1972 Houston Astros Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
36 Wade Blasingame 6-01 185 Left Left 1943-11-22
37 Mike Cosgrove 6-01 180 Left Left 1951-02-17
39 George Culver 6-02 185 Right Right 1943-07-08
49 Larry Dierker 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-09-22
43 Ken Forsch 6-04 210 Right Right 1946-09-08
37 Joe Gibbon 6-04 210 Left Right 1935-04-10
48 Fred Gladding 6-00 225 Right Left 1936-06-28
38 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
45 Jim Ray 6-01 195 Right Right 1944-12-01
47 Jerry Reuss 6-05 217 Left Left 1949-06-19
50 J.R. Richard 6-08 222 Right Right 1950-03-07
15 Dave Roberts 6-02 197 Left Left 1944-09-11
40 Don Wilson 6-03 205 Right Right 1945-02-12
42 Jim York 6-03 200 Right Right 1947-08-27
7 Johnny Edwards 6-04 220 Right Left 1938-06-10
8 Jack Hiatt 6-02 190 Right Right 1942-07-27
10 Larry Howard 6-03 200 Right Right 1945-06-06
6 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
9 Bob Stinson 5-11½ 185 Right Both 1945-10-11
18 Bobby Fenwick 5-09 165 Right Right 1946-12-10
19 Tommy Helms 5-10 175 Right Right 1941-05-05
23 Lee May 6-03 205 Right Right 1943-03-23
14 Roger Metzger 6-00 165 Right Both 1947-10-10
12 Doug Rader 6-03 215 Right Right 1944-07-30
8 Gary Sutherland 6-00 185 Right Right 1944-09-27
22 Jesus Alou 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-03-24
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
29 Rich Chiles 5-11 170 Left Left 1949-11-22
21 Norm Miller 5-11 195 Right Left 1946-02-05
11 Jimmy Stewart 6-00 165 Right Both 1939-06-11
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
24 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12
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The 1972 Houston Astros played 153 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 69 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 98/97) where 1,469,247 fans witnessed their 1972 Astros finish the season with a .549 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 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Houston Astros salary list, a 1972 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1972 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Cesar Cedeno
Johnny Edwards
Tommy Helms
Lee May
Roger Metzger
Doug Rader
Bob Watson
Don Wilson
Jimmy Wynn

1972 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Edwards (105)
1B Lee May (146)
2B Tommy Helms (139)
3B Doug Rader (152)
SS Roger Metzger (153)
LF Bob Watson (143)
CF Cesar Cedeno (137)
RF Jimmy Wynn (132)
  
SP Larry Dierker
SP Ken Forsch
SP Jerry Reuss
SP Dave Roberts
SP Don Wilson
  
RP George Culver
RP Tom Griffin
RP Jim Ray
RP Jim York
CL Fred Gladding


1972 Houston Astros
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1972 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Cliff Johnson
#7 Johnny Edwards
#8 Jack Hiatt
#8 Gary Sutherland
#9 Bob Stinson
#10 Larry Howard
#11 Jimmy Stewart
#12 Doug Rader
#14 Roger Metzger
#15 Dave Roberts
#18 Bobby Fenwick
#19 Tommy Helms
#21 Norm Miller
#22 Jesus Alou
#23 Lee May
#24 Jimmy Wynn
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#29 Rich Chiles
#36 Wade Blasingame
#37 Mike Cosgrove
#37 Joe Gibbon
#38 Tom Griffin
#39 George Culver
#40 Don Wilson
#42 Jim York
#43 Ken Forsch
#45 Jim Ray
#47 Jerry Reuss
#48 Fred Gladding
#49 Larry Dierker
#50 J.R. Richard

Did you know that a 1972 Houston Astros 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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