1972 Amarillo Giants Roster
Team Record: 71-68
Finished 2nd in the TL's West Division
Manager: Denny Sommers (71-68)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Ballpark: Amarillo Dilla Villa
Attendance: 65,560, Avg. 943
The Amarillo Giants of the Texas League ended the 1972 season with a record of 71 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.
The Giants scored 530 runs and yielded 536 runs. Steve Ontiveros led Amarillo with 12 home runs and accounted for 75 RBI. Leon Brown paced all regular hitters by hitting .298. Marty Waldeck topped the squad with 11 wins, while Leo Mazzone recorded a 2.25 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1972 Amarillo Giants who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Steve Ontiveros, Horace Speed, Butch Metzger, Frank Riccelli and Leon Brown.
Denny Sommers served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusto Austin | R | R | June 29, 1949 | 5'11" | 162 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Leon Brown | R | R | November 16, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Jeff Campbell | L | R | June 26, 1945 | 5'10" | 182 | Gordo, AL US |
| Chico Cedeno | L | L | January 30, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | Bayamon, PR |
| Art Cleary | L | R | August 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Randy Cohen | R | R | September 15, 1948 | 6'0" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Ken Cornell | L | R | September 29, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Robert DeLong | L | L | December 25, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | San Jose, CA US |
| Bob Frazier | R | R | January 21, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Wauchula, FL US |
| Jake Jacobsen | R | R | June 17, 1947 | 6'2" | 194 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Harold Jeffcoat | L | R | September 3, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Nashville, TN US |
| Steve Kokor | R | R | February 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Leo Mazzone | L | L | October 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 180 | Keyser, WV US |
| Butch Metzger | R | R | May 23, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Lafayette, IN US |
| Steve Ontiveros | S | R | October 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Luis Penalver | R | R | November 20, 1941 | 5'11" | 170 | Cumana, Sucre VE |
| Manny Perez | R | R | April 22, 1949 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Frank Riccelli | L | L | February 24, 1953 | 6'3" | 205 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Gene Rinaldi | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Andy Rodriguez | R | R | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Pat Russell | R | R | June 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| John Sielicki | S | L | October 12, 1951 | 6'4" | 205 | Hartford, CT US |
| Horace Speed | R | R | October 4, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Glenn Stitzel | L | R | October 31, 1946 | 6'0" | 165 | Pottsville, PA US |
| Marty Waldeck | R | R | August 16, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Dick White | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Hawthorne, CA US |
| Lee White | R | L | October 8, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Oxnard, CA US |
| Scott Wolfe | R | R | July 25, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | Columbus, NE US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
