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 Chi. CubsW  4-2 1-0
4/16at Chi. CubsL  0-4 1-1
4/17vs StL CardinalsL  4-5 1-2
4/18vs StL CardinalsW  6-3 2-2
4/19vs StL CardinalsW  1-0 3-2
4/21vs PittsburghL  2-3
10		 3-3
4/23vs PittsburghW  5-4
11		 4-3
4/25at San FranciscoW  3-0 5-3
4/26at San FranciscoL  6-8
10		 5-4
4/27at San FranciscoW  7-6 6-4
4/28at San DiegoW  3-0 7-4
4/29at San DiegoL  0-4 7-5
4/30at San DiegoW  6-1 8-5
4/30at San DiegoW  3-1 9-5
5/1at LA DodgersW  2-1 10-5
5/2at LA DodgersL  6-7 10-6
5/3at LA DodgersW  5-1 11-6
5/5vs San FranciscoW  3-2 12-6
5/6vs San FranciscoL  1-3 12-7
5/7vs San FranciscoW  8-3 13-7
5/10vs San DiegoL  3-5 13-8
5/11vs San DiegoW  6-5
12		 14-8
5/12vs LA DodgersL  1-6 14-9
5/13vs LA DodgersL  1-3 14-10
5/15vs Chi. CubsW  4-0 15-10
5/16vs Chi. CubsL  1-8 15-11
5/17vs Chi. CubsL  2-3 15-12
5/19vs NY MetsL  3-8 15-13
5/20vs NY MetsL  1-3 15-14
5/20vs NY MetsL  1-2 15-15
5/21vs NY MetsL  3-4 15-16
5/22at MontrealL  3-6 15-17
5/23at MontrealL  2-6 15-18
5/24at MontrealL  1-4 15-19
5/26at PittsburghL  4-6 15-20
5/27at PittsburghW  2-1
12		 16-20
5/28at PittsburghL  5-6 16-21
5/29at PittsburghL  3-7 16-22
5/29at PittsburghL  2-4 16-23
5/30at NY MetsL  0-7 16-24
6/1at NY MetsL  1-6 16-25
6/2vs CincinnatiL  3-6
17		 16-26
6/3vs CincinnatiL  5-6
10		 16-27
6/4vs CincinnatiL  0-2 16-28
6/6vs HoustonL  3-4 16-29
6/7vs HoustonW  3-1 17-29
6/8vs HoustonW  7-2 18-29
6/9vs AtlantaW  4-3 19-29
6/10vs AtlantaL  3-15 19-30
6/11vs AtlantaW  3-1 20-30
6/13at CincinnatiL  4-8 20-31
6/13at CincinnatiL  2-4 20-32
6/14at CincinnatiL  1-2 20-33
6/16at HoustonL  0-1
11		 20-34
6/17at HoustonL  5-10 20-35
6/18at HoustonL  0-10 20-36
6/21at AtlantaW  9-7 21-36
6/23at MontrealL  1-2 21-37
6/24at MontrealL  4-5 21-38
6/25at MontrealW  1-0 22-38
6/26at Chi. CubsL  1-11 22-39
6/27at Chi. CubsL  3-6 22-40
6/27at Chi. CubsW  7-4 23-40
6/28vs NY MetsL  2-3 23-41
6/29vs NY MetsW  9-4 24-41
6/30vs StL CardinalsL  1-4 24-42
7/1vs StL CardinalsL  4-6 24-43
7/1vs StL CardinalsL  0-1 24-44
7/2vs StL CardinalsL  3-7 24-45
7/3vs San FranciscoW  4-2 25-45
7/4vs San FranciscoL  1-2 25-46
7/6vs San FranciscoL  4-6
10		 25-47
7/7vs San DiegoW  4-2 26-47
7/7vs San DiegoL  1-6 26-48
7/8vs San DiegoL  5-8 26-49
7/9vs San DiegoL  4-5 26-50
7/10vs LA DodgersL  4-6
11		 26-51
7/10vs LA DodgersW  9-1 27-51
7/11vs LA DodgersW  4-1 28-51
7/12vs LA DodgersL  5-9 28-52
7/14at San FranciscoL  1-8 28-53
7/15at San FranciscoW  11-4 29-53
7/16at San FranciscoL  7-10 29-54
7/18at San DiegoL  1-5 29-55
7/19at San DiegoW  3-2
11		 30-55
7/21at LA DodgersL  0-3 30-56
7/22at LA DodgersL  3-4 30-57
7/23at LA DodgersW  2-0 31-57
7/27vs Chi. CubsL  0-4 31-58
7/27vs Chi. CubsW  3-2 32-58
7/28vs Chi. CubsW  2-0 33-58
7/29vs PittsburghW  5-2 34-58
7/29vs PittsburghL  2-3 34-59
7/30vs PittsburghL  1-7 34-60
7/31vs PittsburghL  0-2 34-61
8/1at NY MetsL  2-3
18		 34-62
8/1at NY MetsW  4-1 35-62
8/2at NY MetsW  5-3 36-62
8/3at NY MetsW  4-1 37-62
8/4at StL CardinalsW  8-3 38-62
8/5at StL CardinalsW  5-0 39-62
8/6at StL CardinalsL  0-6 39-63
8/8at PittsburghL  2-4 39-64
8/9at PittsburghW  2-0 40-64
8/11vs MontrealL  1-4 40-65
8/12vs MontrealL  2-3 40-66
8/13vs MontrealW  2-1 41-66
8/13vs MontrealL  3-8 41-67
8/15vs CincinnatiL  0-3 41-68
8/16vs CincinnatiL  2-8 41-69
8/17vs CincinnatiW  9-4 42-69
8/18vs HoustonL  3-4 42-70
8/19vs HoustonW  4-0 43-70
8/20vs HoustonL  1-3 43-71
8/21vs AtlantaL  1-2
11		 43-72
8/22vs AtlantaL  7-11 43-73
8/23vs AtlantaL  6-9 43-74
8/25at CincinnatiL  1-6 43-75
8/26at CincinnatiW  4-3 44-75
8/27at CincinnatiL  2-7 44-76
8/29at HoustonL  1-2 44-77
8/30at HoustonL  3-5 44-78
8/31at HoustonL  1-5 44-79
9/1at AtlantaW  11-1 45-79
9/1at AtlantaL  5-11 45-80
9/2at AtlantaL  7-10 45-81
9/2at AtlantaW  3-0 46-81
9/3at AtlantaW  8-0 47-81
9/4at PittsburghL  0-10 47-82
9/4at PittsburghL  1-5 47-83
9/6vs StL CardinalsW  3-2 48-83
9/7vs StL CardinalsW  2-1 49-83
9/8vs Chi. CubsL  3-4 49-84
9/9vs Chi. CubsL  4-7 49-85
9/10vs Chi. CubsL  3-5 49-86
9/11vs NY MetsL  2-4 49-87
9/12vs NY MetsL  3-4 49-88
9/13vs NY MetsL  6-11 49-89
9/15vs MontrealW  5-3 50-89
9/16vs MontrealW  3-1 51-89
9/17vs MontrealW  3-2 52-89
9/19at StL CardinalsL  1-2
10		 52-90
9/20at StL CardinalsW  2-1 53-90
9/21at StL CardinalsW  3-1 54-90
9/22at NY MetsW  5-4
11		 55-90
9/23at NY MetsL  3-5 55-91
9/24at NY MetsL  1-2 55-92
9/26vs PittsburghL  1-5 55-93
9/27vs PittsburghL  1-3 55-94
9/28vs PittsburghW  2-1 56-94
9/30at MontrealW  3-0 57-94
9/30at MontrealL  4-8 57-95
10/1at MontrealL  6-10 57-96
10/2at Chi. CubsL  3-4 57-97
10/3at Chi. CubsW  11-1 58-97
10/4at Chi. CubsW  2-1 59-97

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