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1972 American League Standings and Head-to-Head

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Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):   Oakland Athletics over Cincinnati Reds
LgChampSeries (3-2):   Oakland Athletics over Detroit Tigers

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Detroit Tigers DET 86 70 .551 --
Boston Red Sox BOS 85 70 .548 0.5
Baltimore Orioles BAL 80 74 .519 5.0
New York Yankees NYY 79 76 .510 6.5
Cleveland Indians CLE 72 84 .462 14.0
Milwaukee Brewers MIL 65 91 .417 21.0

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Oakland Athletics OAK 93 62 .600 --
Chicago White Sox CHW 87 67 .565 5.5
Minnesota Twins MIN 77 77 .500 15.5
Kansas City Royals KCR 76 78 .494 16.5
California Angels CAL 75 80 .484 18.0
Texas Rangers TEX 54 100 .351 38.5

AL East Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 DET 86 70 .551 --- 3.6 3.3 84-72 1 42-42 44-28 44-34 42-36 9-4 27-24 60-51 26-19 44-40 42-30
2 BOS 85 70 .548 0.5 0.5 4.1 4.0 79-76 5 44-39 41-31 52-26 33-44 11-3 22-16 55-45 30-25 44-42 41-28
3 BAL 80 74 .519 5.0 9.5 3.4 2.8 91-63 -11 42-40 38-34 38-39 42-35 5-9 26-32 62-49 18-25 44-41 36-33
4 NYY 79 76 .510 6.5 14.0 3.6 3.4 82-73 -3 44-39 35-37 46-31 33-45 8-3 21-25 52-48 27-28 38-45 41-31
5 CLE 72 84 .462 14.0 44.0 3.0 3.3 71-85 0 39-45 33-39 43-34 29-50 11-12 33-29 46-43 26-41 48-57 24-27
6 MIL 65 91 .417 21.0 79.0 3.2 3.8 66-90 -1 39-45 26-46 37-42 28-49 3-6 17-29 46-60 19-31 40-65 25-26
Avg 77 77 .501 3.5 3.4 79-77 41-41 36-35 43-34 34-43 7-6 24-25 53-49 24-28 43-48 34-29

AL West Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 OAK 93 62 .600 --- 3.9 2.9 98-57 -5 44-28 49-34 48-29 45-33 9-9 23-26 70-40 23-22 43-37 50-25
2 CHW 87 67 .565 5.5 5.5 3.7 3.5 81-73 5 39-33 48-34 55-23 32-44 6-8 38-20 69-43 18-24 37-40 50-27
3 MIN 77 77 .500 15.5 25.5 3.5 3.5 77-77 0 35-37 42-40 42-32 35-45 8-11 30-26 49-55 28-22 37-42 40-35
4 KCR 76 78 .494 16.5 28.5 3.8 3.5 83-71 -7 37-35 39-43 44-33 32-45 5-10 22-31 53-50 23-28 49-52 27-26
5 CAL 75 80 .484 18.0 34.5 2.9 3.4 66-89 8 34-38 41-42 44-36 31-44 9-3 34-26 48-62 27-18 41-58 34-22
6 TEX 54 100 .351 38.5 137.0 3.0 4.1 56-98 -2 26-46 28-54 31-46 23-54 5-11 19-28 36-67 18-33 31-68 23-32
Avg 77 77 .499 3.5 3.5 77-78 35-36 41-41 44-33 33-44 7-8 27-26 54-52 22-24 39-49 37-27

