1972 Atlanta Braves Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
24 Steve Barber 6-00 200 Left Left 1938-02-22
24 Jimmy Freeman 6-04 180 Left Left 1951-06-29
27 Jim Hardin 6-00 175 Right Right 1943-08-06
43 Joe Hoerner 6-01 200 Left Right 1936-11-12
39 Tom House 5-11 190 Left Left 1947-04-29
33 Pat Jarvis 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1941-03-18
23 Larry Jaster 6-03½ 205 Left Left 1944-01-13
36 Tom Kelley 6-00 191 Right Right 1944-01-05
30 Denny McLain 6-01 185 Right Right 1944-03-29
22 Mike McQueen 5-11 190 Left Left 1950-08-30
23 Jim Nash 6-05 230 Right Right 1945-02-09
31 Gary Neibauer 6-03 200 Right Right 1944-10-29
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
38 Ron Reed 6-06 215 Right Right 1942-11-02
37 Ron Schueler 6-04 205 Right Right 1948-04-18
40 George Stone 6-03 205 Left Left 1946-07-09
34 Cecil Upshaw 6-06 205 Right Right 1942-10-22
15 Paul Casanova 6-04 200 Right Right 1941-12-21
6 Bob Didier 6-00 190 Right Both 1949-02-16
32 Earl Williams 6-03 220 Right Right 1948-07-14
44 Hank Aaron 6-00 180 Right Right 1934-02-05
4 Larvell Blanks 5-08 167 Right Right 1950-01-28
2 Jim Breazeale 6-02 210 Right Left 1949-10-03
30 Orlando Cepeda 6-02 210 Right Right 1937-09-17
11 Darrell Evans 6-02 205 Right Left 1947-05-26
7 Gil Garrido 5-08 160 Right Right 1941-06-26
19 Rod Gilbreath 6-02 185 Right Right 1952-09-24
16 Sonny Jackson 5-09 155 Right Left 1944-07-09
17 Felix Millan 5-11 172 Right Right 1943-08-21
9 Marty Perez 5-11 160 Right Right 1947-02-28
12 Dusty Baker 6-02 187 Right Right 1949-06-15
45 Oscar Brown 6-00 175 Right Right 1946-02-08
25 Rico Carty 6-03 200 Right Right 1939-09-01
48 Ralph Garr 5-11 197 Right Left 1945-12-12
28 Mike Lum 6-00 180 Left Left 1945-10-27
18 Rowland Office 6-00 170 Left Left 1952-10-25
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The 1972 Atlanta Braves played 154 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 84 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 109/110) where 752,973 fans witnessed their 1972 Braves finish the season with a .455 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 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1972 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1972 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Hank Aaron
Dusty Baker
Darrell Evans
Gil Garrido
Mike Lum
Felix Millan
Marty Perez
George Stone
Earl Williams

1972 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Earl Williams (116)
1B Hank Aaron (109)
2B Felix Millan (120)
3B Darrell Evans (123)
SS Marty Perez (141)
LF Rico Carty (78)
CF Dusty Baker (121)
RF Mike Lum (62)
  
SP Phil Niekro
SP Ron Reed
SP Ron Schueler
SP George Stone
  
RP Jim Hardin
RP Joe Hoerner
RP Pat Jarvis
RP Mike McQueen
CL Cecil Upshaw


1972 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Rico Carty $50,000.00
Earl Williams $37,000.00


1972 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#2 Jim Breazeale
#4 Larvell Blanks
#6 Bob Didier
#7 Gil Garrido
#9 Marty Perez
#11 Darrell Evans
#12 Dusty Baker
#15 Paul Casanova
#16 Sonny Jackson
#17 Felix Millan
#18 Rowland Office
#19 Rod Gilbreath
#22 Mike McQueen
#23 Larry Jaster
#23 Jim Nash
#24 Steve Barber
#24 Jimmy Freeman
#25 Rico Carty
#27 Jim Hardin
#28 Mike Lum
#30 Orlando Cepeda
#30 Denny McLain
#31 Gary Neibauer
#32 Earl Williams
#33 Pat Jarvis
#34 Cecil Upshaw
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Tom Kelley
#37 Ron Schueler
#38 Ron Reed
#39 Tom House
#40 George Stone
#43 Joe Hoerner
#44 Hank Aaron
#45 Oscar Brown
#48 Ralph Garr

Did you know that a 1972 Atlanta Braves 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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