1972 Indians Roster
Gulf Coast League (GCL) - Class: R
Team Record: 34-26
Finished 3rd in the GCL
Manager: Merrill May (34-26)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Sarasota, Florida
1972 Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 34-26
Finished 3rd in the GCL
Manager: Merrill May (34-26)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Sarasota, Florida
The Indians of the Gulf Coast League ended the 1972 season with a record of 34 wins and 26 losses, finishing third in the GCL.
The Indians yielded 236 runs, fewest in the league. The team plated 306 runs. Ed Arsenault topped the team with 7 wins, while Curtis Karpinski registered a 1.77 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Wayne Cage played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Indians to do so.
Merrill May served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Arnerich | R | R | October 28, 1950 | 6'0" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Ed Arsenault | R | R | March 1, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Tampa, FL US |
| Edward Burzo | R | R | November 20, 1952 | 6'0" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Rex Bynum | L | L | September 22, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Enterprise, AL US |
| Wayne Cage | L | L | November 23, 1951 | 6'4" | 205 | Monroe, LA US |
| Gary Cleverly | L | R | October 10, 1950 | 6'0" | 170 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Dick Combs | R | R | August 3, 1954 | 6'1" | 195 | Plant City, FL US |
| Donald Cordonnier | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Jack Darnell | R | R | October 6, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Childress, TX US |
| Jay Davis | L | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Jimmy Denny | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Clyde Fink | R | R | April 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 187 | Rowan County, NC US |
| Anthony Giammaresi | R | R | September 22, 1953 | 6'0" | 155 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Eddie Green | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Ronell Hannah | R | R | 5'11" | |||
| Charles Hendrix | R | R | August 2, 1953 | 6'2" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Hickey | S | R | September 23, 1950 | 5'7" | 160 | Waco, TX US |
| Larry Jackson | R | R | 6'5" | 215 | ||
| James Johnson | R | R | 5'8" | 185 | ||
| Curtis Karpinski | S | R | September 7, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Elyria, OH US |
| Rick Kavanagh | R | R | February 19, 1953 | 6'3" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Donald Kennedy | R | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ken Kirchner | L | L | July 23, 1954 | 6'3" | 190 | Euclid, OH US |
| Louis Krivda | R | R | September 18, 1951 | 6'1" | Cleveland, OH US | |
| Laurence Longa | L | L | August 29, 1953 | 6'2" | 173 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Anthony Manning | R | R | March 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Erie, PA US |
| Larry Marshall | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Felix Menendez | S | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Robert Meyer | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Randy Peterson | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Steve Rametta | R | R | March 22, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Salvador Ramirez | R | R | February 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 165 | Central Quisqueya, DO |
| Michael Smith | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Terry Thompson | R | R | September 21, 1953 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Larry Unser | R | R | September 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 175 | Decatur, IL US |
| Danny Van Auken | S | R | November 6, 1953 | 6'1" | 170 | Painesville, OH US |
| Gary Weese | R | R | November 22, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | Mangum, OK US |
| Glenn Woodruff | R | R | December 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 205 | Aliceville, AL US |
| Kris Yoder | R | R | June 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 175 | Orange, CA US |
