The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season 10 games back in second place in the western division of the National League .
Offseason [ edit ]
October 21: Tommy Hutton was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Larry Hisle .[ 1]
October 22, 1971: Bobby Darwin was traded by the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Paul Powell .[ 2]
October 24, 1971: Maury Wills was released by the Dodgers.[ 3]
December 2, 1971: Doyle Alexander , Bob O'Brien , Sergio Robles and Royle Stillman were traded by the Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles for Frank Robinson and Pete Richert .[ 4]
December 2, 1971: Dick Allen was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for Tommy John and Steve Huntz .[ 5]
December 2, 1971: Tom Haller was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and cash. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Bernie Beckman (minors) to the Dodgers on March 31, 1972.[ 6]
December 17, 1971: Chris Cannizzaro was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs .[ 7]
March 27, 1972: Bill Sudakis was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers by the New York Mets .[ 8]
Regular season [ edit ]
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1972 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta
—
5–7–1
9–9
7–7
7–8
4–8
7–5
6–6
6–6
6–11
7–11
6–6
Chicago
7–5–1
—
8–4
3–9
8–4
10–5
10–8
10–7
3–12
9–3
7–5
10–8
Cincinnati
9–9
4–8
—
11–6
9–5
8–4
8–4
10–2
8–4
8–10
10–5
10–2
Houston
7–7
9–3
6–11
—
7–11
8–4
6–6
9–3
3–9
12–2
13–5
4–8
Los Angeles
8–7
4–8
5–9
11–7
—
6–6
7–5
7–5
7–5
13–5
9–9
8–4
Montreal
8–4
5–10
4–8
4–8
6–6
—
6–12
10–6
6–12
6–6
6–6
9–8
New York
5–7
8–10
4–8
6–6
5–7
12–6
—
13–5
8–6
7–5
8–4
7–9
Philadelphia
6-6
7–10
2–10
3–9
5–7
6–10
5–13
—
5–13
6–6
6–6
8–7
Pittsburgh
6–6
12–3
4–8
9–3
5–7
12–6
6–8
13–5
—
10–2
9–3
10–8
San Diego
11–6
3–9
10–8
2–12
5–13
6–6
5–7
6–6
2–10
—
4–10
4–8
San Francisco
11–7
5–7
5–10
5–13
9–9
6–6
4–8
6–6
3–9
10–4
—
5–7
St. Louis
6–6
8–10
2–10
8–4
4–8
8–9
9–7
7–8
8–10
8–4
7–5
—
Opening Day lineup [ edit ]
Notable transactions [ edit ]
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Starters by position [ edit ]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos
Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
CF
Davis, Willie Willie Davis
149
615
178
.289
19
79
Other batters [ edit ]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Downing, Al Al Downing
31
202.2
9
9
2.98
117
John, Tommy Tommy John
29
186.2
11
5
2.89
117
Other pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors [ edit ]
All-Stars [ edit ]
Farm system [ edit ]
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
1972 Major League Baseball Draft [ edit ]
This was the eighth year of a Major League Baseball Draft . The Dodgers drafted 42 players in the June draft and eight in the January draft.
This was a weak draft class whose most notable player was Dennis Lewallyn , a pitcher who played for the Dodgers and two other teams from 1975-1981 with a 4-4 record and 4.48 ERA. The top draft pick was shortstop John Harbin from Newberry College who played in only 83 games in the Dodgers farm system in 1972 and was quickly out of baseball.
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