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

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