1972 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1972 National League East Wrigley Field Chicago 85 70 y 2nd Philip K. Wrigley John Holland Leo Durocher, Whitey Lockman WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Jim West) WGN(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) chc CHC The 1972 Chicago Cubs season was the 101st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 97th in the National League and the 57th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished second in the National League East with a record of 85–70. Offseason November 29, 1971: Ken Holtzman was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Rick Monday.Rick Monday at Baseball Reference December 1, 1971: Ernie Banks was released by the Cubs.Ernie Banks at Baseball Reference January 20, 1972: Johnny Callison was traded by the Cubs to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Jack Aker to the Cubs on May 17.Johnny Callison at Baseball Reference February 14, 1972: Julio González was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Julio González at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions August 18, 1972: Tommy Davis was traded by the Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles for Elrod Hendricks.Elrod Hendricks at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft Buddy Schultz was drafted by the Cubs in the 6th round.Buddy Schultz at Baseball Reference Ray Burris was drafted by the Cubs in the 17th round. Player signed June 11, 1972.Ray Burris at Baseball Reference Roster 1972 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 38 Jack Aker 33 Bill Bonham 34 Clint Compton 37 Joe Decker 40 Larry Gura 37 Steve Hamilton 49 Bill Hands 44 Burt Hooton 31 Ferguson Jenkins 30 Dan McGinn 32 Milt Pappas 36 Tom Phoebus 46 Juan Pizarro 27 Phil Regan 48 Rick Reuschel Catchers 47 Frank Fernández 39 Elrod Hendricks  9 Randy Hundley 12 J. C. Martin 15 Ken Rudolph Infielders 18 Glenn Beckert 19 Pat Bourque 24 Tommy Davis 23 Carmen Fanzone 28 Jim Hickman 11 Don Kessinger 29 Al Montreuil  8 Joe Pepitone 22 Paul Popovich 17 Dave Rosello 10 Ron Santo 24 Art Shamsky Outfielders  1 José Cardenal 16,21 Gene Hiser 24 Pete LaCock  7 Rick Monday 25 Billy North 27 Jim Tyrone 26 Billy Williams Other batters 17 Frank Coggins 20 Chris Ward Manager  2 Leo Durocher 16 Whitey Lockman Coaches  4 Hank Aguirre (Bench) 14 Ernie Banks (First base)  3 Larry Jansen (Pitching)  5 Q. V. Lowe (Bullpen)  6 Pete Reiser (Third base) 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 Randy Hundley 114 357 78 .218 5 30 1B Jim Hickman 115 368 100 .272 17 64 2B Glenn Beckert 120 474 128 .270 3 43 SS Don Kessinger 149 577 158 .274 1 39 3B Ron Santo 133 464 140 .302 17 74 LF Billy Williams Billy Williams (left fielder) 150 574 191 .333 37 122 CF Rick Monday 138 434 108 .249 11 42 RF José Cardenal 143 533 155 .291 17 70 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 Carmen Fanzone 86 222 50 .225 8 42 Joe Pepitone 66 214 56 .262 8 21 Paul Popovich 58 129 25 .194 1 11 Bill North 66 127 23 .181 0 4 Ken Rudolph 42 106 25 .236 2 9 J.C. Martin 25 50 12 .240 0 7 Gene Hiser 32 46 9 .196 0 4 Elrod Hendricks 17 43 5 .116 2 6 Pat Bourque 11 27 7 .259 0 5 Tommy Davis Tommy Davis (outfielder) 15 26 7 .269 0 6 Art Shamsky 15 16 2 .125 0 1 Dave Rosello 5 12 3 .250 1 3 Al Montreuil 5 11 1 .091 0 0 Jim Tyrone 13 8 0 .000 0 0 Pete LaCock 5 6 3 .500 0 4 Frank Fernández Frank Fernández (baseball) 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Frank Coggins 6 1 0 .000 0 0 Chris Ward 1 1 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 SOFerguson Jenkins36289.120123.20184Burt Hooton33218.111142.80132Milt Pappas29195.01772.7780Bill Hands32189.01183.0096Rick Reuschel31129.01082.9387 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 Juan Pizarro 16 59.1 4 5 3.94 24 Bill Bonham 19 57.2 1 1 3.12 49 Joe Decker 5 12.2 1 0 2.13 7 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 Jack Aker 48 6 6 17 2.96 36 Dan McGinn 42 0 5 4 5.89 42 Tom Phoebus 37 3 3 6 3.78 59 Steve Hamilton 22 1 0 0 4.76 13 Larry Gura 7 0 0 0 3.65 13 Phil Regan 5 0 1 0 2.25 2 Clint Compton 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Jim Marshall AA Midland Cubs Texas League Al Spangler A Quincy Cubs Midwest League Dick LeMay Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Walt Dixon LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Cubs 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:Long stubs with short prose