The 1972 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 73rd season overall, and 72nd in the American League. They finished with a record of 87–67, good enough for second place in the American League West, games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.

Offseason October 22, 1971: Lowell Palmer was purchased by the White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.Lowell Palmer at Baseball-Reference December 2, 1971: Tommy John and Steve Huntz were traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dick Allen.Tommy John at Baseball Reference December 2, 1971: Rich McKinney was traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Stan Bahnsen.Rich McKinney at Baseball Reference December 14, 1971: Pat Jacquez was traded by the White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Qualls.Jim Qualls at Baseball Reference

Regular season July 31, 1972: Dick Allen hit two inside-the-park home runs in one game against the Minnesota Twins.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 262, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Walt Williams, RF Mike Andrews, 2B Dick Allen, 1B Bill Melton, 3B Carlos May, LF Rick Reichardt, CF Ed Herrmann, C Luis Alvarado, SS Wilbur Wood, P

Notable transactions May 16, 1972: Lowell Palmer was released by the White Sox. June 6, 1972: Nyls Nyman was drafted by the White Sox in the 16th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.Nyls Nyman at Baseball Reference June 16, 1972: Jim Qualls was released by the White Sox. August 17, 1972: Eddie Fisher was traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later and Bruce Miller. The Chicago White Sox sent Bruce Kimm (September 1, 1972) to the California Angels to complete the trade. September 1, 1972: Hank Allen was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Hank Allen at Baseball Reference

Roster 1972 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Dick Allen, 1B148 50690 156 28 53711399126 .308 19 Hank Allen, 3B 9 21 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 Luis Alvarado, SS, 2B 103 254 30 54 4 1 4 29 13 36 .213 2 Mike Andrews, 2B, 1B148 505 58 111 18 0 7 50 70 78 .220 2 Buddy Bradford, OF 35 48 13 13 2 0 2 8 4 13 .271 3 Chuck Brinkman, C 35 52 1 7 0 0 0 0 4 7 .135 0 Tom Egan, C 50 141 8 27 3 0 2 9 4 48 .191 0 Rudy Hernandez, SS 8 21 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .190 0 Ed Herrmann, C 116 354 23 88 9 0 10 40 43 37 .249 0 Jay Johnstone, OF 113 261 27 49 9 0 4 17 25 42 .188 2 Pat Kelly, RF 119 402 57 105 147 5 24 55 69 .26132 Jim Lyttle, CF, RF 44 82 8 19 5 2 0 5 1 28 .232 0 Carlos May, LF, 1B 148 523 83161 26 3 12 68 79 70 .308 23 Bill Melton, 3B 57 208 22 51 5 0 7 30 23 31 .245 1 Rich Morales, SS, 3B, 2B 110 287 24 59 7 1 2 20 19 49 .206 2 Tony Muser, 1B 44 61 6 17 2 2 1 9 2 6 .279 1 Jorge Orta, SS, 2B, 3B 51 124 20 25 3 1 3 11 6 37 .202 3 Jim Qualls, CF 11 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Rick Reichardt, CF, LF 101 291 31 73 14 4 8 43 28 63 .251 2 Lee Richard, CF 11 29 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 7 .241 1 Ed Spiezio, 3B 74 277 20 66 10 1 2 22 13 43 .238 0 Walt Williams, RF 77 221 22 55 7 1 2 11 13 20 .249 6 Hugh Yancy, 3B 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Cy Acosta, P 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Stan Bahnsen, P 44 92 5 14 2 0 0 2 1 38 .152 0 Tom Bradley, P 43 91 1 12 2 0 0 3 1 34 .132 0 Moe Drabowsky, P 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Eddie Fisher, P 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Terry Forster, P 63 19 1 10 0 0 0 3 1 2 .526 1 Jim Geddes, P 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Goose Gossage, P 36 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 0 Bart Johnson, P 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Steve Kealey, P 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Dave Lemonds, P 34 25 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 16 .120 0 Dan Neumeier, P 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Phil Regan, P 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 Vicente Romo, P 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Wilbur Wood, P 49 125 8 17 0 0 0 7 6 65 .136 0 154 5083 566 1208 170 28 108 528 511 991 .238 100

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Cy Acosta 3 0 1.56 26 0 5 34.2 25 6 6 2 20 28 Stan Bahnsen 21 16 3.60 43 41 0 252.1 263 107 101 22 74 157 Tom Bradley 15 14 2.98 40 40 0 260.0 225 94 86 19 69209 Moe Drabowsky 0 0 2.45 7 0 0 7.1 6 2 2 0 2 4 Eddie Fisher 0 1 4.43 6 4 0 22.1 31 13 11 1 9 10 Terry Forster 6 5 2.2562 029 100.0 75 31 25 0 47 104 Ken Frailing 1 0 3.00 4 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 Jim Geddes 0 0 6.97 5 1 0 10.1 12 9 8 1 10 3 Goose Gossage 7 1 4.28 36 1 2 80.0 72 44 38 2 47 57 Bart Johnson 0 3 9.22 9 0 1 13.2 18 20 14 2 15 9 Steve Kealey 3 2 3.30 40 0 4 57.1 50 21 21 4 13 37 Dave Lemonds 4 7 2.95 31 18 0 94.2 87 39 31 6 41 69 Dan Neumeier 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 3.0 2 3 3 0 3 0 Denny O'Toole 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 5.0 10 3 3 0 2 5 Phil Regan 0 1 4.05 10 0 0 13.1 18 7 6 1 8 4 Vicente Romo 3 0 3.31 28 0 1 51.2 47 19 19 5 20 46 Wilbur Wood24*17 2.51 4949 0 376.2325119 105 2879 193 87 67 3.12 154 154 42 1385.1 1269 538 480 94 460 936 Tied for League lead

Farm system

Notes

References

1972 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference