1972 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Owners | Vernon Stouffer | |
General managers | Gabe Paul | |
Managers | Ken Aspromonte | |
Television | WJW-TV | |
Radio | WERE (1300) | |
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The 1972 Cleveland Indians season was the 72nd in franchise history. The team finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 72–84, 14 games behind the Detroit Tigers.
On December 6, 1971, George Steinbrenner led a group of investors (including Ted Bonda, Ed Jeffrey, Howard Metzenbaum, Steve O'Neill, Gabe Paul and Al Rosen) that negotiated with Jim Stouffer, the son of Indians owner Vernon Stouffer about the potential purchase of the franchise. The group offered $8.6 million and agreed to absorb $300,000 in debt (Stouffer borrowed against the Indians television contract for 1972). [1] Although Steinbrenner and Jim Stouffer agreed to a sale, Vernon Stouffer disapproved of the deal. He felt that he was able of getting $10 million for the franchise. [2]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 86 | 70 | 0.551 | — | 44–34 | 42–36 |
Boston Red Sox | 85 | 70 | 0.548 | ½ | 52–26 | 33–44 |
Baltimore Orioles | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 5 | 38–39 | 42–35 |
New York Yankees | 79 | 76 | 0.510 | 6½ | 46–31 | 33–45 |
Cleveland Indians | 72 | 84 | 0.462 | 14 | 43–34 | 29–50 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 65 | 91 | 0.417 | 21 | 37–42 | 28–49 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX | |
Baltimore | — | 7–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 10–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | |
Boston | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–7 | 5–9 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |
California | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 9–6 | 7–5 | 7–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 10–7 | |
Chicago | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–9 | 9–3 | 8–6 | 7–5 | 7–8 | 14–4 | |
Cleveland | 10–8 | 7–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 10–8 | 6–6 | 5–10 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 9–3 | |
Detroit | 8–10 | 9–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | 10–8 | 9–3 | 7–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–9 | 9–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 8–6 | |
Milwaukee | 5–10 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–5 | 8–10 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–7 | 6–8 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 8–9 | 11–7 | |
New York | 6–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 9–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 8–4 | |
Oakland | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 8–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 9–8 | 9–3 | — | 11–4 | |
Texas | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–10 | 4–14 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 6–8 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 4–11 | — |
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
1 | Del Unser | CF |
11 | Eddie Leon | 2B |
20 | Alex Johnson | LF |
12 | Graig Nettles | 3B |
14 | Chris Chambliss | 1B |
8 | Ray Fosse | C |
9 | Buddy Bell | RF |
15 | Frank Duffy | SS |
36 | Gaylord Perry | P |
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Buddy Bell | 132 | 466 | 49 | 119 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 36 | .255 | 5 |
Kurt Bevacqua | 19 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .114 | 0 |
Jack Brohamer | 136 | 527 | 49 | 123 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 35 | .233 | 3 |
Bill Butler | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Lou Camilli | 39 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .146 | 0 |
Chris Chambliss | 121 | 466 | 51 | 136 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 44 | .292 | 3 |
Vince Colbert | 23 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
Frank Duffy | 130 | 385 | 23 | 92 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .239 | 6 |
Steve Dunning | 20 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .273 | 0 |
Ed Farmer | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ,143 | 0 |
Ray Fosse | 134 | 457 | 42 | 110 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 41 | .241 | 5 |
Roy Foster | 73 | 143 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .224 | 0 |
Steve Hargan | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jack Heidemann | 10 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | 0 |
Phil Hennigan | 38 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | 0 |
Tom Hilgendorf | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | 0 |
Alex Johnson | 108 | 356 | 31 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 37 | .239 | 6 |
Larry Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
Mike Kilkenny | 22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | 0 |
Ray Lamb | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Eddie Leon | 89 | 225 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .200 | 0 |
Ron Lolich | 24 | 80 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .188 | 0 |
Marcelino López | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
John Lowenstein | 68 | 151 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | .212 | 2 |
Tommy McCraw | 129 | 391 | 43 | 101 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 33 | ,258 | 12 |
Steve Mingori | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 |
Jerry Moses | 52 | 141 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ,220 | 0 |
Graig Nettles | 150 | 557 | 65 | 141 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 70 | .253 | 2 |
Lowell Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Gaylord Perry | 41 | 110 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .155 | 0 |
Adolfo Phillips | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Denny Riddleberger | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Fred Stanley | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 0 |
Dick Tidrow | 39 | 70 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .100 | 0 |
Del Unser | 132 | 383 | 29 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .238 | 5 |
Milt Wilcox | 32 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | 0 |
Team Totals | 156 | 5207 | 472 | 1220 | 186 | 18 | 91 | 440 | .234 | 49 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Bill Butler | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11.2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
Vince Colbert | 1 | 7 | 4.58 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 74.2 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 36 |
Steve Dunning | 6 | 4 | 3.26 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 105.0 | 39 | 38 | 43 | 52 |
Ed Farmer | 2 | 5 | 4.40 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 61.1 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 33 |
Steve Hargan | 0 | 3 | 5.85 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
Phil Hennigan | 5 | 3 | 2.67 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 67.1 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 44 |
Tom Hilgendorf | 3 | 1 | 2.68 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 47.0 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 25 |
Mike Kilkenny | 4 | 1 | 3.41 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 58.0 | 23 | 22 | 39 | 44 |
Ray Lamb | 5 | 6 | 3.09 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 107.2 | 42 | 37 | 29 | 64 |
Marcelino López | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Steve Mingori | 0 | 6 | 3.95 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 57.0 | 28 | 25 | 36 | 47 |
Lowell Palmer | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Gaylord Perry | 24 | 16 | 1.92 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 342.2 | 79 | 73 | 82 | 234 |
Denny Riddleberger | 1 | 3 | 2.50 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 34 |
Dick Tidrow | 14 | 15 | 2.77 | 39 | 34 | 0 | 237.1 | 83 | 73 | 70 | 123 |
Milt Wilcox | 7 | 14 | 3.40 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 156.0 | 67 | 59 | 72 | 90 |
Team Totals | 72 | 84 | 2.92 | 156 | 156 | 25 | 1410.0 | 519 | 457 | 534 | 846 |