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
4/15vs PhiladelphiaL  2-4 0-1
4/16vs PhiladelphiaW  4-0 1-1
4/18at PittsburghW  6-4 2-1
4/19at PittsburghL  2-5 2-2
4/20at PittsburghL  5-7 2-3
4/21at NY MetsL  0-2 2-4
4/23at NY MetsL  2-8 2-5
4/23at NY MetsL  6-7
12		 2-6
4/24at HoustonL  2-3
11		 2-7
4/25at HoustonL  4-5 2-8
4/26at HoustonL  4-5
10		 2-9
4/28vs CincinnatiW  10-8 3-9
4/29vs CincinnatiL  2-3 3-10
4/30vs CincinnatiW  6-4 4-10
5/2vs AtlantaW  12-1 5-10
5/3vs AtlantaW  12-1 6-10
5/4vs AtlantaW  8-0 7-10
5/5vs HoustonL  0-3 7-11
5/6vs HoustonW  6-4 8-11
5/9at CincinnatiW  7-1 9-11
5/10at CincinnatiW  4-2 10-11
5/12at AtlantaW  2-0 11-11
5/14at AtlantaL  1-2 11-12
5/15at PhiladelphiaL  0-4 11-13
5/16at PhiladelphiaW  8-1 12-13
5/17at PhiladelphiaW  3-2 13-13
5/18at StL CardinalsW  6-4 14-13
5/19at StL CardinalsL  3-4 14-14
5/20at StL CardinalsL  2-3 14-15
5/21at StL CardinalsW  3-2 15-15
5/23vs NY MetsW  2-1 16-15
5/24vs NY MetsW  5-1 17-15
5/25vs NY MetsL  2-3
14		 17-16
5/26vs MontrealW  5-3 18-16
5/27vs MontrealW  5-3 19-16
5/28vs MontrealL  5-7 19-17
5/29vs MontrealW  5-2 20-17
5/31vs StL CardinalsL  0-1 20-18
6/1vs StL CardinalsW  7-3 21-18
6/2at San DiegoW  2-1
10		 22-18
6/3at San DiegoW  8-3 23-18
6/4at San DiegoW  3-1 24-18
6/6at LA DodgersL  0-5 24-19
6/7at LA DodgersW  5-1 25-19
6/8at LA DodgersL  1-2 25-20
6/10at San FranciscoW  4-2 26-20
6/11at San FranciscoW  4-0 27-20
6/11at San FranciscoL  1-3 27-21
6/13vs San DiegoL  3-4 27-22
6/14vs San DiegoW  12-9 28-22
6/15vs San DiegoW  10-1 29-22
6/16vs LA DodgersW  4-0 30-22
6/17vs LA DodgersW  7-2 31-22
6/18vs LA DodgersW  5-4
11		 32-22
6/19vs San FranciscoW  7-6
11		 33-22
6/20vs San FranciscoW  15-8 34-22
6/21vs San FranciscoL  0-4 34-23
6/23vs PittsburghL  2-4 34-24
6/24vs PittsburghL  1-3 34-25
6/25vs PittsburghL  2-9 34-26
6/26vs PhiladelphiaW  11-1 35-26
6/27vs PhiladelphiaW  6-3 36-26
6/27vs PhiladelphiaL  4-7 36-27
6/28at StL CardinalsL  4-8 36-28
6/29at StL CardinalsL  2-4 36-29
6/30at PittsburghW  4-3 37-29
7/1at PittsburghL  3-4 37-30
7/2at PittsburghL  4-7 37-31
7/3at PittsburghL  2-3 37-32
7/4at AtlantaL  1-5 37-33
7/5at AtlantaW  4-1 38-33
7/5at AtlantaL  2-3 38-34
7/6at AtlantaL  3-4 38-35
7/7at CincinnatiW  2-1 39-35
7/8at CincinnatiL  2-3 39-36
7/9at CincinnatiW  5-0 40-36
7/9at CincinnatiW  10-5 41-36
7/11vs HoustonL  5-6 41-37
