The 1972 Chicago Cubs season was the 101st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 97th in the National League and the 57th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished second in the National League East with a record of 85–70.
Offseason November 29, 1971: Ken Holtzman was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Rick Monday.Rick Monday at Baseball Reference December 1, 1971: Ernie Banks was released by the Cubs.Ernie Banks at Baseball Reference January 20, 1972: Johnny Callison was traded by the Cubs to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Jack Aker to the Cubs on May 17.Johnny Callison at Baseball Reference February 14, 1972: Julio González was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Julio González at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions August 18, 1972: Tommy Davis was traded by the Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles for Elrod Hendricks.Elrod Hendricks at Baseball Reference
Draft picks June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft Buddy Schultz was drafted by the Cubs in the 6th round.Buddy Schultz at Baseball Reference Ray Burris was drafted by the Cubs in the 17th round. Player signed June 11, 1972.Ray Burris at Baseball Reference
Roster 1972 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Bench) (First base) (Pitching) (Bullpen) (Third base)
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 Randy Hundley 114 357 78 .218 5 30 1B Jim Hickman 115 368 100 .272 17 64 2B Glenn Beckert 120 474 128 .270 3 43 SS Don Kessinger 149 577 158 .274 1 39 3B Ron Santo 133 464 140 .302 17 74 LF 150 574 191 .333 37 122 CF 138 434 108 .249 11 42 RF 143 533 155 .291 17 70
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 Carmen Fanzone 86 222 50 .225 8 42 Joe Pepitone 66 214 56 .262 8 21 Paul Popovich 58 129 25 .194 1 11 Bill North 66 127 23 .181 0 4 Ken Rudolph 42 106 25 .236 2 9 J.C. Martin 25 50 12 .240 0 7 Gene Hiser 32 46 9 .196 0 4 17 43 5 .116 2 6 Pat Bourque 11 27 7 .259 0 5 15 26 7 .269 0 6 Art Shamsky 15 16 2 .125 0 1 Dave Rosello 5 12 3 .250 1 3 Al Montreuil 5 11 1 .091 0 0 13 8 0 .000 0 0 Pete LaCock 5 6 3 .500 0 4 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Frank Coggins 6 1 0 .000 0 0 Chris Ward 1 1 0 .000 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 SOFerguson Jenkins36289.120123.20184Burt Hooton33218.111142.80132Milt Pappas29195.01772.7780Bill Hands32189.01183.0096Rick Reuschel31129.01082.9387
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 Juan Pizarro 16 59.1 4 5 3.94 24 19 57.2 1 1 3.12 49 5 12.2 1 0 2.13 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 48 6 6 17 2.96 36 Dan McGinn 42 0 5 4 5.89 42 Tom Phoebus 37 3 3 6 3.78 59 Steve Hamilton 22 1 0 0 4.76 13 Larry Gura 7 0 0 0 3.65 13 Phil Regan 5 0 1 0 2.25 2 1 0 0 0 9.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Cubs
Notes
References
1972 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference