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 LA DodgersL  1-3 0-1
4/16vs LA DodgersW  10-1 1-1
4/18vs HoustonL  4-8 1-2
4/19vs HoustonL  5-7 1-3
4/21at AtlantaW  4-3 2-3
4/22at AtlantaL  7-11 2-4
4/23at AtlantaL  3-4
11		 2-5
4/25at PittsburghL  2-5
13		 2-6
4/26at PittsburghW  7-6 3-6
4/27at PittsburghW  5-4 4-6
4/28at Chi. CubsL  8-10 4-7
4/29at Chi. CubsW  3-2 5-7
4/30at Chi. CubsL  4-6 5-8
5/2at StL CardinalsW  7-6 6-8
5/3at StL CardinalsL  1-2 6-9
5/4at StL CardinalsW  9-5 7-9
5/5vs PittsburghW  5-4
10		 8-9
5/6vs PittsburghL  1-8 8-10
5/7vs PittsburghL  6-9 8-11
5/9vs Chi. CubsL  1-7 8-12
5/10vs Chi. CubsL  2-4 8-13
5/12vs StL CardinalsW  5-4 9-13
5/13vs StL CardinalsW  11-2 10-13
5/14vs StL CardinalsW  4-3 11-13
5/14vs StL CardinalsW  2-0 12-13
5/16at San FranciscoW  4-3 13-13
5/16at San FranciscoW  2-0 14-13
5/17at San FranciscoW  2-1 15-13
5/18at San FranciscoW  8-5 16-13
5/19at San DiegoW  1-0 17-13
5/20at San DiegoL  3-5 17-14
5/21at San DiegoW  7-2 18-14
5/21at San DiegoL  0-7 18-15
5/23vs AtlantaL  1-2 18-16
5/24vs AtlantaL  2-4 18-17
5/26vs San DiegoW  4-0 19-17
5/27vs San DiegoW  9-4 20-17
5/28vs San DiegoL  2-5 20-18
5/29at HoustonW  8-3 21-18
5/30at HoustonW  9-5 22-18
5/31at HoustonW  12-4 23-18
6/1at HoustonW  10-3 24-18
6/2at PhiladelphiaW  6-3
17		 25-18
6/3at PhiladelphiaW  6-5
10		 26-18
6/4at PhiladelphiaW  2-0 27-18
6/6at NY MetsL  2-3 27-19
6/7at NY MetsW  6-3 28-19
6/8at NY MetsW  5-3 29-19
6/9at MontrealW  6-3 30-19
6/11at MontrealW  11-1 31-19
6/13vs PhiladelphiaW  8-4 32-19
6/13vs PhiladelphiaW  4-2 33-19
6/14vs PhiladelphiaW  2-1 34-19
6/16vs NY MetsL  1-2 34-20
6/17vs NY MetsW  8-2 35-20
6/18vs NY MetsL  1-2 35-21
6/19vs MontrealL  0-2 35-22
6/20vs MontrealL  2-7 35-23
6/21vs MontrealW  6-4 36-23
6/22vs HoustonL  5-9 36-24
6/23vs HoustonW  7-1 37-24
6/24vs HoustonL  1-4 37-25
6/25vs HoustonW  5-4
10		 38-25
6/26at LA DodgersW  5-0 39-25
6/27at LA DodgersW  5-4 40-25
6/28at San FranciscoW  4-2 41-25
6/29at San FranciscoL  2-3 41-26
6/30at San DiegoL  3-4
13		 41-27
7/1at San DiegoW  3-2 42-27
7/2at San DiegoW  12-2 43-27
7/3vs StL CardinalsL  2-4 43-28
7/4vs StL CardinalsW  6-1 44-28
7/7vs Chi. CubsL  1-2 44-29
7/8vs Chi. CubsW  3-2 45-29
7/9vs Chi. CubsL  0-5 45-30
7/9vs Chi. CubsL  5-10 45-31
7/11vs PittsburghW  5-0 46-31
7/12vs PittsburghW  6-3 47-31
