Pittsburgh Pirates 1972 Schedule & Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates finished 96-59 in the 1972 season, 1st in the NL East. Start times are Eastern Time.

Regular Season

Pittsburgh Pirates 1972 Regular Season games

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
Sat, Apr 15	at New York Mets	L 0–4, at New York Mets, game page	0-1
Sun, Apr 16	at New York Mets	W 2–0, at New York Mets, game page	1-1
Tue, Apr 18	vs Chicago Cubs	L 4–6, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	1-2
Wed, Apr 19	vs Chicago Cubs	W 5–2, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	2-2
Thu, Apr 20	vs Chicago Cubs	W 7–5, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	3-2
Fri, Apr 21	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 3–2 (10), at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	4-2
Sun, Apr 23	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 4–5 (11), at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	4-3
Tue, Apr 25	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 5–2 (13), vs Cincinnati Reds, game page	5-3
Wed, Apr 26	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 6–7, vs Cincinnati Reds, game page	5-4
Thu, Apr 27	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 4–5, vs Cincinnati Reds, game page	5-5
Fri, Apr 28	vs Atlanta Braves	L 5–13, vs Atlanta Braves, game page	5-6
Sat, Apr 29	vs Atlanta Braves	L 5–9, vs Atlanta Braves, game page	5-7
Sun, Apr 30	vs Atlanta Braves	L 1–6, vs Atlanta Braves, game page	5-8
Mon, May 1	vs Houston Astros	L 8–9, vs Houston Astros, game page	5-9
Wed, May 3	vs Houston Astros	W 3–2, vs Houston Astros, game page	6-9
Fri, May 5	at Cincinnati Reds	L 4–5 (10), at Cincinnati Reds, game page	6-10
Sat, May 6	at Cincinnati Reds	W 8–1, at Cincinnati Reds, game page	7-10
Sun, May 7	at Cincinnati Reds	W 9–6, at Cincinnati Reds, game page	8-10
Tue, May 9	at Atlanta Braves	W 5–2, at Atlanta Braves, game page	9-10
Wed, May 10	at Atlanta Braves	L 4–8, at Atlanta Braves, game page	9-11
Fri, May 12	at Houston Astros	W 4–2, at Houston Astros, game page	10-11
Sat, May 13	at Houston Astros	W 6–1 (12), at Houston Astros, game page	11-11
Sun, May 14	at Houston Astros	L 6–7, at Houston Astros, game page	11-12
Mon, May 15	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 4–1, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	12-12
Tue, May 16	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 4–3, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	13-12
Wed, May 17	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 12–0, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	14-12
Fri, May 19	vs Montreal Expos	W 8–0, vs Montreal Expos, game page	15-12
Sat, May 20	vs Montreal Expos	W 6–0, vs Montreal Expos, game page	16-12
Sun, May 21	vs Montreal Expos	W 1–0, vs Montreal Expos, game page	17-12
Sun, May 21	vs Montreal Expos	W 5–3, vs Montreal Expos, game page	18-12
Tue, May 23	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 6–2, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	19-12
Wed, May 24	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 9–4 (14), at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	20-12
Thu, May 25	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 2–4, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	20-13
Fri, May 26	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 6–4, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	21-13
Sat, May 27	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 1–2 (12), vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	21-14
Sun, May 28	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 6–5, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	22-14
Mon, May 29	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 7–3, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	23-14
Mon, May 29	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 4–2, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	24-14
Wed, May 31	at Montreal Expos	L 2–3, at Montreal Expos, game page	24-15
Fri, Jun 2	at San Francisco Giants	L 4–7, at San Francisco Giants, game page	24-16
Sat, Jun 3	at San Francisco Giants	W 4–3, at San Francisco Giants, game page	25-16
Sun, Jun 4	at San Francisco Giants	W 4–3, at San Francisco Giants, game page	26-16
Sun, Jun 4	at San Francisco Giants	W 9–1, at San Francisco Giants, game page	27-16
Wed, Jun 7	at San Diego Padres	W 12–5, at San Diego Padres, game page	28-16
Wed, Jun 7	at San Diego Padres	W 1–0 (18), at San Diego Padres, game page	29-16
Thu, Jun 8	at San Diego Padres	W 11–2, at San Diego Padres, game page	30-16
Fri, Jun 9	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 5–1, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	31-16
Sat, Jun 10	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1–2, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	31-17
Sun, Jun 11	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 7–5, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	32-17
Wed, Jun 14	vs San Francisco Giants	L 1–3, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	32-18
