The Tools of Ignorance: Stats for the year 1972

1972

Overall Batting Pitching Fielding Playoffs Managers HoF

Year	Team	Lg	Div	Rank	W	L	Pct.	G	G@H	R	RA	+/-	WC?	Div?	Lg?	WS?	Park	Attendance	BPF	PPF

1972	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	1	86	70	.551	156	78	558	514	44		Y	N	N	Tiger Stadium	1,892,386	103	103
1972	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	2	85	70	.548	155	78	640	620	20		N	N	N	Fenway Park II	1,441,718	106	106
1972	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	3	80	74	.519	154	77	519	430	89		N	N	N	Memorial Stadium	899,950	103	101
1972	New York Yankees	AL	E	4	79	76	.510	155	77	557	527	30		N	N	N	Yankee Stadium I	966,328	97	96
1972	Cleveland Indians	AL	E	5	72	84	.462	156	77	472	519	-47		N	N	N	Cleveland Stadium	626,354	104	106
1972	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	E	6	65	91	.417	156	79	493	595	-102		N	N	N	County Stadium	600,440	97	98

1972	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	1	93	62	.600	155	77	604	457	147		Y	Y	Y	Oakland Coliseum	921,323	95	93
1972	Chicago White Sox	AL	W	2	87	67	.565	154	78	566	538	28		N	N	N	Comiskey Park	1,177,318	103	103
1972	Minnesota Twins	AL	W	3	77	77	.500	154	74	537	535	2		N	N	N	Metropolitan Stadium	797,901	105	105
1972	Kansas City Royals	AL	W	4	76	78	.494	154	77	580	545	35		N	N	N	Municipal Stadium II	707,656	99	98
1972	California Angels	AL	W	5	75	80	.484	155	80	454	533	-79		N	N	N	Anaheim Stadium	744,190	94	95
1972	Texas Rangers	AL	W	6	54	100	.351	154	77	461	628	-167		N	N	N	Arlington Stadium	662,974	96	98

1972	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	E	1	96	59	.619	155	78	691	512	179		Y	N	N	Three Rivers Stadium	1,427,460	99	97
1972	Chicago Cubs	NL	E	2	85	70	.545	156	77	685	567	118		N	N	N	Wrigley Field	1,299,163	110	110
1972	New York Mets	NL	E	3	83	73	.532	156	78	528	578	-50		N	N	N	Shea Stadium	2,134,185	97	97
1972	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	E	4	75	81	.481	156	77	568	600	-32		N	N	N	Busch Stadium II	1,196,894	99	99
1972	Montreal Expos	NL	E	5	70	86	.449	156	78	513	609	-96		N	N	N	Jarry Park	1,142,145	101	102
1972	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	6	59	97	.378	156	79	503	635	-132		N	N	N	Veterans Stadium	1,343,329	102	104

1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL	W	1	95	59	.617	154	76	707	557	150		Y	Y	N	Riverfront Stadium	1,611,459	94	93
1972	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	2	85	70	.548	155	75	584	527	57		N	N	N	Dodger Stadium	1,860,858	98	97
1972	Houston Astros	NL	W	3	84	69	.549	153	77	708	636	72		N	N	N	Astrodome	1,469,247	98	97
1972	Atlanta Braves	NL	W	4	70	84	.452	155	78	628	730	-102		N	N	N	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	752,973	109	110
1972	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	5	69	86	.445	155	77	662	649	13		N	N	N	Candlestick Park	647,744	102	102
1972	San Diego Padres	NL	W	6	58	95	.379	153	80	488	665	-177		N	N	N	Jack Murphy Stadium	644,273	92	95

Year	Team	Lg	Div	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS

1972	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	154	5028	519	1153	193	29	100	78	41	507	935	36	40	.229	.302	.339	.641
1972	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	155	5208	640	1289	229	34	124	66	30	522	858	37	48	.248	.318	.376	.694
1972	Cleveland Indians	AL	E	156	5207	472	1220	186	18	91	49	53	420	762	26	33	.234	.293	.329	.622
1972	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	156	5099	558	1206	179	32	122	17	21	483	793	31	34	.237	.305	.356	.661
1972	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	E	156	5124	493	1204	167	22	88	64	57	472	868	29	30	.235	.302	.328	.629
1972	New York Yankees	AL	E	155	5168	557	1288	202	24	103	71	42	491	689	29	31	.249	.316	.357	.674

1972	California Angels	AL	W	155	5165	454	1249	171	26	78	57	37	358	850	25	25	.242	.293	.330	.623
1972	Chicago White Sox	AL	W	154	5083	566	1208	170	28	108	100	52	511	991	34	25	.238	.310	.346	.656
1972	Kansas City Royals	AL	W	154	5167	580	1317	220	26	78	85	44	534	711	34	38	.255	.327	.353	.679
1972	Minnesota Twins	AL	W	154	5234	537	1277	182	31	93	53	41	478	905	35	28	.244	.310	.344	.654
1972	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	155	5200	604	1248	195	29	134	87	48	463	886	47	36	.240	.306	.366	.672
1972	Texas Rangers	AL	W	154	5029	461	1092	166	17	56	126	73	503	926	30	34	.217	.290	.290	.581

1972	Chicago Cubs	NL	E	156	5247	685	1346	206	40	133	69	47	565	815	28	43	.257	.330	.387	.717
1972	Montreal Expos	NL	E	156	5156	513	1205	156	22	91	68	66	474	828	49	30	.234	.303	.325	.628
1972	New York Mets	NL	E	156	5135	528	1154	175	31	105	41	41	589	990	34	39	.225	.307	.332	.639
1972	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	156	5248	503	1240	200	36	98	42	50	487	930	22	36	.236	.302	.344	.646
1972	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	E	155	5490	691	1505	251	47	110	49	30	404	871	25	50	.274	.324	.397	.721
1972	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	E	156	5326	568	1383	214	42	70	104	48	437	793	27	36	.260	.317	.355	.672

1972	Atlanta Braves	NL	W	155	5278	628	1363	186	17	144	47	35	532	770	35	38	.258	.328	.382	.710
1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL	W	154	5241	707	1317	214	44	124	140	63	606	914	37	54	.251	.330	.380	.710
1972	Houston Astros	NL	W	153	5267	708	1359	233	38	134	111	56	524	907	32	51	.258	.326	.393	.719
1972	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	155	5270	584	1349	178	39	98	82	39	480	786	24	40	.256	.319	.360	.679
1972	San Diego Padres	NL	W	153	5213	488	1181	168	38	102	78	46	407	976	15	25	.227	.283	.332	.615
1972	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	155	5245	662	1281	211	36	150	123	45	480	964	30	39	.244	.309	.384	.693

Year	Team	Lg	Div	W	L	G	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	R

1972	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	80	74	154	62	20	21	1371.2	1153	386	100	507	935	2.53	519
1972	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	85	70	155	48	20	25	1382.2	1289	533	124	522	858	3.47	640
1972	Cleveland Indians	AL	E	72	84	156	47	13	25	1410	1220	457	91	420	762	2.92	472
1972	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	86	70	156	46	11	33	1388.1	1206	457	122	483	793	2.96	558
1972	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	E	65	91	156	37	14	32	1391.2	1204	534	88	472	868	3.45	493
1972	New York Yankees	AL	E	79	76	155	35	19	39	1373.1	1288	465	103	491	689	3.05	557

1972	California Angels	AL	W	75	80	155	57	18	16	1377.2	1249	469	78	358	850	3.06	454
1972	Chicago White Sox	AL	W	87	67	154	36	14	42	1385.1	1208	480	108	511	991	3.12	566
1972	Kansas City Royals	AL	W	76	78	154	44	16	28	1381.1	1317	497	78	534	711	3.24	580
1972	Minnesota Twins	AL	W	77	77	154	37	17	34	1399.1	1277	441	93	478	905	2.84	537
1972	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	93	62	155	42	23	43	1417.2	1248	406	134	463	886	2.58	604
1972	Texas Rangers	AL	W	54	100	154	11	8	34	1374.2	1092	539	56	503	926	3.53	461

1972	Chicago Cubs	NL	E	85	70	156	54	19	32	1398.2	1346	500	133	565	815	3.22	685
1972	Montreal Expos	NL	E	70	86	156	39	11	23	1401.1	1205	559	91	474	828	3.59	513
1972	New York Mets	NL	E	83	73	156	32	12	41	1414.2	1154	513	105	589	990	3.26	528
1972	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	59	97	156	43	13	15	1400	1240	570	98	487	930	3.66	503
1972	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	E	96	59	155	39	15	48	1414.1	1505	441	110	404	871	2.81	691
1972	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	E	75	81	156	64	13	13	1399.2	1383	532	70	437	793	3.42	568

1972	Atlanta Braves	NL	W	70	84	155	40	4	27	1377	1363	654	144	532	770	4.27	628
1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL	W	95	59	154	25	15	60	1412.2	1317	504	124	606	914	3.21	707
1972	Houston Astros	NL	W	84	69	153	38	14	31	1385.1	1359	580	134	524	907	3.77	708
1972	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	85	70	155	50	23	29	1403	1349	434	98	480	786	2.78	584
1972	San Diego Padres	NL	W	58	95	153	39	17	19	1403.2	1181	589	102	407	976	3.78	488
1972	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	69	86	155	44	8	23	1386.1	1281	569	150	480	964	3.69	662

