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[edit] 1972 First Round Picks
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | San Diego Padres | Dave Roberts | 3B | University of Oregon (Col.) | Lebanon, OR |
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| 2 | Cleveland Indians | Rick Manning | SS | LaSalle High School (HS) | Niagara Falls, NY |
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| 3 | Philadelphia Phillies | Larry Christenson | RHP | Marysville High School (HS) | Marysville, WA |
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| 4 | Texas Rangers | Roy Howell | 3B | Lompoc High School (HS) | Lompoc, CA |
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| 5 | Montreal Expos | Bob Goodman | C | Bishop Byrne High School (HS) | Memphis, TN |
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| 6 | Milwaukee Brewers | Danny Thomas | 1B | Southern Illinois University (Col.) | Birmingham, AL |
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| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | Larry Payne | RHP | Huntsville High School (HS) | Bedias, TX |
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| 8 | Minnesota Twins | Dick Ruthven | RHP | California State University, Fresno (Col.) | Sacramento, CA | Did not sign
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| 9 | Houston Astros | Steve Englishbey | OF | South Houston High School (HS) | Houston, TX |
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| 10 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Dave Chalk | 3B | University of Texas (Col.) | Del Rio, TX |
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| 11 | Atlanta Braves | Preston Hanna | RHP | Escambia High School (HS) | Pensacola, FL |
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| 12 | Chicago White Sox | Mike Ondina | OF | Cordova High School (HS) | Rancho Cordova, CA |
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| 13 | New York Mets | Richard Bengston | C | Richwoods High School (HS) | Peoria, IL |
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| 14 | New York Yankees | Scott McGregor | LHP | El Segundo High School (HS) | El Segundo, CA |
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| 15 | Chicago Cubs | Brian Vernoy | LHP | La Quinta High School (HS) | Westminster, CA |
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| 16 | Boston Red Sox | Joel Bishop | SS | McClatchy High School (HS) | Sacramento, CA |
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| 17 | Los Angeles Dodgers | John Harbin | SS | Newberry College (Col.) | Newberry College |
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| 18 | Kansas City Royals | Jamie Quirk | SS | St. Paul High School (HS) | Whittier, CA |
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| 19 | San Francisco Giants | Rob Dressler | RHP | Madison High School (HS) | Portland, OR |
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| 20 | Detroit Tigers | Jerry Manuel | SS | Cordova High School (HS) | Rancho Cordova, CA |
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| 21 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Larson | RHP | Alhambra High School (HS) | Alhambra, CA |
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| 22 | Oakland Athletics | Chet Lemon | SS | Fremont High School (HS) | Los Angeles, CA |
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| 23 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Dwayne Peltier | SS | Servite High School (HS) | Anaheim, CA |
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| 24 | Baltimore Orioles | Ken Thomas | C | Clear Fork High School (HS) | Bellville, OH |
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[edit] Other Notable Selections
John Candelaria, Dennis Leonard (2nd round); Dennis Eckersley, Gary Carter (3rd round); Willie Randolph (7th round); Mike Hargrove (25th round)
