1972 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 59-97. They scored 503 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .236 batting average. The offense was powered by Greg Luzinski, who led the team with 18 home runs, 68 RBI, and 158 hits.
The team allowed 635 runs and had a team ERA of 3.67. Steve Carlton led the pitching staff with 27 wins and 310 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Bowa | SS | 152 | 579 | 67 | 145 | 1 | 31 | 17 | .291 | .320 | .611 | .250 |
| Denny Doyle | 2B | 123 | 442 | 33 | 110 | 1 | 26 | 6 | .295 | .296 | .591 | .249 |
| Terry Harmon | 2B | 73 | 218 | 35 | 62 | 2 | 13 | 3 | .372 | .367 | .739 | .284 |
| Tom Hutton | 1B | 134 | 381 | 40 | 99 | 4 | 38 | 5 | .354 | .344 | .698 | .260 |
| Deron Johnson | 1B | 96 | 230 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 31 | 0 | .298 | .357 | .655 | .213 |
| Pete Koegel | 1B | 41 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .184 | .420 | .143 |
| Joe Lis | 1B | 62 | 140 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .380 | .414 | .794 | .243 |
| Don Money | 3B | 152 | 536 | 54 | 119 | 15 | 52 | 5 | .278 | .343 | .621 | .222 |
| Craig Robinson | SS | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .267 | .517 | .200 |
| Mike Schmidt | 3B | 13 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .325 | .294 | .619 | .206 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Anderson | OF | 36 | 103 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .317 | .320 | .637 | .194 |
| Byron Browne | OF | 21 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .190 | .417 | .190 |
| Roger Freed | OF | 73 | 129 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .344 | .395 | .739 | .225 |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 74 | 135 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .331 | .326 | .657 | .237 |
| Greg Luzinski | OF | 150 | 563 | 66 | 158 | 18 | 68 | 0 | .332 | .453 | .785 | .281 |
| Willie Montanez | OF | 147 | 531 | 60 | 131 | 13 | 64 | 1 | .320 | .405 | .725 | .247 |
| Bill Robinson | OF | 82 | 188 | 19 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 2 | .258 | .426 | .684 | .239 |
| Ron Stone | OF | 41 | 54 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .204 | .490 | .167 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Bateman | C | 82 | 252 | 10 | 56 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .246 | .294 | .540 | .222 |
| Bob Boone | C | 16 | 51 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .353 | .686 | .275 |
| Tim McCarver | C | 45 | 152 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .318 | .329 | .647 | .237 |
| Mike Ryan | C | 46 | 106 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .254 | .274 | .528 | .179 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5248 | 503 | 1240 | 98 | 469 | 42 | .298 | .344 | .642 | .236 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bucky Brandon | 42 | 6 | 104.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2 | 67 | 46 | 3.45 | 1.457 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 41 | 41 | 346.3 | 27 | 10 | .730 | 0 | 310 | 87 | 1.97 | 0.993 | |||
| Bill Champion | 30 | 22 | 132.7 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 5.09 | 1.575 | |||
| Dave Downs | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.74 | 1.217 | |||
| Woodie Fryman | 23 | 17 | 119.7 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 1 | 69 | 39 | 4.36 | 1.420 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 15 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2.08 | 1.198 | |||
| Barry Lersch | 36 | 8 | 100.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 48 | 33 | 3.04 | 1.182 | |||
| Jim Nash | 9 | 8 | 37.3 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 6.27 | 1.689 | |||
| Gary Neibauer | 9 | 2 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 5.30 | 1.658 | |||
| Ken Reynolds | 33 | 23 | 154.3 | 2 | 15 | .118 | 0 | 87 | 60 | 4.26 | 1.355 | |||
| Mac Scarce | 31 | 0 | 36.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 3.44 | 1.362 | |||
| Dick Selma | 46 | 10 | 98.7 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 3 | 58 | 73 | 5.56 | 1.662 | |||
| Chris Short | 19 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3.91 | 1.391 | |||
| Bob Terlecki | 9 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4.72 | 1.955 | |||
| Wayne Twitchell | 49 | 15 | 139.7 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 112 | 56 | 4.06 | 1.389 | |||
| Bill Wilson | 23 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 3.30 | 1.233 | |||
| Team Totals | 419 | 156 | 1400.1 | 59 | 97 | .378 | 15 | 927 | 536 | 3.67 | 1.324 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Larry Bowa and Don Money | 152 |
| At Bats | Larry Bowa | 579 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Larry Bowa | 633 |
| Batting Average | Greg Luzinski | .281 |
| On-Base % | Greg Luzinski | .332 |
| Slugging % | Greg Luzinski | .453 |
| OPS | Greg Luzinski | .785 |
| Runs | Larry Bowa | 67 |
| Hits | Greg Luzinski | 158 |
| Total Bases | Greg Luzinski | 255 |
| Doubles | Willie Montanez | 39 |
| Triples | Larry Bowa | 13 |
| Home Runs | Greg Luzinski | 18 |
| RBI | Greg Luzinski | 68 |
| Walks | Willie Montanez | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Greg Luzinski | 114 |
| Stolen Bases | Larry Bowa | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Larry Bowa | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Larry Bowa | 18 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Denny Doyle | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Greg Luzinski | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Carlton | 27 |
| Losses | Ken Reynolds | 15 |
| Saves | Mac Scarce | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Carlton | .730 |
| ERA | Steve Carlton | 1.97 |
| WHIP | Steve Carlton | 0.993 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Carlton | 346.3 |
| Games | Wayne Twitchell | 49 |
| Games Started | Steve Carlton | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Carlton | 310 |
| Complete Games | Steve Carlton | 30 |
| Shutouts | Steve Carlton | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Carlton | 1351 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Carlton | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Carlton | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Carlton | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Carlton and Ken Reynolds | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Steve Carlton | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Ken Reynolds | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Carlton | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bucky Brandon | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Carlton | 23 |
