1972 Atlanta Braves Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 70-84
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 752,973, Avg. 11,073
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Lum Harris (47-57)
Manager: Eddie Mathews (23-27)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1972 Atlanta Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 70-84
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 752,973, Avg. 11,073
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Lum Harris (47-57)
Manager: Eddie Mathews (23-27)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1972 Atlanta Braves Roster
The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1972 season with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division.
The Braves plated 628 runs and allowed 730 runs, most in the league. Hank Aaron walloped 34 home runs for Atlanta, while Earl Williams, Dusty Baker and Darrell Evans each swatted 20 or more also. Earl Williams drove in 87 runs. Ralph Garr led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .325. Phil Niekro topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.06 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Lum Harris and Eddie Mathews coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 625
Regular Season Runs Against: 727
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 5 at San Diego Padres 6 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 16, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 5 at San Diego Padres 1 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 16, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego Padres 3 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 17, 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | ||
| April 18, 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | ||
| April 19, 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-5 | ||
| April 20, 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers 11 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1-6 | ||
| April 21, 1972 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 0-5 | 1-2 | 1-7 | ||
| April 22, 1972 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Atlanta Braves 11 | W | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-7 | ||
| April 23, 1972 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3-7 | ||
| April 25, 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 9 | W | 3-5 | 1-2 | 4-7 | ||
| April 26, 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-8 | ||
| April 28, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 13 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5-8 | ||
| April 29, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 3-6 | 3-2 | 6-8 | ||
| April 30, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 3-6 | 4-2 | 7-8 | ||
| May 2, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 12 | L | 3-6 | 4-3 | 7-9 | ||
| May 3, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 12 | L | 3-6 | 4-4 | 7-10 | ||
| May 4, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 8 | L | 3-6 | 4-5 | 7-11 | ||
| May 5, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 3-6 | 5-5 | 8-11 | ||
| May 6, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 3-6 | 5-6 | 8-12 | ||
| May 7, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 3-6 | 5-7 | 8-13 | ||
| May 9, 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 3-7 | 5-7 | 8-14 | ||
| May 10, 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta Braves 8 | W | 4-7 | 5-7 | 9-14 | ||
| May 12, 1972 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 4-8 | 5-7 | 9-15 | ||
| May 14, 1972 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 5-8 | 5-7 | 10-15 | ||
| May 15, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Houston Astros 8 | L | 5-8 | 5-8 | 10-16 | ||
| May 16, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 5 at Houston Astros 6 | L | 5-8 | 5-9 | 10-17 | ||
| May 17, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Houston Astros 9 | L | 5-8 | 5-10 | 10-18 | ||
| May 19, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 6 at San Francisco Giants 7 | L | 5-8 | 5-11 | 10-19 | ||
| May 20, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 5-8 | 6-11 | 11-19 | ||
| May 21, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 6 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 5-8 | 7-11 | 12-19 | ||
| May 21, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 5-8 | 7-12 | 12-20 | ||
| May 23, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 5-8 | 8-12 | 13-20 | ||
| May 24, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 5-8 | 9-12 | 14-20 | ||
| May 26, 1972 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta Braves 9 | W | 6-8 | 9-12 | 15-20 | ||
| May 27, 1972 | San Francisco Giants 11 at Atlanta Braves 9 | L | 6-9 | 9-12 | 15-21 | ||
| May 28, 1972 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 6-10 | 9-12 | 15-22 | ||
| May 28, 1972 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta Braves 7 | W | 7-10 | 9-12 | 16-22 | ||
| May 29, 1972 | San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 8-10 | 9-12 | 17-22 | ||
| May 31, 1972 | San Diego Padres 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 | W | 9-10 | 9-12 | 18-22 | ||
| June 2, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 6 at New York Mets 1 | W | 9-10 | 10-12 | 19-22 | ||
| June 3, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Mets 5 | L | 9-10 | 10-13 | 19-23 | ||
| June 4, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 9 at New York Mets 3 | W | 9-10 | 11-13 | 20-23 | ||
| June 6, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Montreal Expos 2 | W | 9-10 | 12-13 | 21-23 | ||
