ALL-BDWL TEAM 1972
 
  First Team   Second Team
       
C Johnny Bench, NGW (BA.269, OPS.912, HR 45, RBI 120, R 127) C Ted Simmons, FMI (BA.311, OPS.810, HR 19, RBI 93, R 91)
1B John Mayberry, PBC (BA .333, OPS 1.072, HR 40, RBI 125, R 124) 1B Billy Williams, ORP (BA .292, OPS .876, HR 32, RBI 107, R 79)
2B Joe Morgan, DLH (BA .342, OPS .973, HR 18, RBI 81, R 161, SB 67) 2B Horace Clarke, GLV (BA .297, OPS .764, HR 10, RBI 62, R 113, SB 27)
3B Dick Allen, DLH (BA .334, OPS 1.064, HR 38, RBI 146, R 153) 3B Rico Petrocelli, PBC (BA .292, OPS .841, HR 24, RBI 113, R 85)
SS Bert Campaneris, GLV (BA .291, OPS .715, HR 8, RBI 81, R 101, SB 65) SS Don Kessinger, LMP (BA .307, OPS .732, HR 2, RBI 55, R 86)
LF Joe Rudi, PBC (BA .367, OPS .988, HR 29, RBI 141, R 112) LF Willie Stargell, TXF (BA .306, OPS .959, HR 35, RBI 106, R 99)
CF Bobby Murcer, TXF (BA .305, OPS .926, HR 40, RBI 114, R 138) CF Al Oliver, ALC (BA .310, OPS .827, HR 17, RBI 88, R 89)
RF Reggie Jackson, DLH (BA .298, OPS .902, HR 27, RBI 110, R 92) RF Bobby Bonds, GLV (BA .278, OPS .827, HR 24, RBI 113, R 109, SB 36)
       
SP Steve Carlton, BKB (35-3, GS 41, ERA 1.46, WHIP 0.92, K 300, CG 24, SH 12 ) SP Bob Gibson, APR (20-9, GS 34, ERA 2.16, WHIP 0.93, K 197, CG 21, SH 7)
RP Jim Brewer, NGW (9-4, SV 26, G 50, ERA 1.73, WHIP 0.63, K 39) RP Ramon Hernandez, BKB (10-2, SV 30, H 4, G 56 , ERA 1.40, WHIP 0.87, K 46)
       
 
1st Team Items of Interest: 2nd Team Items of Interest:
* Johnny Bench was 2nd team catcher in 1970. * Ted Simmons was 2nd team catcher in 1971 as a rookie.
* John Mayberry is 1st rookie named 1st team. * Rico Petrocelli was 1st team shortstop in 1970.
* Joe Morgan & Bobby Murcer are 1st player to repeat as 1st team. * Willie Stargell was 1st team left-fielder in 1971.
* Bert Campaneris was 2nd team shortstop in 1970. * Bobby Bonds was 2nd team right-fielder in 1971.
* Dallas ties Fremont (1971) & Fort Worth (1970) for most 1st team with 3. * Bob Gibson was 2nd team starting pitcher in 1970.
* Don Buford was 1st team second-baseman in 1970 & 2nd team LF in 1971. * Rod Carew (2B) & Vida Blue (SP) were 1st rookies named 
* Rusty Staub was 2nd team right-fielder in 1970 & 1st team RF in 1971. to ALL-BDWL team when they were named 2nd team in 1971.