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 MinnesotaW  4-3
11		 1-0
4/16vs MinnesotaL  2-3 1-1
4/18vs Kansas CityW  3-2 2-1
4/19vs Kansas CityW  4-0 3-1
4/19vs Kansas CityW  3-1 4-1
4/23at MinnesotaL  4-8 4-2
4/25at NY YankeesW  4-3
12		 5-2
4/26at NY YankeesL  2-4 5-3
4/28at MilwaukeeW  5-1 6-3
4/29at MilwaukeeW  2-1 7-3
4/30at MilwaukeeL  1-3 7-4
5/5vs NY YankeesW  3-1 8-4
5/6vs NY YankeesW  4-1 9-4
5/7vs NY YankeesW  7-5 10-4
5/9vs MilwaukeeW  10-2 11-4
5/9vs MilwaukeeW  3-0 12-4
5/10vs MilwaukeeL  0-4 12-5
5/12vs BostonL  6-7
12		 12-6
5/13vs BostonL  6-9 12-7
5/14vs BostonW  6-5 13-7
5/15at CaliforniaW  2-1 14-7
5/16at CaliforniaL  2-4 14-8
5/17at CaliforniaW  4-0 15-8
5/18at CaliforniaL  3-4
12		 15-9
5/19at Kansas CityL  1-16 15-10
5/20at Kansas CityW  8-5 16-10
5/21at Kansas CityW  5-2 17-10
5/22vs CaliforniaW  6-3 18-10
5/23vs CaliforniaW  3-2 19-10
5/24vs CaliforniaL  5-6 19-11
5/26vs Chi. White SoxW  4-2 20-11
5/27vs Chi. White SoxW  6-3 21-11
5/28vs Chi. White SoxW  5-4
10		 22-11
5/29at TexasW  4-1 23-11
5/29at TexasW  7-1 24-11
5/30at TexasL  2-3 24-12
5/31at TexasW  5-1 25-12
6/2at BaltimoreL  1-5 25-13
6/3at BaltimoreW  4-2 26-13
6/4at BaltimoreW  2-0 27-13
6/4at BaltimoreW  2-0 28-13
6/5at ClevelandW  3-2
10		 29-13
6/6at ClevelandW  7-2 30-13
6/7at ClevelandW  10-4 31-13
6/9at DetroitW  10-5 32-13
6/10at DetroitW  5-2 33-13
6/11at DetroitL  2-3 33-14
6/12vs BaltimoreL  0-1 33-15
6/13vs BaltimoreL  1-5 33-16
6/14vs BaltimoreL  1-2
10		 33-17
6/16vs ClevelandW  5-0 34-17
6/17vs ClevelandW  3-2 35-17
6/18vs ClevelandW  9-0 36-17
6/19vs DetroitW  7-4 37-17
6/20vs DetroitW  3-2
11		 38-17
6/21vs DetroitL  2-5 38-18
6/23vs CaliforniaL  1-2 38-19
6/24vs CaliforniaL  1-3 38-20
6/25vs CaliforniaW  6-1 39-20
6/25vs CaliforniaW  6-0 40-20
6/26at TexasW  3-0 41-20
6/27at TexasW  9-3 42-20
6/28at Chi. White SoxL  4-6 42-21
6/29at Chi. White SoxL  0-4 42-22
6/29at Chi. White SoxW  3-1 43-22
6/30at Chi. White SoxL  5-6
11		 43-23
7/1at CaliforniaL  3-5 43-24
7/2at CaliforniaW  3-1 44-24
7/3at CaliforniaW  5-0 45-24
7/4vs NY YankeesW  4-2 46-24
7/5vs NY YankeesL  1-4 46-25
7/6vs NY YankeesL  2-6 46-26
7/7vs MilwaukeeL  4-9 46-27
7/8vs MilwaukeeW  7-0 47-27
7/9vs MilwaukeeW  3-1 48-27
7/10vs BostonL  2-4 48-28
7/11vs BostonL  0-4 48-29
7/12vs BostonL  6-7 48-30
