| 1972 Montreal Expos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Jarry Park | |||
| City | Montreal | |||
| Record | 70–86 (.449) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Charles Bronfman;John McHale(president) | |||
| General managers | Jim Fanning | |||
| Managers | Gene Mauch | |||
| Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne,Jackie Robinson) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |||
| Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne,Russ Taylor) CKAC (French) (Jean-Pierre Roy,Jacques Doucet) | |||
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The1972Montreal Expos season was the fourth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fifth place in theNational League East with a record of 70–86,26+1⁄2 games behind thePittsburgh Pirates.
The Expos heldspring training atWest Palm Beach Municipal Stadium inWest Palm Beach,Florida, a facility they shared with theAtlanta Braves. It was their fourth season at the stadium. Thefollowing season, the Expos would move their spring training activities toCity Island Ball Park inDaytona Beach, Florida, where they would train through1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the1981 through1997 seasons.
| 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 Montreal Expos | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
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 |
| Héctor Torres | 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stoneman | 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 |
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 |
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 |
| Tom Walker | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.89 | 42 |
| Joe Gilbert | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.45 | 25 |
| Denny Lemaster | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.78 | 13 |
| Héctor Torres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game