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Contents

   



(Top)
  


1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Opening Day lineup  




2.4  Notable transactions  


2.4.1  Draft picks  






2.5  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Awards and honors  




5 Farm system  




6 Notes  




7 References  













1972 Baltimore Orioles season






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1972 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkMemorial Stadium
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record80–74 (.519)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersJerold Hoffberger
General managersFrank Cashen
ManagersEarl Weaver
TelevisionWJZ-TV
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, John Gordon, Bill O'Donnell)
← 1971 Seasons 1973 →

The 1972 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League East with a record of 80 wins and 74 losses.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Frank Robinson's number 20 was retired by the Baltimore Orioles in 1972.

Season standings

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    • AL East
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Detroit Tigers 86 70 .551 — 44‍–‍34 42‍–‍36
    Boston Red Sox 85 70 .548 ½ 52‍–‍26 33‍–‍44
    Baltimore Orioles 80 74 .519 5 38‍–‍39 42‍–‍35
    New York Yankees 79 76 .510 6½ 46‍–‍31 33‍–‍45
    Cleveland Indians 72 84 .462 14 43‍–‍34 29‍–‍50
    Milwaukee Brewers 65 91 .417 21 37‍–‍42 28‍–‍49

    Record vs. opponents

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    1972 American League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK TEX
    Baltimore — 7–11 6–6 8–4 8–10 10–8 6–6 10–5 6–6 7–6 6–6 6–6
    Boston 11–7 — 8–4 6–6 8–7 5–9 6–6 11–7 4–8 9–9 9–3 8–4
    California 6–6 4–8 — 7–11 8–4 5–7 9–6 7–5 7–8 4–8 8–10 10–7
    Chicago 4–8 6–6 11–7 — 8–4 5–7 8–9 9–3 8–6 7–5 7–8 14–4
    Cleveland 10–8 7–8 4–8 4–8 — 10–8 6–6 5–10 8–4 7–11 2–10 9–3
    Detroit 8–10 9–5 7–5 7–5 8–10 — 7–5 10–8 9–3 7–9 4–8 10–2
    Kansas City 6–6 6–6 6–9 9–8 6–6 5–7 — 7–5 9–9 7–5 7–11 8–6
    Milwaukee 5–10 7–11 5–7 3–9 10–5 8–10 5–7 — 4–8 9–9 4–8 5–7
    Minnesota 6–6 8–4 8–7 6–8 4–8 3–9 9–9 8–4 — 6–6 8–9 11–7
    New York 6–7 9–9 8–4 5–7 11–7 9–7 5–7 9–9 6–6 — 3–9 8–4
    Oakland 6–6 3–9 10–8 8–7 10–2 8–4 11–7 8–4 9–8 9–3 — 11–4
    Texas 6–6 4–8 7–10 4–14 3–9 2–10 6–8 7–5 7–11 4–8 4–11 —


    Opening Day lineup

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    Notable transactions

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    Draft picks

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    Roster

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    1972 Baltimore Orioles
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    Batting

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    Starters by position

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    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
    C Johnny Oates 85 253 66 .261 4 21
    1B Boog Powell 140 465 .117 252 21 81
    2B Davey Johnson 118 376 83 .221 5 32
    3B Brooks Robinson 153 556 139 .250 8 64
    SS Mark Belanger 113 285 53 .186 2 16
    LF Don Buford 125 408 84 .206 5 22
    CF Paul Blair 142 477 111 .233 8 49
    RF Merv Rettenmund 102 301 70 .233 6 21

    Other batters

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    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
    Bobby Grich 133 460 128 .278 12 50
    Don Baylor 102 320 81 .253 11 38
    Terry Crowley 97 247 57 .231 11 29
    Andy Etchebarren 71 188 38 .202 2 21
    Elrod Hendricks 33 84 13 .155 0 4
    Tommy Davis 26 82 21 .256 0 6
    Tom Shopay 49 40 9 .225 0 2
    Rich Coggins 16 39 13 .333 0 1
    Chico Salmon 17 16 1 .063 0 0
    Al Bumbry 9 11 4 .364 0 0
    Tom Matchick 3 9 2 .222 0 0
    Enos Cabell 3 5 0 .000 0 1
    Sergio Robles 2 5 1 .200 0 0

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Jim Palmer 36 274.1 21 10 2.07 184
    Pat Dobson 38 268.1 16 18 2.65 161
    Mike Cuellar 35 248.1 18 12 2.57 132
    Dave McNally 36 241.0 13 17 2.95 120

    Other pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Doyle Alexander 35 106.1 6 8 2.45 49

    Relief pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Grant Jackson 32 1 1 8 2.63 34
    Roric Harrison 39 3 4 4 2.30 62
    Eddie Watt 38 2 3 7 2.17 23
    Mickey Scott 15 0 1 0 2.74 11
    Dave Leonhard 14 0 0 0 4.50 7
    Bob Reynolds 3 0 0 0 1.86 5

    Awards and honors

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    Farm system

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    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli
    AA Asheville Orioles Southern League Cal Ripken Sr.
    A Lodi Orioles California League Jimmie Schaffer
    A Miami Orioles Florida State League Woody Smith
    A-Short Season Lewiston Broncs Northwest League Bobby Malkmus
    Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League George Farson

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Miami, Lewiston

    Notes

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    1. ^ Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Lew Beasley page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Dave Boswell page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Chico Salmon page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference

    • References

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