7/14at NY YankeesW  9-3 49-30
7/14at NY YankeesW  1-0 50-30
7/15at NY YankeesW  6-2 51-30
7/16at NY YankeesW  5-2 52-30
7/18at MilwaukeeW  4-0 53-30
7/18at MilwaukeeL  4-7 53-31
7/19at MilwaukeeW  9-6 54-31
7/20at BostonL  1-2 54-32
7/20at BostonL  3-4
11		 54-33
7/21at BostonL  4-5
14		 54-34
7/22at BostonW  5-3 55-34
7/22at BostonL  0-3 55-35
7/23at BostonW  6-3 56-35
7/27vs MinnesotaW  4-3 57-35
7/28vs MinnesotaL  3-4 57-36
7/29vs MinnesotaW  7-2 58-36
7/30vs TexasL  1-2 58-37
7/30vs TexasL  2-4 58-38
7/31vs TexasW  2-0 59-38
8/1vs Kansas CityW  4-0 60-38
8/2vs Kansas CityW  5-0 61-38
8/4at MinnesotaL  4-5 61-39
8/5at MinnesotaL  0-4 61-40
8/6at MinnesotaW  6-3
13		 62-40
8/6at MinnesotaL  1-5 62-41
8/7at Kansas CityL  2-4 62-42
8/8at Kansas CityL  3-4 62-43
8/9at Kansas CityL  2-5 62-44
8/10vs Chi. White SoxW  5-3
19		 63-44
8/11vs Chi. White SoxL  0-1 63-45
8/12vs Chi. White SoxL  1-3
11		 63-46
8/13vs Chi. White SoxW  3-0 64-46
8/14at BaltimoreW  5-2 65-46
8/16at BaltimoreW  4-3 66-46
8/18at ClevelandW  8-0 67-46
8/19at ClevelandL  4-5 67-47
8/20at ClevelandL  1-3 67-48
8/21at DetroitW  5-1 68-48
8/22at DetroitW  6-3 69-48
8/23at DetroitL  5-7 69-49
8/25vs BaltimoreL  3-5 69-50
8/26vs BaltimoreL  1-5 69-51
8/27vs BaltimoreW  2-1 70-51
8/28vs ClevelandW  5-4 71-51
8/29vs ClevelandW  1-0 72-51
8/30vs ClevelandW  2-0 73-51
9/1vs DetroitW  4-1 74-51
9/2vs DetroitL  1-3
11		 74-52
9/3vs DetroitW  3-1 75-52
9/4vs CaliforniaW  10-5 76-52
9/4vs CaliforniaL  1-2 76-53
9/6at Chi. White SoxW  9-1 77-53
9/7at Chi. White SoxL  0-6 77-54
9/8at TexasW  6-3 78-54
9/9at TexasL  2-3 78-55
9/10at TexasW  7-2 79-55
9/11at MinnesotaL  1-2 79-56
9/11at MinnesotaL  2-3 79-57
9/12at MinnesotaW  7-4 80-57
9/13at MinnesotaW  8-0 81-57
9/15vs TexasW  12-3 82-57
9/16vs TexasW  4-0 83-57
9/17vs TexasW  4-1 84-57
9/19vs Chi. White SoxL  7-8
15		 84-58
9/20vs Chi. White SoxW  6-3 85-58
9/22vs Kansas CityL  3-5 85-59
9/23vs Kansas CityW  2-1 86-59
9/24vs Kansas CityL  2-4 86-60
9/24vs Kansas CityW  2-1 87-60
9/27vs MinnesotaW  1-0 88-60
9/27vs MinnesotaW  2-1 89-60
9/28vs MinnesotaW  8-7 90-60
9/29at Kansas CityL  2-9 90-61
9/30at Kansas CityW  10-5 91-61
10/1at Kansas CityW  4-2 92-61
10/3at CaliforniaL  2-3 92-62
10/4at CaliforniaW  2-1 93-62

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