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1972 Los Angeles Dodgers Season
The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season 85–70, good for a tie for second place with the Astros in the National League National League West, West division. This was the first season where the players' last names appeared on the back of the uniforms. Offseason * October 21: Tommy Hutton was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Larry Hisle. * October 22, 1971: Bobby Darwin was traded by the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Paul Powell (baseball), Paul Powell. * October 24, 1971: Maury Wills was released by the Dodgers. * December 2, 1971: Doyle Alexander, Bob O'Brien (baseball), Bob O'Brien, Sergio Robles and Royle Stillman were traded by the Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles for Frank Robinson and Pete Richert. * December 2, 1971: Dick Allen was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for Tommy John and Steve Huntz. * December 2, 1971: Tom Haller was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and cash. The Tigers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League West
The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new National League East, East Division and half into the new West Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games. Geography Despite the geography, the owners of the Chicago Cubs insisted that their team be placed into the East Division along with the teams in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Also, the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted that team to be in the same division with their natural rivals of the Cubs. The league could have insisted on a purely geographical alignment like the American League did. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |