MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, May 24, 1972
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 |
| W | Doyle Alexander (3-1) |
| L | Lew Krausse (1-2) |
| New York Mets | 1 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 |
| W | Burt Hooton (4-4) |
| L | Buzz Capra (3-2) |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 |
| W | Tom Kelley (3-4) |
| L | Wayne Simpson (1-1) |
| S | Cecil Upshaw (3) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 |
| W | Chuck Seelbach (1-1) |
| L | Ken Sanders (0-2) |
| S | Joe Niekro (1) |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | (12) |
| W | Jim Kaat (5-1) |
| L | Dick Drago (2-3) |
| S | Wayne Granger (7) |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 |
| W | Steve Stone (1-4) |
| L | Claude Osteen (5-2) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 4 |
| W | Carl Morton (2-4) |
| L | Woodie Fryman (2-3) |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 4 |
| W | Rich Hinton (1-0) |
| L | Vince Colbert (0-1) |
| S | Sparky Lyle (7) |
| California Angels | 6 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 5 |
| W | Don Rose (1-0) |
| L | Vida Blue (0-1) |
| S | Steve Barber (1) |
| Houston Astros | 4 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 2 |
| W | Don Wilson (3-3) |
| L | Steve Arlin (3-4) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | (14) |
| W | Bob Miller (2-1) |
| L | Dennis Higgins (0-2) |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 1 |
| W | Tom Bradley (5-2) |
| L | Bill Gogolewski (3-3) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 21 | 10 | .677 | -- | 117 | 99 | .576 |
| OAK | 19 | 11 | .633 | 1.5 | 118 | 106 | .549 |
| MIN | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.0 | 118 | 73 | .707 |
| CLE | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.0 | 89 | 72 | .596 |
| DET | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.5 | 117 | 83 | .652 |
| BAL | 16 | 14 | .533 | 4.5 | 104 | 91 | .561 |
| TEX | 15 | 18 | .455 | 7.0 | 100 | 121 | .414 |
| NYY | 13 | 16 | .448 | 7.0 | 87 | 91 | .479 |
| KCR | 12 | 19 | .387 | 9.0 | 103 | 93 | .547 |
| BOS | 10 | 18 | .357 | 9.5 | 101 | 133 | .377 |
| CAL | 12 | 21 | .364 | 10.0 | 88 | 142 | .294 |
| MIL | 9 | 18 | .333 | 10.0 | 55 | 93 | .277 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 25 | 9 | .735 | -- | 133 | 109 | .590 |
| HOU | 23 | 12 | .657 | 2.5 | 170 | 128 | .627 |
| PIT | 20 | 12 | .625 | 4.0 | 163 | 122 | .630 |
| LAD | 21 | 15 | .583 | 5.0 | 139 | 91 | .685 |
| CHC | 17 | 15 | .531 | 7.0 | 139 | 101 | .642 |
| CIN | 18 | 17 | .514 | 7.5 | 147 | 153 | .482 |
| MON | 16 | 19 | .457 | 9.5 | 108 | 147 | .363 |
| PHI | 15 | 19 | .441 | 10.0 | 107 | 121 | .444 |
| ATL | 14 | 20 | .412 | 11.0 | 125 | 168 | .368 |
| SDP | 15 | 22 | .405 | 11.5 | 101 | 126 | .400 |
| STL | 12 | 23 | .343 | 13.5 | 121 | 160 | .375 |
| SFG | 13 | 26 | .333 | 14.5 | 150 | 177 | .425 |
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