1972 West Palm Beach Expos Roster
Team Record: 64-65
Finished 4th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Lance Nichols (64-65)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 73,836, Avg. 1,145
The West Palm Beach Expos of the Florida State League ended the 1972 season with a record of 64 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Expos yielded 386 runs, fewest in the league. West Palm Beach plated 427 runs, worst in the circuit,. Bombo Rivera drove in 60 runs. Pat Scanlon led batters with significant playing time with a .274 average. Dale Harrington topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 1.51 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1972 West Palm Beach Expos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Craig Caskey, Dale Murray, Bombo Rivera, Larry Parrish, Gary Carter, Don Hopkins, Jerry White, Pat Scanlon, Dennis Blair and Chip Lang.
Lance Nichols served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Albin | R | R | April 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 180 | Utica, NY US |
| Felix Arce | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | San Anton, PR |
| Rafael Baez | R | R | 6'0" | 145 | , DO | |
| Carl Baker | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Richard Baker | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Dennis Blair | R | R | June 5, 1954 | 6'5" | 182 | Middletown, OH US |
| Billy Bolden | L | L | October 26, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Jefferson, TX US |
| Gary Bryant | R | R | December 18, 1953 | 6'3" | 208 | |
| Gary Burnett | R | R | September 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Dave Carey | L | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Gary Carter | R | R | April 8, 1954 | 6'2" | 205 | Culver City, CA US |
| Craig Caskey | S | L | December 11, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Visalia, CA US |
| Alfonso Collazo | R | R | December 28, 1951 | 5'11" | 186 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Michel Dion | R | R | February 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 170 | Granby, QC CA |
| Danny Field | S | R | January 12, 1952 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Stephen Fuller | L | R | 6'4" | 170 | ||
| Hector Gonzalez | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | , PR | |
| Frank Hale | R | R | May 9, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dale Harrington | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Don Hopkins | L | R | January 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | West Point, MS US |
| James Horsch | R | R | June 10, 1952 | 6'3" | 200 | Bartlesville, OK US |
| Otto Kemper | L | R | May 24, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Brenham, TX US |
| Chip Lang | R | R | August 21, 1952 | 6'4" | 205 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Manny Lantigua | R | R | April 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Joe Leeder | R | R | May 6, 1954 | 6'3" | 191 | Brockville, ON CA |
| Michael Liebeck | R | R | May 19, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Dale Murray | R | R | February 2, 1950 | 6'4" | 205 | Cuero, TX US |
| Juan Navarrete | L | R | September 22, 1953 | 6'1" | 160 | Gomez Palacio, Durango MX |
| Larry Parrish | R | R | November 10, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Winter Haven, FL US |
| Felix Peguero | S | R | 5'9" | 148 | ||
| Bombo Rivera | R | R | August 2, 1952 | 5'10" | 187 | Ponce, PR |
| Maurice Robert | R | R | March 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Waco, TX US |
| Harry Rogers | R | R | ||||
| John Scalia | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Pat Scanlon | L | R | September 23, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Michael Scherer | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Wayne Schlosser | R | R | June 17, 1952 | 6'0" | 215 | Lestock, SK CA |
| Rusty Simpson | R | R | September 10, 1950 | Hahira, GA US | ||
| Cannon Smith | L | L | June 13, 1951 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Tom Thomson | R | R | January 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Thomas, ON CA |
| Richard Turner | R | R | 6'5" | 225 | ||
| Glenn Vickery | R | R | June 20, 1951 | 6'3" | 200 | Mobile, AL US |
| Randolph Viefhaus | L | R | November 20, 1951 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Greg Wellman | L | L | September 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Jerry White | S | R | August 23, 1952 | 5'10" | 164 | Shirley, MA 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.
