1972 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1972 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey
General manager(s)	Al Campanis
Manager(s)	Walter Alston
Local television	KTTV (11)
Local radio	KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrín
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The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season 10 games back in second place in the western division of the National League.

Offseason

October 21: Tommy Hutton was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Larry Hisle.^[1]
October 22, 1971: Bobby Darwin was traded by the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Paul Powell.^[2]
October 24, 1971: Maury Wills was released by the Dodgers.^[3]
December 2, 1971: Doyle Alexander, Bob O'Brien, Sergio Robles and Royle Stillman were traded by the Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles for Frank Robinson and Pete Richert.^[4]
December 2, 1971: Dick Allen was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for Tommy John and Steve Huntz.^[5]
December 2, 1971: Tom Haller was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and cash. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Bernie Beckman (minors) to the Dodgers on March 31, 1972.^[6]
December 17, 1971: Chris Cannizzaro was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs.^[7]
March 27, 1972: Bill Sudakis was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers by the New York Mets.^[8]

Regular season


Sandy Koufax's number 32 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972.


Roy Campanella's number 39 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972.


Jackie Robinson's number 42 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972.

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1972 National League Records Sources:
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


Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Maury Wills	Shortstop
Bill Buckner	First baseman
Willie Davis	Center fielder
Frank Robinson	Right fielder
Jim Lefebvre	Second baseman
Willie Crawford	Left fielder
Duke Sims	Catcher
Billy Grabarkewitz	Third baseman
Don Sutton	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

April 14, 1972: Dick Dietz was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers from the San Francisco Giants.^[9]

Roster

1972 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

21 Jim Brewer

44 Al Downing

49 Charlie Hough

25 Tommy John

46 Pete Mikkelsen

23 Claude Osteen

29 José Peña

16 Ron Perranoski

31 Doug Rau

45 Pete Richert

40 Bill Singer

37 Mike Strahler

20 Don Sutton

31 Hoyt Wilhelm

Catchers

14 Chris Cannizzaro

16,8 Dick Dietz

13 Joe Ferguson

8 Duke Sims

41 Steve Yeager

Infielders

10 Ron Cey

6 Steve Garvey

1 Billy Grabarkewitz

34 Lee Lacy

5 Jim Lefebvre

15 Davey Lopes

9 Terry McDermott

17 Tom Paciorek

28 Wes Parker

18 Bill Russell

2 Bobby Valentine

30 Maury Wills

Outfielders

22 Bill Buckner

27 Willie Crawford

3 Willie Davis

11 Manny Mota

36 Frank Robinson

Manager

24 Walter Alston

Coaches

26 Red Adams

52 Carroll Beringer

19 Jim Gilliam

7 Roy Hartsfield

33 Danny Ozark

-- Dixie Walker

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
CF	Davis, WillieWillie Davis	149	615	178	.289	19	79

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

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
Downing, AlAl Downing	31	202.2	9	9	2.98	117
John, TommyTommy John	29	186.2	11	5	2.89	117

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

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
Brewer, JimJim Brewer	51	8	7	17	1.26	69
Richert, PetePete Richert	37	2	3	6	2.25	38

Awards and honors

NL Player of the Month
- Don Sutton (April 1972)

All-Stars

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Tommy Lasorda
AA	El Paso Dodgers	Texas League	Monty Basgall Stan Wasiak
A	Bakersfield Dodgers	California League	Don LeJohn
A	Daytona Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Stan Wasiak Bob Shaw
A-Short Season	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	Bill Berrier
Rookie	Ogden Dodgers	Pioneer League	Gail Henley

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

1972 Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1972 Major League Baseball Draft

This was the eighth year of a Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 42 players in the June draft and eight in the January draft.

This was a weak draft class whose most notable player was Dennis Lewallyn, a pitcher who played for the Dodgers and two other teams from 1975–1981 with a 4-4 record and 4.48 ERA. The top draft pick was shortstop John Harbin from Newberry College who played in only 83 games in the Dodgers farm system in 1972 and was quickly out of baseball.

