1972 Boston Red Sox Roster
The 1972 Boston Red Sox 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 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1972 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"He's (Carl Yastrzemski) a dull, boring potato farmer from Long Island who just happened to be a great ballplayer." - Pitcher Bill Spaceman Lee
1972 Boston Red Sox
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Complete Roster
The 1972 Boston Red Sox played 155 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 70 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 106/105) where 1,441,718 fans witnessed their 1972 Red Sox finish the season with a .548 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 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1972 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:
1972 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters
No Opening Day Information Available
1972 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position
| C | Carlton Fisk (131) |
| 1B | Danny Cater (90) |
| 2B | Doug Griffin (129) |
| 3B | Rico Petrocelli (146) |
| SS | Luis Aparicio (109) |
| LF | Carl Yastrzemski (83) |
| CF | Tommy Harper (144) |
| RF | Reggie Smith (124) |
| SP | Ray Culp |
| SP | John Curtis |
| SP | Lynn McGlothen |
| SP | Marty Pattin |
| SP | Sonny Siebert |
| SP | Luis Tiant |
| RP | Lew Krausse |
| RP | Bill Lee |
| RP | Don Newhauser |
| RP | Gary Peters |
| RP | Ken Tatum |
| CL | Bobby Bolin |
1972 Boston Red Sox
Salaries
| Carl Yastrzemski | $166,667.00 |
| Luis Tiant | $120,000.00 |
| Luis Aparicio | $100,000.00 |
| Danny Cater | $43,250.00 |
| Bob Veale | $35,000.00 |
| Duane Josephson | $30,000.00 |
| Phil Gagliano | $27,500.00 |
| Bob Burda | $25,000.00 |
| Mike Nagy | $21,000.00 |
| Juan Beniquez | $13,500.00 |
| Cecil Cooper | $13,500.00 |
| Vic Correll | $13,500.00 |
| John Curtis | $13,500.00 |
| Dwight Evans | $13,500.00 |
| Doug Griffin | $13,500.00 |
| Lynn McGlothen | $13,500.00 |
| Rick Miller | $13,500.00 |
| Bob Montgomery | $13,500.00 |
| Roger Moret | $13,500.00 |
| Don Newhauser | $13,500.00 |
| Ben Oglivie | $13,500.00 |
| Bob Gallagher | $10,200.00 |
| Carlton Fisk | $7,400.00 |
1972 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers
| #1 | Phil Gagliano |
| #2 | Doug Griffin |
| #3 | Bob Burda |
| #4 | Tommy Harper |
| #5 | Danny Cater |
| #6 | Rico Petrocelli |
| #7 | Reggie Smith |
| #8 | Carl Yastrzemski |
| #10 | Bob Montgomery |
| #11 | Luis Aparicio |
| #12 | John Kennedy |
| #14 | Ben Oglivie |
| #15 | Mike Nagy |
| #16 | Rick Miller |
| #17 | Cecil Cooper |
| #18 | Lew Krausse |
| #19 | Ken Tatum |
| #20 | Juan Beniquez |
| #21 | Ray Culp |
| #22 | John Curtis |
| #23 | Luis Tiant |
| #24 | Duane Josephson |
| #25 | Stan Williams |
| #26 | Bobby Bolin |
| #27 | Carlton Fisk |
| #28 | Don Newhauser |
| #29 | Roger Moret |
| #33 | Marty Pattin |
| #36 | Lynn McGlothen |
| #37 | Bill Lee |
| #39 | Mike Garman |
| #40 | Dwight Evans |
| #42 | Sonny Siebert |
| #43 | Gary Peters |
| #44 | Bob Gallagher |
| #44 | Andy Kosco |
| #48 | Vic Correll |
| #55 | Bob Veale |
Did you know that a 1972 Boston Red Sox 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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