7/13vs PittsburghW  2-0 48-31
7/14at StL CardinalsW  6-3 49-31
7/15at StL CardinalsW  12-2 50-31
7/16at StL CardinalsW  4-1 51-31
7/17at Chi. CubsW  7-2 52-31
7/18at Chi. CubsL  1-2
10		 52-32
7/19at Chi. CubsW  6-1 53-32
7/21at PittsburghW  11-5 54-32
7/22at PittsburghW  6-3 55-32
7/23at PittsburghL  2-3 55-33
7/27vs San DiegoW  8-2 56-33
7/28vs San DiegoL  1-3 56-34
7/29vs San DiegoL  3-4
17		 56-35
7/30vs San FranciscoW  4-0 57-35
7/30vs San FranciscoL  1-6
10		 57-36
7/31vs San FranciscoL  2-7 57-37
8/1at HoustonW  3-1 58-37
8/2at HoustonL  1-10 58-38
8/4vs AtlantaW  6-5
11		 59-38
8/4vs AtlantaW  3-2 60-38
8/5vs AtlantaW  4-2 61-38
8/6vs AtlantaL  3-4
10		 61-39
8/7vs AtlantaW  9-1 62-39
8/8vs LA DodgersW  2-1
19		 63-39
8/9vs LA DodgersW  6-3 64-39
8/10vs LA DodgersL  2-6 64-40
8/11at AtlantaL  5-7 64-41
8/12at AtlantaL  2-7 64-42
8/13at AtlantaW  9-4 65-42
8/14at AtlantaW  12-2 66-42
8/15at PhiladelphiaW  3-0 67-42
8/16at PhiladelphiaW  8-2 68-42
8/17at PhiladelphiaL  4-9 68-43
8/18at NY MetsW  8-2 69-43
8/19at NY MetsW  5-0 70-43
8/20at NY MetsW  8-1 71-43
8/21at MontrealW  4-1 72-43
8/22at MontrealW  5-3 73-43
8/23at MontrealL  0-11 73-44
8/24at MontrealW  6-0 74-44
8/25vs PhiladelphiaW  6-1 75-44
8/26vs PhiladelphiaL  3-4 75-45
8/27vs PhiladelphiaW  7-2 76-45
8/28vs NY MetsW  5-2 77-45
8/29vs NY MetsL  0-3 77-46
8/30vs NY MetsW  4-2 78-46
9/1vs MontrealW  1-0
12		 79-46
9/2vs MontrealL  2-7 79-47
9/3vs MontrealW  4-3 80-47
9/4at LA DodgersL  5-6 80-48
9/4at LA DodgersW  8-4 81-48
9/5at LA DodgersL  4-9 81-49
9/6at LA DodgersW  6-3 82-49
9/7at San DiegoL  0-2 82-50
9/7at San DiegoL  1-5 82-51
9/9at San FranciscoL  1-2 82-52
9/10at San FranciscoW  8-7 83-52
9/10at San FranciscoL  2-8 83-53
9/12at AtlantaW  7-5 84-53
9/13at AtlantaW  8-6
10		 85-53
9/15vs San DiegoL  0-1 85-54
9/16vs San DiegoW  6-3 86-54
9/17vs San DiegoL  7-10 86-55
9/18vs San FranciscoW  2-0 87-55
9/19vs San FranciscoW  5-4 88-55
9/20vs San FranciscoW  8-6 89-55
9/22at HoustonW  4-3 90-55
9/23at HoustonL  1-7 90-56
9/24at HoustonW  10-2 91-56
9/26vs AtlantaL  9-10 91-57
9/27vs AtlantaL  5-8 91-58
9/29vs LA DodgersW  4-1 92-58
9/30vs LA DodgersL  2-4
10		 92-59
10/1vs LA DodgersW  1-0 93-59
10/3vs HoustonW  6-1 94-59
10/4vs HoustonW  4-2 95-59

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