Wilbur Wood 1972 Game by Game Pitching Logs

Wilbur Wood pitched in 49 Major League games during the 1972 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Wood pitched in, specifically relating to his 1972 pitching statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Wood started that game. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"And master it (the knuckleball) he did. With the introduction of the designated hitter rule in the American League for the 1973 season, many predicted (Wilbur) Wood would have his biggest season ever. Now that the rubber-armed southpaw did not have to be removed for a pinch hitter in the late innings, it was figured he would be a lock for 30 wins. Some even predicted 40. Instead, Wilbur finished 24-20 for a White Sox club that won ten fewer games than in 1973. Still, Wood made history as his won-lost figure represented the first time a hurler both won and lost 20 games in the same season since Walter Johnson posted a 25-20 mark in 1916." - Historian Russell Wolinsky in Wilbur Wood's Rubber Arm (Can of Corn, Hall of Fame Website, 2004)
Wilbur Wood 1972 Game by Game Pitching Logs

In Chronological Order / Wilbur Wood Stats

04-15-1972 *at Royals0001.009.05711110000
04-18-1972 *vs Rangers1000.509.07300010000
04-22-1972 *vs Royals1000.339.05700010000
04-25-1972 *vs Indians1000.259.06700030000
04-29-1972 *at Tigers0101.402.21455220100
 April 1972 Totals
3 1 0 1.40 38.2 24 28 6 6 3 8 0 1 0 0
05-05-1972 *at Indians1001.139.07501000000
05-09-1972 *vs Tigers0101.327.03622000010
05-12-1972 *vs Orioles1001.438.19623030000
05-15-1972 *vs Twins1001.388.25613100010
05-19-1972 *vs Angels1001.368.05611100000
05-22-1972 *at Rangers0001.376.02712000000
05-26-1972 *at Athletics0101.657.02944120000
05-29-1972 *at Angels0001.926.05744120000
 May 1972 Totals
4 2 0 1.92 60.0 38 52 15 20 4 7 0 0 2 0
06-02-1972 *vs Yankees1001.849.06811130010
06-06-1972 *vs Red Sox0101.878.02622000000
06-09-1972 *vs Brewers1001.889.01622030100
06-13-1972 *at Yankees1001.759.04300021000
06-17-1972 *at Red Sox1001.918.03944061020
06-20-1972 *at Brewers0102.016.00733000000
06-23-1972 *at Rangers0102.157.14744230000
06-26-1972 *at Royals0102.296.03744000100
06-29-1972 *vs Athletics1002.179.03700000000
 June 1972 Totals
5 4 0 2.17 71.1 26 60 20 20 3 17 2 2 3 0
07-02-1972 *vs Twins0102.293.02734010000
07-05-1972 *vs Orioles0102.248.04711100000
07-09-1972 *vs Tigers0002.338.04744110010
07-12-1972 *at Indians1002.419.05944210100
07-16-1972 *at Orioles0102.556.131156110100
07-19-1972 *at Tigers1002.567.05622020100
07-23-1972 *vs Indians1002.499.07311100000
07-27-1972 *vs Royals1002.497.22922100000
07-30-1972 *at Twins0102.457.01511120010
 July 1972 Totals
4 4 0 2.45 65.0 33 64 23 25 8 8 0 3 2 0
08-03-1972 *vs Angels1002.439.03822200000
08-06-1972 *vs Rangers1002.389.05511000000
08-09-1972 *at Angels1002.309.06600020000
08-12-1972 *at Athletics1002.2411.04211130000
08-16-1972 *vs Brewers1002.356.131055010000
08-20-1972 *vs Red Sox0002.397.131034020000
08-23-1972 *vs Yankees1002.349.06712010000
08-27-1972 *at Brewers0002.326.23512040100
08-30-1972 *at Red Sox0102.367.03734050000
 August 1972 Totals
6 1 0 2.36 74.1 36 60 17 21 3 18 0 1 0 0
09-03-1972 *at Yankees1002.299.04500000000
09-07-1972 *vs Athletics1002.239.05700010000
09-10-1972 *vs Angels0102.309.05955300000
09-13-1972 *at Royals0002.366.12744021000
09-17-1972 *at Angels0102.348.08713020000
09-20-1972 *at Athletics0102.426.03956241200
09-24-1972 *vs Rangers0002.504.02544110000
09-27-1972 *vs Royals0102.548.04944130000
 September 1972 Totals
2 4 0 2.54 59.1 33 58 23 26 7 13 2 2 0 0
10-01-1972 *at Rangers0102.518.03311031000
 October 1972 Totals
0 1 0 2.51 8.0 3 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0
 1972 Yearly Totals 24 17 0 2.51 376.2 193 325 105 119 28 74 5 9 7 0
Wilbur Wood 1972 Game by Game Pitching Logs


Did you know that Wilbur Wood pitched 25 games at home, had an ERA of 2.11, pitched 200.1 innings, allowed 171 hits, had 47 earned runs, 53 runs, and 14 home runs, walked 25 batters (0 intentionally), threw 1 wild pitches, hit batters 4 times, and balked 0 times?

On the road, Wilbur Wood pitched 24 games, had an ERA of 2.96, pitched 176.1 innings, allowed 154 hits, had 58 earned runs, 66 runs, and 14 home runs, walked 49 batters (5 intentionally), threw 8 wild pitches, hit batters 3 times, and balked 0 times.

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