1972 Montreal Expos season

The 1972 Montreal Expos season was the fourth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fifth place in the National League East with a record of 70–86, games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

• November 29, 1971: Tom Walker was drafted by the Expos from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 rule 5 draft.
• December 6, 1971: Adolfo Phillips was purchased by the Expos from the Cleveland Indians.
• January 28, 1972: Claude Raymond was released by the Expos.
• March 24, 1972: César Gutiérrez was purchased by the Expos from the Detroit Tigers.

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their fourth season at the stadium. The following season, the Expos would move their spring training activities to City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, where they would train through 1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the 1981 through 1997 seasons.

Regular season

• October 2, 1972: Bill Stoneman pitched his second career no-hitter (the final score of this one was also 7–0) in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets at Jarry Park. The no-hitter was the first ever pitched outside the United States. Future broadcaster Tim McCarver was Stoneman's catcher.

Opening Day lineup

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 5, 1972: Rusty Staub was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Ken Singleton, Mike Jorgensen, and Tim Foli.
• July 10, 1972: Bobby Wine was released by the Expos.

Draft picks

• June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft
• Ellis Valentine was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round.
• Gary Carter was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round.
• Mike Hart was drafted by the Expos in the 11th round.
• Keith Drumright was drafted by the Expos in the 18th round, but did not sign.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Bill Stoneman, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Notes

References

• 1972 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
• 1972 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac