1972 New York Yankees

79-76 • .510 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1972 New York Yankees went 79-76 (.510) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 557 runs, allowed 527, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Bobby Murcer (33 HR, 96 RBI) and Fritz Peterson (17-15, 3.24 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

79 Wins
76 Losses
.510 Win %
4th Rank
557 R 527 RA
Diff +30

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557 Runs Scored
527 Runs Allowed
+30 Run Diff
967K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 4% above the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .316 3% above the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .357 4% above the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.05 equal to the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 557 4% above the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 967,715
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Avg per Game 12,567

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 John Ellis 0.294 2 Bobby Murcer 0.292 3 Thurman Munson 0.280 4 Felipe Alou 0.278 5 Roy White 0.270

Home Runs

1 Bobby Murcer 33 2 Ron Blomberg 14 3 Roy White 10 4 Bernie Allen 9 5 Johnny Callison 9

RBI

1 Bobby Murcer 96 2 Roy White 54 3 Ron Blomberg 49 4 Thurman Munson 46 5 Felipe Alou 37
1972 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Murcer 153 585 102 171 30 7 33 96 63 67 11 0.292
Roy White 155 556 76 150 29 0 10 54 99 59 23 0.270
Horace Clarke 147 547 65 132 20 2 3 37 56 44 18 0.241
Thurman Munson 140 511 54 143 16 3 7 46 47 58 6 0.280
Gene Michael 126 391 29 91 7 4 1 32 32 45 4 0.233
Felipe Alou 120 324 33 90 18 1 6 37 22 27 1 0.278
Ron Blomberg 107 299 36 80 22 1 14 49 38 26 0 0.268
Johnny Callison 92 275 28 71 10 0 9 34 18 34 3 0.258
Celerino Sanchez 71 250 18 62 8 3 0 21 12 30 0 0.248
Bernie Allen 84 220 26 50 9 0 9 22 23 42 0 0.227
Rusty Torres 80 199 15 42 7 0 3 13 18 44 0 0.211
John Ellis 52 136 13 40 5 1 5 25 8 22 0 0.294
Rich McKinney 37 121 10 26 2 0 1 7 7 13 1 0.215
Jerry Kenney 50 119 16 25 2 0 0 7 16 13 3 0.210
Ron Swoboda 63 113 9 28 8 0 1 12 17 29 0 0.248
Hal Lanier 60 103 5 22 3 0 0 6 2 13 1 0.214
Fritz Peterson 35 82 6 19 1 0 0 9 3 14 0 0.232
Mel Stottlemyre 37 80 3 16 2 1 0 7 3 18 0 0.200
Steve Kline 32 76 5 7 0 0 0 1 4 22 0 0.092
Mike Kekich 29 59 3 8 0 1 0 4 0 14 0 0.136
Charlie Spikes 14 34 2 5 1 0 0 3 1 13 0 0.147
Rob Gardner 20 28 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 0.107
Sparky Lyle 59 21 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.190
Fred Beene 30 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Frank Tepedino 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lindy McDaniel 37 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.286
Ron Klimkowski 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rich Hinton 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Wade Blasingame 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Steve Blateric 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Closter 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Gowell 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jim Roland 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Aker 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Cox 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Medich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Sparky Lyle 1.92 2 Lindy McDaniel 2.25 3 Fred Beene 2.34 4 Steve Kline 2.40 5 Rob Gardner 3.06

Wins

1 Fritz Peterson 17 2 Steve Kline 16 3 Mel Stottlemyre 14 4 Mike Kekich 10 5 Sparky Lyle 9

Strikeouts

1 Mel Stottlemyre 110 2 Fritz Peterson 100 3 Mike Kekich 78 4 Sparky Lyle 75 5 Rob Gardner 58
1972 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Stottlemyre 14 18 3.22 36 36 0 260.0 250 93 85 110
Fritz Peterson 17 15 3.24 35 35 0 250.1 270 90 44 100
Steve Kline 16 9 2.40 32 32 0 236.1 210 63 44 58
Mike Kekich 10 13 3.70 29 28 0 175.1 172 72 76 78
Sparky Lyle 9 5 1.92 59 0 35 107.2 84 23 29 75
Rob Gardner 8 5 3.06 20 14 0 97.0 91 33 28 58
Lindy McDaniel 3 1 2.25 37 0 0 68.0 54 17 25 47
Fred Beene 1 3 2.34 29 1 3 57.2 55 15 24 37
Ron Klimkowski 0 3 4.02 16 2 1 31.1 32 14 15 11
Jim Roland 0 1 5.04 16 0 0 25.0 27 14 16 13
Wade Blasingame 0 1 4.24 12 1 0 17.0 14 8 11 7
Rich Hinton 1 0 4.86 7 3 0 16.2 20 9 8 13
Casey Cox 0 1 4.63 5 1 0 11.2 13 6 3 4
Larry Gowell 0 1 1.29 2 1 0 7.0 3 1 2 7
Jack Aker 0 0 3.00 4 0 0 6.0 5 2 3 1
Steve Blateric 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 4
Al Closter 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 2.1 2 3 4 2
Doc Medich 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.0 2 2 2 0

👥 Roster (36)

Jack Aker Bernie Allen Felipe Alou Fred Beene Wade Blasingame Steve Blateric Ron Blomberg Johnny Callison Horace Clarke Al Closter Casey Cox John Ellis +24 more

36 players

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The 1972 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1972 New York Yankees reads 79 wins and 76 losses, good for 4th in the AL East. The run column shows 557 for and 527 against. The team batting average of .249 was 4% above the 1972 league mark of .239. The 1972 New York Yankees outscored the average club by 4% (557 against 537). Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 967,715 fans came through the gates.

Bobby Murcer led the club in home runs with 33. Fritz Peterson was the top winner, with 17 victories. Mel Stottlemyre struck out 110, the most on the club. The saves leader was Sparky Lyle with 35. In all, the roster shows 36 players. The 1971 season and the 1973 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 New York Yankees

What was the 1972 New York Yankees record?
The 1972 New York Yankees finished 79-76 (.510 win pct).
Who led the 1972 New York Yankees in home runs?
Bobby Murcer led the 1972 New York Yankees with 33 home runs.
What was the 1972 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1972 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.05.
Did the 1972 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1972 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 New York Yankees play?
The 1972 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1972 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Murcer (33 HR, 96 RBI) and Fritz Peterson (17-15, 3.24 ERA).
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