1972 Chicago White Sox season

The 1972 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 73rd season overall, and 72nd in the American League. They finished with a record of 87–67, good enough for second place in the American League West, $5 1/2$ games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.

Offseason

 * October 22, 1971: Lowell Palmer was purchased by the White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.
 * December 2, 1971: Tommy John and Steve Huntz were traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dick Allen.
 * December 2, 1971: Rich McKinney was traded by the White Sox by the New York Yankees for Stan Bahnsen.
 * December 14, 1971: Pat Jacquez was traded by the White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Qualls.

Regular season

 * July 31, 1972: Dick Allen hit two inside-the-park home runs in one game against the Minnesota Twins.

Opening Day lineup

 * Walt Williams, RF
 * Mike Andrews, 2B
 * Dick Allen, 1B
 * Bill Melton, 3B
 * Carlos May, LF
 * Rick Reichardt, CF
 * Ed Herrmann, C
 * Luis Alvarado, SS
 * Wilbur Wood, P

Notable transactions

 * May 16, 1972: Lowell Palmer was released by the White Sox.
 * June 6, 1972: Nyls Nyman was drafted by the White Sox in the 16th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.
 * June 16, 1972: Jim Qualls was released by the White Sox.
 * August 17, 1972: Eddie Fisher was traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later and Bruce Miller. The Chicago White Sox sent Bruce Kimm (September 1, 1972) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
 * September 1, 1972: Hank Allen was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.

Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts