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

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