MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, August 12, 1972
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 7 |
| W | Ron Reed (10-11) |
| L | Ross Grimsley (10-5) |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 |
| W | Roric Harrison (1-4) |
| L | Marty Pattin (10-11) |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 |
| W | Luis Tiant (6-4) |
| L | Doyle Alexander (5-7) |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 | Final |
| California Angels | 1 |
| W | Dave Goltz (3-0) |
| L | Andy Messersmith (2-7) |
| New York Mets | 2 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | (10) |
| W | Tom Seaver (13-9) |
| L | Burt Hooton (7-10) |
| S | Tug McGraw (16) |
| Cleveland Indians | 6 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 |
| W | Dick Tidrow (10-10) |
| L | Mickey Lolich (18-9) |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 3 |
| W | Don Wilson (8-8) |
| L | Jim Barr (4-6) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 10 |
| W | Fritz Peterson (13-11) |
| L | Jim Lonborg (10-7) |
| S | Sparky Lyle (27) |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | (11) |
| W | Wilbur Wood (20-11) |
| L | Rollie Fingers (5-5) |
| Montreal Expos | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 |
| W | Mike Marshall (11-3) |
| L | Ken Reynolds (0-9) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 |
| W | Bob Moose (9-6) |
| L | Bob Gibson (12-7) |
| S | Dave Giusti (18) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 2 |
| W | Tommy John (10-5) |
| L | Steve Arlin (8-14) |
| S | Pete Mikkelsen (5) |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 3 | (7) |
| W | Mike Paul (5-4) |
| L | Paul Splittorff (9-9) |
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 | 62 | 45 | .579 | -- | 402 | 377 | .529 |
| OAK | 63 | 46 | .578 | -- | 415 | 328 | .606 |
| BAL | 59 | 49 | .546 | 3.5 | 380 | 297 | .611 |
| DET | 58 | 50 | .537 | 4.5 | 366 | 349 | .522 |
| NYY | 56 | 50 | .528 | 5.5 | 388 | 337 | .564 |
| MIN | 55 | 50 | .524 | 6.0 | 379 | 361 | .522 |
| BOS | 54 | 52 | .509 | 7.5 | 439 | 456 | .483 |
| KCR | 51 | 55 | .481 | 10.5 | 396 | 372 | .529 |
| CLE | 50 | 57 | .467 | 12.0 | 324 | 351 | .463 |
| CAL | 49 | 59 | .454 | 13.5 | 333 | 404 | .412 |
| TEX | 43 | 65 | .398 | 19.5 | 334 | 431 | .385 |
| MIL | 43 | 65 | .398 | 19.5 | 336 | 429 | .390 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 67 | 39 | .632 | -- | 491 | 362 | .636 |
| CIN | 64 | 42 | .604 | 3.0 | 479 | 379 | .606 |
| HOU | 61 | 48 | .560 | 7.5 | 510 | 453 | .554 |
| NYM | 57 | 48 | .543 | 9.5 | 358 | 370 | .485 |
| LAD | 56 | 50 | .528 | 11.0 | 389 | 361 | .534 |
| CHC | 57 | 52 | .523 | 11.5 | 460 | 390 | .575 |
| STL | 51 | 54 | .486 | 15.5 | 401 | 426 | .472 |
| ATL | 51 | 59 | .464 | 18.0 | 450 | 507 | .446 |
| MON | 48 | 57 | .457 | 18.5 | 334 | 418 | .399 |
| SFG | 48 | 62 | .436 | 21.0 | 462 | 470 | .492 |
| SDP | 42 | 65 | .393 | 25.5 | 341 | 447 | .379 |
| PHI | 40 | 66 | .377 | 27.0 | 333 | 425 | .390 |
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