1972 Chicago Cubs Roster
Team Record: 85-70
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,299,163, Avg. 17,556
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Leo Durocher (46-44)
Manager: Whitey Lockman (39-26)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1972 Chicago Cubs Results
The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1972 season with a record of 85 wins and 70 losses, finishing second in the NL's East Division.
The Cubs scored 685 runs and conceded 567 runs. Billy Williams walloped 37 home runs for Chicago, while Jose Cardenal, Jim Hickman and Ron Santo each added 20 or more, too. Billy Williams accounted for 122 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .333 average. Fergie Jenkins led the squad with 20 wins, plus Milt Pappas, too contributed 15 or more wins, too Milt Pappas recorded a 2.77 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Leo Durocher and Whitey Lockman coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jack Aker | P | R | R | July 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Tulare, CA USA |
Glenn Beckert | 2B | R | R | October 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Bill Bonham | P | R | R | October 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 190 | Glendale, CA USA |
Pat Bourque | 1B | L | L | March 23, 1947 | 6'0" | 210 | Worcester, MA USA |
Jose Cardenal | RF | R | R | October 7, 1943 | 5'10" | 150 | Matanzas, Matanzas Cuba |
Frank Coggins | P | B | R | May 22, 1944 | 6'2" | 187 | Griffin, GA USA |
Clint Compton | P | L | L | November 1, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Montgomery, AL USA |
Tommy Davis | 1B | R | R | March 21, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Joe Decker | P | R | R | June 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Storm Lake, IA USA |
Carmen Fanzone | 3B | R | R | August 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI USA |
Frank Fernandez | C | R | R | April 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 185 | Staten Island, NY USA |
Larry Gura | P | B | L | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | Joliet, IL USA |
Steve Hamilton | P | L | L | November 30, 1934 | 6'6" | 190 | Columbia, KY USA |
Bill Hands | P | R | R | May 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Hackensack, NJ USA |
Elrod Hendricks | C | L | R | December 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 175 | Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas V.I. |
Jim Hickman | 1B | R | R | May 10, 1937 | 6'3" | 192 | Henning, TN USA |
Gene Hiser | RF | L | L | December 11, 1948 | 5'11" | 175 | Baltimore, MD USA |
Burt Hooton | P | R | R | February 7, 1950 | 6'1" | 210 | Greenville, TX USA |
Randy Hundley | C | R | R | June 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | Martinsville, VA USA |
Fergie Jenkins | P | R | R | December 13, 1942 | 6'5" | 205 | Chatham, ON CAN |
Don Kessinger | SS | B | R | July 17, 1942 | 6'1" | 170 | Forrest City, AR USA |
Pete LaCock | RF | L | L | January 17, 1952 | 6'2" | 200 | Burbank, CA USA |
J. C. Martin | C | L | R | December 13, 1936 | 6'2" | 188 | Axton, VA USA |
Dan McGinn | P | L | L | November 29, 1943 | 6'0" | 185 | Omaha, NE USA |
Rick Monday | CF | L | L | November 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 193 | Batesville, AR USA |
Al Montreuil | 2B | R | R | August 23, 1943 | 5'5" | 158 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Bill North | CF | B | R | May 15, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Seattle, WA USA |
Milt Pappas | P | R | R | May 11, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Detroit, MI USA |
Joe Pepitone | 1B | L | L | October 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Tom Phoebus | P | R | R | April 7, 1942 | 5'8" | 185 | Baltimore, MD USA |
Juan Pizarro | P | L | L | February 7, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | Santurce, P.R. |
Paul Popovich | 2B | B | R | August 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Flemington, WV USA |
Phil Regan | P | R | R | April 6, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Otsego, MI USA |
Rick Reuschel | P | R | R | May 16, 1949 | 6'3" | 215 | Quincy, IL USA |
Dave Rosello | SS | R | R | June 26, 1950 | 5'11" | 160 | Mayaguez, P.R. |
Ken Rudolph | C | R | R | December 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Rockford, IL USA |
Ron Santo | 3B | R | R | February 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Seattle, WA USA |
Art Shamsky | 1B | L | L | October 14, 1941 | 6'1" | 168 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Jim Tyrone | LF | R | R | January 29, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Alice, TX USA |
Chris Ward | P | L | L | May 18, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | Oakland, CA USA |
Billy Williams | LF | L | R | June 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Whistler, AL USA |