1972 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1972 American League 79-76 (.510) East Yankee Stadium New York City CBS Lee MacPhail Ralph Houk WPIX(Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White) WMCA(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White) The 1972 New York Yankees season was the 70th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 79–76, finishing 6 1 2 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Offseason October 13, 1971: Jim Lyttle was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Rich Hinton.Rich Hinton page at Baseball Reference December 2, 1971: Stan Bahnsen was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Rich McKinney.Rich McKinney page at Baseball Reference December 2, 1971: Terry Ley and Gary Jones were traded by the Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Bernie Allen.Bernie Allen page at Baseball Reference January 20, 1972: The Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Johnny Callison. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Jack Aker to the Cubs on May 17.Johnny Callison page at Baseball Reference February 2, 1972: Hal Lanier was purchased by the Yankees from the San Francisco Giants.Hal Lanier page at Baseball Reference March 22, 1972: Danny Cater and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Sparky Lyle. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Mario Guerrero to the Red Sox on June 30.Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference March 31, 1972: Frank Tepedino was purchased by the Yankees from the Milwaukee Brewers.Frank Tepedino page at Baseball Reference Regular season YankeesRetired8.svg Yogi Berra 8 New York Yankees 1972 YankeesRetired8.svg Bill Dickey 8 New York Yankees 1972 Felipe Alou achieved two milestones in 1972. He got the 2,000th hit of his career and hit his 200th home run of his career. Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio were at Yankee Stadium for Old-Timers' Day on July 22, 1972. The event at the stadium brought together some of the greatest living Yankees and included an exhibition game featuring retired players.https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/09/21/sports/20080921_MOMENTS_SLIDESHOW_5.html Memorable Stadium Moments - the New York Times > Sports > Slide Show > Slide 5 of 10 The New York Times Season standings Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft Mickey Klutts was drafted by the Yankees in the 4th round.Mickey Klutts page at Baseball Reference Bob Kammeyer was drafted by the Yankees in the 21st round.Bob Kammeyer page at Baseball Reference September 7, 1972: Rich Hinton was purchased from the Yankees by the Texas Rangers. Roster 1972 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 22 Jack Aker 47 Fred Beene 29 Wade Blasingame 54 Steve Blateric 50 Al Closter 39 Casey Cox 43 Rob Gardner 45 Larry Gowell 45 Rich Hinton 18 Mike Kekich 22 Ron Klimkowski 38 Steve Kline 28 Sparky Lyle 40 Lindy McDaniel 50 Doc Medich 19 Fritz Peterson 54 Jim Roland 30 Mel Stottlemyre Catchers 23 John Ellis 15 Thurman Munson Infielders 11 Bernie Allen 24 Felipe Alou 12 Ron Blomberg 20 Horace Clarke  2 Jerry Kenney 36 Hal Lanier 27 Rich McKinney 17 Gene Michael 10 Celerino Sánchez Outfielders 25 Johnny Callison  1 Bobby Murcer 42 Charlie Spikes 14 Ron Swoboda 21 Rusty Torres  6 Roy White Other batters 41 Frank Tepedino Manager 35 Ralph Houk Coaches 44 Jim Hegan 32 Elston Howard 34 Dick Howser 31 Jim Turner Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Thurman Munson 140 511 143 .280 7 46 1B Ron Blomberg 107 299 80 .268 14 49 2B Horace Clarke 147 547 132 .241 3 37 3B Celerino Sanchez 71 250 62 .248 0 22 SS Gene Michael 126 391 91 .233 1 32 LF Roy White 155 556 150 .270 10 54 CF Bobby Murcer 153 585 171 .292 33 96 RF Johnny Callison 95 275 71 .258 9 34 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 Felipe Alou 120 324 90 .278 6 37 Bernie Allen 84 220 50 .227 9 21 Rusty Torres 80 199 42 .211 3 13 John Ellis 52 136 40 .294 5 25 Rich McKinney 37 121 26 .215 1 7 Jerry Kenney 50 119 25 .210 0 7 Ron Swoboda 63 113 28 .248 1 12 Hal Lanier 60 103 22 .214 0 6 Charlie Spikes 14 34 5 .147 0 3 Frank Tepedino 8 8 0 .000 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 Mel Stottlemyre 36 260.0 14 18 3.22 110 Fritz Peterson 35 250.1 17 15 3.24 100 Steve Kline 32 236.1 16 9 2.40 58 Mike Kekich 29 175.1 10 13 3.70 78 Rob Gardner Rob Gardner (baseball) 20 97.0 8 5 3.06 58 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 Rich Hinton 7 16.2 1 0 4.86 13 Casey Cox 5 11.2 0 1 4.63 4 Larry Gowell 2 7.0 0 1 1.29 7 Doc Medich 1 0.0 0 0 inf 0 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 Sparky Lyle 59 9 5 35 1.92 75 Lindy McDaniel 37 3 1 0 2.25 47 Fred Beene 29 1 3 3 2.34 37 Ron Klimkowski 16 0 3 1 4.02 11 Jim Roland 16 0 1 0 5.04 13 Wade Blasingame 12 0 1 0 4.24 7 Jack Aker 4 0 0 0 3.00 1 Al Closter 2 0 0 0 11.57 2 Steve Blateric 1 0 0 0 0.00 4 Awards and honors League leaders Sparky Lyle, American League leader, Saves (35) Bobby Murcer, American League leader, Runs (102)Yankee for Life, Bobby Murcer and Glen Waggoner, p. 68, Harper Collins, 2008, New York, 978-0-06-147342-5 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Frank Verdi AA West Haven Yankees Eastern League Bobby Cox A Kinston Eagles Carolina League Gene Hassell A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Pete Ward A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League George Case Rookie Johnson City Yankees Appalachian League Jerry Walker LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West HavenJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1972 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1972 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1970s in the Bronx