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1972 Houston Astros
Major league affiliations
Location
1972 information
Owner(s) Roy Hofheinz
General manager(s) Spec Richardson
Manager(s) Harry Walker, Salty Parker, Leo Durocher
Local television KTRK-TV
Local radio KPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe)

The Houston Astros' 1972 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West W L GB Pct.
Cincinnati Reds 95 59 -- .617
Los Angeles Dodgers 85 70 10.5 .548
Houston Astros 84 69 10.5 .549
Atlanta Braves 70 84 25 .455
San Francisco Giants 69 86 26.5 .445
San Diego Padres 58 95 36.5 .379

Notable transactions

Roster

1972 Houston Astros roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
1B May, LeeLee May 148 592 168 .284 29 98
2B Helms, TommyTommy Helms 139 518 134 .259 5 60

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Blasingame, WadeWade Blasingame 10 0 0 0 8.64 9

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Tony Pacheco
AA Columbus Astros Southern League Jackie Brandt
A Cocoa Astros Florida State League Jimmy Williams
Rookie Covington Astros Appalachian League Billy Smith
Rookie FECL Astros Florida East Coast League Leo Posada

Notes

  1. ^ Joe Morgan page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ John Mayberry page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Jim Crawford page at Baseball Reference

References

1972 MLB season by team
AL East
AL West
NL East
NL West
1972 All-Star Game · 1972 World Series
Houston Astros
Formerly the Houston Colt .45s • Based in Houston, Texas
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
5 • 7 • 24 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 40 • 42 • 49
Key Personnel
Owner: Drayton McLane, Jr. • General Manager: Ed Wade • Manager: Brad Mills
National League
Pennants (1)
Division Titles
Western: 1980 • 1986 • Central: 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • Wild Card: 2004 • 2005
Minors
AAA: Round Rock Express • AA: Corpus Christi Hooks • A: Lancaster JetHawks • Lexington Legends • Tri-City Valley Cats • Rookie: Greeneville Astros • Gulf Coast League Astros







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