1972 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster

The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers salary list, a 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1972 Los Angeles Dodgers



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Complete Roster  
 

21 Jim Brewer 6-02 195 Left Left 1937-11-17
44 Al Downing 5-11 177 Left Right 1941-06-28
49 Charlie Hough 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-01-05
25 Tommy John 6-03 185 Left Right 1943-05-22
46 Pete Mikkelsen 6-02 220 Right Right 1939-10-25
23 Claude Osteen 5-11 173 Left Left 1939-08-09
29 Jose Pena 6-02 190 Right Right 1942-12-03
16 Ron Perranoski 6-00 192 Left Left 1936-04-01
31 Doug Rau 6-02 175 Left Left 1948-12-15
45 Pete Richert 6-00 184 Left Left 1939-10-29
40 Bill Singer 6-04 200 Right Right 1944-04-24
37 Mike Strahler 6-04 180 Right Right 1947-03-14
20 Don Sutton 6-01 185 Right Right 1945-04-02
31 Hoyt Wilhelm 6-00 195 Right Right 1922-07-26
14 Chris Cannizzaro 6-00 190 Right Right 1938-05-03
16, 8 Dick Dietz 6-01 195 Right Right 1941-09-18
13 Joe Ferguson 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-19
8 Duke Sims 6-02 205 Right Left 1941-06-05
41 Steve Yeager 6-00 190 Right Right 1948-11-24
10 Ron Cey 5-10 185 Right Right 1948-02-15
6 Steve Garvey 5-10 192 Right Right 1948-12-22
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 5-10 170 Right Right 1946-01-18
34 Lee Lacy 6-01 175 Right Right 1948-04-10
5 Jim Lefebvre 6-00 185 Right Both 1942-01-07
15 Davey Lopes 5-09 170 Right Right 1945-05-03
9 Terry McDermott 6-03 205 Right Right 1951-03-20
17 Tom Paciorek 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-11-02
28 Wes Parker 6-01 180 Left Both 1939-11-13
18 Bill Russell 6-00 175 Right Right 1948-10-21
2 Bobby Valentine 5-10 189 Right Right 1950-05-13
30 Maury Wills 5-11 170 Right Both 1932-10-02
22 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
27 Willie Crawford 6-01 205 Left Left 1946-09-07
3 Willie Davis 6-02 181 Left Left 1940-04-15
11 Manny Mota 5-11 168 Right Right 1938-02-18
36 Frank Robinson 6-01 195 Right Right 1935-08-31


The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers played 155 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 70 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Dodger Stadium (Park Factors: 98/97) where 1,860,858 fans witnessed their 1972 Dodgers 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 Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers salary list, a 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers primary starters list:

1972 Los Angeles Dodgers
Opening Day Starters


Chris Cannizzaro
Willie Davis
Al Downing
Steve Garvey
Jim Lefebvre
Manny Mota
Wes Parker
Frank Robinson
Maury Wills

1972 Los Angeles Dodgers
Most Games by Position

C Chris Cannizzaro (72)
1B Wes Parker (120)
2B Lee Lacy (58)
3B Steve Garvey (85)
SS Bill Russell (121)
LF Manny Mota (98)
CF Willie Davis (146)
RF Frank Robinson (89)
  
SP Al Downing
SP Tommy John
SP Claude Osteen
SP Bill Singer
SP Don Sutton
  
RP Pete Mikkelsen
RP Pete Richert
CL Jim Brewer


1972 Los Angeles Dodgers
Salaries

Frank Robinson $147,000.00
Maury Wills $100,000.00
Bill Singer $50,000.00
Billy Grabarkewitz $23,000.00
Bobby Valentine $17,000.00
Mike Strahler $14,500.00
Ron Cey $13,500.00
Joe Ferguson $13,500.00
Charlie Hough $13,500.00
Lee Lacy $13,500.00
Davey Lopes $13,500.00
Terry McDermott $13,500.00
Tom Paciorek $13,500.00
Doug Rau $13,500.00
Steve Yeager $13,500.00


1972 Los Angeles Dodgers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Billy Grabarkewitz
#2 Bobby Valentine
#3 Willie Davis
#5 Jim Lefebvre
#6 Steve Garvey
#8 Dick Dietz
#8 Duke Sims
#9 Terry McDermott
#10 Ron Cey
#11 Manny Mota
#13 Joe Ferguson
#14 Chris Cannizzaro
#15 Davey Lopes
#16 Dick Dietz
#16 Ron Perranoski
#17 Tom Paciorek
#18 Bill Russell
#20 Don Sutton
#21 Jim Brewer
#22 Bill Buckner
#23 Claude Osteen
#25 Tommy John
#27 Willie Crawford
#28 Wes Parker
#29 Jose Pena
#30 Maury Wills
#31 Doug Rau
#31 Hoyt Wilhelm
#34 Lee Lacy
#36 Frank Robinson
#37 Mike Strahler
#40 Bill Singer
#41 Steve Yeager
#44 Al Downing
#45 Pete Richert
#46 Pete Mikkelsen
#49 Charlie Hough

Did you know that a 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers 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)?

     

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