AL Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 OAK 93 62 .600 --- 3.9 2.9 98-57 -5 44-28 49-34 48-29 45-33 9-9 23-26 70-40 23-22 43-37 50-25
2 CHW 87 67 .565 5.5 16.5 3.7 3.5 81-73 5 39-33 48-34 55-23 32-44 6-8 38-20 69-43 18-24 37-40 50-27
3 DET 86 70 .551 --- 3.6 3.3 84-72 1 42-42 44-28 44-34 42-36 9-4 27-24 60-51 26-19 44-40 42-30
4 BOS 85 70 .548 0.5 1.0 4.1 4.0 79-76 5 44-39 41-31 52-26 33-44 11-3 22-16 55-45 30-25 44-42 41-28
5 BAL 80 74 .519 5.0 14.5 3.4 2.8 91-63 -11 42-40 38-34 38-39 42-35 5-9 26-32 62-49 18-25 44-41 36-33
6 NYY 79 76 .510 6.5 21.5 3.6 3.4 82-73 -3 44-39 35-37 46-31 33-45 8-3 21-25 52-48 27-28 38-45 41-31
7 MIN 77 77 .500 15.5 77.0 3.5 3.5 77-77 0 35-37 42-40 42-32 35-45 8-11 30-26 49-55 28-22 37-42 40-35
8 KCR 76 78 .494 16.5 85.0 3.8 3.5 83-71 -7 37-35 39-43 44-33 32-45 5-10 22-31 53-50 23-28 49-52 27-26
9 CAL 75 80 .484 18.0 98.5 2.9 3.4 66-89 8 34-38 41-42 44-36 31-44 9-3 34-26 48-62 27-18 41-58 34-22
10 CLE 72 84 .462 14.0 66.5 3.0 3.3 71-85 0 39-45 33-39 43-34 29-50 11-12 33-29 46-43 26-41 48-57 24-27
11 MIL 65 91 .417 21.0 128.5 3.2 3.8 66-90 -1 39-45 26-46 37-42 28-49 3-6 17-29 46-60 19-31 40-65 25-26
12 TEX 54 100 .351 38.5 321.0 3.0 4.1 56-98 -2 26-46 28-54 31-46 23-54 5-11 19-28 36-67 18-33 31-68 23-32
Avg 77 77 .500 3.5 3.5 78-77 38-38 38-38 43-33 33-43 7-7 26-26 53-51 23-26 41-48 36-28
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Head-to-Head Records

Read across for wins and down the columns for losses
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK TEX 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  BAL| --   7   8  10  10   7|  6   8   6   6   6   6
  BOS| 11  --   8   5  11   9|  8   6   6   4   9   8
  CLE| 10   7  --  10   5   7|  4   4   6   8   2   9
  DET|  8   9   8  --  10   7|  7   7   7   9   4  10
  MIL|  5   7  10   8  --   9|  5   3   5   4   4   5
  NYY|  6   9  11   9   9  --|  8   5   5   6   3   8
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CAL|  6   4   8   5   7   4| --   7   9   7   8  10
  CHW|  4   6   8   5   9   7| 11  --   8   8   7  14
  KCR|  6   6   6   5   7   7|  6   9  --   9   7   8
  MIN|  6   8   4   3   8   6|  8   6   9  --   8  11
  OAK|  6   3  10   8   8   9| 10   8  11   9  --  11
  TEX|  6   4   3   2   7   4|  7   4   6   7   4  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK TEX

Head-to-Head Run Scoring

Read across for runs scored and down the columns for runs allowed
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK TEX 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  BAL| --  52  58  72  56  45| 44  38  48  43  31  32
  BOS| 65  --  56  41  81  75| 54  48  55  34  56  75
  CLE| 53  48  --  55  35  41| 29  45  50  53  22  41
  DET| 46  65  46  --  73  47| 42  51  41  54  37  56
  MIL| 26  70  52  73  --  70| 29  39  41  31  34  28
  NYY| 33  80  58  48  68  --| 50  47  44  48  33  48
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CAL| 27  39  41  38  32  24| --  61  49  38  43  62
  CHW| 33  52  38  39  51  46| 65  --  48  45  51  98
  KCR| 61  60  50  35  41  47| 55  44  --  70  66  51
  MIN| 34  58  34  35  57  38| 47  52  58  --  57  67
  OAK| 26  45  58  53  52  48| 65  58  65  64  --  70
  TEX| 26  51  28  25  49  46| 53  55  46  55  27  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |BAL BOS CLE DET MIL NYY|CAL CHW KCR MIN OAK TEX
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