1972 MLB season (Jayverse)

The 1972 MLB Season is the 72nd Season for Major League Baseball

Top Rookie Draft Picks
Brian Hill (SP) - Charlotte Bobcats

Willie Hernandez (RP) - Oklahoma City 89ers

Dennis Littlejohn (C) - San Francisco Seals

Keith Moreland (C) - Oklahoma City 89ers

Ken Phelps (1B) - Kansas City Monarchs

Claudell Washington (LF) - Atlanta Braves

Steve Kemp (LF) - Detroit Tigers

Bob Long (RP) - Pittsburgh Pirates

Len Matuszek (1B) - Philadelphia Phillies

Win Remmerswall (RP) - Boston Red Sox

Larry Rothschild (RP) - Cincinnati Reds

Nick Traber (SP) - Kansas City Monarchs

Jerry Turner (LF) - San Diego Padres

Willie Aikens (1B) - Los Angeles Angels

Mike Armstrong (RP) - Cincinnati Reds

Randy Bass (1B) - Minnesota Twins

Craig Cacek (LF) - New York Giants

Gary Carter (C) - Toronto Blue Jays

Andre Dawson (RF) - Toronto Blue Jays

John Flinn (RP) - Baltimore Orioles

Glenn Gulliver (3B) - Detroit Tigers

Gary Lucas (RP) - San Diego Padres

Dennis Martinez (SP) - Baltimore Orioles

Hiroaki Mizutani (RP) - Atlatna Braves

Final Standings
AL East: New York Yankees (99-57), Boston Red Sox (89-67), Baltimore Orioles (76-80), Toronto Blue Jays (68-88)

AL North: Detroit Tigers (90-66), Minnesota Twins (85-71), Kansas City Royals (81-75), Chicago White Sox (65-91)

AL South: New Orleans Browns (91-65), Tampa Bay Rays (71-85), Dallas Rangers (69-87), Houston Astros (60-96)

AL West: San Francisco Athletics (85-71), Los Angeles Angels (76-80), Seattle Rainiers (75-81), Portland Beavers (68-88)

NL East: New York Giants (104-52), Brooklyn Dodgers (90-66), Washington Nationals (87-69), Montreal Expos (66-90)

NL North: Philadelphia Phillies (88-68), Pittsburgh Pirates (81-75), Cleveland Buckeyes (63-93), Cincinnati Reds (59-97)

NL Midwest: St. Louis Cardinals (86-70), Chicago Cubs (74-82), Milwaukee Brewers (72-84), Indianapolis Racers (59-97)

NL West: Los Angeles Blues (97-59), Atlanta Braves (84-72), Oakland Oaks (77-79), San Diego Padres (61-95)

Playoffs

ALDS: San Francisco def. New York 4-1, Detroit def. New Orleans 4-2

NLDS: St. Louis def. New York 4-1, Los Angeles def. Philadelphia 4-3

ALCS: San Francisco def. Detroit 4-2

NLCS: St. Louis def. Los Angeles 4-1

World Series: St. Louis def. San Francisco 4-3

League Leaders
Batting Average - Ralph Garr (Minnesota) & Manny Sanguillen (Pittsburgh0 .321

Home Runs - Harmon Killebrew (Philadelphia) 32

RBI - Alex Hernandez (Brooklyn) 113

Stolen Bases - Yutaka Fukumoto (Detroit) 32

ERA - Sam McDowell (San Francisco) 1.39

Wins - Mike Kilkenny (Cleveland) 20

Strikeouts - Sam McDowell (San Francisco) 287