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1972 MLB Season

1972 MLB Season

Season Standings

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world series Champion
AL Cy Young
NL Cy Young
AL Rookie
NL Rookie
teams
24
Players
Attendance
27,486,352
playoff teams
CIN, DET, OAK, PIT
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1972 Season Standings
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year lg division level rank lgrk mlbrank team name links   g   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff home away attend. payroll gm manager ballpark playoffs
1972 AL East MLB 1 3 5 Detroit Tigers FR | ST | RO | DR 156 86 70 .551 0.0 558 514 44 42-36 44-34 1,892,386 0 Jim Campbell Billy Martin Tiger Stadium Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1972 AL East MLB 2 4 8 Boston Red Sox FR | ST | RO | DR 155 85 70 .548 0.5 640 620 20 33-44 52-26 1,441,718 0 Dick O'Connell Eddie Kasko Fenway Park dnq
1972 AL East MLB 3 5 11 Baltimore Orioles FR | ST | RO | DR 154 80 74 .519 5.0 519 430 89 42-35 38-39 899,950 0 Frank Cashen Earl Weaver Memorial Stadium dnq
1972 AL East MLB 4 6 12 New York Yankees FR | ST | RO | DR 155 79 76 .510 6.5 557 527 30 33-45 46-31 966,328 0 Lee MacPhail Ralph Houk Yankee Stadium I dnq
1972 AL East MLB 5 10 17 Cleveland Indians FR | ST | RO | DR 156 72 84 .462 14.0 472 519 -47 29-50 43-34 626,354 0 Gabe Paul Ken Aspromonte Cleveland Municipal Stadium dnq
1972 AL East MLB 6 11 21 Milwaukee Brewers FR | ST | RO | DR 156 65 91 .417 21.0 493 595 -102 28-49 37-42 600,440 0 Frank Lane Del Crandall, Dave Bristol, Roy McMillan County Stadium dnq
1972 AL West MLB 1 1 3 Oakland Athletics FR | ST | RO | DR 155 93 62 .600 0.0 604 457 147 45-33 48-29 921,323 0 Charlie Finley Dick Williams Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Won World Series (Reds)
1972 AL West MLB 2 2 4 Chicago White Sox FR | ST | RO | DR 154 87 67 .565 5.5 566 538 28 32-44 55-23 1,177,318 0 Stu Holcomb Chuck Tanner Comiskey Park dnq
1972 AL West MLB 3 7 13 Minnesota Twins FR | ST | RO | DR 154 77 77 .500 15.5 537 535 2 35-45 42-32 797,901 0 Calvin Griffith Frank Quilici, Bill Rigney Metropolitan Stadium dnq
1972 AL West MLB 4 8 14 Kansas City Royals FR | ST | RO | DR 154 76 78 .494 16.5 580 545 35 32-45 44-33 707,656 0 Cedric Tallis Bob Lemon Municipal Stadium dnq
1972 AL West MLB 5 9 15 California Angels FR | ST | RO | DR 155 75 80 .484 18.0 454 533 -79 31-44 44-36 744,190 0 Harry Dalton Del Rice Anaheim Stadium dnq
1972 AL West MLB 6 12 24 Texas Rangers FR | ST | RO | DR 154 54 100 .351 38.5 461 628 -167 23-54 31-46 662,974 0 Joe Burke Ted Williams Arlington Stadium dnq
year lg division level rank lgrk mlbrank team name links   g   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff home away attend. payroll gm manager ballpark playoffs
1972 NL East MLB 1 1 1 Pittsburgh Pirates FR | ST | RO | DR 155 96 59 .619 0.0 691 512 179 47-30 49-29 1,427,460 0 Joe Brown Bill Virdon Three Rivers Stadium Lost NLCS (Reds)
1972 NL East MLB 2 5 7 Chicago Cubs FR | ST | RO | DR 155 85 70 .548 11.0 685 567 118 39-40 46-31 1,299,163 0 John Holland Leo Durocher, Whitey Lockman Wrigley Field dnq
1972 NL East MLB 3 6 10 New York Mets FR | ST | RO | DR 156 83 73 .532 13.5 528 578 -50 42-36 41-37 2,134,185 0 Bob Scheffing Yogi Berra Shea Stadium dnq
1972 NL East MLB 4 7 16 St. Louis Cardinals FR | ST | RO | DR 156 75 81 .481 21.5 568 600 -32 35-44 40-37 1,196,894 0 Bing Devine Red Schoendienst Busch Stadium II dnq
1972 NL East MLB 5 9 19 Montreal Expos FR | ST | RO | DR 156 70 86 .449 26.5 513 609 -96 34-42 35-43 1,142,145 0 Jim Fanning Gene Mauch Jarry Park dnq
1972 NL East MLB 6 12 23 Philadelphia Phillies FR | ST | RO | DR 156 59 97 .378 37.5 503 635 -132 31-46 28-51 1,343,329 0 John Quinn Frank Lucchesi, Paul Owens Veterans Stadium dnq
1972 NL West MLB 1 2 2 Cincinnati Reds FR | ST | RO | DR 154 95 59 .617 0.0 707 557 150 53-25 41-34 1,611,459 0 Bob Howsam Sparky Anderson Riverfront Stadium Lost World Series (Athletics)
1972 NL West MLB 2 3 6 Houston Astros FR | ST | RO | DR 153 84 69 .549 10.5 708 636 72 42-32 41-36 1,469,247 0 Spec Richardson Harry Walker, Leo Durocher, Salty Parker Astrodome dnq
1972 NL West MLB 3 4 9 Los Angeles Dodgers FR | ST | RO | DR 155 85 70 .548 10.5 584 527 57 44-36 41-34 1,860,858 0 Al Campanis Walter Alston Dodger Stadium dnq
1972 NL West MLB 4 8 18 Atlanta Braves FR | ST | RO | DR 154 70 84 .455 25.0 628 730 -102 34-43 35-40 752,973 0 Paul Richards Lum Harris, Eddie Mathews Atlanta Stadium dnq
1972 NL West MLB 5 10 20 San Francisco Giants FR | ST | RO | DR 155 69 86 .445 26.5 662 649 13 35-43 34-43 647,744 0 Horace Stoneham Charlie Fox Candlestick Park dnq
1972 NL West MLB 6 11 22 San Diego Padres FR | ST | RO | DR 153 58 95 .379 36.5 488 665 -177 32-41 26-54 644,273 0 Buzzie Bavasi Don Zimmer, Preston Gomez San Diego Stadium dnq
24 record(s)