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

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