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
4/15at NY MetsL  0-4 0-1
4/16at NY MetsW  2-0 1-1
4/18vs Chi. CubsL  4-6 1-2
4/19vs Chi. CubsW  5-2 2-2
4/20vs Chi. CubsW  7-5 3-2
4/21at PhiladelphiaW  3-2
10		 4-2
4/23at PhiladelphiaL  4-5
11		 4-3
4/25vs CincinnatiW  5-2
13		 5-3
4/26vs CincinnatiL  6-7 5-4
4/27vs CincinnatiL  4-5 5-5
4/28vs AtlantaL  5-13 5-6
4/29vs AtlantaL  5-9 5-7
4/30vs AtlantaL  1-6 5-8
5/1vs HoustonL  8-9 5-9
5/3vs HoustonW  3-2 6-9
5/5at CincinnatiL  4-5
10		 6-10
5/6at CincinnatiW  8-1 7-10
5/7at CincinnatiW  9-6 8-10
5/9at AtlantaW  5-2 9-10
5/10at AtlantaL  4-8 9-11
5/12at HoustonW  4-2 10-11
5/13at HoustonW  6-1
12		 11-11
5/14at HoustonL  6-7 11-12
5/15vs StL CardinalsW  4-1 12-12
5/16vs StL CardinalsW  4-3 13-12
5/17vs StL CardinalsW  12-0 14-12
5/19vs MontrealW  8-0 15-12
5/20vs MontrealW  6-0 16-12
5/21vs MontrealW  1-0 17-12
5/21vs MontrealW  5-3 18-12
5/23at StL CardinalsW  6-2 19-12
5/24at StL CardinalsW  9-4
14		 20-12
5/25at StL CardinalsL  2-4 20-13
5/26vs PhiladelphiaW  6-4 21-13
5/27vs PhiladelphiaL  1-2
12		 21-14
5/28vs PhiladelphiaW  6-5 22-14
5/29vs PhiladelphiaW  7-3 23-14
5/29vs PhiladelphiaW  4-2 24-14
5/31at MontrealL  2-3 24-15
6/2at San FranciscoL  4-7 24-16
6/3at San FranciscoW  4-3 25-16
6/4at San FranciscoW  4-3 26-16
6/4at San FranciscoW  9-1 27-16
6/7at San DiegoW  12-5 28-16
6/7at San DiegoW  1-0
18		 29-16
6/8at San DiegoW  11-2 30-16
6/9at LA DodgersW  5-1 31-16
6/10at LA DodgersL  1-2 31-17
6/11at LA DodgersW  7-5 32-17
6/14vs San FranciscoL  1-3 32-18
6/15vs San FranciscoW  4-1 33-18
6/15vs San FranciscoW  9-7 34-18
6/16vs San DiegoW  2-1 35-18
6/17vs San DiegoL  0-4 35-19
6/18vs San DiegoL  0-1 35-20
6/19vs LA DodgersW  13-3 36-20
6/21vs LA DodgersL  3-5
10		 36-21
6/23at Chi. CubsW  4-2 37-21
6/24at Chi. CubsW  3-1 38-21
6/25at Chi. CubsW  9-2 39-21
6/26at NY MetsL  2-4 39-22
6/27at NY MetsL  4-7 39-23
6/28vs MontrealL  1-3 39-24
6/29vs MontrealW  9-0 40-24
6/30vs Chi. CubsL  3-4 40-25
7/1vs Chi. CubsW  4-3 41-25
7/2vs Chi. CubsW  7-4 42-25
7/3vs Chi. CubsW  3-2 43-25
7/4at HoustonL  0-6 43-26
7/5at HoustonW  6-4 44-26
7/6at HoustonW  7-3
17		 45-26
7/7at AtlantaW  10-2 46-26
7/7at AtlantaL  2-3 46-27
7/8at AtlantaW  5-3 47-27
7/9at AtlantaW  7-4 48-27
7/11at CincinnatiL  0-5 48-28
7/12at CincinnatiL  3-6 48-29
7/13at CincinnatiL  0-2 48-30
