1972 Trois Rivieres Aigles Roster
Team Record: 76-60
Finished 1st in the EL's National Division
Manager: Jim Snyder (76-60)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Stade Fernand-Bédard
Attendance: 119,751, Avg. 1,761
Playoffs - West Haven Yankees 3 games, Trois Rivieres Aigles 0
The Trois Rivieres Aigles of the Eastern League ended the 1972 season with a record of 76 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the league's National Division.
The Aigles led the league with just 461 runs allowed. Trois Rivieres scored 522 runs. Ken Griffey paced the team with 14 home runs Dan Driessen drove in 65 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .322 average. Pete Hamm paced the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 2.3 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1972 Trois Rivieres Aigles who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Santo Alcalá, Joaquín Andújar, Tom Carroll, Dan Driessen, Rawly Eastwick, Ken Griffey, Pete Hamm, Ray Knight, Will McEnaney, Ozzie Osborn, Tom Spencer, Joel Youngblood and Pat Zachry.
Jim Snyder served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Alcalá | R | R | December 23, 1952 | 6'5" | 195 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Joaquín Andújar | S | R | December 21, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Billy Barlow | R | R | February 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Memphis, TN US |
| Richard Blackstone | L | R | June 12, 1948 | 6'5" | 220 | |
| James Bottoms | L | R | November 23, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Kent Burdick | R | R | December 16, 1950 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Tom Carroll | L | R | November 5, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | Oriskany, NY US |
| Arthur Cover | L | L | September 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Thomas Creola | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Dan Driessen | L | R | July 29, 1951 | 5'11" | 187 | Hilton Head Island, SC US |
| Rawly Eastwick | R | R | October 24, 1950 | 6'3" | 180 | Camden, NJ US |
| Bill Ferguson | R | R | October 27, 1947 | 6'4" | 225 | |
| Jim Flynn | R | R | December 9, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Tony Franklin | S | R | June 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 155 | Portland, ME US |
| Ken Griffey | L | L | April 10, 1950 | 5'11" | 190 | Donora, PA US |
| Pete Hamm | R | R | September 20, 1947 | 6'5" | 210 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Ken Hansen | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Jim Hoff | R | R | April 16, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| John Jackson | R | R | December 30, 1948 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Ray Knight | R | R | December 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Albany, GA US |
| Will McEnaney | L | L | February 14, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Springfield, OH US |
| Ozzie Osborn | R | R | June 19, 1946 | 6'2" | 195 | Springfield, MO US |
| Mickey Pless | R | R | November 27, 1947 | 6'4" | 170 | |
| Tom Spencer | R | R | February 28, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | Gallipolis, OH US |
| Mike Staffieri | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Bob Welsh | R | R | March 16, 1951 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Joel Youngblood | R | R | August 28, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Houston, TX US |
| Pat Zachry | R | R | April 24, 1952 | 6'5" | 180 | Richmond, TX US |
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.
