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1972 Major League Baseball Team Statistics and Standings

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WorldSeries (4-3):   Oakland Athletics over Cincinnati Reds
LgChampSeries (3-2):   Oakland Athletics over Detroit Tigers
LgChampSeries (3-2):   Cincinnati Reds over Pittsburgh Pirates

Team & League Standard Batting

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Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
ATL 36 27.1 4.05 155 5938 5278 628 1363 186 17 144 593 47 35 532 770 .258 .328 .382 .710 95 2015 131 35 55 38 44
BAL 32 28.7 3.37 154 5676 5028 519 1153 193 29 100 483 78 41 507 935 .229 .302 .339 .641 89 1704 113 36 65 40 57
BOS 38 28.9 4.13 155 5871 5208 640 1289 229 34 124 594 66 30 522 858 .248 .318 .376 .694 101 1958 111 37 56 48 49
CAL 40 29.0 2.93 155 5639 5165 454 1249 171 26 78 420 57 37 358 850 .242 .293 .330 .623 91 1706 125 25 66 25 52
CHC 41 29.9 4.39 156 5950 5247 685 1346 206 40 133 634 69 47 565 815 .257 .330 .387 .717 96 2031 126 28 67 43 78
CHW 40 26.6 3.68 154 5721 5083 566 1208 170 28 108 528 100 52 511 991 .238 .310 .346 .656 93 1758 113 34 68 25 69
CIN 31 27.2 4.59 154 6003 5241 707 1317 214 44 124 650 140 63 606 914 .251 .330 .380 .710 107 1991 109 37 65 54 85
CLE 36 25.4 3.03 156 5769 5207 472 1220 187 18 91 440 49 53 420 762 .234 .293 .330 .623 83 1716 112 26 83 33 62
DET 44 30.6 3.58 156 5721 5099 558 1206 179 32 122 531 17 21 483 793 .237 .305 .356 .661 94 1815 125 31 74 34 65
HOU 32 27.3 4.63 153 5936 5267 708 1359 233 38 134 660 111 56 524 907 .258 .326 .393 .719 106 2070 98 32 62 51 69
KCR 34 27.7 3.77 154 5845 5167 580 1317 220 26 78 547 85 44 534 711 .255 .327 .353 .679 104 1823 134 34 72 38 57
LAD 36 28.5 3.77 155 5903 5270 584 1349 178 39 98 543 82 39 480 786 .256 .319 .360 .679 95 1899 121 24 89 40 53
MIL 35 26.6 3.16 156 5733 5124 493 1204 167 22 88 461 64 57 472 868 .235 .302 .328 .629 90 1679 144 29 78 30 42
MIN 33 27.3 3.49 154 5848 5234 537 1277 182 31 93 506 53 41 478 905 .244 .310 .344 .654 91 1800 129 35 73 28 53
MON 30 26.9 3.29 156 5817 5156 513 1205 156 22 91 462 68 66 474 828 .234 .303 .325 .628 78 1678 96 49 108 30 55
NYM 34 27.3 3.38 156 5883 5135 528 1154 175 31 105 490 41 41 589 990 .225 .307 .332 .639 84 1706 127 34 86 39 70
NYY 36 28.7 3.59 155 5793 5168 557 1288 201 24 103 526 71 42 491 689 .249 .316 .357 .673 103 1846 112 29 74 31 47
OAK 47 27.7 3.90 155 5846 5200 604 1248 195 29 134 565 87 48 463 886 .240 .306 .366 .672 104 1903 112 47 100 36 55
PHI 38 26.2 3.22 156 5862 5248 503 1240 200 36 98 469 42 50 487 930 .236 .302 .344 .646 82 1806 104 22 69 36 50
PIT 33 28.1 4.46 155 6021 5490 691 1505 251 47 110 654 49 30 404 871 .274 .324 .397 .721 105 2180 110 25 52 50 69
SDP 41 25.1 3.19 153 5750 5213 488 1181 168 38 102 452 78 46 407 976 .227 .283 .332 .615 81 1731 97 15 90 25 53
SFG 36 25.4 4.27 155 5858 5245 662 1281 211 36 150 600 123 45 480 964 .244 .309 .384 .693 95 2014 107 30 64 39 42
STL 47 27.6 3.64 156 5884 5326 568 1383 214 42 70 518 104 48 437 793 .260 .317 .355 .672 92 1891 141 27 58 36 61
TEX 38 26.1 2.99 154 5680 5029 461 1092 166 17 56 424 126 73 503 926 .217 .290 .290 .581 77 1460 100 30 84 34 41
LgAvg 34 27.5 3.69 155 5831 5201 571 1268 194 31 106 531 75 46 489 863 .244 .311 .354 .664 93 1841 117 31 73 37 57
824 27.5 3.69 3718 139947 124828 13706 30434 4652 746 2534 12750 1807 1105 11727 20718 .244 .311 .354 .664 93 44180 2797 751 1758 883 1378
Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

