Today is day 37 of the 1972 season
1972-05-21 MLB Standings
NL East 1972-05-21
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| NYN | 25 | 7 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 12.2 | |
| PIT | 18 | 12 | 37.7 | -9.6 | 2.0 | -0.3 | |
| CHN | 15 | 15 | 23.2 | 11.4 | -1.0 | -7.1 | |
| PHI | 15 | 16 | -11.3 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -0.1 | |
| WAS | 13 | 19 | -24.8 | -31.2 | 5.8 | 4.5 | |
| SLN | 12 | 21 | -4.8 | -29.0 | 3.2 | -2.6 | |
NL West 1972-05-21
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| HOU | 19 | 12 | 35.7 | -10.4 | -2.6 | 2.2 | |
| LAN | 20 | 13 | 4.3 | 44.0 | -0.8 | -3.0 | |
| CIN | 18 | 15 | 22.7 | -28.0 | 0.2 | 4.1 | |
| SDN | 15 | 18 | -21.8 | 9.0 | 4.2 | -1.2 | |
| ATL | 12 | 20 | 4.7 | -49.2 | -0.2 | 1.4 | |
| SFN | 11 | 25 | 7.2 | -25.3 | -5.6 | -9.0 | |
AL East 1972-05-21
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| CLE | 17 | 10 | -14.7 | 25.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | |
| DET | 16 | 12 | 12.7 | 24.9 | -0.8 | -3.7 | |
| BAL | 15 | 13 | -4.7 | 13.9 | 3.2 | -0.6 | |
| NYA | 12 | 15 | -15.7 | 21.7 | -10.2 | -2.1 | |
| BOS | 9 | 17 | -0.2 | -20.5 | -9.6 | -1.6 | |
| MIL | 8 | 17 | -39.7 | 7.3 | -5.0 | -1.1 | |
AL West 1972-05-21
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| CHA | 18 | 10 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 5.5 | |
| OAK | 17 | 10 | 6.8 | -0.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | |
| MIN | 17 | 11 | 16.7 | 26.9 | 1.2 | -3.4 | |
| TEX | 15 | 15 | -15.8 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 3.0 | |
| KCA | 12 | 18 | -4.3 | 13.4 | 3.0 | -8.5 | |
| ANA | 11 | 19 | -29.7 | -16.6 | -3.0 | 2.4 | |