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.Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted from the Orioles by the Montreal Expos in the 1971 rule 5 draft.Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference 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.Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference 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.Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1972 season: Lew Beasley was acquired from the Orioles by the Texas Rangers.Lew Beasley page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

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

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

Roster 1972 Baltimore Orioles 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 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 Player G 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 Player 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 Player 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

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