MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, August 26, 1972
| New York Mets | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 7 |
| W | Cecil Upshaw (3-5) |
| L | Ray Sadecki (2-1) |
| Texas Rangers | 6 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 7 |
| W | Don Newhauser (4-2) |
| L | Casey Cox (3-5) |
| Cleveland Indians | 1 | Final |
| California Angels | 7 |
| W | Andy Messersmith (4-8) |
| L | Gaylord Perry (19-13) |
| San Francisco Giants | 9 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 10 | (10) |
| W | Jack Aker (5-5) |
| L | Randy Moffitt (1-2) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 3 |
| W | Steve Carlton (21-7) |
| L | Jim McGlothlin (7-6) |
| S | Mac Scarce (2) |
| Montreal Expos | 5 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 6 |
| W | Fred Gladding (4-5) |
| L | Mike Marshall (14-4) |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | (13) |
| W | Terry Forster (5-3) |
| L | Ken Sanders (1-9) |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4 |
| W | Jim Colborn (6-4) |
| L | Stan Bahnsen (16-14) |
| S | Frank Linzy (9) |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 | (11) |
| W | Bill Slayback (5-5) |
| L | Jim Strickland (3-1) |
| S | Lerrin LaGrow (2) |
| Kansas City Royals | 6 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 3 |
| W | Dick Drago (10-14) |
| L | Rob Gardner (4-2) |
| S | Norm Angelini (2) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 5 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 |
| W | Pat Dobson (15-12) |
| L | Rollie Fingers (6-6) |
| S | Grant Jackson (6) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 |
| W | Don Sutton (14-8) |
| L | Dock Ellis (11-7) |
| San Diego Padres | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 |
| W | Bob Gibson (15-7) |
| L | Steve Arlin (8-17) |
| S | Dennis Higgins (1) |
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 | 70 | 49 | .588 | -- | 452 | 415 | .539 |
| OAK | 69 | 51 | .575 | 1.5 | 460 | 362 | .608 |
| BAL | 65 | 55 | .542 | 5.5 | 418 | 330 | .606 |
| DET | 65 | 55 | .542 | 5.5 | 434 | 405 | .532 |
| BOS | 61 | 57 | .517 | 8.5 | 493 | 513 | .482 |
| MIN | 60 | 56 | .517 | 8.5 | 416 | 415 | .501 |
| NYY | 61 | 58 | .513 | 9.0 | 430 | 392 | .542 |
| KCR | 58 | 60 | .492 | 11.5 | 440 | 421 | .520 |
| CLE | 58 | 62 | .483 | 12.5 | 371 | 392 | .475 |
| CAL | 53 | 67 | .442 | 17.5 | 367 | 451 | .407 |
| TEX | 48 | 72 | .400 | 22.5 | 387 | 477 | .405 |
| MIL | 47 | 73 | .392 | 23.5 | 371 | 466 | .397 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 75 | 45 | .625 | -- | 560 | 419 | .630 |
| PIT | 74 | 45 | .622 | 0.5 | 537 | 411 | .620 |
| HOU | 68 | 54 | .557 | 8.0 | 571 | 499 | .561 |
| LAD | 64 | 55 | .538 | 10.5 | 432 | 400 | .535 |
| CHC | 64 | 57 | .529 | 11.5 | 523 | 457 | .561 |
| NYM | 61 | 56 | .521 | 12.5 | 392 | 422 | .466 |
| STL | 58 | 61 | .487 | 16.5 | 457 | 476 | .481 |
| ATL | 57 | 66 | .463 | 19.5 | 494 | 568 | .436 |
| MON | 55 | 64 | .462 | 19.5 | 386 | 474 | .407 |
| SFG | 54 | 68 | .443 | 22.0 | 531 | 522 | .508 |
| SDP | 46 | 74 | .383 | 29.0 | 394 | 518 | .377 |
| PHI | 44 | 75 | .370 | 30.5 | 376 | 487 | .384 |
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