7/14vs HoustonW  5-2 49-30
7/15vs HoustonW  5-1 50-30
7/16vs HoustonW  3-2
10		 51-30
7/16vs HoustonW  3-2 52-30
7/17vs AtlantaW  6-5 53-30
7/18vs AtlantaL  2-4 53-31
7/19vs AtlantaW  8-3 54-31
7/21vs CincinnatiL  5-11 54-32
7/22vs CincinnatiL  3-6 54-33
7/23vs CincinnatiW  3-2 55-33
7/27vs NY MetsL  0-1
10		 55-34
7/27vs NY MetsW  7-5 56-34
7/28vs NY MetsW  3-1 57-34
7/29at PhiladelphiaL  2-5 57-35
7/29at PhiladelphiaW  3-2 58-35
7/30at PhiladelphiaW  7-1 59-35
7/31at PhiladelphiaW  2-0 60-35
8/1at StL CardinalsL  4-7 60-36
8/2at StL CardinalsL  5-10 60-37
8/3at StL CardinalsW  2-1
10		 61-37
8/4at MontrealL  1-2 61-38
8/5at MontrealW  7-4 62-38
8/6at MontrealW  8-0 63-38
8/6at MontrealW  7-2 64-38
8/8vs PhiladelphiaW  4-2 65-38
8/9vs PhiladelphiaL  0-2 65-39
8/11vs StL CardinalsW  10-5 66-39
8/12vs StL CardinalsW  6-5 67-39
8/13vs StL CardinalsL  0-2 67-40
8/13vs StL CardinalsW  7-5 68-40
8/15at LA DodgersL  6-8 68-41
8/16at LA DodgersW  3-2 69-41
8/17at LA DodgersL  2-4 69-42
8/18at San DiegoW  4-2 70-42
8/20at San DiegoW  9-3 71-42
8/20at San DiegoW  5-2 72-42
8/22at San FranciscoW  1-0 73-42
8/23at San FranciscoL  0-8 73-43
8/25vs LA DodgersW  3-2
12		 74-43
8/25vs LA DodgersL  3-4 74-44
8/26vs LA DodgersL  3-7 74-45
8/27vs LA DodgersL  4-7 74-46
8/28vs San DiegoW  5-3 75-46
8/29vs San DiegoW  5-3 76-46
8/30vs San DiegoW  11-0 77-46
9/1vs San FranciscoW  10-6 78-46
9/2vs San FranciscoW  6-3 79-46
9/3vs San FranciscoW  2-1
10		 80-46
9/4vs PhiladelphiaW  10-0 81-46
9/4vs PhiladelphiaW  5-1 82-46
9/6vs Chi. CubsW  4-0 83-46
9/7vs Chi. CubsL  2-4 83-47
9/8at MontrealW  7-1 84-47
9/8at MontrealW  4-2
12		 85-47
9/9at MontrealW  8-3 86-47
9/10at MontrealL  2-8 86-48
9/12at Chi. CubsW  7-0 87-48
9/13at Chi. CubsW  6-4 88-48
9/14at Chi. CubsW  5-2 89-48
9/15at StL CardinalsL  4-10 89-49
9/16at StL CardinalsL  0-4 89-50
9/17at StL CardinalsL  4-5 89-51
9/18at NY MetsL  0-1 89-52
9/19at NY MetsW  5-1 90-52
9/20at NY MetsL  1-4 90-53
9/21at NY MetsW  6-2 91-53
9/22vs MontrealW  4-3
12		 92-53
9/23vs MontrealL  0-3 92-54
9/24vs MontrealL  1-2 92-55
9/26at PhiladelphiaW  5-1 93-55
9/27at PhiladelphiaW  3-1 94-55
9/28at PhiladelphiaL  1-2 94-56
9/29vs NY MetsL  0-1 94-57
9/30vs NY MetsW  5-0 95-57
10/1vs NY MetsL  3-7 95-58
10/3vs StL CardinalsW  6-2 96-58
10/4vs StL CardinalsL  3-4 96-59

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