1972 Clinton Pilots Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 49-77
Finished 5th in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Jim Leyland (49-77)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Clinton, Iowa
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Attendance: 37,302, Avg. 592
1972 Clinton Pilots Statistics

The Clinton Pilots of the Midwest League ended the 1972 season with a record of 49 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.

The Pilots plated 477 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 643 runs. Kim Cates paced Clinton with 12 home runs and recorded 84 runs batted in, while leading all regular batters by hitting .296. Fred Bruntrager topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 1.67 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Gary Christenson and Gary Ignasiak both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Jim Leyland served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
James BeeneLL6'1"180
Lawrence BraccoRR6'0"175
Fred BruntragerLL5'11"172
Nat CalamisLR5'11"170
Bruce CarneyLL6'2"190
Kim CatesRR6'5"210
Gary ChristensonLLMay 5, 19536'5"200Mineola, NY US
Mike CorbettRRAugust 15, 19536'2"185Stoughton, MA US
Arnold CostellSL6'3"205
Dave DuBoisSL6'3"195
Glenn FaulkSL6'4"190
Donald FinchLR6'0"160
Ian FinkRRMay 19, 19526'1"185
Bob FlandersSR6'0"195
George HartLRJuly 29, 19505'11"180
Ben HuntSRJune 28, 19535'11"150
Gary IgnasiakLLSeptember 1, 19495'11"185Mount Clemens, MI US
Dave KuhnRR6'0"165
Don LeslieRRFebruary 22, 19536'0"200
Steve LitrasLRAugust 11, 19545'10"160
Alan LocascioRR6'1"185
Stan LukoicRR6'4"204
Joe MajiSRNovember 19, 19465'11"175
Terry MappinLRMarch 23, 19526'2"205
Jeffrey McLimansRR6'7"225
Billy MichaelLLApril 8, 19546'1"185
Robert MoranRR6'4"215
Timothy MurrayRR6'0"210
Roberto PerezRR6'0"175
Fernand PoirierLR6'0"174
Doug RatfordRR6'2"190
Joseph RizzardiLRSeptember 24, 19516'2"195
David ShermanRR6'3"185
Robert ShortellSRJuly 20, 19506'1"180
Gary SmithLL6'0"195
Chuck StoneSRJune 20, 19495'9"175Los Angeles, CA US
Michael TaylorRR6'2"195
Scott ThompsonRR6'0"185
Harrold UnderwoodRRApril 25, 19506'0"158
John ValleRRSeptember 8, 19546'0"180
Miguel VegaRR6'0"178
James VeryzerLR6'1"187
John WalshRL6'2"195
Frank WeisseLL5'11"185
Bob WisniewskiRRDecember 15, 19526'3"205

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.




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