1972 Philadelphia Phillies season

1972 Philadelphia Phillies
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Owner(s) R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s) John J. Quinn, Paul Owens
Manager(s) Frank Lucchesi, Paul Owens
Local television WPHL-TV
Local radio WCAU
(By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn)
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The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies season saw the team finish with a record of 59-97, last place in the National League East.

Offseason

The Phils made perhaps one of the most significant trades in their history on February 25, when they traded Rick Wise to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Carlton. Both teams were engaged in difficult contract negotiations with each pitcher. Carlton went on to win four Cy Young Awards with the Phillies, and Wise continued a solid career. Carlton won his first Cy Young Award on the 1972 Phillies who won only 59 games. Carlton was 27-10 and the team was 32-87 when Carlton did not pitch. No pitcher in the twentieth century has won as high a proportion of his team's victories (45.8%). Carlton also led the N.L. in ERA (1.97), strikeouts (310), and innings pitched (346).

Notable transactions

Regular season

During the season, Steve Carlton became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Phillies in the 20th century.[4]

On July 10, manager Frank Lucchesi was fired with the team at 26-50. Paul Owens, who had been promoted from farm director to GM a month earlier, became manager as well.

The Padres came close to a no-hitter against the Phillies on July 18, 1972; Steve Arlin came within one out before a ninth-inning two-out single by Denny Doyle broke up the bid.

The Phillies had hosted the 1952 All-Star Game, played July 9, 1952 at Shibe Park. The American League won 3 to 2 in five innings; the first rain shortened All-Star Game. The Phillies held their promotional Old-Timers Game on August 19, 1972. The Phillies invited all of the players from the 1952 game back to Philadelphia to complete the last four innings.

Mike Schmidt made his major league debut on September 12.[5]

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

Draft picks

Game log

Legend
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BoldPhillies team member
1972 Game Log[10]
Overall Record: 59–97

Roster

1972 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
1B Hutton, TommyTommy Hutton 134 381 99 .260 4 38
RF Freed, RogerRoger Freed 73 129 29 .225 6 18

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
Lis, JoeJoe Lis 62 140 34 .243 6 18
Ryan, MikeMike Ryan 46 106 19 .179 2 10
Stone, RonRon Stone 41 54 9 .167 0 3
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt 13 34 7 .206 1 3

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
Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton 41 346.1 27 10 1.97 310
Reynolds, KenKen Reynolds 33 154.1 2 15 4.26 87
Champion, BillBill Champion 30 132.2 4 14 5.09 54
Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman 23 119.2 4 10 4.36 69
Nash, JimJim Nash 9 37.1 0 8 6.27 15
Downs, DaveDave Downs 4 23 1 1 2.74 5

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
Brandon, BuckyBucky Brandon 42 104.1 7 7 3.45 67
Lersch, BarryBarry Lersch 36 100.2 4 6 3.04 48
Neibauer, GaryGary Neibauer 9 18.2 0 2 5.30 7

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
Scarce, MacMac Scarce 31 1 2 4 3.44 40
Hoerner, JoeJoe Hoerner 15 0 2 3 2.08 12

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Eugene Emeralds Pacific Coast League Andy Seminick
AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Jim Bunning
A Spartanburg Phillies Western Carolinas League Bob Wellman
A-Short Season Auburn Phillies New York–Penn League Nolan Campbell
Rookie Pulaski Phillies Appalachian League Harry Lloyd

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spartanburg[23]

Notes

  1. ↑ Lowell Palmer at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Steve Carlton at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Ruben Amaro at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  5. ↑ Mike Schmidt at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Andre Thornton at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Woodie Fryman at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Tom Underwood at Baseball-Reference
  9. ↑ Dan Boitano at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ "1972 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Original Regular Season Schedules". retrosheet.org. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chapman, Lou (April 14, 1972). "No Back Pay, No Makeups: Baseball Strike Settled at Last". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  13. ↑ "National League". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. April 24, 1972. p. 15. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  14. ↑ Feeney, Charley (April 24, 1972). "Frustration in Phily: Bucs Lose in 11, 5-4: Strand 17; Luzinski Hit Star". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 26, 29. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 10, 1972. p. 26. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. May 15, 1972. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Baseball". Milwaukee Journal. June 1, 1972. p. 20, part 2. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 20, 1972. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 27, 2015. Note: Makeup may have been September 2 rather than September 1.
  19. ↑ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwuakee, Wisconsin. June 21, 1972. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 27, 2015. Note: Makeup may have been September 1 rather than September 2.
  20. ↑ "Baseball". Milwaukee Journal. July 6, 1972. p. 13. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Baseball record". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. September 30, 1972. p. 29. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ MacDonald, Ian (September 30, 1972). "Rained out yesterday, play two today: Expos switch spring training site". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. 29. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  23. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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