1972 Boston Red Sox

85-70 • .548 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1972 Boston Red Sox went 85-70 (.548) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 640 runs, allowed 620, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Carlton Fisk (22 HR, 61 RBI) and Marty Pattin (17-13, 3.24 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

85 Wins
70 Losses
.548 Win %
2nd Rank
640 R 620 RA
Diff +20

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640 Runs Scored
620 Runs Allowed
+20 Run Diff
1,434K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .247 4% above the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .317 4% above the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .375 10% above the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.47 13% worse than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 640 19% above the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,434,336
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Avg per Game 18,388

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Carlton Fisk 0.293 2 Bob Montgomery 0.286 3 Reggie Smith 0.270 4 Duane Josephson 0.268 5 Carl Yastrzemski 0.264

Home Runs

1 Carlton Fisk 22 2 Reggie Smith 21 3 Rico Petrocelli 15 4 Tommy Harper 14 5 Carl Yastrzemski 12

RBI

1 Rico Petrocelli 75 2 Reggie Smith 74 3 Carl Yastrzemski 68 4 Carlton Fisk 61 5 Tommy Harper 49
1972 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Harper 144 556 92 141 29 2 14 49 67 104 25 0.254
Rico Petrocelli 147 521 62 125 15 2 15 75 78 91 0 0.240
Doug Griffin 129 470 43 122 12 1 2 35 45 48 9 0.260
Reggie Smith 131 467 75 126 25 4 21 74 68 63 15 0.270
Carlton Fisk 131 457 74 134 28 9 22 61 52 83 5 0.293
Carl Yastrzemski 125 455 70 120 18 2 12 68 67 44 5 0.264
Luis Aparicio 110 436 47 112 26 3 3 39 26 28 3 0.257
Danny Cater 92 317 32 75 17 1 8 39 15 33 0 0.237
Ben Oglivie 94 253 27 61 10 2 8 30 18 61 1 0.241
John Kennedy 71 212 22 52 11 1 2 22 18 40 0 0.245
Juan Beniquez 33 99 10 24 4 1 1 8 7 11 2 0.242
Rick Miller 89 98 13 21 4 1 3 15 11 27 0 0.214
Marty Pattin 38 86 4 12 3 0 2 9 1 27 0 0.140
Phil Gagliano 52 82 9 21 4 1 0 10 10 13 1 0.256
Duane Josephson 26 82 11 22 4 1 1 7 4 11 0 0.268
Bob Montgomery 24 77 7 22 1 0 2 7 3 17 0 0.286
Bob Burda 45 73 4 12 1 0 2 9 8 11 0 0.164
Sonny Siebert 33 72 11 17 4 0 1 9 5 21 0 0.236
Dwight Evans 18 57 2 15 3 1 1 6 7 13 0 0.263
Luis Tiant 43 56 3 6 1 0 0 4 2 18 0 0.107
John Curtis 27 53 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 23 0 0.094
Lynn McGlothen 22 53 6 10 3 0 0 4 1 14 0 0.189
Andy Kosco 17 47 5 10 2 1 3 6 2 9 0 0.213
Ray Culp 16 33 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 15 0 0.212
Gary Peters 33 30 2 6 2 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.200
Cecil Cooper 12 17 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.235
Lew Krausse 24 16 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.125
Bill Lee 47 16 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 0.188
Bob Gallagher 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Vic Correll 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Bobby Bolin 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Newhauser 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Tatum 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Roger Moret 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Veale 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Garman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Nagy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Luis Tiant 1.91 2 Don Newhauser 2.43 3 Bobby Bolin 2.93 4 Bill Lee 3.20 5 Marty Pattin 3.24

Wins

1 Marty Pattin 17 2 Luis Tiant 15 3 Sonny Siebert 12 4 John Curtis 11 5 Lynn McGlothen 8

Strikeouts

1 Marty Pattin 168 2 Sonny Siebert 123 3 Luis Tiant 123 4 Lynn McGlothen 112 5 John Curtis 106
1972 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Marty Pattin 17 13 3.24 38 35 0 253.0 232 91 65 168
Sonny Siebert 12 12 3.80 32 30 0 196.1 204 83 59 123
Luis Tiant 15 6 1.91 43 19 3 179.0 128 38 65 123
John Curtis 11 8 3.73 26 21 0 154.1 161 64 50 106
Lynn McGlothen 8 7 3.41 22 22 0 145.0 135 55 59 112
Ray Culp 5 8 4.46 16 16 0 105.0 104 52 53 52
Gary Peters 3 3 4.32 33 4 1 85.1 91 41 38 67
Bill Lee 7 4 3.20 47 0 5 84.1 75 30 32 43
Lew Krausse 1 3 6.38 24 7 1 60.2 74 43 28 35
Don Newhauser 4 2 2.43 31 0 4 37.0 30 10 25 27
Bobby Bolin 0 1 2.93 21 0 5 30.2 24 10 11 27
Ken Tatum 0 2 3.07 22 0 4 29.1 32 10 15 15
Bob Veale 2 0 0.00 6 0 2 8.0 2 0 3 10
Roger Moret 0 0 3.60 3 0 0 5.0 5 2 6 4
Stan Williams 0 0 6.23 3 0 0 4.1 5 3 1 3
Mike Garman 0 1 10.80 3 1 0 3.1 4 4 2 1
Mike Nagy 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 2

👥 Roster (38)

Luis Aparicio Juan Beniquez Bobby Bolin Bob Burda Danny Cater Cecil Cooper Vic Correll Ray Culp John Curtis Dwight Evans Carlton Fisk Phil Gagliano +26 more

38 players

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The 1972 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1972 Boston Red Sox reads 85 wins and 70 losses, good for 2nd in the AL East. With 640 runs scored and 620 given up, the 1972 differential was +20. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .247, 4% better than the league's .239. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 3.47 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.06. The 1972 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 19% (640 against 537).

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,434,336 in attendance, about 18,388 a game. For power, Carlton Fisk led the way with 22 homers. The RBI leader was Rico Petrocelli, with 75. The hits leader was Tommy Harper with 141. Marty Pattin led the pitchers with 17 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1972 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1972 Boston Red Sox finished 85-70 (.548 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Carlton Fisk led the 1972 Boston Red Sox with 22 home runs.
What was the 1972 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1972 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.47.
Did the 1972 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1972 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1972 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carlton Fisk (22 HR, 61 RBI) and Marty Pattin (17-13, 3.24 ERA).
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