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1972 National League Team Statistics and Standings

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East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 96 59 .619 --
Chicago Cubs CHC 85 70 .548 11.0
New York Mets NYM 83 73 .532 13.5
St. Louis Cardinals STL 75 81 .481 21.5
Montreal Expos MON 70 86 .449 26.5
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 59 97 .378 37.5

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Cincinnati Reds CIN 95 59 .617 --
Los Angeles Dodgers LAD 85 70 .548 10.5
Houston Astros HOU 84 69 .549 10.5
Atlanta Braves ATL 70 84 .455 25.0
San Francisco Giants SFG 69 86 .445 26.5
San Diego Padres SDP 58 95 .379 36.5
Expanded Standings

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):   Oakland Athletics over Cincinnati Reds
LgChampSeries (3-2):   Cincinnati Reds over Pittsburgh Pirates

Team & League Standard Batting

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Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
ATL 36 27.1 4.05 155 5938 5278 628 1363 186 17 144 593 47 35 532 770 .258 .328 .382 .710 95 2015 131 35 55 38 44
CHC 41 29.9 4.39 156 5950 5247 685 1346 206 40 133 634 69 47 565 815 .257 .330 .387 .717 96 2031 126 28 67 43 78
CIN 31 27.2 4.59 154 6003 5241 707 1317 214 44 124 650 140 63 606 914 .251 .330 .380 .710 107 1991 109 37 65 54 85
HOU 32 27.3 4.63 153 5936 5267 708 1359 233 38 134 660 111 56 524 907 .258 .326 .393 .719 106 2070 98 32 62 51 69
LAD 36 28.5 3.77 155 5903 5270 584 1349 178 39 98 543 82 39 480 786 .256 .319 .360 .679 95 1899 121 24 89 40 53
MON 30 26.9 3.29 156 5817 5156 513 1205 156 22 91 462 68 66 474 828 .234 .303 .325 .628 78 1678 96 49 108 30 55
NYM 34 27.3 3.38 156 5883 5135 528 1154 175 31 105 490 41 41 589 990 .225 .307 .332 .639 84 1706 127 34 86 39 70
PHI 38 26.2 3.22 156 5862 5248 503 1240 200 36 98 469 42 50 487 930 .236 .302 .344 .646 82 1806 104 22 69 36 50
PIT 33 28.1 4.46 155 6021 5490 691 1505 251 47 110 654 49 30 404 871 .274 .324 .397 .721 105 2180 110 25 52 50 69
SDP 41 25.1 3.19 153 5750 5213 488 1181 168 38 102 452 78 46 407 976 .227 .283 .332 .615 81 1731 97 15 90 25 53
SFG 36 25.4 4.27 155 5858 5245 662 1281 211 36 150 600 123 45 480 964 .244 .309 .384 .693 95 2014 107 30 64 39 42
STL 47 27.6 3.64 156 5884 5326 568 1383 214 42 70 518 104 48 437 793 .260 .317 .355 .672 92 1891 141 27 58 36 61
LgAvg 35 27.2 3.91 155 5900 5260 605 1307 199 36 113 560 80 47 499 879 .248 .315 .365 .680 93 1918 114 30 72 40 61
422 27.2 3.91 1860 70805 63116 7265 15683 2392 430 1359 6725 954 566 5985 10544 .248 .315 .365 .680 93 23012 1367 358 865 481 729

Team & League Standard Pitching

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Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
ATL 17 28.2 4.71 70 84 .455 4.27 155 155 115 40 4 4 27 1377.0 1412 730 654 155 512 55 732 26 8 69 5967 89 1.397 9.2 1.0 3.3 4.8 1.43
CHC 15 28.7 3.63 85 70 .548 3.22 156 156 102 54 19 18 32 1398.2 1329 567 500 112 421 56 824 34 4 32 5848 118 1.251 8.6 0.7 2.7 5.3 1.96
CIN 13 25.5 3.62 95 59 .617 3.21 154 154 129 25 15 9 60 1412.2 1313 557 504 129 435 62 806 20 1 42 5862 100 1.237 8.4 0.8 2.8 5.1 1.85
HOU 14 26.3 4.16 84 69 .549 3.77 153 153 115 38 14 13 31 1385.1 1340 636 580 114 498 33 971 38 4 58 5890 89 1.327 8.7 0.7 3.2 6.3 1.95
LAD 14 30.3 3.40 85 70 .548 2.78 155 155 105 50 23 21 29 1403.0 1196 527 434 83 429 36 856 34 3 43 5795 120 1.158 7.7 0.5 2.8 5.5 2.00
MON 12 25.9 3.90 70 86 .449 3.60 156 156 117 39 11 10 23 1401.1 1281 609 560 103 579 60 888 26 8 47 5914 98 1.327 8.2 0.7 3.7 5.7 1.53
NYM 14 26.1 3.71 83 73 .532 3.27 156 156 124 32 12 8 41 1414.2 1263 578 514 118 486 63 1059 30 2 53 5897 103 1.236 8.0 0.8 3.1 6.7 2.18
PHI 16 27.0 4.07 59 97 .378 3.67 156 156 113 43 13 13 15 1400.0 1318 635 571 117 536 75 927 29 8 51 5932 98 1.324 8.5 0.8 3.4 6.0 1.73
PIT 13 27.9 3.30 96 59 .619 2.81 155 155 116 39 15 9 48 1414.1 1282 512 442 90 433 60 838 29 3 34 5845 119 1.213 8.2 0.6 2.8 5.3 1.94
SDP 15 25.2 4.35 58 95 .379 3.78 153 153 114 39 17 15 19 1403.2 1350 665 589 121 618 90 960 40 11 63 6090 87 1.402 8.7 0.8 4.0 6.2 1.55
SFG 15 27.0 4.19 69 86 .445 3.70 155 155 111 44 8 7 23 1386.1 1309 649 570 130 507 57 771 31 6 53 5887 95 1.310 8.5 0.8 3.3 5.0 1.52
STL 22 27.9 3.85 75 81 .481 3.43 156 156 92 64 13 12 13 1399.2 1290 600 533 87 531 82 912 21 5 53 5889 100 1.301 8.3 0.6 3.4 5.9 1.72
LgAvg 15 27.1 3.91 77 77 .500 3.46 155 155 113 42 30 1400 1307 605 538 113 499 61 879 30 5 50 5901 100 1.290 8.4 0.7 3.2 5.6 1.76
174 27.1 3.91 929 929 .500 3.46 1860 1860 1353 507 361 16796.2 15683 7265 6451 1359 5985 729 10544 358 63 598 70816 100 1.290 8.4 0.7 3.2 5.6 1.76

Team & League Standard Fielding

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Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch PB WP SB CS CS%
ATL 36 4.71 .701 155 1395 12393.0 5920 4131 1633 156 130 .974 -38.4 -3.7 -19.4 -28.3 8.6 -1 2 -20 36 69 96 37 28%
CHC 39 3.63 .707 156 1404 12588.0 6217 4196 1889 132 148 .979 -24.5 -2.3 -14.5 -10.9 -3.3 -7 -3 0 12 32 95 46 33%
CIN 31 3.62 .719 154 1386 12714.0 6016 4238 1668 110 143 .982 52.8 5.0 28.8 8.1 21.1 10 1 13 5 42 31 39 56%
HOU 32 4.16 .696 153 1377 12468.0 5943 4156 1671 116 151 .980 -65.5 -6.3 -54.5 -2.1 -52.5 0 3 -14 17 58 99 37 27%
LAD 36 3.40 .721 155 1395 12627.0 6177 4209 1806 162 145 .974 9.2 0.9 16.2 6.4 9.7 0 -4 -3 12 44 79 37 32%
MON 30 3.90 .708 156 1404 12612.0 6127 4204 1789 134 141 .978 22.7 2.2 11.7 -4.0 15.8 -2 1 12 11 47 73 67 48%
NYM 34 3.71 .710 156 1404 12732.0 5899 4244 1539 116 122 .980 -53.6 -5.1 -47.6 -32.7 -15.0 -12 -5 11 7 56 60 61 50%
PHI 38 4.07 .705 156 1404 12600.0 6025 4200 1709 116 142 .981 -3.0 -0.3 -6.0 -1.7 -4.1 9 3 -9 15 51 87 45 34%
PIT 32 3.30 .712 155 1395 12729.0 6120 4243 1741 136 171 .978 17.0 1.6 7.0 14.1 -7.3 -6 6 10 6 34 54 41 43%
SDP 40 4.35 .696 153 1377 12633.0 5976 4211 1621 144 146 .976 -67.0 -6.4 -57.0 -39.2 -17.3 4 -6 -8 12 66 98 46 32%
SFG 36 4.19 .713 155 1395 12477.0 5974 4159 1659 156 121 .974 -4.0 -0.4 0.0 11.2 -11.2 0 -6 2 10 53 87 53 38%
STL 47 3.85 .702 156 1404 12597.0 6005 4199 1665 141 146 .977 -26.6 -2.5 -34.6 -34.2 -0.4 0 5 3 18 53 91 55 38%
LgAvg 35 3.91 .707 155 1395 12598 6033 4199 1699 135 142 .978 -14 0 -13 -8 -4 0 0 0 13 50 79 47 37%
419 3.91 .707 1860 16740 151170.0 72399 50390 20390 1619 1706 .978 -180.9 -1.4 -169.9 -113.3 -55.9 -5 -3 -3 161 605 950 564 37%
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