1972 New York Mets Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
38 Buzz Capra 5-10 168 Right Right 1947-10-01
34 Danny Frisella 6-00 195 Right Left 1946-03-04
39 Gary Gentry 6-00 183 Right Right 1946-10-06
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
32 Jon Matlack 6-03 205 Left Left 1950-01-19
43 Jim McAndrew 6-02 185 Right Right 1944-01-11
45 Tug McGraw 6-00 185 Left Right 1944-08-30
39 Tommy Moore 5-11 175 Right Right 1948-07-07
44 Bob Rauch 6-04 200 Right Right 1949-06-16
33 Ray Sadecki 5-11 180 Left Left 1940-12-26
41 Tom Seaver 6-01 206 Right Right 1944-11-17
40 Brent Strom 6-03 190 Left Right 1948-10-14
42 Chuck Taylor 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-04-18
22 Hank Webb 6-03 175 Right Right 1950-05-21
10 Duffy Dyer 6-00 195 Right Right 1945-08-15
15 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
35 Joe Nolan 6-00 190 Right Left 1951-05-12
1 Lute Barnes 5-10 160 Right Right 1947-04-28
5, 24 Jim Beauchamp 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-08-21
12 Ken Boswell 6-00 172 Right Left 1946-02-23
2 Jim Fregosi 6-01 190 Right Right 1942-04-04
11 Wayne Garrett 5-11 183 Right Left 1947-12-03
3 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
17 Ted Martinez 6-00 165 Right Right 1947-12-10
9 Bill Sudakis 6-01 190 Right Both 1946-03-27
20 Tommie Agee 5-11 195 Right Right 1942-08-09
25 Don Hahn 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-11-16
21 Cleon Jones 6-00 200 Left Right 1942-08-04
18 Dave Marshall 6-01 190 Right Left 1943-01-14
24 Willie Mays 5-11 180 Right Right 1931-05-06
28 John Milner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-28
16 Dave Schneck 5-10 200 Left Left 1949-06-18
4 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
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The 1972 New York Mets played 156 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 73 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 97/97) where 2,134,185 fans witnessed their 1972 Mets finish the season with a .532 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1972 New York Mets salary list, a 1972 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1972 New York Mets primary starters list:

1972 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Tommie Agee
Ken Boswell
Jim Fregosi
Jerry Grote
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Ed Kranepool
Tom Seaver
Rusty Staub

1972 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Duffy Dyer (91)
1B Ed Kranepool (108)
2B Ken Boswell (94)
3B Jim Fregosi (85)
SS Bud Harrelson (115)
LF John Milner (88)
CF Tommie Agee (91)
RF Rusty Staub (65)
  
SP Gary Gentry
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Jon Matlack
SP Jim McAndrew
SP Tom Seaver
  
RP Danny Frisella
RP Ray Sadecki
RP Chuck Taylor
CL Tug McGraw


1972 New York Mets
Salaries

Willie Mays $170,000.00
Jim Fregosi $80,000.00
Bob Rauch $6,000.00


1972 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Lute Barnes
#2 Jim Fregosi
#3 Bud Harrelson
#4 Rusty Staub
#5 Jim Beauchamp
#7 Ed Kranepool
#9 Bill Sudakis
#10 Duffy Dyer
#11 Wayne Garrett
#12 Ken Boswell
#15 Jerry Grote
#16 Dave Schneck
#17 Ted Martinez
#18 Dave Marshall
#20 Tommie Agee
#21 Cleon Jones
#22 Hank Webb
#24 Jim Beauchamp
#24 Willie Mays
#25 Don Hahn
#28 John Milner
#32 Jon Matlack
#33 Ray Sadecki
#34 Danny Frisella
#35 Joe Nolan
#36 Jerry Koosman
#38 Buzz Capra
#39 Gary Gentry
#39 Tommy Moore
#40 Brent Strom
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Chuck Taylor
#43 Jim McAndrew
#44 Bob Rauch
#45 Tug McGraw

Did you know that a 1972 New York Mets 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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