 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kupera kwakashata kwa1972 kwakapararira mugore rakatevera nokuda kwaTolan, sezvo rakanga riri gore rine ngwavaira nokuda kwake. Tolans batting average yakadonha kusvika ku.206, akazova asina kugutsikana uye aive nemakakatanwa akati wandei neReds manejimendi, avo vaive vachiri kusagutsikana nekukuvara kwake kwebasketball kwa1971. Tolan akaendawo asina basa kwemazuva maviri muna August uye akatyora mitemo yechikwata nokurera ndebvu. Musi waSeptember 27, boka racho rakarambidza Tolan nokuda kwemwaka wose wakasara. VaReds vakahwina rimwezve zita rechikamu asi kumiswa kwakamanikidza Tolan kupotsa NLCS, iyo Reds yakarasikirwa nayo kuNew York Mets. Pakupera kwemwaka maReds akachinjanisa Tolan kuPadres nokuda kwedhiramu Clay Kirby. Pashure pokutengeserana, Major League Baseball Players Association yakanyunyuta nokuda kwaTolan. Mumwaka wacho, waakarova.266 mumitambo 95, akaziva kuti akanga akunda kunyunyuta kwake. Tolan akarayira kuti maReds amukumbire ruregerero pachena nokuti zita rake rakanga rapomerwa nhema asi haana kumbobvira akumbirwa ruregerero. 