1972 Draft Picks

January draft

^[10]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	John Adams	RHP		Yes	1972–1974	A
2	Tim Hosler	OF	South Georgia College	No
3	Allen Polofsky	LHP	Miami Dade College	No

January Secondary phase

^[11]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Dennis Lewallyn	RHP	Chipola College	Yes	1972–1987	MLB
2	James Van Der Beek	RHP	Lafayette College	Yes	1972–1976	AAA
3	Francis Sansosti	RHP	Community College of Baltimore County	No Cardinals-1975	1975	A
4	Mike Siani	SS	Villanova University	No
5	Robert Sans	1B	Texas A&M University	Yes	1972	A

June draft

^[12]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	John Harbin	SS	Newberry College	Yes	1972	A-
2	Cleo Smith	1B	Ells High School	Yes	1972–1979	AAA
3	Bob Detherage	RHP	Hillcrest High School	Yes	1973–1981	MLB
4	Larry Corrigan	C	Iowa State University	Yes	1973–1978	AAA
5	Mitchell Bobinger	LHP	Chico High School	Yes	1972–1978	AAA
6	Alton Torregano	C	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Yes	1972–1973	A
7	James Fleming	SS	St. Peter's High School	Yes	1973–1976	AA
8	Stephen Plut	OF	St. Francis High School	No Angels – 1975	1975–1978	AA
9	Robert Stewart	RHP	Magnolia High School	Yes	1972–1977	AA
10	William Kooyman	3B	Saint Mary's College of California	Yes	1972–1974	A
11	Terry Zorger	3B	Huntington University	Yes	1972–1973	A-
12	Jere Nolan	OF	University of California, Berkeley	Yes	1972–1974	AA
13	Hank Boguszewski	RHP	Glen Cove High School	No
14	Michael Rushde	OF	Fontana High School	Yes	1972–1977	AA
15	Jason Thompson	LHP	Apple Valley High School	Yes	1975–1986	MLB
16	Douglas Schaefer	RHP	Lindbergh High School	No Giants-1975	1975–1981	AAA
17	Glenn Burke	OF	Merritt College	Yes	1972–1980	MLB
18	Richard Magner	C	Rollins College	Yes	1972–1977	AAA
19	Leonard Wouters	RHP	Hampton Bays High School	Yes	1972–1976	A
20	John Littlefield	RHP	Azusa High School	No Cardinals-1976	1976–1982	AAA
21	John Feeedman	3B	Claremont High School	No	1974	A-
22	Richard Jacobs	LHP	University of Oklahoma	No
23	Dale Forchetti	SS	Neshaminy High School	No
24	Don Redoglia	SS	Pasadena City College	No Cardinals-1975	1975	A
25	Kenneth Smith	OF	Jefferson High School	No
26	Buff White	LHP	Folsom High School	No
27	David Rothermel	3B	Hillcrest High School	No
28	Steven O'Brien	RHP	Maryvale High School	Yes	1972–1977	AAA
29	Samuel Roberts	1B	Tennessee High School	No
30	Brian Felda	OF	University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Yes	1972–1975	A
31	Michael Parnow	2B	College of Marin	Yes	1972–1973	A-
32	James Fiack	C	University of California, Davis	Yes	1972–1973	A
33	Charles Walker	OF	Atlanta Baptist College	Yes	1972	A-
34	Jeff Chandler	LHP	Davis High School	No Reds-1973	1973–1978	AA
35	Craig Minetto	LHP	Amos Alonzo Stagg High School	No Expos-1974	1974–1984	MLB
36	David Baker	C	Pacific High School	No Phillies-1975	1975–1976	AA
37	Tom Haley	C	Binger High School	No
38	Bob Shirley	LHP	Putnam City High School	No Padres-1976	1976–1988	MLB
39	Timothy Lewis	LHP	Germantown Academy	No Yankees-1976	1976–1981	AAA

June secondary phase

^[13]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Robert Lesslie	RHP	Kansas State University	Yes	1972–1977	AAA
2	Walter Rzepiennik	RHP	Community College of Baltimore	Yes	1972–1974	A
3	Robin Ogle	1B	Miami-Dade College	No Padres-1975	1975	A-

Notes

References

External links

1972 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1972 All-Star Game 1972 World Series

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