1972 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| East | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 59 | .619 | -- | 691 | 512 | Bill Virdon | Three Rivers Stadium | 1,427,460 | $0 | Willie Stargell (5) | Dock Ellis (15) | Lost NLCS (Reds) |
| 2 | Chicago Cubs | 85 | 70 | .548 | 11.0 | 685 | 567 | Leo Durocher, Whitey Lockman | Wrigley Field | 1,299,163 | $0 | Billy Williams (1) | Fergie Jenkins (4) | |
| 3 | New York Mets | 83 | 73 | .532 | 13.5 | 528 | 578 | Yogi Berra | Shea Stadium | 2,134,185 | $0 | Ed Kranepool (52) | Tom Seaver (3) | |
| 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 81 | .481 | 21.5 | 568 | 600 | Red Schoendienst | Busch Stadium II | 1,196,894 | $0 | Lou Brock (9) | Bob Gibson (5) | |
| 5 | Montreal Expos | 70 | 86 | .449 | 26.5 | 513 | 609 | Gene Mauch | Jarry Park | 1,142,145 | $0 | Ron Hunt (28) | Bill Stoneman (12) | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 97 | .378 | 37.5 | 503 | 635 | Frank Lucchesi, Paul Owens | Veterans Stadium | 1,343,329 | $0 | Larry Bowa (22) | Steve Carlton (1) | |
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Cincinnati Reds ** | 95 | 59 | .617 | -- | 707 | 557 | Sparky Anderson | Riverfront Stadium | 1,611,459 | $0 | Pete Rose (2) | Gary Nolan (7) | Lost World Series (Athletics) |
| 2 | Houston Astros | 84 | 69 | .549 | 10.5 | 708 | 636 | Harry Walker, Leo Durocher, Salty Parker | Astrodome | 1,469,247 | $0 | Cesar Cedeno (3) | Don Wilson (8) | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 70 | .548 | 10.5 | 584 | 527 | Walter Alston | Dodger Stadium | 1,860,858 | $0 | Willie Davis (17) | Don Sutton (2) | |
| 4 | Atlanta Braves | 70 | 84 | .455 | 25.0 | 628 | 730 | Lum Harris, Eddie Mathews | Atlanta Stadium | 752,973 | $0 | Hank Aaron (13) | Phil Niekro (6) | |
| 5 | San Francisco Giants | 69 | 86 | .445 | 26.5 | 662 | 649 | Charlie Fox | Candlestick Park | 647,744 | $0 | Bobby Bonds (10) | Ron Bryant (20) | |
| 6 | San Diego Padres | 58 | 95 | .379 | 36.5 | 488 | 665 | Don Zimmer, Preston Gomez | San Diego Stadium | 644,273 | $0 | Nate Colbert (7) | Steve Arlin (14) | |
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