1972 MLB Season Standings Before The All Star Break

The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates tied for the best record in the regular season before the all star break at 55-33.

The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates tied for the best run differential in the 1972 regular season before the all star break at +106 runs.

The San Diego Padres had the worst run differential in the 1972 regular season before the all star break at -102 runs.

The Cincinnati Reds had the most runs per game in the 1972 regular season before the all star break at 4.70 RPG.

The Baltimore Orioles allowed the fewest runs per game in the 1972 regular season before the all star break at 2.77 runs allowed per game.

	Team	Record	Streak	RPG	RPG Allowed	Run Differential	Playoff Result
1	Cincinnati Reds	55-33	L1	4.70	3.50	+106	Lost WS
	Pittsburgh Pirates	55-33	W1	4.69	3.49	+106	Lost NLCS
3	Oakland Athletics	56-35	W1	3.99	3.03	+87	Won WS
4	Detroit Tigers	51-37	L1	3.51	3.02	+43	Lost ALCS
5	Baltimore Orioles	50-38	W1	3.52	2.77	+66
6	New York Mets	49-38	L2	3.38	3.56	-16
7	Houston Astros	51-41	W2	4.66	4.16	+46
8	Chicago White Sox	49-41	W3	3.63	3.68	-4
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	47-42	L1	3.62	3.29	+29
10	Boston Red Sox	45-41	L1	4.34	4.27	+6
11	Minnesota Twins	45-42	W3	3.67	3.54	+11
12	St. Louis Cardinals	45-43	L2	3.83	3.98	-13
13	Chicago Cubs	46-44	L2	4.38	3.67	+64
14	Kansas City Royals	44-45	L1	4.00	3.58	+37
15	New York Yankees	42-43	L1	3.54	3.16	+32
16	Atlanta Braves	42-49	W2	3.93	4.49	-51
17	Montreal Expos	40-47	W3	3.25	3.98	-63
18	San Francisco Giants	41-52	W2	4.14	4.29	-14
19	California Angels	40-52	W1	3.02	3.91	-82
20	Cleveland Indians	36-51	L3	2.95	3.46	-44
21	Texas Rangers	37-53	W1	3.27	3.97	-63
22	Milwaukee Brewers	35-52	L3	2.97	3.99	-89
23	San Diego Padres	33-56	L3	3.02	4.17	-102
24	Philadelphia Phillies	31-57	W1	3.24	4.28	-92

1972 MLB Season Before The All Star Break