1972 Oakland A's: 93-62 .600
1st place in A.L. West
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 48-29 (287 runs scored, 210 allowed) Road record: 45-33 (317 runs scored, 247 allowed)
Home Attendance*: 927,544 on 70 dates (13,251 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 1,131,872 on 69 dates (16,404 avg.)
1st place in A.L. West
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 48-29 (287 runs scored, 210 allowed) Road record: 45-33 (317 runs scored, 247 allowed)
Home Attendance*: 927,544 on 70 dates (13,251 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 1,131,872 on 69 dates (16,404 avg.)
Manager: Dick Williams Coaches: Jerry Adair, Vern Hoscheit, Irv Noren, Bill Posedel 604 runs scored (2nd of 12 A.L. teams), 457 runs allowed (2nd) A.L. Averages: 3.47 runs/game (536.8 runs/team) Batting Statistics (ordered by OBP+SLG)
Pos Batter Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 12O Curt Blefary* 28 8 11 1 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .455 .636 .417 1B Mike Epstein* 29 138 455 63 123 223 18 2 26 70 0 3 0 1 59 9 11 68 7 .270 .490 .376 1B Gonzalo Marquez* 26 23 21 2 8 8 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 4 0 .381 .381 .462 LF Joe Rudi 25 147 593 94 181 288 32 9 19 75 15 6 3 4 31 6 2 62 15 .305 .486 .345 CF Reggie Jackson* 26 135 499 72 132 236 25 2 25 75 4 2 9 8 52 7 8 125 5 .265 .473 .350 1B Mike Hegan* 29 98 79 13 26 34 3 1 1 5 2 2 1 0 6 1 0 20 1 .329 .430 .375 P Rollie Fingers 25 65 19 2 6 9 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .316 .474 .316 23 Ron Clark 29 14 15 1 4 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 .267 .400 .353 3B Sal Bando 28 152 535 64 126 197 20 3 15 77 6 3 3 1 61 17 9 55 13 .236 .368 .341 2B Dick Green 31 26 42 1 12 15 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 5 1 .286 .357 .348 OF Matty Alou* 33 32 121 11 34 42 5 0 1 16 1 2 2 1 10 1 1 12 1 .281 .347 .341 C Dave Duncan 26 121 403 39 88 158 13 0 19 59 2 6 0 2 29 5 5 68 13 .218 .392 .283 RF Angel Mangual 25 91 272 19 67 99 13 2 5 32 4 1 0 1 13 1 1 48 8 .246 .364 .285 UT Gene Tenace 25 82 227 22 51 77 5 3 5 32 2 0 0 0 22 2 3 42 4 .225 .339 .307 OF Ollie Brown 28 20 54 5 13 17 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 14 0 .241 .315 .317 OF Bill Voss* 28 40 97 10 22 32 5 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 6 3 1 16 2 .227 .330 .296 2B Tim Cullen 30 72 142 10 37 47 8 1 0 15 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 17 3 .261 .331 .286 SS Bert Campaneris 30 149 625 85 150 203 25 2 8 32 20 2 52 14 32 0 2 88 9 .240 .325 .278 OF Brant Alyea 31 10 13 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 .308 .286 OF Brant Alyea 31 10 18 2 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 .167 .333 .250 P Darold Knowles* 30 54 12 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 .250 .250 .308 2S Dal Maxvill 33 27 36 2 9 10 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 .250 .278 .270 OF George Hendrick 22 58 121 10 22 37 1 1 4 15 2 2 3 2 3 0 1 22 3 .182 .306 .205 P Dave Hamilton* 24 25 26 2 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 12 1 .154 .192 .312 OF Allan Lewis# 30 24 10 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .300 .200 OF Bobby Brooks 26 15 39 4 7 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 8 2 .179 .179 .319 2B Ted Kubiak# 30 51 94 14 17 23 4 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 11 2 .181 .245 .250 1B Don Mincher* 34 47 54 2 8 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 16 4 .148 .167 .281 2B Larry Brown 32 47 142 11 26 28 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 12 1 0 8 9 .183 .197 .250 P Catfish Hunter 26 39 105 5 23 23 0 0 0 5 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 .219 .219 .215 P Ken Holtzman 26 40 90 6 16 20 4 0 0 6 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 4 .178 .222 .187 P Blue Moon Odom 27 59 66 16 8 15 1 0 2 2 5 0 4 2 1 0 0 29 0 .121 .227 .134 P Joe Horlen 34 32 17 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 .176 .176 .176 3B Bill McNulty 25 4 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .100 .100 .250 P Bob Locker# 34 56 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 .000 .000 .333 2S Marty Martinez# 30 22 40 3 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 2 .125 .125 .186 P Diego Segui 34 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .143 .143 .143 P Vida Blue# 22 27 45 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 34 0 .044 .044 .140 Art Shamsky* 30 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .125 3S Dwain Anderson 24 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 .000 .000 .125 OF Adrian Garrett* 29 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 .000 .000 .083 C2 Larry Haney 29 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 P Denny McLain 28 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 P Gary Waslewski 30 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 Orlando Cepeda 34 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Don Shaw* 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Jim Roland 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Mike Kilkenny 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Average age (non-P): 28.0
| Batter data: *: Bats lefthanded; #: Switch hitter; G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Pitching Statistics
Pitcher Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO WP BK Mike Kilkenny* 27 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darold Knowles* 30 5 1 1.37 54 0 0 25 29 11 0 65.2 49 272 12 10 1 33 4 0 36 1 0 Gary Waslewski 30 0 3 2.04 8 0 0 5 3 0 0 17.2 12 71 5 4 3 7 1 0 8 0 0 Catfish Hunter 26 21 7 2.04 38 37 16 0 1 0 5 295.1 200 1148 74 67 21 64 6 3 191 3 0 Blue Moon Odom 27 15 6 2.50 31 30 4 1 0 0 2 194.1 164 804 62 54 10 85 2 3 86 5 0 Rollie Fingers 25 11 9 2.51 65 0 0 24 41 21 0 111.1 85 437 35 31 8 25 7 1 113 2 1 Ken Holtzman* 26 19 11 2.51 39 37 16 2 0 0 4 265.1 232 1058 83 74 23 46 6 4 134 4 0 Bob Locker 34 6 1 2.65 56 0 0 27 29 10 0 78.0 69 317 25 23 1 11 5 2 47 6 0 Vida Blue* 22 6 10 2.80 25 23 5 2 0 0 4 151.0 117 606 55 47 11 45 3 1 111 2 0 Dave Hamilton* 24 6 6 2.93 25 14 1 8 3 0 0 101.1 94 419 34 33 7 29 2 1 55 0 0 Joe Horlen 34 3 4 3.00 32 6 0 20 6 1 0 84.0 74 339 33 28 3 16 4 4 58 4 0 Diego Segui 34 0 1 3.57 7 3 0 3 1 0 0 22.2 25 95 10 9 2 6 1 0 11 1 1 Jim Roland* 29 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 5 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denny McLain 28 1 2 6.04 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 22.1 32 108 17 15 4 8 0 0 8 0 0 Don Shaw* 28 0 1 16.88 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 5.1 12 29 10 10 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 Average age: 27.3
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts; WP: Wild pitches; BK: Balks |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format, ordered by OBP+SLG)Pitcher G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS GB% Mike Kilkenny* 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 66.7 Catfish Hunter 38 1056 74 200 313 42 4 21 15 4 18 3 64 6 3 191 8 .189 .296 .241 .537 38.7 Bob Locker 56 293 25 69 80 6 1 1 3 3 5 2 11 5 2 47 7 .235 .273 .277 .550 72.8 Rollie Fingers 65 401 35 85 121 8 2 8 2 1 8 2 25 7 1 113 14 .212 .302 .271 .573 51.2 Darold Knowles* 54 231 12 49 61 5 2 1 2 2 0 2 33 4 0 36 9 .212 .264 .319 .583 57.8 Vida Blue* 25 544 55 117 171 15 3 11 7 6 6 2 45 3 1 111 15 .215 .314 .277 .591 48.2 Joe Horlen 32 