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

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