1972 New York Yankees Roster

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

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1972 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

22 Jack Aker 6-02 190 Right Right 1940-07-13
47 Fred Beene 5-09 160 Right Both 1942-11-24
29 Wade Blasingame 6-01 185 Left Left 1943-11-22
54 Steve Blateric 6-03 200 Right Right 1944-03-20
50 Al Closter 6-02 190 Left Left 1943-06-15
39 Casey Cox 6-05 200 Right Right 1941-07-03
43 Rob Gardner 6-01 176 Left Right 1944-12-19
45 Larry Gowell 6-02 182 Right Right 1948-05-02
45 Rich Hinton 6-02 185 Left Left 1947-05-22
18 Mike Kekich 6-01 200 Left Right 1945-04-02
22 Ron Klimkowski 6-02 190 Right Right 1944-03-01
38 Steve Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1947-10-06
28 Sparky Lyle 6-01 192 Left Left 1944-07-22
40 Lindy McDaniel 6-03 195 Right Right 1935-12-13
50 Doc Medich 6-05 227 Right Right 1948-12-09
19 Fritz Peterson 6-00 200 Left Both 1942-02-08
54 Jim Roland 6-03 190 Left Right 1942-12-14
30 Mel Stottlemyre 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-11-13
23 John Ellis 6-02½ 225 Right Right 1948-08-21
15 Thurman Munson 5-11 191 Right Right 1947-06-07
11 Bernie Allen 6-00 185 Right Left 1939-04-16
24 Felipe Alou 6-00 195 Right Right 1935-05-12
12 Ron Blomberg 6-01 205 Right Left 1948-08-23
20 Horace Clarke 5-09 178 Right Both 1940-06-02
2 Jerry Kenney 6-01 170 Right Left 1945-06-30
36 Hal Lanier 6-02 180 Right Right 1942-07-04
27 Rich McKinney 5-11 185 Right Right 1946-11-22
17 Gene Michael 6-02 183 Right Both 1938-06-02
10 Celerino Sanchez 5-11 160 Right Right 1944-02-03
25 Johnny Callison 5-10 175 Right Left 1939-03-12
1 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
42 Charlie Spikes 6-03 220 Right Right 1951-01-23
14 Ron Swoboda 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-06-30
21 Rusty Torres 5-10 180 Right Both 1948-09-30
6 Roy White 5-10 172 Right Both 1943-12-27
41 Frank Tepedino 5-11 192 Left Left 1947-11-23


The 1972 New York Yankees played 155 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 97/96) where 966,328 fans witnessed their 1972 Yankees finish the season with a .510 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1972 New York Yankees salary list, a 1972 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1972 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1972 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1972 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Thurman Munson (132)
1B Felipe Alou (95)
1B Ron Blomberg (95)
2B Horace Clarke (143)
3B Celerino Sanchez (68)
SS Gene Michael (121)
LF Roy White (155)
CF Bobby Murcer (151)
RF Johnny Callison (74)
  
SP Mike Kekich
SP Steve Kline
SP Fritz Peterson
SP Mel Stottlemyre
  
RP Fred Beene
RP Lindy McDaniel
CL Sparky Lyle


1972 New York Yankees
Salaries

Felipe Alou $62,500.00
Sparky Lyle $45,000.00
Ron Swoboda $43,500.00
Johnny Callison $37,500.00
Jerry Kenney $32,000.00
Hal Lanier $32,000.00
Bernie Allen $27,500.00
Wade Blasingame $25,000.00
Casey Cox $22,500.00
Jim Roland $21,500.00
John Ellis $21,000.00
Rich McKinney $20,000.00
Rob Gardner $15,500.00
Larry Gowell $13,500.00
Steve Kline $13,500.00
Doc Medich $13,500.00
Celerino Sanchez $13,500.00
Rusty Torres $13,500.00
Rich Hinton $12,000.00
Steve Blateric $6,600.00
Charlie Spikes $5,100.00


1972 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Murcer
#2 Jerry Kenney
#6 Roy White
#10 Celerino Sanchez
#11 Bernie Allen
#12 Ron Blomberg
#14 Ron Swoboda
#15 Thurman Munson
#17 Gene Michael
#18 Mike Kekich
#19 Fritz Peterson
#20 Horace Clarke
#21 Rusty Torres
#22 Jack Aker
#22 Ron Klimkowski
#23 John Ellis
#24 Felipe Alou
#25 Johnny Callison
#27 Rich McKinney
#28 Sparky Lyle
#29 Wade Blasingame
#30 Mel Stottlemyre
#36 Hal Lanier
#38 Steve Kline
#39 Casey Cox
#40 Lindy McDaniel
#41 Frank Tepedino
#42 Charlie Spikes
#43 Rob Gardner
#45 Larry Gowell
#45 Rich Hinton
#47 Fred Beene
#50 Al Closter
#50 Doc Medich
#54 Steve Blateric
#54 Jim Roland

Did you know that a 1972 New York Yankees 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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