the sixth inning on the scoreboard. Shantz yielded five runs, while the American League scored only a run to "complete" the game, with the National League widening their margin of victory to 8-3. Mike Schmidt made his major league debut on September 12. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions June 15, 1972: Andre Thornton and Joe Hoerner were traded by the Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Jim Nash and Gary Neibauer. August 2, 1972: Woodie Fryman was selected off waivers from the Phillies by the Detroit Tigers. Draft picks June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft Tom Underwood was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round. Player signed August 27, 1972. June 6, 1972: Dan Boitano was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (17th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign. Game log |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 7 || @ Cardinals || colspan=6 | Cancelled (players' strike) |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 8 || @ Cardinals || colspan=6 | Cancelled (players' strike) |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 9 || @ Cardinals || colspan=6 | Cancelled (players' strike) |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 10 || Expos || colspan=6 | Cancelled (players' strike) |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 12 || Expos || colspan=6 | Cancelled (players' strike) |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 14 || @ Cubs || colspan=6 | Cancelled (players' strike) |- style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Steve Carlton (1–0) || Bill Hands (0–1) || Joe Hoerner (1) || 17,401 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 0–4 || Burt Hooton (1–0) || Dick Selma (0–1) || None || 9,583 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 17 || Cardinals || 4–5 || Al Santorini (1–1) || Joe Hoerner (0–1) || None || 38,182 || 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 18 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Bill Champion (1–0) || Scipio Spinks (0–1) || Wayne Twitchell (1) || 5,311 || 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 19 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Steve Carlton (2–0) || Bob Gibson (0–1) || None || 8,184 || 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 21 || Pirates || 2–3 (10) || Ramón Hernández (1–0) || Chris Short (0–1) || None || 13,864 || 3–3 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 22 ||