Team & League Standard Pitching

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Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
ATL 17 28.2 4.71 70 84 .455 4.27 155 155 115 40 4 4 27 1377.0 1412 730 654 155 512 55 732 26 8 69 5967 89 1.397 9.2 1.0 3.3 4.8 1.43
BAL 11 28.8 2.79 80 74 .519 2.54 154 154 92 62 20 18 21 1371.2 1116 430 387 85 395 52 788 15 2 35 5493 122 1.102 7.3 0.6 2.6 5.2 1.99
BOS 17 28.9 4.00 85 70 .548 3.50 155 155 107 48 20 18 25 1382.2 1309 620 538 101 512 49 918 39 2 32 5875 93 1.317 8.5 0.7 3.3 6.0 1.79
CAL 16 27.5 3.44 75 80 .484 3.06 155 155 98 57 18 17 16 1377.2 1109 533 469 90 620 53 1000 28 3 49 5747 95 1.255 7.2 0.6 4.1 6.5 1.61
CHC 15 28.7 3.63 85 70 .548 3.22 156 156 102 54 19 18 32 1398.2 1329 567 500 112 421 56 824 34 4 32 5848 118 1.251 8.6 0.7 2.7 5.3 1.96
CHW 17 26.0 3.49 87 67 .565 3.12 154 154 118 36 14 11 42 1385.1 1269 538 480 94 431 29 936 27 2 47 5743 101 1.227 8.2 0.6 2.8 6.1 2.17
CIN 13 25.5 3.62 95 59 .617 3.21 154 154 129 25 15 9 60 1412.2 1313 557 504 129 435 62 806 20 1 42 5862 100 1.237 8.4 0.8 2.8 5.1 1.85
CLE 16 26.6 3.33 72 84 .462 2.97 156 156 109 47 13 11 24 1410.0 1232 519 465 123 534 92 846 40 4 43 5877 110 1.252 7.9 0.8 3.4 5.4 1.58
DET 20 27.8 3.29 86 70 .551 2.96 156 156 110 46 11 11 33 1388.1 1212 514 457 101 465 41 952 47 0 41 5748 107 1.208 7.9 0.7 3.0 6.2 2.05
HOU 14 26.3 4.16 84 69 .549 3.77 153 153 115 38 14 13 31 1385.1 1340 636 580 114 498 33 971 38 4 58 5890 89 1.327 8.7 0.7 3.2 6.3 1.95
KCR 15 27.3 3.54 76 78 .494 3.24 154 154 110 44 16 14 29 1381.1 1293 545 497 85 405 33 801 30 3 37 5698 93 1.229 8.4 0.6 2.6 5.2 1.98
LAD 14 30.3 3.40 85 70 .548 2.78 155 155 105 50 23 21 29 1403.0 1196 527 434 83 429 36 856 34 3 43 5795 120 1.158 7.7 0.5 2.8 5.5 2.00
MIL 14 25.9 3.81 65 91 .417 3.45 156 156 119 37 14 10 32 1391.2 1289 595 534 116 486 82 740 33 1 41 5857 87 1.275 8.3 0.8 3.1 4.8 1.52
MIN 12 26.9 3.47 77 77 .500 2.86 154 154 117 37 17 11 34 1399.1 1188 535 444 105 444 42 838 37 5 26 5750 113 1.166 7.6 0.7 2.9 5.4 1.89
MON 12 25.9 3.90 70 86 .449 3.60 156 156 117 39 11 10 23 1401.1 1281 609 560 103 579 60 888 26 8 47 5914 98 1.327 8.2 0.7 3.7 5.7 1.53
NYM 14 26.1 3.71 83 73 .532 3.27 156 156 124 32 12 8 41 1414.2 1263 578 514 118 486 63 1059 30 2 53 5897 103 1.236 8.0 0.8 3.1 6.7 2.18
NYY 18 28.1 3.40 79 76 .510 3.03 155 155 120 35 19 14 39 1373.1 1306 527 463 87 419 61 625 30 1 47 5726 97 1.256 8.6 0.6 2.7 4.1 1.49
OAK 15 27.0 2.95 93 62 .600 2.58 155 155 113 42 23 15 43 1417.2 1170 457 406 96 418 41 862 19 2 29 5718 111 1.120 7.4 0.6 2.7 5.5 2.06
PHI 16 27.0 4.07 59 97 .378 3.67 156 156 113 43 13 13 15 1400.0 1318 635 571 117 536 75 927 29 8 51 5932 98 1.324 8.5 0.8 3.4 6.0 1.73
PIT 13 27.9 3.30 96 59 .619 2.81 155 155 116 39 15 9 48 1414.1 1282 512 442 90 433 60 838 29 3 34 5845 119 1.213 8.2 0.6 2.8 5.3 1.94
SDP 15 25.2 4.35 58 95 .379 3.78 153 153 114 39 17 15 19 1403.2 1350 665 589 121 618 90 960 40 11 63 6090 87 1.402 8.7 0.8 4.0 6.2 1.55
SFG 15 27.0 4.19 69 86 .445 3.70 155 155 111 44 8 7 23 1386.1 1309 649 570 130 507 57 771 31 6 53 5887 95 1.310 8.5 0.8 3.3 5.0 1.52
STL 22 27.9 3.85 75 81 .481 3.43 156 156 92 64 13 12 13 1399.2 1290 600 533 87 531 82 912 21 5 53 5889 100 1.301 8.3 0.6 3.4 5.9 1.72
TEX 16 25.6 4.08 54 100 .351 3.54 154 154 143 11 8 6 34 1374.2 1258 628 540 92 613 74 868 48 4 44 5910 85 1.361 8.2 0.6 4.0 5.7 1.42
LgAvg 14 27.2 3.69 77 77 .500 3.26 155 155 113 42 31 1394 1268 571 505 106 489 57 863 31 4 45 5832 100 1.260 8.2 0.7 3.2 5.6 1.77
339 27.2 3.69 1858 1858 .500 3.26 3718 3718 2709 1009 733 33450.1 30434 13706 12131 2534 11727 1378 20718 751 92 1069 139958 100 1.260 8.2 0.7 3.2 5.6 1.77
Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB

Team & League Standard Fielding

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Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch PB WP SB CS CS%
ATL 36 4.71 .701 155 1395 12393.0 5920 4131 1633 156 130 .974 -38.4 -3.7 -19.4 -28.3 8.6 -1 2 -20 36 69 96 37 28%
BAL 32 2.79 .739 154 1386 12345.0 5866 4113 1653 100 150 .983 77.8 7.6 65.8 42.1 23.2 -2 6 8 6 35 44 44 50%
BOS 37 4.00 .699 155 1395 12444.0 5885 4145 1610 130 141 .978 -42.9 -4.1 -42.9 -54.3 11.5 1 -1 0 10 32 66 40 38%
CAL 38 3.44 .727 155 1395 12399.0 5853 4132 1607 114 135 .981 8.1 0.8 24.1 -2.3 26.5 0 -3 -13 21 49 102 44 30%
CHC 39 3.63 .707 156 1404 12588.0 6217 4196 1889 132 148 .979 -24.5 -2.3 -14.5 -10.9 -3.3 -7 -3 0 12 32 95 46 33%
CHW 40 3.49 .703 154 1386 12468.0 5967 4146 1686 135 136 .977 -64.7 -6.2 -46.7 -35.3 -11.5 -6 -14 2 23 46 75 60 44%
CIN 31 3.62 .719 154 1386 12714.0 6016 4238 1668 110 143 .982 52.8 5.0 28.8 8.1 21.1 10 1 13 5 42 31 39 56%
CLE 36 3.33 .727 156 1404 12690.0 6079 4227 1736 116 157 .981 47.7 4.5 44.7 1.0 43.6 3 0 0 16 43 66 43 39%
DET 43 3.29 .719 156 1404 12495.0 5874 4161 1617 96 137 .984 7.5 0.7 11.5 13.3 -1.7 1 -2 -3 14 41 87 46 35%
HOU 32 4.16 .696 153 1377 12468.0 5943 4156 1671 116 151 .980 -65.5 -6.3 -54.5 -2.1 -52.5 0 3 -14 17 58 99 37 27%
KCR 34 3.54 .707 154 1386 12431.0 6015 4140 1759 116 164 .981 -15.9 -1.5 -6.9 -17.9 11.2 -9 6 -6 17 37 86 42 33%
LAD 36 3.40 .721 155 1395 12627.0 6177 4209 1806 162 145 .974 9.2 0.9 16.2 6.4 9.7 0 -4 -3 12 44 79 37 32%
MIL 35 3.81 .718 156 1404 12521.2 5916 4175 1602 139 145 .977 30.2 2.9 23.2 22.5 0.8 2 5 0 10 41 65 43 40%
MIN 33 3.47 .725 154 1386 12594.0 6087 4198 1730 159 133 .974 58.8 5.6 48.8 15.1 33.6 3 2 5 7 26 69 48 41%
MON 30 3.90 .708 156 1404 12612.0 6127 4204 1789 134 141 .978 22.7 2.2 11.7 -4.0 15.8 -2 1 12 11 47 73 67 48%
NYM 34 3.71 .710 156 1404 12732.0 5899 4244 1539 116 122 .980 -53.6 -5.1 -47.6 -32.7 -15.0 -12 -5 11 7 56 60 61 50%
NYY 35 3.40 .713 155 1395 12360.0 6114 4120 1860 134 179 .978 -3.4 -0.3 -1.4 -19.3 17.6 1 1 -4 10 47 42 34 45%
OAK 45 2.95 .732 155 1395 12759.0 6075 4250 1695 130 146 .979 49.6 4.7 34.6 10.7 24.1 5 9 1 13 29 72 38 35%
PHI 38 4.07 .705 156 1404 12600.0 6025 4200 1709 116 142 .981 -3.0 -0.3 -6.0 -1.7 -4.1 9 3 -9 15 51 87 45 34%
PIT 32 3.30 .712 155 1395 12729.0 6120 4243 1741 136 171 .978 17.0 1.6 7.0 14.1 -7.3 -6 6 10 6 34 54 41 43%
SDP 40 4.35 .696 153 1377 12633.0 5976 4211 1621 144 146 .976 -67.0 -6.4 -57.0 -39.2 -17.3 4 -6 -8 12 66 98 46 32%
SFG 36 4.19 .713 155 1395 12477.0 5974 4159 1659 156 121 .974 -4.0 -0.4 0.0 11.2 -11.2 0 -6 2 10 53 87 53 38%
STL 47 3.85 .702 156 1404 12597.0 6005 4199 1665 141 146 .977 -26.6 -2.5 -34.6 -34.2 -0.4 0 5 3 18 53 91 55 38%
TEX 38 4.08 .703 154 1386 12372.0 5900 4116 1618 166 147 .972 -26.1 -2.5 -21.1 -41.8 20.7 -1 -5 1 14 44 77 56 42%
LgAvg 34 3.69 .713 155 1394 12544 6001 4180 1690 131 145 .978 -1 0 -1 -6 6 0 0 0 13 45 75 46 38%
817 3.69 .713 3718 33462 301048.2 144030 100313 40563 3154 3476 .978 -54.2 -0.2 -36.2 -179.5 143.7 -7 1 -12 322 1075 1801 1102 38%
Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch PB WP SB CS CS%
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