The 1972 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1972 MLB season.
Some of the significant picks from the regular phase in June included Dennis Eckersley and Rick Manning (Cleveland).
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.