1972 Knoxville Sox Roster
Team Record: 76-64
Finished 2nd in the SL's West Division
Manager: Joe Sparks (76-64)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 67,942, Avg. 971
The Knoxville Sox of the Southern League ended the 1972 season with a record of 76 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.
The Sox scored 650 runs and gave up 549 runs. Brian Downing led Knoxville with 15 home runs and drove in 67 runs. Bucky Dent paced all regular batters with a .296 average. Jim MacDonnell topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.88 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1972 Knoxville Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jerry Hairston, Brian Downing, Dan Neumeier, Bucky Dent, Hugh Yancy, Jorge Orta, Lamar Johnson, Bruce Kimm, Bart Johnson, Sam Ewing, Jim Geddes and Bill Sharp.
Joe Sparks served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Atkinson | R | R | December 20, 1951 | 6'5" | 180 | |
| Mike Baldwin | L | L | May 6, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Rusty Bourg | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Dennis Deck | L | L | February 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 218 | |
| Bucky Dent | R | R | November 25, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Savannah, GA US |
| Brian Downing | R | R | October 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Sam Ewing | L | L | April 9, 1949 | 6'3" | 200 | Lewisburg, TN US |
| Lambert Ford | L | R | March 3, 1949 | 5'9" | 170 | Vineland, NJ US |
| Jim Geddes | R | R | March 23, 1949 | 6'2" | 200 | Columbus, OH US |
| Jerry Hairston | S | R | February 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Steven Houck | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bart Johnson | R | R | January 3, 1950 | 6'5" | 190 | Torrance, CA US |
| Lamar Johnson | R | R | September 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Bessemer, AL US |
| Ade Kenary | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Bruce Kimm | R | R | June 29, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | Cedar Rapids, IA US |
| Jimmy Lee | L | L | October 24, 1948 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| David Leisman | R | R | June 14, 1950 | 6'5" | 195 | |
| Jim MacDonnell | L | L | September 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Mark Marquess | S | L | March 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
| Robert McCauley | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Harold McClain | L | L | November 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Jim Mueller | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Dan Neumeier | R | R | March 9, 1948 | 6'5" | 205 | Shawano, WI US |
| Jorge Orta | L | R | November 26, 1950 | 5'10" | 170 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Gerardo Rodriguez | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Paul Sands | L | R | August 11, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | , VA US |
| Ross Sapp | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Duane Shaffer | R | R | September 27, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bill Sharp | L | L | January 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 178 | Lima, OH US |
| Joseph Talley | L | R | August 16, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| George Weimer | R | R | October 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Hugh Yancy | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 5'11" | 170 | Sarasota, FL US |
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.