| June 7, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Montreal Expos 5 | L | 9-10 | 12-14 | 21-24 | ||
| June 8, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Montreal Expos 2 | W | 9-10 | 13-14 | 22-24 | ||
| June 9, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 9-10 | 13-15 | 22-25 | ||
| June 10, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 15 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 9-10 | 14-15 | 23-25 | ||
| June 11, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 9-10 | 14-16 | 23-26 | ||
| June 12, 1972 | New York Mets 7 at Atlanta Braves 8 | W | 10-10 | 14-16 | 24-26 | ||
| June 13, 1972 | New York Mets 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 | W | 11-10 | 14-16 | 25-26 | ||
| June 14, 1972 | New York Mets 8 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 11-11 | 14-16 | 25-27 | ||
| June 16, 1972 | Montreal Expos 7 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 11-12 | 14-16 | 25-28 | ||
| June 16, 1972 | Montreal Expos 0 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 12-12 | 14-16 | 26-28 | ||
| June 17, 1972 | Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 13-12 | 14-16 | 27-28 | ||
| June 18, 1972 | Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 13-13 | 14-16 | 27-29 | ||
| June 21, 1972 | Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Atlanta Braves 7 | L | 13-14 | 14-16 | 27-30 | ||
| June 23, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | L | 13-14 | 14-17 | 27-31 | ||
| June 24, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | W | 13-14 | 15-17 | 28-31 | ||
| June 24, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 | W | 13-14 | 16-17 | 29-31 | ||
| June 25, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 13-14 | 16-18 | 29-32 | ||
| June 26, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 13-14 | 16-19 | 29-33 | ||
| June 27, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 13-14 | 16-20 | 29-34 | ||
| June 28, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at San Diego Padres 2 | W | 13-14 | 17-20 | 30-34 | ||
| June 28, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego Padres 4 | L | 13-14 | 17-21 | 30-35 | ||
| June 29, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 6 at San Diego Padres 8 | L | 13-14 | 17-22 | 30-36 | ||
| June 30, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 5 at Houston Astros 2 | W | 13-14 | 18-22 | 31-36 | ||
| July 1, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Houston Astros 4 | L | 13-14 | 18-23 | 31-37 | ||
| July 2, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Houston Astros 5 | L | 13-14 | 18-24 | 31-38 | ||
| July 3, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 13 at Houston Astros 9 | W | 13-14 | 19-24 | 32-38 | ||
| July 4, 1972 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Atlanta Braves 5 | W | 14-14 | 19-24 | 33-38 | ||
| July 5, 1972 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 15-14 | 19-24 | 34-38 | ||
| July 5, 1972 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 15-15 | 19-24 | 34-39 | ||
| July 6, 1972 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 16-15 | 19-24 | 35-39 | ||
| July 7, 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 16-16 | 19-24 | 35-40 | ||
| July 7, 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 17-16 | 19-24 | 36-40 | ||
| July 8, 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 17-17 | 19-24 | 36-41 | ||
| July 9, 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 17-18 | 19-24 | 36-42 | ||
| July 11, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 17-18 | 20-24 | 37-42 | ||
| July 12, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 17-18 | 20-25 | 37-43 | ||
| July 13, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 17-18 | 20-26 | 37-44 | ||
| July 14, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 8 at Chicago Cubs 9 | L | 17-18 | 20-27 | 37-45 | ||
| July 15, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 17-18 | 21-27 | 38-45 | ||
| July 16, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 17-18 | 21-28 | 38-46 | ||
| July 17, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 17-18 | 21-29 | 38-47 | ||
| July 18, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 17-18 | 22-29 | 39-47 | ||
| July 19, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 17-18 | 22-30 | 39-48 | ||
| July 20, 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 6 | W | 18-18 | 22-30 | 40-48 | ||
| July 21, 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 18-19 | 22-30 | 40-49 | ||
| July 22, 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Atlanta Braves 8 | W | 19-19 | 22-30 | 41-49 | ||
| July 23, 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 20-19 | 22-30 | 42-49 | ||
| July 28, 1972 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 21-19 | 22-30 | 43-49 | ||
| July 29, 1972 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 21-20 | 22-30 | 43-50 | ||
| July 30, 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta Braves 14 | W | 22-20 | 22-30 | 44-50 | ||
| July 30, 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 | W | 23-20 | 22-30 | 45-50 | ||
| July 31, 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 24-20 | 22-30 | 46-50 | ||
| August 1, 1972 | San Diego Padres 11 at Atlanta Braves 7 | L | 24-21 | 22-30 | 46-51 | ||
| August 1, 1972 | San Diego Padres 9 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 24-22 | 22-30 | 46-52 | ||
| August 2, 1972 | San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 24-23 | 22-30 | 46-53 | ||
| August 3, 1972 | San Diego Padres 6 at Atlanta Braves 5 | L | 24-24 | 22-30 | 46-54 | ||
| August 4, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 24-24 | 22-31 | 46-55 | ||
