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.
1972, major, league, baseball, draft, took, place, prior, 1972, season, draft, diego, padres, select, dave, roberts, first, overall, overviewfirst, selectiondave, robertssan, diego, padresfirst, round, selections24hall, famers2, dennis, eckersleyc, gary, carte. 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 1972 Major League Baseball draftOverviewFirst selectionDave RobertsSan Diego PadresFirst round selections24Hall of Famers2 P Dennis EckersleyC Gary Carter 19711973 Contents 1 First round selections 2 Other notable selections 3 Background 4 References 5 External linksFirst round selections edit All Star Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first round picks in the 1972 Major League Baseball draft 1 Pick Player Team Position Hometown School1 Dave Roberts San Diego Padres 3B University of Oregon 2 Rick Manning Cleveland Indians SS Niagara Falls New York 3 Larry Christenson Philadelphia Phillies RHP Marysville Washington 4 Roy Howell Texas Rangers 3B Lompoc California 5 Bob Goodman Montreal Expos C Memphis Tennessee 6 Dan Thomas Milwaukee Brewers 1B Southern Illinois University 7 Larry Payne Cincinnati Reds RHP Bedias Texas 8 Dick Ruthven Minnesota Twins RHP Fresno State University 9 Steve Englishbey Houston Astros OF Houston Texas 10 Dave Chalk Los Angeles Angels 3B University of Texas 11 Preston Hanna Atlanta Braves RHP Pensacola Florida 12 Mike Ondina Chicago White Sox OF Rancho Cordova California 13 Richard Bengston New York Mets C Peoria Illinois 14 Scott McGregor New York Yankees LHP El Segundo California 15 Brian Vernoy Chicago Cubs LHP Westminster California 16 Joel Bishop Boston Red Sox SS Sacramento California 17 John Harbin Los Angeles Dodgers SS Newberry College 18 Jamie Quirk Kansas City Royals SS Whittier California 19 Rob Dressler San Francisco Giants RHP Portland Oregon 20 Jerry Manuel Detroit Tigers SS Rancho Cordova California 21 Dan Larson St Louis Cardinals RHP Alhambra California 22 Chet Lemon Oakland Athletics SS Los Angeles 23 Dwayne Peltier Pittsburgh Pirates SS Anaheim California 24 Ken Thomas Baltimore Orioles C Bellville Ohio Did not signOther notable selections edit All Star Baseball Hall of Famer 2 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 signBackground editThe 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 edit MLB First Round Draft Picks 1972 Retrieved October 28 2008 1972 Baseball Draft Baseball Almanac Retrieved April 5 2018 External links editComplete draft list from The Baseball Cube database Preceded byDanny Goodwin 1st Overall PicksDave Roberts Succeeded byDavid Clyde Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1972 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1198290371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
