1972 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1972 National League East Jarry Park Montreal 70–86 (.449) 5th Jim Fanning Charles Bronfman; John McHale (president) Gene Mauch CBC Television(Dave Van Horne, Jackie Robinson)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor)CKAC (French)(Jean-Pierre Roy, Jacques Doucet) The 1972 Montreal Expos season was the fourth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fifth place in the National League East with a record of 70–86, 26 1 2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. Offseason November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted by the Expos from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 rule 5 draft.Tom Walker at Baseball Reference December 6, 1971: Adolfo Phillips was purchased by the Expos from the Cleveland Indians.Adolfo Phillips at Baseball Reference January 28, 1972: Claude Raymond was released by the Expos.Claude Raymond at Baseball Reference March 24, 1972: César Gutiérrez was purchased by the Expos from the Detroit Tigers.César Gutiérrez at Baseball Reference Spring training The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their fourth season at the stadium. The following season, the Expos would move their spring training activities to City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, where they would train through 1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the 1981 through 1997 seasons. Regular season October 2, 1972: Bill Stoneman pitched his second career no-hitter (the final score of this one was also 7–0) in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets at Jarry Park. The no-hitter was the first ever pitched outside the United States. Future broadcaster Tim McCarver was Stoneman's catcher. Opening Day lineup Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Notable transactions April 5, 1972: Rusty Staub was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Ken Singleton, Mike Jorgensen, and Tim Foli.Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference July 10, 1972: Bobby Wine was released by the Expos.Bobby Wine at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft Ellis Valentine was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round.Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference Gary Carter was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round.Gary Carter at Baseball Reference Mike Hart was drafted by the Expos in the 11th round.Mike Hart at Baseball Reference Keith Drumright was drafted by the Expos in the 18th round, but did not sign.Keith Drumright at Baseball Reference Roster 1972 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 42 Joe Gilbert 23 Denny Lemaster 28 Mike Marshall 21 Ernie McAnally 15 Balor Moore 44 Carl Morton 18 Steve Renko 26 Bill Stoneman 36 John Strohmayer 24 Mike Torrez 20 Tom Walker Catchers  2 John Bateman 12 John Boccabella 22 Terry Humphrey  2 Tim McCarver Infielders  3 Bob Bailey 23 Hal Breeden 19 Tim Foli 33 Ron Hunt 16 Mike Jorgensen 39 Coco Laboy 25 Héctor Torres  7 Bobby Wine Outfielders  8 Boots Day 35 Jim Fairey  6 Ron Fairly 11 Pepe Mangual  5 Clyde Mashore 29 Ken Singleton 43 Ron Woods Manager  4 Gene Mauch Coaches 34 Jimmy Bragan 14 Larry Doby 32 Cal McLish 31 Jerry Zimmerman Player stats = Indicates team 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 Terry Humphrey 69 215 40 .186 1 9 1B Mike Jorgensen 113 372 86 .231 13 47 2B Ron Hunt 129 443 112 .253 0 18 SS Tim Foli 149 540 130 .241 2 35 3B Bob Bailey 143 489 114 .233 16 57 LF Ken Singleton 142 507 139 .274 14 50 CF Boots Day 128 386 90 .233 0 30 RF Ron Fairly 140 446 124 .278 17 68 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 Tim McCarver 77 239 60 .251 5 20 Ron Woods 97 221 57 .258 10 31 John Boccabella 83 207 47 .227 1 10 Héctor Torres 83 181 28 .155 2 7 Clyde Mashore 93 176 40 .227 3 23 Jim Fairey 86 141 33 .234 1 15 Hal Breeden 42 87 20 .230 3 10 Coco Laboy 28 69 18 .261 3 14 John Bateman 18 29 7 .241 0 3 Bobby Wine 34 18 4 .222 0 0 Pepe Mangual 8 11 3 .273 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 Bill Stoneman 36 250.2 12 14 2.98 171 Mike Torrez 34 243.1 16 12 3.33 112 Carl Morton 27 172.0 7 13 3.92 51 Ernie McAnally 29 170.0 6 15 3.81 102 Balor Moore 22 147.2 9 9 3.47 161 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 Steve Renko 30 97.0 1 10 5.20 66 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 Mike Marshall 65 14 8 18 1.78 95 John Strohmayer 48 1 2 3 3.52 50 Tom Walker Tom Walker (1970s pitcher) 46 2 2 2 2.89 42 Joe Gilbert Joe Gilbert (baseball) 22 0 1 0 8.45 25 Denny Lemaster 13 2 0 0 7.78 13 Héctor Torres 1 0 0 0 27.00 0 Awards and honors 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Bill Stoneman, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Peninsula Whips International League Bill Adair AA Québec Carnavals Eastern League Karl Kuehl A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Lance Nichols A-Short Season Jamestown Falcons New York–Penn League Walt Hriniak Rookie Cocoa Expos Florida East Coast League Pat Daugherty 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 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1972 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1972 in Montreal Category:1972 in sports in Quebec