313 33 74 100 15 1 3 2 0 6 8 16 4 4 58 5 .236 .319 .291 .610 58.0 Gary Waslewski 8 63 5 12 21 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 8 2 .190 .333 .282 .615 60.0 Ken Holtzman* 39 981 83 232 346 33 6 23 13 8 10 5 46 6 4 134 30 .236 .353 .276 .628 53.9 Blue Moon Odom 31 701 62 164 220 24 1 10 9 4 8 5 85 2 3 86 24 .234 .314 .319 .633 56.3 Dave Hamilton* 25 378 34 94 135 14 3 7 5 4 6 6 29 2 1 55 8 .249 .357 .304 .661 50.2 Diego Segui 7 87 10 25 36 3 1 2 1 0 5 2 6 1 0 11 2 .287 .414 .340 .754 49.0 Denny McLain 5 99 17 32 50 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 .323 .505 .374 .879 41.5 Jim Roland* 2 11 2 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .636 .455 1.091 28.6 Don Shaw* 3 24 10 12 20 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 .500 .833 .500 1.333 63.6
| Pitcher data (batters' format): *: Throws lefthanded; G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage; GB%: Percentage of outs on ground balls |
Defensive StatisticsCatcher INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP SB CS PB WP ERA RAT RTOT Dave Duncan 1003.1 109 4 3 113 661 43 5 9 .993 52 29 9 20 2.73 2 2 Gene Tenace 405.1 46 3 6 49 266 18 6 1 .979 20 9 4 8 2.09 -1 -3 Larry Haney 9.0 0 4 0 4 4 0 1 0 .800 0 0 0 1 11.00 0 0 First Base INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Mike Epstein 1101.2 137 0 61 137 1111 73 12 101 .990 9.67 0 1 1 Mike Hegan 171.2 3 61 0 64 165 10 0 22 1.000 9.17 2 0 12 Don Mincher 68.1 8 3 6 11 77 3 1 4 .988 10.54 0 0 -2 Gene Tenace 55.0 6 1 2 7 49 3 0 4 1.000 8.51 0 0 0 Gonzalo Marquez 13.0 1 1 0 2 12 1 1 1 .929 9.00 0 0 -46 Matty Alou 7.0 0 1 0 1 9 1 0 1 1.000 12.86 0 0 86 Curt Blefary 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 Second Base INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Tim Cullen 390.2 43 22 18 65 103 117 11 24 .952 5.07 0 1 4 Larry Brown 388.2 44 2 9 46 110 111 6 30 .974 5.12 -3 0 -10 Ted Kubiak 283.2 18 31 3 49 80 88 2 21 .988 5.33 3 2 22 Dick Green 144.1 22 4 14 26 35 45 3 9 .964 4.99 4 1 39 Dal Maxvill 99.0 21 3 19 24 25 32 1 8 .983 5.18 1 0 12 Marty Martinez 66.2 4 13 1 17 20 14 2 3 .944 4.59 -2 0 -36 Ron Clark 36.0 3 8 1 11 12 10 0 5 1.000 5.50 -2 1 -23 Gene Tenace 6.0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 -20 Curt Blefary 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 Larry Haney 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 Sal Bando 0.2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .500 13.50 0 0 -900 Third Base INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Sal Bando 1344.0 151 0 11 151 123 337 19 29 .960 3.08 10 1 10 Bill McNulty 23.0 3 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 .800 1.57 -1 0 -73 Tim Cullen 15.0 0 4 0 4 4 3 0 0 1.000 4.20 0 0 8 Gene Tenace 10.0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 .750 2.70 0 0 -48 Ron Clark 9.0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00 0 0 53 Marty Martinez 6.0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 -20 Dwain Anderson 6.0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 -20 Ted Kubiak 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 -80 Larry Brown 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 360 Joe Rudi 0.2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 -180 Shortstop INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Bert Campaneris 1337.1 148 0 5 148 283 494 18 93 .977 5.23 13 2 14 Marty Martinez 40.0 4 2 0 6 8 24 2 5 .941 7.20 1 0 36 Dal Maxvill 28.1 2 2 0 4 3 8 0 1 1.000 3.49 -1 0 -30 Dwain Anderson 9.0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 13 Tim Cullen 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 -120 Left Field INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RARM RTOT Joe Rudi 1314.2 147 0 11 147 248 9 2 1 .992 1.76 -2 5 3 Allan Lewis 23.0 1 4 0 5 8 0 1 0 .889 3.13 0 -1 -26 Brant Alyea 18.