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

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