1972 St. Petersburg Cardinals Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Federico Aquino | R | R | November 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 178 | |
Collier Black | R | R | September 20, 1952 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Steven Burton | R | R | September 5, 1952 | 6'4" | 195 | |
Russ Caldarella | R | R | February 8, 1951 | 5'8" | 175 | Long Beach, CA US |
Gary Christophel | S | L | October 4, 1952 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Mark Covert | R | R | May 5, 1952 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Mark Cresse | R | R | September 21, 1951 | 6'3" | 220 | St. Albans, NY US |
Wayne Dees | L | L | August 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | Lakeland, FL US |
Kenneth Faria | L | L | January 3, 1952 | 6'5" | 202 | |
Willie Farrow | S | L | July 6, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Mark Gasperino | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Luis Gonzalez | R | R | November 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 155 | |
Tony Gonzalez | L | L | October 1, 1953 | 6'1" | 155 | |
Butch Hairston | L | R | December 31, 1950 | 6'0" | 180 | Beckley, WV US |
John Heenan | R | R | May 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 205 | |
Keith Hernandez | L | L | October 20, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
Larry Herndon | R | R | November 3, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Sunflower, MS US |
Marc Hill | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Elsberry, MO US |
William Hoelzer | L | R | January 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 190 | |
John Hund | R | R | September 10, 1952 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Mike Ibarguen | R | R | August 21, 1952 | 6'3" | 180 | |
Bob Kennedy | R | R | February 14, 1952 | 6'5" | 210 | |
Rudy Kinard | R | R | October 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Stanley Kmet | R | R | June 27, 1948 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Joseph Kubeck | R | R | July 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Gregory LaMendola | R | R | October 21, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Benny Looper | R | R | September 29, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | Granite, OK US |
Jose Lopez | R | R | December 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 158 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
Alfonso Mairena | R | R | January 17, 1948 | 6'1" | 165 | Teustepe Depton, NI |
Patrick McCray | L | R | June 18, 1952 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Dudley Mitchell | R | R | September 11, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Jerry Mumphrey | S | R | September 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Tyler, TX US |
Reyes Ortiz | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Bill Poe | R | R | August 8, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Mike Potter | R | R | May 16, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Montebello, CA US |
Mike Proly | R | R | December 15, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | Jamaica, NY US |
Gary Raco | R | R | September 3, 1951 | 6'1" | 165 | |
Dan Radison | R | R | August 24, 1950 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
Donald Reed | R | R | October 17, 1950 | 6'4" | 200 | |
Felix Roque | R | R | November 3, 1944 | 5'11" | 150 | |
Juan Tamez | R | R | 5'11" | 145 | ||
Ángel Torres | L | L | October 24, 1952 | 5'11" | 168 | La Cienaga, Azua DO |
Frederick Warner | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
Steve Waterbury | R | R | April 6, 1952 | 6'5" | 190 | Carbondale, IL US |
George Winslow | L | L | May 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 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.