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Events of Friday, August 4, 1972

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Events of Friday, August 4, 1972

8-3-1972 8-5-1972   8-4-1971 8-4-1973 

BAL A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
BOS A    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  5  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Pattin (9-10)
LP: Dobson (12-11)

TEX A    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
CHI A    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Bahnsen (14-11)
LP: Lindblad (4-5)
HR: Johnstone (1)

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   1  7  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Tidrow (9-9)
LP: Lolich (18-7)
HR: Duffy (2)

CAL A    0  0  1    0  0  0    4  0  0    1  -   6 15  1
KC  A    1  0  1    0  0  1    1  1  0    0  -   5  8  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Fisher (4-4)
LP: Abernathy (2-3)

NY  A    0  4  1    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   9 13  2
MIL A    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  0  -   4 13  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Peterson (12-11)
LP: Stephenson (2-5)
SV: Lyle (23)
HR: Murcer (18)

OAK A    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   4  7  2
MIN A    2  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  7  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Blyleven (10-14)
LP: Odom (9-4)
SV: Granger (15)
HR: Rudi (13)

ATL N    1  0  0    0  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  -   5  7  2  (1)
CIN N    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  1  1    0  1  -   6 17  3
BOX+PBP
WP: Carroll (5-3)
LP: Jarvis (9-5)
HR: Williams (18), Tolan (6)

ATL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  0  (2)
CIN N    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Grimsley (10-4)
LP: McLain (2-2)
SV: Gullett (2)
HR: Baker (6)

SD  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  0
LA  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Caldwell (5-4)
LP: Singer (4-10)

PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
MON N    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  7  3
BOX+PBP
WP: Moore (3-5)
LP: Kison (5-4)
HR: McCarver (4)

CHI N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
NY  N    1  0  2    1  1  0    1  0  x  -   6  9  0
BOX+PBP
WP: McAndrew (7-3)
LP: Jenkins (14-10)
HR: Agee (7), Mays (5)

HOU N    0  1  0    1  1  1    0  0  2  -   6 11  0
SF  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  3
BOX+PBP
WP: Reuss (8-8)
LP: Marichal (4-12)
SV: Gladding (9)
HR: May 2 (24), Edwards (5)

PHI N    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  6  0  -   8  8  0
STL N    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Wilson (1-0)
LP: Durham (0-4)
SV: Brandon (2)
HR: Durham (1)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 4, 1972

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Pittsburgh Pirates              99   61   38    0  .616     -   449  342
New York Mets                   98   54   44    0  .551   6.5   325  345
Chicago Cubs                   103   53   49    1  .520   9.5   431  359
St. Louis Cardinals             98   48   50    0  .490  12.5   373  390
Montreal Expos                  97   45   52    0  .464  15.0   308  377
Philadelphia Phillies          100   38   62    0  .380  23.5   321  408

NL West

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Cincinnati Reds                 98   60   38    0  .612     -   446  348
Houston Astros                 101   56   45    0  .554   5.5   475  417
Los Angeles Dodgers             99   51   48    0  .515   9.5   365  348
Atlanta Braves                 103   46   56    1  .451  16.0   409  471
San Francisco Giants           102   45   57    0  .441  17.0   422  436
San Diego Padres               100   41   59    0  .410  20.0   326  409

AL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Detroit Tigers                  99   55   44    0  .556     -   344  321
Baltimore Orioles               99   53   46    0  .535   2.0   339  276
New York Yankees                97   50   47    0  .515   4.0   360  310
Boston Red Sox                  98   50   48    0  .510   4.5   412  425
Cleveland Indians               99   46   53    0  .465   9.0   294  327
Milwaukee Brewers               99   40   59    0  .404  15.0   313  389

AL West

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Oakland Athletics              100   61   39    0  .610     -   395  296
Chicago White Sox               99   56   43    0  .566   4.5   368  355
Minnesota Twins                 96   50   46    0  .521   9.0   348  339
Kansas City Royals              98   46   52    0  .469  14.0   374  354
California Angels              100   45   55    0  .450  16.0   315  386
Texas Rangers                  100   40   60    0  .400  21.0   310  394
ML League Leaders 

Births on This Date

Steve Bourgeois

Last Games on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
MIL A  Archie Reynolds (26)

Deaths on This Date

George Batten (80)
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Transactions


Detroit Tigers claimed Duke Sims from Los Angeles Dodgers on waivers.

Kansas City Royals signed U.L. Washington as a non-drafted free agent.
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