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1972 Houston Astros
DivisionWestern Division
BallparkAstrodome
CityHouston, Texas
Record84–69 (.549)
OwnersRoy Hofheinz
ManagersHarry Walker, Salty Parker, Leo Durocher
TelevisionKTRK-TV
RadioKPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe)
← 1971 Seasons 1973 →

The 1972 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the National League West with a record of 84-69, 10½ games behind the Cincinnati Reds and just a percentage point ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 95 59 .617 42‍–‍34 53‍–‍25
Houston Astros 84 69 .549 10½ 41‍–‍36 43‍–‍33
Los Angeles Dodgers 85 70 .548 10½ 41‍–‍34 44‍–‍36
Atlanta Braves 70 84 .455 25 36‍–‍41 34‍–‍43
San Francisco Giants 69 86 .445 26½ 34‍–‍43 35‍–‍43
San Diego Padres 58 95 .379 36½ 26‍–‍54 32‍–‍41

Record vs. opponents


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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

Roster

1972 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
1B Lee May 148 592 168 .284 29 98
2B Tommy Helms 139 518 134 .259 5 60

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
Jimmy Stewart 68 96 21 .219 0 9

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

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
Wade Blasingame 10 0 0 0 8.64 9
Mike Cosgrove 7 0 1 1 4.61 7

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Tony Pacheco
AA Columbus Astros Southern League Jackie Brandt
A Cocoa Astros Florida State League Jimmy Williams
Rookie Covington Astros Appalachian League Billy Smith
Rookie FECL Astros Florida East Coast League Leo Posada

References

  1. ^ Joe Morgan at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ John Mayberry at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Jim Crawford at Baseball Reference