN   73  S.Carlton PHN  262
                    C.Mashore MON   10  J.Morgan  CIN   60  T.Seaver  NYN  197
                    D.Rader   SFN   10  C.Cedeno  HON   58  C.Kirby   SDN  174
                    R.Santo   CHN    8  B.Tolan   CIN   41  J.Reuss   HON  170
                    D.Cash    PIN    8  R.Metzger HON   32  T.John    LAN  161
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
LAN  4  at  CHN  2  SDN-Greif(8-10, 4.34) at CHN-Hands(11-8, 3.07)
PHN  3  at  HON  4  NYN-Seaver(16-10, 2.01) at HON-Roberts(12-10, 4.15)
                    SFN-Bryant(11-5, 2.64) at PIN-Ellis(12-7, 3.10)
                    MON-Stonema(9-14, 3.44) at CIN-Grimsle(9-7, 3.89)
                    PHN-Reynold(4-9, 5.17) at ATN-Reed(11-15, 4.10)
                    LAN-Sutton(17-8, 2.02) at SLN-Wise(15-11, 3.63)
                    PHN-Reynold(4-9, 5.17) at ATN-Reed(11-15, 4.10)
                    LAN-Sutton(17-8, 2.02) at SLN-Wise(15-11, 3.63)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Wynn        HON PHN  2  1  1  2  1  0  1  0
B.GrabarkewitzLAN CHN  4  2  1  2  0  0  1  0
C.Cedeno      HON PHN  4  1  3  1  1  0  1  0
T.Hutton      PHN HON  3  2  2  1  1  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
L.Dierker     HON PHN  9.0  6  3  3  1  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
J.Bench       CIN .400 30 12 13  9  6  D.Durham      SLN 19 10  1  3 14  0 200
K.Singleton   MON .469 32 15  8  4  2  B.Gibson      SLN 17 11  4  1 19  0 200
T.Perez       CIN .429 35 15  9  2  3  J.Willoughby  SFN 14  6  1  2  5  0 110
R.Santo       CHN .333 30 10  5  4  3  D.Wilson      HON 18 12  3  3 12  1 200
D.Baker       ATN .310 29  9  7  1  3  W.Twitchell   PHN 24 13  5  9 13  2 100
 
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.Lacy        LAN .061 33  2  1  1  0  M.Schaeffer   SDN  8 17 12 12  7  1 010
E.Hernandez   SDN .069 29  2  2  0  0  B.Rauch       NYN  5 13  9  2  2  2 000
C.Jones       NYN .118 34  4  1  1  0  B.Moore       MON 13 20 13 11 18  5 010
D.Kingman     SFN .161 31  5  1  0  0  D.Selma       PHN  5  7  4  5  1  1 010
D.Dyer        NYN .152 33  5  0  2  0  F.Reberger    SFN  5  5  3  2  2  1 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 AL Games of Note

August 16, 1972

On a day that the red-hot Chicago White Sox won their 10th game in a row, the New York Yankees winning streak was snapped at 15. Chicago defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 as Wilbur Wood won his 20th game of the season. In New York, Kansas City got 4 runs in the 1st inning and that was all the scoring the Royals would need in stopping the Yankee's 15 game winning streak. Roger Nelson pitched a complete game shutout for Kansas City, earning his 6th win of the season.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1972 American League                Date: 8/16/1972
 
MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO
Brewers......... 0 0 0  0 2 1  0 0 0  -  3  8  3
White Sox....... 0 0 0  2 0 0  3 0    -  5 12  0
Win:Wood(20-12) Loss:Ryerson(3-7) Save:Gossage(3rd)
 
Left fielder Carlos May had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the sizzling Chicago
White Sox bested the floundering Milwaukee Brewers 5 to 3 at Comiskey
Park.
 
Chicago scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning with the help of 3 hits.
Buddy Bradford opened up the inning nicely when he laced a base-hit.  Rich
Morales followed and he reached on an error.  Walt Williams then reached on
an error.  Mike Andrews followed next and he lined a one-base hit.  Dick
Allen stepped into the box and hit a deep fly.  After another out, May came
to bat and stroked a base-hit.  May took second on the throw.  Ed Spiezio
followed and he was walked intentionally to load the bases.  Overall Chicago
out-hit Milwaukee 12 to 8.  
 
The victory was credited to Wilbur Wood(20-12) who went 7 innings, allowing 3
runs. Rich Gossage recorded his 3rd save.  The losing pitcher was Gary
Ryerson(3-7).  He pitched 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 11 hits and 1 walk.
 
 
 
NEW YORK AT KANSAS CITY
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  0
Royals.......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  4  7  0
Win:Nelson(6-4) Loss:Peterson(13-8)
Homeruns- R.Scheinblum(8th)
 
Roger Nelson pitched a complete game shutout as the Kansas City Royals beat
the New York Yankees by a score of 4 to 0.
 
Nelson(6-4) gave a fine effort for Kansas City.  He went 9 innings allowing 7
hits and 3 walks.  After the 1st inning, neither team was able to score.
 
The loss was charged to Fritz Peterson(13-8).  He allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in
6 innings.
 

 

1972 AL Standings

August 15, 1972

The red-hot New York Yankees have reeled off 15 straight wins and opened a double digit lead over 2nd place Detroit in the AL East. The Yankees boast the top hitting team in the AL and are near the top in pitching. My Detroit Tigers have played well but continue to fall further and further behind. The Oakland A's have had a few problems lately, and that has allowed the streaking Chicago White Sox to pull closer in the AL West. The Minnesota Twins continue to keep both clubs within their sights.

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            72  38  .655 ----    42    58  52 .527   79  76 .510
1972 Detroit DEA             62  49  .559 10.5          59  52 .532   86  70 .551
1972 Cleveland CLA           57  53  .518 15.0          52  58 .473   72  84 .462
1972 Baltimore BAA           49  61  .445 23.0          60  50 .545   80  74 .519
1972 Boston BOA              48  60  .444 23.0          55  53 .509   85  70 .548
1972 Milwaukee MLA           49  62  .441 23.5          43  68 .387   65  91 .417
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Oakland OAA             64  47  .577 ----    48    65  46 .586   93  62 .600
1972 Chicago CHA             58  51  .532  5.0          63  46 .578   87  67 .565
1972 Minnesota MNA           56  51  .523  6.0          57  50 .533   77  77 .500
1972 Kansas City KCA         53  56  .486 10.0          53  56 .486   76  78 .494
1972 California CAA          49  61  .445 14.5          49  61 .445   75  80 .484
1972 Texas TEA               41  69  .373 22.5          44  66 .400   54 100 .351
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     49   61  .445 26-28 23-33 17-13 32-48  9- 7 14-27     5-5     Lost 3
BOA     48   60  .444 25-29 23-31 15-24 33-36  5- 4 12-17     4-6     Lost 1
CAA     49   61  .445 30-27 19-34 17-15 32-46  6- 2 19-21     5-5     Lost 1
CHA     58   51  .532 31-26 27-25 17-15 41-36  6-12 20-23     9-1     Won 9
CLA     57   53  .518 32-21 25-32 21-27 36-26  5- 5 16-23     5-5     Won 1
DEA     62   49  .559 31-24 31-25 20-13 42-36  7- 7 19-19     4-6     Lost 1
KCA     53   56  .486 37-20 16-36 16-19 37-37  7- 9 21-14     3-7     Lost 3
MLA     49   62  .441 26-30 23-32 13-20 36-42  4- 6 20-11     2-8     Lost 6
MNA     56   51  .523 25-25 31-26 17-19 39-32  7- 8 19-20     3-7     Won 1
NYA     72   38  .655 40-15 32-23 27-14 45-24  6- 6 21-14     10-0    Won 15
OAA     64   47  .577 31-23 33-24 20-12 44-35  8- 4 21-13     4-6     Won 1
TEA     41   69  .373 24-32 17-37 11-26 30-43  4- 4 20-20     6-4     Won 2
TOTAL  658  658  .500
HOME   358  300  .544
ROAD   300  358  .456
LEFT   211  217  .493
RIGHT  447  441  .503
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
BAA      1-12 13-10 13-15 13-17  9- 7  0- 0   25-30  24-31   362- 393
BOA      4- 7 12-11  9-18 17-15  6- 9  0- 0   21-32  27-28   459- 482
CAA      8- 5 13-15 11-16 11-18  6- 7  0- 0   26-29  23-32   364- 394
CHA      9- 4 10-15 10-18 18-12 11- 2  0- 0   33-21  25-30   403- 363
CLA      9- 3 14- 9 11-17 16-15  7- 9  0- 0   26-29  31-24   397- 370
DEA      5- 6 14-12 15-12 21-10  7- 9  0- 0   33-23  29-26   445- 367
KCA      6- 8 11-12 19- 8 11-20  6- 8  0- 0   25-29  28-27   379- 417
MLA      3- 7  8-16 18-11 17-15  3-13  0- 0   21-34  28-28   350- 445
MNA      7- 4 16- 8 17-12  9-19  7- 8  0- 0   24-28  32-23   394- 374
NYA      6- 6 14-11 17- 8 19-11 16- 2  0- 0   39-17  33-21   510- 384
OAA      7- 4 14-12 18-11 19-12  6- 8  0- 0   32-23  32-24   479- 395
TEA      7- 6 10-18  6-18 12-19  6- 8  0- 0   23-33  18-36   308- 466
 
 

1972 AL News Recap and League Leaders

August 15, 1972

Standings and League Leaders in the AL at the middle of August. New York Yankee Bobby Murcer has led the way for his team's hold on 1st place in the AL East. The same can be said for Oakland's Reggie Jackson and the A's hold on 1st in the AL West. Cleveland's Gaylord Perry has continued to be the top pitcher in the AL, but Detroit's Mickey Lolich and Oakland's Catfish Hunter have narrowed the gap.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 American League                 Date: 8/15/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 NYA  72  38    R.Carew   MNA .360  R.Jackson OAA   29  B.Murcer  NYA   82
1972 DEA  62  49    J.Rudi    OAA .332  B.Murcer  NYA   26  R.Jackson OAA   81
1972 CLA  57  53    J.Mayberr KCA .322  N.Cash    DEA   23  R.Smith   BOA   75
1972 BAA  49  61    R.Scheinb KCA .314  D.Allen   CHA   21  N.Cash    DEA   70
1972 BOA  48  60    C.May     CHA .313  H.Killebr MNA   21  J.Rudi    OAA   68
1972 MLA  49  62
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 OAA  64  47    G.Perry   CLA   21  S.Lyle    NYA   31  C.Hunter  OAA 1.81
1972 CHA  58  51    W.Wood    CHA   19  R.Fingers OAA   11  S.Lockwoo MLA 1.96
1972 MNA  56  51    M.Lolich  DEA   17  H.Pina    TEA    9  G.Perry   CLA 2.07
1972 KCA  53  56    T.Bradley CHA   16  D.Laroche MNA    8  D.Woodson MNA 2.26
1972 CAA  49  61    OTHERS TIED W   15  OTHERS TIED W    7  M.Lolich  DEA 2.30
1972 TEA  41  69
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    L.Aparici BOA   12  D.Nelson  TEA   38  N.Ryan    CAA  211
                    B.Campane OAA   10  B.Campane OAA   35  M.Lolich  DEA  197
                    B.Oliver  CAA    8  E.Maddox  TEA   27  G.Perry   CLA  176
                    J.Mayberr KCA    7  F.Patek   KCA   25  T.Bradley CHA  171
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  T.Harrah  TEA   25  J.Coleman DEA  165
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
MLA  2  at  CHA  5  MLA-Ryerson(3-6, 3.86) at CHA-Wood(19-12, 2.66)
CAA  3  at  CLA  5  OAA-Hunter(15-6, 1.81) at BAA-Cuellar(11-11, 3.26)
MNA  2  at  DEA  0  CAA-Wright(13-7, 2.32) at CLA-Tidrow(7-10, 2.36)
NYA 10  at  KCA  2  NYA-Peterso(13-7, 3.48) at KCA-Nelson(5-4, 2.04)
BOA  7  at  TEA  9  BOA-McGloth(4-6, 3.81) at TEA-Hand(6-8, 3.18)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.Murcer      NYA KCA  4  2  3  3  1  0  1  2
B.Allen       NYA KCA  4  2  2  5  1  1  1  0
T.Ford        TEA BOA  4  3  3  2  0  0  1  0
R.Reichardt   CHA MLA  3  2  1  1  1  0  1  0
R.Foster      CLA CAA  4  2  2  1  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Corbin      MNA DEA  9.0  2  0  0  2  4  0 W  
J.Panther     TEA BOA  1.0  0  0  0  1  0  0 W  
K.Tatum       BOA TEA  4.0  1  0  0  2  3  0    
S.Kealey      CHA MLA  1.2  0  0  0  0  1  0   S
S.Dunning     CLA CAA  9.0  8  3  1  2  2  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
D.Allen       CHA .412 34 14 11  5  4  R.Fingers     OAA 12  3  0  2  7  0 001
B.Murcer      NYA .381 42 16 10 12  3  S.Lyle        NYA  7  5  0  0  9  0 004
F.Alou        NYA .357 28 10  8  4  2  R.Nelson      KCA 18  5  2  2 12  1 110
E.Kirkpatrick KCA .318 22  7  5  6  1  T.Bradley     CHA 25 21  4  4 17  1 300
C.May         CHA .406 32 13  7  5  1  S.Kline       NYA 24 16  3  7  2  0 300
 
