1972 Montreal Expos

70-86 • .449 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1972 Montreal Expos went 70-86 (.449) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 513 runs, allowed 609, and played home games at Jarry Park. Team leaders included Ron Fairly (17 HR, 68 RBI) and Mike Torrez (16-12, 3.33 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

70 Wins
86 Losses
.449 Win %
5th Rank
513 R 609 RA
Diff -96

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⚡ Quick Stats

513 Runs Scored
609 Runs Allowed
-96 Run Diff
1,142K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .233 6% below the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .302 4% below the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .325 11% below the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.59 4% worse than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 513 15% below the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumParc Jarry
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,142,244
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Avg per Game 14,644

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Ron Fairly 0.278 2 Ken Singleton 0.274 3 Coco Laboy 0.261 4 Ron Woods 0.258 5 Ron Hunt 0.253

Home Runs

1 Ron Fairly 17 2 Bob Bailey 16 3 Ken Singleton 14 4 Mike Jorgensen 13 5 Ron Woods 10

RBI

1 Ron Fairly 68 2 Bob Bailey 57 3 Ken Singleton 50 4 Mike Jorgensen 47 5 Tim Foli 35
1972 Montreal Expos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tim Foli 149 540 45 130 12 2 2 35 25 43 11 0.241
Ken Singleton 142 507 77 139 23 2 14 50 70 99 5 0.274
Bob Bailey 143 489 55 114 10 4 16 57 59 112 6 0.233
Ron Fairly 140 446 51 124 15 1 17 68 46 45 3 0.278
Ron Hunt 129 443 56 112 20 0 0 18 51 29 9 0.253
Boots Day 128 386 32 90 7 4 0 30 29 44 3 0.233
Mike Jorgensen 113 372 48 86 12 3 13 47 53 75 12 0.231
Tim McCarver 77 239 19 60 5 1 5 20 19 14 4 0.251
Ron Woods 97 221 21 57 5 1 10 31 22 33 3 0.258
Terry Humphrey 69 215 13 40 8 0 1 9 16 38 4 0.186
John Boccabella 83 207 14 47 8 1 1 10 9 29 1 0.227
Hector Torres 83 181 14 28 4 1 2 7 13 26 0 0.155
Clyde Mashore 93 176 23 40 7 1 3 23 14 41 6 0.227
Jim Fairey 86 141 9 33 7 0 1 15 10 21 1 0.234
Hal Breeden 42 87 6 20 2 0 3 10 7 15 0 0.230
Mike Torrez 34 85 6 15 2 0 0 2 2 30 0 0.176
Bill Stoneman 40 75 4 6 0 0 0 1 2 39 0 0.080
Coco Laboy 28 69 6 18 2 0 3 14 10 16 0 0.261
Balor Moore 22 55 1 8 1 0 0 4 3 18 0 0.145
Ernie McAnally 29 53 4 6 1 0 0 3 2 17 0 0.113
Carl Morton 35 52 5 7 2 1 0 2 4 20 0 0.135
John Bateman 18 29 0 7 1 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.241
Steve Renko 32 24 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.292
Mike Marshall 65 22 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.136
Bobby Wine 34 18 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.222
Pepe Mangual 8 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.273
John Strohmayer 48 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Joe Gilbert 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Denny Lemaster 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.333
Tom Walker 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Mike Marshall 1.78 2 Tom Walker 2.89 3 Bill Stoneman 2.98 4 Mike Torrez 3.33 5 Balor Moore 3.47

Wins

1 Mike Torrez 16 2 Mike Marshall 14 3 Bill Stoneman 12 4 Balor Moore 9 5 Carl Morton 7

Strikeouts

1 Bill Stoneman 171 2 Balor Moore 161 3 Mike Torrez 112 4 Ernie McAnally 102 5 Mike Marshall 95
1972 Montreal Expos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Stoneman 12 14 2.98 36 35 0 250.2 213 83 102 171
Mike Torrez 16 12 3.33 34 33 0 243.1 215 90 103 112
Carl Morton 7 13 3.92 27 27 0 172.0 170 75 53 51
Ernie McAnally 6 15 3.81 29 27 0 170.0 165 72 71 102
Balor Moore 9 9 3.47 22 22 0 147.2 122 57 59 161
Mike Marshall 14 8 1.78 65 0 18 116.0 82 23 47 95
Steve Renko 1 10 5.20 30 12 0 97.0 96 56 67 66
John Strohmayer 1 2 3.52 48 0 3 76.2 73 30 31 50
Tom Walker 2 2 2.89 46 0 2 74.2 71 24 22 42
Joe Gilbert 0 1 8.45 22 0 0 33.0 41 31 18 25
Denny Lemaster 2 0 7.78 13 0 0 19.2 28 17 6 13
Hector Torres 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.2 5 2 0 0

👥 Roster (30)

Bob Bailey John Bateman John Boccabella Hal Breeden Boots Day Jim Fairey Ron Fairly Tim Foli Joe Gilbert Terry Humphrey Ron Hunt Mike Jorgensen +18 more

30 players

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The 1972 Montreal Expos in brief

A 70-86 record (.449) put the 1972 Montreal Expos 5th in the NL East. Runs came in at 513 scored against 609 allowed (-96). Against a league average of .248, the 1972 Montreal Expos batted .233. Pitchers allowed 3.59 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.45. League clubs averaged 605 runs that year, so the Montreal Expos scored 15% fewer. Jarry Park was home in 1972, drawing a total attendance of 1,142,244.

The home run leader was Ron Fairly, who hit 17. The hits leader was Ken Singleton with 139. Mike Torrez led the pitchers with 16 wins. The strikeout leader was Bill Stoneman with 171. Mike Marshall saved 18 games. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Montreal Expos

What was the 1972 Montreal Expos record?
The 1972 Montreal Expos finished 70-86 (.449 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Montreal Expos in home runs?
Ron Fairly led the 1972 Montreal Expos with 17 home runs.
What was the 1972 Montreal Expos team ERA?
The 1972 Montreal Expos posted a team ERA of 3.59.
Did the 1972 Montreal Expos win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Montreal Expos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Montreal Expos play?
The 1972 Montreal Expos played home games at Jarry Park.
Who led the 1972 Montreal Expos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Fairly (17 HR, 68 RBI) and Mike Torrez (16-12, 3.33 ERA).
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