7/11vs HoustonW  9-5 42-37
7/12vs HoustonL  6-10 42-38
7/13vs HoustonL  2-7 42-39
7/14vs AtlantaW  9-8 43-39
7/15vs AtlantaL  2-4 43-40
7/16vs AtlantaW  5-3 44-40
7/17vs CincinnatiL  2-7 44-41
7/18vs CincinnatiW  2-1
10		 45-41
7/19vs CincinnatiL  1-6 45-42
7/21at HoustonW  11-3 46-42
7/22at HoustonL  2-7 46-43
7/23at HoustonL  5-6 46-44
7/27at PhiladelphiaW  4-0 47-44
7/27at PhiladelphiaL  2-3 47-45
7/28at PhiladelphiaL  0-2 47-46
7/29vs StL CardinalsW  3-2 48-46
7/30vs StL CardinalsW  4-0 49-46
7/30vs StL CardinalsW  5-4 50-46
7/31vs StL CardinalsW  4-0 51-46
8/1at MontrealL  2-3
10		 51-47
8/2at MontrealW  5-4 52-47
8/3at MontrealL  1-2
13		 52-48
8/3at MontrealW  3-0 53-48
8/4at NY MetsL  1-6 53-49
8/5at NY MetsW  3-2 54-49
8/6at NY MetsL  2-12 54-50
8/8vs MontrealW  6-5 55-50
8/9vs MontrealL  2-8 55-51
8/10vs MontrealW  8-0 56-51
8/11vs NY MetsW  7-2 57-51
8/12vs NY MetsL  1-2
10		 57-52
8/13vs NY MetsW  7-4 58-52
8/15at San FranciscoL  5-7 58-53
8/16at San FranciscoL  9-14 58-54
8/17at San FranciscoW  2-1 59-54
8/18at LA DodgersW  5-0 60-54
8/19at LA DodgersL  2-4 60-55
8/20at LA DodgersW  5-3 61-55
8/21at San DiegoL  5-6 61-56
8/22at San DiegoW  4-3 62-56
8/23at San DiegoW  7-5 63-56
8/25vs San FranciscoL  2-11 63-57
8/26vs San FranciscoW  10-9
10		 64-57
8/27vs San FranciscoW  9-3 65-57
8/29vs LA DodgersW  2-1 66-57
8/30vs LA DodgersW  9-8
11		 67-57
8/31vs LA DodgersL  3-5 67-58
9/1vs San DiegoW  14-3 68-58
9/2vs San DiegoW  8-0 69-58
9/3vs San DiegoL  0-3 69-59
9/4at NY MetsW  2-0 70-59
9/4at NY MetsL  2-7 70-60
9/5at NY MetsW  3-0 71-60
9/6at PittsburghL  0-4 71-61
9/7at PittsburghW  4-2 72-61
9/8at PhiladelphiaW  4-3 73-61
9/9at PhiladelphiaW  7-4 74-61
9/10at PhiladelphiaW  5-3 75-61
9/12vs PittsburghL  0-7 75-62
9/13vs PittsburghL  4-6 75-63
9/14vs PittsburghL  2-5 75-64
9/15vs NY MetsW  9-3 76-64
9/16vs NY MetsW  18-5 77-64
9/17vs NY MetsW  6-4 78-64
9/19vs MontrealL  2-7 78-65
9/20vs MontrealW  6-2 79-65
9/23at StL CardinalsW  2-0 80-65
9/23at StL CardinalsW  15-1 81-65
9/24at StL CardinalsL  1-2
10		 81-66
9/26at MontrealW  6-0 82-66
9/27at MontrealW  8-0 83-66
9/29vs StL CardinalsL  1-4 83-67
9/30vs StL CardinalsL  1-2
16		 83-68
10/1vs StL CardinalsW  3-0 84-68
10/2vs PhiladelphiaW  4-3 85-68
10/3vs PhiladelphiaL  1-11 85-69
10/4vs PhiladelphiaL  1-2 85-70

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