1972 Montreal Expos season
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, 26½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Record | 70–86 (.449) |
Divisional place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman; John McHale (president) |
General manager(s) | Jim Fanning |
Manager(s) | Gene Mauch |
Local television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Jackie Robinson) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) |
Local radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor) CKAC (French) (Jean-Pierre Roy, Jacques Doucet) |
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Offseason
- November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted by the Expos from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 rule 5 draft.[1]
- December 6, 1971: Adolfo Phillips was purchased by the Expos from the Cleveland Indians.[2]
- January 28, 1972: Claude Raymond was released by the Expos.[3]
- March 24, 1972: César Gutiérrez was purchased by the Expos from the Detroit Tigers.[4]
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.
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 59 | 0.619 | — | 49–29 | 47–30 |
Chicago Cubs | 85 | 70 | 0.548 | 11 | 46–31 | 39–39 |
New York Mets | 83 | 73 | 0.532 | 13½ | 41–37 | 42–36 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 81 | 0.481 | 21½ | 40–37 | 35–44 |
Montreal Expos | 70 | 86 | 0.449 | 26½ | 35–43 | 35–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 97 | 0.378 | 37½ | 28–51 | 31–46 |
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 | — |
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.[5]
- July 10, 1972: Bobby Wine was released by the Expos.[6]
Draft picks
- June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft
- Ellis Valentine was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round.[7]
- Gary Carter was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round.[8]
- Mike Hart was drafted by the Expos in the 11th round.[9]
- Keith Drumright was drafted by the Expos in the 18th round, but did not sign.[10]
Roster
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Player stats
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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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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Héctor Torres | 83 | 181 | 28 | .155 | 2 | 7 |
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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Bill Stoneman | 36 | 250.2 | 12 | 14 | 2.98 | 171 |
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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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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Tom Walker | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.89 | 42 |
Joe Gilbert | 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
Farm system
Notes
- Tom Walker at Baseball Reference
- Adolfo Phillips at Baseball Reference
- Claude Raymond at Baseball Reference
- César Gutiérrez at Baseball Reference
- Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference
- Bobby Wine at Baseball Reference
- Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference
- Gary Carter at Baseball Reference
- Mike Hart at Baseball Reference
- Keith Drumright at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1972 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
- 1972 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac