The 1972 Chicago Cubs season was the 101st 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.
1972 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
General managers | John Holland | |
Managers | Leo Durocher, Whitey Lockman | |
Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Jim West) | |
Radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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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
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 59 | .619 | — | 49–29 | 47–30 |
Chicago Cubs | 85 | 70 | .548 | 11 | 46–31 | 39–39 |
New York Mets | 83 | 73 | .532 | 13½ | 41–37 | 42–36 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 81 | .481 | 21½ | 40–37 | 35–44 |
Montreal Expos | 70 | 86 | .449 | 26½ | 35–43 | 35–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 97 | .378 | 37½ | 28–51 | 31–46 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [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
edit1972 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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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C | Randy Hundley | 114 | 357 | 78 | .218 | 5 | 30 |
1B | Jim Hickman | 115 | 368 | 100 | .272 | 17 | 64 |
2B | Glenn Beckert | 120 | 474 | 128 | .270 | 3 | 43 |
SS | Don Kessinger | 149 | 577 | 158 | .274 | 1 | 39 |
3B | Ron Santo | 133 | 464 | 140 | .302 | 17 | 74 |
LF | Billy Williams | 150 | 574 | 191 | .333 | 37 | 122 |
CF | Rick Monday | 138 | 434 | 108 | .249 | 11 | 42 |
RF | José Cardenal | 143 | 533 | 155 | .291 | 17 | 70 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Carmen Fanzone | 86 | 222 | 50 | .225 | 8 | 42 |
Joe Pepitone | 66 | 214 | 56 | .262 | 8 | 21 |
Paul Popovich | 58 | 129 | 25 | .194 | 1 | 11 |
Bill North | 66 | 127 | 23 | .181 | 0 | 4 |
Ken Rudolph | 42 | 106 | 25 | .236 | 2 | 9 |
J.C. Martin | 25 | 50 | 12 | .240 | 0 | 7 |
Gene Hiser | 32 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 0 | 4 |
Elrod Hendricks | 17 | 43 | 5 | .116 | 2 | 6 |
Pat Bourque | 11 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 5 |
Tommy Davis | 15 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 6 |
Art Shamsky | 15 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Rosello | 5 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
Al Montreuil | 5 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Tyrone | 13 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pete LaCock | 5 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 4 |
Frank Fernández | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Coggins | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Ward | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Ferguson Jenkins | 36 | 289.1 | 20 | 12 | 3.20 | 184 |
Burt Hooton | 33 | 218.1 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 | 132 |
Milt Pappas | 29 | 195.0 | 17 | 7 | 2.77 | 80 |
Bill Hands | 32 | 189.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.00 | 96 |
Rick Reuschel | 31 | 129.0 | 10 | 8 | 2.93 | 87 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Juan Pizarro | 16 | 59.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.94 | 24 |
Bill Bonham | 19 | 57.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.12 | 49 |
Joe Decker | 5 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Jack Aker | 48 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2.96 | 36 |
Dan McGinn | 42 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.89 | 42 |
Tom Phoebus | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.78 | 59 |
Steve Hamilton | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 13 |
Larry Gura | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 13 |
Phil Regan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
Clint Compton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system
editLevel | 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- ^ Rick Monday at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ernie Banks at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny Callison at Baseball Reference
- ^ Julio González at Baseball Reference
- ^ Elrod Hendricks at Baseball Reference
- ^ Buddy Schultz at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Burris at Baseball Reference
References
edit- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1972 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference