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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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
12 | Orlando Cepeda | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Right | 1937-09-17 |
7 | Art Shamsky | 6-01 | 175 | Left | Left | 1941-10-14 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1972 Oakland Athletics Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?