Biggest MLB Comebacks In The 1972 Season

What was the biggest MLB comeback in the 1972 season?

The New York Mets had the biggest comeback win of the 1972 season, having come back from a 8 run deficit. The Mets were trailing 0-8 in the top of the 8th inning against the Houston Astros on Sep 2, 1972, and came back and won the game 11-8.

What was the biggest 9th inning comeback in the 1972 season?

The Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros are tied for the biggest 9th inning comeback in the 1972 season, each winning a game after being down 4 runs in the 9th inning. The most recent 5 run comeback in the 9th inning was on Aug 26, 1972, when the Red Sox were trailing 2-6 in the bottom of the 9th inning against the Texas Rangers, and came back to win the game 7-6.

What MLB team had the most wins after being down by at least 3 runs in the 1972 season?

The Houston Astros had 12 wins after trailing by at least 3 runs, which was the most of any team in the 1972 MLB season. Their last 3-run comeback was against the San Diego Padres on Sep 30, 1972, in which the Astros were trailing 2-5 in the top of the 9th and won the game 6-5 in 12 innings.

Biggest 1972 MLB Comebacks

Date Team Opponent Run Deficit Final Score
1 Sep 2, 1972 New York Mets @ Houston Astros 8 0-8, Top 8th 11-8
2 Aug 20, 1972 Detroit Tigers vs California Angels 7 2-9, Bot 6th 11-9
Sep 28, 1972 Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins 7 0-7, Bot 5th 8-7
4 Jun 21, 1972 Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers 6 1-7, Bot 5th 10-9
May 2, 1972 Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals 6 0-6, Top 6th 7-6
May 7, 1972 New York Mets vs San Diego Padres 6 0-6, Bot 8th 8-6
Aug 27, 1972 New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals 6 0-6, Bot 5th 7-6
8 Sep 2, 1972 Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies 5 0-5, Bot 1st 10-7
Aug 26, 1972 Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers 5 0-5, Bot 5th 7-6
Aug 30, 1972 Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers 5 1-6, Bot 3rd 9-8
Jun 3, 1972 Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies 5 0-5, Top 7th 6-5
Sep 27, 1972 Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees 5 0-5, Bot 3rd 6-5
Sep 14, 1972 Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres 5 0-5, Bot 3rd 10-6
Aug 14, 1972 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants 5 0-5, Bot 4th 7-5
May 7, 1972 Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees 5 0-5, Bot 4th 7-5
Aug 25, 1972 San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals 5 1-6, Top 7th 8-7
Aug 2, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5 0-5, Bot 4th 10-5
18 Jul 30, 1972 Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0-4, Bot 4th 5-4
Jun 24, 1972 Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0-4, Top 4th 6-4
Jun 12, 1972 Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets 4 1-5, Bot 7th 8-7
Jul 21, 1972 Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics 4 0-4, Bot 4th 5-4
Jun 17, 1972 Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox 4 3-7, Bot 3rd 10-8
Jul 30, 1972 Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals 4 0-4, Bot 1st 5-4
Jun 19, 1972 Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants 4 2-6, Bot 4th 7-6
Aug 22, 1972 Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees 4 0-4, Bot 3rd 5-4
Jun 11, 1972 Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers 4 0-4, Bot 5th 5-4
May 29, 1972 Chicago White Sox @ California Angels 4 0-4, Top 6th 5-4
Apr 26, 1972 Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians 4 0-4, Bot 7th 7-5
Sep 13, 1972 Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles 4 1-5, Bot 5th 6-5
Jul 27, 1972 Detroit Tigers @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0-4, Top 3rd 8-5
Jun 29, 1972 Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox 4 0-4, Top 9th 8-4
Sep 17, 1972 Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers 4 3-7, Bot 4th 15-11
Jun 26, 1972 Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres 4 3-7, Top 4th 14-7
May 10, 1972 Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 3-7, Top 8th 10-7
Apr 23, 1972 Houston Astros @ San Francisco Giants 4 3-7, Top 9th 13-7
Sep 26, 1972 Milwaukee Brewers @ Boston Red Sox 4 0-4, Top 5th 6-4
Jul 11, 1972 Milwaukee Brewers @ Minnesota Twins 4 0-4, Top 7th 5-4
Apr 23, 1972 New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs 4 0-4, Bot 4th 7-6
Aug 29, 1972 New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers 4 2-6, Bot 7th 7-6
Jun 3, 1972 New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox 4 0-4, Top 4th 18-10
Jun 9, 1972 Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers 4 0-4, Top 6th 10-5
Jul 15, 1972 Philadelphia Phillies @ San Francisco Giants 4 0-4, Top 7th 11-4
Aug 13, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals 4 0-4, Bot 4th 7-5
Aug 5, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Montreal Expos 4 0-4, Top 4th 7-4
Sep 17, 1972 San Diego Padres @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0-4, Top 2nd 10-7
May 19, 1972 San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves 4 1-5, Bot 7th 7-6
47 Aug 22, 1972 Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies 3 4-7, Top 9th 11-7
Aug 11, 1972 Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds 3 2-5, Bot 8th 7-5
Jun 13, 1972 Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets 3 2-5, Bot 8th 6-5
May 28, 1972 Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants 3 1-4, Bot 6th 7-6
Apr 28, 1972 Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0-3, Top 4th 13-5
Sep 4, 1972 Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees 3 0-3, Bot 7th 4-3
Aug 29, 1972 Baltimore Orioles @ Minnesota Twins 3 0-3, Top 2nd 9-4
Sep 15, 1972 Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians 3 0-3, Bot 6th 4-3
Sep 5, 1972 Boston Red Sox @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0-3, Top 5th 5-3
Jul 28, 1972 Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees 3 2-5, Top 9th 6-5
May 9, 1972 Boston Red Sox @ California Angels 3 0-3, Top 6th 4-3
Jul 8, 1972 California Angels vs Boston Red Sox 3 0-3, Bot 5th 4-3
Jun 19, 1972 California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles 3 0-3, Bot 5th 4-3
Aug 27, 1972 Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants 3 0-3, Bot 6th 9-3
Jun 18, 1972 Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers 3 1-4, Bot 7th 5-4
Apr 30, 1972 Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds 3 0-3, Bot 3rd 6-4
Sep 30, 1972 Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers 3 0-3, Top 7th 5-3
Sep 24, 1972 Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers 3 1-4, Bot 4th 7-4
Jul 22, 1972 Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0-3, Top 4th 6-3
Jul 21, 1972 Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0-3, Top 3rd 11-5
Jun 21, 1972 Cincinnati Reds vs Montreal Expos 3 0-3, Bot 2nd 6-4
Jun 13, 1972 Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies 3 0-3, Bot 2nd 8-4
Jun 1, 1972 Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros 3 0-3, Top 5th 10-3
May 31, 1972 Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros 3 0-3, Top 3rd 12-4
Apr 27, 1972 Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0-3, Top 5th 5-4
Jul 6, 1972 Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers 3 2-5, Bot 8th 6-5
Jul 11, 1972 Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers 3 1-4, Bot 2nd 6-5
Sep 30, 1972 Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres 3 2-5, Top 9th 6-5
Jul 12, 1972 Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs 3 2-5, Top 5th 10-6
Jun 17, 1972 Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies 3 0-3, Bot 3rd 10-5
Jun 14, 1972 Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos 3 1-4, Bot 9th 5-4
May 1, 1972 Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0-3, Top 5th 9-8
Apr 30, 1972 Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals 3 0-3, Bot 1st 7-6
Jul 22, 1972 Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles 3 2-5, Bot 7th 8-5
Jul 18, 1972 Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians 3 0-3, Bot 1st 11-8
Jun 25, 1972 Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins 3 0-3, Bot 5th 8-3
Jun 15, 1972 Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox 3 1-4, Top 6th 13-9
Jun 7, 1972 Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers 3 0-3, Bot 6th 5-4
Jun 4, 1972 Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox 3 1-4, Bot 6th 7-5
Jun 1, 1972 Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins 3 0-3, Top 6th 5-3
Aug 15, 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3 2-5, Bot 4th 8-6
Jul 28, 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros 3 1-4, Top 7th 6-5
Jul 10, 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies 3 0-3, Top 3rd 6-4
Sep 14, 1972 Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians 3 0-3, Bot 6th 4-3
Aug 31, 1972 Milwaukee Brewers vs Kansas City Royals 3 0-3, Bot 1st 7-3
Jun 27, 1972 Milwaukee Brewers @ Baltimore Orioles 3 1-4, Top 6th 6-4
Jun 6, 1972 Minnesota Twins @ Baltimore Orioles 3 1-4, Top 9th 5-4
May 25, 1972 Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers 3 0-3, Bot 4th 6-5
Jul 11, 1972 Montreal Expos vs San Diego Padres 3 2-5, Bot 6th 6-5
May 22, 1972 Montreal Expos vs Philadelphia Phillies 3 0-3, Bot 4th 6-3
May 29, 1972 New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals 3 3-6, Top 9th 7-6
May 21, 1972 New York Mets @ Philadelphia Phillies 3 0-3, Top 6th 4-3
May 10, 1972 New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0-3, Bot 3rd 4-3
Aug 12, 1972 New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers 3 0-3, Bot 2nd 10-6
Jul 14, 1972 Oakland Athletics @ New York Yankees 3 0-3, Top 7th 9-3
Apr 25, 1972 Oakland Athletics @ New York Yankees 3 0-3, Top 5th 4-3
May 11, 1972 Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres 3 1-4, Bot 4th 6-5
Jul 5, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros 3 1-4, Top 4th 6-4
May 29, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies 3 0-3, Bot 2nd 7-3
Aug 21, 1972 San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs 3 2-5, Bot 9th 6-5
Jul 21, 1972 San Diego Padres vs Montreal Expos 3 1-4, Bot 9th 5-4
Jul 12, 1972 San Diego Padres @ Montreal Expos 3 0-3, Top 2nd 6-5
Jun 11, 1972 San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals 3 0-3, Bot 8th 4-3
Oct 3, 1972 San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 3 0-3, Bot 3rd 7-4
Aug 8, 1972 San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 3 1-4, Bot 2nd 15-4
Aug 1, 1972 San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0-3, Top 4th 4-3
Apr 16, 1972 San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros 3 0-3, Top 2nd 10-6
Sep 8, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets 3 1-4, Top 8th 9-4
Sep 4, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals vs Montreal Expos 3 0-3, Bot 1st 8-7
Aug 1, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0-3, Bot 3rd 7-4
Jun 27, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals vs Montreal Expos 3 0-3, Bot 2nd 4-3
Jun 17, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants 3 0-3, Bot 8th 4-3
Jun 8, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco Giants 3 1-4, Top 8th 6-4

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