The first player's strike in Major League Baseball history took place for 13 days. The strike occurred from April 1 to April 13, 1972. As a result, the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres each played only 153 games, nine fewer than normal. Most other teams canceled anywhere from six to eight games

1972 Regular Season Results

Date    OpponentResultScoreRecord
4/15at San DiegoL  5-6 0-1
4/16at San DiegoW  5-1 1-1
4/16at San DiegoL  0-3 1-2
4/17vs LA DodgersL  3-8 1-3
4/18vs LA DodgersL  1-3 1-4
4/19vs LA DodgersL  0-4 1-5
4/20vs LA DodgersL  1-11 1-6
4/21vs CincinnatiL  3-4 1-7
4/22vs CincinnatiW  11-7 2-7
4/23vs CincinnatiW  4-3
11		 3-7
4/25vs StL CardinalsW  9-3 4-7
4/26vs StL CardinalsL  4-9 4-8
4/28at PittsburghW  13-5 5-8
4/29at PittsburghW  9-5 6-8
4/30at PittsburghW  6-1 7-8
5/2at Chi. CubsL  1-12 7-9
5/3at Chi. CubsL  1-12 7-10
5/4at Chi. CubsL  0-8 7-11
5/5at StL CardinalsW  2-1 8-11
5/6at StL CardinalsL  2-4 8-12
5/7at StL CardinalsL  4-5 8-13
5/9vs PittsburghL  2-5 8-14
5/10vs PittsburghW  8-4 9-14
5/12vs Chi. CubsL  0-2 9-15
5/14vs Chi. CubsW  2-1 10-15
5/15at HoustonL  2-8 10-16
5/16at HoustonL  5-6 10-17
5/17at HoustonL  0-9 10-18
5/19at San FranciscoL  6-7 10-19
5/20at San FranciscoW  3-2 11-19
5/21at San FranciscoW  6-4
10		 12-19
5/21at San FranciscoL  1-2 12-20
5/23at CincinnatiW  2-1 13-20
5/24at CincinnatiW  4-2 14-20
5/26vs San FranciscoW  9-4 15-20
5/27vs San FranciscoL  9-11 15-21
5/28vs San FranciscoL  2-3 15-22
5/28vs San FranciscoW  7-6
11		 16-22
5/29vs San DiegoW  2-1 17-22
5/31vs San DiegoW  5-4 18-22
6/2at NY MetsW  6-1 19-22
6/3at NY MetsL  2-5 19-23
6/4at NY MetsW  9-3 20-23
6/6at MontrealW  3-2 21-23
6/7at MontrealL  2-5 21-24
6/8at MontrealW  3-2 22-24
6/9at PhiladelphiaL  3-4 22-25
6/10at PhiladelphiaW  15-3 23-25
6/11at PhiladelphiaL  1-3 23-26
6/12vs NY MetsW  8-7 24-26
6/13vs NY MetsW  6-5
10		 25-26
6/14vs NY MetsL  3-8 25-27
6/16vs MontrealL  4-7 25-28
6/16vs MontrealW  2-0 26-28
6/17vs MontrealW  3-2
10		 27-28
6/18vs MontrealL  1-2 27-29
6/21vs PhiladelphiaL  7-9 27-30
6/23at LA DodgersL  1-2 27-31
6/24at LA DodgersW  1-0 28-31
6/24at LA DodgersW  6-4 29-31
6/25at LA DodgersL  0-5 29-32
6/26at San FranciscoL  0-3 29-33
6/27at San FranciscoL  2-3
10		 29-34
6/28at San DiegoW  4-2 30-34
6/28at San DiegoL  2-4 30-35
6/29at San DiegoL  6-8 30-36
6/30at HoustonW  5-2 31-36
7/1at HoustonL  2-4 31-37
7/2at HoustonL  4-5 31-38
7/3at HoustonW  13-9 32-38
7/4vs Chi. CubsW  5-1 33-38
7/5vs Chi. CubsL  1-4 33-39
7/5vs Chi. CubsW  3-2 34-39
7/6vs Chi. CubsW  4-3 35-39
7/7vs PittsburghL  2-10 35-40
7/7vs PittsburghW  3-2 36-40
7/8vs PittsburghL  3-5 36-41
7/9vs PittsburghL  4-7 36-42
7/11at StL CardinalsW  5-4
15		 37-42
7/12at StL CardinalsL  0-7 37-43
7/13at StL CardinalsL  0-2 37-44
7/14at Chi. CubsL  8-9 37-45
7/15at Chi. CubsW  4-2 38-45
7/16at Chi. CubsL  3-5 38-46
7/17at PittsburghL  5-6 38-47
7/18at PittsburghW  4-2 39-47
7/19at PittsburghL  3-8 39-48
7/20vs StL CardinalsW  6-3 40-48
7/21vs StL CardinalsL  1-2 40-49
7/22vs StL CardinalsW  8-7
10		 41-49
7/23vs StL CardinalsW  3-2 42-49
7/28vs San FranciscoW  4-3 43-49
7/29vs San FranciscoL  2-5 43-50
7/30vs LA DodgersW  14-4 44-50
7/30vs LA DodgersW  5-4 45-50
7/31vs LA DodgersW  4-3 46-50
8/1vs San DiegoL  0-9 46-51
8/1vs San DiegoL  7-11 46-52
8/2vs San DiegoL  0-5 46-53
8/3vs San DiegoL  5-6
11		 46-54
8/4at CincinnatiL  5-6
11		 46-55
8/4at CincinnatiL  2-3 46-56
8/5at CincinnatiL  2-4 46-57
8/6at CincinnatiW  4-3
10		 47-57
8/7at CincinnatiL  1-9 47-58
8/8vs HoustonW  8-4 48-58
8/9vs HoustonW  6-0 49-58
8/10vs HoustonL  6-9 49-59
8/11vs CincinnatiW  7-5 50-59
8/12vs CincinnatiW  7-2 51-59
8/13vs CincinnatiL  4-9 51-60
8/14vs CincinnatiL  2-12 51-61
8/15at NY MetsL  0-5 51-62
8/16at NY MetsW  3-1 52-62
8/17at NY MetsL  1-2 52-63
8/18at MontrealL  3-4
11		 52-64
8/19at MontrealL  0-6 52-65
8/20at MontrealL  0-1 52-66
8/21at PhiladelphiaW  2-1
11		 53-66
8/22at PhiladelphiaW  11-7 54-66
8/23at PhiladelphiaW  9-6 55-66
8/25vs NY MetsW  2-1 56-66
8/26vs NY MetsW  7-6 57-66
8/27vs NY MetsL  6-13 57-67
8/29vs MontrealL  3-4 57-68
8/30vs MontrealL  2-3 57-69
9/1vs PhiladelphiaL  1-11 57-70
9/1vs PhiladelphiaW  11-5 58-70
9/2vs PhiladelphiaW  10-7 59-70
9/2vs PhiladelphiaL  0-3 59-71
9/3vs PhiladelphiaL  0-8 59-72
9/4at HoustonW  6-5 60-72
9/5at HoustonW  5-3 61-72
9/7at LA DodgersW  4-2 62-72
9/8at LA DodgersW  4-3 63-72
9/10at San DiegoL  0-1 63-73
9/10at San DiegoW  4-1 64-73
9/12vs CincinnatiL  5-7 64-74
9/13vs CincinnatiL  6-8
10		 64-75
9/16vs San FranciscoL  5-8 64-76
9/16vs San FranciscoW  5-2 65-76
9/17vs San FranciscoW  7-4 66-76
9/19vs HoustonL  3-5 66-77
9/20vs HoustonW  13-6 67-77
9/22vs San DiegoW  2-0 68-77
9/23vs San DiegoL  1-4 68-78
9/24vs San DiegoL  1-2 68-79
9/26at CincinnatiW  10-9 69-79
9/27at CincinnatiW  8-5 70-79
9/29at San FranciscoL  3-14 70-80
9/30at San FranciscoL  1-3 70-81
10/1at San FranciscoL  2-6 70-82
10/3vs LA DodgersL  5-6 70-83
10/4vs LA DodgersL  1-4 70-84

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