1972 Cleveland Indians season

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1972 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
Location
1972 Information
Owner(s) Vernon Stouffer
General Manager(s) Gabe Paul
Manager(s) Ken Aspromonte
Local television WJW (TV)
(Harry Jones, Rocky Colavito)
Local radio WERE
(Herb Score, Bob Neal)

Contents

[edit] Offseason

November 29, 1971: Sam McDowell was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the San Francisco Giants for Gaylord Perry and Frank Duffy. [1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
Detroit Tigers 86 70 .551 0
Boston Red Sox 85 70 .548 0.5
Baltimore Orioles 80 74 .519 5
New York Yankees 79 76 .510 6.5
Cleveland Indians 72 84 .462 14.0
Milwaukee Brewers 65 91 .417 21.0


[edit] Notable Transactions

  • June 6, 1972: Dennis Eckersley was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1972.

[edit] Roster

1972 Cleveland Indians roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Game log

Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
162

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO


[edit] Award Winners

All-Star Game

[edit] References

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1972 MLB season by team
AL East
Baltimore · Boston · Cleveland · Detroit · Milwaukee · New York
AL West
NL East
NL West
1972 All-Star Game · 1972 World Series
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Cleveland Indians franchise
AAA AA A Rookie
Buffalo Bisons Akron Aeros
 Kinston Indians
Lake County Captains
Mahoning Valley Scrappers		 Gulf Coast Indians
DSL Indians
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Cleveland Indians
Based in Cleveland, Ohio
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42 • 455
Key Personnel
Owner: Larry Dolan • General Manager: Mark Shapiro • Manager: Eric Wedge
World Series
Champions (2)
American League
Pennants (5)
1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997
Division
Championships
Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007 • Wild Card: none
Minor League
Affiliates
Other Assets