20251972
  1972 MLB Draft Picks  
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Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Pos
From
To
Notes
197211Dave Roberts3BUniversity of OregonSan Diego
197212Rick ManningSSLaSalle (Niagara Falls,NY)Cleveland
197213Larry ChristensonPMarysville-Pilchuck (Marysville,WA)Philadelphia
197214Roy Howell3BLompoc High School (Lompoc, CA)Texas
197215Bobby GoodmanCBishop Byrne (Memphis, TN)Montreal
197216Danny Thomas1BSouthern Illinois UniversityMilwaukee
197217Larry PaynePHuntsville (Huntsville,TX)Cincinnati
197218Dick RuthvenPCalifornia State University, FresnoMinnesota
197219Steve EnglishbeyOFSouth Houston (Houston, TX)Houston
1972110Dave Chalk3BUniversity of TexasCalifornia
1972111Preston HannaPEscambia High School (Pensacola, FL)Atlanta
1972112Mike OndinaOFCordova High School (Rancho Cordova, CA)Chi. White Sox
1972113Richard BengstonOFRichwoods (Peoria,IL)NY Mets
1972114Scott McGregorPEl Segundo High School (El Segundo, CA)NY Yankees
1972115Brian VernoyPLa Quinta High School (Westminster, CA)Chi. Cubs
1972116Joel BishopSSMcClatchy (Sacramento, CA)Boston
1972117John HarbinSSNewberry CollegeLA Dodgers
1972118Jamie QuirkSSSt. Paul (Santa Fe Springs,CA)Kansas City
1972119Rob DresslerPMadison High School (Portland, OR)San Francisco
1972120Jerry ManuelSSCordova High School (Rancho Cordova, CA)Detroit
1972121Dan LarsonPAlhambra High School (Alhambra,CA)StL Cardinals
1972122Chet LemonSSFremont High School (Los Angeles, CA)Oakland
1972123Dwayne PeltierSSServite (Anaheim, CA)Pittsburgh
1972124Ken ThomasCClear Fork (Bellville,OH)Baltimore
1972225Michael AllenPMarple Newtown (Newton Square,PA)San Diego
1972226Bob GrossmanPUniversity of MarylandCleveland
1972227Tom UnderwoodPKokomo High School (Kokomo, IN)Philadelphia
1972228Ron PruittC-OFMichigan State UniversityTexas
1972229Ellis ValentineC-OFCrenshaw High School (Los Angeles, CA)Montreal
1972230Jerry MantloOFArizona State UniversityMilwaukee
1972231Randy Wallace3B-OFEnglewood High School (Jacksonville, FL)Cincinnati
1972232Clay WestlakeC-1BLoara High School (Anaheim, CA)Minnesota
1972233Stan FloydCGeorge Wythe (Richmond, VA)Houston
1972234Bruce Bochte1B-OFSanta Clara UniversityCalifornia
1972235George LusicPSan Pedro High School (San Pedro, CA)Atlanta
1972236Cleo KilpatrickOFWashington High School (Tulsa, OK)Chi. White Sox
1972237Craig SkoglundOFClairemont High School (San Diego, CA)NY Mets
1972238Ken ClayPE.C. Glass (Lynchburg, VA)NY Yankees
1972239Clifford HallOFTamalpais (Mill Valley,CA)Chi. Cubs
1972240Steve DillardSSUniversity of MississippiBoston
1972241Cleo Smith1B-OFElls (Richmond, CA)LA Dodgers
1972242Dennis LeonardPIona CollegeKansas City
1972243Bob KnepperPCalistoga (Calistoga,CA)San Francisco
1972244John Valle3BHoly Cross (Flushing, NY)Detroit
1972245Gary BlackwellSSBen C. Rain (Mobile, AL)StL Cardinals
1972246Garrett StrongOFFontana High School (Fontana, CA)Oakland
1972247John CandelariaPLaSalle Academy (Brooklyn, NY)Pittsburgh
1972248John O'RearSSTarrant (Tarrant,AL)Baltimore
1972350Dennis EckersleyPWashington High School (Fremont, CA)Cleveland
1972353Gary CarterCSunny Hills High School (Fullerton, CA)Montreal
1972356Willie NorwoodOFUniversity of La VerneMinnesota
1972361Craig SwanPArizona State UniversityNY Mets
1972363Mike GordonCBrockton (Brockton,MA)Chi. Cubs
1972365Bobby DetherageP-OFHillcrest High School (Springfield, MO)LA Dodgers
1972368Jim GideonPBellaire (Bellaire,TX)Detroit
1972371John PoloniP-Pittsburgh
1972476Brian DoyleSSCaverna (Cave City,KY)Texas
1972482Dave MachemerSSCentral Michigan UniversityCalifornia
1972484Bruce RobinsonCLa Jolla High School (La Jolla, CA)Chi. White Sox
1972485Andy ReploglePSnider (Fort Wayne, IN)NY Mets
1972486Mickey KluttsSSEl Rancho High School (Pico Rivera, CA)NY Yankees
1972492Dan Meyer2BSanta Ana CollegeDetroit
1972495Tim JonesPPonderosa High School (Shingle Springs, CA)Pittsburgh
1972597Randy JonesPChapman UniversitySan Diego
19725100Rich WorthamPOdessa (Odessa,TX)Texas
19725101Dennis BlairPEisenhower High School (Rialto,CA)Montreal
19725109Randy McGilberryPSatsuma (Satsuma,AL)NY Mets
19725110Darryl JonesSSWestminster CollegeNY Yankees
19726123Bill NahorodnyCSt. Clair County Community CollegePhiladelphia
19726128Doug ClareySSHomestead (Cupertino,CA)Minnesota
19726132George EnrightCHialeah High School (Hialeah, FL)Chi. White Sox
19726133Brock Pemberton1BMarina High School (Huntington Beach, CA)NY Mets
19726135Buddy SchultzPMiami UniversityChi. Cubs
19726136Don AasePSavanna (Anaheim, CA)Boston
19726143Ken Macha1B-3bUniversity of PittsburghPittsburgh
19727152Randy Bass1BLawton (Lawton,OK)Minnesota
19727163Brian AsselstineOF-ifAllan Hancock CollegeSan Francisco
19727167Willie RandolphSS-CTilden (Brooklyn, NY)Pittsburgh
19728171Wayne KrenchickiSSEwing (Ewing Township,NJ)Philadelphia
19728172Jim SundbergCUniversity of IowaTexas
19728179Ken Phelps1BIngraham High School (Seattle, WA)Atlanta
19728180Mike OveryPOlivet Nazarene UniversityChi. White Sox
19729193Dave HeaverloPCentral Washington UniversitySan Diego
19729194Mike ArmstrongPNorth Shore High School (Sea Cliff, NY)Cleveland
19729205Craig CacekOFMonroe High School (North Hills, CA)NY Mets
19729213Mike ProlyPSt. John's UniversityStL Cardinals
19729214Dennis LittlejohnCNorth Torrance High School (Torrance, CA)Oakland
197210217Jerry TurnerOFVenice High School (Los Angeles, CA)San Diego
197210218Pete RedfernPSylmar (Sylmar,CA)Cleveland
197210224Dave StegmanOFLompoc High School (Lompoc, CA)Minnesota
197210232Andy MerchantOFAuburn UniversityBoston
197210236Leon RobertsOFUniversity of MichiganDetroit
197211244Bo McLaughlinPAmelia (Batavia,OH)Texas
197211245J. Michael Hart1B-OFKalamazoo Valley Community CollegeMontreal
197211258Rodney Scott3BArlington High School (Indianapolis, IN)Kansas City
197211264Bobby BrownOF-3BNorthampton (Eastville,VA)Baltimore
197212265Rusty GerhardtPClemson UniversitySan Diego
197212273Roy Lee JacksonPOpelika (Opelika,AL)Houston
197212274Bill PaschalPKempsville (Virginia Beach, VA)California
197212280Donnie MooreOF-pMonterey High School (Lubbock, TX)Boston
197212286Chris BattonPSt. Bernard (Playa del Ray,CA)Oakland
197213292George FrazierPHillcrest High School (Springfield, MO)Texas
197213296Pete FalconePLafayette High School (Brooklyn, NY)Minnesota
197213307Orlando Gonzalez1BMiami-Dade CollegeSan Francisco
197214316Gil RondonPDeWitt Clinton High School (Bronx, NY)Texas
197214321Jim CrawfordPArizona State UniversityHouston
197214331Lenn Sakata2BTreasure Valley Community CollegeSan Francisco
197214336Rick HoneycuttPLakeview Academy (Fort Oglethorpe,GA)Baltimore
197215342Roger MillerPUniontown Area (Uniontown,PA)Milwaukee
197215352Ernie WhittCMacomb Community CollegeBoston
197215353Jason Thompsonp-1BLA Dodgers
197215358Bobby Pate3B-OFCompton (Compton, CA)Oakland
197216365Rick MatulaPWharton (Wharton,TX)Montreal
197216372Nyls NymanOFCordova High School (Rancho Cordova, CA)Chi. White Sox
197216378George ThroopPLong Beach State UniversityKansas City
197216380Dave LemanczykPHartwick CollegeDetroit
197217389Mark MercerPWest (Minneapolis, MN)Montreal
197217399Ray BurrisPSouthwestern Oklahoma State UniversityChi. Cubs
197217401Glenn BurkeOFMerritt CollegeLA Dodgers
197217404Vern RuhlePOlivet CollegeDetroit
197218413Keith Drumright2BHillcrest High School (Springfield, MO)Montreal
197218432Nate SnellPBaltimore
197219436Bobby ThompsonSSHarding University (Charlotte, NC)Texas
197219452Mark WagnerSSHarbor (Ashtabula,OH)Detroit
197220470Wayne Tyrone2BUniversity of Texas-Pan AmericanChi. Cubs
197220472John LittlefieldPAzusa (Azusa,CA)LA Dodgers
197220479Mike WillisPVanderbilt UniversityBaltimore
197221485Dan DumoulinPKokomo High School (Kokomo, IN)Cincinnati
197221492Bob KammeyerPStanford UniversityNY Yankees
197222505Garry HancockOFTexas
197222507Bob SheldonSSLoyola Marymount UniversityMilwaukee
197222525Willie RoysterOFSpingarn (Washington, D.C.)Baltimore
197223531Ron HasseySSTucson High School (Tucson, AZ)Cincinnati
197224552Joe ErardiPLiverpool (Liverpool,NY)Milwaukee
197224558Jim LentineOFSierra Vista High School (Baldwin Park, CA)Chi. White Sox
197224559Craig MitchellPShadle Park High School (Spokane, WA)NY Mets
197224564Ed HalickiPMonmouth CollegeSan Francisco
197225572Mike Hargrove1BNorthwestern Oklahoma State UniversityTexas
197226596Lyman BostockOFCal State NorthridgeMinnesota
197226602Mike RamseySSRoswell High School (Roswell, GA)Chi. Cubs
197227611Dan O'BrienPBishop Barry (St. Petersburg,FL)Cleveland
197227623George CappuzzelloPUrsuline (Youngstown,OH)Detroit
197228642Butch Alberts3BUniversity of CincinnatiPittsburgh
197228643John FlinnPMonroe High School (North Hills, CA)Baltimore
197235727Craig MinettoPStagg High School (Stockton, CA)LA Dodgers
197236733Rick LangfordOFState College of Florida, Manatee-SarasotaCleveland
197238754Bob ShirleyPPutnam City High School (Oklahoma City, OK)LA Dodgers
197240770Gil Kubski3BGranada Hills (Granada Hills, CA)Pittsburgh
197211Eric RaichPUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCleveland
197212Cliff ButcherPUniversity of TulsaSan Diego
197213James OwenPSan Jose City CollegeTexas
197214Ricky Knepper3BPhiladelphia
197215Robert AlexanderPSt. Clair County Community CollegeMilwaukee
197216Wayne PiperPMontreal
197217Lew LemerPMinnesota
197218Greg SinatroSS-3BMiami-Dade CollegeCincinnati
197219Tom DonohueOFNassau Community CollegeCalifornia
1972110William MeyerSSIndian River State CollegeHouston
1972111Murphy EppinettePUniversity of Louisiana-MonroeChi. White Sox
1972112Ray HumphriesPSan Bernardino Valley CollegeAtlanta
1972113Joe KrsnichiF-OfWichita State UniversityNY Yankees
1972114Ron DiggleOFUCLANY Mets
1972115Cliff HollandPCanada CollegeBoston
1972116Rex Peters1BLafayette CollegeChi. Cubs
1972117Kenzie DavisOFChaffey CollegeKansas City
1972118John AdamsPLA Dodgers
1972119Alfred CallisPFullerton CollegeDetroit
1972120Ken KollmeyerPSan Diego Community CollegeSan Francisco
1972121Charles HendrixPGrossmont CollegeOakland
1972122Bob GerdesPMiami-Dade CollegeStL Cardinals
1972123Cass SafritSSPfeiffer UniversityBaltimore
1972124Dennis BoldenPChipola CollegePittsburgh
