1972 San Diego Padres Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
37 Ed Acosta 6-05 215 Right Both 1944-03-09
22 Steve Arlin 6-03½ 195 Right Right 1945-09-25
23 Mike Caldwell 6-00 185 Left Right 1949-01-22
40 Mike Corkins 6-01 200 Right Right 1946-05-25
13 Ralph Garcia 6-00 195 Right Right 1948-12-14
27 Bill Greif 6-05 205 Right Right 1950-04-25
25 Mike Kilkenny 6-03½ 175 Left Right 1945-04-11
43 Clay Kirby 6-03 185 Right Right 1948-06-25
35 Fred Norman 5-08 160 Left Both 1942-08-20
36 Tom Phoebus 5-08 185 Right Right 1942-04-07
33 Gary Ross 6-01 190 Right Right 1947-09-16
44 Mark Schaeffer 6-05 215 Left Left 1948-06-05
42 Al Severinsen 6-03 220 Right Right 1944-11-09
36 Steve Simpson 6-03 200 Right Right 1948-08-30
42 Ron Taylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1937-12-13
1 Bob Barton 6-00 175 Right Right 1941-07-30
3 Curt Blefary 6-02 195 Right Left 1943-07-05
28 Pat Corrales 6-00 195 Right Right 1941-03-20
7 Joe Goddard 5-11 181 Right Right 1950-07-23
16 Fred Kendall 6-01 190 Right Right 1949-01-31
10 Dave Campbell 6-00 185 Right Right 1942-01-14
17 Nate Colbert 6-02 209 Right Right 1946-04-09
11 Enzo Hernandez 5-08 155 Right Right 1949-02-12
18 Dave Hilton 5-11 191 Right Right 1950-09-15
12 Garry Jestadt 6-02 188 Right Right 1947-03-19
6 Don Mason 5-11 160 Right Left 1944-12-20
20 Dave Roberts 6-03 215 Right Right 1951-02-17
31 Rafael Robles 6-00 170 Right Right 1947-10-20
7 Ed Spiezio 5-11 180 Right Right 1941-10-31
6 Fred Stanley 5-10 167 Right Right 1947-08-13
30 Derrel Thomas 6-00 160 Right Both 1951-01-14
26 Ollie Brown 6-03 200 Right Right 1944-02-11
10 Randy Elliott 6-02 190 Right Right 1951-06-05
21 Cito Gaston 6-04 210 Right Right 1944-03-17
1 Johnny Grubb 6-03 188 Right Left 1948-08-04
8 Johnny Jeter 6-01 180 Right Right 1944-10-24
24 Leron Lee 6-00 196 Right Left 1948-03-04
32 Jerry Morales 5-10 175 Right Right 1949-02-18
20 Ivan Murrell 6-02 196 Right Right 1945-04-24
14 Larry Stahl 6-01 185 Left Left 1941-06-29
1 Mike Fiore 6-00 185 Left Left 1944-10-11
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The 1972 San Diego Padres played 153 games during the regular season, won 58 games, lost 95 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Jack Murphy Stadium (Park Factors: 93/95) where 644,273 fans witnessed their 1972 Padres finish the season with a .379 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 San Diego Padres Opening Day starters list, a 1972 San Diego Padres salary list, a 1972 San Diego Padres uniform number breakdown and a 1972 San Diego Padres primary starters list:

1972 San Diego Padres
Opening Day Starters


Bob Barton
Dave Campbell
Nate Colbert
Enzo Hernandez
Clay Kirby
Leron Lee
Jerry Morales
Larry Stahl
Derrel Thomas

1972 San Diego Padres
Most Games by Position

C Fred Kendall (82)
1B Nate Colbert (150)
2B Derrel Thomas (83)
3B Dave Roberts (84)
SS Enzo Hernandez (107)
LF Leron Lee (96)
CF Johnny Jeter (91)
RF Cito Gaston (73)
  
SP Steve Arlin
SP Mike Caldwell
SP Bill Greif
SP Clay Kirby
SP Fred Norman
  
RP Ed Acosta
RP Gary Ross
RP Mark Schaeffer
CL Mike Corkins


1972 San Diego Padres
Salaries

Curt Blefary $35,000.00
Johnny Jeter $17,000.00
Fred Stanley $10,500.00


1972 San Diego Padres
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bob Barton
#1 Mike Fiore
#1 Johnny Grubb
#3 Curt Blefary
#6 Don Mason
#6 Fred Stanley
#7 Joe Goddard
#7 Ed Spiezio
#8 Johnny Jeter
#10 Dave Campbell
#10 Randy Elliott
#11 Enzo Hernandez
#12 Garry Jestadt
#13 Ralph Garcia
#14 Larry Stahl
#16 Fred Kendall
#17 Nate Colbert
#18 Dave Hilton
#20 Ivan Murrell
#20 Dave Roberts
#21 Cito Gaston
#22 Steve Arlin
#23 Mike Caldwell
#24 Leron Lee
#25 Mike Kilkenny
#26 Ollie Brown
#27 Bill Greif
#28 Pat Corrales
#30 Derrel Thomas
#31 Rafael Robles
#32 Jerry Morales
#33 Gary Ross
#35 Fred Norman
#36 Tom Phoebus
#36 Steve Simpson
#37 Ed Acosta
#40 Mike Corkins
#42 Al Severinsen
#42 Ron Taylor
#43 Clay Kirby
#44 Mark Schaeffer

Did you know that a 1972 San Diego Padres 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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