1972 Savannah Braves Statistics
Team Record: 80-59
Finished 2nd in the SL's East Division
Manager: Clint Courtney (80-59)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Attendance: 78,147, Avg. 1,124
The Savannah Braves of the Southern League ended the 1972 season with a record of 80 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Braves scored 665 runs and allowed 532 runs. Jack Pierce paced Savannah with 23 home runs, while Gregory Foreman walloped 15 or more also. Jack Pierce drove in 103 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .292. Larry Maxie led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 1.54 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1972 Savannah Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jack Pierce, Jamie Easterly, Chico Ruiz, John Fuller, Wenty Ford, Max León, Pablo Torrealba, Larvell Blanks, Rowland Office, Adrian Devine, Larry Maxie and Rod Gilbreath.
Clint Courtney served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Maxie | 13 | 6 | .684 | 1.54 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 134.0 | 111 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Adrian Devine | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.12 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 130.0 | 128 | 54 | 45 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 94 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Paul Click | 9 | 2 | .818 | 3.67 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 108.0 | 88 | 49 | 44 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Charles Sprinkle | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.57 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 147.0 | 112 | 53 | 42 | 14 | 65 | 2 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Domingo Figueroa | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.26 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 94.0 | 69 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 75 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Mike Newson | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.45 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86.0 | 75 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Max León | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.70 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wenty Ford | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.84 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 111.0 | 96 | 40 | 35 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Jose Sevillano | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.74 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 84 | 52 | 44 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Brian Nelson | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.86 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 113 | 68 | 54 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Pablo Torrealba | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.08 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39.0 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Richard Towers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Landesberg | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.62 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Stan Babieracki | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Britton | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.57 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61.0 | 68 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Jamie Easterly | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James Sanders | 0 | 1 | .000 | 36.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 80 | 59 | .576 | 3.40 | 405 | 139 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 34 | 1183.0 | 1089 | 532 | 447 | 107 | 416 | 28 | 825 | 45 | 7 | 44 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico Ruiz | 139 | 614 | 530 | 81 | 143 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 25 | 16 | 71 | 119 | .270 | .356 | .374 | .729 | 198 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Jack Pierce | 138 | 551 | 479 | 78 | 140 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 103 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 111 | .292 | .370 | .514 | .884 | 246 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Rod Gilbreath | 117 | 518 | 451 | 79 | 125 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 45 | 10 | 51 | 93 | .277 | .355 | .419 | .774 | 189 | 5 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Rowland Office | 128 | 484 | 416 | 71 | 112 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 92 | .269 | .359 | .401 | .760 | 167 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Gregory Foreman | 127 | 505 | 421 | 72 | 105 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 70 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 125 | .249 | .362 | .461 | .823 | 194 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Sam Houston | 121 | 341 | 321 | 40 | 83 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 85 | .259 | .290 | .358 | .648 | 115 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Larvell Blanks | 83 | 301 | 271 | 38 | 77 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 46 | .284 | .344 | .435 | .780 | 118 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Tom Heierle | 108 | 336 | 287 | 38 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 66 | .268 | .352 | .418 | .770 | 120 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Hank McGraw | 100 | 305 | 254 | 42 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 46 | .260 | .367 | .476 | .844 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Francisco Obregon | 77 | 216 | 183 | 26 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 23 | .246 | .336 | .333 | .670 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| John Fuller | 54 | 194 | 176 | 28 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 24 | .239 | .302 | .369 | .671 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Roberto Santiago | 77 | 193 | 164 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 45 | .195 | .298 | .287 | .584 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Stu Cann | 25 | 83 | 69 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | .290 | .395 | .362 | .757 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Paul Click | 26 | 49 | 47 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .191 | .208 | .319 | .527 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charles Sprinkle | 41 | 51 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .186 | .239 | .326 | .565 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Wenty Ford | 53 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .200 | .273 | .233 | .506 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Jeffrey Geach | 19 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .194 | .194 | .355 | .548 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Domingo Figueroa | 29 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .148 | .172 | .148 | .321 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Brian Nelson | 40 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .129 | .206 | .226 | .432 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Glen Landesberg | 22 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .455 | .333 | .788 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Jack | 11 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mike Newson | 29 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .125 | .160 | .208 | .368 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Larry Maxie | 48 | 45 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .088 | .295 | .088 | .384 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Adrian Devine | 26 | 52 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .062 | .100 | .125 | .225 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pablo Torrealba | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .200 | .385 | .200 | .585 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Britton | 31 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Max León | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jose Sevillano | 41 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .105 | .227 | .158 | .385 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Curtis Moore | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan Babieracki | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmie Collins | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Towers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1755 | 5108 | 4427 | 665 | 1127 | 204 | 33 | 119 | 602 | 145 | 58 | 524 | 1036 | .255 | .337 | .396 | .733 | 1754 | 0 | 47 | 69 | 41 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Pierce | 1B | 138 | 1167 | 61 | 20 | 109 | .984 | 8.899 | ||||
| Hank McGraw | 1B | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.600 | ||||
| Bobby Jack | 1B | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| John Fuller | 1B | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | ||||
| Roberto Santiago | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Curtis Moore | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Jeffrey Geach | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Chico Ruiz | 2B | 138 | 314 | 369 | 21 | 95 | .970 | 4.949 | ||||
| Larvell Blanks | 2B | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.500 | ||||
| Rod Gilbreath | 3B | 117 | 106 | 224 | 27 | 16 | .924 | 2.821 | ||||
| Hank McGraw | 3B | 19 | 18 | 40 | 5 | 3 | .921 | 3.053 | ||||
| Francisco Obregon | 3B | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | .944 | 2.833 | ||||
| Bobby Jack | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Tom Heierle | C | 99 | 515 | 33 | 12 | 4 | .979 | 5.535 | 10 | |||
| Roberto Santiago | C | 68 | 317 | 23 | 4 | 4 | .988 | 5.000 | 5 | |||
| Jeffrey Geach | C | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.556 | 1 | |||
| Sam Houston | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | |||
| Gregory Foreman | OF | 126 | 200 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .977 | 1.675 | ||||
| Rowland Office | OF | 125 | 245 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .981 | 2.032 | ||||
| Sam Houston | OF | 105 | 148 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .946 | 1.495 | ||||
| Hank McGraw | OF | 59 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 1.339 | ||||
| John Fuller | OF | 47 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .953 | 1.723 | ||||
| Stu Cann | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | ||||
| Bobby Jack | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Larry Maxie | P | 48 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .955 | .438 | ||||
| Wenty Ford | P | 48 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 2 | .950 | .792 | ||||
| Charles Sprinkle | P | 38 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .941 | .842 | ||||
| Jose Sevillano | P | 38 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .944 | .447 | ||||
| Brian Nelson | P | 36 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .913 | .583 | ||||
| Jimmy Britton | P | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .226 | ||||
| Mike Newson | P | 29 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .448 | ||||
| Domingo Figueroa | P | 27 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .929 | .963 | ||||
| Adrian Devine | P | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .960 | .960 | ||||
| Paul Click | P | 22 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .952 | .909 | ||||
| Pablo Torrealba | P | 20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .800 | .600 | ||||
| Glen Landesberg | P | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .421 | ||||
| Richard Towers | P | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 | ||||
| Stan Babieracki | P | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 | ||||
| Max León | P | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| James Sanders | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Jamie Easterly | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| Larvell Blanks | SS | 76 | 101 | 216 | 13 | 44 | .961 | 4.171 | ||||
| Francisco Obregon | SS | 54 | 76 | 134 | 4 | 22 | .981 | 3.889 | ||||
| Stu Cann | SS | 22 | 42 | 64 | 4 | 9 | .964 | 4.818 | ||||
| Rod Gilbreath | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| Totals | 1641 | 3561 | 1422 | 151 | 327 | .971 | 3.037 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
