| 1972 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 85–70 (.548) | |||
| Divisional place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | John Holland | |||
| Managers | Leo Durocher,Whitey Lockman | |||
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse,Jim West) | |||
| Radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd,Lou Boudreau) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1972 Chicago Cubs season was the 101st season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 97th in theNational League and the 57th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished second in theNational League East with a record of 85–70.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 59 | .619 | — | 49–29 | 47–30 |
| Chicago Cubs | 85 | 70 | .548 | 11 | 46–31 | 39–39 |
| New York Mets | 83 | 73 | .532 | 13½ | 41–37 | 42–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 81 | .481 | 21½ | 40–37 | 35–44 |
| Montreal Expos | 70 | 86 | .449 | 26½ | 35–43 | 35–43 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 97 | .378 | 37½ | 28–51 | 31–46 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7–1 | 9–9 | 7–7 | 7–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5–1 | — | 8–4 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 10–5 | 10–8 | 10–7 | 3–12 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 4–8 | — | 11–6 | 9–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 10–5 | 10–2 | |||||
| Houston | 7–7 | 9–3 | 6–11 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 12–2 | 13–5 | 4–8 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 8–7 | 4–8 | 5–9 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
| Montreal | 8–4 | 5–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–12 | 10–6 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–8 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–6 | — | 13–5 | 8–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 7–10 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–7 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 12–3 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 6–8 | 13–5 | — | 10–2 | 9–3 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 11–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 2–12 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 2–10 | — | 4–10 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–10 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–4 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 8–10 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–9 | 9–7 | 7–8 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
| 1972 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches
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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 | Billy Williams | 150 | 574 | 191 | .333 | 37 | 122 |
| CF | Rick Monday | 138 | 434 | 108 | .249 | 11 | 42 |
| RF | José Cardenal | 143 | 533 | 155 | .291 | 17 | 70 |
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 |
| Elrod Hendricks | 17 | 43 | 5 | .116 | 2 | 6 |
| Pat Bourque | 11 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 5 |
| Tommy Davis | 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 |
| Jim Tyrone | 13 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 5 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Fernández | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Coggins | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Ward | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Jenkins | 36 | 289.1 | 20 | 12 | 3.20 | 184 |
| Burt Hooton | 33 | 218.1 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 | 132 |
| Milt Pappas | 29 | 195.0 | 17 | 7 | 2.77 | 80 |
| Bill Hands | 32 | 189.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.00 | 96 |
| Rick Reuschel | 31 | 129.0 | 10 | 8 | 2.93 | 87 |
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 |
| Bill Bonham | 19 | 57.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.12 | 49 |
| Joe Decker | 5 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Aker | 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 |
| Clint Compton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Wichita Aeros | American Association | Jim Marshall |
| AA | Midland Cubs | Texas League | Al Spangler |
| A | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | Dick LeMay |
| Rookie | GCL Cubs | Gulf Coast League | Walt Dixon |
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