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
E.Brinkman    DEA .098 41  4  2  0  0  L.McGlothen   BOA  8 13  7  7  7  1 020
F.Patek       KCA .133 30  4  0  1  0  S.Barber      CAA  6  9  7  6  2  0 010
A.Mangual     OAA .185 27  5  1  0  0  J.Curtis      BOA  9 12  9  4  6  1 010
L.Cardenas    CAA .171 35  6  1  1  0  C.Cox         TEA  5  7  4  2  3  1 010
S.Braun       MNA .163 43  7  2  1  0  K.Holtzman    OAA 15 26 11  1 14  4 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 NL Standings

August 15, 1972

 The dog days of summer are upon the 1972 MLB season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have increased their lead over the 2nd place New York Mets in the NL East by going 12-2 so far in August. They are the top hitting team and top pitching team in the NL. The Cincinnati Reds are in 1st place in the NL West, but their stumbling ways over the last month has allowed the LA Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros to pull within striking distance.

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          72  37  .661 ----    47    68  41 .624   96  59 .619
1972 New York NYN            63  44  .589  8.0          58  49 .542   83  73 .532
1972 Chicago CHN             64  47  .577  9.0          58  53 .523   85  70 .548
1972 St. Louis SLN           50  58  .463 21.5          52  56 .481   75  81 .481
1972 Philadelphia PHN        50  59  .459 22.0          41  68 .376   59  97 .378
1972 Montreal MON            42  66  .389 29.5          50  58 .463   70  86 .449
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1972 Cincinnati CIN          58  51  .532 ----    54    67  42 .615   95  59 .617
1972 Los Angeles LAN         57  51  .528   .5          58  50 .537   85  70 .548
1972 San Francisco SFN       57  56  .504  3.0          50  63 .442   69  86 .445
1972 Houston HON             55  57  .491  4.5          62  50 .554   84  69 .549
1972 Atlanta ATN             48  65  .425 12.0          51  62 .451   70  84 .455
1972 San Diego SDN           42  67  .385 16.0          43  66 .394   58  95 .379
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     48   65  .425 28-27 20-38 20-19 28-46  3- 4 20-19     7-3     Lost 2
CHN     64   47  .577 32-22 32-25 17-12 47-35  6- 7 19-18     5-5     Lost 1
CIN     58   51  .532 30-24 28-27 15- 8 43-43  3- 9  8-20     3-7     Lost 1
HON     55   57  .491 28-28 27-29  9-14 46-43  6- 9 13-24     3-7     Lost 4
LAN     57   51  .528 30-22 27-29 25-17 32-34  6- 3 24-17     7-3     Lost 1
MON     42   66  .389 25-26 17-40 15-18 27-48  8- 2 20-18     4-6     Won 2
NYN     63   44  .589 35-19 28-25 17- 9 46-35 10- 7 21- 9     6-4     Won 1
PHN     50   59  .459 29-28 21-31 14-13 36-46  5- 7 10-15     5-5     Won 1
PIN     72   37  .661 40-16 32-21 19- 8 53-29 11- 5 23-12     9-1     Won 4
SDN     42   67  .385 26-33 16-34  7-17 35-50  6- 6 13-22     2-8     Won 1
SFN     57   56  .504 25-33 32-23 20-14 37-42  4- 6 19-13     7-3     Won 4
SLN     50   58  .463 31-21 19-37  8-25 42-33  7-10 16-19     3-7     Lost 4
TOTAL  658  658  .500
HOME   359  299  .546
ROAD   299  359  .454
LEFT   186  174  .517
RIGHT  472  484  .494
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv RUNS-AGNST
ATN      3-12  9-16 12-15 13-16 11- 6  0- 0   30-29  18-36   437- 563
CHN      8- 6 13-11 17-11 19-12  7- 7  0- 0   29-27  35-20   527- 439
CIN      9- 4 17-11 17-10  9-17  6- 9  0- 0   31-24  27-27   551- 445
HON      4-10 15-12 13-15 18-11  5- 9  0- 0   31-26  24-31   510- 462
LAN      9- 6 15-12 13-13 12-15  8- 5  0- 0   34-21  23-30   407- 401
MON      8- 5  9-18 11-16  8-17  6-10  0- 0   20-33  22-33   374- 508
NYN      7- 5 15-13 15-12 18- 8  8- 6  0- 0   27-25  36-19   427- 432
PHN      7- 7 12-14 12-14 12-17  7- 7  0- 0   24-32  26-27   459- 475
PIN      8- 5 15-11 19- 7 18-12 12- 2  0- 0   38-16  34-21   550- 381
SDN      6-10  9-17 12-14 12-15  3-11  0- 0   16-39  26-28   352- 450
SFN      9- 7 14-16  8-20 16- 8 10- 5  0- 0   27-30  30-26   481- 498
SLN      6- 7 18-10 12-14 10-17  4-10  0- 0   25-30  25-28   438- 459
 
 

1972 NL News Recap and League Leadrers

August 16, 1972

 Standings and league leaders in the NL as of mid-August. Chicago's Billy Williams is still battling for the elusive Triple Crown but Houston's Cesar Cedeno won't give up that batting title easily. Fergie Jenkins (Chi), Tom Seaver (NY), Don Sutton (LA), and Steve Carlton (Phi) are the top pitchers in the NL this season.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1972 National League                 Date: 8/16/1972
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1972 PIN  72  37    C.Cedeno  HON .372  B.William CHN   40  B.William CHN  101
1972 NYN  63  44    B.William CHN .355  H.Aaron   ATN   26  J.Bench   CIN   90
1972 CHN  64  47    A.Oliver  PIN .346  J.Bench   CIN   26  L.May     HON   87
1972 SLN  50  58    M.Sanguil PIN .342  L.May     HON   26  D.Rader   HON   79
1972 PHN  50  59    L.Brock   SLN .337  D.Rader   HON   26  W.Stargel PIN   74
1972 MON  42  66
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1972 CIN  58  51    F.Jenkins CHN   17  T.McGraw  NYN   20  T.Seaver  NYN 1.86
1972 LAN  57  51    S.Carlton PHN   16  C.Carroll CIN   11  D.Sutton  LAN 2.00
1972 SFN  57  56    T.Seaver  NYN   15  J.Brewer  LAN   10  S.Carlton PHN 2.07
1972 HON  55  57    S.Blass   PIN   15  D.Giusti  PIN    9  B.Moose   PIN 2.20
1972 ATN  48  65    D.Sutton  LAN   14  OTHERS TIED W    8  R.Bryant  SFN 2.25
1972 SDN  42  67
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    M.Sanguil PIN   12  L.Brock   SLN   62  S.Carlton PHN  234
                    C.Cedeno  HON   12  J.Morgan  CIN   53  T.Seaver  NYN  176
                    T.Simmons SLN   11  C.Cedeno  HON   53  C.Kirby   SDN  160
                    D.Kessing CHN   10  B.Tolan   CIN   38  J.Reuss   HON  143
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  R.Metzger HON   29  T.John    LAN  140
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
PIN  3  at  LAN  2  CHN-Reusche(6-2, 3.78) at SFN-Carrith(3-9, 6.01)
HON  1  at  MON  2  PIN-Briles(7-6, 4.26) at LAN-Sutton(14-8, 2.00)
ATN  5  at  NYN  6  HON-Wilson(6-9, 3.32) at MON-Torrez(2-16, 5.48)
CIN  0  at  PHN  1  ATN-Niekro(12-8, 2.95) at NYN-Matlack(6-5, 3.41)
SLN  4  at  SDN  5  CIN-McGloth(7-4, 5.78) at PHN-Reynold(3-8, 5.31)
CHN  3  at  SFN  4  SLN-Gibson(10-9, 2.86) at SDN-Arlin(9-15, 3.91)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
G.Maddox      SFN CHN  3  3  2  1  2  0  1  2
R.Garr        ATN NYN  4  2  4  2  1  0  1  1
T.Hutton      PHN CIN  2  1  1  1  2  0  1  1
R.Hebner      PIN LAN  4  1  3  2  0  0  1  0
N.Miller      HON MON  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Stoneman    MON HON  9.0  3  1  1  2 11  1 W  
W.Twitchell   PHN CIN  9.0  5  0  0  4  7  0 W  
E.Acosta      SDN SLN  1.1  0  0  0  0  0  0 W  
R.Moffitt     SFN CHN  1.2  0  0  0  1  0  0 W  
R.Cleveland   SLN SDN  8.0  7  2  2  0  8  1    
 
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
K.Henderson   SFN .474 38 18 12  4  5  R.Moffitt     SFN 10  2  0  2  7  0 102
J.Milner      NYN .355 31 11  8  4  4  W.Twitchell   PHN 26 19  2  9 20  1 200
B.Williams    CHN .410 39 16 13  3  4  D.Sutton      LAN 18  6  2  3 11  2 200
H.Aaron       ATN .270 37 10  6  7  5  L.Dierker     HON 25 20  4  2  9  2 210
D.Evans       ATN .294 34 10  7  8  3  B.Moose       PIN 18 12  3  6  9  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.Thomas      SDN .032 31  1  1  1  0  T.Hall        CIN  8 12 10  6 10  4 020
R.Stennett    PIN .138 29  4  1  0  0  D.Carrithers  SFN  5  9  5  3  3  2 010
J.Edwards     HON .033 30  1  0  5  0  J.Grzenda     SLN  5 11  5  2  2  1 010
F.Kendall     SDN .160 25  4  0  1  0  M.Torrez      MON 10 15  8  3  1  2 020
D.Roberts     SDN .133 30  4  2  0  0  K.Reynolds    PHN  6 11  5  1  4  0 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1972 AL Game/Player of Note

August 13, 1972

Detroit Tiger Woodie Fryman came close to perfection today while getting his 1st Win for his new team. Fryman pitched a 1-hit shutout while defeating the Cleveland Indians 7-0. Fryman had a perfect game going until Jerry Moses doubled with 2 out in the top of the 8th inning. Detroit got to MLB's best pitcher this year, Gaylord Perry, in the 1st inning when Norm Cash connected for a 3-run bomb. That was all the Tigers would need as Fryman settled in and pitched a gem.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Cleveland Indians At 1972 Detroit Tigers             8/13/1972
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Bell CF           4  0  0  0 .193     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  0  0  1 .268  
  J.Brohamer 2B       3  0  0  0 .240     A.Rodriguez 3B      4  3  3  1 .252  
  C.Chambliss 1B      3  0  0  0 .321     J.Northrup RF       3  1  1  0 .275  
  R.Foster RF         3  0  0  0 .217     N.Cash 1B           3  1  1  3 .279  
  G.Nettles 3B        3  0  0  0 .292     D.Sims C            3  0  1  1 .222  
  J.Moses C           3  0  1  0 .191     W.Horton LF         4  0  0  0 .212  
  T.McCraw LF         3  0  0  0 .269     M.Stanley CF        4  1  2  0 .226  
  F.Duffy SS          3  0  0  0 .241     E.Brinkman SS       4  1  1  1 .182  
  G.Perry P           1  0  0  0 .103     W.Fryman P          4  0  0  0 .143  
A-L.Camilli PH        1  0  0  0 .226                                          
  S.Mingori P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-R.Fosse PH          1  0  0  0 .246                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  1  0                 Totals      33  7  9  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Perry In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mingori In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1
Tigers.......... 3 0 1  0 1 2  0 0    -  7  9  0
 
Indians (56-52)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Perry LOSS(21-7)        5       7   5   5   2   1   2   2.07
S.Mingori                 3       2   2   1   1   1   0   5.22
Totals                    8       9   7   6   3   2   2
 
