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

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