1972 New York Mets - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1972 New York Mets

League

National League

Division

East

Calendar

1972 Baseball Calendar

Location

New York,New York

W-L Record

83-73 (.532) GBL: -13.5

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

3 / 6 / 10

Runs For/Against

528 / 578 Diff: -50

Playoffs

dnq

Playoff Series

dnq

Playoff Series

General Manager(s)

Bob Scheffing

Manager(s)

Yogi Berra

Ballpark

Shea Stadium

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Richard Bengston (1-13)

Attendance

2,134,185

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Years Active

1962-2021

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1972 New York Mets Season Roster

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Grid Filters		Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers 22-under over35
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
20	Tommie Agee	29	11	OF	5-11	195	R	R	1942-08-09	Magnolia,AL	1961- 0- 0-CLE	MLB	1962-1973	1962-1973	0.000	US
1	Lute Barnes	25	1	2B-SS	5-10	160	R	R	1947-04-28	Forest City,IA	1969- 21- 484-NYN	MLB	1972-1973	1972-1973	0.000	US
5	Jim Beauchamp	32	9	1B-OF	6-2	205	R	R	1939-08-21	Vinita,OK	1958- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1963-1973	1963-1973	0.000	US
12	Ken Boswell	26	6	2B-3B	6-0	172	L	R	1946-02-23	Austin,TX	1965- 4- 66-NYN	MLB	1967-1977	1967-1977	0.000	US
38	Buzz Capra	24	2	P	5-10	168	R	R	1947-10-01	Chicago,IL	1969- 27- 627-NYN	MLB	1971-1977	1971-1977	0.000	US
10	Duffy Dyer	26	5	C-DH	6-0	195	R	R	1945-08-15	Dayton,OH	1966- 1- 9-NYN	MLB	1968-1980	1968-1980	0.000	US
2	Jim Fregosi	30	12	SS-1B	6-1	190	R	R	1942-04-04	San Francisco,CA	1960- 0- 0-BOS	MLB	1961-1978	1961-1978	0.000	US
34	Danny Frisella	26	6	P	6-0	195	L	R	1946-03-04	San Francisco,CA	1966- 3- 49-NYN	MLB	1967-1976	1967-1976	0.000	US
11	Wayne Garrett	24	4	3B-2B	5-11	183	L	R	1947-12-03	Brooksville,FL	1965- 6- 104-MLN	MLB	1969-1978	1969-1978	0.000	US
39	Gary Gentry	25	4	P	6-0	183	R	R	1946-10-06	Phoenix,AZ	1967- 3- 60-NYN	MLB	1969-1975	1969-1975	0.000	US
15	Jerry Grote	29	9	C-3B	5-10	190	R	R	1942-10-06	San Antonio,TX	1962- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1963-1981	1963-1985	0.000	US
25	Don Hahn	23	4	OF	6-1	185	R	R	1948-11-16	San Francisco,CA	1966- 17- 337-SFN	MLB	1969-1975	1969-1977	0.000	US
3	Bud Harrelson	28	8	SS-2B	5-11	160	B	R	1944-06-06	Niles,CA	1963- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1965-1980	1965-1980	0.000	US
21	Cleon Jones	29	9	OF-1B	6-0	200	R	L	1942-08-04	Plateau,AL	1962- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1963-1976	1963-1976	0.000	US
36	Jerry Koosman	28	6	P	6-2	208	R	L	1943-12-23	Appleton,MN	1964- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1967-1985	1967-1985	0.000	US
7	Ed Kranepool	27	11	1B-OF	6-3	215	L	L	1944-11-08	New York,NY	1962- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1962-1979	1962-1979	0.000	US
18	Dave Marshall	29	5	OF	6-1	190	L	R	1943-01-14	Artesia,CA	1963- 0- 0-ANA	MLB	1968-1973	1968-1973	0.000	US
17	Ted Martinez	24	3	SS-2B	6-0	165	R	R	1947-12-10	Barahona,DR	1966- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1970-1979	1970-1980	0.000	DR
32	Jon Matlack	22	2	P	6-3	205	L	L	1950-01-19	West Chester,PA	1967- 1- 4-NYN	MLB	1971-1983	1971-1983	0.000	US
24	Willie Mays	41	21	OF-1B	5-11	180	R	R	1931-05-06	Westfield,AL		MLB	1951-1973	1951-1973	0.000	US
43	Jim McAndrew	28	5	P	6-2	185	R	R	1944-01-11	Lost Nation,IA	1965- 11- 206-NYN	MLB	1968-1974	1968-1974	0.000	US
45	Tug McGraw	27	7	P	6-0	185	R	L	1944-08-30	Martinez,CA	1964- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1965-1984	1965-1990	0.000	US
28	John Milner	22	2	1B-OF	6-0	185	L	L	1949-12-28	Atlanta,GA	1968- 14- 301-NYN	MLB	1971-1982	1971-1982	0.000	US
19	Tommy Moore	23	1	P	5-11	175	R	R	1948-07-07	Lynwood,CA	1968- 32- 724-KCA	MLB	1972-1977	1972-1977	0.000	US
35	Joe Nolan	21	1	C-DH	6-0	190	L	R	1951-05-12	St. Louis,MO	1969- 2- 28-NYN	MLB	1972-1985	1972-1985	0.000	US
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
44	Bob Rauch	23	1	P	6-4	200	R	R	1949-06-16	Brookings,SD	1967- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1972-1972	1972-1972	0.000	US
33	Ray Sadecki	31	13	P	5-11	180	L	L	1940-12-26	Kansas City,KS	1958- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1960-1977	1960-1977	0.000	US
23	Dave Schneck	23	1	OF	5-10	200	L	L	1949-06-18	Allentown,PA	1967- 38- 696-NYN	MLB	1972-1974	1972-1977	0.000	US
41	Tom Seaver	27	6	P	6-1	206	R	R	1944-11-17	Fresno,CA	1966- 1- 19-ATL	MLB	1967-1986	1967-1986	0.000	US
4	Rusty Staub	28	10	OF-DH	6-2	200	L	R	1944-04-01	New Orleans,LA	1961- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1963-1985	1963-1985	0.000	US
40	Brent Strom	23	1	P	6-3	190	R	L	1948-10-14	San Diego,CA	1970- 1- 3-NYN	MLB	1972-1977	1972-1981	0.000	US
9	Bill Sudakis	26	5	3B-C	6-1	190	B	R	1946-03-27	Joliet,IL	1964- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1968-1975	1968-1976	0.000	US
42	Chuck Taylor	30	4	P	6-2	195	R	R	1942-04-18	Murfreesboro,TN	1961- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1969-1976	1969-1976	0.000	US
42	Hank Webb	22	1	P	6-3	175	R	R	1950-05-21	Copiague,NY	1968- 10- 205-NYN	MLB	1972-1977	1972-1978	0.000	US
34 record(s)

Glossary:
Unif Uniform Number, if available Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Exp Experience in # of years. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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