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1972 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Expanded Standings East Division Team W L WL% GB Detroit DET 86 70 .551 -- BostonRS BOS 85 70 .548 0.5 Bltmore BAL 80 74 .519 5.0 NewYorkY NYY 79 76 .510 6.5 Clvlnd CLE 72 84 .462 14.0 Milwkee MIL 65 91 .417 21.0 West Division Team W L WL% GB Oakland OAK 93 62 .600 -- ChicagoW CHW 87 67 .565 5.5 Minnesta MIN 77 77 .500 15.5 KansasCy KCR 76 78 .494 16.5 Califrna CAL 75 80 .484 18.0 Texas TEX 54 100 .351 38.5 Race Charts from BaseballRace.com: AL | East | West Postseason World Series (4-3):   Oakland Athletics over Cincinnati Reds AL Championship Series (3-2):   Oakland Athletics over Detroit Tigers BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this league (what's this?)

1972 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
  Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding -
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League Splits - Bat: ML-NL-AL - Pitch: ML-NL-AL

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 BOS  4.13   640  155  5208  1289  229  34  124  522   858  .248  .316  .376   66   30 108  4.78  3.47
 OAK  3.90   604  155  5200  1248  195  29  134  463   886  .240  .302  .366   87   48 111  3.73  4.06
 KCR  3.77   580  154  5167  1317  220  26   78  534   711  .255  .325  .353   85   44 112  4.01  3.52
 CHW  3.68   566  154  5083  1208  170  28  108  511   991  .238  .307  .346  100   52 101  4.37  2.96
 NYY  3.59   557  155  5168  1288  201  24  103  491   689  .249  .314  .357   71   42 110  3.51  3.68
 DET  3.58   558  156  5099  1206  179  32  122  483   793  .237  .303  .356   17   21 101  4.00  3.15
 MIN  3.49   537  154  5234  1277  182  31   93  478   905  .244  .307  .344   53   41  98  4.04  2.98
 BAL  3.37   519  154  5028  1153  193  29  100  507   935  .229  .300  .339   78   41  95  3.12  3.62
 MIL  3.16   493  156  5124  1204  167  22   88  472   868  .235  .299  .328   64   57  97  3.08  3.25
 CLE  3.03   472  156  5207  1220  187  18   91  420   762  .234  .291  .330   49   53  88  3.42  2.65
 TEX  2.99   461  154  5029  1092  166  17   56  503   926  .217  .288  .290  126   73  82  3.05  2.94
 CAL  2.93   454  155  5165  1249  171  26   78  358   850  .242  .291  .330   57   37  96  2.76  3.11
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  3.47  6441 1858 61712 14751 2260 316 1175 5742 10174  .239  .306  .343  853  539

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 BAL  2.79   430  154  2.53  1371  1116   7.2   395  2.6   85   788   62    18    20  21 122  2.74  2.84
 OAK  2.95   457  155  2.58  1417  1170   7.5   418  2.7   96   862   42    15    23  43 111  2.73  3.17
 MIN  3.47   535  154  2.84  1399  1188   7.7   444  2.9  105   838   37    11    17  34 113  3.45  3.50
 CLE  3.33   519  156  2.92  1410  1232   7.9   534  3.4  123   846   47    11    13  24 110  3.39  3.27
 DET  3.29   514  156  2.96  1388  1212   7.8   465  3.0  101   952   46    11    11  33 107  3.69  2.90
 NYY  3.40   527  155  3.05  1373  1306   8.4   419  2.7   87   625   35    14    19  39  97  2.84  3.95
 CAL  3.44   533  155  3.06  1377  1109   7.2   620  4.0   90  1000   57    17    18  16  95  2.73  4.20
 CHW  3.49   538  154  3.12  1385  1269   8.2   431  2.8   94   936   36    11    14  42 101  3.23  3.76
 KCR  3.54   545  154  3.24  1381  1293   8.4   405  2.6   85   801   44    14    16  29  93  3.34  3.74
 MIL  3.81   595  156  3.45  1391  1289   8.3   486  3.1  116   740   37    10    14  32  87  3.62  4.01
 BOS  4.00   620  155  3.47  1382  1309   8.4   512  3.3  101   918   48    18    20  25  93  3.88  4.12
 TEX  4.08   628  154  3.53  1374  1258   8.2   613  4.0   92   868   11     6     8  34  85  3.74  4.42
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  3.47  6441 1858  3.06 16648 14751   8.0  5742  3.1 1175 10174  502         193 372

