1972 Chicago Cubs Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 85-70
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,299,163, Avg. 17,556
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Leo Durocher (46-44)
Manager: Whitey Lockman (39-26)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1972 Chicago Cubs Statistics
1972 Chicago Cubs Results

The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1972 season with a record of 85 wins and 70 losses, finishing second in the NL's East Division.

The Cubs scored 685 runs and conceded 567 runs. Billy Williams walloped 37 home runs for Chicago, while Jose Cardenal, Jim Hickman and Ron Santo each added 20 or more, too. Billy Williams accounted for 122 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .333 average. Fergie Jenkins led the squad with 20 wins, plus Milt Pappas, too contributed 15 or more wins, too Milt Pappas recorded a 2.77 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Leo Durocher and Whitey Lockman coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jack AkerPRRJuly 13, 19406'2"190Tulare, CA USA
Glenn Beckert2BRROctober 12, 19406'1"190Pittsburgh, PA USA
Bill BonhamPRROctober 1, 19486'3"190Glendale, CA USA
Pat Bourque1BLLMarch 23, 19476'0"210Worcester, MA USA
Jose CardenalRFRROctober 7, 19435'10"150Matanzas, Ma Cuba
Frank CogginsPBRMay 22, 19446'2"187Griffin, GA USA
Clint ComptonPLLNovember 1, 19505'11"185Montgomery, AL USA
Tommy Davis1BRRMarch 21, 19396'2"195Brooklyn, NY USA
Joe DeckerPRRJune 16, 19476'0"180Storm Lake, IA USA
Carmen Fanzone3BRRAugust 30, 19416'0"200Detroit, MI USA
Frank FernandezCRRApril 16, 19436'0"185Staten Island, NY USA
Larry GuraPBLNovember 26, 19476'0"170Joliet, IL USA
Steve HamiltonPLLNovember 30, 19346'6"190Columbia, KY USA
Bill HandsPRRMay 6, 19406'2"185Hackensack, NJ USA
Elrod HendricksCLRDecember 22, 19406'1"175Charlotte Amalie, St V.I.
Jim Hickman1BRRMay 10, 19376'3"192Henning, TN USA
Gene HiserRFLLDecember 11, 19485'11"175Baltimore, MD USA
Burt HootonPRRFebruary 7, 19506'1"210Greenville, TX USA
Randy HundleyCRRJune 1, 19425'11"170Martinsville, VA USA
Fergie JenkinsPRRDecember 13, 19426'5"205Chatham, ON CAN
Don KessingerSSBRJuly 17, 19426'1"170Forrest City, AR USA
Pete LaCockRFLLJanuary 17, 19526'2"200Burbank, CA USA
J. C. MartinCLRDecember 13, 19366'2"188Axton, VA USA
Dan McGinnPLLNovember 29, 19436'0"185Omaha, NE USA
Rick MondayCFLLNovember 20, 19456'3"193Batesville, AR USA
Al Montreuil2BRRAugust 23, 19435'5"158New Orleans, LA USA
Bill NorthCFBRMay 15, 19485'11"185Seattle, WA USA
Milt PappasPRRMay 11, 19396'3"190Detroit, MI USA
Joe Pepitone1BLLOctober 9, 19406'2"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Tom PhoebusPRRApril 7, 19425'8"185Baltimore, MD USA
Juan PizarroPLLFebruary 7, 19375'11"170Santurce, P.R.
Paul Popovich2BBRAugust 18, 19406'0"175Flemington, WV USA
Phil ReganPRRApril 6, 19376'3"200Otsego, MI USA
Rick ReuschelPRRMay 16, 19496'3"215Quincy, IL USA
Dave RoselloSSRRJune 26, 19505'11"160Mayaguez, P.R.
Ken RudolphCRRDecember 29, 19466'1"180Rockford, IL USA
Ron Santo3BRRFebruary 25, 19406'0"190Seattle, WA USA
Art Shamsky1BLLOctober 14, 19416'1"168St. Louis, MO USA
Jim TyroneLFRRJanuary 29, 19496'1"185Alice, TX USA
Chris WardPLLMay 18, 19496'0"180Oakland, CA USA
Billy WilliamsLFLRJune 15, 19386'1"175Whistler, AL USA



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