1972 Milwaukee Brewers

65-91 • .417 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1972 Milwaukee Brewers went 65-91 (.417) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 493 runs, allowed 595, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included John Briggs (21 HR, 65 RBI) and Jim Lonborg (14-12, 2.83 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

65 Wins
91 Losses
.417 Win %
6th Rank
493 R 595 RA
Diff -102

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493 Runs Scored
595 Runs Allowed
-102 Run Diff
600K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .234 2% below the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .301 1% below the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .327 4% below the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.45 13% worse than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 493 8% below the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 600,419
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Avg per Game 7,600

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Brock Davis 0.318 2 Ellie Rodriguez 0.285 3 Ollie Brown 0.279 4 George Scott 0.266 5 Bob Heise 0.266

Home Runs

1 John Briggs 21 2 George Scott 20 3 Joe Lahoud 12 4 Dave May 9 5 Billy Conigliaro 7

RBI

1 George Scott 88 2 John Briggs 65 3 Dave May 45 4 Ellie Rodriguez 35 5 Joe Lahoud 34
1972 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Scott 152 578 71 154 24 4 20 88 43 130 16 0.266
Rick Auerbach 153 554 50 121 16 3 2 30 43 62 24 0.218
Dave May 143 500 49 119 20 2 9 45 47 56 11 0.238
John Briggs 135 418 58 111 14 1 21 65 54 67 1 0.266
Ron Theobald 125 391 45 86 11 0 1 19 68 38 0 0.220
Mike Ferraro 124 381 19 97 18 1 2 29 17 41 0 0.255
Ellie Rodriguez 116 355 31 101 14 2 2 35 52 43 1 0.285
Joe Lahoud 111 316 35 75 9 3 12 34 45 54 3 0.237
Bob Heise 95 271 23 72 10 1 0 12 12 14 1 0.266
Billy Conigliaro 52 191 22 44 6 2 7 16 8 54 1 0.230
Ollie Brown 66 179 21 50 8 0 3 25 17 24 0 0.279
Brock Davis 85 154 17 49 2 0 0 12 12 23 6 0.318
Tommie Reynolds 72 130 13 26 5 1 2 13 10 25 0 0.200
John Felske 37 80 6 11 3 0 1 5 8 23 0 0.138
Jim Lonborg 33 69 1 10 0 0 0 3 4 29 0 0.145
Bill Parsons 33 67 4 11 1 0 0 7 3 30 0 0.164
Syd O'Brien 31 58 5 12 2 0 1 5 2 13 0 0.207
Darrell Porter 18 56 2 7 1 0 1 2 5 21 0 0.125
Ron Clark 22 54 8 10 1 1 2 5 5 11 0 0.185
Skip Lockwood 31 53 3 7 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.132
Ken Brett 31 44 6 10 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.227
Paul Ratliff 22 42 1 3 0 0 1 4 2 23 0 0.071
Jim Colborn 39 37 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 17 0 0.081
Bill Voss 27 36 1 3 1 0 0 1 5 4 0 0.083
Gary Ryerson 20 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.042
Earl Stephenson 35 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.000
Joe Azcue 11 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.143
Jerry Bell 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.071
Jim Slaton 9 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.091
Frank Linzy 47 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Ken Sanders 62 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Curt Motton 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0.167
Archie Reynolds 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Chuck Taylor 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Ray Newman 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Jerry Bell 1.66 2 Jim Lonborg 2.83 3 Frank Linzy 3.03 4 Jim Colborn 3.11 5 Ken Sanders 3.12

Wins

1 Jim Lonborg 14 2 Bill Parsons 13 3 Skip Lockwood 8 4 Ken Brett 7 5 Jim Colborn 7

Strikeouts

1 Jim Lonborg 143 2 Bill Parsons 111 3 Skip Lockwood 106 4 Jim Colborn 97 5 Ken Brett 74
1972 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Lonborg 14 12 2.83 33 30 1 223.0 197 70 76 143
Bill Parsons 13 13 3.91 33 30 0 214.0 194 93 68 111
Skip Lockwood 8 15 3.60 29 27 0 170.0 148 68 71 106
Jim Colborn 7 7 3.11 39 12 0 147.2 135 51 43 97
Ken Brett 7 12 4.53 26 22 0 133.0 121 67 49 74
Gary Ryerson 3 8 3.62 20 14 0 102.0 119 41 21 45
Ken Sanders 2 9 3.12 62 0 17 92.1 88 32 31 51
Earl Stephenson 3 5 3.25 35 8 0 80.1 79 29 33 33
Frank Linzy 2 2 3.03 47 0 12 77.1 70 26 27 24
Jerry Bell 5 1 1.66 25 3 0 70.2 50 13 33 20
Jim Slaton 1 6 5.52 9 8 0 44.0 50 27 21 17
Archie Reynolds 0 1 7.23 5 2 0 18.2 26 15 8 13
Chuck Taylor 0 0 1.54 5 0 1 11.2 8 2 3 5
Ray Newman 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 7.0 4 0 2 1

👥 Roster (35)

Rick Auerbach Joe Azcue Jerry Bell Ken Brett John Briggs Ollie Brown Ron Clark Jim Colborn Billy Conigliaro Brock Davis John Felske Mike Ferraro +23 more

35 players

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The 1972 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

The 1972 Milwaukee Brewers finished 65-91, a .417 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL East. The Milwaukee Brewers scored 493 runs and allowed 595, a run differential of -102. The team batting average of .234 was 2% below the 1972 league mark of .239. The staff ERA of 3.45 was 13% worse than the league average of 3.06. League clubs averaged 537 runs that year, so the Milwaukee Brewers scored 8% fewer.

The home park, County Stadium, recorded 600,419 in attendance, about 7,600 a game. John Briggs led the club in home runs with 21. The RBI leader was George Scott, with 88. On the mound, Jim Lonborg won 14 games to lead the staff. Ken Sanders saved 17 games. The 1972 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1972 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1972 Milwaukee Brewers finished 65-91 (.417 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
John Briggs led the 1972 Milwaukee Brewers with 21 home runs.
What was the 1972 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1972 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Did the 1972 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1972 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1972 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Briggs (21 HR, 65 RBI) and Jim Lonborg (14-12, 2.83 ERA).
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