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

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