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
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| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||||||||
| y |  | Detroit | 86 | 70 | .551 | - | |||||||||||||
 | Boston | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Baltimore | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | NY Yankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Cleveland | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | Milwaukee | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||||
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| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||||||||
| y |  | Oakland | 93 | 62 | .600 | - | |||||||||||||
 | Chi. White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Minnesota | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Kansas City | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | California | 75 | 80 | .484 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | Texas | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38.5 | ||||||||||||||
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| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||||||||
| y |  | Pittsburgh | 96 | 59 | .619 | - | |||||||||||||
 | Chi. Cubs | 85 | 70 | .548 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | NY Mets | 83 | 73 | .532 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | StL Cardinals | 75 | 81 | .481 | 21.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Montreal | 70 | 86 | .449 | 26.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Philadelphia | 59 | 97 | .378 | 37.5 | ||||||||||||||
West | |||||||||||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||||||||
| y |  | Cincinnati | 95 | 59 | .617 | - | |||||||||||||
 | Houston | 84 | 69 | .549 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | LA Dodgers | 85 | 70 | .548 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Atlanta | 70 | 84 | .455 | 25.0 | ||||||||||||||
 | San Francisco | 69 | 86 | .445 | 26.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | San Diego | 58 | 95 | .379 | 36.5 | ||||||||||||||
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