1972 Atlanta Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 70-84
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 752,970, Avg. 11,073
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Lum Harris (47-57)
Manager: Eddie Mathews (23-27)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1972 Atlanta Braves Statistics
1972 Atlanta Braves Results

The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1972 season with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division.

The Braves plated 628 runs and allowed 730 runs, most in the league. Hank Aaron walloped 34 home runs for Atlanta, while Earl Williams, Dusty Baker and Darrell Evans each swatted 20 or more also. Earl Williams drove in 87 runs. Ralph Garr led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .325. Phil Niekro topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.06 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Lum Harris and Eddie Mathews coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hank Aaron1BRRFebruary 5, 19346'0"180Mobile, AL USA
Dusty BakerCFRRJune 15, 19496'2"183Riverside, CA USA
Steve BarberPLLFebruary 22, 19386'0"195Takoma Park, MD USA
Larvell Blanks2BRRJanuary 28, 19505'8"167Del Rio, TX USA
Jim Breazeale1BLROctober 3, 19496'2"210Houston, TX USA
Oscar BrownOFRRFebruary 8, 19466'0"175Long Beach, CA USA
Rico CartyLFRRSeptember 1, 19396'3"200San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Paul CasanovaCRRDecember 21, 19416'4"180Colon, Cuba
Orlando Cepeda1BRRSeptember 17, 19376'2"210Ponce, P.R.
Bob DidierCBRFebruary 16, 19496'0"190Hattiesburg, MS USA
Darrell Evans3BLRMay 26, 19476'2"200Pasadena, CA USA
Jimmy FreemanPLLJune 29, 19516'4"180Carlsbad, NM USA
Ralph GarrLFLRDecember 12, 19455'11"185Monroe, LA USA
Gil Garrido2BRRJune 26, 19415'9"150Panama, Pa Panama
Rod Gilbreath2BRRSeptember 24, 19526'2"180Laurel, MS USA
Jim HardinPRRAugust 6, 19436'0"175Morris Chapel, TN USA
Joe HoernerPRLNovember 12, 19366'1"200Dubuque, IA USA
Tom HousePLLApril 29, 19475'11"190Seattle, WA USA
Sonny JacksonSSLRJuly 9, 19445'9"150Washington, DC USA
Pat JarvisPRRMarch 18, 19415'10"180Carlyle, IL USA
Larry JasterPLLJanuary 13, 19446'3"190Midland, MI USA
Tom KelleyPRRJanuary 5, 19446'0"190Manchester, CT USA
Mike LumRFLLOctober 27, 19456'0"180Honolulu, HI USA
Denny McLainPRRMarch 29, 19446'1"185Chicago, IL USA
Mike McQueenPLLAugust 30, 19506'0"188Oklahoma City, OK USA
Felix Millan2BRRAugust 21, 19435'11"172Yabucoa, P.R.
Jim NashPRRFebruary 9, 19456'5"215Hawthorne, NV USA
Gary NeibauerPRROctober 29, 19446'3"200Billings, MT USA
Phil NiekroPRRApril 1, 19396'1"180Blaine, OH USA
Rowland OfficeCFLLOctober 25, 19526'0"170Sacramento, CA USA
Marty PerezSSRRFebruary 28, 19465'11"160Visalia, CA USA
Ron ReedPRRNovember 2, 19426'6"215La Porte, IN USA
Ron SchuelerPRRApril 14, 19486'4"205Catherine, KS USA
George StonePLLJuly 9, 19466'3"205Ruston, LA USA
Cecil UpshawPRROctober 22, 19426'6"205Spearsville, LA USA
Earl WilliamsCRRJuly 14, 19486'3"215Newark, NJ USA



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