Events of Wednesday, August 2, 1972 (original) (raw)
Events of Wednesday, August 2, 1972
Events of Wednesday, August 2, 1972
8-1-1972 8-3-1972 8-2-1971 8-2-1973
NY A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 5 12 3 (1) BOS A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1
BOX+PBP WP: Kline (11-4) LP: Curtis (6-5) HR: Murcer (17), Petrocelli (9)
NY A 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 13 1 (2) BOS A 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 x - 7 11 0
BOX+PBP WP: Peters (2-2) LP: Kekich (10-10) SV: Tiant (3) HR: Ellis (4)
CAL A 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 - 9 18 1 CHI A 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 x - 10 10 2
BOX+PBP WP: Romo (3-0) LP: Wright (11-6) SV: Forster (16)
BAL A 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 - 7 9 0 (1) CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
BOX+PBP WP: Palmer (14-4) LP: Dunning (0-1) HR: Oates (3), Powell (13), Grich (8)
BAL A 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 (2) CLE A 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 x - 6 11 0
BOX+PBP WP: Kilkenny (4-1) LP: Harrison (0-4) HR: Blair (5), Chambliss (3), Foster (1)
MIL A 0 0 7 3 2 0 1 0 0 - 13 18 1 DET A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Lonborg (10-5) LP: Coleman (12-9) SV: Sanders (14) HR: Scott (12)
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 OAK A 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 x - 5 10 0
BOX+PBP WP: Hunter (14-4) LP: Drago (7-13) HR: Rudi (12)
MIN A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 TEX A 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 x - 4 6 1
BOX+PBP WP: Paul (4-3) LP: Corbin (6-5) SV: Pina (13) HR: Ford (9)
SD N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 5 6 0 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Norman (6-7) LP: Niekro (9-10) HR: Jestadt (3)
CIN N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 HOU N 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 x - 10 16 0
BOX+PBP WP: Wilson (7-7) LP: Nolan (13-3) HR: Menke (5), Cedeno (15), May (22)
SF N 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 - 11 17 2 LA N 2 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 1 - 12 13 2
BOX+PBP WP: Mikkelsen (3-4) LP: Barr (4-4) HR: Bonds (18), Goodson (5), Davis (10), Parker (4), Russell (4)
CHI N 1 3 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 0 MON N 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 4 3
BOX+PBP WP: Pappas (7-7) LP: Torrez (12-6) SV: Phoebus (6) HR: Fairly (9)
PHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 9 0 NY N 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Scarce (1-1) LP: Seaver (12-9) SV: Selma (3) HR: Montanez (10), Johnson (5), Kranepool (5)
PIT N 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 1 STL N 0 0 0 9 1 0 x - 10 17 0
BOX+PBP WP: Gibson (12-6) LP: Ellis (9-5) HR: Carbo (3)
Standings At Close of Play of August 2, 1972
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Pittsburgh Pirates 97 60 37 0 .619 - 446 339 New York Mets 96 53 43 0 .552 6.5 318 340 Chicago Cubs 100 52 47 1 .525 9.0 426 351 St. Louis Cardinals 96 48 48 0 .500 11.5 369 380 Montreal Expos 94 43 51 0 .457 15.5 304 372 Philadelphia Phillies 98 36 62 0 .367 24.5 309 404
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cincinnati Reds 96 58 38 0 .604 - 437 341 Houston Astros 100 55 45 0 .550 5.0 469 416 Los Angeles Dodgers 97 50 47 0 .515 8.5 362 346 Atlanta Braves 100 46 53 1 .465 13.5 397 456 San Francisco Giants 100 45 55 0 .450 15.0 421 427 San Diego Padres 98 39 59 0 .398 20.0 318 404
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Detroit Tigers 97 55 42 0 .567 - 341 314 Baltimore Orioles 97 53 44 0 .546 2.0 336 270 New York Yankees 95 49 46 0 .516 5.0 349 299 Boston Red Sox 96 48 48 0 .500 6.5 403 423 Cleveland Indians 97 44 53 0 .454 11.0 289 324 Milwaukee Brewers 97 39 58 0 .402 16.0 303 377
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Oakland Athletics 99 61 38 0 .616 - 391 291 Chicago White Sox 97 54 43 0 .557 6.0 361 351 Minnesota Twins 94 48 46 0 .511 10.5 334 334 Kansas City Royals 97 46 51 0 .474 14.0 369 348 California Angels 98 44 54 0 .449 16.5 307 377 Texas Rangers 98 40 58 0 .408 20.5 307 382
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) CAL A Dave Sells (25) LA N Steve Yeager (23)
Last Games on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) DET A Wayne Comer (28)
Transactions
Atlanta Braves sold Luis Alcaraz to Pittsburgh Pirates.
Detroit Tigers claimed Woodie Fryman from Philadelphia Phillies on waivers.