1972 Salem Pirates Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 79-58
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Tim Murtaugh (79-58)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 43,910, Avg. 641
1972 Salem Pirates Statistics

Playoffs - Salem Pirates 2 games, Burlington Rangers 1

The Salem Pirates of the Carolina League ended the 1972 season with a record of 79 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the CL.

The Pirates led the circuit with 637 runs, ignited by 84 home runs. Salem surrendered 583 runs. Dave Parker paced the team with 22 home runs, while Ron Mitchell walloped 15 or more, too. Dave Parker drove in 101 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .310 average. Jim Minshall paced the squad with 16 wins, and Doug Bair as well added 15 or more victories as well Doug Bair earned a 2.85 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Doug Bair, Lafayette Currence, Ken Macha, Mario Mendoza, Jim Minshall, John Morlan, Ed Ott, Dave Parker and Jim Sadowski were all players from the 1972 Salem Pirates who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Tim Murtaugh served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gary AbramRRJune 7, 19526'3"190
Rich AndersonRRJuly 14, 19506'3"200
Doug BairRRAugust 22, 19496'0"170Defiance, OH US
Terry CollinsRRMay 27, 19495'9"158Midland, MI US
Lafayette CurrenceSLDecember 3, 19515'11"175Rock Hill, SC US
Bill JamesSRSeptember 2, 19466'1"205
John LylesRRMarch 24, 19466'1"185
Ken MachaRRSeptember 29, 19506'2"215Monroeville, PA US
DeWayne MasonRRAugust 7, 19486'3"160
Steve McFarlandRRApril 25, 19505'10"170
Kenneth MelvinRRFebruary 17, 19516'0"160
Mario MendozaRRDecember 26, 19505'11"170Chihuahua, Chihuahua MX
Jim MinshallRRJuly 4, 19476'6"215Covington, KY US
Ron MitchellRRSeptember 18, 19516'3"175Phoenix, AZ US
John MorlanRRNovember 22, 19476'0"178Columbus, OH US
Tim MurtaughSRMay 6, 19435'11"195Chester, PA US
David NelsonRRSeptember 28, 19496'5"215
Ed OttLRJuly 11, 19515'10"190Muncy, PA US
Dave ParkerLRJune 9, 19516'5"230Grenada, MS US
Edward RobbinsRR6'1"185
Jim SadowskiRRAugust 7, 19516'3"195Pittsburgh, PA US
Felix SantanaRRApril 29, 19425'7"152Mao, Valverde DO
Alvin SellsRR6'3"183
John SimontacchiLR6'2"205
Larry SmithRR5'11"162
Robert SorrentinoLL6'1"185
Paul StrauchRR6'3"180
William ThomasRRDecember 23, 19496'3"190
John VanceLR6'3"208
George WhileymanRRMarch 29, 19506'4"190

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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