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1972 Montreal Expos season

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Record
  
70–86 (.449)

General manager(s)
  
Jim Fanning

Divisional place
  
5th

Manager(s)
  
Gene Mauch

Owner(s)
  
Charles Bronfman; John McHale (president)

Local television
  
CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Jackie Robinson) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)

Offseason

  • November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted by the Expos from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
  • December 6, 1971: Adolfo Phillips was purchased by the Expos from the Cleveland Indians.
  • January 28, 1972: Claude Raymond was released by the Expos.
  • March 24, 1972: César Gutiérrez was purchased by the Expos from the Detroit Tigers.

    • Regular season

  • October 2, 1972: Bill Stoneman pitched his second career no-hitter (the final score of this one was also 7–0) in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets at Jarry Park. The no-hitter was the first ever pitched outside the United States. Future broadcaster Tim McCarver was Stoneman's catcher.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 5, 1972: Rusty Staub was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Ken Singleton, Mike Jorgensen, and Tim Foli.
  • July 10, 1972: Bobby Wine was released by the Expos.

    • Draft picks

  • June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft
  • Ellis Valentine was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round.
  • Gary Carter was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round.
  • Mike Hart was drafted by the Expos in the 11th round.
  • Keith Drumright was drafted by the Expos in the 18th round, but did not sign.

    • Starters by position

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

    Contents

    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

    1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

    References

    1972 Montreal Expos season Wikipedia
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