1972 Evansville Triplets Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 1st in the AA's East Division
Manager: Del Crandall (0-0), Mike Roarke (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 147,807, Avg. 2,112
1972 Evansville Triplets Statistics

Playoffs - Evansville Triplets 3 games, Wichita Aeros 0

The Evansville Triplets of the American Association ended the 1972 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Triplets plated 588 runs and conceded 497 runs. Bob Hansen paced Evansville with 25 home runs, while Bobby Mitchell and Bill McNulty walloped 15 or more, too. Bob Hansen drove in 77 runs. Bob Coluccio led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .300 clip. Lloyd Gladden topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.71 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1972 Evansville Triplets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jerry Bell, Bruce Brubaker, Bob Coluccio, Rob Ellis, Dick Estelle, John Felske, Pepe Frías, Pedro García, Bob Hansen, John Harrell, Wilbur Howard, Jack Lind, Bill McNulty, Bobby Mitchell, Ray Newman, Darrell Porter, Archie Reynolds, Gary Ryerson, Jim Slaton, Bernie Smith, Dan Thomas and Carlos Velazquez.

Del Crandall and Mike Roarke served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gene AmmannRRJanuary 30, 19495'10"175New York, NY US
Jerry BellSROctober 6, 19476'4"190Madison, TN US
Bruce BrubakerRRDecember 29, 19416'1"198Harrisburg, PA US
Gary CavalloRRFebruary 26, 19486'4"195Queens, NY US
Bob ColuccioRROctober 2, 19515'11"183Centralia, WA US
Rob EllisRRJuly 3, 19505'11"180Grand Rapids, MI US
Dick EstelleSLJanuary 18, 19426'2"170Lakewood, NJ US
John FelskeRRMay 30, 19426'3"195Chicago, IL US
Pepe FríasRRJuly 14, 19485'10"159San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Matt GalanteRRMarch 22, 19445'6"157Brooklyn, NY US
Pedro GarcíaRRApril 17, 19505'10"175Guayama, PR
Lloyd GladdenRRDecember 10, 19466'0"180Portland, OR US
Bob HansenLLMay 26, 19486'0"195Boston, MA US
Tom HarmonLRDecember 16, 19485'11"185
John HarrellRRNovember 27, 19476'2"190Long Beach, CA US
Michael HersonRRJanuary 31, 19476'2"192
Wilbur HowardSRJanuary 8, 19496'2"170Lowell, NC US
Jack LindSRJune 8, 19466'0"170Denver, CO US
Bill McNultyRRAugust 29, 19466'4"205Sacramento, CA US
Bobby MitchellRROctober 22, 19436'3"185Norristown, PA US
Ray NewmanLLJune 20, 19456'5"205Evansville, IN US
Darrell PorterLRJanuary 17, 19526'0"193Joplin, MO US
Archie ReynoldsRRJanuary 3, 19466'2"205Glendale, CA US
Gary RyersonRLJune 17, 19486'1"175Los Angeles, CA US
Wes ScottRRNovember 19, 19466'0"150
Jim SlatonRRJune 19, 19506'0"185Long Beach, CA US
Bernie SmithRRSeptember 4, 19415'9"164Ponchatoula, LA US
Dan ThomasRRMay 9, 19516'2"190Birmingham, AL US
Carlos VelazquezRRMarch 22, 19485'11"180Loiza, PR
Larry WallinLRNovember 14, 19456'3"200

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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