MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, May 16, 1972
| Oakland Athletics | 2 | Final |
| California Angels | 4 |
| W | Rickey Clark (3-3) |
| L | Diego Seguí (0-1) |
| S | Lloyd Allen (3) |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 |
| W | Stan Bahnsen (4-4) |
| L | Dick Woodson (3-1) |
| S | Terry Forster (4) |
| New York Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 1 |
| W | Mike Kekich (3-2) |
| L | Steve Hargan (0-1) |
| S | Sparky Lyle (4) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 8 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 |
| W | Doyle Alexander (2-0) |
| L | Tom Timmermann (2-3) |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 6 |
| W | Jim Ray (6-0) |
| L | Cecil Upshaw (0-1) |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 |
| W | Jim Rooker (2-0) |
| L | Rich Hand (0-3) |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | (10) |
| W | Ray Culp (3-3) |
| L | Ken Sanders (0-1) |
| Montreal Expos | 3 | Final |
| New York Mets | 7 |
| W | Tom Seaver (6-1) |
| L | Carl Morton (1-3) |
| S | Chuck Taylor (2) |
| Chicago Cubs | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 |
| W | Burt Hooton (3-3) |
| L | Bill Champion (3-1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 |
| W | Luke Walker (1-1) |
| L | Rick Wise (3-3) |
| S | Dave Giusti (2) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 0 |
| W | Bill Singer (3-3) |
| L | Bill Greif (3-4) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 |
| W | Gary Nolan (4-1) |
| L | Ron Bryant (1-3) |
| S | Clay Carroll (4) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 |
| W | Jack Billingham (1-5) |
| L | Steve Stone (0-3) |
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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 16 | 7 | .696 | -- | 104 | 57 | .750 |
| OAK | 14 | 8 | .636 | 1.5 | 83 | 68 | .590 |
| CHW | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1.5 | 82 | 74 | .547 |
| CLE | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.0 | 78 | 60 | .618 |
| DET | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.0 | 92 | 70 | .622 |
| BAL | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.5 | 81 | 74 | .541 |
| BOS | 9 | 12 | .429 | 6.0 | 86 | 98 | .441 |
| KCR | 11 | 15 | .423 | 6.5 | 77 | 74 | .518 |
| TEX | 10 | 15 | .400 | 7.0 | 73 | 99 | .364 |
| CAL | 10 | 15 | .400 | 7.0 | 64 | 101 | .303 |
| NYY | 9 | 14 | .391 | 7.0 | 67 | 79 | .425 |
| MIL | 6 | 15 | .286 | 9.0 | 41 | 74 | .253 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 19 | 7 | .731 | -- | 100 | 91 | .543 |
| LAD | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2.0 | 114 | 67 | .726 |
| HOU | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.0 | 134 | 116 | .566 |
| PHI | 15 | 11 | .577 | 4.0 | 91 | 85 | .531 |
| PIT | 13 | 12 | .520 | 5.5 | 116 | 113 | .512 |
| CIN | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5.5 | 123 | 127 | .485 |
| MON | 13 | 13 | .500 | 6.0 | 86 | 107 | .401 |
| CHC | 12 | 13 | .480 | 6.5 | 115 | 84 | .640 |
| SDP | 12 | 16 | .429 | 8.0 | 82 | 95 | .433 |
| ATL | 10 | 17 | .370 | 9.5 | 103 | 141 | .360 |
| STL | 10 | 18 | .357 | 10.0 | 102 | 119 | .430 |
| SFG | 9 | 21 | .300 | 12.0 | 114 | 135 | .423 |
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