Thu, Jun 15	vs San Francisco Giants	W 4–1, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	33-18
Thu, Jun 15	vs San Francisco Giants	W 9–7, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	34-18
Fri, Jun 16	vs San Diego Padres	W 2–1, vs San Diego Padres, game page	35-18
Sat, Jun 17	vs San Diego Padres	L 0–4, vs San Diego Padres, game page	35-19
Sun, Jun 18	vs San Diego Padres	L 0–1, vs San Diego Padres, game page	35-20
Mon, Jun 19	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 13–3, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	36-20
Wed, Jun 21	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3–5 (10), vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	36-21
Fri, Jun 23	at Chicago Cubs	W 4–2, at Chicago Cubs, game page	37-21
Sat, Jun 24	at Chicago Cubs	W 3–1, at Chicago Cubs, game page	38-21
Sun, Jun 25	at Chicago Cubs	W 9–2, at Chicago Cubs, game page	39-21
Mon, Jun 26	at New York Mets	L 2–4, at New York Mets, game page	39-22
Tue, Jun 27	at New York Mets	L 4–7, at New York Mets, game page	39-23
Wed, Jun 28	vs Montreal Expos	L 1–3, vs Montreal Expos, game page	39-24
Thu, Jun 29	vs Montreal Expos	W 9–0, vs Montreal Expos, game page	40-24
Fri, Jun 30	vs Chicago Cubs	L 3–4, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	40-25
Sat, Jul 1	vs Chicago Cubs	W 4–3, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	41-25
Sun, Jul 2	vs Chicago Cubs	W 7–4, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	42-25
Mon, Jul 3	vs Chicago Cubs	W 3–2, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	43-25
Tue, Jul 4	at Houston Astros	L 0–6, at Houston Astros, game page	43-26
Wed, Jul 5	at Houston Astros	W 6–4, at Houston Astros, game page	44-26
Thu, Jul 6	at Houston Astros	W 7–3 (17), at Houston Astros, game page	45-26
Fri, Jul 7	at Atlanta Braves	W 10–2, at Atlanta Braves, game page	46-26
Fri, Jul 7	at Atlanta Braves	L 2–3, at Atlanta Braves, game page	46-27
Sat, Jul 8	at Atlanta Braves	W 5–3, at Atlanta Braves, game page	47-27
Sun, Jul 9	at Atlanta Braves	W 7–4, at Atlanta Braves, game page	48-27
Tue, Jul 11	at Cincinnati Reds	L 0–5, at Cincinnati Reds, game page	48-28
Wed, Jul 12	at Cincinnati Reds	L 3–6, at Cincinnati Reds, game page	48-29
Thu, Jul 13	at Cincinnati Reds	L 0–2, at Cincinnati Reds, game page	48-30
Fri, Jul 14	vs Houston Astros	W 5–2, vs Houston Astros, game page	49-30
Sat, Jul 15	vs Houston Astros	W 5–1, vs Houston Astros, game page	50-30
Sun, Jul 16	vs Houston Astros	W 3–2 (10), vs Houston Astros, game page	51-30
Sun, Jul 16	vs Houston Astros	W 3–2, vs Houston Astros, game page	52-30
Mon, Jul 17	vs Atlanta Braves	W 6–5, vs Atlanta Braves, game page	53-30
Tue, Jul 18	vs Atlanta Braves	L 2–4, vs Atlanta Braves, game page	53-31
Wed, Jul 19	vs Atlanta Braves	W 8–3, vs Atlanta Braves, game page	54-31
Fri, Jul 21	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 5–11, vs Cincinnati Reds, game page	54-32
Sat, Jul 22	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 3–6, vs Cincinnati Reds, game page	54-33
Sun, Jul 23	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 3–2, vs Cincinnati Reds, game page	55-33
Thu, Jul 27	vs New York Mets	L 0–1 (10), vs New York Mets, game page	55-34
Thu, Jul 27	vs New York Mets	W 7–5, vs New York Mets, game page	56-34
Fri, Jul 28	vs New York Mets	W 3–1, vs New York Mets, game page	57-34
Sat, Jul 29	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 2–5, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	57-35
Sat, Jul 29	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 3–2, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	58-35
Sun, Jul 30	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 7–1, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	59-35
Mon, Jul 31	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 2–0, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	60-35
Tue, Aug 1	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 4–7, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	60-36
Wed, Aug 2	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 5–10 (7), at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	60-37
Thu, Aug 3	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 2–1 (10), at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	61-37
Fri, Aug 4	at Montreal Expos	L 1–2, at Montreal Expos, game page	61-38
Sat, Aug 5	at Montreal Expos	W 7–4, at Montreal Expos, game page	62-38
Sun, Aug 6	at Montreal Expos	W 8–0, at Montreal Expos, game page	63-38
Sun, Aug 6	at Montreal Expos	W 7–2, at Montreal Expos, game page	64-38
Tue, Aug 8	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 4–2, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	65-38
Wed, Aug 9	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 0–2, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	65-39
Fri, Aug 11	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 10–5, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	66-39
Sat, Aug 12	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 6–5, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	67-39
Sun, Aug 13	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 0–2, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	67-40
