⭐ Division Winner

1972 Cincinnati Reds

95-59 • .617 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1972 Cincinnati Reds went 95-59 (.617) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 557, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included Johnny Bench (40 HR, 125 RBI) and Gary Nolan (15-5, 1.99 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

95 Wins
59 Losses
.617 Win %
1st Rank
707 R 557 RA
Diff +150

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707 Runs Scored
557 Runs Allowed
+150 Run Diff
1,612K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% above the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .330 5% above the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .379 4% above the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.21 7% better than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 707 17% above the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,612,695
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Avg per Game 21,219

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Pete Rose 0.307 2 Joe Morgan 0.292 3 Tony Perez 0.283 4 Bobby Tolan 0.283 5 Hal McRae 0.278

Home Runs

1 Johnny Bench 40 2 Tony Perez 21 3 Joe Morgan 16 4 Denis Menke 9 5 Bobby Tolan 8

RBI

1 Johnny Bench 125 2 Tony Perez 90 3 Bobby Tolan 82 4 Joe Morgan 73 5 Pete Rose 57
1972 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 154 645 107 198 31 11 6 57 73 46 10 0.307
Bobby Tolan 149 604 88 171 28 5 8 82 44 88 42 0.283
Joe Morgan 149 552 122 161 23 4 16 73 115 44 58 0.292
Johnny Bench 147 538 87 145 22 2 40 125 100 84 6 0.270
Tony Perez 136 515 64 146 33 7 21 90 55 121 4 0.283
Denis Menke 140 447 41 104 19 2 9 50 58 76 0 0.233
Dave Concepcion 119 378 40 79 13 2 2 29 32 65 13 0.209
Cesar Geronimo 120 255 32 70 9 7 4 29 24 64 2 0.275
Darrel Chaney 83 196 29 49 7 2 2 19 29 28 1 0.250
George Foster 59 145 15 29 4 1 2 12 5 44 2 0.200
Joe Hague 69 138 17 34 7 1 4 20 20 18 1 0.246
Ted Uhlaender 73 113 9 18 3 0 0 6 13 11 0 0.159
Bill Plummer 38 102 8 19 4 0 2 9 4 20 0 0.186
Hal McRae 61 97 9 27 4 0 5 26 2 10 0 0.278
Julian Javier 44 91 3 19 2 0 2 12 6 11 1 0.209
Jack Billingham 36 71 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 29 0 0.070
Ross Grimsley 30 66 5 8 0 0 0 1 1 29 0 0.121
Gary Nolan 25 60 5 7 1 0 0 2 4 24 0 0.117
Wayne Simpson 24 48 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 31 0 0.062
Jim McGlothlin 31 46 6 8 1 0 1 1 5 21 0 0.174
Don Gullett 31 38 7 8 1 0 0 3 2 14 0 0.211
Tom Hall 47 30 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0.100
Pedro Borbon 62 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.048
Bernie Carbo 19 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0.143
Clay Carroll 65 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.182
Ed Sprague 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Sonny Ruberto 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Merritt 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Corrales 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Joe Gibbon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Tomlin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Gary Nolan 1.99 2 Clay Carroll 2.25 3 Tom Hall 2.61 4 Ross Grimsley 3.05 5 Pedro Borbon 3.17

Wins

1 Gary Nolan 15 2 Ross Grimsley 14 3 Jack Billingham 12 4 Tom Hall 10 5 Don Gullett 9

Strikeouts

1 Jack Billingham 137 2 Tom Hall 134 3 Don Gullett 96 4 Gary Nolan 90 5 Ross Grimsley 79
1972 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Billingham 12 12 3.18 36 31 1 217.2 197 77 64 137
Ross Grimsley 14 8 3.05 30 28 1 197.2 194 67 50 79
Gary Nolan 15 5 1.99 25 25 0 176.0 147 39 30 90
Jim McGlothlin 9 8 3.91 31 21 0 145.0 165 63 49 69
Don Gullett 9 10 3.94 31 16 2 134.2 127 59 43 96
Wayne Simpson 8 5 4.14 24 22 0 130.1 124 60 49 70
Tom Hall 10 1 2.61 47 7 8 124.1 77 36 56 134
Pedro Borbon 8 3 3.17 62 2 11 122.0 115 43 32 48
Clay Carroll 6 4 2.25 65 0 37 96.0 89 24 32 51
Ed Sprague 3 3 4.13 33 1 0 56.2 55 26 26 25
Jim Merritt 1 0 4.50 4 1 0 8.0 13 4 2 4
Dave Tomlin 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 7 4 1 2
Joe Gibbon 0 0 54.00 2 0 0 0.1 3 2 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
CIN def. PIT 3-2
World Series
Lost to OAK 4-3

👥 Roster (31)

Johnny Bench Jack Billingham Pedro Borbon Bernie Carbo Clay Carroll Darrel Chaney Dave Concepcion Pat Corrales George Foster Cesar Geronimo Joe Gibbon Ross Grimsley +19 more

31 players

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The 1972 Cincinnati Reds in brief

In 1972 the Cincinnati Reds posted a 95-59 mark (.617) and finished 1st in the NL West. That season the Cincinnati Reds won the pennant and took the division title. Runs came in at 707 scored against 557 allowed (+150). Against a league average of .248, the 1972 Cincinnati Reds batted .251. Pitchers allowed 3.21 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.45.

Home games were played at Riverfront Stadium, where 1,612,695 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Johnny Bench, who hit 40. Gary Nolan led the pitchers with 15 wins. The strikeout leader was Jack Billingham with 137. In the NL Championship Series, the Cincinnati Reds beat PIT 3-2. In the World Series, the Cincinnati Reds lost to OAK 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1972 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1972 Cincinnati Reds finished 95-59 (.617 win pct).
Did the 1972 Cincinnati Reds make the playoffs?
The 1972 Cincinnati Reds finished first in their division.
Who led the 1972 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Johnny Bench led the 1972 Cincinnati Reds with 40 home runs.
What was the 1972 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1972 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.21.
Did the 1972 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1972 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
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