1972 Baltimore Orioles Roster

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



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Roster
Schedule
13 Doyle Alexander 6-03 205 Right Right 1950-09-04
35 Mike Cuellar 5-11 175 Left Left 1937-05-08
37 Pat Dobson 6-03 190 Right Right 1942-02-12
44 Roric Harrison 6-03 195 Right Right 1946-09-20
23 Grant Jackson 6-00 190 Left Both 1942-09-28
40 Dave Leonhard 5-11 165 Right Right 1941-01-22
19 Dave McNally 5-11 190 Left Right 1942-10-31
22 Jim Palmer 6-03 196 Right Right 1945-10-15
34 Bob Reynolds 6-00 205 Right Right 1947-01-21
43 Mickey Scott 6-01 165 Left Left 1947-07-25
39 Eddie Watt 5-10 197 Right Right 1941-04-04
8 Andy Etchebarren 6-01 197 Right Right 1943-06-20
10 Ellie Hendricks 6-01 175 Right Left 1940-12-22
12 Johnny Oates 5-11 188 Right Left 1946-01-21
10 Sergio Robles 6-02 190 Right Right 1946-04-16
7 Mark Belanger 6-01 170 Right Right 1944-06-08
32 Enos Cabell 6-05 185 Right Right 1949-10-08
3, 16 Bobby Grich 6-02 190 Right Right 1949-01-15
15 Davey Johnson 6-01 180 Right Right 1943-01-30
32 Tom Matchick 6-00 175 Right Left 1943-09-07
26 Boog Powell 6-04 240 Right Left 1941-08-17
5 Brooks Robinson 6-01 190 Right Right 1937-05-18
30 Chico Salmon 5-10 170 Right Right 1940-12-03
25 Don Baylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-06-28
6 Paul Blair 6-00 171 Right Right 1944-02-01
9 Don Buford 5-08 165 Right Both 1937-02-02
1 Al Bumbry 5-08 175 Right Left 1947-04-21
2 Rich Coggins 5-08 170 Left Left 1950-12-07
11 Terry Crowley 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-02-16
36 Tommy Davis 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-03-21
14 Merv Rettenmund 5-10 195 Right Right 1943-06-06
28 Tom Shopay 5-09½ 160 Right Left 1945-02-21
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The 1972 Baltimore Orioles played 154 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 74 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 103/100) where 899,950 fans witnessed their 1972 Orioles finish the season with a .519 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 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1972 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1972 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Mark Belanger
Paul Blair
Don Buford
Pat Dobson
Ellie Hendricks
Davey Johnson
Boog Powell
Merv Rettenmund
Brooks Robinson

1972 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Oates (82)
1B Boog Powell (133)
2B Davey Johnson (116)
3B Brooks Robinson (152)
SS Mark Belanger (105)
LF Don Buford (104)
CF Paul Blair (139)
RF Merv Rettenmund (79)
  
SP Mike Cuellar
SP Pat Dobson
SP Dave McNally
SP Jim Palmer
  
RP Doyle Alexander
RP Roric Harrison
RP Eddie Watt
CL Grant Jackson


1972 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

Davey Johnson $61,500.00
Pat Dobson $45,000.00
Tommy Davis $25,000.00
Johnny Oates $13,500.00


1972 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#1 Al Bumbry
#2 Rich Coggins
#3 Bobby Grich
#5 Brooks Robinson
#6 Paul Blair
#7 Mark Belanger
#8 Andy Etchebarren
#9 Don Buford
#10 Ellie Hendricks
#10 Sergio Robles
#11 Terry Crowley
#12 Johnny Oates
#13 Doyle Alexander
#14 Merv Rettenmund
#15 Davey Johnson
#16 Bobby Grich
#19 Dave McNally
#22 Jim Palmer
#23 Grant Jackson
#25 Don Baylor
#26 Boog Powell
#28 Tom Shopay
#30 Chico Salmon
#32 Enos Cabell
#32 Tom Matchick
#34 Bob Reynolds
#35 Mike Cuellar
#36 Tommy Davis
#37 Pat Dobson
#39 Eddie Watt
#40 Dave Leonhard
#43 Mickey Scott
#44 Roric Harrison

Did you know that a 1972 Baltimore Orioles 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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