1972 Boston Red Sox Roster

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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.

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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
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
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
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
44 Bob Gallagher 6-03 185 Left Left 1947-07-07
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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:

1972 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1972 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Carlton Fisk (131)
1B Danny Cater (90)
2B Doug Griffin (129)
3B Rico Petrocelli (146)
SS Luis Aparicio (109)
LF Carl Yastrzemski (83)
CF Tommy Harper (144)
RF Reggie Smith (124)
  
SP Ray Culp
SP John Curtis
SP Lynn McGlothen
SP Marty Pattin
SP Sonny Siebert
SP Luis Tiant
  
RP Bobby Bolin
RP Lew Krausse
RP Don Newhauser
RP Gary Peters
RP Ken Tatum
CL Bill Lee

1972 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Carl Yastrzemski $166,667.00
Luis Tiant $120,000.00
Luis Aparicio $100,000.00
Sonny Siebert $65,000.00
Gary Peters $48,000.00
Danny Cater $43,250.00
Stan Williams $40,000.00
Duane Josephson $30,000.00
Phil Gagliano $27,500.00
Bob Burda $25,000.00
Mike Nagy $21,000.00
Juan Beniquez $13,500.00
Cecil Cooper $13,500.00
Vic Correll $13,500.00
John Curtis $13,500.00
Dwight Evans $13,500.00
Doug Griffin $13,500.00
Lynn McGlothen $13,500.00
Rick Miller $13,500.00
Bob Montgomery $13,500.00
Roger Moret $13,500.00
Don Newhauser $13,500.00
Ben Oglivie $13,500.00
Bob Gallagher $10,200.00
Carlton Fisk $7,400.00

1972 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Phil Gagliano
#2 Doug Griffin
#3 Bob Burda
#4 Tommy Harper
#5 Danny Cater
#6 Rico Petrocelli
#7 Reggie Smith
#8 Carl Yastrzemski
#10 Bob Montgomery
#11 Luis Aparicio
#12 John Kennedy
#14 Ben Oglivie
#15 Mike Nagy
#16 Rick Miller
#17 Cecil Cooper
#18 Lew Krausse
#19 Ken Tatum
#20 Juan Beniquez
#21 Ray Culp
#22 John Curtis
#23 Luis Tiant
#24 Duane Josephson
#25 Stan Williams
#26 Bobby Bolin
#27 Carlton Fisk
#28 Don Newhauser
#29 Roger Moret
#33 Marty Pattin
#36 Lynn McGlothen
#37 Bill Lee
#39 Mike Garman
#40 Dwight Evans
#42 Sonny Siebert
#43 Gary Peters
#44 Bob Gallagher
#44 Andy Kosco
#48 Vic Correll
#55 Bob Veale

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)?