1972 Baltimore Orioles season explained

Baltimore Orioles
Season:	1972
League:	American League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Memorial Stadium
City:	Baltimore, Maryland
Record:	80–74 (.519)
Divisional Place:	3rd
Owners:	Jerold Hoffberger
General Managers:	Frank Cashen
Managers:	Earl Weaver
Television:	WJZ-TV
Radio:	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, John Gordon, Bill O'Donnell)

The 1972 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League East with a record of 80 wins and 74 losses.

Offseason

• October 22, 1971: Mike Ferraro and Mike Herson (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tom Matchick and Bruce Look.^[1]
• November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted from the Orioles by the Montreal Expos in the 1971 rule 5 draft.^[2]
• December 2, 1971: Frank Robinson and Pete Richert were traded by the Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Doyle Alexander, Bob O'Brien, Sergio Robles, and Royle Stillman.^[3]
• December 9, 1971: Curt Motton was traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and cash. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Bob Reynolds to the Orioles on March 25, 1972.^[4]
• Prior to 1972 season: Lew Beasley was acquired from the Orioles by the Texas Rangers.^[5]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1972: Dave Boswell was released by the Orioles.^[6]
• August 18, 1972: Elrod Hendricks was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Tommy Davis.^[7]
• August 22, 1972: Chico Salmon was released by the Orioles.^[8]

Draft picks

• June 6, 1972: Bobby Brown was drafted by the Orioles in the 11th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft.^[9]

Roster

1972 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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		85	253	66	.261	4	21
1B		140	465	.117	252	21	81
2B		118	376	83	.221	5	32
3B		153	556	139	.250	8	64
SS		113	285	53	.186	2	16
LF		125	408	84	.206	5	22
CF		142	477	111	.233	8	49
RF		102	301	70	.233	6	21

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
	133	460	128	.278	12	50
	102	320	81	.253	11	38
	97	247	57	.231	11	29
	71	188	38	.202	2	21
	33	84	13	.155	0	4
	26	82	21	.256	0	6
	49	40	9	.225	0	2
	16	39	13	.333	0	1
	17	16	1	.063	0	0
	9	11	4	.364	0	0
	3	9	2	.222	0	0
	3	5	0	.000	0	1
	2	5	1	.200	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	274.1	21	10	2.07	184
	38	268.1	16	18	2.65	161
	35	248.1	18	12	2.57	132
	36	241.0	13	17	2.95	120

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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
	32	1	1	8	2.63	34
	39	3	4	4	2.30	62
	38	2	3	7	2.17	23
	15	0	1	0	2.74	11
	14	0	0	0	4.50	7
	3	0	0	0	1.86	5

Awards and honors

• Brooks Robinson, Commissioner's Award

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Miami, Lewiston

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1972 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1972 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/matchto01.shtml Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/walketo02.shtml Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robinfr02.shtml Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mottocu01.shtml Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beaslle01.shtml Lew Beasley page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bosweda01.shtml Dave Boswell page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hendrel01.shtml Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/salmoch01.shtml Chico Salmon page at Baseball Reference
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownbo04.shtml Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference