1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 75-81
Finished 4th in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,196,894, Avg. 16,624
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Manager: Red Schoendienst (75-81)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1972 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1972 season with a record of 75 wins and 81 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's East Division.
The Cardinals plated 568 runs and allowed 600 runs. Ted Simmons paced St. Louis with 16 home runs and drove in 96 runs. Lou Brock topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .311 clip. Bob Gibson paced the team with 19 wins, while Rick Wise as well added 15 or more victories as well Bob Gibson recorded a 2.46 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Red Schoendienst coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ron Allen | 1B | B | R | December 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 205 | Wampum, PA USA |
Matty Alou | 1B | 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 | SS | R | R | November 23, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Oakland, CA USA |
Ray Bare | P | R | R | April 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 185 | Miami, FL USA |
Jim Bibby | P | R | R | October 29, 1944 | 6'5" | 235 | Franklinton, NC USA |
Lou Brock | LF | L | L | June 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | El Dorado, AR USA |
Bernie Carbo | RF | L | R | August 5, 1947 | 5'11" | 173 | Detroit, MI USA |
Lance Clemons | P | L | L | July 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 205 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Donn Clendenon | 1B | R | R | July 15, 1935 | 6'4" | 209 | Neosho, MO USA |
Reggie Cleveland | P | R | R | May 23, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Swift Current, SK CAN |
Tony Cloninger | P | R | R | August 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 210 | Lincoln County, NC USA |
Ed Crosby | IF | L | R | May 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 175 | Long Beach, CA USA |
Jose Cruz | CF | L | L | August 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | Arroyo, P.R. |
John Cumberland | P | R | L | May 10, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Westbrook, ME USA |
Moe Drabowsky | P | R | R | July 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Ozanna, Poland |
Don Durham | P | R | R | March 21, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Yosemite, KY USA |
Mike Fiore | 1B | L | L | October 11, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Rich Folkers | P | L | L | October 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | Waterloo, IA USA |
Bob Gibson | P | R | R | November 9, 1935 | 6'1" | 189 | Omaha, NE USA |
Joe Grzenda | P | R | L | June 8, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | Scranton, PA USA |
Santiago Guzman | P | R | R | July 25, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R. |
Joe Hague | 1B | L | L | April 25, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Huntington, WV USA |
Dennis Higgins | P | R | R | August 4, 1939 | 6'3" | 180 | Jefferson City, MO USA |
Al Hrabosky | P | R | L | July 21, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Oakland, CA USA |
Charlie Hudson | P | L | L | August 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 185 | Ada, OK USA |
Skip Jutze | C | R | R | May 28, 1946 | 5'11" | 190 | Bayside, NY USA |
Mick Kelleher | SS | R | R | July 25, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Seattle, WA USA |
Marty Martinez | SS | B | R | August 23, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
Dal Maxvill | SS | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 157 | Granite City, IL USA |
Jerry McNertney | C | R | R | August 7, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Boone, IA USA |
Luis Melendez | CF | R | R | August 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | Aibonito, P.R. |
Lowell Palmer | P | R | R | August 18, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Sacramento, CA USA |
Tim Plodinec | P | R | R | January 27, 1947 | 6'4" | 190 | Aliquippa, PA USA |
Ken Reitz | 3B | R | R | June 24, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Jorge Roque | CF | R | R | April 28, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | Ponce, P.R. |
Al Santorini | P | R | R | May 19, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Irvington, NJ USA |
Diego Segui | P | R | R | August 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Holguin, Holguin Cuba |
Don Shaw | P | L | L | February 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Ted Simmons | C | B | R | August 9, 1949 | 5'11" | 193 | Highland Park, MI USA |
Ted Sizemore | 2B | R | R | April 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | Gadsden, AL USA |
Scipio Spinks | P | R | R | July 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 183 | Chicago, IL USA |
Bill Stein | 3B | R | R | January 21, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Battle Creek, MI USA |
Joe Torre | 3B | R | R | July 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 212 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Mike Tyson | 2B | R | R | January 13, 1950 | 5'9" | 170 | Rocky Mount, NC USA |
Bill Voss | CF | L | L | October 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 160 | Glendale, CA USA |
Rick Wise | P | R | R | September 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Jackson, MI USA |