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1972 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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General manager(s)
  
Al Campanis

Local television
  
KTTV (11)

Manager(s)
  
Walter Alston

Owner(s)
  
Walter O'Malley, James Mulvey

Local radio
  
KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrín

The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season 10 games back in second place in the western division of the National League.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 21: Tommy Hutton was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Larry Hisle.
  • October 22, 1971: Bobby Darwin was traded by the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Paul Powell.
  • October 24, 1971: Maury Wills was released by the Dodgers.
  • December 2, 1971: Doyle Alexander, Bob O'Brien, Sergio Robles and Royle Stillman were traded by the Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles for Frank Robinson and Pete Richert.
  • December 2, 1971: Dick Allen was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for Tommy John and Steve Huntz.
  • December 2, 1971: Tom Haller was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and cash. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Bernie Beckman (minors) to the Dodgers on March 31, 1972.
  • December 17, 1971: Chris Cannizzaro was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs.
  • March 27, 1972: Bill Sudakis was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers by the New York Mets.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 14, 1972: Dick Dietz was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers from the San Francisco Giants.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

  • NL Player of the Month
  • Don Sutton (April 1972)

    • All-Stars

  • 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Don Sutton reserve
  • Gold Glove Awards
  • Wes Parker
  • Willie Davis

    • Farm system

    Teams in BOLD won League Championships

    1972 Major League Baseball draft

    This was the eighth year of a Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 42 players in the June draft and eight in the January draft.

    This was a weak draft class whose most notable player was Dennis Lewallyn, a pitcher who played for the Dodgers and two other teams from 1975–1981 with a 4–4 record and 4.48 ERA. The top draft pick was shortstop John Harbin from Newberry College who played in only 83 games in the Dodgers farm system in 1972 and was quickly out of baseball.

    References

    1972 Los Angeles Dodgers season Wikipedia
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