League Miscellaneous Stats    Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 OAK  130  146  .979   .731    921,323  11,965   97-58  48-29 45-33  95  93 27.7 27.0   4   6  36 Williams
 CHW  135  136  .977   .702  1,177,318  15,094   81-73  55-23 32-44 103 103 26.6 26.0   0   3  18 Tanner
 DET   96  137  .984   .718  1,892,386  24,261   84-72  44-34 42-36 103 103 30.6 27.8   1   4  25 Martin
 BOS  130  141  .978   .698  1,441,718  18,484   80-75  52-26 33-44 106 106 28.9 28.9   3   4  31 Kasko
 BAL  100  150  .983   .739    899,950  11,688   90-64  38-39 42-35 103 101 28.7 28.8   2   5  30 Weaver
 NYY  134  179  .978   .712    966,328  12,550   81-74  46-31 33-45  97  96 28.7 28.1   0   1  14 Houk
 MIN  159  133  .974   .724    797,901  10,782   77-77  42-32 35-45 105 105 27.3 26.9   2   1   9 Rigney and Quilici
 KCR  116  164  .981   .706    707,656   9,190   81-73  44-33 32-45  99  98 27.7 27.3   0   5  19 Lemon
 CAL  114  135  .981   .726    744,190   9,302   66-89  44-36 31-44  94  95 29.0 27.5   1   1  23 Rice
 CLE  111  157  .982   .726    626,354   8,134   71-85  43-34 29-50 104 106 25.4 26.6   1   1  15 Aspromonte
 MIL  139  145  .977   .717    600,440   7,601   65-91  37-42 28-49  97  98 26.6 25.9   0   1  11 Bristol, McMillan, and Crandall
 TEX  166  147  .972   .701    662,974   8,610   56-98  31-46 23-54  96  98 26.1 25.6   0   1  15 Williams
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Awards
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Batting stats are BA/OBP/SLG.
Pitching stats are W-L ERA.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results Most Valuable Player Dick Allen CHW .308/.420/.603 Cy Young Award Gaylord Perry CLE 24-16  1.92 234 SO Rookie of the Year Carlton Fisk BOS .293/.370/.538

Gold Glove Winners Pitcher Jim Kaat Catcher Carlton Fisk First Base George Scott Second Base Doug Griffin Third Base Brooks Robinson Shortstop Ed Brinkman Outfield Ken Berry, Paul Blair, and Bobby Murcer

