1972 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 85-70. They scored 584 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. Willie Davis and Frank Robinson were tied for the team lead in home runs with 19. The offense was powered by Willie Davis, who led the team with 79 RBI, 178 hits.
The team allowed 527 runs and had a team ERA of 2.78. Leading the team in wins was Claude Osteen, with 20. Don Sutton led the team with 207 strikeouts. Jim Brewer led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Cey | 3B | 11 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .378 | .778 | .270 |
| Steve Garvey | 3B | 96 | 294 | 36 | 79 | 9 | 30 | 4 | .312 | .422 | .734 | .269 |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | 3B | 53 | 144 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 3 | .265 | .278 | .543 | .167 |
| Lee Lacy | 2B | 60 | 243 | 34 | 63 | 0 | 12 | 5 | .312 | .313 | .625 | .259 |
| Jim Lefebvre | 2B | 70 | 169 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .271 | .337 | .608 | .201 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | 11 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .327 | .310 | .637 | .214 |
| Terry McDermott | 1B | 9 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .130 | .330 | .130 |
| Wes Parker | 1B | 130 | 427 | 45 | 119 | 4 | 59 | 3 | .367 | .354 | .721 | .279 |
| Bill Russell | SS | 129 | 434 | 47 | 118 | 4 | 34 | 14 | .326 | .366 | .692 | .272 |
| Bobby Valentine | 2B | 119 | 391 | 42 | 107 | 3 | 32 | 5 | .319 | .335 | .654 | .274 |
| Maury Wills | SS | 71 | 132 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .190 | .167 | .357 | .129 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Buckner | OF | 105 | 383 | 47 | 122 | 5 | 37 | 10 | .348 | .410 | .758 | .319 |
| Willie Crawford | OF | 96 | 243 | 28 | 61 | 8 | 27 | 4 | .349 | .403 | .752 | .251 |
| Willie Davis | OF | 149 | 615 | 81 | 178 | 19 | 79 | 20 | .317 | .441 | .758 | .289 |
| Manny Mota | OF | 118 | 371 | 57 | 120 | 5 | 48 | 4 | .375 | .434 | .809 | .323 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 11 | 47 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .271 | .404 | .675 | .255 |
| Frank Robinson | OF | 103 | 342 | 41 | 86 | 19 | 59 | 2 | .353 | .442 | .795 | .251 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chris Cannizzaro | C | 73 | 200 | 14 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .341 | .300 | .641 | .240 |
| Dick Dietz | C | 27 | 56 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .329 | .232 | .561 | .161 |
| Joe Ferguson | C | 8 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .346 | .542 | .888 | .292 |
| Duke Sims | C | 51 | 151 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .556 | .192 |
| Steve Yeager | C | 35 | 106 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .374 | .406 | .780 | .274 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5270 | 584 | 1349 | 98 | 543 | 82 | .314 | .360 | .674 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Brewer | 51 | 0 | 78.3 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 17 | 69 | 25 | 1.26 | 0.843 | |||
| Al Downing | 31 | 30 | 202.7 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 117 | 67 | 2.98 | 1.297 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.38 | 1.481 | |||
| Tommy John | 29 | 29 | 186.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 117 | 40 | 2.89 | 1.136 | |||
| Pete Mikkelsen | 33 | 0 | 57.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 4.06 | 1.525 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 33 | 33 | 252 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 0 | 100 | 69 | 2.64 | 1.194 | |||
| Jose Pena | 5 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8.59 | 2.603 | |||
| Ron Perranoski | 9 | 0 | 16.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2.70 | 1.617 | |||
| Doug Rau | 7 | 3 | 32.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 2.20 | 0.887 | |||
| Pete Richert | 37 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 2.25 | 1.154 | |||
| Bill Singer | 26 | 25 | 169.3 | 6 | 16 | .273 | 0 | 101 | 60 | 3.67 | 1.229 | |||
| Mike Strahler | 19 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3.26 | 1.362 | |||
| Don Sutton | 33 | 33 | 272.7 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 0 | 207 | 63 | 2.08 | 0.913 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 16 | 0 | 25.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 4.62 | 1.383 | |||
| Team Totals | 331 | 155 | 1403.1 | 85 | 70 | .548 | 29 | 856 | 429 | 2.78 | 1.158 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Davis | 149 |
| At Bats | Willie Davis | 615 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Davis | 654 |
| Batting Average | Willie Davis | .289 |
| On-Base % | Willie Davis | .317 |
| Slugging % | Willie Davis | .441 |
| OPS | Willie Davis | .758 |
| Runs | Willie Davis | 81 |
| Hits | Willie Davis | 178 |
| Total Bases | Willie Davis | 271 |
| Doubles | Willie Davis | 22 |
| Triples | Willie Davis | 7 |
| Home Runs | Willie Davis and Frank Robinson | 19 |
| RBI | Willie Davis | 79 |
| Walks | Wes Parker | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Robinson | 76 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Davis | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Russell | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Sutton | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Willie Davis | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Buckner and Wes Parker | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Claude Osteen | 20 |
| Losses | Bill Singer | 16 |
| Saves | Jim Brewer | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Tommy John | .688 |
| ERA | Don Sutton | 2.08 |
| WHIP | Don Sutton | 0.913 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Sutton | 272.7 |
| Games | Jim Brewer | 51 |
| Games Started | Claude Osteen and Don Sutton | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Don Sutton | 207 |
| Complete Games | Don Sutton | 18 |
| Shutouts | Don Sutton | 9 |
| Batters Faced | Don Sutton | 1061 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Claude Osteen | 74 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Osteen | 232 |
| Walks Allowed | Claude Osteen | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Claude Osteen | 16 |
| Doubles Allowed | Claude Osteen and Don Sutton | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Claude Osteen | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Tommy John | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al Downing | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Claude Osteen | 22 |
