1972 Oakland Athletics Roster

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The 1972 Oakland Athletics 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1972 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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35 Vida Blue 6-00 189 Left Both 1949-07-28
34 Rollie Fingers 6-04 195 Right Right 1946-08-25
33 Dave Hamilton 6-00 190 Left Left 1947-12-13
30 Ken Holtzman 6-02 175 Left Right 1945-11-03
22 Joe Horlen 6-00 175 Right Right 1937-08-14
27 Catfish Hunter 6-00 195 Right Right 1946-04-08
33 Mike Kilkenny 6-04 175 Left Right 1945-04-11
32 Darold Knowles 6-00 190 Left Left 1941-12-09
36 Bob Locker 6-03 200 Right Both 1938-03-15
17 Denny McLain 6-01 185 Right Right 1944-03-29
13 Blue Moon Odom 6-00 185 Right Right 1945-05-29
33 Jim Roland 6-03 190 Left Right 1942-12-14
24 Diego Segui 6-00 190 Right Right 1937-08-17
14 Don Shaw 6-00 185 Left Left 1944-02-23
17 Gary Waslewski 6-04 195 Right Right 1941-07-21
10 Dave Duncan 6-02 200 Right Right 1945-09-26
12 Larry Haney 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-11-19
38 Gene Tenace 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-10-10
11 Dwain Anderson 5-11 165 Right Right 1947-11-23
6 Sal Bando 6-00 205 Right Right 1944-02-13
3 Curt Blefary 6-02 195 Right Left 1943-07-05
8 Larry Brown 5-11 165 Right Right 1940-03-01
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
4 Ron Clark 5-10 175 Right Right 1943-01-14
16 Tim Cullen 6-01 185 Right Right 1942-02-16
5 Mike Epstein 6-03½ 230 Left Left 1943-04-04
1 Dick Green 5-10 180 Right Right 1941-04-21
20 Mike Hegan 6-01 190 Left Left 1942-07-21
11 Ted Kubiak 6-00 175 Right Both 1942-05-12
12 Gonzalo Marquez 5-11 180 Left Left 1946-03-31
11 Marty Martinez 6-01 175 Right Both 1941-08-23
21 Dal Maxvill 5-11 160 Right Right 1939-02-18
18 Bill McNulty 6-04 205 Right Right 1946-08-29
4 Don Mincher 6-03 213 Right Left 1938-06-24
14 Matty Alou 5-09 160 Left Left 1938-12-22
7 Brant Alyea 6-03 215 Right Right 1940-12-08
15 Bobby Brooks 5-08½ 165 Right Right 1945-11-01
15 Ollie Brown 6-03 200 Right Right 1944-02-11
3 Adrian Garrett 6-03 185 Right Left 1943-01-03
25 George Hendrick 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-10-18
9 Reggie Jackson 6-00 200 Left Left 1946-05-18
24 Allan Lewis 6-00 170 Right Both 1941-12-12
2 Angel Mangual 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-03-19
26 Joe Rudi 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-07
24 Bill Voss 6-02 160 Left Left 1943-10-31
12 Orlando Cepeda 6-02 210 Right Right 1937-09-17
7 Art Shamsky 6-01 175 Left Left 1941-10-14
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The 1972 Oakland Athletics played 155 games during the regular season, won 93 games, lost 62 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 95/93) where 921,323 fans witnessed their 1972 Athletics finish the season with a .600 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1972 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1972 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters

Sal Bando
Bobby Brooks
Bert Campaneris
Dave Duncan
Mike Epstein
Dick Green
Ken Holtzman
Reggie Jackson
Joe Rudi

1972 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Dave Duncan (113)
1B Mike Epstein (137)
2B Tim Cullen (65)
3B Sal Bando (151)
SS Bert Campaneris (148)
LF Joe Rudi (147)
CF Reggie Jackson (92)
RF Angel Mangual (51)
  
SP Vida Blue
SP Ken Holtzman
SP Catfish Hunter
SP Blue Moon Odom
  
RP Joe Horlen
RP Darold Knowles
RP Bob Locker
CL Rollie Fingers

1972 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Denny McLain $75,000.00
Vida Blue $63,000.00
Bert Campaneris $56,000.00
Reggie Jackson $55,000.00
Ken Holtzman $53,250.00
Catfish Hunter $50,000.00
Sal Bando $48,120.00
Darold Knowles $42,500.00
Rollie Fingers $41,000.00
Mike Epstein $40,000.00
Dal Maxvill $40,000.00
Diego Segui $37,000.00
Curt Blefary $35,000.00
Bob Locker $35,000.00
Larry Brown $30,000.00
Dave Duncan $30,000.00
Brant Alyea $23,500.00
Mike Hegan $23,000.00
Jim Roland $21,500.00
Gene Tenace $20,000.00
Larry Haney $19,056.00
Ron Clark $17,000.00
Dwain Anderson $13,500.00
Dave Hamilton $13,500.00
George Hendrick $13,500.00
Gonzalo Marquez $13,500.00
Adrian Garrett $13,200.00
Bill McNulty $12,900.00

1972 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Dick Green
#2 Angel Mangual
#3 Curt Blefary
#3 Adrian Garrett
#4 Ron Clark
#4 Don Mincher
#5 Mike Epstein
#6 Sal Bando
#7 Brant Alyea
#7 Art Shamsky
#8 Larry Brown
#9 Reggie Jackson
#10 Dave Duncan
#11 Dwain Anderson
#11 Ted Kubiak
#11 Marty Martinez
#12 Orlando Cepeda
#12 Larry Haney
#12 Gonzalo Marquez
#13 Blue Moon Odom
#14 Matty Alou
#14 Don Shaw
#15 Bobby Brooks
#15 Ollie Brown
#16 Tim Cullen
#17 Denny McLain
#17 Gary Waslewski
#18 Bill McNulty
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Mike Hegan
#21 Dal Maxvill
#22 Joe Horlen
#24 Allan Lewis
#24 Diego Segui
#24 Bill Voss
#25 George Hendrick
#26 Joe Rudi
#27 Catfish Hunter
#30 Ken Holtzman
#32 Darold Knowles
#33 Dave Hamilton
#33 Mike Kilkenny
#33 Jim Roland
#34 Rollie Fingers
#35 Vida Blue
#36 Bob Locker
#38 Gene Tenace

Did you know that a 1972 Oakland Athletics 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)?