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1972 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season

Summary

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Baltimore Orioles
season	1972
league	American League
division	East
ballpark	Memorial Stadium
city	Baltimore, Maryland
record	80–74 (.519)
divisional_place	3rd
owners	Jerold Hoffberger
general_managers	Frank Cashen
managers	Earl Weaver
television	WJZ-TV
radio	WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, John Gordon, Bill O'Donnell)

(Chuck Thompson, John Gordon, Bill O'Donnell) |}}

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

October 22, 1971: Mike Ferraro and Mike Herson (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tom Matchick and Bruce Look.
November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted from the Orioles by the Montreal Expos in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
December 2, 1971: Frank Robinson and Pete Richert were traded by the Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Doyle Alexander, Bob O'Brien, Sergio Robles, and Royle Stillman.
December 9, 1971: Curt Motton was traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and cash. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Bob Reynolds to the Orioles on March 25, 1972.
Prior to 1972 season: Lew Beasley was acquired from the Orioles by the Texas Rangers.

Regular season

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

April 2, 1972: Dave Boswell was released by the Orioles.
August 18, 1972: Elrod Hendricks was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Tommy Davis.
August 22, 1972: Chico Salmon was released by the Orioles.

Draft picks

June 6, 1972: Bobby Brown was drafted by the Orioles in the 11th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.

Roster

1972 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	85	253	66	.261	4	21
1B	140	465	.117	252	21	81
2B	118	376	83	.221	5	32
3B	153	556	139	.250	8	64
SS	113	285	53	.186	2	16
LF	125	408	84	.206	5	22
CF	142	477	111	.233	8	49
RF	102	301	70	.233	6	21

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
133	460	128	.278	12	50
102	320	81	.253	11	38
97	247	57	.231	11	29
71	188	38	.202	2	21
33	84	13	.155	0	4
26	82	21	.256	0	6
49	40	9	.225	0	2
16	39	13	.333	0	1
17	16	1	.063	0	0
9	11	4	.364	0	0
3	9	2	.222	0	0
3	5	0	.000	0	1
2	5	1	.200	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
36	274.1	21	10	2.07	184
38	268.1	16	18	2.65	161
35	248.1	18	12	2.57	132
36	241.0	13	17	2.95	120

Other pitchers

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

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

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
32	1	1	8	2.63	34
39	3	4	4	2.30	62
38	2	3	7	2.17	23
15	0	1	0	2.74	11
14	0	0	0	4.50	7
3	0	0	0	1.86	5

Awards and honors

Brooks Robinson, Commissioner's Award

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Miami, Lewiston

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/matchto01.shtml Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/walketo02.shtml Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robinfr02.shtml Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mottocu01.shtml Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beaslle01.shtml Lew Beasley page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bosweda01.shtml Dave Boswell page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hendrel01.shtml Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/salmoch01.shtml Chico Salmon page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownbo04.shtml Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference]

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