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 27 George Hendrick 16.2 1 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.08 0 0 0 Angel Mangual 15.1 1 3 0 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.52 1 0 94 Matty Alou 12.0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.75 0 0 -50 Curt Blefary 9.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 53 Bill Voss 5.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 -48 Adrian Garrett 4.0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 60 Center Field INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RARM RTOT Reggie Jackson 791.0 92 0 13 92 214 4 5 4 .978 2.48 3 0 4 Angel Mangual 188.2 20 2 2 22 53 2 1 2 .982 2.62 1 -2 -6 George Hendrick 177.0 14 14 0 28 44 0 0 0 1.000 2.24 -2 0 -16 Bobby Brooks 101.0 11 0 0 11 40 0 3 0 .930 3.56 3 1 45 Bill Voss 88.0 9 4 2 13 26 1 0 0 1.000 2.76 0 0 -1 Ollie Brown 72.0 9 0 3 9 24 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 -8 Right Field INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RARM RTOT Angel Mangual 395.2 44 7 10 51 105 2 4 0 .964 2.43 4 1 16 Reggie Jackson 385.2 43 0 3 43 88 1 4 1 .957 2.08 -2 -1 -8 Matty Alou 260.1 30 1 5 31 45 2 0 0 1.000 1.62 0 1 5 Bill Voss 139.0 14 7 3 21 33 2 0 0 1.000 2.27 1 1 16 George Hendrick 66.0 6 7 3 13 21 0 0 0 1.000 2.86 2 1 45 Gene Tenace 58.0 6 3 2 9 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.71 -1 -1 -37 Ollie Brown 49.0 4 5 0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.65 0 0 -12 Brant Alyea 38.0 5 1 2 6 17 3 0 1 1.000 4.74 2 0 69 Mike Hegan 20.0 3 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 24 Allan Lewis 6.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 40
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls; WP: Wild pitches; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; RNG: Fielding runs above average; DP: Double play runs above average; RARM: Outfield arm runs above average; RAT: Catcher runs above average; RTOT: Total fielding runs above average per 1200 innings |
Transactions
| 10-21-1971 | returned Daryl Patterson to Cardinals |
| 11-29-1971 | traded Rick Monday to Cubs for Ken Holtzman |
| 11-29-1971 | Royals claimed Steve Hovley in Rule 5 draft |
| 11-29-1971 | claimed Brant Alyea in Rule 5 draft from Twins |
| 11-30-1971 | released Mudcat Grant |
| 03-04-1972 | traded Jim Panther and Don Stanhouse to Rangers for Denny McLain |
| 03-30-1972 | released Tommy Davis |
| 03-30-1972 | placed Vida Blue on the restricted list |
| 04-15-1972 | signed Tim Cullen as a free agent |
| 04-19-1972 | signed Joe Horlen as a free agent |
| 04-27-1972 | activated Vida Blue |
| 04-28-1972 | sold Jim Roland to Yankees |
| 05-01-1972 | placed Dick Green on the disabled list |
| 05-09-1972 | traded Reggie Sanders to Tigers for Mike Kilkenny |
| 05-15-1972 | signed Gary Waslewski as a free agent |
| 05-15-1972 | traded Dwain Anderson to Cardinals for Don Shaw |
| 05-15-1972 | sold Bobby Brooks to Tigers |
| 05-17-1972 | traded Curt Blefary, Mike Kilkenny and Greg Schubert (acquired 9/11/1972) to Padres for Ollie Brown |
| 05-22-1972 | released Ron Klimkowski |
| 05-28-1972 | traded Brant Alyea to Cardinals for Marty Martinez |
| 05-30-1972 | sold Larry Haney to Padres |
| 06-07-1972 | traded Diego Segui to Cardinals for future considerations |
| 06-07-1972 | sold Bill Kelso to Expos |
| 06-19-1972 | placed Larry Brown on the disabled list |
| 06-20-1972 | traded Ron Clark to Brewers for Bill Voss |
| 06-28-1972 | purchased Art Shamsky from Cubs |
| 06-29-1972 | Brewers claimed Ollie Brown on waivers |
| 06-29-1972 | traded Denny McLain to Braves for Orlando Cepeda |
| 07-12-1972 | placed Orlando Cepeda on the disabled list |
| 07-19-1972 | released Art Shamsky |
| 07-20-1972 | traded Marty Martinez, Vic Harris and Steve Lawson (acquired 7/26/1972) to Rangers for Don Mincher and Ted Kubiak |
| 07-23-1972 | returned Brant Alyea to Cardinals |
| 08-10-1972 | placed Reggie Jackson on the disabled list |
| 08-11-1972 | activated Dick Green |
| 08-21-1972 | placed Brant Alyea on the disabled list |
| 08-25-1972 | activated Reggie Jackson |
| 08-27-1972 | traded Bill Voss and Steve Easton to Cardinals for Matty Alou |
| 08-30-1972 | traded Joe Lindsey and Gene Dusen (acquired 10/27/1972) to Cardinals for Dal Maxvill |
| 08-30-1972 | placed Dick Green on the disabled list |
| 09-06-1972 | purchased Larry Haney from Padres |
| 09-11-1972 | activated Brant Alyea |
| 09-14-1972 | activated Dick Green |
| 09-19-1972 | sold Adrian Garrett to Cubs |
| 09-29-1972 | placed Darold Knowles on the disabled list |
| 10-05-1972 | activated Darold Knowles |
| 10-30-1972 | traded Bill McNulty and Brant Alyea (acquired 11/30/1972) to Rangers for Paul Lindblad |
| 11-17-1972 | activated Orlando Cepeda and Larry Brown |
| 11-21-1972 | traded Bob Locker to Cubs for Bill North |
| 11-24-1972 | traded Matty Alou to Yankees for Rob Gardner and Rich McKinney (acquired 12/1/1972) |
| 11-30-1972 | traded Mike Epstein to Rangers for Horacio Pina |
| 12-18-1972 | released Orlando Cepeda |
| 12-21-1972 | released Larry Brown |
| 12-27-1972 | released Joe Horlen |
| 01-22-1973 | released Marcel Lachemann |
| 01-23-1973 | signed Jerry McNertney as a free agent |
| 02-14-1973 | purchased Billy Conigliaro from Brewers |
| 03-24-1973 | traded Dave Duncan and George Hendrick to Indians for Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann |
| 03-31-1973 | signed Jay Johnstone as a free agent |
| 03-31-1973 | signed Lew Krausse as a free agent |
Game Log Click on the date to view the boxscoreHome games are highlighted
Opponent
Date D/N Opponent Result Record Pl GB Att Starter Starter
Sat, Apr 15 D vs Minnesota Twins W 4-3 1-0 1.000 1 Tied 9,912 K. Holtzman B. Blyleven
Sun, Apr 16 D vs Minnesota Twins L 2-3 1-1 .500 2 1.5 9,051 C. Hunter D. Woodson
Tue, Apr 18 N vs Kansas City Royals W 3-2 2-1 .667 2 0.5 4,494 D. McLain M. Hedlund
Wed, Apr 19 1 N vs Kansas City Royals W 4-0 3-1 .750 K. Holtzman D. Drago
Wed, Apr 19 2 N vs Kansas City Royals W 3-1 4-1 .800 1 +1.5 5,671 C. Hunter B. Dal Canton
Sun, Apr 23 D at Minnesota Twins L 4-8 4-2 .667 1 Tied 17,876 K. Holtzman B. Blyleven
Tue, Apr 25 N at New York Yankees W 4-3 5-2 .714 1 Tied 8,334 C. Hunter S. Kline
Wed, Apr 26 N at New York Yankees L 2-4 5-3 .625 3 1.0 6,193 D. McLain M. Kekich
Fri, Apr 28 N at Milwaukee Brewers W 5-1 6-3 .667 2 0.5 5,616 K. Holtzman J. Slaton
Sat, Apr 29 D at Milwaukee Brewers W 2-1 7-3 .700 2 0.5 6,119 C. Hunter S. Lockwood
Sun, Apr 30 D at Milwaukee Brewers L 1-3 7-4 .636 2 1.0 6,714 D. McLain K. Brett
Fri, May 05 N vs New York Yankees W 3-1 8-4 .667 2 1.5 6,398 K. Holtzman F. Peterson
Sat, May 06 D vs New York Yankees W 4-1 9-4 .692 2 1.5 12,937 C. Hunter M. Kekich
Sun, May 07 D vs New York Yankees W 7-5 10-4 .714 2 1.5 12,347 D. McLain S. Kline
Tue, May 09 1 N vs Milwaukee Brewers W 10-2 11-4 .733 K. Holtzman J. Slaton
Tue, May 09 2 N vs Milwaukee Brewers W 3-0 12-4 .750 2 0.5 12,552 B. Odom S. Lockwood
Wed, May 10 N vs Milwaukee Brewers L 0-4 12-5 .706 2 1.5 3,079 C. Hunter K. Brett
Fri, May 12 N vs Boston Red Sox L 6-7 12-6 .667 2 1.5 8,147 D. McLain S. Siebert
Sat, May 13 D vs Boston Red Sox L 6-9 12-7 .632 2 2.5 20,567 K. Holtzman L. Krausse
Sun, May 14 D vs Boston Red Sox W 6-5 13-7 .650 2 2.5 9,734 C. Hunter M. Pattin
Mon, May 15 N at California Angels W 2-1 14-7 .667 2 1.5 6,596 B. Odom N. Ryan
Tue, May 16 N at California Angels L 2-4 14-8 .636 2 1.5 5,033 D. Segui R. Clark
