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

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