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1972 Kansas City Royals Draft Class
1972 Kansas City Royals
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1972 1 18 June-Reg Jamie Quirk SS Yes HS St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs,CA) C-3B 6-4 200 L R 1954-10-22 Whittier,CA MLB 1975-1992 1975-1992 1972 2 42 June-Reg Dennis Leonard P Yes College Iona College P 6-1 190 R R 1951-05-08 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1974-1986 1974-1986 1972 3 66 June-Reg Paul Adams C No HS Castlewood (Castlewood,VA) C Castlewood,VA 1972 4 90 June-Reg Doug Wessel P No College Vanderbilt P 6-3 185 R R St. Louis,MO 1972 5 114 June-Reg Karl Jacobsen C Yes HS Valley Central (Montgomery,NY) C 6-0 185 R R 1954-02-03 White Plains,NY 1972 6 138 June-Reg John Rockwell 2B Yes College Lane College 2B 6-0 180 R R 1954-05-13 Chicago,IL 1972 7 162 June-Reg Dale Stevener OF Yes HS Francis Howell (St. Charles,MO) OF 6-1 200 L L 1953-11-16 St. Charles,MO 1972 8 186 June-Reg Stan Butkus P Yes College South Alabama P 6-3 210 R R 1951-05-06 Elgin,IL AAA 1972-1978 1972 9 210 June-Reg Shawn Howitt OF Yes College Michigan State 1B 6-3 185 R R 1950-08-04 Battle Creek,MI 1972 10 234 June-Reg Kevin Bova OF Yes HS Long Branch (Long Branch,NJ) OF 6-0 210 R R 1954-02-13 Long Branch,NJ 1972 11 258 June-Reg Rodney Scott 3B Yes HS Arlington (Indianapolis,IN) 2B-SS 6-0 160 B R 1953-10-16 Indianapolis,IN MLB 1975-1982 1975-1983 1972 12 282 June-Reg Scott Gardner p No HS Riverview (Sarasota,FL) P 1972 13 306 June-Reg Mike Bartell SS No HS Encinal (Alameda,CA) SS 6-1 175 B R 1954-03-04 Alameda,CA NCAA 1974-1974 1972 14 330 June-Reg Jeff Grossick p Yes HS Monominee (Monominee,MI) P 1972 15 354 June-Reg Joseph McNamara p Yes HS Bethlehem Central (Delmar,NY) P 6-3 180 R R 1954-08-06 Delmar,NY 1972 16 378 June-Reg George Throop p Yes College Long Beach State P 6-7 205 R R 1950-11-24 Pasadena,CA MLB 1975-1979 1975-1979 1972 17 402 June-Reg Pat Curran OF No College Golden West OF 5-11 185 R R 1952-10-02 1972 18 426 June-Reg Craig Bowser p Yes College La Verne P 6-1 170 R R 1972 19 450 June-Reg David Bradford SS Yes College Murray State SS 6-0 165 R R 1950-08-30 Paducah,KY 1972 20 473 June-Reg Juan Quesada 3B-1b Yes HS DeWitt Clinton (Bronx,NY) 3B-1B 6-2 B R 1953-06-16 Bronx,NY 1972 21 496 June-Reg John Keister p No College Long Beach State P 1972 22 519 June-Reg Reginald Knapper p Yes HS Chartiers Houston (Houston,PA) P 6-0 178 R R Houston,PA 1972 23 541 June-Reg Robert Glass 3B No HS Lakeland Christian (Lakeland,FL) 3B 5-10 180 R R 1954-02-01 Lakeland,FL AA 1977-1979 1972 24 563 June-Reg Doug Duncan C No HS Hillcrest (Dallas,TX) C 6-0 185 R R 1954-12-03 Joliet,IL AA 1976-1978 1972 25 584 June-Reg Roman Bailey p Yes College Union U P 6-2 175 R R 1950-05-29 1972 26 604 June-Reg Dennis Gallagher OF Yes College Chapman SS 5-11 180 B R 1951-01-09 Trowbridge,CA 1972 27 621 June-Reg Tad Davis p No HS Loara (Anaheim,CA) P 1954-09-06 Anaheim,CA NCAA 1973-1976 1972 28 637 June-Reg Mark Brown C Yes HS Gloucester (Gloucester,MA) P 6-0 190 R R 1953-08-07 Gloucester,MA 1972 29 652 June-Reg Doug Buchanan C Yes College Eastern C 6-1 200 R R 1972 30 667 June-Reg Don Spare SS Yes College Chapman SS 6-0 180 R R 1950-10-27 Glendale,CA 1972 31 681 June-Reg Greg Fairbanks p No HS Satellite (Satellite Beach,FL) P 5-11 185 R R Satellite Beach,FL NCAA 1976-1976 1972 32 694 June-Reg Bernard Hunting 3B-SS Yes HS Rockford (Rockford,MI) 3B-SS 5-11 170 B R 1954-05-27 Rockford,MI 1972 33 707 June-Reg James Auringer SS-p No HS Corcoran (Syracuse,NY) SS-P Syracuse,NY 1972 34 718 June-Reg Mike Roberts Of Yes College North Carolina C 5-10 170 R R 1950-03-01 Asheville,NC 1972 35 728 June-Reg Rod Boone Of Yes College Stanford OF 6-3 195 R R 1950-11-11 San Diego,CA NCAA 1970-1972 1972 36 738 June-Reg John Urzi 2B-SS Yes College San Jose State 2B-SS 5-10 165 R R 1951-05-19 NCAA 1972-1972 1972 37 747 June-Reg Eric Littell C Yes HS Gideon (Gideon,MO) C 1972 1 8 June-Sec Mike Payne P No College Delta State P 1972 2 29 June-Sec Jerry Maddox SS No College Cerritos 3B 6-2 200 R R 1953-07-28 Whittier,CA MLB 1978-1978 1974-1979 1972 1 17 Jan-Reg Kenzie Davis OF Yes College Chaffey OF 6-1 170 R R 1951-03-01 Alta Loma,CA Rk 1976-1976 1972 2 41 Jan-Reg Ron McDonald P Yes College Louisburg P 1972 3 64 Jan-Reg Jerry Gomez P Yes College Yavapai College P 5-10 L L 1952-04-12 Omaha,NE 1972 1 9 Jan-Sec Dave Collins 1B-OF No College Mesa CC OF 5-11 175 B L 1952-10-20 Rapid City,SD MLB 1975-1990 1975-1990 1972 2 33 Jan-Sec Mike Stanton P No College FL P 6-2 205 B R 1952-09-25 St. Louis,MO MLB 1975-1985 1975-1985 1972 3 55 Jan-Sec Byron Burns P Yes College Lower Columbia CC P 6-4 195 R R Kelso,WA NCAA 1973-1974 1972 4 76 Jan-Sec Mike Walsh P Yes College Cerritos P La Mirada,CA 1972 5 93 Jan-Sec Mike Dupree OF No College Fresno City P 6-1 185 R R 1953-05-29 Kansas City,KS MLB 1976-1976 1976-1979 1972 6 102 Jan-Sec Jerry Maddox SS No College Cerritos 3B 6-2 200 R R 1953-07-28 Whittier,CA MLB 1978-1978 1974-1979 1972 7 108 Jan-Sec Steven Jones 1B Yes FA California 1B 49 record(s)
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