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5 unusual facts about 1972 in baseball


Celerino Sánchez

After spending a few months in the former Yankees minor league affiliate in Syracuse the Syracuse Chiefs, Sánchez joined the Yankees on June, 1972, and was the Yankees regular third baseman for the rest of the year.

Marty Martínez

He also spent playing time with the Cardinals, Athletics and Rangers in 1972, his last major league season.

Pete Mikkelsen

Peter James Mikkelsen (October 25, 1939 – November 29, 2006) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1964 through 1972 for the New York Yankees (1964–65), Pittsburgh Pirates (1966–67), Chicago Cubs (1967–68), St. Louis Cardinals (1968) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1969–72).

Sheriff Robinson

He would spend the next decade as a scout for the Mets, except for the 1972 season, when he was appointed to fill the vacancy on the coaching staff left by Yogi Berra's promotion to manager following the sudden death of Gil Hodges.

Willie Randolph

Randolph grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School, where he was a star athlete and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1972 draft.



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