Year	Team	Lg	Div	E	DP	FP

1972	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	100	150	0.983
1972	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	130	141	0.978
1972	Cleveland Indians	AL	E	116	157	0.981
1972	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	96	137	0.984
1972	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	E	139	145	0.977
1972	New York Yankees	AL	E	134	179	0.978

1972	California Angels	AL	W	114	135	0.981
1972	Chicago White Sox	AL	W	135	136	0.977
1972	Kansas City Royals	AL	W	116	164	0.981
1972	Minnesota Twins	AL	W	159	133	0.974
1972	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	130	146	0.979
1972	Texas Rangers	AL	W	166	147	0.972

1972	Chicago Cubs	NL	E	132	148	0.979
1972	Montreal Expos	NL	E	134	141	0.978
1972	New York Mets	NL	E	116	122	0.980
1972	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	116	142	0.981
1972	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	E	136	171	0.978
1972	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	E	141	146	0.977

1972	Atlanta Braves	NL	W	156	130	0.974
1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL	W	110	143	0.982
1972	Houston Astros	NL	W	116	151	0.980
1972	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	162	145	0.974
1972	San Diego Padres	NL	W	144	146	0.976
1972	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	156	121	0.974

Year	Round	Lg	Winner	Lg	Loser	Results
1972	WS	AL	OAK	NL	CIN	4-3-0
1972	NLCS	NL	CIN	NL	PIT	3-2-0
1972	ALCS	AL	OAK	AL	DET	3-2-0

Year	Team	Lg	Div	#	Manager	G	W	L	Pct.	Div Rank	Player?

1972	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	1	Earl Weaver	154	80	74	0.519	3	N
1972	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	1	Eddie Kasko	155	85	70	0.548	2	N
1972	Cleveland Indians	AL	E	1	Ken Aspromonte	156	72	84	0.462	5	N
1972	Detroit Tigers	AL	E	1	Billy Martin	156	86	70	0.551	1	N
1972	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	E	1	Dave Bristol	30	10	20	0.333	6	N
1972	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	E	2	Roy McMillan	2	1	1	0.500	6	N
1972	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	E	3	Del Crandall	124	54	70	0.435	6	N
1972	New York Yankees	AL	E	1	Ralph Houk	155	79	76	0.510	4	N

1972	California Angels	AL	W	1	Del Rice	155	75	80	0.484	5	N
1972	Chicago White Sox	AL	W	1	Chuck Tanner	154	87	67	0.565	2	N
1972	Kansas City Royals	AL	W	1	Bob Lemon	154	76	78	0.494	4	N
1972	Minnesota Twins	AL	W	1	Bill Rigney	70	36	34	0.514	3	N
1972	Minnesota Twins	AL	W	2	Frank Quilici	84	41	43	0.488	3	N
1972	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	1	Dick Williams	155	93	62	0.600	1	N
1972	Texas Rangers	AL	W	1	Ted Williams	154	54	100	0.351	6	N

1972	Chicago Cubs	NL	E	1	Leo Durocher	91	46	44	0.505	2	N
1972	Chicago Cubs	NL	E	2	Whitey Lockman	65	39	26	0.600	2	N
1972	Montreal Expos	NL	E	1	Gene Mauch	156	70	86	0.449	5	N
1972	New York Mets	NL	E	1	Yogi Berra	156	83	73	0.532	3	N
1972	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	1	Frank Lucchesi	76	26	50	0.342	6	N
1972	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	2	Paul Owens	80	33	47	0.413	6	N
1972	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	E	1	Bill Virdon	155	96	59	0.619	1	N
1972	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	E	1	Red Schoendienst	156	75	81	0.481	4	N

1972	Atlanta Braves	NL	W	1	Lum Harris	105	47	57	0.448	4	N
1972	Atlanta Braves	NL	W	2	Eddie Mathews	50	23	27	0.460	4	N
1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL	W	1	Sparky Anderson	154	95	59	0.617	1	N
1972	Houston Astros	NL	W	1	Harry Walker	121	67	54	0.554	3	N
1972	Houston Astros	NL	W	2	Salty Parker	1	1	0	1.000	3	N
1972	Houston Astros	NL	W	3	Leo Durocher	31	16	15	0.516	3	N
1972	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	1	Walter Alston	155	85	70	0.548	2	N
1972	San Diego Padres	NL	W	1	Preston Gomez	11	4	7	0.364	6	N
1972	San Diego Padres	NL	W	2	Don Zimmer	142	54	88	0.380	6	N
1972	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	1	Charlie Fox	155	69	86	0.445	5	N

