1967 Major League Baseball draft

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1967 Major League Baseball draft
Overview
First selection Ron Blomberg
New York Yankees
First round selections20
Hall of Famers
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The 1967 Major League Baseball draft recruits amateur baseball players into the American Major League Baseball (MLB) league. The players selected in 1967 included many talented prospects who later had careers in the professional league. Some selections included Bobby Grich and Don Baylor (Baltimore), Vida Blue (Kansas City Athletics), Dusty Baker and Ralph Garr (Atlanta), Ken Singleton and Jon Matlack (Mets), and Ted Simmons and Jerry Reuss (St. Louis). In the January draft, Boston selected catcher Carlton Fisk and the New York Mets drafted Ken Singleton. The Cincinnati Reds selected Chris Chambliss in the 31st round only to have him enroll in junior college. The Mets chose Dan Pastorini in the 32nd round, but Pastorini chose football and played several seasons in the NFL. Atlanta also chose Archie Manning in the 43rd round. There was also a "1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase" that saw players drafted, most notably with Gary Gentry. [1]

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First round selections

= All-Star= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1967 Major League Baseball draft. [2]

PickPlayerTeamPositionHometown/School
1 Ron Blomberg New York Yankees First baseman Atlanta
2 Terry Hughes Chicago Cubs Shortstop Spartanburg, South Carolina
3 Mike Garman Boston Red Sox Right-handed Pitcher Caldwell, Idaho
4 Jon Matlack New York Mets Left-handed Pitcher West Chester, Pennsylvania
5 John Jones Washington Senators Catcher St. Joseph, Tennessee
6 John Mayberry Houston Astros First baseman Detroit, Michigan
7 Brian Bickerton Kansas City Athletics Left-handed Pitcher Santee, California
8 Wayne Simpson Cincinnati Reds Right-handed Pitcher Los Angeles
9 Mike Nunn California Angels Catcher Greensboro, North Carolina
10 Ted Simmons St. Louis Cardinals Catcher Southfield, Michigan
11 Jack Heidemann Cleveland Indians Shortstop Brenham, Texas
12 Andrew Finlay Atlanta Braves Outfielder Sacramento, California
13 Dan Haynes Chicago White Sox Third baseman East Point, Georgia
14 Phil Meyer Philadelphia Phillies Left-handed Pitcher Downey, California
15 Jim Foor Detroit Tigers Left-handed Pitcher Ferguson, Missouri
16 Joe Grigas Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Brockton, Massachusetts
17 Steve Brye Minnesota Twins Third baseman/Outfielder Oakland, California
18 Dave Rader San Francisco Giants Catcher Bakersfield, California
19 Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles Shortstop Long Beach, California
20 Don Denbow Los Angeles Dodgers Third baseman Southern Methodist University

Other notable selections

= All-Star

[3]

RoundPickPlayerTeamPosition
227 Vida Blue Kansas City Athletics Pitcher
229 Dave Kingman* California Angels Pitcher
230 Jerry Reuss St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher
239 Don Baylor Baltimore Orioles Outfielder
352 Ralph Garr Atlanta Braves Second Baseman
356 Richie Zisk Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder
468 Fred Kendall Cincinnati Reds Catcher
478 Steve Busby* San Francisco Giants Pitcher
480 Steve Yeager Los Angeles Dodgers Catcher
596 Dave Goltz Minnesota Twins Pitcher
8157 Dave Lopes* San Francisco Giants Outfielder
10189 Lenny Randle* St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop
11216 Al Hrabosky* Minnesota Twins Pitcher
15296 Rick Dempsey Minnesota Twins Catcher
20396 Gary Lavelle San Francisco Giants Pitcher
20397 Doug Rau* Baltimore Orioles Pitcher
26503 Dusty Baker Atlanta Braves Outfielder
31587 Chris Chambliss* Cincinnati Reds First Baseman
32599 Dan Pastorini* New York Mets Shortstop
43779 Archie Manning* Atlanta Braves Shortstop
60924 Steve Rogers* New York Yankees Pitcher

* Did not sign

Notes

  1. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?year_ID=1967&draft_round=3&draft_type=junsec&query_type=year_round&from_type_4y=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_jc=0&from_type_unk=0
  2. ↑ "MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1967" . Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  3. ↑ "1967 Baseball Draft". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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