1972 Cleveland Indians

72-84 • .462 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1972 Cleveland Indians went 72-84 (.462) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 472 runs, allowed 519, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Graig Nettles (17 HR, 70 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (24-16, 1.92 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

72 Wins
84 Losses
.462 Win %
5th Rank
472 R 519 RA
Diff -47

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472 Runs Scored
519 Runs Allowed
-47 Run Diff
759K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .234 2% below the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .293 4% below the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .329 4% below the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 2.92 5% better than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 472 12% below the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 759,774
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Avg per Game 9,867

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Chris Chambliss 0.292 2 Tommy McCraw 0.258 3 Buddy Bell 0.255 4 Graig Nettles 0.253 5 Ray Fosse 0.241

Home Runs

1 Graig Nettles 17 2 Ray Fosse 10 3 Buddy Bell 9 4 Alex Johnson 8 5 Tommy McCraw 7

RBI

1 Graig Nettles 70 2 Chris Chambliss 44 3 Ray Fosse 41 4 Alex Johnson 37 5 Buddy Bell 36
1972 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Graig Nettles 150 557 65 141 28 0 17 70 57 50 2 0.253
Jack Brohamer 136 527 49 123 13 2 5 35 27 46 3 0.233
Buddy Bell 132 466 49 119 21 1 9 36 34 29 5 0.255
Chris Chambliss 121 466 51 136 27 2 6 44 26 63 3 0.292
Ray Fosse 134 457 42 110 20 1 10 41 45 46 5 0.241
Tommy McCraw 129 391 43 101 12 5 7 33 41 47 12 0.258
Frank Duffy 130 385 23 92 16 4 3 27 31 54 6 0.239
Del Unser 132 383 29 91 12 0 1 17 28 46 5 0.238
Alex Johnson 108 356 31 85 10 1 8 37 22 40 6 0.239
Eddie Leon 89 225 14 45 2 1 4 16 20 47 0 0.200
John Lowenstein 68 151 16 32 8 1 6 21 20 43 2 0.212
Roy Foster 73 143 19 32 4 0 4 13 21 23 0 0.224
Jerry Moses 52 141 9 31 3 0 4 14 11 29 0 0.220
Gaylord Perry 41 110 5 17 2 0 1 9 5 43 0 0.155
Ron Lolich 24 80 4 15 1 0 2 8 4 20 0 0.188
Dick Tidrow 39 70 5 7 0 0 0 6 2 34 0 0.100
Milt Wilcox 32 45 3 9 2 0 0 4 2 12 0 0.200
Lou Camilli 39 41 2 6 2 0 0 3 3 8 0 0.146
Kurt Bevacqua 19 35 2 4 0 0 1 1 3 10 0 0.114
Steve Dunning 20 33 6 9 1 0 3 4 3 9 0 0.273
Ray Lamb 34 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0.000
Vince Colbert 23 20 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.200
Jack Heidemann 10 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.150
Mike Kilkenny 22 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.071
Tom Hilgendorf 19 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.077
Phil Hennigan 38 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.083
Fred Stanley 6 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.167
Steve Mingori 42 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Ed Farmer 46 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Adolfo Phillips 12 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Denny Riddleberger 38 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Steve Hargan 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Johnson 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Bill Butler 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marcelino Lopez 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lowell Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Gaylord Perry 1.92 2 Denny Riddleberger 2.50 3 Phil Hennigan 2.67 4 Tom Hilgendorf 2.68 5 Dick Tidrow 2.77

Wins

1 Gaylord Perry 24 2 Dick Tidrow 14 3 Milt Wilcox 7 4 Steve Dunning 6 5 Phil Hennigan 5

Strikeouts

1 Gaylord Perry 234 2 Dick Tidrow 123 3 Milt Wilcox 90 4 Ray Lamb 64 5 Steve Dunning 52
1972 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 24 16 1.92 41 40 1 342.2 253 73 82 234
Dick Tidrow 14 15 2.77 39 34 0 237.1 200 73 70 123
Milt Wilcox 7 14 3.40 32 27 0 156.0 145 59 72 90
Ray Lamb 5 6 3.09 34 9 0 107.2 101 37 29 64
Steve Dunning 6 4 3.26 16 16 0 105.0 98 38 43 52
Vince Colbert 1 7 4.58 22 11 0 74.2 74 38 38 36
Phil Hennigan 5 3 2.67 38 1 6 67.1 54 20 18 44
Ed Farmer 2 5 4.40 46 1 7 61.1 51 30 27 33
Mike Kilkenny 4 1 3.41 22 7 1 58.0 51 22 39 44
Steve Mingori 0 6 3.95 41 0 10 57.0 67 25 36 47
Denny Riddleberger 1 3 2.50 38 0 0 54.0 45 15 22 34
Tom Hilgendorf 3 1 2.68 19 5 0 47.0 51 14 21 25
Steve Hargan 0 3 5.85 12 1 0 20.0 23 13 15 10
Bill Butler 0 0 1.54 6 2 0 11.2 9 2 10 6
Marcelino Lopez 0 0 5.40 4 2 0 8.1 8 5 10 1
Lowell Palmer 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 2 3

👥 Roster (36)

Buddy Bell Kurt Bevacqua Jack Brohamer Bill Butler Lou Camilli Chris Chambliss Vince Colbert Frank Duffy Steve Dunning Ed Farmer Ray Fosse Roy Foster +24 more

36 players

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The 1972 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1972 Cleveland Indians reads 72 wins and 84 losses, good for 5th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored 472 runs and allowed 519, a run differential of -47. The team batting average of .234 was 2% below the 1972 league mark of .239. The staff ERA of 2.92 was 5% better than the league average of 3.06. The 472 runs scored compare with a league average of 537 per club, 12% fewer.

Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 759,774 for the year. For power, Graig Nettles led the way with 17 homers. Gaylord Perry led the pitchers with 24 wins. The saves leader was Steve Mingori with 10. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1972 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1972 Cleveland Indians finished 72-84 (.462 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Graig Nettles led the 1972 Cleveland Indians with 17 home runs.
What was the 1972 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1972 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 2.92.
Did the 1972 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1972 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1972 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Graig Nettles (17 HR, 70 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (24-16, 1.92 ERA).
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