MLB Division Standings after Aug 21 in 1972 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Eastern Division Home Away Div
Detroit 63-54 .538 ---- 33-28 30-26 24-32
Baltimore 62-54 .534 0.5 30-30 32-24 30-25
NY Yankees 60-54 .526 1.5 36-19 24-35 33-23
Boston 58-56 .509 3.5 34-20 24-36 26-27
Cleveland 55-61 .474 7.5 34-25 21-36 27-28
Milwaukee 45-70 .391 17.0 25-31 20-39 25-30
Western Division Home Away Div
Oakland 68-48 .586 ---- 32-22 36-26 31-24
Chi White Sox 67-48 .583 0.5 46-16 21-32 33-21
Minnesota 60-53 .531 6.5 31-19 29-34 27-25
Kansas City 55-58 .487 11.5 36-25 19-33 23-31
California 51-65 .440 17.0 29-28 22-37 25-30
Texas 46-69 .400 21.5 28-33 18-36 24-32
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Eastern Division Home Away Div
Pittsburgh 72-42 .632 ---- 36-20 36-22 37-17
NY Mets 60-53 .531 11.5 32-28 28-25 30-22
Chi Cubs 61-56 .521 12.5 34-20 27-36 27-29
St Louis 56-58 .491 16.0 27-25 29-33 26-29
Montreal 53-61 .465 19.0 28-29 25-32 24-29
Philadelphia 43-72 .374 29.5 22-41 21-31 19-37
Western Division Home Away Div
Cincinnati 72-43 .626 ---- 28-26 44-17 32-23
Houston 66-52 .559 7.5 30-26 36-26 34-23
LA Dodgers 60-54 .526 11.5 30-28 30-26 30-25
Atlanta 53-66 .445 21.0 28-27 25-39 25-34
San Francisco 52-66 .441 21.5 24-39 28-27 27-30
San Diego 45-70 .391 27.0 20-45 25-25 21-34
American League Games
Baltimore 3, California 1
Cleveland 10, Minnesota 3
Oakland 5, Detroit 1
National League Games
Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1 (11 in)
San Diego 6, Chi Cubs 5
Cincinnati 4, Montreal 1
NY Mets 4, Houston 2
St Louis 4, LA Dodgers 0