1972 Kansas City Royals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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1972 Kansas City Royals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
Other Years: 1969 / 1970 / 1971 / 1972 / 1973 / 1974 / 1975
Drafted Players
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Drafted Players Table
Year |
Rnd |
DT |
OvPck |
RdPck |
Tm |
Signed |
Bonus |
Name |
Pos |
WAR |
G |
AB |
HR |
BA |
OPS |
G |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
SV |
Type |
Drafted Out of |
1972 | 1 | | 18 | 18 | Royals | Y | $78,000 | Jamie Quirk (minors) | SS | 0.7 | 984 | 2266 | 43 | .240 | .645 | | | | | | | HS | St. Paul HS (Santa Fe Springs, CA) |
1972 | 2 | | 42 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Dennis Leonard (minors) | RHP | 25.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | 312 | 144 | 106 | 3.7 | 1.26 | 1 | 4Yr | Iona University (New Rochelle, NY) |
1972 | 3 | | 66 | 18 | Royals | N | | Paul Adams (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Castlewood HS (Castlewood, VA) |
1972 | 4 | | 90 | 18 | Royals | N | | Douglas Wessel (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) |
1972 | 5 | | 114 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Karl Jacobsen (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Valley Central HS (Montgomery, NY) |
1972 | 6 | | 138 | 18 | Royals | Y | | John Rockwell (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lane Tech College Prep HS (Chicago, IL) |
1972 | 7 | | 162 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Dale Stevener (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Francis Howell HS (St. Charles, MO) |
1972 | 8 | | 186 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Stan Butkus (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL) |
1972 | 9 | | 210 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Shaun Howitt (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) |
1972 | 10 | | 234 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Kevin Bova (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Long Branch HS (Long Branch, NJ) |
1972 | 11 | | 258 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Rodney Scott (minors) | 3B | 4.0 | 690 | 2132 | 3 | .236 | .612 | | | | | | | HS | Arlington HS (Indianapolis, IN) |
1972 | 12 | | 282 | 18 | Royals | N | | Scott Gardner (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Riverview HS (Sarasota, FL) |
1972 | 13 | | 306 | 18 | Royals | N | | Mike Bartell (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Encinal HS (Alameda, CA) |
1972 | 14 | | 330 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Jeff Grossick (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Monominee HS (Monominee, MI) |
1972 | 15 | | 354 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Joseph McNamara (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bethlehem Central HS (Delmar, NY) |
1972 | 16 | | 378 | 18 | Royals | Y | | George Throop (minors) | RHP | -0.1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 3.83 | 1.56 | 3 | 4Yr | California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) |
1972 | 17 | | 402 | 18 | Royals | N | | Tommy Curran (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA) |
1972 | 18 | | 426 | 18 | Royals | Y | | Craig Bowser (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of La Verne (La Verne, CA) |
1972 | 19 | | 450 | 18 | Royals | Y | | David Bradford (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Murray State University (Murray, KY) |
1972 | 20 | | 473 | 17 | Royals | Y | | Juan Quesada (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | DeWitt Clinton HS (Bronx, NY) |
1972 | 21 | | 496 | 17 | Royals | N | | John Keisler (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) |
1972 | 22 | | 519 | 17 | Royals | Y | | Reginald Knapper (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Chartiers Houston HS (Houston, PA) |
1972 | 23 | | 541 | 16 | Royals | N | | Robert Glass (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lakeland HS (Lakeland, FL) |
1972 | 24 | | 563 | 16 | Royals | N | | Doug Duncan (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Hillcrest HS (Dallas, TX) |
1972 | 25 | | 584 | 15 | Royals | Y | | Roman Bailey (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Union University (Jackson, TN) |
1972 | 26 | | 604 | 14 | Royals | Y | | Dennis Gallagher (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Chapman University (Orange, CA) |
1972 | 27 | | 621 | 11 | Royals | N | | Thomas Davis (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Loara HS (Anaheim, CA) |
1972 | 28 | | 637 | 10 | Royals | Y | | Mark Brown (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Gloucester HS (Gloucester, MA) |
1972 | 29 | | 652 | 9 | Royals | Y | | Doug Buchanan (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Eastern University (St. Davids, PA) |
1972 | 30 | | 667 | 9 | Royals | Y | | Don Spare (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Chapman University (Orange, CA) |
1972 | 31 | | 681 | 8 | Royals | N | | Greg Fairbanks (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Satellite HS (Satellite Beach, FL) |
1972 | 32 | | 694 | 7 | Royals | Y | | Bernard Hunting (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Rockford HS (Rockford, MI) |
1972 | 33 | | 707 | 7 | Royals | N | | James Auringer (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Thomas J. Corcoran HS (Syracuse, NY) |
1972 | 34 | | 718 | 6 | Royals | Y | | Mike Roberts (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) |
1972 | 35 | | 728 | 6 | Royals | Y | | Rod Boone (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) |
1972 | 36 | | 738 | 6 | Royals | Y | | John Urzi (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | San Jose State University (San Jose, CA) |
1972 | 37 | | 747 | 5 | Royals | Y | | Eric Littell (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Gideon HS (Gideon, MO) |
Other Years: 1969 / 1970 / 1971 / 1972 / 1973 / 1974 / 1975
37 matching player(s). 4 played in the majors (10%). Total of 30.3 WAR, or 7.6 per major leaguer.
DT Key
- Blank - June Draft
- 6sc - June Secondary
- 6sa - June Secondary (normal, 1971 only)
- 6sd - June Secondary (delayed, 1971 only)
- 1rg - January Draft
- 1sc - January Secondary Draft
- 8lg - August Legion Draft
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