The 1972 roster for the Athletics included Catfish Hunter at pitcher, Dave Duncan at catcher, Mike Epstein at first baseman, Larry Brown at second baseman and Sal Bando at third baseman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Alou | OF | 5'9" | 160 | 12/22/1938 | 33 | Haina, Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | | B. Alyea | OF | 6'3" | 215 | 12/8/1940 | 31 | Passaic, NJ | |
| 3 | | D. Anderson | 3B | 5'11" | 165 | 11/23/1947 | 24 | Oakland, CA | |
| 4 | | S. Bando | 3B | 6'0" | 205 | 2/13/1944 | 28 | Cleveland, OH | |
| 5 | | C. Blefary | 1B | 6'2" | 195 | 7/5/1943 | 28 | Brooklyn, NY | |
| 6 | | V. Blue | P | 6'0" | 189 | 7/28/1949 | 22 | Mansfield, LA | |
| 7 | | B. Brooks | OF | 5'9" | 165 | 11/1/1945 | 26 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 8 | | L. Brown | 2B | 5'11" | 165 | 3/1/1940 | 32 | Shinnston, WV | |
| 9 | | O. Brown | OF | 6'3" | 200 | 2/11/1944 | 28 | Tuscaloosa, AL | |
| 10 | | B. Campaneris | SS | 5'10" | 160 | 3/9/1942 | 30 | Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba | |
| 11 | | O. Cepeda | PH | 6'2" | 210 | 9/17/1937 | 34 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 12 | | R. Clark | 2B | 5'10" | 175 | 1/14/1943 | 29 | Fort Worth, TX | |
| 13 | | T. Cullen | 2B | 6'1" | 185 | 2/16/1942 | 30 | San Francisco, CA | |
| 14 | | D. Duncan | C | 6'2" | 200 | 9/26/1945 | 26 | Dallas, TX | |
| 15 | | M. Epstein | 1B | 6'4" | 230 | 4/4/1943 | 29 | Bronx, NY | |
| 16 | | R. Fingers | P | 6'4" | 195 | 8/25/1946 | 25 | Steubenville, OH | |
| 17 | | A. Garrett | OF | 6'3" | 185 | 1/3/1943 | 29 | Brooksville, FL | |
| 18 | | D. Green | 2B | 5'10" | 180 | 4/21/1941 | 31 | Sioux City, IA | |
| 19 | | D. Hamilton | P | 6'0" | 190 | 12/13/1947 | 24 | Seattle, WA | |
| 20 | | L. Haney | C | 6'2" | 195 | 11/19/1942 | 29 | Charlottesville, VA | |
| 21 | | M. Hegan | 1B | 6'1" | 190 | 7/21/1942 | 29 | Cleveland, OH | |
| 22 | | G. Hendrick | OF | 6'3" | 195 | 10/18/1949 | 22 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 23 | | K. Holtzman | P | 6'2" | 175 | 11/3/1945 | 26 | St. Louis, MO | |
| 24 | | J. Horlen | P | 6'0" | 175 | 8/14/1937 | 34 | San Antonio, TX | |
| 25 | | C. Hunter | P | 6'0" | 195 | 4/8/1946 | 26 | Hertford, NC | |
More MLB News
This Date in Baseball - Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 2,131st consecutive game to set MLB record
Athletics hit 4 home runs in 3rd inning of 7-6 victory over Mariners
Snell throws 6 shutout innings and Tucker ends home run drought as Dodgers beat Nationals 5-3
Dehydrated MLB saves leader Bryan Baker leaves in 9th as Rays win anyway and he says he's OK
Luis Campusano's 2-run homer in 10th lifts Padres to 3-2 win over Yankees
Braves beat Phillies 5-2 as Chris Sale outduels Cristopher Sánchez
More Athletics Stats
Team Batting Leaders 
HR
23
Langeliers
RBI
69
Kurtz
AVG
.274
Bolte
Team Pitching Leaders
W
9
Ginn
K
121
Ginn
ERA
3.71
Ginn
Team Rankings
HR
172
9th
R
625
18th
SO
1,198
12th
ERA
5.45
30th
Astros
Rangers
Mariners
Athletics
Angels
TOR
MLB 2026 Batting Leaders
MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders
MLB Fantasy 2026
MLB 2026 Betting
MLB 2026 Standings
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
84 | 57 | .596 | ||
79 | 62 | .560 | 5.0 | |
71 | 71 | .500 | 13.5 | |
67 | 76 | .469 | 18.0 | |
64 | 77 | .454 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
88 | 54 | .620 | ||
80 | 62 | .563 | 8.0 | |
71 | 71 | .500 | 17.0 | |
70 | 72 | .493 | 18.0 | |
67 | 74 | .475 | 20.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
84 | 57 | .596 | ||
74 | 67 | .525 | 10.0 | |
74 | 68 | .521 | 10.5 | |
58 | 84 | .408 | 26.5 | |
54 | 87 | .383 | 30.0 |
Braves
Phillies
Marlins
Nationals
Mets
Brewers
Cubs
Cardinals
Pirates
Reds
Dodgers
Padres
Diamondbacks
Giants
Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
84 | 57 | .596 | ||
80 | 61 | .567 | 4.0 | |
77 | 65 | .542 | 7.5 | |
71 | 71 | .500 | 13.5 | |
69 | 73 | .486 | 15.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 67 | .525 | ||
72 | 70 | .507 | 2.5 | |
67 | 74 | .475 | 7.0 | |
64 | 77 | .454 | 10.0 | |
63 | 79 | .444 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
73 | 69 | .514 | ||
70 | 72 | .493 | 3.0 | |
66 | 76 | .465 | 7.0 | |
56 | 86 | .394 | 17.0 | |
53 | 88 | .376 | 19.5 |
Rays
Yankees
Red Sox
Orioles
White Sox
Guardians
Twins
Tigers
Royals