Wed, May 17 N at California Angels W 4-0 15-8 .652 2 1.5 5,118 K. Holtzman R. May
Thu, May 18 N at California Angels L 3-4 15-9 .625 2 2.0 5,035 C. Hunter C. Wright
Fri, May 19 N at Kansas City Royals L 1-16 15-10 .600 3 2.0 11,364 B. Odom P. Splittorff
Sat, May 20 D at Kansas City Royals W 8-5 16-10 .615 3 1.0 9,559 D. Segui A. Fitzmorris
Sun, May 21 D at Kansas City Royals W 5-2 17-10 .630 2 0.5 20,625 K. Holtzman M. Hedlund
Mon, May 22 N vs California Angels W 6-3 18-10 .643 2 0.5 14,383 C. Hunter N. Ryan
Tue, May 23 N vs California Angels W 3-2 19-10 .655 2 0.5 2,860 B. Odom R. Clark
Wed, May 24 N vs California Angels L 5-6 19-11 .633 2 1.5 3,042 D. Segui D. Rose
Fri, May 26 N vs Chicago White Sox W 4-2 20-11 .645 2 0.5 6,666 K. Holtzman W. Wood
Sat, May 27 D vs Chicago White Sox W 6-3 21-11 .656 1 +0.5 37,444 C. Hunter S. Bahnsen
Sun, May 28 D vs Chicago White Sox W 5-4 22-11 .667 1 +1.0 32,602 V. Blue T. Bradley
Mon, May 29 1 N at Texas Rangers W 4-1 23-11 .676 B. Odom P. Broberg
Mon, May 29 2 N at Texas Rangers W 7-1 24-11 .686 1 +2.0 16,207 D. Hamilton J. Shellenback
Tue, May 30 N at Texas Rangers L 2-3 24-12 .667 1 +1.0 6,875 K. Holtzman R. Hand
Wed, May 31 N at Texas Rangers W 5-1 25-12 .676 1 +1.0 12,251 C. Hunter D. Bosman
Fri, Jun 02 N at Baltimore Orioles L 1-5 25-13 .658 1 +1.5 32,278 V. Blue J. Palmer
Sat, Jun 03 D at Baltimore Orioles W 4-2 26-13 .667 1 +2.5 8,498 K. Holtzman P. Dobson
Sun, Jun 04 1 D at Baltimore Orioles W 2-0 27-13 .675 C. Hunter M. Cuellar
Sun, Jun 04 2 D at Baltimore Orioles W 2-0 28-13 .683 1 +3.5 22,381 D. Hamilton D. Alexander
Mon, Jun 05 N at Cleveland Indians W 3-2 29-13 .690 1 +4.0 7,863 B. Odom G. Perry
Tue, Jun 06 N at Cleveland Indians W 7-2 30-13 .698 1 +4.0 9,424 V. Blue V. Colbert
Wed, Jun 07 N at Cleveland Indians W 10-4 31-13 .705 1 +5.0 4,720 K. Holtzman D. Tidrow
Fri, Jun 09 N at Detroit Tigers W 10-5 32-13 .711 1 +5.0 34,953 C. Hunter T. Timmerman
Sat, Jun 10 D at Detroit Tigers W 5-2 33-13 .717 1 +5.0 32,079 D. Hamilton M. Lolich
Sun, Jun 11 D at Detroit Tigers L 2-3 33-14 .702 1 +3.5 40,411 K. Holtzman J. Coleman
Mon, Jun 12 N vs Baltimore Orioles L 0-1 33-15 .688 1 +3.0 50,182 V. Blue P. Dobson
Tue, Jun 13 N vs Baltimore Orioles L 1-5 33-16 .673 1 +2.0 6,894 B. Odom M. Cuellar
Wed, Jun 14 N vs Baltimore Orioles L 1-2 33-17 .660 1 +2.0 6,296 C. Hunter D. McNally
Fri, Jun 16 N vs Cleveland Indians W 5-0 34-17 .667 1 +3.0 6,298 K. Holtzman D. Tidrow
Sat, Jun 17 D vs Cleveland Indians W 3-2 35-17 .673 1 +3.5 28,934 D. Hamilton G. Perry
Sun, Jun 18 D vs Cleveland Indians W 9-0 36-17 .679 1 +3.5 26,210 V. Blue M. Wilcox
Mon, Jun 19 N vs Detroit Tigers W 7-4 37-17 .685 1 +4.0 29,521 B. Odom J. Niekro
Tue, Jun 20 N vs Detroit Tigers W 3-2 38-17 .691 1 +5.0 6,617 C. Hunter J. Coleman
Wed, Jun 21 N vs Detroit Tigers L 2-5 38-18 .679 1 +4.0 7,852 K. Holtzman T. Timmerman
Fri, Jun 23 N vs California Angels L 1-2 38-19 .667 1 +3.5 5,335 D. Hamilton N. Ryan
Sat, Jun 24 D vs California Angels L 1-3 38-20 .655 1 +3.5 8,511 V. Blue C. Wright
Sun, Jun 25 1 D vs California Angels W 6-1 39-20 .661 C. Hunter R. May
Sun, Jun 25 2 N vs California Angels W 6-0 40-20 .667 1 +4.0 19,915 B. Odom R. Clark
Mon, Jun 26 N at Texas Rangers W 3-0 41-20 .672 1 +5.0 14,243 K. Holtzman B. Gogolewski
Tue, Jun 27 D at Texas Rangers W 9-3 42-20 .677 1 +6.0 3,884 D. Hamilton D. Bosman
Wed, Jun 28 D at Chicago White Sox L 4-6 42-21 .667 1 +5.0 24,503 V. Blue D. Lemonds
Thu, Jun 29 1 N at Chicago White Sox L 0-4 42-22 .656 C. Hunter W. Wood
Thu, Jun 29 2 N at Chicago White Sox W 3-1 43-22 .662 1 +5.0 33,456 B. Odom T. Bradley
Fri, Jun 30 N at Chicago White Sox L 5-6 43-23 .652 1 +4.0 30,906 K. Holtzman S. Bahnsen