Year	Player	Voters	Ballots	Required	Votes	Pct.	Ind.	Category
1972	Sandy Koufax	BBWAA	396	297	344.0	0.86869	Y	Player
1972	Yogi Berra	BBWAA	396	297	339.0	0.85606	Y	Player
1972	Early Wynn	BBWAA	396	297	301.0	0.76010	Y	Player
1972	Josh Gibson	Negro League					Y	Player
1972	Lefty Gomez	Veterans					Y	Player
1972	Will Harridge	Veterans					Y	Executive
1972	Buck Leonard	Negro League					Y	Player
1972	Ross Youngs	Veterans					Y	Player
1972	Ralph Kiner	BBWAA	396	297	235.0	0.59343	N	Player
1972	Gil Hodges	BBWAA	396	297	161.0	0.40657	N	Player
1972	Johnny Mize	BBWAA	396	297	157.0	0.39646	N	Player
1972	Enos Slaughter	BBWAA	396	297	149.0	0.37626	N	Player
1972	Pee Wee Reese	BBWAA	396	297	129.0	0.32576	N	Player
1972	Marty Marion	BBWAA	396	297	120.0	0.30303	N	Player
1972	Bob Lemon	BBWAA	396	297	117.0	0.29545	N	Player
1972	George Kell	BBWAA	396	297	115.0	0.29040	N	Player
1972	Allie Reynolds	BBWAA	396	297	105.0	0.26515	N	Player
1972	Red Schoendienst	BBWAA	396	297	104.0	0.26263	N	Player
1972	Phil Rizzuto	BBWAA	396	297	103.0	0.26010	N	Player
1972	Hal Newhouser	BBWAA	396	297	92.0	0.23232	N	Player
1972	Duke Snider	BBWAA	396	297	84.0	0.21212	N	Player
1972	Nellie Fox	BBWAA	396	297	64.0	0.16162	N	Player
1972	Phil Cavarretta	BBWAA	396	297	61.0	0.15404	N	Player
1972	Al Dark	BBWAA	396	297	55.0	0.13889	N	Player
1972	Dom DiMaggio	BBWAA	396	297	36.0	0.09091	N	Player
1972	Bobo Newsom	BBWAA	396	297	31.0	0.07828	N	Player
1972	Charlie Keller	BBWAA	396	297	24.0	0.06061	N	Player
1972	Johnny Sain	BBWAA	396	297	21.0	0.05303	N	Player
1972	Mickey Vernon	BBWAA	396	297	12.0	0.03030	N	Player
1972	Richie Ashburn	BBWAA	396	297	11.0	0.02778	N	Player
1972	Ted Kluszewski	BBWAA	396	297	10.0	0.02525	N	Player
1972	Bobby Thomson	BBWAA	396	297	10.0	0.02525	N	Player
1972	Harvey Haddix	BBWAA	396	297	9.0	0.02273	N	Player
1972	Roy McMillan	BBWAA	396	297	9.0	0.02273	N	Player
1972	Bobby Shantz	BBWAA	396	297	9.0	0.02273	N	Player
1972	Walker Cooper	BBWAA	396	297	8.0	0.02020	N	Player
1972	Bobby Richardson	BBWAA	396	297	8.0	0.02020	N	Player
1972	Don Newcombe	BBWAA	396	297	7.0	0.01768	N	Player
1972	Harry Brecheen	BBWAA	396	297	5.0	0.01263	N	Player
1972	Dutch Leonard	BBWAA	396	297	5.0	0.01263	N	Player
1972	Carl Erskine	BBWAA	396	297	4.0	0.01010	N	Player
1972	Gil McDougald	BBWAA	396	297	4.0	0.01010	N	Player
1972	Billy Pierce	BBWAA	396	297	4.0	0.01010	N	Player
1972	Vic Raschi	BBWAA	396	297	4.0	0.01010	N	Player
1972	Vic Wertz	BBWAA	396	297	4.0	0.01010	N	Player
1972	Vic Power	BBWAA	396	297	3.0	0.00758	N	Player
1972	Roy Sievers	BBWAA	396	297	3.0	0.00758	N	Player
1972	Carl Furillo	BBWAA	396	297	2.0	0.00505	N	Player
1972	Eddie Lopat	BBWAA	396	297	2.0	0.00505	N	Player
1972	Preacher Roe	BBWAA	396	297	2.0	0.00505	N	Player
1972	Jackie Jensen	BBWAA	396	297	1.0	0.00253	N	Player