The Pittsburgh Pirates were 96-59 in 1972. They finished 1st in the NL East. They lost in the 1972 NLCS against the Cincinnati Reds, 3 games to 2.
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Flores Jr., Lowe hit homers to spark Pirates to 6-2 win over Cardinals
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Cardinals beat Pirates 4-1 as Quinn Mathews gets his first MLB win
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Merrill, Vásquez lead the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Pirates
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Oneil Cruz homers off Mason Miller in 9th, sending Pirates to a 1-0 win over Padres
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Nick Gonzales' 12th-inning RBI single sends Pirates past Padres 3-2
1972 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 5,490 | 691 | 1,505 | 251 | 47 | 110 | 654 | 404 | 25 | 871 | 49 | 30 | .274 | .324 | .397 |
Team Rank | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 9th | 2nd | 23rd | 20th | 13th | 19th | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 1st |
1972 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 96 | 59 | 2.81 | 838 | 9 | 48 | 1414.1 | 1,282 | 441 | 512 | 90 | 433 | 29 |
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 4th | 15th | 19th | 2nd | 3rd | 12th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 8th | 9th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
76 | 60 | .559 | 5.0 | |
68 | 68 | .500 | 13.0 | |
65 | 73 | .471 | 17.0 | |
61 | 75 | .449 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
85 | 51 | .625 | ||
77 | 59 | .566 | 8.0 | |
68 | 69 | .496 | 17.5 | |
66 | 71 | .482 | 19.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 21.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
72 | 64 | .529 | 9.0 | |
73 | 65 | .529 | 9.0 | |
56 | 81 | .409 | 25.5 | |
52 | 84 | .382 | 29.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 54 | .600 | ||
77 | 59 | .566 | 4.5 | |
74 | 62 | .544 | 7.5 | |
67 | 69 | .493 | 14.5 | |
67 | 70 | .489 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 63 | .533 | ||
68 | 68 | .500 | 4.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 8.5 | |
63 | 72 | .467 | 9.0 | |
62 | 75 | .453 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 68 | .500 | ||
66 | 70 | .485 | 2.0 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 4.0 | |
53 | 83 | .390 | 15.0 | |
52 | 84 | .382 | 16.0 |
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