Home » Leagues » Major League Baseball » Kansas City Royals » 1972 | Roster

» 1972 Kansas City Royals | Roster

Major League Baseball

Record: 76-78 .494.... 4th in American League West
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 707,656

Top Draft Pick: Jamie Quirk (#18) MLB
Manager - Bob Lemon

Team Leaders

HR: Mayberry [25]
RBI: Mayberry [100]
2B: Piniella [33]
SB: Patek [33]
W: Splittorff, Drago [12]
SV: Burgmeier [9]
SO: Splittorff [140]

Oldest Player: Ted Abernathy [39]
Youngest Player: Jim Wohlford [21]
Longest Tenure: Tom Burgmeier, Dick Drago, Al Fitzmorris, Mike Hedlund, Joe Keough, Ed Kirkpatrick, Roger Nelson, Bob Oliver, Lou Piniella, Jim Rooker, Paul Schaal [4]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Jim Wohlford (Sep 1)
Pitchers: Norm Angelini (Jul 22) Steve Busby (Sep 8)

2009 Data Products are now available. Includes the TBC Stats Register, Minor League Stats, College Data and the Draft Register. Custom datasets available as well.

TBC Twitter Page - For Site Updates

The Football Cube

This Page does not have a dedicated Sponsor

Centerfield Wall Ad Zone

Pricing Baseball Cards - Baseball Card Grading at Wholesale prices. Grade for as low as $2.00 a card.

Other Advertisers: MLB Trade Rumors Baseball Equipment Baseball Bargains Pro Fantasy Baseball Baseball Slant Forums Fantasy Ethos

Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
36	Ted Abernathy	P	39	R	R	6-4	215	3/6/1933	Stanley, NC	MLB	1955-1972
39	Norm Angelini	P	24	L	L	5-11	175	9/24/1947	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1972-1973
22	Tom Burgmeier	P	28	L	L	5-11	185	8/2/1943	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1968-1984
40	Steve Busby	P	22	R	R	6-2	205	9/29/1949	Burbank, CA	MLB	1972-1980
43	Bruce Dalcanton	P	30	R	R	6-2	205	6/15/1942	California, PA	MLB	1967-1977
41	Dick Drago	P	27	R	R	6-1	190	6/25/1945	Toledo, OH	MLB	1969-1981
23	Al Fitzmorris	P	26	B	R	6-2	190	3/21/1946	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1969-1978
15	Bobby Floyd	SS-2B	28	R	R	6-0	181	10/20/1943	Hawthorne, CA	MLB	1968-1974
2	Ron Hansen	SS	34	R	R	6-3	200	4/5/1938	Oxford, NE	MLB	1958-1972
32	Mike Hedlund	P	25	R	R	6-1	190	8/11/1946	Dallas, TX	MLB	1965-1972
18	Gail Hopkins	1B	29	L	R	5-10	200	2/19/1943	Tulsa, OK	MLB	1968-1974
30	Steve Hovley	OF	27	L	L	5-10	188	12/18/1944	Ventura, CA	MLB	1969-1973
25	Mike Jackson	P	26	L	L	6-3	190	3/27/1946	Paterson, NJ	MLB	1970-1973
16	Joe Keough	OF	26	L	L	6-0	185	1/7/1946	Pomona, CA	MLB	1968-1973
8	Ed Kirkpatrick	OF-C	27	L	R	5-11	195	10/8/1944	Spokane, WA	MLB	1962-1977
19	Bobby Knoop	2B	33	R	R	6-1	170	10/18/1938	Sioux City, IA	MLB	1964-1972
12	Jerry May	C	28	R	R		195	12/14/1943	Staunton, VA	MLB	1964-1973
7	John Mayberry	1B	23	L	L	6-3	220	2/18/1949	Detroit, MI	MLB	1968-1982
20	Monty Montgomery	P	25	R	R	6-3	200	9/1/1946	Albemarle, NC	MLB	1971-1972
29	Tom Murphy	P	26	R	R	6-3	185	12/30/1945	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1968-1979
35	Roger Nelson	P	28	R	R	6-3	205	6/7/1944	Altadena, CA	MLB	1967-1976
33	Bob Oliver	1B-OF	29	R	R	6-2	215	2/8/1943	Shreveport, LA	MLB	1965-1975
26	Amos Otis	OF	25	R	R	5-11	166	4/26/1947	Mobile, AL	MLB	1967-1984
17	Dennis Paepke	C-OF	27	R	R	6-0	202	4/17/1945	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1969-1974
37	Freddie Patek	SS	27	R	R	5-5	148	10/9/1944	Seguin, TX	MLB	1968-1981
9	Lou Piniella	OF	28	R	R	6-2	199	8/28/1943	Tampa, FL	MLB	1964-1984
1	Cookie Rojas	2B	33	R	R	5-10	170	3/6/1939	Havana, CU	MLB	1962-1977
25	Jim Rooker	P	29	R	L	6-0	201	9/23/1942	Lakeview, OR	MLB	1968-1980
10	Paul Schaal	3B	29	R	R	5-11	180	3/3/1943	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1964-1974
5	Richie Scheinblum	OF	29	B	R	6-1	180	11/5/1942	New York, NY	MLB	1965-1974
34	Paul Splittorff	P	25	L	L	6-3	210	10/8/1946	Evansville, IN	MLB	1970-1984
14	Carl Taylor	C-OF	28	R	R	6-2	207	1/20/1944	Sarasota, FL	MLB	1968-1973
6	Jim Wohlford	OF	21	R	R	5-11	175	2/28/1951	Visalia, CA	MLB	1972-1986
28	Ken Wright	P	25	R	R	6-2	210	9/4/1946	Pensacola, FL	MLB	1970-1974