League standings - 1972 National League
Regular season
| Divisional | 
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB |  | L10 | Strk | Recent | RF | RA | Mgn | Mgc | 
| NL EAST |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
| 1972 | Cleveland Spiders | 95 | 67 |  .586 | - |   | 8-2 | W4 | wwwwllwwww | 764 | 644 | 120 | 0 | 
| 1972 | Asheville Tourists | 92 | 70 |  .568 | 3 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwlwwllwwl | 656 | 592 | 64 |   | 
| 1972 | Kansas City Bombers | 77 | 85 |  .475 | 18 |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlwllwwlwl | 603 | 549 | 54 |   | 
| 1972 | Lafayette  Chiefs | 72 | 90 |  .444 | 23 |   | 4-6 | L1 | lwlwllwlwl | 638 | 687 | -49 |   | 
| 1972 | Evanston Black Sox | 64 | 98 |  .395 | 31 |   | 6-4 | W1 | wlwlwwlwlw | 608 | 794 | -186 |   | 
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| NL WEST |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
| 1972 | Rockford Forest Citys | 103 | 59 |  .636 | - |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlwlllwlww | 847 | 651 | 196 | 0 | 
| 1972 | Hollywood Stars | 99 | 63 |  .611 | 4 |   | 8-2 | W7 | wwwwwwwlwl | 675 | 510 | 165 |   | 
| 1972 | Las Vegas Thunder | 96 | 66 |  .593 | 7 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwlwwwlllw | 660 | 556 | 104 |   | 
| 1972 | Fairfax Peppers | 80 | 82 |  .494 | 23 |   | 8-2 | L1 | lwwwwwwwwl | 656 | 667 | -11 |   | 
| 1972 | Kenosha Eagles | 75 | 87 |  .463 | 28 |   | 3-7 | W1 | wllllllwlw | 788 | 782 | 6 |   | 
| 1972 | Amboy Dukes | 43 | 119 |  .265 | 60 |   | 1-9 | L7 | lllllllwll | 448 | 849 | -401 |   | 
| Wildcard | 
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB |  | L10 | Strk | Recent | Mgc | 
| 1972 | Rockford Forest Citys | 103 | 59 |  .636 | na |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlwlllwlww |   | 
| 1972 | Cleveland Spiders | 95 | 67 |  .586 | na |   | 8-2 | W4 | wwwwllwwww |   | 
| 1972 | Hollywood Stars | 99 | 63 |  .611 | - |   | 8-2 | W7 | wwwwwwwlwl | 0 | 
| 1972 | Las Vegas Thunder | 96 | 66 |  .593 | 3 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwlwwwlllw |   | 
| 1972 | Asheville Tourists | 92 | 70 |  .568 | 7 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwlwwllwwl |   | 
| 1972 | Fairfax Peppers | 80 | 82 |  .494 | 19 |   | 8-2 | L1 | lwwwwwwwwl |   | 
| 1972 | Kansas City Bombers | 77 | 85 |  .475 | 22 |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlwllwwlwl |   | 
| 1972 | Kenosha Eagles | 75 | 87 |  .463 | 24 |   | 3-7 | W1 | wllllllwlw |   | 
| 1972 | Lafayette  Chiefs | 72 | 90 |  .444 | 27 |   | 4-6 | L1 | lwlwllwlwl |   | 
| 1972 | Evanston Black Sox | 64 | 98 |  .395 | 35 |   | 6-4 | W1 | wlwlwwlwlw |   | 
| 1972 | Amboy Dukes | 43 | 119 |  .265 | 56 |   | 1-9 | L7 | lllllllwll |   | 
| Expanded1 | 
| Year | Team | Home | Road | Grass | Turf | vsLHP | vsRHP | Div | InterLg | 
| 1972 | Rockford Forest Citys | 50-31 | 53-28 | 80-49 | 23-10 | 37-23 | 66-36 | 40-24 | 33-15 | 
| 1972 | Cleveland Spiders | 57-24 | 38-43 | 80-47 | 15-20 | 35-19 | 60-48 | 29-25 | 32-16 | 
| 1972 | Hollywood Stars | 53-28 | 46-35 | 82-49 | 17-14 | 30-20 | 69-43 | 42-22 | 24-24 | 
| 1972 | Las Vegas Thunder | 53-28 | 43-38 | 32-28 | 64-38 | 33-23 | 63-43 | 39-25 | 28-20 | 
| 1972 | Asheville Tourists | 51-30 | 41-40 | 27-30 | 65-40 | 25-30 | 67-40 | 33-21 | 27-21 | 
| 1972 | Fairfax Peppers | 36-45 | 44-37 | 62-71 | 18-11 | 29-22 | 51-60 | 36-28 | 21-27 | 
| 1972 | Kansas City Bombers | 38-43 | 39-42 | 60-68 | 17-17 | 29-22 | 48-63 | 32-22 | 25-23 | 
| 1972 | Kenosha Eagles | 35-46 | 40-41 | 30-26 | 45-61 | 20-32 | 55-55 | 22-42 | 28-20 | 
| 1972 | Lafayette  Chiefs | 37-44 | 35-46 | 25-33 | 47-57 | 27-17 | 45-73 | 21-33 | 21-27 | 
| 1972 | Evanston Black Sox | 31-50 | 33-48 | 21-37 | 43-61 | 24-27 | 40-71 | 20-34 | 18-30 | 
| 1972 | Amboy Dukes | 27-54 | 16-65 | 36-95 | 7-24 | 14-38 | 29-81 | 13-51 | 12-36 | 
| Expanded2 | 
| Year | Team | Lead7 | Tied7 | Trail7 | 1-run | Extra | 
| 1972 | Rockford Forest Citys | 76-7 | 13-7 | 14-45 | 27-23 | 16-12 | 
| 1972 | Cleveland Spiders | 65-7 | 14-10 | 16-50 | 34-26 | 14-9 | 
| 1972 | Hollywood Stars | 78-5 | 13-12 | 8-46 | 34-20 | 13-5 | 
| 1972 | Las Vegas Thunder | 78-9 | 10-13 | 8-44 | 33-29 | 9-7 | 
| 1972 | Asheville Tourists | 73-5 | 10-16 | 9-49 | 34-24 | 9-7 | 
| 1972 | Fairfax Peppers | 70-5 | 7-10 | 3-67 | 20-27 | 5-6 | 
| 1972 | Kansas City Bombers | 58-7 | 14-14 | 5-64 | 23-35 | 11-13 | 
| 1972 | Kenosha Eagles | 58-11 | 8-8 | 9-68 | 23-27 | 9-12 | 
| 1972 | Lafayette  Chiefs | 56-9 | 8-10 | 8-71 | 26-34 | 5-11 | 
| 1972 | Evanston Black Sox | 49-15 | 9-8 | 6-75 | 26-26 | 10-6 | 
| 1972 | Amboy Dukes | 37-8 | 3-9 | 3-102 | 19-22 | 6-9 |