1972 Texas Rangers Roster

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

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1972 Texas Rangers



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Complete Roster  
 

27 Dick Bosman 6-03 208 Right Right 1944-02-17
18 Pete Broberg 6-03 205 Right Right 1950-03-02
29 Casey Cox 6-05 200 Right Right 1941-07-03
37 Jan Dukes 5-11 175 Left Left 1945-08-16
13 Bill Gogolewski 6-04 190 Right Left 1947-10-26
25 Rich Hand 6-01 195 Right Right 1948-07-10
15 Rich Hinton 6-02 185 Left Left 1947-05-22
19 Jerry Janeski 6-04 205 Right Right 1946-04-18
24 Steve Lawson 6-01 175 Left Right 1950-12-28
32 Paul Lindblad 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-08-09
31 Jim Panther 6-01 190 Right Right 1945-03-01
30 Mike Paul 6-00 183 Left Left 1945-04-18
28 Horacio Pina 6-02 177 Right Right 1945-03-12
34 Jim Roland 6-03 190 Left Right 1942-12-14
16 Jim Shellenback 6-02 200 Left Left 1943-11-18
17 Don Stanhouse 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-12
8 Dick Billings 6-01 195 Right Right 1942-12-04
12 Bill Fahey 6-00 200 Right Left 1950-06-14
15 Hal King 6-01 200 Right Left 1944-02-01
12 Ken Suarez 5-09 175 Right Right 1943-04-12
4 Larry Biittner 6-02 205 Left Left 1945-07-27
22 Jim Driscoll 5-11 175 Right Left 1944-05-14
11 Toby Harrah 6-00 180 Right Right 1948-10-26
7 Vic Harris 6-00 170 Right Both 1950-03-27
33 Frank Howard 6-07 255 Right Right 1936-08-08
14 Dalton Jones 6-01 180 Right Left 1943-12-10
7 Ted Kubiak 6-00 175 Right Both 1942-05-12
10 Marty Martinez 6-01 175 Right Both 1941-08-23
2, 14 Jim Mason 6-02 190 Right Left 1950-08-14
5 Don Mincher 6-03 213 Right Left 1938-06-24
1 Dave Nelson 5-10 160 Right Right 1944-06-20
21 Tom Ragland 5-10 155 Right Right 1946-06-16
2 Len Randle 5-10 169 Right Both 1949-02-12
20 Jeff Burroughs 6-01 200 Right Right 1951-03-07
3 Ted Ford 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-02-07
6 Tom Grieve 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-03-04
35 Joe Lovitto 6-00 185 Right Both 1951-01-06
23 Elliott Maddox 5-11 181 Right Right 1947-12-21
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The 1972 Texas Rangers played 154 games during the regular season, won 54 games, lost 100 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 96/98) where 662,974 fans witnessed their 1972 Rangers finish the season with a .351 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 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1972 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1972 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Dick Billings
Dick Bosman
Tom Grieve
Toby Harrah
Frank Howard
Joe Lovitto
Elliott Maddox
Dave Nelson
Len Randle

1972 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Dick Billings (92)
1B Frank Howard (66)
2B Len Randle (65)
3B Dave Nelson (119)
SS Toby Harrah (106)
LF Tom Grieve (45)
CF Joe Lovitto (77)
RF Ted Ford (104)
  
SP Dick Bosman
SP Pete Broberg
SP Bill Gogolewski
SP Rich Hand
SP Mike Paul
SP Don Stanhouse
  
RP Casey Cox
RP Paul Lindblad
RP Jim Panther
RP Jim Shellenback
CL Horacio Pina


1972 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Ted Kubiak $31,000.00
Paul Lindblad $31,000.00
Dalton Jones $30,000.00
Hal King $20,000.00
Horacio Pina $18,000.00
Ken Suarez $18,000.00
Rich Hand $16,500.00
Jerry Janeski $15,000.00
Don Stanhouse $13,500.00
Jim Panther $9,900.00
Tom Ragland $9,900.00
Vic Harris $6,000.00
Steve Lawson $4,200.00


1972 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Dave Nelson
#2 Jim Mason
#2 Len Randle
#3 Ted Ford
#4 Larry Biittner
#5 Don Mincher
#6 Tom Grieve
#7 Vic Harris
#7 Ted Kubiak
#8 Dick Billings
#10 Marty Martinez
#11 Toby Harrah
#12 Bill Fahey
#12 Ken Suarez
#13 Bill Gogolewski
#14 Dalton Jones
#14 Jim Mason
#15 Rich Hinton
#15 Hal King
#16 Jim Shellenback
#17 Don Stanhouse
#18 Pete Broberg
#19 Jerry Janeski
#20 Jeff Burroughs
#21 Tom Ragland
#22 Jim Driscoll
#23 Elliott Maddox
#24 Steve Lawson
#25 Rich Hand
#27 Dick Bosman
#28 Horacio Pina
#29 Casey Cox
#30 Mike Paul
#31 Jim Panther
#32 Paul Lindblad
#33 Frank Howard
#34 Jim Roland
#35 Joe Lovitto
#37 Jan Dukes

Did you know that a 1972 Texas Rangers 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)?