1972 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season 85–70, good for a tie for second place with the Astros in the National League West.

Infielders Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.

= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Teams in BOLD won League Championships This was the eighth year of a Major League Baseball Draft.

This was a weak draft class whose most notable player was Dennis Lewallyn, a pitcher who played for the Dodgers and two other teams from 1975 to 1981 with a 4–4 record and 4.48 ERA.

The top draft pick was shortstop John Harbin from Newberry College who played in only 83 games in the Dodgers farm system in 1972 and was quickly out of baseball.

Sandy Koufax's number 32 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972.
Roy Campanella's number 39 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972.
Jackie Robinson's number 42 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972.