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Events of Tuesday, May 2, 1972
Events of Tuesday, May 2, 1972
5-1-1972 5-3-1972 5-2-1971 5-2-1973
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
BAL A 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 0
BOX+PBP
WP: McNally (3-1)
LP: Bahnsen (2-3)
HR: Powell (2)
KC A 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 6 1
DET A 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Rooker (1-0)
LP: Timmermann (1-2)
HR: Piniella (1), Cash (5)
CAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
NY A 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Stottlemyre (1-3)
LP: May (0-1)
CLE A 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
TEX A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 7 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Perry (3-2)
LP: Bosman (1-3)
SV: Mingori (2)
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1
CHI N 4 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 x - 12 15 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Hands (1-1)
LP: Reed (1-3)
HR: Beckert (1), Santo (5), Hickman (3)
PHI N 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 - 6 14 0
LA N 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 - 7 12 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Brewer (1-0)
LP: Lersch (1-1)
HR: Freed (1)
MON N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 2
SD N 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 x - 6 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Norman (1-2)
LP: Renko (1-2)
HR: Lee (1)
NY N 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 9 0
SF N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 2 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Gentry (2-1)
LP: Carrithers (1-2)
HR: Jones (2)
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 - 7 10 0
STL N 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Merritt (1-0)
LP: Shaw (0-1)
SV: Hall (2)
HR: Tolan (3), Melendez (1)
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Standings At Close of Play of May 2, 1972
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
New York Mets 14 10 4 0 .714 - 52 47
Montreal Expos 14 9 5 0 .643 1.0 48 59
Philadelphia Phillies 16 10 6 0 .625 1.0 58 49
Pittsburgh Pirates 14 5 9 0 .357 5.0 59 75
St. Louis Cardinals 14 5 9 0 .357 5.0 59 57
Chicago Cubs 15 5 10 0 .333 5.5 67 66
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Houston Astros 15 11 4 0 .733 - 87 71
Los Angeles Dodgers 17 12 5 0 .706 - 84 43
Atlanta Braves 16 7 9 0 .438 4.5 75 85
Cincinnati Reds 14 6 8 0 .429 4.5 70 76
San Diego Padres 17 6 11 0 .353 6.0 37 58
San Francisco Giants 18 6 12 0 .333 6.5 79 89
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Detroit Tigers 12 7 5 0 .583 - 54 31
Baltimore Orioles 14 8 6 0 .571 - 52 34
Cleveland Indians 13 7 6 0 .538 0.5 38 42
New York Yankees 13 5 8 0 .385 2.5 39 46
Boston Red Sox 11 4 7 0 .364 2.5 39 54
Milwaukee Brewers 10 3 7 0 .300 3.0 19 29
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Minnesota Twins 11 8 3 0 .727 - 56 26
Oakland Athletics 11 7 4 0 .636 1.0 34 29
Chicago White Sox 14 8 6 0 .571 1.5 48 42
Texas Rangers 14 7 7 0 .500 2.5 49 61
Kansas City Royals 15 7 8 0 .467 3.0 37 36
California Angels 14 5 9 0 .357 4.5 33 68
ML League Leaders
Last Games on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
CAL A Paul Doyle (32)
Deaths on This Date
Jack Smith (76)
Jim Smith
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Transactions
California Angels released Billy Cowan.
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