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1972 Chicago White Sox
Major League affiliations

  • American League (since 1901)


  • American League West (since 1969)

Location

  • Comiskey Park (since 1910)

  • Chicago (since 1900)

Other information
Owner(s)
Arthur Allyn, Jr. and John Allyn
General manager(s)
Stu Holcomb, Roland Hemond
Manager(s) Chuck Tanner
Local television
WFLD
(Jack Drees, Bud Kelly)
Local radio
WMAQ (AM)
(Harry Caray, Ralph Faucher)
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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 87–67, good enough for second place in the American League West, 5½ games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.




Contents






  • 1 Offseason


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Season standings


    • 2.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 2.3 Opening Day lineup


    • 2.4 Notable transactions


    • 2.5 Roster




  • 3 Player stats


    • 3.1 Batting


    • 3.2 Pitching




  • 4 Farm system


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References





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]




































































  • v

  • t

  • e


AL West
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road

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 Records

  • v

  • t

  • e




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

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

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

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

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. ^ ab Lowell Palmer at Baseball-Reference


  2. ^ Tommy John at Baseball Reference


  3. ^ Rich McKinney at Baseball Reference


  4. ^ ab 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, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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  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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