1972 Minnesota Twins Roster

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

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1972 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

28 Bert Blyleven 6-03 207 Right Right 1951-04-06
23 Ray Corbin 6-02 200 Right Right 1949-02-12
16 Bob Gebhard 6-02 210 Right Right 1943-01-03
30 Dave Goltz 6-04 215 Right Right 1949-06-23
21 Wayne Granger 6-02 165 Right Right 1944-03-15
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
17 Dave LaRoche 6-02 200 Left Left 1948-05-14
32 Steve Luebber 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-07-09
22 Tom Norton 6-01 200 Right Right 1950-04-26
31 Jim Perry 6-04 200 Right Both 1935-10-30
19 Jim Strickland 6-00 175 Left Left 1946-06-12
13 Dick Woodson 6-05 207 Right Right 1945-03-30
24 Glenn Borgmann 6-04 210 Right Right 1950-05-25
25 Rick Dempsey 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-09-13
15 George Mitterwald 6-02 206 Right Right 1945-06-07
8 Phil Roof 6-03 210 Right Right 1941-03-05
4 Steve Braun 5-10 180 Right Left 1948-05-08
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
27 Bucky Guth 6-01 180 Right Right 1947-08-18
3 Harmon Killebrew 5-11 213 Right Right 1936-06-29
14 Dan Monzon 5-10 182 Right Right 1946-05-17
20 Rich Reese 6-03 200 Left Left 1941-09-29
1 Eric Soderholm 5-11 187 Right Right 1948-09-24
5 Danny Thompson 6-00 183 Right Right 1947-02-01
25 Mike Adams 5-09 180 Right Right 1948-07-24
11 Steve Brye 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-04
2 Bobby Darwin 6-02 200 Right Right 1943-02-16
26 Jim Holt 6-00 195 Right Left 1944-05-27
9 Charlie Manuel 6-04 200 Right Left 1944-01-04
7 Jim Nettles 6-00 186 Left Left 1947-03-02
6 Tony Oliva 6-02 190 Right Left 1938-07-20
10 Rick Renick 6-00 190 Right Right 1944-03-16
12 Cesar Tovar 5-09 155 Right Right 1940-07-03
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The 1972 Minnesota Twins played 154 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 77 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 105/105) where 797,901 fans witnessed their 1972 Twins finish the season with a .500 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 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1972 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1972 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Bert Blyleven
Steve Brye
Rod Carew
Bobby Darwin
Harmon Killebrew
Phil Roof
Eric Soderholm
Danny Thompson
Cesar Tovar

1972 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C George Mitterwald (61)
C Phil Roof (61)
1B Harmon Killebrew (130)
2B Rod Carew (139)
3B Eric Soderholm (79)
SS Danny Thompson (144)
LF Steve Brye (74)
CF Bobby Darwin (86)
RF Cesar Tovar (101)
  
SP Bert Blyleven
SP Ray Corbin
SP Jim Kaat
SP Jim Perry
SP Dick Woodson
  
RP Dave LaRoche
RP Tom Norton
RP Jim Strickland
CL Wayne Granger


1972 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Cesar Tovar $55,000.00
Wayne Granger $42,500.00
Rich Reese $27,000.00
Phil Roof $27,000.00
Dave LaRoche $25,000.00
George Mitterwald $23,000.00
Rick Renick $15,800.00
Dick Woodson $13,500.00
Bobby Darwin $11,000.00
Bob Gebhard $11,000.00
Rick Dempsey $9,000.00
Mike Adams $8,400.00


1972 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eric Soderholm
#2 Bobby Darwin
#3 Harmon Killebrew
#4 Steve Braun
#5 Danny Thompson
#6 Tony Oliva
#7 Jim Nettles
#8 Phil Roof
#9 Charlie Manuel
#10 Rick Renick
#11 Steve Brye
#12 Cesar Tovar
#13 Dick Woodson
#14 Dan Monzon
#15 George Mitterwald
#16 Bob Gebhard
#17 Dave LaRoche
#19 Jim Strickland
#20 Rich Reese
#21 Wayne Granger
#22 Tom Norton
#23 Ray Corbin
#24 Glenn Borgmann
#25 Mike Adams
#25 Rick Dempsey
#26 Jim Holt
#27 Bucky Guth
#28 Bert Blyleven
#29 Rod Carew
#30 Dave Goltz
#31 Jim Perry
#32 Steve Luebber
#36 Jim Kaat

Did you know that a 1972 Minnesota Twins 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)?