League Leaderboards    Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
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Batting Average Carew-MIN .318 Piniella-KCR .312 Allen-CHW .308 May-CHW .308 Rudi-OAK .305	On-base % Allen-CHW .420 May-CHW .405 Mayberry-KCR .394 White-NYY .384 Scheinblum-KCR .383	Slugging % Allen-CHW .603 Fisk-BOS .538 Murcer-NYY .537 Mayberry-KCR .507 Epstein-OAK .490	OPS Allen-CHW 1.023 Fisk-BOS .909 Mayberry-KCR .900 Murcer-NYY .898 Epstein-OAK .866
Games Brinkman-DET 156 Alomar-CAL 155 White-NYY 155 Auerbach-MIL 153 Murcer-NYY 153 Robinson-BAL 153 Rodriguez-DET 153	At Bats Campaneris-OAK 625 Alomar-CAL 610 Rodriguez-DET 601 Rudi-OAK 593 Murcer-NYY 585	Plate Appearances (approx.) Campaneris-OAK 681 Alomar-CAL 666 White-NYY 666 Murcer-NYY 654 Rudi-OAK 653	Runs Murcer-NYY 102 Rudi-OAK 94 Harper-BOS 92 Allen-CHW 90 Tovar-MIN 86
Hits Rudi-OAK 181 Piniella-KCR 179 Murcer-NYY 171 Carew-MIN 170 May-CHW 161	Total Bases Murcer-NYY 314 Allen-CHW 305 Rudi-OAK 288 Mayberry-KCR 255 Piniella-KCR 253	Doubles Piniella-KCR 33 Rudi-OAK 32 Murcer-NYY 30 Harper-BOS 29 White-NYY 29	Triples Fisk-BOS 9 Rudi-OAK 9 Blair-BAL 8 Kelly-CHW 7 Murcer-NYY 7
Home Runs Allen-CHW 37 Murcer-NYY 33 Epstein-OAK 26 Killebrew-MIN 26 Jackson-OAK 25 Mayberry-KCR 25	RBI Allen-CHW 113 Mayberry-KCR 100 Murcer-NYY 96 Scott-MIL 88 Powell-BAL 81	Bases on Balls Allen-CHW 99 White-NYY 99 Killebrew-MIN 94 May-CHW 79 Bando-OAK 78 Mayberry-KCR 78 Petrocelli-BOS 78	Strikeouts Darwin-MIN 145 Scott-MIL 130 Allen-CHW 126 Jackson-OAK 125 Oliver-TOT 109
Stolen Bases Campaneris-OAK 52 Nelson-TEX 51 Patek-KCR 33 Kelly-CHW 32 Otis-KCR 28	Singles Carew-MIN 143 Piniella-KCR 131 Thompson-MIN 126 Alomar-CAL 122 Rudi-OAK 121	Adjusted OPS+ Allen-CHW 199 Murcer-NYY 169 Mayberry-KCR 168 Epstein-OAK 163 Fisk-BOS 162	Runs Created Allen-CHW 131 Murcer-NYY 114 Mayberry-KCR 101 May-CHW 96 Rudi-OAK 95
Adjusted Batting Runs Allen-CHW 66 Murcer-NYY 47 Mayberry-KCR 45 Epstein-OAK 37 May-CHW 36	Batting Wins Allen-CHW 7.1 Murcer-NYY 5.2 Mayberry-KCR 4.9 Epstein-OAK 4.0 May-CHW 4.0	Extra-Base Hits Allen-CHW 70 Murcer-NYY 70 Rudi-OAK 60 Fisk-BOS 59 Jackson-OAK 52 Mayberry-KCR 52	Times on Base Allen-CHW 256 White-NYY 254 May-CHW 249 Murcer-NYY 236 Mayberry-KCR 231
Offensive Win% Allen-CHW .851 Mayberry-KCR .783 Fisk-BOS .777 Murcer-NYY .773 Epstein-OAK .764	Hit By Pitch Tovar-MIN 14 Epstein-OAK 11 Bando-OAK 9 Baylor-BAL 9 Harper-BOS 9 May-CHW 9	Sac. Hits Campaneris-OAK 20 Andrews-CHW 18 Coleman-DET 15 Griffin-BOS 15 Peterson-NYY 15 Rudi-OAK 15	Sac. Flies Yastrzemski-BOS 9 Stanley-DET 8 Andrews-CHW 7 Blair-BAL 7 Brinkman-DET 7 Cater-BOS 7 Robinson-BAL 7 Rojas-KCR 7
Intentional Walks Herrmann-CHW 19 Bando-OAK 17 Allen-CHW 16 Fosse-CLE 15 May-CHW 14 Powell-BAL 14	Grounded into Double Plays Piniella-KCR 25 Darwin-MIN 24 Scheinblum-KCR 19 Scott-MIL 19 Ferraro-MIL 18 Fosse-CLE 18	Caught Stealing Nelson-TEX 17 Campaneris-OAK 14 May-CHW 14 May-MIL 13 Alomar-CAL 12 Otis-KCR 12	Power/Speed Number Allen-CHW 25.1 Harper-BOS 17.9 Scott-MIL 17.8 Smith-BOS 17.5 Murcer-NYY 16.5
At Bats per Strikeout Bell-CLE 16.1 Aparicio-BOS **15.6 Tovar-MIN 14.1 Rojas-KCR 13.9 Clarke-NYY 12.4	At Bats per Home Run Allen-CHW 13.7 Killebrew-MIN 16.7 Epstein-OAK 17.5 Murcer-NYY 17.7 Briggs-MIL 19.9	Outs Campaneris-OAK 520 Alomar-CAL 493 Rodriguez-DET 484 Auerbach-MIL 461 Cardenas-CAL 459	ERA Tiant-BOS 1.91 Perry-CLE 1.92 Hunter-OAK 2.04 Palmer-BAL 2.07 Nelson-KCR 2.08
