1972 Visalia Mets Roster
Team Record: 73-67
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Joe Frazier (73-67)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 43,213, Avg. 617
The Visalia Mets of the California League ended the 1972 season with a record of 73 wins and 67 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.
The Mets led the league with 774 runs, spearheaded by 148 home runs. Visalia allowed 702 runs. Ike Hampton paced the team with 21 home runs, while Benny Ayala, Ronnie Collins and Greg Harts each walloped 15 or more, too. Ike Hampton drove in 77 runs. Greg Harts topped hitters with significant playing time with a .286 average. Rick Baldwin and Cecil Reynolds paced the squad with 12 wins each, and Richard Wagener registered a 3.47 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Hank Webb, Rick Baldwin, Greg Harts, Ike Hampton, Larry Fritz, Benny Ayala, Jay Kleven, Bruce Boisclair and Mike Bruhert were all players from the 1972 Visalia Mets who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Joe Frazier served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Adams | R | R | April 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 186 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Michael Agosto | L | L | March 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Jeffrey Anderson | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'9" | 168 | Mound Bayou, MS US |
| Richard Avalos | R | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Benny Ayala | R | R | February 7, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Yauco, PR |
| Paul Bagnasco | R | R | 6'0" | |||
| Rick Baldwin | L | R | June 1, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| Bruce Boisclair | L | L | December 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Putnam, CT US |
| Mike Bruhert | R | R | June 24, 1951 | 6'6" | 220 | Jamaica, NY US |
| Jack Burik | R | R | September 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | McKees Rocks, PA US |
| Angel Cantres | R | R | May 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Toa Baja, PR |
| Terry Christman | L | L | December 11, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ronnie Collins | R | R | October 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | Reidsville, NC US |
| Bobby Croswell | S | R | August 10, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Otto Dacosta | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Ron Diggle | L | R | November 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Artesia, CA US |
| Larry Fritz | L | L | February 14, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Ike Hampton | S | R | August 22, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Camden, SC US |
| Greg Harts | L | L | April 21, 1950 | 6'0" | 168 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Harwood Hellen | S | R | 6'3" | 165 | ||
| Gregory Hill | S | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Wayne Kirby | S | R | February 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
| Jay Kleven | R | R | December 2, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Eugene Mendes | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Felix Minaya | R | R | December 7, 1953 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Edgar Pate | R | L | 6'7" | 220 | ||
| Greg Pavlick | R | R | March 10, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Washington, DC US |
| Gregorio Perez | L | L | November 17, 1951 | 5'11" | 145 | Vega Alta, PR |
| Ken Perry | R | R | August 26, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Nelson Pichardo | R | R | May 5, 1950 | 5'9" | 132 | |
| Kit Putnam | R | R | January 6, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Cecil Reynolds | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Bernardino Rivas | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| David Rusco | R | R | 6'5" | 206 | ||
| Terry Senn | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Severs | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ron Stewart | L | L | October 13, 1949 | 6'4" | 210 | Eau Claire, WI US |
| Thomas Tyler | R | R | December 18, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Richard Wagener | R | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Hank Webb | R | R | May 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 175 | Copiague, NY 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.
