[Lord Byron]

Here are the results of the 1972 Rookie Draft:
Round 1
Pick 1 - Houston Astros: 3B Bill Madlock, age 21
Pick 2 - San Diego Padres: 3B George Brett, age 19
Pick 3 - Chicago Cubs: SP Frank Tanana, age 19
Pick 4 - Oakland Athletics: SP Mark Littell, age 19
Pick 5 - New York Mets: SP Steve Rogers, age 23
Pick 6 - New York Yankees: 1B Andre Thornton, age 23
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: LF Dave Winfield, age 21
Pick 8 - Cincinnati Reds: LF Mike Easler, age 21
Pick 9 - Detroit Tigers: RF Dave Parker, age 21
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: 3B Doug DeCinces, age 22
Pick 11 - Pittsburgh Pirates: C Brian Downing, age 22
Pick 12 - Minnesota Twins: RF Ken Griffey, age 22
Pick 13 - St. Louis Cardinals: SP John D'Acquisto, age 20
Pick 14 - Chicago White Sox: RF Gorman Thomas, age 21
Pick 15 - Atlanta Braves: RF Otto Velez, age 21
Pick 16 - Texas Rangers: CF Bake McBride, age 23
Pick 17 - Montreal Expos: SP Larry Christenson, age 19
Pick 18 - Baltimore Orioles: RF Greg Gross, age 20
Pick 19 - Kansas City Royals: SP Craig Swan, age 21
Pick 20 - California Angels: RF Jim Dwyer, age 22
Pick 21 - Los Angeles Dodgers: SP Randy Jones, age 22
Pick 22 - Milwaukee Brewers: SP Dick Ruthven, age 21
Pick 23 - Philadelphia Phillies: SSP Frank White, age 22
Pick 24 - San Francisco Giants: 3B Dan Driessen, age 21
Round 2
Pick 1 - Houston Astros: 1B Craig Kusick, age 24
Pick 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 3B Steve Ontiveros, age 21
Pick 3 - Chicago Cubs: LF Jerry Hairston, age 20
Pick 4 - Oakland Athletics: C Barry Foote, age 20
Pick 5 - New York Mets: 3B Phil Garner, age 23
Pick 6 - New York Yankees: SSP Bucky Dent, age 20
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: C Jose Morales, age 27
Pick 8 - Cincinnati Reds: LF Pepe Mangual, age 20 out of college (Stanford University; Stanford, California)
Pick 9 - Detroit Tigers: 2B Manny Trillo, age 21
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: C Jim Essian, age 21
Pick 11 - San Diego Padres: LF Gene Locklear, age 23
Pick 12 - Minnesota Twins: RP Steve Foucault, age 23
Pick 13 - St. Louis Cardinals: CF Bob Coluccio, age 21
Pick 14 - Chicago White Sox: 2B Larry Lintz, age 23
Pick 15 - Atlanta Braves: C Alan Ashby, age 21
Pick 16 - Texas Rangers: RP Don Hood, age 23
Pick 17 - Montreal Expos: CL Bill Campbell, age 24
Pick 18 - Baltimore Orioles: RF Bill Sharp, age 22
Pick 19 - Kansas City Royals: SP David Clyde, age 17
Pick 20 - California Angels: SSP Dave Chalk, age 22
Pick 21 - Los Angeles Dodgers: 2B Pedro Garcia, age 22
Pick 22 - Milwaukee Brewers: RP Adrian Devine, age 20
Pick 23 - Philadelphia Phillies: C Charlie Moore, age 19
Pick 24 - San Francisco Giants: RF Tom Poquette, age 21
Round 3
Pick 1 - Houston Astros: SP Kevin Kobel, age 19
Pick 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates: CF Hector Cruz, age 19
Pick 3 - Chicago Cubs: SSP Jerry Terrell, age 26
Pick 4 - Oakland Athletics: CL Doug Bird, age 22
Pick 5 - New York Mets: 3B Jerry Royster, age 20
Pick 6 - New York Yankees: RP Dave Pagan, age 23
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: C Ron Hodges, age 23
Pick 8 - Cincinnati Reds: RF Dick Sharon, age 22
Pick 9 - Detroit Tigers: C Marc Hill, age 20
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: RF Tony Scott, age 21
Pick 11 - San Diego Padres: SSP Mario Guerrero, age 23
Pick 12 - Minnesota Twins: RP Wayne Garland, age 22
Pick 13 - St. Louis Cardinals: 3B Mike Phillips, age 22
Pick 14 - Chicago White Sox: RF Ed Armbrister, age 24
Pick 15 - Atlanta Braves: RP Bob Apodaca, age 22
Pick 16 - Texas Rangers: RP Ray Burris, age 22
Pick 17 - Montreal Expos: RP Jim Crawford, age 22
Pick 18 - Baltimore Orioles: RP Max Leon, age 22
