1972 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1972 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 80–74 (.519) 3rd Jerold Hoffberger Frank Cashen Earl Weaver WJZ-TV 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.Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted from the Orioles by the Montreal Expos in the 1971 rule 5 draft.Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference 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.Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference 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.Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1972 season: Lew Beasley was acquired from the Orioles by the Texas Rangers.Lew Beasley page at Baseball Reference Regular season OsRetired20.PNG Frank Robinson 20 Baltimore Orioles 1972 Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Opening Day lineup Notable transactions April 2, 1972: Dave Boswell was released by the Orioles.Dave Boswell page at Baseball Reference August 18, 1972: Elrod Hendricks was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Tommy Davis.Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference August 22, 1972: Chico Salmon was released by the Orioles.Chico Salmon page at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 6, 1972: Bobby Brown was drafted by the Orioles in the 11th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference Roster 1972 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 13 Doyle Alexander 35 Mike Cuellar 37 Pat Dobson 44 Roric Harrison 23 Grant Jackson 40 Dave Leonhard 19 Dave McNally 22 Jim Palmer 34 Bob Reynolds 43 Mickey Scott 39 Eddie Watt Catchers  8 Andy Etchebarren 10 Elrod Hendricks 12 Johnny Oates 10 Sergio Robles Infielders  7 Mark Belanger 32 Enos Cabell 3,16 Bobby Grich 15 Davey Johnson 32 Tom Matchick 26 Boog Powell  5 Brooks Robinson 30 Chico Salmon Outfielders 25 Don Baylor  6 Paul Blair  9 Don Buford  1 Al Bumbry  2 Rich Coggins 11 Terry Crowley 36 Tommy Davis 14 Merv Rettenmund 28 Tom Shopay Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger 41 Jim Frey 55 Billy Hunter 48 George Staller 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 Johnny Oates 85 253 66 .261 4 21 1B Boog Powell 140 465 .117 252 21 81 2B Davey Johnson 118 376 83 .221 5 32 3B Brooks Robinson 153 556 139 .250 8 64 SS Mark Belanger 113 285 53 .186 2 16 LF Don Buford 125 408 84 .206 5 22 CF Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 142 477 111 .233 8 49 RF Merv Rettenmund 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 Bobby Grich 133 460 128 .278 12 50 Don Baylor 102 320 81 .253 11 38 Terry Crowley 97 247 57 .231 11 29 Andy Etchebarren 71 188 38 .202 2 21 Elrod Hendricks 33 84 13 .155 0 4 Tommy Davis Tommy Davis (outfielder) 26 82 21 .256 0 6 Tom Shopay 49 40 9 .225 0 2 Rich Coggins 16 39 13 .333 0 1 Chico Salmon 17 16 1 .063 0 0 Al Bumbry 9 11 4 .364 0 0 Tom Matchick 3 9 2 .222 0 0 Enos Cabell 3 5 0 .000 0 1 Sergio Robles 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 Jim Palmer 36 274.1 21 10 2.07 184 Pat Dobson 38 268.1 16 18 2.65 161 Mike Cuellar 35 248.1 18 12 2.57 132 Dave McNally 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Doyle Alexander 35 106.1 6 8 2.45 49 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 Grant Jackson Grant Jackson (baseball) 32 1 1 8 2.63 34 Roric Harrison 39 3 4 4 2.30 62 Eddie Watt 38 2 3 7 2.17 23 Mickey Scott 15 0 1 0 2.74 11 Dave Leonhard 14 0 0 0 4.50 7 Bob Reynolds Bob Reynolds (baseball) 3 0 0 0 1.86 5 Awards and honors Brooks Robinson, Commissioner's Award Farm system AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli AA Asheville Orioles Southern League Cal Ripken Sr. A Lodi Orioles California League Jimmie Schaffer A Miami Orioles Florida State League Woody Smith A-Short Season Lewiston Broncs Northwest League Bobby Malkmus Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League George Farson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Miami, Lewiston Notes 2 References 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 Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles Category:1970s in Baltimore