1972 San Francisco Giants season
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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) |
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The 1972 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 90th year in Major League Baseball, their 15th year in San Francisco, and their 13th at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished in fifth place in the National League West with a record of 69–86. It was their first losing season in San Francisco and the franchise's first losing season since 1957, which was the franchise's final year in New York.
Offseason[]
- November 29, 1971: Gaylord Perry and Frank Duffy were traded by the Giants to the Cleveland Indians for Sam McDowell.[1]
- February 2, 1972: Hal Lanier was purchased from the Giants by the New York Yankees.[2]
- March 27, 1972: Rich Robertson was released by the Giants.[3]
Regular season[]
Franchise legend Willie Mays was traded to the New York Mets for Charlie Williams and US$50,000.[4] At the time, the Giants franchise was losing money. Owner Horace Stoneham could not guarantee Mays an income after retirement.
Season standings[]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | — | 42–34 | 53–25 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 10½ | 41–36 | 43–33 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 70 | 0.548 | 10½ | 41–34 | 44–36 |
Atlanta Braves | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 25 | 36–41 | 34–43 |
San Francisco Giants | 69 | 86 | 0.445 | 26½ | 34–43 | 35–43 |
San Diego Padres | 58 | 95 | 0.379 | 36½ | 26–54 | 32–41 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7–1 | 9–9 | 7–7 | 7–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5–1 | — | 8–4 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 10–5 | 10–8 | 10–7 | 3–12 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | 4–8 | — | 11–6 | 9–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 10–5 | 10–2 | |||||
Houston | 7–7 | 9–3 | 6–11 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 12–2 | 13–5 | 4–8 | |||||
Los Angeles | 8–7 | 4–8 | 5–9 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
Montreal | 8–4 | 5–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–12 | 10–6 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–8 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–6 | — | 13–5 | 8–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 7–10 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 12–3 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 6–8 | 13–5 | — | 10–2 | 9–3 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 11–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 2–12 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 2–10 | — | 4–10 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–10 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–4 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 8–10 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–9 | 9–7 | 7–8 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Opening Day lineup[]
Notable transactions[]
- May 11, 1972: Willie Mays was traded by the Giants to the New York Mets for Charlie Williams and $50,000.[5]
- June 6, 1972: Brian Asselstine was drafted by the Giants in the 7th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[6]
- June 6, 1972: Lenn Sakata was drafted by the Giants in the 14th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[7]
Roster[]
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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 |
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C | Dave Rader | 133 | 459 | 119 | .259 | 6 | 41 |
1B | Willie McCovey | 81 | 263 | 56 | .213 | 14 | 35 |
2B | Tito Fuentes | 152 | 572 | 151 | .264 | 7 | 53 |
SS | Chris Speier | 150 | 562 | 151 | .269 | 15 | 71 |
3B | Al Gallagher | 82 | 233 | 52 | .223 | 2 | 18 |
LF | Ken Henderson | 130 | 439 | 113 | .257 | 18 | 51 |
CF | Garry Maddox | 125 | 458 | 122 | .266 | 12 | 58 |
RF | Bobby Bonds | 153 | 626 | 162 | .259 | 26 | 80 |
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 |
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Dave Kingman | 135 | 472 | 106 | .225 | 29 | 83 |
Ed Goodson | 58 | 150 | 42 | .280 | 6 | 30 |
Jim Howarth | 74 | 119 | 28 | .235 | 1 | 7 |
Fran Healy | 45 | 99 | 15 | .152 | 1 | 8 |
Chris Arnold | 51 | 84 | 19 | .226 | 1 | 4 |
Jim Ray Hart | 24 | 79 | 24 | .304 | 5 | 8 |
Bernie Williams | 46 | 68 | 13 | .191 | 3 | 9 |
Gary Matthews | 20 | 62 | 18 | .290 | 4 | 14 |
Willie Mays | 19 | 49 | 9 | .184 | 0 | 3 |
Gary Thomasson | 10 | 27 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Dámaso Blanco | 39 | 20 | 7 | .350 | 0 | 2 |
Russ Gibson | 5 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
Jimmy Rosario | 7 | 2 | 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 |
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Ron Bryant | 35 | 214 | 14 | 7 | 2.90 | 107 |
Juan Marichal | 25 | 165 | 6 | 16 | 3.71 | 72 |
Sam McDowell | 28 | 164.1 | 10 | 8 | 4.33 | 122 |
Jim Willoughby | 11 | 87.2 | 6 | 4 | 2.36 | 40 |
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 |
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Jim Barr | 44 | 179 | 8 | 10 | 2.87 | 86 |
Steve Stone | 27 | 123.2 | 6 | 8 | 2.98 | 85 |
Frank Reberger | 20 | 99.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.99 | 52 |
Don Carrithers | 25 | 90 | 4 | 8 | 5.80 | 42 |
John Cumberland | 9 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 8.64 | 8 |
Charlie Williams | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.68 | 3 |
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 |
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Jerry Johnson | 48 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4.42 | 57 |
Don McMahon | 44 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.71 | 45 |
Randy Moffitt | 40 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3.69 | 37 |
Elias Sosa | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.30 | 10 |
John Morris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 5 |
Awards and honors[]
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Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Jim Davenport |
AA | Amarillo Giants | Texas League | Dennis Sommers |
A | Fresno Giants | California League | Frank Funk |
A | Decatur Commodores | Midwest League | Jim McKnight |
A | Anderson Giants | Western Carolinas League | Max Lanier |
Rookie | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League |
References[]
- ^ Sam McDowell at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Hal Lanier at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Rich Robertson at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "Willie Mays transactions". Retrieved October 22, 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Willie Mays at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Brian Asselstine at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "Lenn Sakata Stats".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[]
- 1972 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference
- 1972 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball Almanac
- San Francisco Giants seasons
- 1972 Major League Baseball season
- 1972 in sports in California