1972 Cincinnati Reds
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1972 Cincinnati Reds / Franchise: Cincinnati Reds / BR Team Page[edit]
Record: 95-59, Finished 1st in NL Western Division (1972 NL)
Clinched Division: September 22, 1972, At Houston Astros
Won NL Pennant
Managed by Sparky Anderson
Coaches: Alex Grammas, Ted Kluszewski, George Scherger and Larry Shepard
History, Comments, Contributions[edit]
Awards and Honors[edit]
- All-Stars: Johnny Bench, Clay Carroll, Joe Morgan and Gary Nolan
- NL MVP: Johnny Bench
- NL Reliever of the Year Award: Clay Carroll
- NL Comeback Player of the Year: Bobby Tolan
- NL Gold Glove: Johnny Bench (C)
Further Reading[edit]
- Ed Gruver: Hairs vs. Squares: The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine, and the Tumultuous Summer of '72, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2016. ISBN 978-0-8032-8558-3
- John G. Robertson and Carl T. Madden: The Mustache Gang Battles the Big Red Machine: The 1972 World Series, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2022. ISBN 978-1-4766-8860-2
Website[edit]
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