1972 MLB Draft

Complete Results
Top Pick
Picks
791
Total Rounds
46
Major Leaguers
131
College Players
286
High School Players
498
High School%
62.96%
College%
36.16%
Signed
441
Unsigned
350
Signed%
55.75%
NCAA D1 Picks
149
NCAA D2 Picks
63
NCAA D3 Picks
3
NAIA Picks
24
Jr College Picks
46
Bonus Records
3
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yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197211Dave RobertsSan Diego Padres3B3B-C6-3215RR1951-02-17Lebanon,ORMLB1972-19821972-1982CollegeOregon
197212Rick ManningCleveland IndiansSSOF6-1180LR1954-09-02Niagara Falls,NYMLB1975-19871975-1987HSLaSalle (Niagara Falls,NY)
197213Larry ChristensonPhiladelphia PhilliesPP6-4215RR1953-11-10Everett,WAMLB1973-19831973-1983HSMarysville-Pilchuck (Marysville,WA)
197214Roy HowellTexas Rangers3B3B6-1190LR1953-12-18Lompoc,CAMLB1974-19841974-1985HSLompoc (Lompoc,CA)
197216Dan ThomasMilwaukee Brewers1BOF6-2190RR1951-05-09Birmingham,ALMLB1976-19771971-1978CollegeSouthern Illinois
1972110Dave ChalkCalifornia Angels3B3B-SS5-10175RR1950-08-30Del Rio,TXMLB1973-19811972-1981CollegeTexas
1972111Preston HannaAtlanta BravesPP6-1195RR1954-09-10Pensacola,FLMLB1975-19821975-1983HSEscambia (Pensacola,FL)
1972114Scott McGregorNew York YankeesPP6-1190BL1954-01-18Inglewood,CAMLB1976-19881976-1988HSEl Segundo (El Segundo,CA)
1972118Jamie QuirkKansas City RoyalsSSC-3B6-4200LR1954-10-22Whittier,CAMLB1975-19921975-1992HSSt. Paul (Santa Fe Springs,CA)
1972119Rob DresslerSan Francisco GiantsPP6-3180RR1954-02-02Portland,ORMLB1975-19801975-1980HSLeodis V. McDaniel (Portland,OR)
1972120Jerry ManuelDetroit TigersSS2B6-0165BR1953-12-23Hahira,GAMLB1975-19821975-1986HSCordova (Rancho Cordova,CA)
1972121Dan LarsonSt. Louis CardinalsPP6-0180RR1954-07-04Los Angeles,CAMLB1976-19821976-1984HSAlhambra (Alhambra,CA)
1972122Chet LemonOakland AthleticsSSOF6-0195RR1955-02-12Jackson,MSMLB1975-19901975-1990HSFremont (Los Angeles,CA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1972227Tom UnderwoodPhiladelphia PhilliesPP5-11170RL1953-12-22Kokomo,INMLB1974-19841974-1985HSKokomo (Kokomo,IN)
1972228Ron PruittTexas RangersC-OFOF-C6-0185RR1951-10-21Flint,MIMLB1975-19831975-1983CollegeMichigan State
1972229Ellis ValentineMontreal ExposC-OFOF6-4207RR1954-07-30Helena,ARMLB1975-19851975-1985HSCrenshaw (Los Angeles,CA)
1972234Bruce BochteCalifornia Angels1B-OF1B-OF6-3200LL1950-11-12Pasadena,CAMLB1974-19861974-1986CollegeSanta Clara
1972238Ken ClayNew York YankeesPP6-3195RR1954-04-06Lynchburg,VAMLB1977-19811976-1981HSE.C. Glass (Lynchburg,VA)
1972240Steve DillardBoston Red SoxSS2B-3B6-1180RR1951-02-08Memphis,TNMLB1975-19821975-1982CollegeMississippi
1972242Dennis LeonardKansas City RoyalsPP6-1190RR1951-05-08Brooklyn,NYMLB1974-19861974-1986CollegeIona College
1972243Bob KnepperSan Francisco GiantsPP6-2200LL1954-05-25Akron,OHMLB1976-19901976-1990HSCalistoga (Calistoga,CA)
1972247John CandelariaPittsburgh PiratesPP6-7230LL1953-11-06New York,NYMLB1975-19931975-1993HSLaSalle Academy (New York,NY)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1972350Dennis EckersleyCleveland IndiansPP6-2190RR1954-10-03Oakland,CAMLB1975-19981975-1998HSWashington (Fremont,CA)
1972353Gary CarterMontreal ExposCC6-2215RR1954-04-08Culver City,CAMLB1974-19921974-1992HSSunny Hills (Fullerton,CA)
1972356Willie NorwoodMinnesota TwinsOFOF6-0185RR1950-11-07Long Beach,CAMLB1977-19801976-1980CollegeLa Verne
1972361Craig SwanNew York MetsPP6-3215RR1950-11-30Van Nuys,CAMLB1973-19841969-1984CollegeArizona State
1972363Mike GordonChicago CubsCC6-3215BR1953-09-11Leominster,MAMLB1977-19781977-1979HSBrockton (Brockton,MA)
1972365Bob DetherageLos Angeles DodgersP-OFOF6-0180RR1954-09-20Springfield,MOMLB1980-19801976-1981HSHillcrest (Springfield,MO)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1972476Brian DoyleTexas RangersSS2B-SS5-10160LR1955-01-26Glasgow,KYMLB1978-19811976-1982HSCaverna (Cave City,KY)
1972482Dave MachemerCalifornia AngelsSS2B5-11180RR1951-05-24St. Joseph,MIMLB1978-19791976-1982CollegeCentral Michigan
1972486Mickey KluttsNew York YankeesSS3B5-11185RR1954-09-20Montebello,CAMLB1976-19831976-1983HSEl Rancho (Pico Rivera,CA)
1972492Dan MeyerDetroit Tigers2B1B-OF5-11180LR1952-08-03Hamilton,OHMLB1974-19851974-1987CollegeSanta Ana
1972495Tim JonesPittsburgh PiratesPP6-5220BR1954-01-24Sacramento,CAMLB1977-19771976-1978HSPonderosa (Shingle Springs,CA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1972597Randy JonesSan Diego PadresPP6-0178RL1950-01-12Fullerton,CAMLB1973-19821973-1982CollegeChapman
19725101Dennis BlairMontreal ExposPP6-5182RR1954-06-05Middletown,OHMLB1974-19801974-1980HSEisenhower (Rialto,CA)
19725110Darryl JonesNew York YankeesSSOF5-10175RR1951-06-05Meadville,PAMLB1979-19791977-1979CollegeWestminster College
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19726123Bill NahorodnyPhiladelphia PhilliesCC6-2200RR1953-08-31Hamtramck,MIMLB1976-19841976-1985CollegeSt. Clair County CC
19726128Doug ClareyMinnesota TwinsSS2B6-0180RR1954-04-20Los Angeles,CAMLB1976-19761976-1978HSHomestead (Cupertino,CA)
19726132George EnrightChicago White SoxCC5-11175RR1954-05-09New Britain,CTMLB1976-19761976-1980HSHialeah (Hialeah,FL)
19726133Brock PembertonNew York Mets1B1B6-3190BL1953-11-06Tulsa,OKMLB1974-19751974-1980HSMarina (Huntington Beach,CA)
19726135Buddy SchultzChicago CubsPP6-0175RL1950-09-19Cleveland,OHMLB1975-19791970-1982CollegeMiami
19726136Don AaseBoston Red SoxPP6-3210RR1954-09-08Orange,CAMLB1977-19901976-1990HSSavanna (Anaheim,CA)
19726143Ken MachaPittsburgh Pirates1B-3b3B-1B6-2215RR1950-09-29Monroeville,PAMLB1974-19811974-1986CollegePittsburgh
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19727152Randy BassMinnesota Twins1B1B6-1210LR1954-03-13Lawton,OKMLB1977-19821976-1982HSLawton (Lawton,OK)
19727167Willie RandolphPittsburgh PiratesSS-C2B5-11165RR1954-07-06Holly Hill,SCMLB1975-19921975-1992HSTilden (Brooklyn,NY)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19729205Craig CacekNew York MetsOF1B6-1200RR1954-09-10Hollywood,CAMLB1977-19771976-1982HSJames Monroe (North Hills,CA)
19729213Mike ProlySt. Louis CardinalsPP6-0185RR1950-12-15Jamaica,NYMLB1976-19831972-1984CollegeSt. John's
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197210217Jerry TurnerSan Diego PadresOFOF5-9180LL1954-01-17Texarkana,ARMLB1974-19831974-1983HSVenice (Los Angeles,CA)
197210232Andy MerchantBoston Red SoxOFC5-11185LR1950-08-30Mobile,ALMLB1975-19761969-1979CollegeAuburn
197210236Leon RobertsDetroit TigersOFOF6-3200RR1951-01-22Vicksburg,MIMLB1974-19841974-1984CollegeMichigan
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197211245Mike HartMontreal Expos1B-OFOF6-3185BR1951-12-20Kalamazoo,MIMLB1980-19801977-1983CollegeKalamazoo Valley CC
197211258Rodney ScottKansas City Royals3B2B-SS6-0160BR1953-10-16Indianapolis,INMLB1975-19821975-1983HSArlington (Indianapolis,IN)
197211264Bobby BrownBaltimore OriolesOF-3BOF6-1205BR1954-05-24Norfolk,VAMLB1979-19851977-1985HSNorthampton (Eastville,VA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197212265Rusty GerhardtSan Diego PadrespP5-9175BL1950-08-13Baltimore,MDMLB1974-19741969-1983CollegeClemson
197212286Chris BattonOakland AthleticspP6-4195RR1954-08-24Los Angeles,CAMLB1976-19761976-1979HSSt. Bernard (Playa del Ray,CA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197214321Jim CrawfordHouston AstrospP6-3200LL1950-09-29Chicago,ILMLB1973-19781969-1978CollegeArizona State
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197215342Roger MillerMilwaukee BrewerspP6-3200RR1954-08-01Connellsville,PAMLB1974-19741974-1977HSUniontown Area (Uniontown,PA)
197215352Ernie WhittBoston Red SoxCC6-2200LR1952-06-13Detroit,MIMLB1976-19911976-1991CollegeMacomb CC
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197216372Nyls NymanChicago White SoxOFOF6-0170LR1954-03-07Detroit,MIMLB1974-19771974-1979HSCordova (Rancho Cordova,CA)
197216378George ThroopKansas City RoyalspP6-7205RR1950-11-24Pasadena,CAMLB1975-19791975-1979CollegeLong Beach State
197216380Dave LemanczykDetroit TigerspP6-4235RR1950-08-17Syracuse,NYMLB1973-19801973-1980CollegeHartwick College
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197217399Ray BurrisChicago CubspP6-5200RR1950-08-22Idabel,OKMLB1973-19871973-1987CollegeSouthwestern Oklahoma State
197217401Glenn BurkeLos Angeles DodgersOFOF6-0195RR1952-11-16Oakland,CAMLB1976-19791976-1980CollegeMerritt College
197217404Vern RuhleDetroit TigerspP6-1185RR1951-01-25Coleman,MIMLB1974-19861974-1987CollegeOlivet
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197219436Bobby ThompsonTexas RangersSSOF5-11175BR1953-11-03Charlotte,NCMLB1978-19781976-1978HSHarding University (Charlotte,NC)
197219452Mark WagnerDetroit TigersSSSS6-1175RR1954-03-04Conneaut,OHMLB1976-19841976-1997HSHarbor (Ashtabula,OH)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197220470Wayne TyroneChicago Cubs2BOF-3B6-1185RR1950-08-01Alice,TXMLB1976-19761972-1979CollegeUTRGV
197220479Mike WillisBaltimore OriolespP6-2210LL1950-12-26Oklahoma City,OKMLB1977-19811976-1982CollegeVanderbilt
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197221492Bob KammeyerNew York YankeespP6-4210RR1950-12-02Kansas City,KSMLB1978-19791970-1980CollegeStanford
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197222507Bob SheldonMilwaukee BrewersSS2B6-0170LR1950-11-27Montebello,CAMLB1974-19771974-1977CollegeLoyola Marymount
197222525Willie RoysterBaltimore OriolesOFC5-11180RR1954-04-11Clarksville,VAMLB1981-19811978-1983HSSpingarn (Washington,DC)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197224552Greg ErardiMilwaukee BrewerspP6-1190RR1954-05-31Syracuse,NYMLB1977-19771976-1977HSLiverpool (Liverpool,NY)
197224564Ed HalickiSan Francisco GiantspP6-7220RR1950-10-04Kearny,NJMLB1974-19801974-1980CollegeMonmouth IL
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197225572Mike HargroveTexas Rangers1B1B6-0195LL1949-10-26Perryton,TXMLB1974-19851974-1985CollegeNorthwestern Oklahoma State
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197226596Lyman BostockMinnesota TwinsOFOF6-1180LR1950-11-22Birmingham,ALMLB1975-19781975-1978CollegeCSUN
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197227623George CappuzzelloDetroit TigerspP6-0175RL1954-01-15Youngstown,OHMLB1981-19821976-1984HSUrsuline (Youngstown,OH)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
197228642Butch AlbertsPittsburgh Pirates3B3B6-2205RR1950-05-04Williamsport,PAMLB1978-19781971-1980CollegeCincinnati
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