1972 Chicago White Sox season

1972 Chicago White Sox

League| American League
Division| West
Ballpark| Comiskey Park
City| Chicago
Owners| Arthur Allyn, Jr. and John Allyn
General managers| Stu Holcomb, Roland Hemond
Managers| Chuck Tanner
Television| WFLD
(Jack Drees, Bud Kelly)
Radio| WMAQ (AM)
(Harry Caray, Ralph Faucher)
| <- 1971 | Seasons | 1973 ->

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The 1972 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 73rd season overall, and 72nd in the American League. They finished with a record of 87–67, good enough for second place in the American League West, 5½ games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.

## Offseason[edit]

* October 22, 1971: Lowell Palmer was purchased by the White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
* December 2, 1971: Tommy John and Steve Huntz were traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dick Allen.[2]
* December 2, 1971: Rich McKinney was traded by the White Sox by the New York Yankees for Stan Bahnsen.[3]
* December 14, 1971: Pat Jacquez was traded by the White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Qualls.[4]

## Regular season[edit]

* July 31, 1972: Dick Allen hit two inside-the-park home runs in one game against the Minnesota Twins.[5]

### Season standings[edit]

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AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Oakland Athletics | 93 | 62  | 0.600  | —  | 48–29  | 45–33
Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67  | 0.565  | 5½  | 55–23  | 32–44
Minnesota Twins | 77 | 77  | 0.500  | 15½  | 42–32  | 35–45
Kansas City Royals | 76 | 78  | 0.494  | 16½  | 44–33  | 32–45
California Angels | 75 | 80  | 0.484  | 18  | 44–36  | 31–44
Texas Rangers | 54 | 100  | 0.351  | 38½  | 31–46  | 23–54

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1972 American League record

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

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 lineup[edit]

* Walt Williams, RF
* Mike Andrews, 2B
* Dick Allen, 1B
* Bill Melton, 3B
* Carlos May, LF
* Rick Reichardt, CF
* Ed Herrmann, C
* Luis Alvarado, SS
* Wilbur Wood, P

### Notable transactions[edit]

* May 16, 1972: Lowell Palmer was released by the White Sox.[1]
* June 6, 1972: Nyls Nyman was drafted by the White Sox in the 16th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.[6]
* June 16, 1972: Jim Qualls was released by the White Sox.[4]
* August 17, 1972: Eddie Fisher was traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later and Bruce Miller. The Chicago White Sox sent Bruce Kimm (September 1, 1972) to the California Angels to complete the trade.[7]
* September 1, 1972: Hank Allen was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[8]

### Roster[edit]

1972 Chicago White Sox

Roster
Pitchers

* 41 Cy Acosta
* 45 Stan Bahnsen
* 24 Tom Bradley
* 44 Moe Drabowsky
* 34 Eddie Fisher
* 51 Terry Forster
* 47 Ken Frailing
* 55 Jim Geddes
* 54 Goose Gossage
* 21 Bart Johnson
* 23 Steve Kealey
* 43 Dave Lemonds
* 39 Dan Neumeier
* 52 Dennis O'Toole
* 38 Phil Regan
* 27 Vicente Romo
* 28 Wilbur Wood

|  | Catchers

* 11 Chuck Brinkman
* 8 Tom Egan
* 12 Ed Herrmann

Infielders

* 15 Dick Allen
* 42 Hank Allen
* 1 Luis Alvarado
* 2 Mike Andrews
* 19 Rudy Hernández
* 14 Bill Melton
* 30 Rich Morales
* 25 Tony Muser
* 6 Jorge Orta
* 5 Ed Spiezio
* 20 Hugh Yancy

|  | Outfielders

* 22 Buddy Bradford
* 10 Jay Johnstone
* 18 Pat Kelly
* 26 Jim Lyttle
* 17 Carlos May
* 19 Jim Qualls
* 48 Rick Reichardt
* 9 Lee Richard
* 3 Walt Williams

|  | Manager

* 7 Chuck Tanner

Coaches

* 37 Joe Lonnett
* 31 Jim Mahoney
* 35 Alex Monchak
* 33 Johnny Sain

## Player stats[edit]

### Batting[edit]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player  | G  | AB  | R  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | RBI  | BB  | SO  | AVG  | SB

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Dick Allen, 1B  | 148  | 506  | 90  | 156  | 28  | 5  | 37  | 113  | 99  | 126  | .308  | 19
Hank Allen, 3B  | 9  | 21  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | .143  | 0
Luis Alvarado, SS,2B  | 103  | 254  | 30  | 54  | 4  | 1  | 4  | 29  | 13  | 36  | .213  | 2
Mike Andrews, 2B,1B  | 148  | 505  | 58  | 111  | 18  | 0  | 7  | 50  | 70  | 78  | .220  | 2
Buddy Bradford, OF  | 35  | 48  | 13  | 13  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 4  | 13  | .271  | 3
Chuck Brinkman, C  | 35  | 52  | 1  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 7  | .135  | 0
Tom Egan, C  | 50  | 141  | 8  | 27  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 4  | 48  | .191  | 0
Rudy Hernandez, SS  | 8  | 21  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 3  | .190  | 0
Ed Herrmann, C  | 116  | 354  | 23  | 88  | 9  | 0  | 10  | 40  | 43  | 37  | .249  | 0
Jay Johnstone, OF  | 113  | 261  | 27  | 49  | 9  | 0  | 4  | 17  | 25  | 42  | .188  | 2
Pat Kelly, RF  | 119  | 402  | 57  | 105  | 14  | 7  | 5  | 24  | 55  | 69  | .261  | 32
Jim Lyttle, CF,RF  | 44  | 82  | 8  | 19  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 5  | 1  | 28  | .232  | 0
Carlos May, LF,1B  | 148  | 523  | 83  | 161  | 26  | 3  | 12  | 68  | 79  | 70  | .308  | 23
Bill Melton, 3B  | 57  | 208  | 22  | 51  | 5  | 0  | 7  | 30  | 23  | 31  | .245  | 1
Rich Morales, SS,3B,2B  | 110  | 287  | 24  | 59  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 20  | 19  | 49  | .206  | 2
Tony Muser, 1B  | 44  | 61  | 6  | 17  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 2  | 6  | .279  | 1
Jorge Orta, SS,2B,3B  | 51  | 124  | 20  | 25  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 11  | 6  | 37  | .202  | 3
Jim Qualls, CF  | 11  | 12  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | .000  | 0
Rick Reichardt, CF,LF  | 101  | 291  | 31  | 73  | 14  | 4  | 8  | 43  | 28  | 63  | .251  | 2
Lee Richard, CF  | 11  | 29  | 5  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 7  | .241  | 1
Ed Spiezio, 3B  | 74  | 277  | 20  | 66  | 10  | 1  | 2  | 22  | 13  | 43  | .238  | 0
Walt Williams, RF  | 77  | 221  | 22  | 55  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 13  | 20  | .249  | 6
Hugh Yancy, 3B  | 3  | 9  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .111  | 0
Player  | G  | AB  | R  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | RBI  | BB  | SO  | AVG  | SB

