Cubs general manager John Holland announces Whitey Lockman will manage the Cubs, replacing Leo Durocher, who ‘stepped down’ as the team’s skipper after posting a 535-526 (.504) record during his seven years at the helm. ‘Leo the Lip’ will be hired by the Astros to replace Harry Walker at the end of next month.
On July 21, 1972, the Los Angeles Dodgers release longtime major league pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm, ending the career of the 48-year-old right-hander, two days before his 49th birthday. A 21-year veteran, Wilhelm retires with 1070 appearances the most of any major league pitcher to that point. 227 saves and 143 victories. He is also the…
Billy Williams drives in six runs to lead the Cubs to an 11 – 3 win over the Astros. Williams has four hits, including a double and homer, to give Bill Bonham his only win of the year. Ken Forsch takes the loss.
The Yankees sweep the Angels, winning 6 – 0 and 3 – 0. Fritz Peterson and Mel Stottlemyre apply the whitewashes.
At Three Rivers Stadium, Luke Walker singles off Cecil Upshaw to break an 0-for-39 drought at the plate. The Pirates’ southpaw pitches three innings of one-hit shutout baseball to pick up a save in the 8-3 victory over the Braves.
1972 – A two-run inside-the-park homer by Cesar Cedeno highlights an 11-3 triumph over St. Louis . The young phenom raises his average to .351 with three hits. Jim Wynn drives in three while Jerry Reuss spins a four-hitter and adds two hits of his own.
1972 – San Diego’s Steve Arlin takes a no-hitter against Philadelphia into the 9th inning before settling for a second straight two-hitter. The first hit comes when Denny Doyle hits a two-out bloop single over the head of 3B Dave Roberts, playing in for a possible bunt. During the season, Arlin will notch three two-hitters, a one-hitter, and a 10-inning one-hit stint, yet compile a 10-21 record.
On July 14, 1972, umpire Bill Haller works the game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers, who feature Bill’s brother, Tom, as their catcher. The occasion marks the first time in major league history that the home plate umpire and a participating player are brothers. The arbitrator plays no favorites when his younger…
The Minnesota Twins cap a 3-run rally in the 9th, scoring the winning run when Harmon Killebrew draws a bases-loaded walk from Boston Red Sox reliever Don Newhauser. Boston wins, 7 – 6. Minnesota is helped by Juan Beniquez’s second straight three-error game, a record for American League shortstops. John Kennedy will take over the SS job, while Beniquez will play the rest of his major league career mostly in the outfield and at 1B.
In his first major league game, Dave Schneck hits a 2-run homer off the Padres’ Steve Arlin that turns out to be the game winner in the Mets’ 3 – 2 win at San Diego Stadium.
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