1972 Cedar Rapids Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 51-77
Finished 4th in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Gary Geiger (51-77)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 41,528, Avg. 649
The Cedar Rapids Cardinals of the Midwest League ended the 1972 season with a record of 51 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.
The Cardinals scored 480 runs and surrendered 644 runs, most in the circuit. Leon Lee led Cedar Rapids with 13 home runs Mark Hale recorded 46 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters with a .283 average. Jim Stedman paced the team with 7 wins and a team-best 3.8 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1972 Cedar Rapids Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Larry Herndon, Jerry Mumphrey, Héctor Cruz and Mike Vail.
Gary Geiger served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Abreu | R | R | July 10, 1949 | 5'8" | 155 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Tommy Aloway | R | R | May 17, 1951 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Federico Aquino | R | R | November 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Larry Aubel | R | R | April 3, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Gary Barakat | R | R | September 15, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Chuck Blakley | R | R | October 20, 1949 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Monte Bolinger | R | R | January 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 183 | |
| Wade Boyett | R | R | February 14, 1950 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Don Briddell | S | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Craig Burns | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Dave Byers | L | R | September 30, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Mike Campbell | R | R | 6'2" | 215 | ||
| Mike Camuso | R | R | December 24, 1950 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Mark Cresse | R | R | September 21, 1951 | 6'3" | 220 | St. Albans, NY US |
| Julio Crispin | R | R | January 31, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Héctor Cruz | R | R | April 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Arroyo, PR |
| Victor Diaz | R | R | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Jim Dunham | R | R | March 17, 1952 | 6'0" | 177 | |
| Elpidio Garcia | R | R | 6'1" | 173 | ||
| Luis Gonzalez | R | R | November 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Tony Gonzalez | L | L | October 1, 1953 | 6'1" | 155 | |
| Jimmy Gregory | L | L | February 17, 1950 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Mark Hale | L | L | December 8, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bruce Henderson | L | L | September 13, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Larry Herndon | R | R | November 3, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Sunflower, MS US |
| Leon Lee | S | R | December 4, 1952 | 6'0" | 189 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Jose Lopez | R | R | December 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 158 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Chuck Loseth | R | R | January 10, 1951 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Joe Mazzella | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Fred McGaha | L | R | November 20, 1950 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Jorge Millan | R | R | March 22, 1949 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Jethro Mills | L | L | 6'0" | |||
| Mark Mueller | R | R | September 2, 1951 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Jerry Mumphrey | S | R | September 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Tyler, TX US |
| John Nixon | R | R | October 21, 1949 | 6'3" | 183 | |
| Burt Nordstrom | R | R | December 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Bill Pinkham | R | R | November 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Richmond, IN US |
| Bill Poe | R | R | August 8, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Mike Proffitt | L | L | November 1, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | Gaffney, SC US |
| Randy Recor | L | R | April 1, 1952 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| John Sawatski | L | R | October 2, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Jim Silvey | L | R | July 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Jim Stedman | R | R | September 19, 1950 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Mike Swenton | R | R | January 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Gary Trumbauer | L | L | June 11, 1953 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Mike Vail | R | R | November 10, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Anastasio Velazquez | R | R | June 16, 1949 | 6'1" | 155 | |
| Charles Voskovitch | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Eddie Wheeler | R | R | June 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 152 | |
| Tom Zimmer | R | R | June 30, 1952 | 5'8" | 170 |
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.
