1972 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1972 Pittsburgh Pirates 1972 NL East Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1887) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (Since 1970) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Since 1887)
1972 Information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath
General Manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Bill Virdon
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Nellie King
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Nellie King

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Opening Day Starters 1.2 Season standings 1.3 Notable Transactions 1.4 Roster 2 Player Stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 National League Championship Series 4 Award Winners 5 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	59	.619	0
Chicago Cubs	85	70	.548	11.0
New York Mets	83	73	.532	13.5
St. Louis Cardinals	75	81	.481	21.5
Montreal Expos	70	86	.449	26.5
Philadelphia Phillies	59	97	.378	37.5

[edit] Notable Transactions

June 6, 1972: John Candelaria was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. ^[1]

[edit] Roster

1972 Pittsburgh Pirates roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[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] National League Championship Series

Main article: 1972 National League Championship Series

[edit] Award Winners

1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

[edit] References

• 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1972 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore · Boston · Cleveland · Detroit · Milwaukee · New York AL West California · Chicago · Kansas City · Minnesota · Oakland · Texas NL East Chicago · Montréal · New York · Philadelphia Pittsburgh · St. Louis NL West Atlanta · Cincinnati · Houston · Los Angeles · San Diego · San Francisco 1972 All-Star Game · 1972 World Series

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Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1971

NL East Championship Season 1972

Succeeded by New York Mets 1973