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During the season, Steve Carlton became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Phillies in the 20th century. [4]On July 10, manager Frank Lucchesi was fired with the team at 26–50.
Baseball commentators [23] during 1972 regularly remarked that Carlton's slider was basically unhittable. "Auggie Busch traded me to the last-place Phillies over a salary dispute," reflected Carlton on his 1972 season. "I was mentally committed to winning 25 games with the Cardinals and now I had to re-think my goals.
Statistic Player Record Phillies career Ref Wins: Steve Carlton: 241: 1972–1986 [15]Losses: Robin Roberts: 199: 1948–1961 [16]Win–loss percentage: Grover Cleveland Alexander.676
September 15 – Steve Carlton beats the Montreal Expos 5–3, raising his record to 24–9. The rest of the Philadelphia Phillies 1972 pitching staff has a combined record of 26–80. September 17 – At County Stadium, the Detroit Tigers down the Milwaukee Brewers 6–2 behind Joe Coleman's 17th win.
At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. [1] Leading either the American League or the National League in a particular category is referred to as a title. The following lists describe which players hold the most titles in a career for a particular category.
The most innings pitched in a live-ball season (since 1920) was Wilbur Wood's 376 2 ⁄ 3 innings in 1972. [41] No pitcher has even thrown half of White's record total for innings in a season since Phil Niekro in 1979, with 342. The most recent 300-inning season was by Steve Carlton the following year, with 304.
During the 1972 season, the Phillies traded McCarver to the Montreal Expos, where, on October 2, he caught the second of Bill Stoneman's two career no-hitters. [17] McCarver finished his career as Carlton's personal catcher for the Phillies in the late 1970s. [18] McCarver retired after the 1979 season to begin a broadcasting career. [19]
Steve Carlton (May 1980) Marty Bystrom (September 1980) Dick Ruthven (May 1982) John Denny (September 1983) Shane Rawley (August 1985) Steve Bedrosian (May 1987) Mitch Williams (August 1991) Tommy Greene (May 1993) Bobby Muñoz (June 1994) Heathcliff Slocumb (May 1995) Sid Fernandez (August 1995) Curt Schilling (May 1999) Roy Halladay (July 2010)