Tigers (61-48)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Fryman WIN(1-0)         9       1   0   0   0   2   0   1.59
Totals                    9       1   0   0   0   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,290 DATE- Sunday, August 13th 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Nestor Chylak, Larry Barnett, Dave Phillips, Jim Evans
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 1  Tigers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- F.Duffy
DOUBLES- J.Moses(3rd), A.Rodriguez(18th)
TRIPLES- E.Brinkman(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez(14th), N.Cash(23rd)
WALKS- J.Northrup, N.Cash, D.Sims
STRIKE OUTS- J.Brohamer, J.Moses, N.Cash, W.Fryman
GIDP- A.Rodriguez
RLISP 2-out- M.Stanley, W.Horton, T.McCraw
 
Woodie Fryman took a no-hitter into the 8th inning and Aurelio Rodriguez went
deep and scored 3 times as the Detroit Tigers bested the Cleveland Indians 7
to 0 at Tiger Stadium.
 
Fryman(1-0) was on top of his game.  He didn't allow much, just 1 hit and no
walks in 9 innings dropping his ERA from 3.38 to 1.59.  The left-handed
Fryman lost his chance for a no-hitter when Jerry Moses doubled with two outs
in the 8th inning.  Detroit finished with 9 hits in the victory.  
 
The losing pitcher was Gaylord Perry(21-7).  Billy Martin was very impressed
with his pitcher, Fryman, 'He had unusually good pitch placement this
afternoon.  It was almost unfair - but a beautiful game to watch from where I
sat'

1972 AL Games of Note

August 12, 1972

 The red-hot New York Yankees won their 11th game in a row today with a 7-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Fritz Peterson pitched a fine game and picked up his 13th win of the season. The Yankees continue to put distance between themselves and the other teams in the AL East.
 The Detroit Tigers were able to stay 9 games back with an exciting 1-0 10 inning victory over the Cleveland Indians. In the bottom of the 10th, Dick McAuliffe won the game for Detroit with a 1 out solo blast. Mickey Lolich picked up his 17th win and 6th shutout of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Milwaukee Brewers At 1972 New York Yankees           8/12/1972
 
  Brewers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Auerbach SS       3  0  0  0 .237     H.Clarke 2B         4  0  0  0 .304  
  R.Theobald 2B       3  0  2  1 .222     T.Munson C          4  1  2  0 .296  
  D.May CF            5  0  0  0 .267     B.Murcer CF         3  2  1  2 .294  
  G.Scott 1B          4  0  1  0 .221     R.White LF          4  1  2  0 .270  
  O.Brown RF          3  1  2  0 .260     R.Blomberg 1B       2  1  0  0 .276  
  F.Linzy P           0  0  0  0 .250     J.Callison RF       3  1  2  1 .326  
B-B.Heise PH          1  0  0  0 .248     C.Sanchez 3B        3  0  1  1 .282  
  K.Sanders P         0  0  0  0 .000     G.Michael SS        4  1  1  3 .233  
  J.Briggs LF         4  0  0  0 .297     F.Peterson P        4  0  2  0 .246  
  M.Ferraro 3B        4  0  2  1 .275     S.Lyle P            0  0  0  0 .125  
  E.Rodriguez C       4  1  2  0 .247                                          
  J.Lonborg P         2  0  0  0 .220                                          
A-J.Lahoud RF         1  0  0  0 .258                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  9  2                 Totals      31  7 11  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lonborg In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Linzy In 8th Inning
 
Brewers......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  9  1
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 5  2 0    -  7 11  0
 
Brewers (49-59)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Lonborg LOSS(8-11)      5 1/3   7   5   5   3   1   1   3.81
F.Linzy                   1 2/3   4   2   2   0   0   1   1.99
K.Sanders                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.34
Totals                    8      11   7   7   3   1   2
 
Yankees (68-38)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Peterson WIN(13-7)      8 2/3   8   2   2   4   4   0   3.48
S.Lyle                    0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   2.06
Totals                    9       9   2   2   4   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,473 DATE- Saturday, August 12th 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Marty Springstead, Russ Goetz, Hank Morgenweck, John Rice
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Brewers:10  Yankees: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Brewers: 3  Yankees: 0
ERRORS- J.Lonborg
DOUBLES- R.Theobald(12th), O.Brown(5th), E.Rodriguez(6th), T.Munson(11th)
HOME RUNS- B.Murcer(24th), G.Michael(4th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Murcer(10th), R.White(19th)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Scott, H.Clarke
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Theobald, J.Callison, C.Sanchez
WALKS- R.Auerbach-2, R.Theobald, J.Lahoud, H.Clarke, B.Murcer, R.Blomberg
HIT BY PITCH- R.Blomberg
STRIKE OUTS- G.Scott-2, J.Briggs-2, R.Blomberg
GIDP- H.Clarke-2, G.Michael
2-out RBI- M.Ferraro, R.Theobald
RLISP 2-out- G.Scott, R.White, E.Rodriguez, G.Michael-2, D.May-3, R.Theobald,
             J.Lahoud, R.Auerbach
 
Johnny Callison had 2 base hits as the blistering-hot New York Yankees
defeated the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 7 to 2 at Yankee Stadium.
 
Fritz Peterson(13-7) delivered a fine performance for New York.  He
surrendered 8 hits and 4 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.  New York rapped out 11
hits for the afternoon.  
 
Jim Lonborg(8-11) was tagged with the loss.  He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings and
surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks.New York continued their winning ways,
seemingly unable to lose during this stretch.

 

BOXSCORE: 1972 Cleveland Indians At 1972 Detroit Tigers             8/12/1972
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Bell CF           4  0  0  0 .195     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  1  1  1 .272  
  J.Brohamer 2B       4  0  1  0 .242     A.Rodriguez 3B      3  0  0  0 .247  
  C.Chambliss 1B      4  0  0  0 .325     J.Northrup RF       4  0  0  0 .274  
  R.Foster RF         4  0  0  0 .225     N.Cash 1B           3  0  1  0 .278  
  G.Nettles 3B        4  0  0  0 .295     D.Sims C            4  0  1  0 .200  
  J.Moses C           3  0  0  0 .186     G.Brown LF          4  0  2  0 .167  
  F.Duffy SS          4  0  1  0 .244     M.Stanley CF        3  0  1  0 .223  
  T.McCraw LF         4  0  2  0 .271     E.Brinkman SS       4  0  0  0 .181  
  D.Tidrow P          3  0  0  0 .161     M.Lolich P          3  0  0  0 .133  
                                        A-T.Taylor PH         1  0  0  0 .281  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  0  4  0                 Totals      33  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lolich In 10th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  0  4  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  1  6  1
 
Indians (56-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Tidrow LOSS(7-10)       9 1/3   6   1   1   3   2   1   2.36
Totals                    9 1/3   6   1   1   3   2   1
 
Tigers (60-48)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(17-4)       10       4   0   0   0   6   0   2.30
Totals                   10       4   0   0   0   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,620 DATE- Saturday, August 12th 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- George Maloney, Larry Napp, Art Frantz, Merlyn Anthony
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6  Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- N.Cash
DOUBLES- J.Brohamer(7th), G.Brown(4th)
HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Tidrow, A.Rodriguez
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, N.Cash, M.Stanley
HIT BY PITCH- J.Moses
STRIKE OUTS- C.Chambliss-2, G.Nettles, J.Moses, D.Tidrow-2, D.Sims, T.Taylor
RLISP 2-out- G.Brown, T.McCraw, M.Lolich-2, B.Bell, N.Cash, G.Nettles
 
Mickey Lolich held Cleveland scoreless on just 4 hits as the Detroit Tigers
defeated the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings by a score of 1 to 0 at Tiger
Stadium.
 
Neither pitching staff had allowed a run after the regulation nine innings.
Detroit came out the victor in the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded,
Dick McAuliffe ripped a solo home run giving Detroit the victory and sending
the 26,620 home-town fans home happy.  Detroit had only 6 hits for the
afternoon.  
 
For Lolich(17-4) it was his 6th shutout this year. Dick Tidrow(7-10) was the
loser.  He pitched 9 and 1/3 innings giving up 6 hits and 3 walks.

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            68  38  .642 ----    47    56  50 .528   79  76 .510
1972 Detroit DEA             60  48  .556  9.0          58  50 .537   86  70 .551
1972 Cleveland CLA           56  51  .523 12.5          50  57 .467   72  84 .462
1972 Milwaukee MLA           49  59  .454 20.0          43  65 .398   65  91 .417
1972 Baltimore BAA           49  59  .454 20.0          59  49 .546   80  74 .519
1972 Boston BOA              47  59  .443 21.0          54  52 .509   85  70 .548