1972 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster
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 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 |
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Jim Brewer | P | L | L | November 14, 1937 | 6'1" | 186 | Merced, CA USA |
Bill Buckner | RF | L | L | December 14, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Vallejo, CA USA |
Chris Cannizzaro | C | R | R | May 3, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Oakland, CA USA |
Ron Cey | 3B | R | R | February 15, 1948 | 5'10" | 185 | Tacoma, WA USA |
Willie Crawford | LF | L | L | September 7, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Willie Davis | CF | L | L | April 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | Mineral Springs, AR USA |
Dick Dietz | C | R | R | September 18, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Crawfordsville, IN USA |
Al Downing | P | R | L | June 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 175 | Trenton, NJ USA |
Joe Ferguson | C | R | R | September 19, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Steve Garvey | 3B | R | R | December 22, 1948 | 5'10" | 192 | Tampa, FL USA |
Billy Grabarkewitz | 3B | R | R | January 18, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | Lockhart, TX USA |
Charlie Hough | P | R | R | January 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 190 | Honolulu, HI USA |
Tommy John | P | R | L | May 22, 1943 | 6'3" | 180 | Terre Haute, IN USA |
Lee Lacy | 2B | R | R | April 10, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Longview, TX USA |
Jim Lefebvre | 2B | B | R | January 7, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | Inglewood, CA USA |
Davey Lopes | 2B | R | R | May 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 170 | East Providence, RI USA |
Terry McDermott | 1B | R | R | March 20, 1951 | 6'3" | 205 | Rockville Centre, NY USA |
Pete Mikkelsen | P | R | R | October 25, 1939 | 6'2" | 210 | Staten Island, NY USA |
Manny Mota | LF | R | R | February 18, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Di D.R. |
Claude Osteen | P | L | L | August 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 160 | Caney Springs, TN USA |
Tom Paciorek | 1B | R | R | November 2, 1946 | 6'4" | 215 | Detroit, MI USA |
Wes Parker | 1B | B | L | November 13, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | Evanston, IL USA |
Jose Pena | P | R | R | December 3, 1942 | 6'2" | 190 | Ciudad Juarez, Ch Mexico |
Ron Perranoski | P | L | L | April 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Paterson, NJ USA |
Doug Rau | P | L | L | December 15, 1948 | 6'2" | 175 | Columbus, TX USA |
Pete Richert | P | L | L | October 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Floral Park, NY USA |
Frank Robinson | RF | R | R | August 31, 1935 | 6'1" | 183 | Beaumont, TX USA |
Bill Russell | SS | R | R | October 21, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | Pittsburg, KS USA |
Duke Sims | C | L | R | June 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 197 | Salt Lake City, UT USA |
Bill Singer | P | R | R | April 24, 1944 | 6'4" | 184 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Mike Strahler | P | R | R | March 14, 1947 | 6'4" | 180 | Chicago, IL USA |
Don Sutton | P | R | R | April 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | Clio, AL USA |
Bobby Valentine | IF | R | R | May 13, 1950 | 5'10" | 189 | Stamford, CT USA |
Hoyt Wilhelm | P | R | R | July 26, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Huntersville, NC USA |
Maury Wills | SS | B | R | October 2, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Washington, DC USA |
Steve Yeager | C | R | R | November 24, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Huntington, WV USA |