1972 Danville Warriors Roster
Team Record: 73-52
Finished 1st in the MWL's South Division
Manager: Joe Nossek (73-52)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Danville, Illinois
Ballpark: Danville Stadium
Attendance: 95,023, Avg. 1,520
Finals - Danville Warriors 2 games, Appleton Foxes 0
The Danville Warriors of the Midwest League ended the 1972 season with a record of 73 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Warriors led the league with just 444 runs allowed. Danville scored 521 runs. Gary Martz and Charlie Moore paced the team with 12 home runs apiece. Gary Martz drove in 69 runs. Duane Espy topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .340 clip. Carl Austerman paced the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 2.23 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Larry Anderson, Gary Martz, Sam Mejías, Bill Castro, Sixto Lezcano, Charlie Moore, Tom Hausman and Eduardo Rodríguez were all players from the 1972 Danville Warriors who played in the Majors during their careers.
Joe Nossek served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Alexander | R | R | September 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 210 | Cass City, MI US |
| Larry Anderson | R | R | December 3, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | Maywood, CA US |
| Carl Austerman | R | R | September 8, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Bill Castro | R | R | March 29, 1952 | 5'11" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Kenneth Collins | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Tom Deidel | L | L | September 1, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jerry Devins | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Duane Espy | R | R | June 23, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tom Hausman | R | R | March 31, 1953 | 6'4" | 190 | Mobridge, SD US |
| Thomas King | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Sixto Lezcano | R | R | November 28, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | Arecibo, PR |
| Juan Lopez | R | R | November 6, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Gary Martz | R | R | January 10, 1951 | 6'4" | 210 | Spokane, WA US |
| Sam Mejías | R | R | May 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Paul Minton | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Charlie Moore | R | R | June 21, 1953 | 5'11" | 180 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Jerry O'Neill | L | L | October 4, 1952 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Rick Oliver | R | R | December 16, 1950 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Alejandro Rodriguez | R | R | July 1, 1952 | 5'8" | 160 | Toa Alta, PR |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | R | R | March 6, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Barceloneta, PR |
| Dante Rosario | R | R | December 5, 1952 | 5'10" | 155 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| Jose Salado | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Thomas Stedman | R | R | February 28, 1951 | 6'2" | 165 | Bethesda, MD US |
| Darryl Steen | R | R | July 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Price Thomas | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| John Threlfall | R | R | June 5, 1953 | 6'3" | 205 | Weymouth, MA US |
| Charles Williams | R | L | 5'10" | 170 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
