1972 Houston Astros

84-69 • .549 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1972 Houston Astros went 84-69 (.549) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 708 runs, allowed 636, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Lee May (29 HR, 98 RBI) and Larry Dierker (15-8, 3.40 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

84 Wins
69 Losses
.549 Win %
3rd Rank
708 R 636 RA
Diff +72

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708 Runs Scored
636 Runs Allowed
+72 Run Diff
1,464K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 4% above the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .326 4% above the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .393 8% above the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.77 9% worse than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 708 17% above the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,464,244
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Avg per Game 19,016

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Cesar Cedeno 0.320 2 Bob Watson 0.312 3 Jesus Alou 0.312 4 Lee May 0.284 5 Jim Wynn 0.273

Home Runs

1 Lee May 29 2 Jim Wynn 24 3 Cesar Cedeno 22 4 Doug Rader 22 5 Bob Watson 16

RBI

1 Lee May 98 2 Doug Rader 90 3 Jim Wynn 90 4 Bob Watson 86 5 Cesar Cedeno 82
1972 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roger Metzger 153 641 84 142 12 3 2 38 60 71 23 0.222
Lee May 148 592 87 168 31 2 29 98 52 145 3 0.284
Cesar Cedeno 139 559 103 179 39 8 22 82 56 62 55 0.320
Doug Rader 152 553 70 131 24 7 22 90 57 120 5 0.237
Bob Watson 147 548 74 171 27 4 16 86 53 83 1 0.312
Jim Wynn 145 542 117 148 29 3 24 90 103 99 17 0.273
Tommy Helms 139 518 45 134 20 5 5 60 24 27 4 0.259
Johnny Edwards 108 332 33 89 16 2 5 40 50 39 2 0.268
Larry Howard 54 157 16 35 7 0 2 13 17 30 0 0.223
Norm Miller 67 107 18 26 4 0 4 13 13 23 1 0.243
Jimmy Stewart 68 96 14 21 5 2 0 9 6 9 0 0.219
Jesus Alou 52 93 8 29 4 1 0 11 7 5 0 0.312
Larry Dierker 31 78 2 13 0 0 0 4 1 24 0 0.167
Don Wilson 33 76 5 8 0 1 0 2 2 35 0 0.105
Dave Roberts 35 67 7 16 1 0 2 9 4 16 0 0.239
Jerry Reuss 33 66 5 7 2 0 0 1 5 40 0 0.106
Bobby Fenwick 36 50 7 9 3 0 0 4 3 13 0 0.180
Ken Forsch 30 41 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 0.146
Bob Stinson 27 35 3 6 1 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.171
Tom Griffin 39 25 3 7 3 0 1 2 0 9 0 0.280
Jack Hiatt 10 25 2 5 3 0 0 0 5 5 0 0.200
George Culver 45 19 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.158
Jim Ray 54 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.062
Rich Chiles 9 11 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.273
Gary Sutherland 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125
Fred Gladding 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.000
Cliff Johnson 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.250
Mike Cosgrove 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim York 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wade Blasingame 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Gibbon 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
J. R. Richard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Don Wilson 2.68 2 Fred Gladding 2.77 3 George Culver 3.05 4 Tom Griffin 3.24 5 Larry Dierker 3.40

Wins

1 Larry Dierker 15 2 Don Wilson 15 3 Dave Roberts 12 4 Jim Ray 10 5 Jerry Reuss 9

Strikeouts

1 Jerry Reuss 174 2 Don Wilson 172 3 Larry Dierker 115 4 Ken Forsch 113 5 Dave Roberts 111
1972 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Wilson 15 10 2.68 33 33 0 228.1 196 68 66 172
Larry Dierker 15 8 3.40 31 31 0 214.2 209 81 51 115
Jerry Reuss 9 13 4.17 33 30 1 192.0 177 89 83 174
Dave Roberts 12 7 4.50 35 28 2 192.0 227 96 57 111
Ken Forsch 6 8 3.91 30 24 0 156.1 163 68 62 113
George Culver 6 2 3.05 45 0 2 97.1 73 33 43 82
Tom Griffin 5 4 3.24 39 5 3 94.1 92 34 38 83
Jim Ray 10 9 4.28 54 0 8 90.1 77 43 44 50
Fred Gladding 5 6 2.77 42 0 14 48.2 38 15 12 18
Jim York 0 1 5.25 26 0 0 36.0 45 21 18 25
Mike Cosgrove 0 1 4.61 7 1 1 13.2 16 7 3 7
Wade Blasingame 0 0 8.64 10 0 0 8.1 4 8 8 9
Joe Gibbon 0 0 9.82 9 0 0 7.1 13 8 5 4
J. R. Richard 1 0 13.50 4 1 0 6.0 10 9 8 8

👥 Roster (32)

Jesus Alou Wade Blasingame Cesar Cedeno Rich Chiles Mike Cosgrove George Culver Larry Dierker Johnny Edwards Bobby Fenwick Ken Forsch Joe Gibbon Fred Gladding +20 more

32 players

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The 1972 Houston Astros in brief

The 1972 Houston Astros won 84 games and lost 69, ending up 3rd in the NL West. With 708 runs scored and 636 given up, the 1972 differential was +72. The team batting average of .258 was 4% above the 1972 league mark of .248. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.77 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. Measured against the 605-run league average, the offense was 17% ahead.

Home games were played at Astrodome, where 1,464,244 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Lee May, who hit 29. On the mound, Larry Dierker won 15 games to lead the staff. Jerry Reuss struck out 174, the most on the club. The saves leader was Fred Gladding with 14.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Houston Astros

What was the 1972 Houston Astros record?
The 1972 Houston Astros finished 84-69 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Houston Astros in home runs?
Lee May led the 1972 Houston Astros with 29 home runs.
What was the 1972 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1972 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.77.
Did the 1972 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Houston Astros play?
The 1972 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1972 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lee May (29 HR, 98 RBI) and Larry Dierker (15-8, 3.40 ERA).
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