April 1 - Baseball players call strike - voting 47-0 - MLBPA statement: "The player representatives and alternates have voted to take strike action beginning with all games scheduled to be played on April 1 and continue until there is appropriate resolution of the dispute.  The vote was 47-0, with one abstention."

April 2 - Gil Hodges died of a heart attack today - he hit 370 HR, more than any other first baseman in NL history - had a record breaking 14 grand slams - seven successive years of over 100 RBI - one of 6 players to hit 4 HR in one game - Managed the Miracle Mets in 1969

April 15 - Opening Day! - Reds held to 3 hits as the Dodgers beat them 3-1 - Seaver and McGraw shut-out the Pirates, Mets win 4-0

August 2, 1972 - Tigers claim Woody Fryman on waivers. The Phillies let him go after going 4 - 10 with a 4.36 era. For the remainder of the year Fryman went 10-3 for the Tigers with a 2.06 era - Steve Yeager, Dodgers, plays first game of a 15 season career.

August 3, 1972 - Cubs' Bill Hand throw a 1 hitter, beating the Expos 3-0. Singleton had the only hit for the Expos in the 7th - The Pirate's Blass (12-5) defeats the Cardinal's Wise (10-12), 2-1 - The Twins score 9 runs on the Rangers in the 9-1 route.

August 4, 1972 - Vic Harris gets his first hit in the big leagues. He set a record of 36 at bats before a players first major league hit - Angel's Bobby Murcer hits a grand slam beating the Royals 4-3 in the 10th -Aparicio back after being off 6 weeks with a broken finger.

August 5, 1972 - Yankee's Parson (9-9) throws a shut-out, defeating Milwaukee's Perry (11-12) 4-0 - Minnesota's Woodson (9-9) shuts-out Oakland's Blue (4-6) 4-0 - Dodgers shuts-out Padres 1-0. Brewer gets his 12th save - Phillie's Carlton (17-6) shuts-out the Cardinals 5-0 - Last place Rangers pound the White Sox 11-5

August 6, 1972 - Brave's Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's single team record of 659 home runs - Slug-Fest: Mets defeat Cubs 12-2 HR - Santo (11) Jones (4) Milner

August 7, 1972 - With the Tigers leading their division, Billy Martin tells the press that the AL East race is between NY, Baltimore and Boston. - Earl Weaver say, "if we get some hitting at all it should be ours" - Deron Johnson is going from the Phillies to the Tigers in a waiver deal - The Reds outlast the Dodgers, winning 2-1 after 19 innings - Stargell hits 5th HR in 4 games, defeating the Phillies 4-2 - White Sox come within 2 games of the Athletics, the A's have dropped 6 of their last 7 games.

August 8, 1972 - The portly knuckleballer of the White Sox, Wilbur Wood outdueled the Angles's Nolan Ryan 1-0. He becomes the first to get 19 wins. He also was the one who drove in the winning run - Tiger's Woody Fryman made his first AL start, beating the Yankees 6-0. Willie Stargell, "I hit Carlton like I hit Koufax, which is like drinking coffee with a fork!" - Aaron hits his 23rd HR of the season, #662 just 52 short of the Babe's record.

August 9, 1972 - Red Sox' Gaylord Perry, his first year in the American League, loses to the Indians in his quest to be the first 19 game winner in the majors

August 10, 1972 - At baseball's summer meeting, it was decided to study

August 11, 1972 - Cubs Milt Pappas drives in 5 runs against the Mets at Wrigley
Standings: Pirates - Reds - Tigers - Athletics

August 12, 1972 - Orioles take over 1st place from the Tigers - White Sox share 1st place with the Athletics

August 13, 1972 - George Weiss past away today, as GM of Yankees (1947-1960), he won 10 pennants and 7 World Series - A's Vida Blue throws a 4 hit shut-out, defeating the White Sox 3-0

August 14, 1972 - Detroit's Billy Martin tells the club-house boy, "That shirts no good, I tore it apart", after a 13 inning loss to the Twins - Red's Don Gullett comes back from 7 months of hepatitis, throws 8 innings of shut-out ball

August 15, 1972 - Baseball is evaluating the idea of having 3 - 8 team divisions - Boston rookie catcher, Carlton Fisk, accuses Yaz and Reggie Smith of not hustling - fans boo Yaz again.

NL East - Pirates

NL West - Reds

AL East - Baltimore

AL West - Athletics

August 16, 1972 - City of NY unviels a $23M facelift for Yankee Staduims -Yankees sign a 30-year lease - Houston's Cesar Cedena leads NL batting race with .350 - ChiSox Wilber Wood wins 21st.

August 17, 1972 - Cub's Fergie Jenkins throws his 4th shut-out and 20th complete game, beating the Dodgers 5-0 - AL East (Detroit) and West (Oakland) leaders only have 1/2 game leads.

August 18, 1972 - Indians' Gaylord Perry shuts-out Oakland for his 18th win - Angels' MIckey Lolich shuts-out Detroit for his 19th win - Cubs' Fergie Jenkins shuts-out Dodgers for this 17th win.

August 19, 1972 - Major League Leaders:
OBP - D. Allen - .430
SLG - D. Allen - .611
HR - N. Colbert - 34
Hits - B. William s - 146

Wins - W. Wood - 21
Saves - S. Lyle - 28
Shut-outs - S. Carlton - 7
K - S. Carlton - 242

August 20, 1972 - ChiSox and A's tied for 1st - Angels have a 9 run, 31 minute 4th inning, but lose to the Tigers 11-9 - Billy Martins contributes it to his lucky nickle he found in the clubhouse - Braves Bill Stoneman throws a 1-0 shut-out against the Expos - Pirates 17 hit barage defeats the Padres 9-5

August 21 - 1972 - ChiSox Dick Allen hits his 31st HR beating Yankees 5-4 - Angels Nolan Ryan KO's 11, ending his 4 game losing streak, beating the Orioles 2-0 - Pirates Nelson Briles loses a perfect game in the 7th, throws a 1 hitter defeating the Giants Juan Marichal 1-0 - Cardinals Lou Brock ties Ty Cobbs record of stealing 50 bases or more for 8 years

August 22, 1972 - Angels' Nolan Ryan (13-12) shuts-out the Orioles 2-0 - Dodgers' Al Downing (7-6) shuts-out the Cardinals 1-0 - Pirates' Nelson Briles (12-5) shuts-out the Giants' Juan Marichal (15-14) 1-0 - Braves defeat the Phillies in a 11-7 slugfest

August 23, 1972 -
Major League Leaders:
OBP - D. Allen - .429
SLG - D. Allen - .626
HR - N. Colbert - 34
Hits - B. William s - 151

Wins - W. Wood - 22
Saves - S. Lyle - 28
Shut-outs - S. Carlton - N. Ryan - 7
K - S. Carlton - 252

August 24, 1972 - Phillies' Ken Reynolds tied a Phillies' record of 12 consecutive losses when the Reds win 6-1 - Giants' Ken Henderson drives in 5 runs with 2 HR and a single in the win over the Cubs

August 25, 1972 - Standings:

NL East - Pirates (11)

NL West - Reds (10.5)

AL East - Tigers (0.5)

AL West - Athletics (5.5)

August 26, 1972 - Orioles tie for first with the Tigers - Brewers' Linzy relieves Colborn in the 9th and shuts out the ChiSox 4-0 - 9 HR in the game between the Giants and the Cubs at Wrigley, Cubs win it in the 10th when Moffitt loads the bases and hits Pepitone

August 27, 1972 - Angels' Nolan Ryan shuts-out the Indians in 12 innings, his 8th shut-out of the year and 2nd in a row, extending his scoreless innings to 25 - Leo Durocher debuts as Astros' new manager, wins against the Expos 8-2

August 28, 1972 - Orioles' Jim Palmer (18-6) shuts-out the Twins 2-0 - Pirates' Willie Stargell with 99 RBI leads the NL, he hit another 2 HR in defeating the Padres

August 29, 1972 - Angel's Andy Messersmith throws a 3 hitter complete game, defeating the Tigers 3-1, this is the 5th consecutive complete game thrown by the Angels - Indians' Gaylord Perry asked to change shirts after Athletics' Manager Dick Williams complaing to umpire about the ball dropping off the table - Pirates' Roberto Clemente ties the Pirates' record of Honus Wagner with his 2,970th hit - Reds' Pete Rose ties Vada Pinsons' club record of 1,881 hits
August 30, 1972 - Dodgers lead the NL in ERA - Pirates' Al Oliver on a 12 game hit streak Messersmith throws a 3 hitter complete game, defeating the Tigers 3-1, this is the 5th consecutive complete game thrown by the Angels - Indians' Gaylord Perry asked to change shirts after Athletics' Manager Dick Williams complaning to umpire about the ball dropping off the table - Pirates' Roberto Clemente ties the Pirates' record of Honus Wagner with his 2,970th hit - Reds' Pete Rose ties Vada Pinsons' club record of 1,881 hits