Pick 19 - Kansas City Royals: 1B Ron Cash, age 22
Pick 20 - California Angels: SSP Tom Veryzer, age 19
Pick 21 - Los Angeles Dodgers: 1B Jack Pierce, age 24
Pick 22 - Milwaukee Brewers: SP Glenn Abbott, age 21
Pick 23 - Philadelphia Phillies: SSP Pete Mackanin, age 21
Pick 24 - San Francisco Giants: 1B Sam Ewing, age 23
Round 4
Pick 1 - Houston Astros: C Mike Sadek, age 26
Pick 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SP Doug Konieczny, age 21
Pick 3 - Chicago Cubs: 2B Tom Heintzelman, age 26
Pick 4 - Oakland Athletics: RP Mike Wallace, age 21
Pick 5 - New York Mets: RP Craig Skok, age 25
Pick 6 - New York Yankees: SP Danny Fife, age 23
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: RF Mike Rogodzinski, age 24
Pick 8 - Cincinnati Reds: C Pete Varney, age 23
Pick 9 - Detroit Tigers: CF Tommy Smith, age 24
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: LF Wilbur Howard, age 23
Pick 11 - San Diego Padres: C Larry Cox, age 25
Pick 12 - Minnesota Twins: RP Eduardo Rodriguez, age 20
Pick 13 - St. Louis Cardinals: RP Eddie Solomon, age 21
Pick 14 - Chicago White Sox: SSP Tim Johnson, age 23
Pick 15 - Atlanta Braves: LF George Theodore, age 26
Pick 16 - Texas Rangers: RP Geoff Zahn, age 26
Pick 17 - Montreal Expos: LF Orlando Alvarez, age 20
Pick 18 - Baltimore Orioles: SP Wenty Ford, age 25
Pick 19 - Kansas City Royals: C Bob Davis, age 20
Pick 20 - California Angels: 3B Bruce Miller, age 25
Pick 21 - Los Angeles Dodgers: RP Ron Diorio, age 26
Pick 22 - Milwaukee Brewers: SSP Pepe Frias, age 24
Pick 23 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Rick Waits, age 20
Pick 24 - San Francisco Giants: RP Tom Dettore, age 24
Round 5
Pick 1 - Houston Astros: RP John Montague, age 25
Pick 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Rich Troedson, age 22
Pick 3 - Chicago Cubs: RP Dave Lemanczyk, age 22
Pick 4 - Oakland Athletics: 3B Matt Alexander, age 25
Pick 5 - New York Mets: 2B Jim Cox, age 22
Pick 6 - New York Yankees: RP Jesse Jefferson, age 23
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: RF Jim Fuller, age 21
Pick 8 - Cincinnati Reds: RP John Morlan, age 24
Pick 9 - Detroit Tigers: RP Eddie Bane, age 20
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Dick Pole, age 22
Pick 11 - San Diego Padres: RP Greg Shanahan, age 24
Pick 12 - Minnesota Twins: CL Tom Buskey, age 25
Pick 13 - St. Louis Cardinals: RP Jim Kremmel, age 24
Pick 14 - Chicago White Sox: 1B Frank Ortenzio, age 21
Pick 15 - Atlanta Braves: RP Vic Albury, age 25
Pick 16 - Texas Rangers: RP Barry Raziano, age 25
Pick 17 - Montreal Expos: CF Dave Augustine, age 22
Pick 18 - Baltimore Orioles: RP Rick Henninger, age 24
Pick 19 - Kansas City Royals: RP Craig Caskey, age 22
Pick 20 - California Angels: RP Gary Ignasiak, age 23
Pick 21 - Los Angeles Dodgers: RP Dave Wallace, age 25
Pick 22 - Milwaukee Brewers: RP Dave Cheadle, age 20
Pick 23 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Greg Heydeman, age 20
Pick 24 - San Francisco Giants: RP Carlos Velazquez, age 24
Round 6
Pick 1 - Houston Astros: RP Terry Wilshusen, age 23
Pick 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Frank Snook, age 23
Pick 3 - Chicago Cubs: C Tom Lundstedt, age 23
Pick 4 - Oakland Athletics: RP John Andrews, age 23
Pick 5 - New York Mets: 1B Don Castle, age 22
Pick 6 - New York Yankees: LF Keith Marshall, age 21
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: 1B Rafael Batista, age 26
Pick 8 - Cincinnati Reds: 1B Greg Harts, age 22
Pick 9 - Detroit Tigers: LF Tommy Cruz, age 21
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: LF Curtis Brown, age 27
Pick 11 - San Diego Padres: C Otis Thornton, age 27
Pick 12 - Minnesota Twins: SSP Brian Ostrosser, age 23