1972225Anthony GiammaresisSSBroward CollegeCleveland
1972226Mike HeftnerPColorado State University-PuebloSan Diego
1972227Vincent UjdurCDiablo Valley CollegeTexas
1972228Ernest GonzalezOFPolk State CollegePhiladelphia
1972229Vincent RobertoOFUniversity of MiamiMilwaukee
1972230Carl BakerOFMontreal
1972231William Bishop1BYavapai CollegeMinnesota
1972232Tommy MutzCCochise CollegeCincinnati
1972233Tim BumsPAustin Peay State UniversityCalifornia
1972234Howard AshlockPPalm Beach State CollegeHouston
1972235Bob BrescherPMiami-Dade CollegeChi. White Sox
1972236Laconia GrahamPRanger CollegeAtlanta
1972237Mike Lester3BBellevue Community CollegeNY Yankees
1972238John LenahanPVillanova UniversityNY Mets
1972239Jimmie WilliamsPIndian Hills Community College-CentervilleBoston
1972240Dana CoreyOFUniversity of MaineChi. Cubs
1972241Ron McDonaldPLouisburg CollegeKansas City
1972242Tim HosierOF-3BSouth Georgia CollegeLA Dodgers
1972243Dan GonzalesOFFullerton CollegeDetroit
1972244Reggie Walton1BCompton Community CollegeSan Francisco
1972245Sylvester WashingtonOF-1BLos Angeles Community CollegeOakland
1972246John EicholtzPFresno City CollegeStL Cardinals
1972247Larry GreenPTyler Junior CollegeBaltimore
1972248David Gaynor1BNew Mexico Highlands UniversityPittsburgh
1972593Mike EdwardsSSLos Angeles Community CollegeMontreal
1972599Randy TatePCalhoun Community CollegeNY Mets
19725105Jim Morrison3BSouth Georgia CollegePittsburgh
19726112Art JamesOFMacomb Community CollegeDetroit
19727124Keith SmithOFState College of Florida, Manatee-SarasotaStL Cardinals
19729136Rich DauerSS-2BSan Bernardino Valley CollegeOakland
197210140Bob LaceyPCentral Arizona CollegeOakland
197211Bob LessliePKansas State UniversityLA Dodgers
197212Rich DauerSS-2BSan Bernardino Valley CollegeCleveland
197213Mike McNeillyPGonzaga UniversityNY Mets
197214Ron BellPFullerton CollegeTexas
197215Warren CromartieOFMiami-Dade CollegeSan Diego
197216Dave Collins1B-OFMesa Community CollegeCalifornia
197217Bob GerdesPMiami-Dade CollegeHouston
197218Mike PaynePDelta State UniversityKansas City
197219John DansonSSSeminole State College of FloridaMilwaukee
1972110Mike BahnickPRider UniversityAtlanta
1972111Michael McGuireOFCornell UniversityDetroit
1972112Craig CaskeyPUniversity of Puget SoundMontreal
1972113Joe BarkauskasCLafayette CollegeNY Yankees
1972114Bob BrescherPMiami-Dade CollegeChi. Cubs
1972115Cliff HollandPCanada CollegeChi. White Sox
1972116Dan BoitanoPFresno City CollegePhiladelphia
1972117John EicholtzPFresno City CollegeMinnesota
1972118Lewis ReasonoverSSGulf Coast Community CollegeSan Francisco
1972119Brad HansonSSValencia Community CollegeBoston
1972120Ray HumphriesPSan Bernardino Valley CollegeStL Cardinals
1972121Mel WashingtonC-OFLos Angeles Valley CollegeBaltimore
1972122Jim Morrison3BSouth Georgia CollegePittsburgh
1972123John PiersonOFGlendale Community CollegeOakland
1972224Walt RzepiennikPBaltimore City Community CollegeLA Dodgers
1972225John Langerhans1BUniversity of TexasCleveland
1972226Mike StantonPMiami-Dade CollegeTexas
1972227Sam Bowen2BCollege of Coastal GeorgiaCalifornia
1972228Lawrence LeeCHouston
1972229Jerry MaddoxSSCerritos CollegeKansas City
1972230Don CollinsPSouth Georgia CollegeAtlanta
1972231Laconia GrahamPRanger CollegeMontreal
1972232Greg Van GaverPBellevue Community CollegeNY Yankees
1972233Paul LevarPSpokane Falls Community CollegeChi. Cubs
