1972 San Francisco Giants season

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1972 San Francisco Giants Willie Mays final season in San Francisco
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Candlestick Park (Since 1960) San Francisco, California (Since 1958)
1972 Information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General Manager(s)	Jerry Donovan
Manager(s)	Charlie Fox
Local television	KTVU (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
Local radio	KSFO (Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Award Winners
4 References

[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

In May 1972, Mays was traded to the New York Mets for Charlie Williams and $50,000.^[2] At the time, the Giants franchise was losing money. Owner Horace Stoneham could not guarantee Mays an income after retirement.

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	95	59	--	.617
Los Angeles Dodgers	85	70	10.5	.548
Houston Astros	84	69	10.5	.549
Atlanta Braves	70	84	25	.455
San Francisco Giants	69	86	26.5	.445
San Diego Padres	58	95	36.5	.379

[edit] Roster

1972 San Francisco Giants roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[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

[edit] References

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdowsa01.shtml
^ Mays Trade (at bottom). Retrieved on 2006-10-22.

v • d • e 1972 MLB season by team

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NL East	Chicago · Montréal · New York · Philadelphia Pittsburgh · St. Louis

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1972 All-Star Game · 1972 World Series

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Points of Interest	The Castro • Murals in Balmy Alley • North Beach• Haight-Ashbury • The ruins of Sutro Baths • Jack Kerouac Alley

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