Sun, Aug 13	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 7–5, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	68-40
Tue, Aug 15	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 6–8, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	68-41
Wed, Aug 16	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 3–2, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	69-41
Thu, Aug 17	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 2–4, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	69-42
Fri, Aug 18	at San Diego Padres	W 4–2, at San Diego Padres, game page	70-42
Sun, Aug 20	at San Diego Padres	W 9–3, at San Diego Padres, game page	71-42
Sun, Aug 20	at San Diego Padres	W 5–2, at San Diego Padres, game page	72-42
Tue, Aug 22	at San Francisco Giants	W 1–0, at San Francisco Giants, game page	73-42
Wed, Aug 23	at San Francisco Giants	L 0–8, at San Francisco Giants, game page	73-43
Fri, Aug 25	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 3–2 (12), vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	74-43
Fri, Aug 25	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3–4, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	74-44
Sat, Aug 26	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3–7, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	74-45
Sun, Aug 27	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 4–7, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	74-46
Mon, Aug 28	vs San Diego Padres	W 5–3, vs San Diego Padres, game page	75-46
Tue, Aug 29	vs San Diego Padres	W 5–3, vs San Diego Padres, game page	76-46
Wed, Aug 30	vs San Diego Padres	W 11–0, vs San Diego Padres, game page	77-46
Fri, Sep 1	vs San Francisco Giants	W 10–6, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	78-46
Sat, Sep 2	vs San Francisco Giants	W 6–3, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	79-46
Sun, Sep 3	vs San Francisco Giants	W 2–1 (10), vs San Francisco Giants, game page	80-46
Mon, Sep 4	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 10–0, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	81-46
Mon, Sep 4	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 5–1, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	82-46
Wed, Sep 6	vs Chicago Cubs	W 4–0, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	83-46
Thu, Sep 7	vs Chicago Cubs	L 2–4, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	83-47
Fri, Sep 8	at Montreal Expos	W 7–1, at Montreal Expos, game page	84-47
Fri, Sep 8	at Montreal Expos	W 4–2 (12), at Montreal Expos, game page	85-47
Sat, Sep 9	at Montreal Expos	W 8–3, at Montreal Expos, game page	86-47
Sun, Sep 10	at Montreal Expos	L 2–8, at Montreal Expos, game page	86-48
Tue, Sep 12	at Chicago Cubs	W 7–0, at Chicago Cubs, game page	87-48
Wed, Sep 13	at Chicago Cubs	W 6–4, at Chicago Cubs, game page	88-48
Thu, Sep 14	at Chicago Cubs	W 5–2, at Chicago Cubs, game page	89-48
Fri, Sep 15	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 4–10, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	89-49
Sat, Sep 16	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 0–4, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	89-50
Sun, Sep 17	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 4–5, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	89-51
Mon, Sep 18	at New York Mets	L 0–1, at New York Mets, game page	89-52
Tue, Sep 19	at New York Mets	W 5–1, at New York Mets, game page	90-52
Wed, Sep 20	at New York Mets	L 1–4, at New York Mets, game page	90-53
Thu, Sep 21	at New York Mets	W 6–2, at New York Mets, game page	91-53
Fri, Sep 22	vs Montreal Expos	W 4–3 (12), vs Montreal Expos, game page	92-53
Sat, Sep 23	vs Montreal Expos	L 0–3, vs Montreal Expos, game page	92-54
Sun, Sep 24	vs Montreal Expos	L 1–2, vs Montreal Expos, game page	92-55
Tue, Sep 26	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 5–1, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	93-55
Wed, Sep 27	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 3–1, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	94-55
Thu, Sep 28	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 1–2, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	94-56
Fri, Sep 29	vs New York Mets	L 0–1, vs New York Mets, game page	94-57
Sat, Sep 30	vs New York Mets	W 5–0, vs New York Mets, game page	95-57
Sun, Oct 1	vs New York Mets	L 3–7, vs New York Mets, game page	95-58
Tue, Oct 3	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 6–2, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	96-58
Wed, Oct 4	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 3–4, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	96-59

Postseason

Pittsburgh Pirates 1972 Postseason games

Date	Opponent	Result
Sat, Oct 7	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 5–1, vs Cincinnati Reds, game page
Sun, Oct 8	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 3–5, vs Cincinnati Reds, game page
Mon, Oct 9	at Cincinnati Reds	W 3–2, at Cincinnati Reds, game page
Tue, Oct 10	at Cincinnati Reds	L 1–7, at Cincinnati Reds, game page
Wed, Oct 11	at Cincinnati Reds	L 3–4, at Cincinnati Reds, game page