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 Kansas CityL  1-2
11		 0-1
4/16at Kansas CityL  1-2 0-2
4/16at Kansas CityL  3-4
10		 0-3
4/18vs TexasW  14-0 1-3
4/19vs TexasW  2-1 2-3
4/22vs Kansas CityW  1-0 3-3
4/22vs Kansas CityW  3-2 4-3
4/23vs Kansas CityW  3-2 5-3
4/25vs ClevelandW  6-0 6-3
4/26vs ClevelandW  7-5
10		 7-3
4/28at DetroitL  0-12 7-4
4/29at DetroitL  1-6 7-5
4/30at DetroitW  6-3 8-5
5/2at BaltimoreL  0-3 8-6
5/5at ClevelandW  2-1 9-6
5/6at ClevelandL  0-12 9-7
5/7at ClevelandL  0-3 9-8
5/9vs DetroitL  2-5 9-9
5/10vs DetroitW  7-0 10-9
5/12vs BaltimoreW  4-3 11-9
5/13vs BaltimoreW  9-3 12-9
5/14vs BaltimoreW  4-1 13-9
5/15vs MinnesotaW  4-3 14-9
5/16vs MinnesotaW  2-1 15-9
5/17vs MinnesotaL  1-8 15-10
5/19vs CaliforniaW  3-1 16-10
5/20vs CaliforniaW  8-0 17-10
5/21vs CaliforniaW  9-8 18-10
5/22at TexasW  7-6
10		 19-10
5/23at TexasW  2-1 20-10
5/24at TexasW  5-1 21-10
5/26at OaklandL  2-4 21-11
5/27at OaklandL  3-6 21-12
5/28at OaklandL  4-5
10		 21-13
5/29at CaliforniaW  5-4 22-13
5/29at CaliforniaL  2-3
10		 22-14
5/30at CaliforniaL  0-6 22-15
5/31at CaliforniaL  3-4 22-16
6/2vs NY YankeesW  6-1 23-16
6/3vs NY YankeesL  10-18
13		 23-17
6/4vs NY YankeesW  6-1 24-17
6/4vs NY YankeesW  5-4 25-17
6/6vs BostonL  0-2 25-18
6/7vs BostonW  2-1 26-18
6/9vs MilwaukeeW  3-2 27-18
6/10vs MilwaukeeW  6-1 28-18
6/11vs MilwaukeeW  6-4 29-18
6/11vs MilwaukeeW  5-4 30-18
6/13at NY YankeesW  2-0 31-18
6/14at NY YankeesL  0-3 31-19
6/15at NY YankeesL  1-8 31-20
6/17at BostonW  5-4 32-20
6/17at BostonL  8-10 32-21
6/18at BostonW  8-4 33-21
6/20at MilwaukeeL  1-7 33-22
6/21at MilwaukeeW  9-3 34-22
6/22at MilwaukeeW  5-2 35-22
6/23at TexasL  3-4 35-23
6/24at TexasL  1-6 35-24
6/25at TexasW  10-5 36-24
6/26at Kansas CityL  1-4 36-25
6/27at Kansas CityL  4-6 36-26
6/28vs OaklandW  6-4 37-26
6/29vs OaklandW  4-0 38-26
6/29vs OaklandL  1-3 38-27
6/30vs OaklandW  6-5
11		 39-27
7/1vs MinnesotaW  5-1 40-27
7/2vs MinnesotaL  4-6 40-28
7/2vs MinnesotaW  2-1 41-28
7/4vs BaltimoreL  1-2 41-29
7/5vs BaltimoreL  0-1 41-30
7/6vs BaltimoreL  1-2 41-31
7/7vs DetroitL  4-6 41-32
7/8vs DetroitW  5-2 42-32
7/9vs DetroitW  5-4 43-32
7/9vs DetroitL  2-4 43-33
7/10at ClevelandL  1-2 43-34
7/11at ClevelandW  4-3 44-34
7/12at ClevelandW  5-4 45-34
7/14at BaltimoreL  4-7 45-35
7/14at BaltimoreL  0-3 45-36
7/15at BaltimoreL  3-6 45-37
7/16at BaltimoreL  1-6 45-38
7/17at DetroitL  1-3 45-39
7/18at DetroitL  3-4
11		 45-40
7/19at DetroitW  3-2 46-40
7/21vs ClevelandL  2-8 46-41
7/22vs ClevelandW  5-3 47-41
7/23vs ClevelandW  2-1 48-41
7/23vs ClevelandW  4-3 49-41
7/27vs Kansas CityW  7-3 50-41
7/27vs Kansas CityL  0-3 50-42
7/28vs Kansas CityW  5-0 51-42
7/29vs Kansas CityW  4-3 52-42
7/30at MinnesotaL  0-1 52-43
7/31at MinnesotaW  8-1 53-43
8/2vs CaliforniaW  10-9 54-43
8/3vs CaliforniaW  4-2 55-43
8/4vs TexasW  3-2 56-43
8/5vs TexasL  5-11 56-44
8/6vs TexasW  10-1 57-44
8/6vs TexasW  7-1 58-44
8/8at CaliforniaW  4-3 59-44
8/9at CaliforniaW  1-0 60-44
8/10at OaklandL  3-5
19		 60-45
8/11at OaklandW  1-0 61-45
8/12at OaklandW  3-1
11		 62-45
8/13at OaklandL  0-3 62-46
8/15vs MilwaukeeW  2-1 63-46
8/16vs MilwaukeeW  8-6 64-46
8/17at BaltimoreW  6-1 65-46
8/18vs BostonW  8-1 66-46
8/19vs BostonL  0-3 66-47
8/20vs BostonW  9-7 67-47
8/20vs BostonL  4-5 67-48
8/22vs NY YankeesW  5-4 68-48
8/23vs NY YankeesW  5-2 69-48
8/26at MilwaukeeW  3-1
13		 70-48
8/26at MilwaukeeL  0-4 70-49
8/27at MilwaukeeL  3-4 70-50
8/28at BostonW  6-4 71-50
8/29at BostonL  0-3 71-51
8/30at BostonL  2-4 71-52
9/1at NY YankeesL  0-4 71-53
9/2at NY YankeesL  1-2 71-54
9/3at NY YankeesW  5-0 72-54
9/4vs MinnesotaL  1-2 72-55
9/4vs MinnesotaL  0-4 72-56
9/5vs MinnesotaW  5-2 73-56
9/6vs OaklandL  1-9 73-57
9/7vs OaklandW  6-0 74-57
9/8vs CaliforniaW  5-1 75-57
9/8vs CaliforniaL  4-9 75-58
9/9vs CaliforniaW  3-2 76-58
9/10vs CaliforniaL  1-5 76-59
9/11at Kansas CityW  2-1 77-59
9/12at Kansas CityW  6-0 78-59
9/13at Kansas CityL  4-6 78-60
9/15at CaliforniaL  0-1
11		 78-61
9/16at CaliforniaW  2-0 79-61
9/17at CaliforniaL  1-3 79-62
9/19at OaklandW  8-7
15		 80-62
9/20at OaklandL  3-6 80-63
9/22vs TexasW  8-4 81-63
9/23vs TexasW  4-3 82-63
9/24vs TexasW  7-4 83-63
9/26vs Kansas CityL  1-2 83-64
9/27vs Kansas CityL  2-4 83-65
9/29at TexasW  5-1 84-65
9/30at TexasW  5-3 85-65
10/1at TexasL  0-1 85-66
10/2at MinnesotaW  6-4 86-66
10/3at MinnesotaW  5-4 87-66
10/4at MinnesotaL  2-14 87-67

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