Sat, Jul 01 N at California Angels L 3-5 43-24 .642 1 +3.0 11,947 D. Hamilton N. Ryan
Sun, Jul 02 N at California Angels W 3-1 44-24 .647 1 +3.5 12,431 V. Blue C. Wright
Mon, Jul 03 N at California Angels W 5-0 45-24 .652 1 +4.0 8,217 C. Hunter R. May
Tue, Jul 04 N vs New York Yankees W 4-2 46-24 .657 1 +5.0 37,461 B. Odom M. Stottlemyre
Wed, Jul 05 N vs New York Yankees L 1-4 46-25 .648 1 +5.0 5,022 K. Holtzman S. Kline
Thu, Jul 06 N vs New York Yankees L 2-6 46-26 .639 1 +5.0 4,976 D. Hamilton M. Kekich
Fri, Jul 07 N vs Milwaukee Brewers L 4-9 46-27 .630 1 +5.0 6,348 V. Blue K. Brett
Sat, Jul 08 D vs Milwaukee Brewers W 7-0 47-27 .635 1 +5.0 7,087 C. Hunter G. Ryerson
Sun, Jul 09 D vs Milwaukee Brewers W 3-1 48-27 .640 1 +5.5 9,056 B. Odom J. Lonborg
Mon, Jul 10 N vs Boston Red Sox L 2-4 48-28 .632 1 +5.5 29,943 K. Holtzman L. McGlothen
Tue, Jul 11 N vs Boston Red Sox L 0-4 48-29 .623 1 +4.5 5,539 J. Horlen M. Pattin
Wed, Jul 12 N vs Boston Red Sox L 6-7 48-30 .615 1 +3.5 5,654 D. Hamilton J. Curtis
Fri, Jul 14 1 N at New York Yankees W 9-3 49-30 .620 C. Hunter S. Kline
Fri, Jul 14 2 N at New York Yankees W 1-0 50-30 .625 1 +5.5 25,798 B. Odom M. Kekich
Sat, Jul 15 D at New York Yankees W 6-2 51-30 .630 1 +6.5 10,400 K. Holtzman F. Peterson
Sun, Jul 16 D at New York Yankees W 5-2 52-30 .634 1 +7.5 21,006 D. Hamilton M. Stottlemyre
Tue, Jul 18 1 N at Milwaukee Brewers W 4-0 53-30 .639 C. Hunter E. Stephenson
Tue, Jul 18 2 N at Milwaukee Brewers L 4-7 53-31 .631 1 +8.5 10,185 J. Horlen J. Lonborg
Wed, Jul 19 N at Milwaukee Brewers W 9-6 54-31 .635 1 +8.5 5,358 B. Odom A. Reynolds
Thu, Jul 20 1 N at Boston Red Sox L 1-2 54-32 .628 K. Holtzman M. Pattin
Thu, Jul 20 2 N at Boston Red Sox L 3-4 54-33 .621 1 +7.5 33,657 V. Blue G. Peters
Fri, Jul 21 N at Boston Red Sox L 4-5 54-34 .614 1 +7.5 27,465 D. Hamilton J. Curtis
Sat, Jul 22 1 D at Boston Red Sox W 5-3 55-34 .618 26,067 C. Hunter L. Tiant
Sat, Jul 22 2 N at Boston Red Sox L 0-3 55-35 .611 1 +7.0 33,279 J. Horlen S. Siebert
Sun, Jul 23 D at Boston Red Sox W 6-3 56-35 .615 1 +6.5 28,481 B. Odom L. McGlothen
Thu, Jul 27 N vs Minnesota Twins W 4-3 57-35 .620 1 +7.0 9,936 V. Blue B. Blyleven
Fri, Jul 28 N vs Minnesota Twins L 3-4 57-36 .613 1 +6.0 10,141 K. Holtzman D. Woodson
Sat, Jul 29 D vs Minnesota Twins W 7-2 58-36 .617 1 +6.0 16,606 C. Hunter R. Corbin
Sun, Jul 30 1 D vs Texas Rangers L 1-2 58-37 .611 B. Odom D. Bosman
Sun, Jul 30 2 D vs Texas Rangers L 2-4 58-38 .604 1 +5.5 22,502 D. Hamilton D. Stanhouse
Mon, Jul 31 D vs Texas Rangers W 2-0 59-38 .608 1 +5.5 19,423 V. Blue R. Hand
Tue, Aug 01 N vs Kansas City Royals W 4-0 60-38 .612 1 +6.0 4,216 K. Holtzman P. Splittorff
Wed, Aug 02 N vs Kansas City Royals W 5-0 61-38 .616 1 +6.0 4,664 C. Hunter D. Drago
Fri, Aug 04 N at Minnesota Twins L 4-5 61-39 .610 1 +4.5 24,395 B. Odom B. Blyleven
Sat, Aug 05 D at Minnesota Twins L 0-4 61-40 .604 1 +4.5 33,161 V. Blue D. Woodson
Sun, Aug 06 1 D at Minnesota Twins W 6-3 62-40 .608 K. Holtzman R. Corbin
Sun, Aug 06 2 N at Minnesota Twins L 1-5 62-41 .602 1 +3.5 33,571 D. Hamilton D. Goltz
Mon, Aug 07 N at Kansas City Royals L 2-4 62-42 .596 1 +3.0 11,335 C. Hunter D. Drago
Tue, Aug 08 N at Kansas City Royals L 3-4 62-43 .590 1 +2.0 13,386 B. Odom B. Dal Canton
Wed, Aug 09 N at Kansas City Royals L 2-5 62-44 .585 1 +1.0 17,877 V. Blue M. Hedlund
Thu, Aug 10 N vs Chicago White Sox W 5-3 63-44 .589 1 +2.0 11,818 K. Holtzman T. Bradley
Fri, Aug 11 N vs Chicago White Sox L 0-1 63-45 .583 1 +1.0 16,065 C. Hunter D. Lemonds
Sat, Aug 12 D vs Chicago White Sox L 1-3 63-46 .578 1 Tied 23,332 B. Odom W. Wood
Sun, Aug 13 D vs Chicago White Sox W 3-0 64-46 .582 1 +1.0 24,288 V. Blue S. Bahnsen
Mon, Aug 14 N at Baltimore Orioles W 5-2 65-46 .586 1 +1.5 16,205 K. Holtzman J. Palmer
