1972 St. Petersburg Cardinals Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 66-66
Finished 3rd in the FSL's West Division
Manager: Roy Majtyka (66-66)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 131,063, Avg. 1,986
1972 St. Petersburg Cardinals Statistics

The St. Petersburg Cardinals of the Florida State League ended the 1972 season with a record of 66 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Cardinals scored 515 runs and allowed 491 runs. Mike Potter paced St. Petersburg with 21 home runs and drove in 71 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Gregory LaMendola topped the squad with 12 wins, and Steve Waterbury registered a 2.44 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Mike Proly, Jerry Mumphrey, Ángel Torres, Mike Potter, Marc Hill, Steve Waterbury, Keith Hernandez and Larry Herndon were all players from the 1972 St. Petersburg Cardinals who played in the Majors during their careers.

Roy Majtyka served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Federico AquinoRRNovember 20, 19516'1"178
Collier BlackRRSeptember 20, 19526'3"195
Steven BurtonRRSeptember 5, 19526'4"195
Russ CaldarellaRRFebruary 8, 19515'8"175Long Beach, CA US
Gary ChristophelSLOctober 4, 19526'3"195
Mark CovertRRMay 5, 19526'3"195
Mark CresseRRSeptember 21, 19516'3"220St. Albans, NY US
Wayne DeesLLAugust 26, 19476'1"185Lakeland, FL US
Kenneth FariaLLJanuary 3, 19526'5"202
Willie FarrowSLJuly 6, 19525'10"170
Mark GasperinoLR6'1"175
Luis GonzalezRRNovember 2, 19535'10"155
Tony GonzalezLLOctober 1, 19536'1"155
Butch HairstonLRDecember 31, 19506'0"180Beckley, WV US
John HeenanRRMay 4, 19516'2"205
Keith HernandezLLOctober 20, 19536'0"180San Francisco, CA US
Larry HerndonRRNovember 3, 19536'3"190Sunflower, MS US
Marc HillRRFebruary 18, 19526'3"205Elsberry, MO US
William HoelzerLRJanuary 20, 19506'4"190
John HundRRSeptember 10, 19525'11"165
Mike IbarguenRRAugust 21, 19526'3"180
Bob KennedyRRFebruary 14, 19526'5"210
Rudy KinardRROctober 27, 19496'0"170
Stanley KmetRRJune 27, 19486'2"190
Joseph KubeckRRJuly 13, 19506'2"180
Gregory LaMendolaRROctober 21, 19536'0"190
Benny LooperRRSeptember 29, 19486'2"195Granite, OK US
Jose LopezRRDecember 23, 19506'1"158Maracay, Aragua VE
Alfonso MairenaRRJanuary 17, 19486'1"165Teustepe Depton, NI
Patrick McCrayLRJune 18, 19526'2"175
Dudley MitchellRRSeptember 11, 19496'3"195
Jerry MumphreySRSeptember 9, 19526'2"185Tyler, TX US
Reyes OrtizRR5'11"185
Bill PoeRRAugust 8, 19536'1"190
Mike PotterRRMay 16, 19516'1"195Montebello, CA US
Mike ProlyRRDecember 15, 19506'0"185Jamaica, NY US
Gary RacoRRSeptember 3, 19516'1"165
Dan RadisonRRAugust 24, 19506'0"180St. Louis, MO US
Donald ReedRROctober 17, 19506'4"200
Felix RoqueRRNovember 3, 19445'11"150
Juan TamezRR5'11"145
Ángel TorresLLOctober 24, 19525'11"168La Cienaga, Azua DO
Frederick WarnerRR6'2"200
Steve WaterburyRRApril 6, 19526'5"190Carbondale, IL US
George WinslowLLMay 9, 19496'0"165

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.




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