| August 4, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 24-24 | 22-32 | 46-56 | ||
| August 5, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 24-24 | 22-33 | 46-57 | ||
| August 6, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 24-24 | 23-33 | 47-57 | ||
| August 7, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | L | 24-24 | 23-34 | 47-58 | ||
| August 8, 1972 | Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta Braves 8 | W | 25-24 | 23-34 | 48-58 | ||
| August 9, 1972 | Houston Astros 0 at Atlanta Braves 6 | W | 26-24 | 23-34 | 49-58 | ||
| August 10, 1972 | Houston Astros 9 at Atlanta Braves 6 | L | 26-25 | 23-34 | 49-59 | ||
| August 11, 1972 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Atlanta Braves 7 | W | 27-25 | 23-34 | 50-59 | ||
| August 12, 1972 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 7 | W | 28-25 | 23-34 | 51-59 | ||
| August 13, 1972 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 28-26 | 23-34 | 51-60 | ||
| August 14, 1972 | Cincinnati Reds 12 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 28-27 | 23-34 | 51-61 | ||
| August 15, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at New York Mets 5 | L | 28-27 | 23-35 | 51-62 | ||
| August 16, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 1 | W | 28-27 | 24-35 | 52-62 | ||
| August 17, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 1 at New York Mets 2 | L | 28-27 | 24-36 | 52-63 | ||
| August 18, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Montreal Expos 4 | L | 28-27 | 24-37 | 52-64 | ||
| August 19, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Montreal Expos 6 | L | 28-27 | 24-38 | 52-65 | ||
| August 20, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Montreal Expos 1 | L | 28-27 | 24-39 | 52-66 | ||
| August 21, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 28-27 | 25-39 | 53-66 | ||
| August 22, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | W | 28-27 | 26-39 | 54-66 | ||
| August 23, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 28-27 | 27-39 | 55-66 | ||
| August 25, 1972 | New York Mets 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 29-27 | 27-39 | 56-66 | ||
| August 26, 1972 | New York Mets 6 at Atlanta Braves 7 | W | 30-27 | 27-39 | 57-66 | ||
| August 27, 1972 | New York Mets 13 at Atlanta Braves 6 | L | 30-28 | 27-39 | 57-67 | ||
| August 29, 1972 | Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 30-29 | 27-39 | 57-68 | ||
| August 30, 1972 | Montreal Expos 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 30-30 | 27-39 | 57-69 | ||
| September 1, 1972 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Atlanta Braves 11 | W | 31-30 | 27-39 | 58-69 | ||
| September 1, 1972 | Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 31-31 | 27-39 | 58-70 | ||
| September 2, 1972 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Atlanta Braves 10 | W | 32-31 | 27-39 | 59-70 | ||
| September 2, 1972 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 32-32 | 27-39 | 59-71 | ||
| September 3, 1972 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 32-33 | 27-39 | 59-72 | ||
| September 4, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 6 at Houston Astros 5 | W | 32-33 | 28-39 | 60-72 | ||
| September 5, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 5 at Houston Astros 3 | W | 32-33 | 29-39 | 61-72 | ||
| September 7, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 32-33 | 30-39 | 62-72 | ||
| September 8, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 | W | 32-33 | 31-39 | 63-72 | ||
| September 10, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 4 at San Diego Padres 1 | W | 32-33 | 32-39 | 64-72 | ||
| September 10, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego Padres 1 | L | 32-33 | 32-40 | 64-73 | ||
| September 12, 1972 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Atlanta Braves 5 | L | 32-34 | 32-40 | 64-74 | ||
| September 13, 1972 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at Atlanta Braves 6 | L | 32-35 | 32-40 | 64-75 | ||
| September 16, 1972 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta Braves 5 | W | 33-35 | 32-40 | 65-75 | ||
| September 16, 1972 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Atlanta Braves 5 | L | 33-36 | 32-40 | 65-76 | ||
| September 17, 1972 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta Braves 7 | W | 34-36 | 32-40 | 66-76 | ||
| September 19, 1972 | Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 34-37 | 32-40 | 66-77 | ||
| September 20, 1972 | Houston Astros 6 at Atlanta Braves 13 | W | 35-37 | 32-40 | 67-77 | ||
| September 22, 1972 | San Diego Padres 0 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 36-37 | 32-40 | 68-77 | ||
| September 23, 1972 | San Diego Padres 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 36-38 | 32-40 | 68-78 | ||
| September 24, 1972 | San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 36-39 | 32-40 | 68-79 | ||
| September 26, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 10 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | W | 36-39 | 33-40 | 69-79 | ||
| September 27, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 8 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 36-39 | 34-40 | 70-79 | ||
| September 29, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 14 | L | 36-39 | 34-41 | 70-80 | ||
| September 30, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 36-39 | 34-42 | 70-81 | ||
| October 1, 1972 | Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 36-39 | 34-43 | 70-82 | ||
| October 3, 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Atlanta Braves 5 | L | 36-40 | 34-43 | 70-83 | ||
| October 4, 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 36-41 | 34-43 | 70-84 |
