The Boston Red Sox were 85-70 in 1972. They finished 2nd in the AL East.
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Red Sox run themselves into 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium in series opener
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Yankees nip rival Red Sox 1-0 in series opener behind Goldschmidt, Bellinger and Schlittler
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Max Fried to come off injured list and pitch for Yankees in Saturday's doubleheader against Red Sox
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Sanoja, Gusto help Marlins beat Red Sox 4-0 to avoid series sweep
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Jarren Duran hits grand slam in 11th inning and Red Sox sink Marlins 7-3
1972 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 5,208 | 640 | 1,289 | 229 | 34 | 124 | 594 | 522 | 37 | 858 | 66 | 30 | .248 | .318 | .376 |
Team Rank | 12th | 6th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 11th | 15th | 2nd | 10th | 8th | 7th |
1972 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 85 | 70 | 3.47 | 918 | 18 | 25 | 1382.2 | 1,309 | 533 | 620 | 101 | 512 | 39 |
Team Rank | 6th | 6th | 17th | 8th | 2nd | 16th | 18th | 17th | 16th | 18th | 11th | 16th | 20th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | 55 | .593 | ||
75 | 60 | .556 | 5.0 | |
68 | 67 | .504 | 12.0 | |
64 | 73 | .467 | 17.0 | |
60 | 75 | .444 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
84 | 51 | .622 | ||
76 | 59 | .563 | 8.0 | |
68 | 68 | .500 | 16.5 | |
65 | 71 | .478 | 19.5 | |
64 | 71 | .474 | 20.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 54 | .600 | ||
72 | 63 | .533 | 9.0 | |
72 | 64 | .529 | 9.5 | |
55 | 80 | .407 | 26.0 | |
52 | 83 | .385 | 29.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | 54 | .597 | ||
76 | 58 | .567 | 4.0 | |
73 | 61 | .545 | 7.0 | |
66 | 69 | .489 | 14.5 | |
66 | 70 | .485 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
71 | 63 | .530 | ||
68 | 67 | .504 | 3.5 | |
64 | 71 | .474 | 7.5 | |
62 | 72 | .463 | 9.0 | |
61 | 75 | .449 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 67 | .504 | ||
66 | 69 | .489 | 2.0 | |
64 | 71 | .474 | 4.0 | |
53 | 82 | .393 | 15.0 | |
52 | 83 | .385 | 16.0 |
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