 The club got off to a sizzling start in 1972, playing better than .700 ball in early June.But soon after, a series of disabling injuries to Staub, Bud Harrelson, Jerry Grote, and Cleon Jones brought the team up short and dropped them into their third consecutive third-place finish, 13.5 behind Pittsburgh.Despite a promising start, the season ending on a highly disappointing note.