1972 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 85-70
Finished 2nd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,860,498, Avg. 25,486
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Manager: Walter Alston (85-70)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers Results

The Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League ended the 1972 season with a record of 85 wins and 70 losses, finishing second in the NL's West Division.

The Dodgers scored 584 runs and conceded 527 runs. Willie Davis and Frank Robinson led Los Angeles with 19 home runs apiece. Willie Davis drove in 79 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .289 clip. Claude Osteen paced the squad with 20 wins, while Don Sutton added 15 or more wins, too Don Sutton recorded a 2.08 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Walter Alston coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim BrewerPLLNovember 14, 19376'1"186Merced, CA USA
Bill BucknerRFLLDecember 14, 19496'0"185Vallejo, CA USA
Chris CannizzaroCRRMay 3, 19386'0"190Oakland, CA USA
Ron Cey3BRRFebruary 15, 19485'10"185Tacoma, WA USA
Willie CrawfordLFLLSeptember 7, 19466'1"197Los Angeles, CA USA
Willie DavisCFLLApril 15, 19406'2"180Mineral Springs, AR USA
Dick DietzCRRSeptember 18, 19416'1"195Crawfordsville, IN USA
Al DowningPRLJune 28, 19415'11"175Trenton, NJ USA
Joe FergusonCRRSeptember 19, 19466'2"200San Francisco, CA USA
Steve Garvey3BRRDecember 22, 19485'10"192Tampa, FL USA
Billy Grabarkewitz3BRRJanuary 18, 19465'10"165Lockhart, TX USA
Charlie HoughPRRJanuary 5, 19486'2"190Honolulu, HI USA
Tommy JohnPRLMay 22, 19436'3"180Terre Haute, IN USA
Lee Lacy2BRRApril 10, 19486'1"175Longview, TX USA
Jim Lefebvre2BBRJanuary 7, 19426'0"180Inglewood, CA USA
Davey Lopes2BRRMay 3, 19455'9"170East Providence, RI USA
Terry McDermott1BRRMarch 20, 19516'3"205Rockville Centre, NY USA
Pete MikkelsenPRROctober 25, 19396'2"210Staten Island, NY USA
Manny MotaLFRRFebruary 18, 19385'10"160Santo Domingo, Di D.R.
Claude OsteenPLLAugust 9, 19395'11"160Caney Springs, TN USA
Tom Paciorek1BRRNovember 2, 19466'4"215Detroit, MI USA
Wes Parker1BBLNovember 13, 19396'1"180Evanston, IL USA
Jose PenaPRRDecember 3, 19426'2"190Ciudad Juarez, Ch Mexico
Ron PerranoskiPLLApril 1, 19366'0"180Paterson, NJ USA
Doug RauPLLDecember 15, 19486'2"175Columbus, TX USA
Pete RichertPLLOctober 29, 19395'11"165Floral Park, NY USA
Frank RobinsonRFRRAugust 31, 19356'1"183Beaumont, TX USA
Bill RussellSSRROctober 21, 19486'0"175Pittsburg, KS USA
Duke SimsCLRJune 5, 19416'2"197Salt Lake City, UT USA
Bill SingerPRRApril 24, 19446'4"184Los Angeles, CA USA
Mike StrahlerPRRMarch 14, 19476'4"180Chicago, IL USA
Don SuttonPRRApril 2, 19456'1"185Clio, AL USA
Bobby ValentineIFRRMay 13, 19505'10"189Stamford, CT USA
Hoyt WilhelmPRRJuly 26, 19226'0"190Huntersville, NC USA
Maury WillsSSBROctober 2, 19325'11"170Washington, DC USA
Steve YeagerCRRNovember 24, 19486'0"190Huntington, WV USA



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