1972 California Angels Roster

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

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1972 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Lloyd Allen 6-01 185 Right Right 1950-05-08
31 Steve Barber 6-00 200 Left Left 1938-02-22
44 Rickey Clark 6-02 170 Right Right 1946-03-21
48 Paul Doyle 5-11 172 Left Left 1939-10-02
15 Tom Dukes 6-02 185 Right Right 1942-08-31
24 Eddie Fisher 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1936-07-16
32 Alan Foster 6-00 180 Right Right 1946-12-08
35 Dick Lange 5-10 185 Right Right 1948-09-01
34 Rudy May 6-03 207 Left Left 1944-07-18
47 Andy Messersmith 6-01 200 Right Right 1945-08-06
41 Tom Murphy 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-12-30
46 Mel Queen 6-01 197 Right Left 1942-03-26
41 Don Rose 6-03 195 Right Right 1947-03-19
30 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
46 Dave Sells 5-11 175 Right Right 1946-09-18
38 Clyde Wright 6-01 185 Left Right 1941-02-20
31 Joe Azcue 6-00 200 Right Right 1939-08-18
8 Jack Hiatt 6-02 190 Right Right 1942-07-27
39 Art Kusnyer 6-02 198 Right Right 1945-12-19
37 John Stephenson 5-11 180 Right Left 1941-04-13
10 Jeff Torborg 6-00½ 195 Right Right 1941-11-26
2 Sandy Alomar 5-09 155 Right Both 1943-10-19
17 Leo Cardenas 5-10 163 Right Right 1938-12-17
12 Winston Llenas 5-10 165 Right Right 1943-09-23
4 Ken McMullen 6-03 195 Right Right 1942-06-01
8 Syd O'Brien 6-01 185 Right Right 1944-02-18
33 Bob Oliver 6-02 215 Right Right 1943-02-08
18 Billy Parker 5-08 168 Right Right 1942-01-14
9 Jim Spencer 6-02 195 Left Left 1947-07-30
16 Ken Berry 5-11 180 Right Right 1941-05-10
14 Chris Coletta 5-11 190 Left Left 1944-08-02
29 Doug Howard 6-03 185 Right Right 1948-02-06
29 Andy Kosco 6-03 207 Right Right 1941-10-05
6 Curt Motton 5-07½ 175 Right Right 1940-09-24
28 Vada Pinson 5-11 181 Left Left 1938-08-11
5 Mickey Rivers 5-10 165 Left Left 1948-10-31
33 Tom Silverio 5-10 170 Left Left 1945-10-14
36 Leroy Stanton 6-01 195 Right Right 1946-04-10
14 Billy Cowan 6-00 170 Right Right 1938-08-28
6 Roger Repoz 6-03 195 Left Left 1940-08-03
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The 1972 California Angels played 155 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 80 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 94/95) where 744,190 fans witnessed their 1972 Angels finish the season with a .484 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 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1972 California Angels salary list, a 1972 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1972 California Angels primary starters list:

1972 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Sandy Alomar
Leo Cardenas
Ken McMullen
Andy Messersmith
Vada Pinson
Mickey Rivers
Jim Spencer
Leroy Stanton
Jeff Torborg

1972 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Art Kusnyer (63)
1B Bob Oliver (127)
2B Sandy Alomar (154)
3B Ken McMullen (137)
SS Leo Cardenas (150)
LF Vada Pinson (104)
CF Ken Berry (116)
RF Leroy Stanton (123)
  
SP Rickey Clark
SP Rudy May
SP Andy Messersmith
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Clyde Wright
  
RP Steve Barber
RP Eddie Fisher
CL Lloyd Allen


1972 California Angels
Salaries

Andy Messersmith $65,000.00
Leo Cardenas $50,000.00
Ken McMullen $50,000.00
Jack Hiatt $30,000.00
Alan Foster $28,500.00
Jeff Torborg $28,000.00
Bob Oliver $27,500.00
Nolan Ryan $27,000.00
Rickey Clark $17,500.00
Leroy Stanton $14,000.00
Don Rose $10,500.00


1972 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#2 Sandy Alomar
#4 Ken McMullen
#5 Mickey Rivers
#6 Curt Motton
#6 Roger Repoz
#8 Jack Hiatt
#8 Syd O'Brien
#9 Jim Spencer
#10 Jeff Torborg
#12 Winston Llenas
#14 Chris Coletta
#14 Billy Cowan
#15 Tom Dukes
#16 Ken Berry
#17 Leo Cardenas
#18 Billy Parker
#24 Eddie Fisher
#28 Vada Pinson
#29 Doug Howard
#29 Andy Kosco
#30 Nolan Ryan
#31 Joe Azcue
#31 Steve Barber
#32 Alan Foster
#33 Bob Oliver
#33 Tom Silverio
#34 Rudy May
#35 Dick Lange
#36 Leroy Stanton
#37 John Stephenson
#38 Clyde Wright
#39 Art Kusnyer
#40 Lloyd Allen
#41 Tom Murphy
#41 Don Rose
#44 Rickey Clark
#46 Mel Queen
#46 Dave Sells
#47 Andy Messersmith
#48 Paul Doyle

Did you know that a 1972 California Angels 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)?