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| Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General manager(s) | John Holland |
| Manager(s) | Leo Durocher, Whitey Lockman |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Jim West) |
| Local radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 1972 Chicago Cubs season was the 100th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 97th in the National League and the 57th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished second in the National League East with a record of 85–70.
Offseason[edit]
- November 29, 1971: Ken Holtzman was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Rick Monday.[1]
- December 1, 1971: Ernie Banks was released by the Cubs.[2]
- January 20, 1972: Johnny Callison was traded by the Cubs to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Jack Aker to the Cubs on May 17.[3]
- February 14, 1972: Julio González was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[4]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| NL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 59 | 0 | .619 |
| Chicago Cubs | 85 | 70 | 11 | .548 |
| New York Mets | 83 | 73 | 13.5 | .532 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 81 | 21.5 | .481 |
| Montreal Expos | 70 | 86 | 26.5 | .449 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 97 | 37.5 | .378 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1972 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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| 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions[edit]
- August 18, 1972: Tommy Davis was traded by the Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles for Elrod Hendricks.[5]
Draft picks[edit]
- June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball Draft
- Buddy Schultz was drafted by the Cubs in the 6th round.[6]
- Ray Burris was drafted by the Cubs in the 17th round. Player signed June 11, 1972.[7]
Roster[edit]
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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 |
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| LF | Williams, BillyBilly Williams | 150 | 574 | 191 | .333 | 37 | 122 |
| CF | Monday, RickRick Monday | 138 | 434 | 108 | .249 | 11 | 42 |
| RF | Cardenal, JoséJosé Cardenal | 143 | 533 | 155 | .291 | 17 | 70 |
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 |
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| Hendricks, ElrodElrod Hendricks | 17 | 43 | 5 | .116 | 2 | 6 |
| Davis, TommyTommy Davis | 15 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyrone, JimJim Tyrone | 13 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernández, FrankFrank Fernández | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Other 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 |
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| Bonham, BillBill Bonham | 19 | 57.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.12 | 49 |
| Decker, JoeJoe Decker | 5 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 | 7 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Aker, JackJack Aker | 48 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2.96 | 36 |
| Compton, ClintClint Compton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Wichita Aeros | American Association | Jim Marshall |
| AA | Midland Cubs | Texas League | Al Spangler |
| A | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | Dick LeMay |
| Rookie | GCL Cubs | Gulf Coast League | Walt Dixon |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Cubs
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1971 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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