MLB Scores and Standings Sunday, August 20, 1972
| Minnesota Twins | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 |
| W | Ray Corbin (7-6) |
| L | Mike Cuellar (12-10) |
| Boston Red Sox | 7 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 9 |
| W | Terry Forster (4-3) |
| L | Marty Pattin (11-12) |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 |
| W | John Curtis (8-6) |
| L | Eddie Fisher (4-6) |
| S | Bill Lee (5) |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 |
| W | Dick Tidrow (11-11) |
| L | Ken Holtzman (14-10) |
| California Angels | 9 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 11 |
| W | Jim Foor (1-0) |
| L | Steve Barber (4-3) |
| S | Chuck Seelbach (8) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 |
| W | Jim Colborn (5-4) |
| L | Bruce Dal Canton (6-5) |
| S | Frank Linzy (8) |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 |
| W | Rick Reuschel (6-5) |
| L | Claude Osteen (13-9) |
| S | Jack Aker (12) |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 1 |
| W | Bill Stoneman (10-9) |
| L | Ron Schueler (4-8) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 8 | Final |
| New York Mets | 1 |
| W | Don Gullett (5-7) |
| L | Jim McAndrew (9-4) |
| S | Clay Carroll (25) |
| Houston Astros | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 |
| W | Don Wilson (10-8) |
| L | Ken Reynolds (0-11) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 3 |
| W | Dock Ellis (11-6) |
| L | Mike Corkins (3-7) |
| S | Bob Johnson (2) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 2 |
| W | Bruce Kison (6-4) |
| L | Fred Norman (6-9) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 5 |
| W | Ron Bryant (10-5) |
| L | Reggie Cleveland (12-10) |
| S | Jim Barr (2) |
| New York Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | (10) |
| W | Sparky Lyle (5-3) |
| L | Horacio Piña (2-5) |
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 | 67 | 48 | .583 | -- | 439 | 404 | .538 |
| OAK | 67 | 48 | .583 | -- | 440 | 341 | .615 |
| DET | 63 | 53 | .543 | 4.5 | 418 | 386 | .536 |
| MIN | 60 | 52 | .536 | 5.5 | 407 | 392 | .517 |
| BAL | 61 | 54 | .530 | 6.0 | 398 | 322 | .596 |
| NYY | 60 | 54 | .526 | 6.5 | 416 | 370 | .553 |
| BOS | 58 | 56 | .509 | 8.5 | 472 | 497 | .476 |
| KCR | 55 | 58 | .487 | 11.0 | 418 | 403 | .517 |
| CLE | 54 | 61 | .470 | 13.0 | 350 | 378 | .465 |
| CAL | 51 | 64 | .443 | 16.0 | 355 | 438 | .405 |
| TEX | 46 | 69 | .400 | 21.0 | 372 | 460 | .404 |
| MIL | 45 | 70 | .391 | 22.0 | 360 | 454 | .395 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 72 | 42 | .632 | -- | 527 | 390 | .634 |
| CIN | 71 | 43 | .623 | 1.0 | 536 | 399 | .632 |
| HOU | 66 | 51 | .564 | 7.5 | 551 | 478 | .565 |
| LAD | 60 | 53 | .531 | 11.5 | 415 | 387 | .532 |
| NYM | 59 | 53 | .527 | 12.0 | 373 | 402 | .466 |
| CHC | 61 | 55 | .526 | 12.0 | 495 | 423 | .571 |
| STL | 55 | 58 | .487 | 16.5 | 430 | 457 | .472 |
| MON | 53 | 60 | .469 | 18.5 | 362 | 450 | .402 |
| SFG | 52 | 66 | .441 | 22.0 | 503 | 509 | .495 |
| ATL | 52 | 66 | .441 | 22.0 | 463 | 547 | .424 |
| SDP | 44 | 70 | .386 | 28.0 | 365 | 479 | .378 |
| PHI | 43 | 71 | .377 | 29.0 | 357 | 456 | .390 |
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