| 85-70 | Missed Playoffs |
| Record | Outcome |
The Boston Red Sox finished the regular season with a 85-70 record. They went 52-26 at home and 33-44 on the road.
The 1972 Boston Red Sox played in the East Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1972 Boston Red Sox went 44-39 against their AL East opponents.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 11-7 | 61.1% | +13 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 11-7 | 61.1% | +11 |
| Cleveland Indians | 8-7 | 53.3% | +8 |
| New York Yankees | 9-9 | 50.0% | -5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 5-9 | 35.7% | -24 |
No, the Red Sox didn't make the Postseason in 1972.
The Boston Red Sox finished the regular season with a run differential of +20. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Red Sox could have been expected to have about 79.8 wins, or a 80-75 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1972 Boston Red Sox went 27-16.
During the regular season, the 1972 Boston Red Sox went 11-3 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1972 Boston Red Sox was a 7 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Boston Red Sox had during the 1972 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Sat, Apr 15, 1972 Sat, Apr 15 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Mon, Apr 17, 1972 Mon, Apr 17 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Tue, Apr 18, 1972 Tue, Apr 18 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Wed, Apr 19, 1972 Wed, Apr 19 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Fri, Apr 21, 1972 Fri, Apr 21 | vs New York Yankees | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Sat, Apr 22, 1972 Sat, Apr 22 | vs New York Yankees | Win 11 - 7 | |
| Tue, Apr 25, 1972 Tue, Apr 25 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 12 | |
| Wed, Apr 26, 1972 Wed, Apr 26 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Fri, Apr 28, 1972 Fri, Apr 28 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 6 - 9 | |
| Sat, Apr 29, 1972 Sat, Apr 29 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Sun, Apr 30, 1972 Sun, Apr 30 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 3 - 0 | (10) |
| Fri, May 5, 1972 Fri, May 5 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Sat, May 6, 1972 Sat, May 6 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sun, May 7, 1972 Sun, May 7 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 8 | |
| Tue, May 9, 1972 Tue, May 9 | @ California Angels | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Wed, May 10, 1972 Wed, May 10 | @ California Angels | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Thu, May 11, 1972 Thu, May 11 | @ California Angels | Win 8 - 1 | |
| Fri, May 12, 1972 Fri, May 12 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 7 - 6 | (12) |
| Sat, May 13, 1972 Sat, May 13 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 9 - 6 | |
| Sun, May 14, 1972 Sun, May 14 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Tue, May 16, 1972 Tue, May 16 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 1 | (10) |
| Wed, May 17, 1972 Wed, May 17 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Thu, May 18, 1972 Thu, May 18 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Fri, May 19, 1972 Fri, May 19 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 6 | |
| Sun, May 21, 1972 Sun, May 21 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 6 | |
| Sun, May 21, 1972 Sun, May 21 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Tue, May 23, 1972 Tue, May 23 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 5 | (10) |
| Wed, May 24, 1972 Wed, May 24 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Thu, May 25, 1972 Thu, May 25 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Fri, May 26, 1972 Fri, May 26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Sat, May 27, 1972 Sat, May 27 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Sun, May 28, 1972 Sun, May 28 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Mon, May 29, 1972 Mon, May 29 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 3 - 11 | |
| Tue, May 30, 1972 Tue, May 30 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 0 | |
| Thu, Jun 1, 1972 Thu, Jun 1 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 7 - 1 | |
| Fri, Jun 2, 1972 Fri, Jun 2 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 9 | |
| Sat, Jun 3, 1972 Sat, Jun 3 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 4 - 10 | |
| Sun, Jun 4, 1972 Sun, Jun 4 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 5 - 7 | |
| Sun, Jun 4, 1972 Sun, Jun 4 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Tue, Jun 6, 1972 Tue, Jun 6 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Wed, Jun 7, 1972 Wed, Jun 7 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Fri, Jun 9, 1972 Fri, Jun 9 | vs California Angels | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Sat, Jun 10, 1972 Sat, Jun 10 | vs California Angels | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Sun, Jun 11, 1972 Sun, Jun 11 | vs California Angels | Win 8 - 4 | |
| Tue, Jun 13, 1972 Tue, Jun 13 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Wed, Jun 14, 1972 Wed, Jun 14 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 11 - 3 | |
| Thu, Jun 15, 1972 Thu, Jun 15 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 9 - 13 | |
| Sat, Jun 17, 1972 Sat, Jun 17 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Sat, Jun 17, 1972 Sat, Jun 17 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 10 - 8 | |
| Sun, Jun 18, 1972 Sun, Jun 18 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 8 | |
| Mon, Jun 19, 1972 Mon, Jun 19 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 12 - 0 | |
| Tue, Jun 20, 1972 Tue, Jun 20 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Wed, Jun 21, 1972 Wed, Jun 21 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 10 - 9 | (11) |
| Fri, Jun 23, 1972 Fri, Jun 23 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 8 | |
| Sat, Jun 24, 1972 Sat, Jun 24 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Sun, Jun 25, 1972 Sun, Jun 25 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 8 - 1 | |
| Sun, Jun 25, 1972 Sun, Jun 25 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Mon, Jun 26, 1972 Mon, Jun 26 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Tue, Jun 27, 1972 Tue, Jun 27 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 8 - 2 | |
| Wed, Jun 28, 1972 Wed, Jun 28 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Thu, Jun 29, 1972 Thu, Jun 29 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 4 - 8 | |
| Sat, Jul 1, 1972 Sat, Jul 1 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Sun, Jul 2, 1972 Sun, Jul 2 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 15 - 4 | |
| Sun, Jul 2, 1972 Sun, Jul 2 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 2 | (11) |
| Mon, Jul 3, 1972 Mon, Jul 3 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 8 - 2 | |
| Tue, Jul 4, 1972 Tue, Jul 4 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Wed, Jul 5, 1972 Wed, Jul 5 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Fri, Jul 7, 1972 Fri, Jul 7 | @ California Angels | Win 5 - 3 | (10) |
| Sat, Jul 8, 1972 Sat, Jul 8 | @ California Angels | Loss 3 - 4 | (16) |
| Sun, Jul 9, 1972 Sun, Jul 9 | @ California Angels | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Mon, Jul 10, 1972 Mon, Jul 10 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Tue, Jul 11, 1972 Tue, Jul 11 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Wed, Jul 12, 1972 Wed, Jul 12 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Thu, Jul 13, 1972 Thu, Jul 13 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 10 | |
| Fri, Jul 14, 1972 Fri, Jul 14 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Sat, Jul 15, 1972 Sat, Jul 15 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Sun, Jul 16, 1972 Sun, Jul 16 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Mon, Jul 17, 1972 Mon, Jul 17 | vs California Angels | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Tue, Jul 18, 1972 Tue, Jul 18 | vs California Angels | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Wed, Jul 19, 1972 Wed, Jul 19 | vs California Angels | Win 8 - 2 | |
| Thu, Jul 20, 1972 Thu, Jul 20 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Thu, Jul 20, 1972 Thu, Jul 20 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 3 | (11) |
| Fri, Jul 21, 1972 Fri, Jul 21 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 4 | (14) |
| Sat, Jul 22, 1972 Sat, Jul 22 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sat, Jul 22, 1972 Sat, Jul 22 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Sun, Jul 23, 1972 Sun, Jul 23 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 6 | |
| Thu, Jul 27, 1972 Thu, Jul 27 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Fri, Jul 28, 1972 Fri, Jul 28 | @ New York Yankees | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jul 28, 1972 Fri, Jul 28 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Sat, Jul 29, 1972 Sat, Jul 29 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 8 | |
| Sun, Jul 30, 1972 Sun, Jul 30 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sun, Jul 30, 1972 Sun, Jul 30 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Mon, Jul 31, 1972 Mon, Jul 31 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Tue, Aug 1, 1972 Tue, Aug 1 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 10 | |
| Wed, Aug 2, 1972 Wed, Aug 2 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Wed, Aug 2, 1972 Wed, Aug 2 | vs New York Yankees | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Thu, Aug 3, 1972 Thu, Aug 3 | vs New York Yankees | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Fri, Aug 4, 1972 Fri, Aug 4 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Sat, Aug 5, 1972 Sat, Aug 5 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Sun, Aug 6, 1972 Sun, Aug 6 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 11 | |
| Mon, Aug 7, 1972 Mon, Aug 7 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Tue, Aug 8, 1972 Tue, Aug 8 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Wed, Aug 9, 1972 Wed, Aug 9 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Fri, Aug 11, 1972 Fri, Aug 11 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Sat, Aug 12, 1972 Sat, Aug 12 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sat, Aug 12, 1972 Sat, Aug 12 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Sun, Aug 13, 1972 Sun, Aug 13 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 8 | |
| Tue, Aug 15, 1972 Tue, Aug 15 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Wed, Aug 16, 1972 Wed, Aug 16 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 8 - 9 | (10) |
| Thu, Aug 17, 1972 Thu, Aug 17 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Fri, Aug 18, 1972 Fri, Aug 18 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 8 | |
| Sat, Aug 19, 1972 Sat, Aug 19 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Sun, Aug 20, 1972 Sun, Aug 20 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 7 - 9 | |
| Sun, Aug 20, 1972 Sun, Aug 20 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Tue, Aug 22, 1972 Tue, Aug 22 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 10 - 7 | |
| Wed, Aug 23, 1972 Wed, Aug 23 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Fri, Aug 25, 1972 Fri, Aug 25 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Sat, Aug 26, 1972 Sat, Aug 26 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Sun, Aug 27, 1972 Sun, Aug 27 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 10 - 3 | |
| Mon, Aug 28, 1972 Mon, Aug 28 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Tue, Aug 29, 1972 Tue, Aug 29 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Wed, Aug 30, 1972 Wed, Aug 30 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Fri, Sep 1, 1972 Fri, Sep 1 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Sat, Sep 2, 1972 Sat, Sep 2 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Mon, Sep 4, 1972 Mon, Sep 4 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Mon, Sep 4, 1972 Mon, Sep 4 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Tue, Sep 5, 1972 Tue, Sep 5 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Wed, Sep 6, 1972 Wed, Sep 6 | vs New York Yankees | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Thu, Sep 7, 1972 Thu, Sep 7 | vs New York Yankees | Win 10 - 4 | |
| Fri, Sep 8, 1972 Fri, Sep 8 | vs New York Yankees | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sat, Sep 9, 1972 Sat, Sep 9 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 1 - 2 | (10) |
| Sun, Sep 10, 1972 Sun, Sep 10 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 1 | (12) |
| Sun, Sep 10, 1972 Sun, Sep 10 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Mon, Sep 11, 1972 Mon, Sep 11 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Tue, Sep 12, 1972 Tue, Sep 12 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Wed, Sep 13, 1972 Wed, Sep 13 | @ New York Yankees | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Fri, Sep 15, 1972 Fri, Sep 15 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 16, 1972 Sat, Sep 16 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 10 - 0 | |
| Sun, Sep 17, 1972 Sun, Sep 17 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 9 | |
| Mon, Sep 18, 1972 Mon, Sep 18 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Wed, Sep 20, 1972 Wed, Sep 20 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 9 - 1 | |
| Wed, Sep 20, 1972 Wed, Sep 20 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Thu, Sep 21, 1972 Thu, Sep 21 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 3 - 10 | |
| Fri, Sep 22, 1972 Fri, Sep 22 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Sat, Sep 23, 1972 Sat, Sep 23 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Sun, Sep 24, 1972 Sun, Sep 24 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Tue, Sep 26, 1972 Tue, Sep 26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Wed, Sep 27, 1972 Wed, Sep 27 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 5 | |
| Thu, Sep 28, 1972 Thu, Sep 28 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Fri, Sep 29, 1972 Fri, Sep 29 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 2 | (10) |
| Sat, Sep 30, 1972 Sat, Sep 30 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Sun, Oct 1, 1972 Sun, Oct 1 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Mon, Oct 2, 1972 Mon, Oct 2 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Tue, Oct 3, 1972 Tue, Oct 3 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Wed, Oct 4, 1972 Wed, Oct 4 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 1 | |
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