1972 Oakland Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 93-62
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 921,323, Avg. 13,251
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Won World Series
American League Championship Series - Defeated Detroit Tigers 3-2
World Series - Defeated Cincinnati Reds 4-3
Manager: Dick Williams (93-62)
Location: Oakland, California
1972 Oakland Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 93-62
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 921,323, Avg. 13,251
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Won World Series
American League Championship Series - Defeated Detroit Tigers 3-2
World Series - Defeated Cincinnati Reds 4-3
Manager: Dick Williams (93-62)
Location: Oakland, California
1972 Oakland Athletics Results
The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1972 season with a record of 93 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.
The Athletics scored 604 runs and conceded 457 runs. Mike Epstein led Oakland with 26 home runs, while Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Sal Bando and Dave Duncan each walloped 20 or more, too. Sal Bando recorded 77 runs batted in. Joe Rudi topped all regular hitters by hitting .305. Catfish Hunter paced the squad with 21 wins, plus Ken Holtzman and Blue Moon Odom added 15 or more wins, too Catfish Hunter registered a 2.04 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Dick Williams coached the team. The 1972 Oakland Athletics won the World Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Alou | RF | L | L | December 22, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal D.R. |
| Brant Alyea | RF | R | R | December 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 215 | Passaic, NJ USA |
| Dwain Anderson | 3B | R | R | November 23, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Sal Bando | 3B | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Curt Blefary | IF | L | R | July 5, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Vida Blue | P | B | L | July 28, 1949 | 6'0" | 189 | Mansfield, LA USA |
| Bobby Brooks | CF | R | R | November 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Larry Brown | 2B | R | R | March 1, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Shinnston, WV USA |
| Ollie Brown | RF | R | R | February 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 178 | Tuscaloosa, AL USA |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | R | R | March 9, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba |
| Orlando Cepeda | P | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 6'2" | 210 | Ponce, P.R. |
| Ron Clark | 2B | R | R | January 14, 1943 | 5'10" | 175 | Fort Worth, TX USA |
| Tim Cullen | 2B | R | R | February 16, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Dave Duncan | C | R | R | September 26, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Mike Epstein | 1B | L | L | April 4, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Bronx, NY USA |
| Rollie Fingers | P | R | R | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 190 | Steubenville, OH USA |
| Adrian Garrett | LF | L | R | January 3, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Brooksville, FL USA |
| Dick Green | 2B | R | R | April 21, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Sioux City, IA USA |
| Dave Hamilton | P | L | L | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Larry Haney | C | R | R | November 19, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Charlottesville, VA USA |
| Mike Hegan | 1B | L | L | July 21, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| George Hendrick | CF | R | R | October 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Ken Holtzman | P | R | L | November 3, 1945 | 6'2" | 175 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Joe Horlen | P | R | R | August 14, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | San Antonio, TX USA |
| Catfish Hunter | P | R | R | April 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Hertford, NC USA |
| Reggie Jackson | CF | L | L | May 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 195 | Abington, PA USA |
| Mike Kilkenny | P | R | L | April 11, 1945 | 6'3" | 175 | Bradford, ON CAN |
| Darold Knowles | P | L | L | December 9, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Brunswick, MO USA |
| Ted Kubiak | 2B | B | R | May 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ USA |
| Allan Lewis | LF | B | R | December 12, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Colon, Colon Panama |
| Bob Locker | P | B | R | March 15, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 | George, IA USA |
| Angel Mangual | RF | R | R | March 19, 1947 | 5'10" | 178 | Juana Diaz, P.R. |
| Gonzalo Marquez | 1B | L | L | March 31, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | Carupano, Sucre Venezuela |
| Marty Martinez | 2B | B | R | August 23, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
| Dal Maxvill | 2B | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 157 | Granite City, IL USA |
| Denny McLain | P | R | R | March 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Bill McNulty | 3B | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 205 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Don Mincher | 1B | L | R | June 24, 1938 | 6'3" | 205 | Huntsville, AL USA |
| Blue Moon Odom | P | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 178 | Macon, GA USA |
| Jim Roland | P | R | L | December 14, 1942 | 6'3" | 175 | Franklin, NC USA |
| Joe Rudi | LF | R | R | September 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | Modesto, CA USA |
| Diego Segui | P | R | R | August 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Holguin, Holguin Cuba |
| Art Shamsky | P | L | L | October 14, 1941 | 6'1" | 168 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Don Shaw | P | L | L | February 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Gene Tenace | C | R | R | October 10, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Russellton, PA USA |
| Bill Voss | RF | L | L | October 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 160 | Glendale, CA USA |
| Gary Waslewski | P | R | R | July 21, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | Meriden, CT USA |
