1972 Philadelphia Phillies

59-97 • .378 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies went 59-97 (.378) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 503 runs, allowed 635, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Greg Luzinski (18 HR, 68 RBI) and Steve Carlton (27-10, 1.97 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

59 Wins
97 Losses
.378 Win %
6th Rank
503 R 635 RA
Diff -132

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503 Runs Scored
635 Runs Allowed
-132 Run Diff
1,343K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .236 5% below the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .301 4% below the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .344 6% below the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.66 6% worse than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 503 17% below the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,343,323
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Avg per Game 17,004

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Terry Harmon 0.284 2 Greg Luzinski 0.281 3 Bob Boone 0.275 4 Tom Hutton 0.260 5 Larry Bowa 0.250

Home Runs

1 Greg Luzinski 18 2 Don Money 15 3 Willie Montanez 13 4 Deron Johnson 9 5 Bill Robinson 8

RBI

1 Greg Luzinski 68 2 Willie Montanez 64 3 Don Money 52 4 Tom Hutton 38 5 Larry Bowa 31
1972 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Larry Bowa 152 579 67 145 11 13 1 31 32 51 17 0.250
Greg Luzinski 150 563 66 158 33 5 18 68 42 114 0 0.281
Don Money 152 536 54 119 16 2 15 52 41 92 5 0.222
Willie Montanez 147 531 60 131 39 3 13 64 58 108 1 0.247
Denny Doyle 123 442 33 110 14 2 1 26 31 33 6 0.249
Tom Hutton 134 381 40 99 16 2 4 38 56 24 5 0.260
John Bateman 82 252 10 56 9 0 3 17 8 39 0 0.222
Deron Johnson 96 230 19 49 4 1 9 31 26 69 0 0.213
Terry Harmon 73 218 35 62 8 2 2 13 29 28 3 0.284
Bill Robinson 82 188 19 45 9 1 8 21 5 30 2 0.239
Tim McCarver 45 152 14 36 8 0 2 14 17 15 1 0.237
Joe Lis 62 140 13 34 6 0 6 18 30 34 0 0.243
Oscar Gamble 74 135 17 32 5 2 1 13 19 16 0 0.237
Roger Freed 73 129 10 29 4 0 6 18 23 39 0 0.225
Steve Carlton 41 117 6 23 3 1 1 8 5 31 0 0.197
Mike Ryan 46 106 6 19 4 0 2 10 10 25 0 0.179
Mike Anderson 36 103 8 20 5 1 2 5 19 36 1 0.194
Ron Stone 41 54 3 9 0 1 0 3 9 11 0 0.167
Bob Boone 16 51 4 14 1 0 1 4 5 7 1 0.275
Pete Koegel 41 49 3 7 2 0 0 1 6 16 0 0.143
Ken Reynolds 48 40 3 8 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.200
Bill Champion 32 34 1 5 0 0 1 1 1 16 0 0.147
Mike Schmidt 13 34 2 7 0 0 1 3 5 15 0 0.206
Woodie Fryman 23 33 3 5 0 0 1 5 2 6 0 0.152
Wayne Twitchell 49 28 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 0 0.071
Barry Lersch 37 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.000
Byron Browne 21 21 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.190
Dick Selma 47 20 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.200
Darrell Brandon 42 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.067
Craig Robinson 5 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Jim Nash 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
Dave Downs 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.250
Mac Scarce 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Gary Neibauer 9 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Joe Hoerner 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chris Short 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Terlecki 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wilson 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Steve Carlton 1.97 2 Barry Lersch 3.04 3 Bill Wilson 3.30 4 Mac Scarce 3.44 5 Darrell Brandon 3.45

Wins

1 Steve Carlton 27 2 Darrell Brandon 7 3 Wayne Twitchell 5 4 Bill Champion 4 5 Woodie Fryman 4

Strikeouts

1 Steve Carlton 310 2 Wayne Twitchell 112 3 Ken Reynolds 87 4 Woodie Fryman 69 5 Darrell Brandon 67
1972 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Carlton 27 10 1.97 41 41 0 346.1 257 76 87 310
Ken Reynolds 2 15 4.26 33 23 0 154.1 149 73 60 87
Wayne Twitchell 5 9 4.06 49 15 1 139.2 138 63 56 112
Bill Champion 4 14 5.09 30 22 0 132.2 155 75 54 54
Woodie Fryman 4 10 4.36 23 17 1 119.2 131 58 39 69
Darrell Brandon 7 7 3.45 42 6 2 104.1 106 40 46 67
Barry Lersch 4 6 3.04 36 8 0 100.2 86 34 33 48
Dick Selma 2 9 5.56 46 10 3 98.2 91 61 73 58
Jim Nash 0 8 6.27 9 8 0 37.1 46 26 17 15
Mac Scarce 1 2 3.44 31 0 4 36.2 30 14 20 40
Bill Wilson 1 1 3.30 23 0 0 30.0 26 11 11 18
Dave Downs 1 1 2.74 4 4 0 23.0 25 7 3 5
Chris Short 1 1 3.91 19 0 1 23.0 24 10 8 20
Joe Hoerner 0 2 2.08 15 0 3 21.2 21 5 5 12
Gary Neibauer 0 2 5.30 9 2 0 18.2 17 11 14 7
Bob Terlecki 0 0 4.73 9 0 0 13.1 16 7 10 5

👥 Roster (38)

Mike Anderson John Bateman Bob Boone Larry Bowa Darrell Brandon Byron Browne Steve Carlton Bill Champion Dave Downs Denny Doyle Roger Freed Woodie Fryman +26 more

38 players

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The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies won 59 games and lost 97, ending up 6th in the NL East. The run column shows 503 for and 635 against. Against a league average of .248, the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies batted .236. Pitchers allowed 3.66 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.45. The 503 runs scored compare with a league average of 605 per club, 17% fewer.

Attendance at Veterans Stadium totaled 1,343,323 for the year. For power, Greg Luzinski led the way with 18 homers. On the mound, Steve Carlton won 27 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 38 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1971 season and the 1973 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies finished 59-97 (.378 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Greg Luzinski led the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies with 18 home runs.
What was the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.66.
Did the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
Who led the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Greg Luzinski (18 HR, 68 RBI) and Steve Carlton (27-10, 1.97 ERA).
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