|
CIRCUIT CLOUTS
Home of United
League Baseball
|
|
22nd Season |
|
 LEAGUE FILE
(8/19)
CONTRACTS
RULES
OWNERS
HISTORY
ARCHIVES
FORUM
1969
1970
1971
11/1
3/1
|
|
 |
|
March 1, 1972
Rookie Draft Completed
Rosters Due
Mon 8/23
Opening Day
Tue 8/24
|
|
|
|
 League
Endorses 1974 Expansion
NEW YORK (March 1)
–United League top brass signed off on the
circuit’s third expansion today, endorsing a
plan to add two teams in 1974, bringing the
total to 14. Expansion was a
major agenda item at the winter meetings in
Cocoa Beach, Florida, where UL owners agreed in
principle to enlarging the league.
The league’s previous expansions were in
1955 and 1962.
League President Timothy
J. Smith cited the continuing growth of the
league and its 12 healthy franchises as
providing a healthy foundation on which to build
new clubs. “As I speak today,
we have no troubled franchises in the United
League, and the financial health of the league
and the quality of our teams makes this an
opportune time to further expand the league.”
Details of the expansion will be worked out
over the coming months, and the two expansion
cities will be announced at the 1972 All-Star
Game in Atlanta, which itself was passed over in
the 1955 and 1962 expansions, but finally got a
team when the Louisville Colonels relocated in
1965.
The League was giving nothing
away with regard to potential expansion cities,
though officials have noted in past years that
it considered the Triple-A International League
a proving ground of sorts for prospective UL
cities. A league underling
familiar with expansion plans, speaking on
condition of anonymity, said that current IL
cities would be the natural front-runners,
particularly the “six or seven” most successful
cities. The official declined to
elaborate.
Previous expansions have
prioritized opening new geographic markets—the
1955 expansion to Los Angeles and San Francisco
brought bicoastal baseball and air travel, and
the 1962 expansion and the Colonels’ relocation
put teams in the South. The success of the
IL’s Cuban and Canadian clubs has led to
speculation about international expansion.
But other pundits also point to the
example of the Manhattan Gray Sox, and suggest
the possibility of a second team in Los Angeles
or Chicago, where Wrigley Field has sat vacant
since the Colts’ move to the Southside in 1959.
|
|
1972 Rookie Draft |
| Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
| 1 |
CLE |
SP Rick Reuschel |
| 2 |
BRO |
3B Mike Schmidt |
| 3 |
MAN |
C Carlton Fisk |
| 4 |
STL |
SP Doc Medich |
| 5 |
DAL |
LF Gary Matthews |
| 6 |
LA |
RP Pedro Borbon |
| 7 |
DET |
SP Dave Goltz |
| 8 |
BRO |
RP Goose Gossage |
| 9 |
WAS |
CF Al Bumbry |
| 10 |
DAL |
SP Dick Tidrow |
| 11 |
CLE |
2B Jorge Orta |
| 12 |
MAN |
LF Dusty Baker |
|
| 13 |
BRO |
2B Davey Lopes |
| 14 |
BRO |
LF Johnny Grubb |
| 15 |
LA |
RF Dwight Evans |
| 16 |
SF |
CF Garry Maddox |
| 17 |
ATL |
RP Randy Moffitt |
| 18 |
CHI |
3B Buddy Bell |
| 19 |
DET |
RF Lee Lacy |
| 20 |
BOS |
RP Elias Sosa |
| 21 |
WAS |
C Cliff Johnson |
| 22 |
ATL |
SP Jerry Bell |
| 23 |
LA |
SP Doug Rau |
| 24 |
WAS |
MR Fred Beene |
|
| 25 |
BRO |
MR Dave Tomlin |
| 26 |
CLE |
MR Mike Garman |
| 27 |
DET |
MR Tom Walker |
| 28 |
CHI |
MR Gene Garber |
| 29 |
LA |
CF Gary Thomasson |
| 30 |
CLE |
SP Jim Bibby |
| 31 |
DET |
3B Enos Cabell |
| 32 |
BOS |
*3B Craig Robinson |
| 33 |
WAS |
SP Ray Bare |
| 34 |
DAL |
SP Ron Schueler |
| 35 |
LA |
3B Dave W. Roberts |
| 36 |
WAS |
SP Jim Colborn |
|
| 37 |
CLE |
SS Larvell Blanks |
| 38 |
CLE |
SP Steve Busby |
| 39 |
BOS |
1B Tony Solaita |
| 40 |
SF |
2B Rod Gilbreath |
| 41 |
BRO |
2B Jack Brohamer |
| 42 |
LA |
SP Brent Strom |
| 43 |
CLE |
C Glenn Borgmann |
| 44 |
MAN |
MR Don Stanhouse |
| 45 |
WAS |
CF Von Joshua |
| 46 |
DAL |
C Rick Dempsey |
| 47 |
DAL |
C Bob Boone |
| 48 |
SF |
SP Lynn McGlothen |
|
| 49 |
BRO |
CF Pepe Mangual |
| 50 |
STL |
2B Dave Rosello |
| 51 |
MAN |
SP Roric Harrison |
| 52 |
SF |
C Steve Yeager |
| 53 |
SF |
SS Mick Kelleher |
| 54 |
CHI |
C Bob Stinson |
| 55 |
DET |
MR Dave Hamilton |
| 56 |
ATL |
CF Cesar Geronimo |
| 57 |
WAS |
RF Rich Coggins |
| 58 |
DAL |
1B Tom Hutton |
| 59 |
LA |
LF Jim Wohlford |
| 60 |
STL |
1B Joe Lis |
|
|
1972 Free
Agency
—Minimum bid is $300k, No minor league contracts. —Any bid
that would put a club over its payroll cap will
be disallowed.
—Rounds
1-3 in-game, Round 4-5 by email list.
—Roster size: 50-58 players by Opening Day.
|
 |
ATLANTA
HILLTOPPERS
Cap Space: 10,972
Players Needed: 0 |
|
 |
BOSTON FEDERALS
Cap Space:
1,070
Players Needed:
0 |
|
 |
BROOKLYN
SUPERBAS
Cap Space: 10,979
Players Needed: 0 |
|
 |
CHICAGO
COLTS
Cap Space: 10,703
Players Needed: 0 |
|
|
SP Willie Fryman (300/1)
SP Claude Osteen (300/1)
|
LF Rocky Colavito
(8300/2+M)
CF Roberto Clemente
(4800/4900)
C Johnny Romano (2000/2)
|
LF
Frank Robinson (17,111/2)
3B Felix Mantilla
(10,111/2)
SS Jim Mason (410/2)
|
LF
Hank Aaron (7700/2+M)
SS Clete Boyer (840/1)
MR
Dave Giusti (580/1)
2B Joe Foy (480/1)
C Ted Simmons (360/1)
RF Manny Jimenez (357/1)
MR Daffy Sanders (330/1)
1B Ken Boswell (310/1)
MR Danny Frisella
(303/1)
3B Doug Rader (300/1)
|
 |
CLEVELAND BARONS
Cap Space: 19,242
Players to Cut: 1 |
|
 |
DALLAS TEXANS
Cap Space: 12,685
Players Needed: 0 |
|
 |
DETROIT GRIFFINS
Cap Space: 11,240
Players Needed: 0 |
|
 |
LOS ANGELES OUTLAWS
Cap Space: 11,883
Players Needed: 1 |
|
|
MR
Mike Paul (1910/1)
3B Paul Schaal (1290/2)
2B Glenn Beckert (760/810)
MR Rollie Fingers (560/2)
RF Bobby Murcer (560/2)
SS Dal Maxvill (450/2)
CF Adolfo Phillips
(450/1)
CF Cesar Tovar (410/510)
SS Hector Torres (321/1)
|
2B Mike de la Hoz (2680/3)
SP Sammy Ellis
(300/1)
|
RF Billy Williams (3610/3)
MR Larry Sherry (2000/2)
SP Ron Kline (1650/1)
LF Matty Alou (1310/3)
SP Sandy Koufax (690/1)
C Johnny Oates (450/2)
C Gene Tenace (300/1)
1B Tom Paciorek (300/1)
SP Marty Pattin
(300/1)
|
MR Don Gross (4300/1)
LF Floyd Robinson (2210/1)
MR
Dooley Womack (1300/20)
SP Jim Hardin (400/1)
|
 |
MANHATTAN GRAY SOX
Cap Space: 1,877
Players Needed: 0 |
|
 |
ST. LOUIS MAROONS
Cap Space: 752
Players Needed: 0 |
|
 |
SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS
Cap Space: 10
Players Needed: 0 |
|
 |
WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
Cap Space: 9,481
Players Needed: 0 |
|
|
RF
Al Spangler (1622/1)
3B Ed Charles (1610/1)
SP Earl Francis (1011/1)
RF
Willie Horton (730/2)
RF Ron Swoboda (520/1)
1B Bob Robertson (300/1)
|
RF Mickey Mantle (10,638/2)
MR Danny Coombs (1001/2)
MR Dennis Higgins
(651/1)
CF Jimmie Hall (451/1)
1B Jim
Gentile (401/1)
3B Max Alvis (301/1)
C Joe
Azcue (301/1)
|
|
|
|
|
Top FA
Bids
|
|
|
|
LF Frank Robinson
|
BRO |
17,111
|
|
RF Mickey Mantle
|
STL |
10,638
|
|
3B Felix Mantilla
|
BRO |
10,111
|
|
LF Rocky Colavito
|
BOS |
8,300
|
|
LF Hank Aaron
|
CHI |
7,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robinson Shatters Salary Record
Brooklyn inks Ex-Outlaw slugger for $34
million over two years. Robinson
had career highs in HR (48) and RBI
(116) last year but suffered a major
injury on the next to last day and won't
return until June.
