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1972 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball draft

Field	Value
name	1972 Major League Baseball draft
first	Dave Roberts
San Diego Padres
first_round	24
hofnum	{{Collapsible list
title	2
1	P Dennis Eckersley
2	C Gary Carter}}
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San Diego Padres The 1972 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1972 MLB season. The draft saw the San Diego Padres select Dave Roberts first overall.

First round selections

	= All-Star			= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.

*** Did not sign

Other notable selections

	= All-Star			= Baseball Hall of Famer

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position
2	29	Ellis Valentine	Montreal Expos	Catcher-Outfielder
2	42	Dennis Leonard	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher
2	43	Bob Knepper	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher
2	47	John Candelaria	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher
3	50	Dennis Eckersley	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher
3	53	Gary Carter	Montreal Expos	Catcher
3	61	Craig Swan	New York Mets	Pitcher
5	97	Randy Jones	San Diego Padres	Pitcher
7	167	Willie Randolph	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop-Catcher
8	172	Jim Sundberg	Texas Rangers	Catcher
14	336	Rick Honeycutt*	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop
15	353	Jason Thompson*	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher-First Baseman
17	401	Glenn Burke	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder
17	404	Vern Ruhle	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher
25	572	Mike Hargrove	Texas Rangers	First Baseman
26	596	Lyman Bostock	Minnesota Twins	Outfielder

*** Did not sign

Background

The Montreal Expos had perhaps their best draft in franchise history. The Expos grabbed outfielder Ellis Valentine in round two of the June regular phase and then selected catcher Gary Carter one round later. The Pirates also did well, selecting pitcher John Candelaria in round two and second baseman Willie Randolph in round seven.

Some of the significant picks from the regular phase in June included Dennis Eckersley and Rick Manning (Cleveland). Scott McGregor (New York Yankees) in round one. Also selected in the first round were Chet Lemon (Oakland), Larry Christenson (Philadelphia) and the number one pick, Dave Roberts (San Diego). Roberts went directly to the Padres starting third base position from the University of Oregon campus. The biggest steal was pulled off by the Texas Rangers when they selected infielder Mike Hargrove from Northwestern State University in the 25th round.

Jerry Manuel and Mike Ondina became the first pair of high school teammates to be drafted in the first round of a Major League draft. Both attended Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, California.

References

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