The 1972 Montreal Expos season was the fourth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fifth place in the National League East with a record of 70–86, games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted by the Expos from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 rule 5 draft.Tom Walker at Baseball Reference December 6, 1971: Adolfo Phillips was purchased by the Expos from the Cleveland Indians.Adolfo Phillips at Baseball Reference January 28, 1972: Claude Raymond was released by the Expos.Claude Raymond at Baseball Reference March 24, 1972: César Gutiérrez was purchased by the Expos from the Detroit Tigers.César Gutiérrez at Baseball Reference

Spring training The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their fourth season at the stadium. The following season, the Expos would move their spring training activities to City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, where they would train through 1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the 1981 through 1997 seasons.

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.

Opening Day lineup

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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.Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference July 10, 1972: Bobby Wine was released by the Expos.Bobby Wine at Baseball Reference

Draft picks June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft Ellis Valentine was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round.Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference Gary Carter was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round.Gary Carter at Baseball Reference Mike Hart was drafted by the Expos in the 11th round.Mike Hart at Baseball Reference Keith Drumright was drafted by the Expos in the 18th round, but did not sign.Keith Drumright at Baseball Reference

Roster 1972 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader 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 Terry Humphrey 69 215 40 .186 1 9 1B Mike Jorgensen 113 372 86 .231 13 47 2B Ron Hunt 129 443 112 .253 0 18 SS Tim Foli 149 540 130 .241 2 35 3B Bob Bailey 143 489 114 .233 16 57 LF Ken Singleton 142 507 139 .274 14 50 CF Boots Day 128 386 90 .233 0 30 RF Ron Fairly 140 446 124 .278 17 68

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 Tim McCarver 77 239 60 .251 5 20 Ron Woods 97 221 57 .258 10 31 John Boccabella 83 207 47 .227 1 10 83 181 28 .155 2 7 Clyde Mashore 93 176 40 .227 3 23 Jim Fairey 86 141 33 .234 1 15 Hal Breeden 42 87 20 .230 3 10 Coco Laboy 28 69 18 .261 3 14 John Bateman 18 29 7 .241 0 3 Bobby Wine 34 18 4 .222 0 0 Pepe Mangual 8 11 3 .273 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 36 250.2 12 14 2.98 171 Mike Torrez 34 243.1 16 12 3.33 112 Carl Morton 27 172.0 7 13 3.92 51 Ernie McAnally 29 170.0 6 15 3.81 102 Balor Moore 22 147.2 9 9 3.47 161

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 Steve Renko 30 97.0 1 10 5.20 66

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 Mike Marshall 65 14 8 18 1.78 95 John Strohmayer 48 1 2 3 3.52 50 46 2 2 2 2.89 42 22 0 1 0 8.45 25 13 2 0 0 7.78 13 1 0 0 0 27.00 0

Awards and honors 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Bill Stoneman, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Notes

References

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