1972 Chicago White Sox

87-67 • .565 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1972 Chicago White Sox went 87-67 (.565) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 566 runs, allowed 538, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Dick Allen (37 HR, 113 RBI) and Wilbur Wood (24-17, 2.51 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
2nd Rank
566 R 538 RA
Diff +28

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566 Runs Scored
538 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
1,198K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .237 1% below the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .310 1% above the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .345 1% above the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.12 2% worse than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 566 5% above the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,198,654
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Avg per Game 15,367

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Dick Allen 0.308 2 Carlos May 0.308 3 Tony Muser 0.279 4 Pat Kelly 0.261 5 Rick Reichardt 0.251

Home Runs

1 Dick Allen 37 2 Carlos May 12 3 Ed Herrmann 10 4 Rick Reichardt 8 5 Mike Andrews 7

RBI

1 Dick Allen 113 2 Carlos May 68 3 Mike Andrews 50 4 Rick Reichardt 43 5 Ed Herrmann 40
1972 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carlos May 148 523 83 161 26 3 12 68 79 70 23 0.308
Dick Allen 148 506 90 156 28 5 37 113 99 126 19 0.308
Mike Andrews 148 505 58 111 18 0 7 50 70 78 2 0.220
Pat Kelly 119 402 57 105 14 7 5 24 55 69 32 0.261
Ed Herrmann 116 354 23 88 9 0 10 40 43 37 0 0.249
Rick Reichardt 101 291 31 73 14 4 8 43 28 63 2 0.251
Rich Morales 110 287 24 59 7 1 2 20 19 49 2 0.206
Ed Spiezio 74 277 20 66 10 1 2 22 13 43 0 0.238
Jay Johnstone 113 261 27 49 9 0 4 17 25 42 2 0.188
Luis Alvarado 103 254 30 54 4 1 4 29 13 36 2 0.213
Walt Williams 77 221 22 55 7 1 2 11 13 20 6 0.249
Bill Melton 57 208 22 51 5 0 7 30 23 31 1 0.245
Tom Egan 50 141 8 27 3 0 2 9 4 48 0 0.191
Wilbur Wood 49 125 8 17 0 0 0 7 6 65 0 0.136
Jorge Orta 51 124 20 25 3 1 3 11 6 37 3 0.202
Stan Bahnsen 44 92 5 14 2 0 0 2 1 38 0 0.152
Tom Bradley 43 91 1 12 2 0 0 3 1 34 0 0.132
Jim Lyttle 44 82 8 19 5 2 0 5 1 28 0 0.232
Tony Muser 44 61 6 17 2 2 1 9 2 6 1 0.279
Chuck Brinkman 35 52 1 7 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0.135
Buddy Bradford 35 48 13 13 2 0 2 8 4 13 3 0.271
Lee Richard 11 29 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0.241
Dave Lemonds 34 25 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 16 0 0.120
Hank Allen 9 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Rudy Hernandez 8 21 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.190
Terry Forster 63 19 1 10 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0.526
Rich Gossage 36 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.000
Jim Qualls 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Vicente Romo 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hugh Yancy 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Eddie Fisher 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cy Acosta 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Steve Kealey 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Moe Drabowsky 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Geddes 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bart Johnson 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Neumeier 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Phil Regan 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ken Frailing 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Denny O'Toole 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Cy Acosta 1.56 2 Terry Forster 2.25 3 Wilbur Wood 2.51 4 Dave Lemonds 2.95 5 Tom Bradley 2.98

Wins

1 Wilbur Wood 24 2 Stan Bahnsen 21 3 Tom Bradley 15 4 Rich Gossage 7 5 Terry Forster 6

Strikeouts

1 Tom Bradley 209 2 Wilbur Wood 193 3 Stan Bahnsen 157 4 Terry Forster 104 5 Dave Lemonds 69
1972 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Wood 24 17 2.51 49 49 0 376.2 325 105 74 193
Tom Bradley 15 14 2.98 40 40 0 260.0 225 86 65 209
Stan Bahnsen 21 16 3.60 43 41 0 252.1 263 101 73 157
Terry Forster 6 5 2.25 62 0 29 100.0 75 25 44 104
Dave Lemonds 4 7 2.95 31 18 0 94.2 87 31 38 69
Rich Gossage 7 1 4.28 36 1 2 80.0 72 38 44 57
Steve Kealey 3 2 3.30 40 0 4 57.1 50 21 12 37
Vicente Romo 3 0 3.31 28 0 1 51.2 47 19 18 46
Cy Acosta 3 0 1.56 26 0 5 34.2 25 6 17 28
Eddie Fisher 0 1 4.43 6 4 0 22.1 31 11 9 10
Bart Johnson 0 3 9.22 9 0 1 13.2 18 14 13 9
Phil Regan 0 1 4.05 10 0 0 13.1 18 6 6 4
Jim Geddes 0 0 6.97 5 1 0 10.1 12 8 10 3
Moe Drabowsky 0 0 2.45 7 0 0 7.1 6 2 2 4
Denny O'Toole 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 5.0 10 3 2 5
Ken Frailing 1 0 3.00 4 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 1
Dan Neumeier 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 3.0 2 3 3 0

👥 Roster (40)

Cy Acosta Dick Allen Hank Allen Luis Alvarado Mike Andrews Stan Bahnsen Buddy Bradford Tom Bradley Chuck Brinkman Moe Drabowsky Tom Egan Eddie Fisher +28 more

40 players

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The 1972 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1972 Chicago White Sox reads 87 wins and 67 losses, good for 2nd in the AL West. With 566 runs scored and 538 given up, the 1972 differential was +28. The team batting average of .237 was 1% below the 1972 league mark of .239. The staff ERA of 3.12 was 2% worse than the league average of 3.06. The 1972 Chicago White Sox outscored the average club by 5% (566 against 537).

Comiskey Park was home in 1972, drawing a total attendance of 1,198,654. For power, Dick Allen led the way with 37 homers. On the mound, Wilbur Wood won 24 games to lead the staff. Tom Bradley struck out 209, the most on the club. The saves leader was Terry Forster with 29.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1972 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1972 Chicago White Sox finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Dick Allen led the 1972 Chicago White Sox with 37 home runs.
What was the 1972 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1972 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.12.
Did the 1972 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1972 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1972 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Allen (37 HR, 113 RBI) and Wilbur Wood (24-17, 2.51 ERA).
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