|
|
|
Top FA Bids -
All-Time
|
|
1972
|
Frank Robinson
|
BRO |
17,111
|
|
1971
|
Don Demeter
|
LA |
13,550
|
|
1971
|
Frank Robinson
|
LA |
13,500
|
|
1971
|
Felix Mantilla
|
ATL |
11,111
|
|
1972
|
Mickey Mantle
|
STL |
10,638
|
|
1972
|
Felix Mantilla
|
BRO |
10,111
|
|
1971
|
Rocky Colavito
|
ATL |
10,111
|
|
1969
|
Harvey Kuenn
|
LA |
9,000
|
|
1970 |
Don Demeter
|
DET |
8,510
|
|
1972
|
Rocky Colavito
|
BOS |
8,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trades |
|
October 28 (241)
BOSTON gets
RF Tommy Davis
MANHATTAN gets
BOS '72 4th round pick
October 28 (242)
BOSTON gets
CF Don Hahn
STL '72 4th round pick
ST. LOUIS gets
MR Grant Jackson
October 28 (243)
BOSTON gets
3B Ken McMullen
LA '72 4th round pick
LOS ANGELES gets
SS Chris Speier
November 1 (244)
LOS ANGELES gets
CHI '72 1st round pick (#6)
MAN '72 2nd round pick (#15)
MANHATTAN gets
SS Ron Hunt
LA '73 1st round
pick
LA '73 2nd round pick
|
January 11 (245)
BOSTON gets
MR Milt Wilcox
MR Dick Selma
3B
Bill Sudakis
BROOKLYN gets
BOS '72 1st round pick (#8)
STL '72 4th round pick (#41)
February 1 (246)
BROOKLYN gets
CF Darrel Thomas
CLEVELAND gets
C Duane Josephson
February 7 (247)
LOS ANGELES gets
C George Mitterwald
LF Billy Cowan
STL '72 3rd round pick (#29)
ST. LOUIS gets
C Tim McCarver
ATL '72 4th
round pick (#48)
February 7 (248)
BROOKLYN gets
SP Lew Burdette
ST. LOUIS gets
SP Bill Stafford
MR John Curtis
|
February 7 (249)
ATLANTA gets
2B Joe Morgan
RF Ron Fairly
MR Grant
Jackson
STL '72 2nd round pick (#17)
ST. LOUIS gets
2B Bernie Allen
C Don Pavletich
February 7 (250)
BROOKLYN gets
CLE '72 1st round pick (#2)
CLE '72 2nd round
pick (#14)
CLEVELAND gets
BRO
'72 1st round pick (#1)
February 7 (251)
BOSTON gets
$1
DALLAS gets
C
Mike Ryan
CF Billy North
LA
'72 4th round pick (#47)
|
February 14
(252)
BROOKLYN
gets
C Milt May
LF Steve
Braun
3B Tony Perez
LF
Jim Hickman
MR Bill Fischer
CHI '73 2nd
round pick
CHI '73 4th round pick
CHICAGO
gets
2B Felix Mantilla
C Dick
Dietz
SF '72 3rd round pick (#28)
March 1
(253)
ST. LOUIS gets
SF '72 1st round pick (#4)
SAN FRANCISCO gets
CF George Foster (2100)
ATL '72 4th round
pick (#48)
STL '72 5th round pick (#53)
March 1 (254)
CLEVELAND gets
LA '72 1st round pick (#11)
DET '72 4th rd
pick (#43)
LOS ANGELES gets
SP Steve Kline
|
March 1 (255)
MANHATTAN gets
1B Mike Hegan
STL '73 5th round pick
ST. LOUIS gets
MR Jack Aker
2B Bob Johnson
C
Jack Hiatt
March 1 (256)
BROOKLYN gets
CF Gene Clines
DETROIT gets
SP Ken Holtzman
March 1 (257)
BROOKLYN gets
SP Bart Johnson
RF Walt Williams
SP Steve Renko
CLEVELAND gets
LF Hal McRae
SP Charlie Hough
1B Willie McCovey
LF Jim Hickman
BRO '72
4th rd pick (#37)
March 1 (258)
CLEVELAND gets
1B Dick Stuart
ST. LOUIS gets
SS Hector Torres
CLE '72 5th round pick (#50)
ATL '72
5th round pick (#60)
|
|
|