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

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