Wed, Aug 16 N at Baltimore Orioles W 4-3 66-46 .589 1 +1.0 18,781 C. Hunter M. Cuellar
Fri, Aug 18 N at Cleveland Indians W 8-0 67-46 .593 1 +0.5 18,252 B. Odom G. Perry
Sat, Aug 19 D at Cleveland Indians L 4-5 67-47 .588 1 +0.5 12,830 V. Blue S. Dunning
Sun, Aug 20 D at Cleveland Indians L 1-3 67-48 .583 1 Tied 12,818 K. Holtzman D. Tidrow
Mon, Aug 21 N at Detroit Tigers W 5-1 68-48 .586 1 +0.5 43,439 C. Hunter W. Fryman
Tue, Aug 22 N at Detroit Tigers W 6-3 69-48 .590 1 +0.5 30,490 B. Odom M. Lolich
Wed, Aug 23 N at Detroit Tigers L 5-7 69-49 .585 2 0.5 26,618 K. Holtzman J. Coleman
Fri, Aug 25 N vs Baltimore Orioles L 3-5 69-50 .580 2 1.0 14,834 C. Hunter M. Cuellar
Sat, Aug 26 D vs Baltimore Orioles L 1-5 69-51 .575 2 1.5 14,698 B. Odom P. Dobson
Sun, Aug 27 D vs Baltimore Orioles W 2-1 70-51 .579 2 0.5 16,749 K. Holtzman D. McNally
Mon, Aug 28 N vs Cleveland Indians W 5-4 71-51 .582 2 0.5 27,072 V. Blue S. Dunning
Tue, Aug 29 N vs Cleveland Indians W 1-0 72-51 .585 1 +0.5 15,135 C. Hunter D. Tidrow
Wed, Aug 30 N vs Cleveland Indians W 2-0 73-51 .589 1 +1.5 5,201 B. Odom G. Perry
Fri, Sep 01 N vs Detroit Tigers W 4-1 74-51 .592 1 +2.5 7,776 K. Holtzman J. Coleman
Sat, Sep 02 D vs Detroit Tigers L 1-3 74-52 .587 1 +2.5 12,684 V. Blue M. Lolich
Sun, Sep 03 D vs Detroit Tigers W 3-1 75-52 .591 1 +2.5 11,133 C. Hunter B. Slayback
Mon, Sep 04 1 D vs California Angels W 10-5 76-52 .594 B. Odom C. Wright
Mon, Sep 04 2 D vs California Angels L 1-2 76-53 .589 1 +3.5 27,296 J. Horlen N. Ryan
Wed, Sep 06 D at Chicago White Sox W 9-1 77-53 .592 1 +4.0 13,093 K. Holtzman T. Bradley
Thu, Sep 07 N at Chicago White Sox L 0-6 77-54 .588 1 +3.0 29,968 V. Blue W. Wood
Fri, Sep 08 N at Texas Rangers W 6-3 78-54 .591 1 +3.5 5,837 C. Hunter M. Paul
Sat, Sep 09 N at Texas Rangers L 2-3 78-55 .586 1 +2.5 4,674 B. Odom D. Stanhouse
Sun, Sep 10 D at Texas Rangers W 7-2 79-55 .590 1 +3.5 3,565 K. Holtzman R. Hand
Mon, Sep 11 1 N at Minnesota Twins L 1-2 79-56 .585 V. Blue J. Perry
Mon, Sep 11 2 N at Minnesota Twins L 2-3 79-57 .581 1 +2.0 8,506 J. Horlen B. Blyleven
Tue, Sep 12 N at Minnesota Twins W 7-4 80-57 .584 1 +2.0 5,199 C. Hunter R. Corbin
Wed, Sep 13 N at Minnesota Twins W 8-0 81-57 .587 1 +3.0 6,640 B. Odom D. Goltz
Fri, Sep 15 N vs Texas Rangers W 12-3 82-57 .590 1 +4.0 4,522 K. Holtzman D. Stanhouse
Sat, Sep 16 D vs Texas Rangers W 4-0 83-57 .593 1 +4.0 5,833 V. Blue R. Hand
Sun, Sep 17 D vs Texas Rangers W 4-1 84-57 .596 1 +5.0 8,541 C. Hunter B. Gogolewski
Tue, Sep 19 N vs Chicago White Sox L 7-8 84-58 .592 1 +4.0 9,594 B. Odom T. Bradley
Wed, Sep 20 N vs Chicago White Sox W 6-3 85-58 .594 1 +5.0 11,143 K. Holtzman W. Wood
Fri, Sep 22 N vs Kansas City Royals L 3-5 85-59 .590 1 +4.0 6,501 V. Blue D. Drago
Sat, Sep 23 D vs Kansas City Royals W 2-1 86-59 .593 1 +4.0 7,062 C. Hunter P. Splittorff
Sun, Sep 24 1 D vs Kansas City Royals L 2-4 86-60 .589 B. Odom M. Montgomery
Sun, Sep 24 2 D vs Kansas City Royals W 2-1 87-60 .592 1 +3.5 9,881 D. Hamilton T. Murphy
Wed, Sep 27 1 N vs Minnesota Twins W 1-0 88-60 .595 K. Holtzman B. Blyleven
Wed, Sep 27 2 N vs Minnesota Twins W 2-1 89-60 .597 1 +5.5 14,206 C. Hunter R. Corbin
Thu, Sep 28 D vs Minnesota Twins W 8-7 90-60 .600 1 +6.0 9,155 B. Odom D. Woodson
Fri, Sep 29 N at Kansas City Royals L 2-9 90-61 .596 1 +5.0 6,882 V. Blue P. Splittorff
Sat, Sep 30 N at Kansas City Royals W 10-5 91-61 .599 1 +5.0 9,314 J. Horlen M. Montgomery
Sun, Oct 01 D at Kansas City Royals W 4-2 92-61 .601 1 +6.0 8,726 K. Holtzman T. Murphy
Tue, Oct 03 N at California Angels L 2-3 92-62 .597 1 +4.5 4,928 C. Hunter C. Wright
Wed, Oct 04 N at California Angels W 2-1 93-62 .600 1 +5.5 7,977 B. Odom N. Ryan
* Attendance counts are based on figures announced in boxscores.
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