Wins Perry-CLE 24 Wood-CHW 24 Lolich-DET 22 Bahnsen-CHW 21 Hunter-OAK 21 Palmer-BAL 21	Won-Loss % Fryman-DET .769 Hunter-OAK .750 Odom-OAK .714 Tiant-BOS .714 Palmer-BAL .677	BB + H per IP (WHIP) Nelson-KCR 0.871 Hunter-OAK 0.914 Perry-CLE 0.978 Palmer-BAL 1.053 Wood-CHW 1.059	Hits Allowed/9IP Ryan-CAL 5.26 Hunter-OAK 6.09 Nelson-KCR 6.23 Tiant-BOS 6.44 Messersmith-CAL 6.63
Bases on Balls/9IP Peterson-NYY 1.58 Nelson-KCR 1.61 Kline-NYY 1.68 Holtzman-OAK 1.76 Wood-CHW 1.77	Strikeouts/9IP Ryan-CAL 10.43 Messersmith-CAL 7.53 May-CAL 7.41 Bradley-CHW 7.23 Blyleven-MIN 7.14	Games Lindblad-TEX 66 Fingers-OAK 65 Granger-MIN 63 Forster-CHW 62 LaRoche-MIN 62 Sanders-MIL 62	Saves Lyle-NYY 35 Forster-CHW 29 Fingers-OAK 21 Granger-MIN 19 Sanders-MIL 17
Innings Wood-CHW 376.7 Perry-CLE 342.7 Lolich-DET 327.3 Hunter-OAK 295.3 Blyleven-MIN 287.3	Strikeouts Ryan-CAL 329 Lolich-DET 250 Perry-CLE 234 Blyleven-MIN 228 Coleman-DET 222	Games Started Wood-CHW 49 Bahnsen-CHW 41 Lolich-DET 41 Bradley-CHW 40 Perry-CLE 40	Comp. Games Perry-CLE 29 Lolich-DET 23 Ryan-CAL 20 Wood-CHW 20 Palmer-BAL 18
Shutouts Ryan-CAL 9 Wood-CHW 8 Stottlemyre-NYY 7 McNally-BAL 6 Nelson-KCR 6 Tiant-BOS 6	Home Runs Allow. Lolich-DET 29 Wood-CHW 28 Parsons-MIL 27 Coleman-DET 23 Holtzman-OAK 23	Bases On Balls Allow. Ryan-CAL 157 Coleman-DET 110 Hand-TEX 103 Woodson-MIN 101 Odom-OAK 87	Hits Allowed Wood-CHW 325 Lolich-DET 282 Peterson-NYY 270 Bahnsen-CHW 263 Perry-CLE 253
SO to Walk Nelson-KCR 3.87 Lolich-DET 3.38 Blyleven-MIN 3.30 Bradley-CHW 3.22 Perry-CLE 2.85	Losses Dobson-BAL 18 Stottlemyre-NYY 18 Blyleven-MIN 17 Drago-KCR 17 McNally-BAL 17 Wood-CHW 17	Earned Runs Allow. Wood-CHW 105 Bahnsen-CHW 101 Parsons-MIL 93 Stottlemyre-NYY 93 Lolich-DET 91 Pattin-BOS 91	Wild Pitches Ryan-CAL 18 Broberg-TEX 14 Perry-CLE 11 Wood-CHW 11 Coleman-DET 9 Kekich-NYY 9
Hit Batsmen Broberg-TEX 13 Perry-CLE 12 Lolich-DET 11 Lonborg-MIL 11 Blyleven-MIN 10 Kline-NYY 10 Ryan-CAL 10	Batters Faced Wood-CHW 1490 Perry-CLE 1345 Lolich-DET 1321 Blyleven-MIN 1158 Ryan-CAL 1154	Games Finished Lyle-NYY 56 Sanders-MIL 51 Forster-CHW 45 LaRoche-MIN 43 Fingers-OAK 41	Adjusted ERA+ Tiant-BOS 170 Perry-CLE 170 Palmer-BAL 150 Nelson-KCR 145 Hunter-OAK 140
Oldest Player Abernathy-KCR 1933-03-06 (39) Aparicio-BOS 1934-04-29 (38) Cash-DET 1934-11-10 (37) Kaline-DET 1934-12-19 (37) Alou-NYY 1935-05-12 (37)	Youngest Player Holdsworth-DET 1952-05-29 (20) Porter-MIL 1952-01-17 (20) Forster-CHW 1952-01-14 (20) Evans-BOS 1951-11-03 (20) Hernandez-CHW 1951-10-18 (20)

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

All Stars (* - indicates they played)
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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Jim Palmer (BAL) C. Bill Freehan (DET) 1B. Dick Allen (CHW) 2B. Rod Carew (MIN) 3B. Brooks Robinson (BAL) SS. Bobby Grich (BAL) LF. Carl Yastrzemski (BOS) CF. Bobby Murcer (NYY) RF. Reggie Jackson (OAK)		Luis Aparicio (BOS) Sal Bando* (OAK) Bert Campaneris (OAK) Norm Cash* (DET) Joe Coleman (DET) Pat Dobson (BAL) Carlton Fisk* (BOS) Toby Harrah (TEX) Ken Holtzman (OAK)		Catfish Hunter (OAK) Mickey Lolich* (DET) Carlos May (CHW) Dave McNally* (BAL) Amos Otis (KCR) Freddie Patek (KCR) Gaylord Perry* (CLE) Lou Piniella* (KCR) Ellie Rodriguez (MIL)		Cookie Rojas* (KCR) Joe Rudi* (OAK) Nolan Ryan (CAL) Richie Scheinblum* (KCR) Reggie Smith* (BOS) Wilbur Wood* (CHW)

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