1972 Orlando Twins Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 63-68
Finished 4th in the FSL's West Division
Manager: Early Wynn (63-68)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Orlando, Florida
Ballpark: Tinker Field
Attendance: 50,332, Avg. 768
1972 Orlando Twins Statistics

The Orlando Twins of the Florida State League ended the 1972 season with a record of 63 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Twins plated 488 runs and allowed 530 runs. Ed Palat and Jack Sexton paced Orlando with 10 home runs apiece. Joe Jacobsen drove in 66 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .286 average. David Allen led the squad with 13 wins, while Frank Hecomovich registered a 2.81 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.

Members of the 1972 Orlando Twins who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dave Edwards, Willie Norwood and Mike Poepping.

Early Wynn served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
David AllenLLAugust 6, 19526'2"172
Mike BaierRRSeptember 9, 19496'2"175
Harry BilyeuRR5'8"175
Joe BochyRR6'0"170
Kenneth BraunRROctober 2, 19516'0"180
John BrooksLL6'4"185
Lynn BuehnerLLAugust 8, 19526'3"180
Kevin CooneyLRAugust 12, 19506'1"190
Terence CupplesLRMay 10, 19496'5"190
Ron DavisonRROctober 3, 19525'10"155
Dave EdwardsRRFebruary 24, 19546'0"170Los Angeles, CA US
John EichholtzRRMay 18, 19536'3"195
Tommy HaneganLROctober 8, 19505'11"170
John HasbrouckLRNovember 23, 19506'2"190
Charles HatchRR6'5"210
Frank HecomovichLLJune 3, 19486'4"215
Jeffrey HooperSLOctober 25, 19525'11"175
Marion JacksonRR5'10"180
Joe JacobsenRRJanuary 18, 19496'1"200
William KissellRR6'0"174
Jerry LundinLRMarch 25, 19496'0"175
Scott MarchaelRLMay 7, 19536'2"195
Ronald MercierRRAugust 17, 19536'3"205
Thomas MitterholzerRR6'4"
Willie NorwoodRRNovember 7, 19506'0"185Greene County, AL US
Ed PalatRRDecember 16, 19485'10"170Augsburg, DE
John PhelpsRR6'0"178
Mike PoeppingRRAugust 7, 19506'6"230Little Falls, MN US
Dwayne RoemenRR6'4"195
Edmund SavoldRRNovember 28, 19486'0"178
Jack SextonRRMay 27, 19486'3"195
Bill StiegemeierRRSeptember 16, 19506'3"195
Patrick StoneLRApril 4, 19536'1"185
Jay ThorntonRRDecember 1, 19535'11"180
Clark UllomLLMarch 19, 19506'3"180

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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