1972 MLB Champions
The first player's strike in Major League Baseball history took place for 13 days. The strike occurred from April 1 to April 13, 1972. As a result, the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres each played only 153 games, nine fewer than normal. Most other teams lost anywhere from six to eight games
Commissioner
Bowie Kuhn
NL President
Chub Feeney
AL President
Joe Cronin
Union Director
Marvin Miller
1972 MLB Draft
Pick
Player
Team
1
Dave Roberts 3B
Padres
2
Rick Manning SS
Indians
3
Larry Christenson P
Phillies
4
Roy Howell 3B
Rangers
5
Bobby Goodman C
Expos
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