1972234Richard DavidsonCColumbia State Community CollegePhiladelphia
1972235Alvis Woods1BLaney CollegeMinnesota
1972236Jeff McKayPTreasure Valley Community CollegeSan Francisco
1972237Steve ClinePHagerstown Community CollegeBaltimore
1972238Dennis SimonPPittsburgh
1972448Keith SmithOFState College of Florida, Manatee-SarasotaTexas
1972449Terry CornuttPLinn-Benton Community CollegeSan Francisco
197211Bob KoeppelP-OFBradley UniversityMinnesota
197212Jim CoxSSUniversity of IowaMontreal
197213Ken DaughtyOF-ifLamar Community CollegeBoston
197214Richard AndersonPUniversity of New HavenPittsburgh
197215Rick AndersonPLos Angeles Valley CollegeNY Yankees
197216Rich TroedsonPSanta Clara UniversitySan Diego
197217Paul PattersonPIthaca CollegeChi. White Sox
197218Dennis LewallynPChipola CollegeLA Dodgers
197219Dave Collins1B-OFMesa Community CollegeKansas City
1972110Mike McNeillyP-SSGonzaga UniversityAtlanta
1972111Leslie ClarkSSBaltimore
1972112Ken RobertsPEl Camino CollegeSan Francisco
1972113Steve TrellaPFullerton CollegeOakland
1972114Rick BethkePCerritos CollegeHouston
1972115Charles BordesSSUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteTexas
1972116Tom HumePState College of Florida, Manatee-SarasotaCincinnati
1972117Terry CornuttPLinn-Benton Community CollegeMilwaukee
1972118Dan BoitanoPFresno City CollegeStL Cardinals
1972119Curtis BishopPBacone CollegeDetroit
1972120Greg Van GaverPBellevue Community CollegeChi. Cubs
1972121Duane KuiperSSSouthern Illinois UniversityCleveland
1972122Mark RottC-OFDiablo Valley CollegePhiladelphia
1972123Craig CaskeyPUniversity of Puget SoundCalifornia
1972124Michael AgostoOFSan Diego Mesa CollegeNY Mets
1972225Joseph YocumPFresno City CollegeMinnesota
1972226Steve HergenraderCFresno City CollegeMontreal
1972227Joe BurgessPEastern Oklahoma State CollegeBoston
1972228Gerard ThomasPPittsburgh
1972229Steven Greene2BLos Angeles Valley CollegeNY Yankees
1972230Mark Servais2BSaint Mary's University of MinnesotaSan Diego
1972231Jay KuhniePEastern Michigan UniversityChi. White Sox
1972232James VanderbeekPLafayette CollegeLA Dodgers
1972233Mike StantonPMiami-Dade South Community CollegeKansas City
1972234Sam BowenOF-PCollege of Coastal GeorgiaAtlanta
1972235Rick TomlinPState College of Florida, Manatee-SarasotaBaltimore
1972236Gary AlexanderCLos Angeles Harbor CollegeSan Francisco
1972237Bill HobbsOFFullerton CollegeOakland
1972238Ron BellPFullerton CollegeTexas
1972239Larry O'BrienPIndian Hills Community College-CentervilleCincinnati
1972240Tim Hamilton2BMesa Community CollegeMilwaukee
1972241Scott TorosianPFresno City CollegeStL Cardinals
1972242Mitch LukevicsPDetroit
1972243Johnny GreenOFCentral Arizona CollegeChi. Cubs
1972244Don CollinsPSouth Georgia CollegeCleveland
1972245Keath ChaunceyOFPolk State CollegePhiladelphia
1972246Jeff SpagnolaOFSanta Ana CollegeCalifornia
1972247Ron HodgesCAppalachian State UniversityNY Mets
1972348Warren CromartieOFMiami-Dade CollegeMinnesota
1972473Larry WolfeSS-PSacramento City CollegeNY Yankees
1972589Roy SmalleySSLos Angeles Community CollegeBoston
1972593Mike DuPreeOFFresno City CollegeKansas City
19726102Jerry MaddoxSSCerritos CollegeKansas City
19727107Larry DemeryPLos Angeles Community CollegePittsburgh
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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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