The 1972 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1972 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1972 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1972 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"He's (Carl Yastrzemski) a dull, boring potato farmer from Long Island who just happened to be a great ballplayer." - Pitcher Bill Spaceman Lee
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
26 | Bobby Bolin | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1939-01-29 |
21 | Ray Culp | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1941-08-06 |
22 | John Curtis | 6-02 | 185 | Left | Left | 1948-03-09 |
39 | Mike Garman | 6-03 | 215 | Right | Right | 1949-09-16 |
18 | Lew Krausse | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1943-04-25 |
37 | Bill Lee | 6-03 | 210 | Left | Left | 1946-12-28 |
36 | Lynn McGlothen | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Left | 1950-03-27 |
29 | Roger Moret | 6-04 | 175 | Left | Both | 1949-09-16 |
15 | Mike Nagy | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Right | 1948-03-25 |
28 | Don Newhauser | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1947-11-07 |
33 | Marty Pattin | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1943-04-06 |
43 | Gary Peters | 6-02 | 200 | Left | Left | 1937-04-21 |
42 | Sonny Siebert | 6-03 | 198 | Right | Right | 1937-01-14 |
19 | Ken Tatum | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1944-04-25 |
23 | Luis Tiant | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1940-11-23 |
55 | Bob Veale | 6-06 | 212 | Left | Both | 1935-10-28 |
25 | Stan Williams | 6-05 | 230 | Right | Right | 1936-09-14 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
48 | Vic Correll | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 1946-02-05 |
27 | Carlton Fisk | 6-02 | 220 | Right | Right | 1947-12-26 |
10 | Bob Montgomery | 6-01 | 203 | Right | Right | 1944-04-16 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
11 | Luis Aparicio | 5-09 | 160 | Right | Right | 1934-04-29 |
20 | Juan Beniquez | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Right | 1950-05-13 |
3 | Bob Burda | 5-11 | 180 | Left | Left | 1938-07-16 |
5 | Danny Cater | 5-11½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1940-02-25 |
17 | Cecil Cooper | 6-02 | 190 | Left | Left | 1949-12-20 |
2 | Doug Griffin | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1947-06-04 |
24 | Duane Josephson | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1942-06-03 |
12 | John Kennedy | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1941-05-29 |
6 | Rico Petrocelli | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1943-06-27 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
40 | Dwight Evans | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1951-11-03 |
1 | Phil Gagliano | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1941-12-27 |
4 | Tommy Harper | 5-10 | 168 | Right | Right | 1940-10-14 |
44 | Andy Kosco | 6-03 | 207 | Right | Right | 1941-10-05 |
16 | Rick Miller | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1948-04-19 |
14 | Ben Oglivie | 6-02 | 170 | Left | Left | 1949-02-11 |
7 | Reggie Smith | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Both | 1945-04-02 |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | 5-11 | 182 | Right | Left | 1939-08-22 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
44 | Bob Gallagher | 6-03 | 185 | Left | Left | 1947-07-07 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1972 Boston Red Sox Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1972 Boston Red Sox played 155 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 70 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 106/105) where 1,441,718 fans witnessed their 1972 Red Sox finish the season with a .548 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1972 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1972 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1972 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?