1972 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Roster
Team Record: 70-56
Finished 3rd in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Jay Ward (70-56)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Witter Field
Attendance: 53,639, Avg. 851
Playoffs - Appleton Foxes 1 game, Wisconsin Rapids Twins 0
The Wisconsin Rapids Twins of the Midwest League ended the 1972 season with a record of 70 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.
The Twins scored 612 runs, best in the league. Wisconsin Rapids yielded 546 runs. Dale Soderholm and Moe Hill led the squad with 20 home runs apiece., while Jeff Kalish walloped 15 or more, too. Jeff Kalish drove in 78 runs. Ken Dempsey paced all regular batters with a .303 average. Bill Barnes topped the squad with 11 wins, and Frank Schuster registered a 3.13 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Tom Johnson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Wisconsin Rapids Twins to do so.
Jay Ward served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Alfano | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Randy Atchison | R | R | August 10, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Bill Barnes | L | L | October 3, 1951 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Randy Beach | R | R | August 9, 1952 | 5'11" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Frank Cappiello | R | R | September 30, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Mark Connor | R | R | May 27, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Brad Cutler | L | L | March 29, 1949 | 6'1" | 187 | Frankfort, MI US |
| Ken Dempsey | L | L | March 8, 1950 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Harold Dixon | R | R | November 28, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Donald Gentry | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Frank Grundler | R | R | 6'3" | 212 | ||
| Samuel Hess | R | R | November 14, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Harrisonburg, VA US |
| Moe Hill | R | R | June 27, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Thomas Hroncich | R | R | January 28, 1950 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Tom Johnson | R | R | April 2, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Jeff Kalish | R | R | July 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 194 | |
| Avery Morris | R | R | December 18, 1950 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Reginald Rowe | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Frank Schuster | L | L | March 18, 1952 | 5'11" | 150 | Aurora, IL US |
| Coley Smith | S | L | September 8, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | Durate, CA US |
| Michael Smith | R | R | September 30, 1948 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Jeffrey Snowdon | L | L | October 28, 1951 | 6'0" | 155 | |
| Dale Soderholm | R | R | July 13, 1952 | 6'2" | 163 | Cortland, NY US |
| Michael Uremovich | L | R | February 20, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
