U-NXPL71 - 1971 NXPL - Standings on March 20,1972 W L PCT GB STRK Last 10 Home Away 1 Run X-Inn American League New York Yankees 104 53 .662 - W 1 7- 3 57-22 47-31 29-19 9- 5 Kansas City Athletics 103 54 .656 1.0 L 1 7- 3 57-21 46-33 23-19 9- 6 Baltimore Orioles 75 78 .490 27.0 W 1 5- 5 41-35 34-43 27-21 10- 5 Detroit Tigers 74 80 .481 28.5 L 2 1- 9 41-36 33-44 22-21 8-11 Minnesota Twins 72 81 .471 30.0 L 1 4- 6 39-38 33-43 27-25 10- 8 Chicago White Sox 66 87 .431 36.0 L 1 3- 7 30-47 36-40 25-29 10- 9 Cleveland Indians 65 89 .422 37.5 W 1 5- 5 35-42 30-47 23-28 3-10 Boston Red Sox 58 95 .379 44.0 W 2 5- 5 31-45 27-50 16-30 6-11 W L PCT GB STRK Last 10 Home Away 1 Run X-Inn National League Chicago Cubs 94 59 .614 - L 1 8- 2 45-31 49-28 25-15 10- 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 91 61 .599 2.5 W 3 6- 4 45-32 46-29 23-18 4- 7 Milwaukee Braves 86 68 .558 8.5 W 5 7- 3 40-37 46-31 22-20 2- 9 St. Louis Cardinals 78 76 .506 16.5 L 1 6- 4 41-36 37-40 26-18 6- 5 Philadelphia Phillies 77 76 .503 17.0 L 5 2- 8 37-39 40-37 20-22 6- 6 Cincinnati Roadwarriors 70 84 .455 24.5 L 3 5- 5 36-41 34-43 26-28 14- 7 Brooklyn Dodgers 59 95 .383 35.5 W 1 4- 6 28-49 31-46 17-30 5- 7 New York Giants 59 95 .383 35.5 W 1 2- 8 33-44 26-51 20-28 9-10 World Series: New York (A) 4 Chicago (N) 1