1972 Baltimore Orioles season

1972 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	80–74 (.519)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	Earl Weaver
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, John Gordon, Bill O'Donnell)
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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.^[1]
November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted from the Orioles by the Montreal Expos in the 1971 rule 5 draft.^[2]
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.^[3]
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.^[4]
Prior to 1972 season: Lew Beasley was acquired from the Orioles by the Texas Rangers.^[5]

Regular season


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

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	86	70	0.551	—	44–34	42–36
Boston Red Sox	85	70	0.548	½	52–26	33–44
Baltimore Orioles	80	74	0.519	5	38–39	42–35
New York Yankees	79	76	0.510	6½	46–31	33–45
Cleveland Indians	72	84	0.462	14	43–34	29–50
Milwaukee Brewers	65	91	0.417	21	37–42	28–49

Record vs. opponents

1972 American League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

April 2, 1972: Dave Boswell was released by the Orioles.^[6]
August 18, 1972: Elrod Hendricks was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Tommy Davis.^[7]
August 22, 1972: Chico Salmon was released by the Orioles.^[8]

Draft picks

June 6, 1972: Bobby Brown was drafted by the Orioles in the 11th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft.^[9]

Roster

1972 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

13 Doyle Alexander

35 Mike Cuellar

37 Pat Dobson

44 Roric Harrison

23 Grant Jackson

40 Dave Leonhard

19 Dave McNally

22 Jim Palmer

34 Bob Reynolds

43 Mickey Scott

39 Eddie Watt

Catchers

8 Andy Etchebarren

10 Elrod Hendricks

12 Johnny Oates

10 Sergio Robles

Infielders

7 Mark Belanger

32 Enos Cabell

3,16 Bobby Grich

15 Davey Johnson

32 Tom Matchick

26 Boog Powell

5 Brooks Robinson

30 Chico Salmon

Outfielders

25 Don Baylor

6 Paul Blair

9 Don Buford

1 Al Bumbry

2 Rich Coggins

11 Terry Crowley

36 Tommy Davis

14 Merv Rettenmund

28 Tom Shopay

Manager

4 Earl Weaver

Coaches

31 George Bamberger

41 Jim Frey

55 Billy Hunter

48 George Staller

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
C	Oates, JohnnyJohnny Oates	85	253	66	.261	4	21
1B	Powell, BoogBoog Powell	140	465	.117	252	21	81
2B	Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson	118	376	83	.221	5	32
3B	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	153	556	139	.250	8	64
SS	Belanger, MarkMark Belanger	113	285	53	.186	2	16
LF	Buford, DonDon Buford	125	408	84	.206	5	22
CF	Blair, PaulPaul Blair	142	477	111	.233	8	49
RF	Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund	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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Grich, BobbyBobby Grich	133	460	128	.278	12	50
Baylor, DonDon Baylor	102	320	81	.253	11	38
Crowley, TerryTerry Crowley	97	247	57	.231	11	29
Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren	71	188	38	.202	2	21
Hendricks, ElrodElrod Hendricks	33	84	13	.155	0	4
Davis, TommyTommy Davis	26	82	21	.256	0	6
Shopay, TomTom Shopay	49	40	9	.225	0	2
Coggins, RichRich Coggins	16	39	13	.333	0	1
Salmon, ChicoChico Salmon	17	16	1	.063	0	0
Bumbry, AlAl Bumbry	9	11	4	.364	0	0
Matchick, TomTom Matchick	3	9	2	.222	0	0
Cabell, EnosEnos Cabell	3	5	0	.000	0	1
Robles, SergioSergio Robles	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Palmer, JimJim Palmer	36	274.1	21	10	2.07	184
Dobson, PatPat Dobson	38	268.1	16	18	2.65	161
Cuellar, MikeMike Cuellar	35	248.1	18	12	2.57	132
McNally, DaveDave McNally	36	241	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
Alexander, DoyleDoyle Alexander	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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Harrison, RoricRoric Harrison	39	3	4	4	2.30	62
Watt, EddieEddie Watt	38	2	3	7	2.17	23
Jackson, GrantGrant Jackson	32	1	1	8	2.63	34
Scott, MickeyMickey Scott	15	0	1	0	2.74	11
Leonhard, DaveDave Leonhard	14	0	0	0	4.50	7
Reynolds, BobBob Reynolds	3	0	0	0	1.86	5

Awards and honors

Brooks Robinson, Commissioner's Award

Farm system

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

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 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1972 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

1972 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1972 All-Star Game 1972 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

Seasons (115)

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1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

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1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

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