1972 Awards

Most Valuable Player
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
M Williams American League RF Baltimore Orioles .312-49-117, 128 R, 1.099 OPS
E Brown National League LF San Diego Padres .267-53-132, 106 R, .895 OPS
Cy Young Award
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
D Berrios American League P Anaheim Angels 20–9, 1.93 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
L Dunbar National League P San Francisco Giants 29–6, 2.59 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
Rookie of the Year
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
E Sellers American League 1B Baltimore Orioles .330-35-137, 87 R, .918 OPS
T Anderson National League RF San Diego Padres .336-26-84, 89 R, .937 OPS
Fireman of the Year
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
W Valdez American League P Anaheim Angels 3–7, 52 SV, 3.64 ERA, 1.24 WHIP
T Carpenter National League P San Diego Padres 7–9, 47 SV, 3.72 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
Silver Slugger
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
A Lara American League DH Kansas City Royals .331-33-133, 102 R, .918 OPS
H Flores American League C Detroit Tigers .259-59-140, 102 R, .974 OPS
E Sellers American League 1B Baltimore Orioles .330-35-137, 87 R, .918 OPS
E Aldrich American League 2B Toronto Blue Jays .325-28-103, 69 R, .915 OPS
B Davison American League 3B New York Yankees .316-20-70, 82 R, .861 OPS
B Berg American League SS Minnesota Twins .336-24-81, 110 R, 1.007 OPS
D Mattison American League LF Baltimore Orioles .332-26-84, 106 R, .967 OPS
D Bryant American League CF Anaheim Angels .288-20-93, 94 R, .906 OPS
M Williams American League RF Baltimore Orioles .312-49-117, 128 R, 1.099 OPS
J Boddy National League DH Los Angeles Dodgers .287-54-135, 97 R, .953 OPS
L Hassler National League C St Louis Cardinals .314-34-94, 77 R, .927 OPS
D Darby National League 1B Chicago Cubs .347-10-76, 104 R, .878 OPS
H Powers National League 2B San Francisco Giants .338-18-107, 100 R, .887 OPS
R Juarez National League 3B Pittsburgh Pirates .317-21-71, 88 R, .844 OPS
C Warner National League SS Los Angeles Dodgers .289-12-45, 42 R, .812 OPS
F Woods National League LF Atlanta Braves .335-16-61, 100 R, .905 OPS
R Nichols National League CF San Francisco Giants .320-15-62, 117 R, .912 OPS
T Anderson National League RF San Diego Padres .336-26-84, 89 R, .937 OPS
All-Star
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
M Goley American League DH Baltimore Orioles .272-25-88, 93 R, .857 OPS
A Lara American League DH Kansas City Royals .331-33-133, 102 R, .918 OPS
D Berrios American League P Anaheim Angels 20–9, 1.93 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
W Valdez American League P Anaheim Angels 3–7, 52 SV, 3.64 ERA, 1.24 WHIP
C Rivera American League P Anaheim Angels 21–5, 2.06 ERA, 1.02 WHIP
B Wilkins American League P Kansas City Royals 17–9, 2.69 ERA, 1.01 WHIP
G Lee American League P Oakland Athletics 17–5, 2.37 ERA, 1.23 WHIP
E Castillo American League P Anaheim Angels 21–7, 2.44 ERA, 1.04 WHIP
W Corey American League P Kansas City Royals 3–5, 47 SV, 3.61 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
C Chang American League P Detroit Tigers 19–8, 3.11 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
W Agnew American League P Washington Senators 3–0, 2 SV, 2.34 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
D Weeks American League P New York Yankees 4–7, 34 SV, 3.56 ERA, 1.23 WHIP
O Strickland American League P Detroit Tigers 12–7, 2.61 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
J Mancuso American League P New York Yankees 18–9, 2.77 ERA, 1.36 WHIP
J Escobedo American League P Baltimore Orioles 16–7, 3.08 ERA, 1.29 WHIP
A Walker American League P Boston Red Sox 17–13, 2.67 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
H Flores American League C Detroit Tigers .259-59-140, 102 R, .974 OPS
E Wilson American League C New York Yankees .300-14-64, 51 R, .781 OPS
B Ferguson American League C Anaheim Angels .316-9-53, 91 R, .843 OPS
J Grimm American League C Minnesota Twins .256-42-139, 99 R, .869 OPS
L McPherson American League 1B Seattle Mariners .286-8-51, 95 R, .812 OPS
A Perera American League 1B Washington Senators .304-30-89, 77 R, .909 OPS
E Sellers American League 1B Baltimore Orioles .330-35-137, 87 R, .918 OPS
L Clark American League 2B Washington Senators .245-32-84, 68 R, .794 OPS
G Rashid American League 2B Seattle Mariners .266-31-95, 101 R, .895 OPS
E Aldrich American League 2B Toronto Blue Jays .325-28-103, 69 R, .915 OPS
B Davison American League 3B New York Yankees .316-20-70, 82 R, .861 OPS
J Hawkins American League 3B Anaheim Angels .264-38-97, 86 R, .857 OPS
R London American League 3B Minnesota Twins .286-18-84, 76 R, .812 OPS
M Lawson American League SS Kansas City Royals .317-14-76, 60 R, .818 OPS
B Berg American League SS Minnesota Twins .336-24-81, 110 R, 1.007 OPS
J Rudd American League SS New York Yankees .230-29-81, 77 R, .730 OPS
D Mattison American League LF Baltimore Orioles .332-26-84, 106 R, .967 OPS
A Wessels American League LF Anaheim Angels .280-40-98, 70 R, .975 OPS
J Seymour American League LF Kansas City Royals .324-23-97, 95 R, .898 OPS
D Bryant American League CF Anaheim Angels .288-20-93, 94 R, .906 OPS
W Rhoads American League CF Detroit Tigers .308-21-72, 85 R, .846 OPS
M Feely American League RF Detroit Tigers .307-17-73, 53 R, .839 OPS
M Williams American League RF Baltimore Orioles .312-49-117, 128 R, 1.099 OPS
L Manna American League RF Kansas City Royals .280-33-94, 84 R, .915 OPS
J Boddy National League DH Los Angeles Dodgers .287-54-135, 97 R, .953 OPS
G Reyes National League DH Pittsburgh Pirates .271-50-130, 85 R, .927 OPS
L Hodges National League P San Diego Padres 16–6, 2.66 ERA, 0.98 WHIP
R Lambrecht National League P St Louis Cardinals 4–5, 35 SV, 4.17 ERA, 1.37 WHIP
T Carpenter National League P San Diego Padres 7–9, 47 SV, 3.72 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
M Humble National League P San Francisco Giants 25–9, 2.57 ERA, 1.09 WHIP
L Dunbar National League P San Francisco Giants 29–6, 2.59 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
C Reider National League P San Diego Padres 18–8, 3.14 ERA, 1.18 WHIP
C Schulz National League P Atlanta Braves 17–8, 2.40 ERA, 1.10 WHIP
R Shafer National League P Pittsburgh Pirates 16–4, 1.69 ERA, 0.93 WHIP
J Tate National League P Pittsburgh Pirates 18–9, 2.71 ERA, 1.08 WHIP
C Dickerson National League P Pittsburgh Pirates 18–11, 2.45 ERA, 1.24 WHIP
L McCaskill National League P New York Mets 4–1, 10 SV, 2.61 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
S Troutman National League P Philadelphia Phillies 2–3, 14 SV, 2.98 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
C Bartels National League P Atlanta Braves 20–5, 2.03 ERA, 1.19 WHIP
J Winkfield National League P San Francisco Giants 27–9, 2.14 ERA, 0.91 WHIP
R Binder National League C Brooklyn Robins .313-17-71, 64 R, .814 OPS
L Hassler National League C St Louis Cardinals .314-34-94, 77 R, .927 OPS
C Berrier National League C Atlanta Braves .261-27-84, 93 R, .868 OPS
A Graves National League C Colorado Rockies .276-13-65, 72 R, .827 OPS
S Rivera National League 1B San Diego Padres .259-36-89, 100 R, .943 OPS
E Valdez National League 1B New York Mets .299-12-64, 73 R, .836 OPS
D Darby National League 1B Chicago Cubs .347-10-76, 104 R, .878 OPS
C Darr National League 1B Pittsburgh Pirates .238-26-55, 88 R, .839 OPS
W Eddins National League 2B Brooklyn Robins .305-17-64, 88 R, .852 OPS
H Powers National League 2B San Francisco Giants .338-18-107, 100 R, .887 OPS
C Thorn National League 2B Philadelphia Phillies .249-44-110, 84 R, .864 OPS
J Witter National League 2B Chicago Cubs .268-37-109, 78 R, .847 OPS
R Juarez National League 3B Pittsburgh Pirates .317-21-71, 88 R, .844 OPS
M Garcia National League 3B San Diego Padres .335-16-70, 83 R, .825 OPS
B Day National League SS St Louis Cardinals .267-17-65, 75 R, .795 OPS
S Warner National League SS Atlanta Braves .247-31-88, 77 R, .781 OPS
F Woods National League LF Atlanta Braves .335-16-61, 100 R, .905 OPS
E Brown National League LF San Diego Padres .267-53-132, 106 R, .895 OPS
M Bristol National League LF Pittsburgh Pirates .294-36-105, 92 R, .873 OPS
R Nichols National League CF San Francisco Giants .320-15-62, 117 R, .912 OPS
D Morgan National League CF Brooklyn Robins .267-21-70, 92 R, .764 OPS
R Lindsey National League RF Buffalo Bisons .300-21-79, 62 R, .857 OPS
T Anderson National League RF San Diego Padres .336-26-84, 89 R, .937 OPS
R McMahan National League RF Chicago Cubs .284-49-134, 115 R, .987 OPS
Gold Glove
Player Conference Posn Team 1972 Stats
J Luckey American League P Washington Senators .971 FPct, 1.27 Rng, 1 Errors
J Grimm American League C Minnesota Twins 1.000 FPct, 7.71 Rng, 0 Errors
L McPherson American League 1B Seattle Mariners 1.000 FPct, 9.22 Rng, 0 Errors
E Aldrich American League 2B Toronto Blue Jays .992 FPct, 6.50 Rng, 8 Errors
I Herring American League 3B Oakland Athletics .961 FPct, 3.29 Rng, 19 Errors
W Self American League SS Detroit Tigers .985 FPct, 7.26 Rng, 18 Errors
E Perez American League LF Boston Red Sox 1.000 FPct, 2.13 Rng, 0 Errors
H Brown American League CF New York Yankees .985 FPct, 2.18 Rng, 5 Errors
B Sanchez American League RF Anaheim Angels .995 FPct, 1.39 Rng, 1 Errors
W Terry National League P New York Mets .977 FPct, 1.57 Rng, 1 Errors
J Dye National League C Chicago Cubs .997 FPct, 9.53 Rng, 4 Errors
D Darby National League 1B Chicago Cubs .999 FPct, 8.82 Rng, 1 Errors
W Eddins National League 2B Brooklyn Robins .997 FPct, 5.90 Rng, 3 Errors
D Weeks National League 3B New York Mets .992 FPct, 3.22 Rng, 3 Errors
J Blandford National League SS San Diego Padres .971 FPct, 8.16 Rng, 39 Errors
B Anderson National League LF Colorado Rockies .990 FPct, 2.50 Rng, 4 Errors
R Lemons National League CF New York Mets .991 FPct, 2.11 Rng, 3 Errors
R McMahan National League RF Chicago Cubs .997 FPct, 1.92 Rng, 1 Errors
Hall of Fame
Player Posn Team Career Stats
H Rios DH Kansas City Royals .337-265-1,545, 1,517 R, .859 OPS
E Trapp P Minnesota Twins 192–107, 164 SV, 2.97 ERA, 1.13 WHIP
R Hood DH St Louis Cardinals .308-572-1,444, 1,411 R, 1.012 OPS