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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  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 Farm system  




5 References  




6 External links  













1972 Houston Astros season






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1972 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAstrodome
CityHouston, Texas
Record84–69 (.549)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersRoy Hofheinz
General managersSpec Richardson
ManagersHarry Walker, Salty Parker, Leo Durocher
TelevisionKTRK-TV
RadioKPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe)
← 1971 Seasons 1973 →

The 1972 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the National League West with a record of 84–69, 10+1⁄2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds and just a percentage point ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1972 season was the first winning season in Astros history.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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    • NL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Cincinnati Reds 95 59 .617 — 42‍–‍34 53‍–‍25
    Houston Astros 84 69 .549 10½ 41‍–‍36 43‍–‍33
    Los Angeles Dodgers 85 70 .548 10½ 41‍–‍34 44‍–‍36
    Atlanta Braves 70 84 .455 25 36‍–‍41 34‍–‍43
    San Francisco Giants 69 86 .445 26½ 34‍–‍43 35‍–‍43
    San Diego Padres 58 95 .379 36½ 26‍–‍54 32‍–‍41

    Record vs. opponents

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    1972 National League record
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    • 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 —


    Notable transactions

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    Roster

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    1972 Houston Astros
    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 Edwards 108 332 89 .268 5 40
    1B Lee May 148 592 168 .284 29 98
    2B Tommy Helms 139 518 134 .259 5 60
    SS Roger Metzger 153 641 142 .222 2 38
    3B Doug Rader 152 553 131 .237 22 90
    LF Bob Watson 147 548 171 .312 16 86
    CF César Cedeño 139 559 179 .320 22 82
    RF Jimmy Wynn 145 542 148 .273 24 90

    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
    Larry Howard 54 157 35 .223 2 13
    Norm Miller 67 107 26 .243 4 13
    Jimmy Stewart 68 96 21 .219 0 9
    Jesús Alou 52 93 29 .312 0 11
    Bobby Fenwick 36 50 9 .180 0 4
    Bob Stinson 27 35 6 .171 0 2
    Jack Hiatt 10 25 5 .200 0 0
    Rich Chiles 9 11 3 .273 0 2
    Gary Sutherland 5 8 1 .125 0 1
    Cliff Johnson 5 4 1 .250 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
    Don Wilson 33 228.1 15 10 2.68 172
    Larry Dierker 31 214.2 15 8 3.40 115
    Dave Roberts 35 192.0 12 7 4.50 111
    Jerry Reuss 33 192.0 9 13 4.17 174
    Ken Forsch 30 156.1 6 8 3.91 113

    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
    Tom Griffin 39 94.1 5 4 3.21 83
    Mike Cosgrove 7 13.2 0 1 4.61 7
    J.R. Richard 4 6.0 1 0 13.50 8

    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
    Fred Gladding 42 5 6 14 2.77 18
    Jim Ray 54 10 9 8 4.28 50
    George Culver 45 6 2 2 3.05 82
    Jim York 26 0 1 0 5.25 25
    Wade Blasingame 10 0 0 0 8.64 9
    Joe Gibbon 9 0 0 0 9.82 4

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Tony Pacheco
    AA Columbus Astros Southern League Jackie Brandt
    A Cocoa Astros Florida State League Jimmy Williams
    Rookie Covington Astros Appalachian League Billy Smith
    Rookie Cocoa Astros Florida East Coast League Leo Posada

    References

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    1. ^ Joe MorganatBaseball Reference
  • ^ John MayberryatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Jim CrawfordatBaseball Reference
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