| 1972 International League season | |
|---|---|
| League | International League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 14 – September 12 |
| Number of games | 144 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Dwight Evans, Louisville Colonels |
| Governors' Cup Playoffs | |
| League champions | Tidewater Tides |
| Runners-up | Louisville Colonels |
The 1972 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 16 and September 13. Eight teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Tidewater Tides won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Louisville Colonels in the final round of the playoffs.
| International League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Louisville Colonels | 81 | 63 | .563 | – |
| Charleston Charlies | 80 | 64 | .556 | 1 |
| Tidewater Tides | 78 | 65 | .545 | 2.5 |
| Rochester Red Wings | 76 | 68 | .528 | 5 |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 75 | 69 | .521 | 6 |
| Richmond Braves | 65 | 78 | .455 | 15.5 |
| Syracuse Chiefs | 64 | 80 | .444 | 17 |
| Peninsula Whips | 56 | 88 | .389 | 25 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Al Bumbry, Rochester Red Wings | .345 |
| H | Cecil Cooper, Louisville Colonels | 162 |
| R | Pepe Mangual, Peninsula Whips | 91 |
| 2B | Cecil Cooper, Louisville Colonels | 31 |
| 3B | Al Bumbry, Rochester Red Wings | 15 |
| HR | Richie Zisk, Charleston Charlies | 26 |
| RBI | Dwight Evans, Louisville Colonels | 95 |
| SB | Pepe Mangual, Peninsula Whips | 39 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Craig Skok, Louisville Colonels | 15 |
| ERA | Gene Garber, Charleston Charlies | 2.26 |
| CG | Gene Garber, Charleston Charlies Harry Parker, Tidewater Tides | 13 |
| SHO | Harry Parker, Tidewater Tides | 5 |
| SV | Dick Colpaert, Charleston Charlies | 21 |
| SO | Jim McKee, Charleston Charlies | 159 |
| IP | John Montague, Peninsula Whips | 214.0 |
| Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | ||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Rochester | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Tidewater | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Charleston | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Tidewater | 2 | |||||||
| International League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Dwight Evans, Louisville Colonels |
| Pitcher of the Year | Gene Garber, Charleston Charlies |
| Rookie of the Year | Al Bumbry, Rochester Red Wings |
| Manager of the Year | Hank Bauer, Tidewater Tides |
The Norfolk Tides are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. They are located in Norfolk, Virginia, and are named in nautical reference to the city's location on the Chesapeake Bay. The team plays their home games at Harbor Park, which opened in 1993. The Tides previously played at High Rock Park in 1961 and 1962, Frank D. Lawrence Stadium from 1961 to 1969, and at Met Park from its opening in 1970 until the end of the 1992 season.
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