1972 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball draft August 2023 1972 Major League Baseball draft Dave RobertsSan Diego Padres 24 2 P Dennis Eckersley C Gary Carter 1971 1973 The 1972 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1972 MLB season. The draft saw the San Diego Padres select Dave Roberts first overall. First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first round picks in the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1970s MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1972 2008-10-28 Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School 1 Dave Roberts San Diego Padres 3B University of Oregon 2 Rick Manning Cleveland Indians SS Niagara Falls, New York 3 Larry Christenson Philadelphia Phillies RHP Marysville, Washington 4Roy Howell Texas Rangers 3B Lompoc, California 5 Bob Goodman Montreal Expos C Memphis, Tennessee 6 Dan Thomas Milwaukee Brewers 1B Southern Illinois University 7 Larry Payne Cincinnati Reds RHP Bedias, Texas 8Dick Ruthven Minnesota Twins RHP Fresno State University 9 Steve Englishbey Houston Astros OF Houston, Texas 10Dave Chalk Los Angeles Angels 3B University of Texas 11 Preston Hanna Atlanta Braves RHP Pensacola, Florida 12 Mike Ondina Chicago White Sox OF Rancho Cordova, California 13 Richard Bengston New York Mets C Peoria, Illinois 14Scott McGregor New York Yankees LHP El Segundo, California 15 Brian Vernoy Chicago Cubs LHP Westminster, California 16 Joel Bishop Boston Red Sox SS Sacramento, California 17 John Harbin Los Angeles Dodgers SS Newberry College 18 Jamie Quirk Kansas City Royals SS Whittier, California 19 Rob Dressler San Francisco Giants RHP Portland, Oregon 20 Jerry Manuel Detroit Tigers SS Rancho Cordova, California 21 Dan Larson St. Louis Cardinals RHP Alhambra, California 22Chet Lemon Oakland Athletics SS Los Angeles 23 Dwayne Peltier Pittsburgh Pirates SS Anaheim, California 24 Ken Thomas Baltimore Orioles C Bellville, Ohio * Did not sign Other notable selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famerhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1972 1972 Baseball Draft Baseball Almanac 5 April 2018 Round Pick Player Team Position 2 29Ellis Valentine Montreal Expos Catcher-Outfielder 2 42 Dennis Leonard Kansas City Royals Pitcher 2 43Bob Knepper San Francisco Giants Pitcher 2 47 John Candelaria Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher 3 50Dennis Eckersley Cleveland Indians Pitcher 3 53Gary Carter Montreal Expos Catcher 3 61 Craig Swan New York Mets Pitcher 5 97Randy Jones San Diego Padres Pitcher 7 167Willie Randolph Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop-Catcher 8 172Jim Sundberg Texas Rangers Catcher 14 336Rick Honeycutt* Baltimore Orioles Shortstop 15 353Jason Thompson* Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher-First Baseman 17 401 Glenn Burke Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder 17 404 Vern Ruhle Detroit Tigers Pitcher 25 572Mike Hargrove Texas Rangers First Baseman 26 596 Lyman Bostock Minnesota Twins Outfielder * Did not sign Background The Montreal Expos had perhaps their best draft in franchise history. The Expos grabbed outfielder Ellis Valentine in round two of the June regular phase and then selected catcher Gary Carter one round later. The Pirates also did well, selecting pitcher John Candelaria in round two and second baseman Willie Randolph in round seven. Some of the significant picks from the regular phase in June included Dennis Eckersley and Rick Manning (Cleveland). Scott McGregor (New York Yankees) in round one. Also selected in the first round were Chet Lemon (Oakland), Larry Christenson (Philadelphia) and the number one pick, Dave Roberts (San Diego). Roberts went directly to the Padres starting third base position from the University of Oregon campus. The biggest steal was pulled off by the Texas Rangers when they selected infielder Mike Hargrove from Northwestern State University in the 25th round. Jerry Manuel and Mike Ondina became the first pair of high school teammates to be drafted in the first round of a Major League draft. Both attended Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, California. References 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks Danny Goodwin David Clyde Dave Roberts Draft Category:Major League Baseball draft