1972 First Round Picks[edit]
Pick
|
Team
|
Player
|
Position
|
School (Type)
|
Hometown
|
Notes
|
1 |
San Diego Padres |
Dave Roberts |
3B |
University of Oregon (Col.) |
Lebanon, OR |
|
2 |
Cleveland Indians |
Rick Manning |
SS |
LaSalle High School (HS) |
Niagara Falls, NY |
|
3 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Larry Christenson |
RHP |
Marysville High School (HS) |
Marysville, WA |
|
4 |
Texas Rangers |
Roy Howell |
3B |
Lompoc High School (HS) |
Lompoc, CA |
|
5 |
Montreal Expos |
Bobby Goodman |
C |
Bishop Byrne High School (HS) |
Memphis, TN |
|
6 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
Danny Thomas |
1B |
Southern Illinois University (Col.) |
Birmingham, AL |
|
7 |
Cincinnati Reds |
Larry Payne |
RHP |
Huntsville High School (HS) |
Bedias, TX |
|
8 |
Minnesota Twins |
Dick Ruthven |
RHP |
California State University, Fresno (Col.) |
Sacramento, CA |
Did not sign
|
9 |
Houston Astros |
Steve Englishbey |
OF |
South Houston High School (HS) |
Houston, TX |
|
10 |
California Angels |
Dave Chalk |
3B |
University of Texas (Col.) |
Del Rio, TX |
|
11 |
Atlanta Braves |
Preston Hanna |
RHP |
Escambia High School (HS) |
Pensacola, FL |
|
12 |
Chicago White Sox |
Mike Ondina |
OF |
Cordova High School (HS) |
Rancho Cordova, CA |
|
13 |
New York Mets |
Richard Bengston |
C |
Richwoods High School (HS) |
Peoria, IL |
|
14 |
New York Yankees |
Scott McGregor |
LHP |
El Segundo High School (HS) |
El Segundo, CA |
|
15 |
Chicago Cubs |
Brian Vernoy |
LHP |
La Quinta High School (HS) |
Westminster, CA |
|
16 |
Boston Red Sox |
Joel Bishop |
SS |
McClatchy High School (HS) |
Sacramento, CA |
|
17 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
John Harbin |
SS |
Newberry College (Col.) |
Newberry College |
|
18 |
Kansas City Royals |
Jamie Quirk |
SS |
St. Paul High School (HS) |
Whittier, CA |
|
19 |
San Francisco Giants |
Rob Dressler |
RHP |
Madison High School (HS) |
Portland, OR |
|
20 |
Detroit Tigers |
Jerry Manuel |
SS |
Cordova High School (HS) |
Rancho Cordova, CA |
|
21 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Dan Larson |
RHP |
Alhambra High School (HS) |
Alhambra, CA |
|
22 |
Oakland Athletics |
Chet Lemon |
SS |
John C. Fremont High School (HS) |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
23 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Dwayne Peltier |
SS |
Servite High School (HS) |
Anaheim, CA |
|
24 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Ken Thomas |
C |
Clear Fork High School (HS) |
Bellville, OH |
|
January 1972 amateur draft[edit]
Other Notable Selections[edit]
Bruce Bochte, John Candelaria, Bob Knepper, Dennis Leonard, Tom Underwood (2nd round); Gary Carter, Dennis Eckersley (3rd round); Dan Meyer (4th round); Randy Jones (5th round); Willie Randolph (7th round); Ernie Whitt (15th round); Ray Burris (17th round); Mike Hargrove (25th round); Dave Collins (secondary phase); Tom Hume, Duane Kuiper (secondary phase, January)
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