1972 Baltimore Orioles

80-74 • .519 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1972 Baltimore Orioles went 80-74 (.519) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 519 runs, allowed 430, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Boog Powell (21 HR, 81 RBI) and Jim Palmer (21-10, 2.07 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

80 Wins
74 Losses
.519 Win %
3rd Rank
519 R 430 RA
Diff +89

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519 Runs Scored
430 Runs Allowed
+89 Run Diff
899K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .229 4% below the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .302 1% below the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .338 1% below the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 2.53 17% better than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 519 3% below the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 899,948
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Avg per Game 11,687

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Grich 0.278 2 Johnny Oates 0.261 3 Tommy Davis 0.256 4 Don Baylor 0.253 5 Boog Powell 0.252

Home Runs

1 Boog Powell 21 2 Bobby Grich 12 3 Don Baylor 11 4 Terry Crowley 11 5 Paul Blair 8

RBI

1 Boog Powell 81 2 Brooks Robinson 64 3 Bobby Grich 50 4 Paul Blair 49 5 Don Baylor 38
1972 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brooks Robinson 153 556 48 139 23 2 8 64 43 45 1 0.250
Paul Blair 142 477 47 111 20 8 8 49 25 78 7 0.233
Boog Powell 140 465 53 117 20 1 21 81 65 92 4 0.252
Bobby Grich 133 460 66 128 21 3 12 50 53 96 13 0.278
Don Buford 125 408 46 84 6 2 5 22 69 83 8 0.206
Davey Johnson 118 376 31 83 22 3 5 32 52 68 1 0.221
Don Baylor 102 320 33 81 13 3 11 38 29 50 24 0.253
Merv Rettenmund 102 301 40 70 10 2 6 21 41 37 6 0.233
Mark Belanger 113 285 36 53 9 1 2 16 18 53 6 0.186
Johnny Oates 85 253 20 66 12 1 4 21 28 31 5 0.261
Terry Crowley 97 247 30 57 10 0 11 29 32 26 0 0.231
Andy Etchebarren 71 188 11 38 6 1 2 21 17 43 0 0.202
Jim Palmer 36 98 12 22 3 1 0 8 2 36 0 0.224
Mike Cuellar 35 87 5 11 0 0 2 7 0 38 0 0.126
Pat Dobson 38 85 3 12 2 0 0 3 1 39 0 0.141
Elrod Hendricks 33 84 6 13 4 0 0 4 12 19 0 0.155
Tommy Davis 26 82 9 21 3 0 0 6 6 18 2 0.256
Dave McNally 36 79 4 12 2 0 2 6 3 38 0 0.152
Tom Shopay 49 40 3 9 0 0 0 2 5 12 0 0.225
Rich Coggins 16 39 5 13 4 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.333
Doyle Alexander 35 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.080
Roric Harrison 39 17 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 9 0 0.118
Chico Salmon 17 16 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.062
Al Bumbry 9 11 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.364
Tommy Matchick 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.222
Enos Cabell 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Sergio Robles 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Grant Jackson 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bob Reynolds 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eddie Watt 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Leonhard 16 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Mickey Scott 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Jim Palmer 2.07 2 Eddie Watt 2.17 3 Roric Harrison 2.30 4 Doyle Alexander 2.45 5 Mike Cuellar 2.57

Wins

1 Jim Palmer 21 2 Mike Cuellar 18 3 Pat Dobson 16 4 Dave McNally 13 5 Doyle Alexander 6

Strikeouts

1 Jim Palmer 184 2 Pat Dobson 161 3 Mike Cuellar 132 4 Dave McNally 120 5 Roric Harrison 62
1972 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Palmer 21 10 2.07 36 36 0 274.1 219 63 70 184
Pat Dobson 16 18 2.65 38 36 0 268.1 220 79 69 161
Mike Cuellar 18 12 2.57 35 35 0 248.1 197 71 71 132
Dave McNally 13 17 2.95 36 36 0 241.0 220 79 68 120
Doyle Alexander 6 8 2.45 35 9 2 106.1 78 29 30 49
Roric Harrison 3 4 2.30 39 2 4 94.0 68 24 34 62
Eddie Watt 2 3 2.17 38 0 7 45.2 30 11 20 23
Grant Jackson 1 1 2.63 32 0 8 41.0 33 12 9 34
Mickey Scott 0 1 2.74 15 0 0 23.0 23 7 5 11
Dave Leonhard 0 0 4.50 14 0 0 20.0 20 10 12 7
Bob Reynolds 0 0 1.86 3 0 0 9.2 8 2 7 5

👥 Roster (32)

Doyle Alexander Don Baylor Mark Belanger Paul Blair Don Buford Al Bumbry Enos Cabell Rich Coggins Terry Crowley Mike Cuellar Tommy Davis Pat Dobson +20 more

32 players

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The 1972 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1972 Baltimore Orioles won 80 games and lost 74, ending up 3rd in the AL East. With 519 runs scored and 430 given up, the 1972 differential was +89. The team batting average of .229 was 4% below the 1972 league mark of .239. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 2.53 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.06. The 519 runs scored compare with a league average of 537 per club, 3% fewer.

Home games were played at Memorial Stadium, where 899,948 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Boog Powell, who hit 21. The hits leader was Brooks Robinson with 139. Jim Palmer was the top winner, with 21 victories. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1972 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1972 Baltimore Orioles finished 80-74 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Boog Powell led the 1972 Baltimore Orioles with 21 home runs.
What was the 1972 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1972 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 2.53.
Did the 1972 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1972 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1972 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Boog Powell (21 HR, 81 RBI) and Jim Palmer (21-10, 2.07 ERA).
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