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1972 MLB season standings
Every 1972 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL West, NL East and NL West. Final standings, from a season that ran April 15 to October 4, 1972.
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AL East standings, 1972
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 86 | 70 | .551 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5 | 3-7 | W1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 | 4-6 | L5 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21 | 5-5 | W3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 22 times.
- The Detroit Tigers trailed by as many as 2.5 games on May 20, 1972.
- The Detroit Tigers took first place for good on October 2, 1972.
- The Baltimore Orioles won 9 games in a row from June 7, 1972 to June 17, 1972, the longest run of the race.
- The Cleveland Indians led by 2.5 games as late as May 23, 1972.
- The Detroit Tigers went 9-5 from May 23, 1972 to June 6, 1972, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 120 of the 164 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Detroit Tigers spent 109 of the season's 173 charted days in first place.