1972 Montreal Expos season

1972 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Jarry Park (since 1969)
Montreal (since 1969)
Results
Record	70–86 (.449)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman; John McHale (president)
General manager(s)	Jim Fanning
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Jackie Robinson) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Local radio	CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor) CKAC (French) (Jean-Pierre Roy, Jacques Doucet)
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Offseason

• November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted by the Expos from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 rule 5 draft.^[1]
• December 6, 1971: Adolfo Phillips was purchased by the Expos from the Cleveland Indians.^[2]
• January 28, 1972: Claude Raymond was released by the Expos.^[3]
• March 24, 1972: César Gutiérrez was purchased by the Expos from the Detroit Tigers.^[4]

Regular season

• October 2, 1972: Bill Stoneman pitched his second career no-hitter (the final score of this one was also 7–0) in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets at Jarry Park. The no-hitter was the first ever pitched outside the United States. Future broadcaster Tim McCarver was Stoneman's catcher.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	59	0.619	—	49–29	47–30
Chicago Cubs	85	70	0.548	11	46–31	39–39
New York Mets	83	73	0.532	13½	41–37	42–36
St. Louis Cardinals	75	81	0.481	21½	40–37	35–44
Montreal Expos	70	86	0.449	26½	35–43	35–43
Philadelphia Phillies	59	97	0.378	37½	28–51	31–46

Record vs. opponents

1972 National League Records Sources:
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

• April 5, 1972: Rusty Staub was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Ken Singleton, Mike Jorgensen, and Tim Foli.^[5]
• July 10, 1972: Bobby Wine was released by the Expos.^[6]

Draft picks

• June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft
  • Ellis Valentine was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round.^[7]
  • Gary Carter was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round.^[8]
  • Mike Hart was drafted by the Expos in the 11th round.^[9]
  • Keith Drumright was drafted by the Expos in the 18th round, but did not sign.^[10]

Roster

1972 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 42 Joe Gilbert 23 Denny Lemaster 28 Mike Marshall 21 Ernie McAnally 15 Balor Moore 44 Carl Morton 18 Steve Renko 26 Bill Stoneman 36 John Strohmayer 24 Mike Torrez 20 Tom Walker		Catchers  2 John Bateman 12 John Boccabella 22 Terry Humphrey  2 Tim McCarver Infielders  3 Bob Bailey 23 Hal Breeden 19 Tim Foli 33 Ron Hunt 16 Mike Jorgensen 39 Coco Laboy 25 Héctor Torres  7 Bobby Wine		Outfielders  8 Boots Day 35 Jim Fairey  6 Ron Fairly 11 Pepe Mangual  5 Clyde Mashore 29 Ken Singleton 43 Ron Woods		Manager  4 Gene Mauch Coaches 34 Jimmy Bragan 14 Larry Doby 32 Cal McLish 31 Jerry Zimmerman

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	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

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
Torres, HéctorHéctor Torres	83	181	28	.155	2	7

Pitching

Starting 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
Stoneman, BillBill Stoneman	36	250.2	12	14	2.98	171

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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Walker, TomTom Walker	46	2	2	2	2.89	42
Gilbert, JoeJoe Gilbert	22	0	1	0	8.45	25
Lemaster, DennyDenny Lemaster	13	2	0	0	7.78	13
Torres, HéctorHéctor Torres	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

Awards and honors

1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Peninsula Whips	International League	Bill Adair
AA	Québec Carnavals	Eastern League	Karl Kuehl
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Lance Nichols
A-Short Season	Jamestown Falcons	New York–Penn League	Walt Hriniak
Rookie	FECL Expos	Florida East Coast League	Pat Daugherty

Notes

1. Tom Walker at Baseball Reference
2. Adolfo Phillips at Baseball Reference
3. Claude Raymond at Baseball Reference
4. César Gutiérrez at Baseball Reference
5. Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference
6. Bobby Wine at Baseball Reference
7. Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference
8. Gary Carter at Baseball Reference
9. Mike Hart at Baseball Reference
10. Keith Drumright at Baseball Reference

References

• 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 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
• 1972 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac