1972 Chicago Cubs

85-70 • .548 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1972 Chicago Cubs went 85-70 (.548) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 685 runs, allowed 567, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Billy Williams (37 HR, 122 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (20-12, 3.20 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
685 R 567 RA
Diff +118

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685 Runs Scored
567 Runs Allowed
+118 Run Diff
1,299K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 3% above the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .329 5% above the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .387 6% above the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.22 7% better than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 685 13% above the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,299,163
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Avg per Game 16,872

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Billy Williams 0.333 2 Ron Santo 0.302 3 Jose Cardenal 0.291 4 Don Kessinger 0.274 5 Jim Hickman 0.272

Home Runs

1 Billy Williams 37 2 Jose Cardenal 17 3 Jim Hickman 17 4 Ron Santo 17 5 Rick Monday 11

RBI

1 Billy Williams 122 2 Ron Santo 74 3 Jose Cardenal 70 4 Jim Hickman 64 5 Glenn Beckert 43
1972 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Kessinger 149 577 77 158 20 6 1 39 67 44 8 0.274
Billy Williams 150 574 95 191 34 6 37 122 62 59 3 0.333
Jose Cardenal 143 533 96 155 24 6 17 70 55 58 25 0.291
Glenn Beckert 120 474 51 128 22 2 3 43 23 17 2 0.270
Ron Santo 133 464 68 140 25 5 17 74 69 75 1 0.302
Rick Monday 138 434 68 108 22 5 11 42 78 102 12 0.249
Jim Hickman 115 368 65 100 15 2 17 64 52 64 3 0.272
Randy Hundley 114 357 23 78 12 0 5 30 22 62 1 0.218
Carmen Fanzone 86 222 26 50 11 0 8 42 35 45 2 0.225
Joe Pepitone 66 214 23 56 5 0 8 21 13 22 1 0.262
Paul Popovich 58 129 8 25 3 2 1 11 12 8 0 0.194
Bill North 66 127 22 23 2 3 0 4 13 33 6 0.181
Fergie Jenkins 36 109 8 20 1 1 1 8 5 34 0 0.183
Ken Rudolph 42 106 10 25 1 1 2 9 6 14 1 0.236
Burt Hooton 33 72 4 9 1 0 1 6 4 37 0 0.125
Milt Pappas 29 68 5 13 1 0 1 8 2 33 0 0.191
Bill Hands 32 57 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 30 0 0.018
J. C. Martin 25 50 3 12 3 0 0 7 5 9 1 0.240
Gene Hiser 32 46 2 9 0 0 0 4 6 8 1 0.196
Rick Reuschel 21 44 3 6 1 0 0 3 2 15 0 0.136
Elrod Hendricks 17 43 7 5 1 0 2 6 13 8 0 0.116
Pat Bourque 11 27 3 7 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 0.259
Tommy Davis 15 26 3 7 1 0 0 6 2 3 0 0.269
Juan Pizarro 16 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.143
Art Shamsky 15 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.125
Tom Phoebus 38 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.133
Bill Bonham 19 14 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.286
Dave Rosello 5 12 2 3 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0.250
Al Montreuil 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.091
Dan McGinn 43 8 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Jim Tyrone 13 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.000
Jack Aker 48 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Pete LaCock 5 6 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0.500
Frank Fernandez 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Decker 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Coggins 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Hamilton 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chris Ward 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clint Compton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Regan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Milt Pappas 2.77 2 Burt Hooton 2.80 3 Rick Reuschel 2.93 4 Jack Aker 2.96 5 Bill Hands 3.00

Wins

1 Fergie Jenkins 20 2 Milt Pappas 17 3 Bill Hands 11 4 Burt Hooton 11 5 Rick Reuschel 10

Strikeouts

1 Fergie Jenkins 184 2 Burt Hooton 132 3 Bill Hands 96 4 Rick Reuschel 87 5 Milt Pappas 80
1972 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fergie Jenkins 20 12 3.20 36 36 0 289.1 253 103 62 184
Burt Hooton 11 14 2.80 33 31 0 218.1 201 68 81 132
Milt Pappas 17 7 2.77 29 28 0 195.0 187 60 29 80
Bill Hands 11 8 3.00 32 28 0 189.0 168 63 47 96
Rick Reuschel 10 8 2.93 21 18 0 129.0 127 42 29 87
Tom Phoebus 3 3 3.78 37 1 6 83.1 76 35 45 59
Jack Aker 6 6 2.96 48 0 17 67.0 65 22 23 36
Dan McGinn 0 5 5.89 42 2 4 62.2 78 41 29 42
Juan Pizarro 4 5 3.94 16 7 1 59.1 66 26 32 24
Bill Bonham 1 1 3.12 19 4 4 57.2 56 20 25 49
Steve Hamilton 1 0 4.76 22 0 0 17.0 24 9 8 13
Joe Decker 1 0 2.13 5 1 0 12.2 9 3 4 7
Larry Gura 0 0 3.65 7 0 0 12.1 11 5 3 13
Phil Regan 0 1 2.25 5 0 0 4.0 6 1 2 2
Clint Compton 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0

👥 Roster (41)

Jack Aker Glenn Beckert Bill Bonham Pat Bourque Jose Cardenal Frank Coggins Clint Compton Tommy Davis Joe Decker Carmen Fanzone Frank Fernandez Larry Gura +29 more

41 players

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The 1972 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1972 the Chicago Cubs posted a 85-70 mark (.548) and finished 2nd in the NL East. With 685 runs scored and 567 given up, the 1972 differential was +118. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .256, 3% better than the league's .248. The staff ERA of 3.22 was 7% better than the league average of 3.45. League clubs averaged 605 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 13% more.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,299,163 in attendance, about 16,872 a game. Billy Williams topped the Chicago Cubs with 37 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Fergie Jenkins (20). Jack Aker saved 17 games. In all, the roster shows 41 players. The 1971 season and the 1973 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1972 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1972 Chicago Cubs finished 85-70 (.548 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Billy Williams led the 1972 Chicago Cubs with 37 home runs.
What was the 1972 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1972 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.22.
Did the 1972 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1972 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1972 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Billy Williams (37 HR, 122 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (20-12, 3.20 ERA).
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