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Cy Acosta, P  | 26  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | .000  | 0
Stan Bahnsen, P  | 44  | 92  | 5  | 14  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 38  | .152  | 0
Tom Bradley, P  | 43  | 91  | 1  | 12  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 34  | .132  | 0
Moe Drabowsky, P  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | 0
Eddie Fisher, P  | 6  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | 0
Terry Forster, P  | 63  | 19  | 1  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 2  | .526  | 1
Jim Geddes, P  | 6  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | 0
Goose Gossage, P  | 36  | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 11  | .000  | 0
Bart Johnson, P  | 9  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | 0
Steve Kealey, P  | 40  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | .000  | 0
Dave Lemonds, P  | 34  | 25  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 16  | .120  | 0
Dan Neumeier, P  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | .000  | 0
Phil Regan, P  | 10  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1.000  | 0
Vicente Romo, P  | 28  | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | .000  | 0
Wilbur Wood, P  | 49  | 125  | 8  | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 6  | 65  | .136  | 0

Team Totals

| 154 | 5083 | 566 | 1208 | 170 | 28 | 108 | 528 | 511 | 991 | .238 | 100

### Pitching[edit]

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player  | W  | L  | ERA  | G  | GS  | SV  | IP  | H  | R  | ER  | HR  | BB  | K

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Cy Acosta | 3  | 0  | 1.56  | 26  | 0  | 5  | 34.2  | 25  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 20  | 28
Stan Bahnsen | 21  | 16  | 3.60  | 43  | 41  | 0  | 252.1  | 263  | 107  | 101  | 22  | 74  | 157
Tom Bradley | 15  | 14  | 2.98  | 40  | 40  | 0  | 260.0  | 225  | 94  | 86  | 19  | 69  | 209
Moe Drabowsky | 0  | 0  | 2.45  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7.1  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 4
Eddie Fisher | 0  | 1  | 4.43  | 6  | 4  | 0  | 22.1  | 31  | 13  | 11  | 1  | 9  | 10
Terry Forster | 6  | 5  | 2.25  | 62  | 0  | 29  | 100.0  | 75  | 31  | 25  | 0  | 47  | 104
Ken Frailing | 1  | 0  | 3.00  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 3.0  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1
Jim Geddes | 0  | 0  | 6.97  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 10.1  | 12  | 9  | 8  | 1  | 10  | 3
Goose Gossage | 7  | 1  | 4.28  | 36  | 1  | 2  | 80.0  | 72  | 44  | 38  | 2  | 47  | 57
Bart Johnson | 0  | 3  | 9.22  | 9  | 0  | 1  | 13.2  | 18  | 20  | 14  | 2  | 15  | 9
Steve Kealey | 3  | 2  | 3.30  | 40  | 0  | 4  | 57.1  | 50  | 21  | 21  | 4  | 13  | 37
Dave Lemonds | 4  | 7  | 2.95  | 31  | 18  | 0  | 94.2  | 87  | 39  | 31  | 6  | 41  | 69
Dan Neumeier | 0  | 0  | 9.00  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3.0  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0
Denny O'Toole | 0  | 0  | 5.40  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 5.0  | 10  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 5
Phil Regan | 0  | 1  | 4.05  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 13.1  | 18  | 7  | 6  | 1  | 8  | 4
Vicente Romo | 3  | 0  | 3.31  | 28  | 0  | 1  | 51.2  | 47  | 19  | 19  | 5  | 20  | 46
Wilbur Wood | 24  | 17  | 2.51  | 49  | 49  | 0  | 376.2  | 325  | 119  | 105  | 28  | 79  | 193

Team Totals

| 87 | 67 | 3.12 | 154 | 154 | 42 | 1385.1 | 1269 | 538 | 480 | 94 | 460 | 936

## Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | Larry Sherry
AA | Knoxville White Sox | Southern League | Joe Sparks
A | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | Bert Thiel
Rookie | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | Joe Jones

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b Lowell Palmer at Baseball-Reference
2. ^ Tommy John at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Rich McKinney at Baseball Reference
4. ^ a b Jim Qualls at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 262, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
6. ^ Nyls Nyman at Baseball Reference
7. ^ "Eddie Fisher Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
8. ^ Hank Allen at Baseball Reference

## References[edit]

* 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 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

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1972 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

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* 1972 World Series

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