1975 Major League Baseball draft

1975 Major League Baseball draft
Overview
First selection	Danny Goodwin California Angels
First round selections	24
Hall of Famers	2 P Lee Smith OF Andre Dawson
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The 1975 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1975 MLB season. The draft saw the California Angels select Danny Goodwin first overall.

First round selections

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1975 Major League Baseball draft. ^[1] Many baseball draft experts consider the 1975 draft to be the weakest in MLB history.^{[ who? ]}

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	Danny Goodwin	California Angels	Catcher	Southern University
2	Mike Lentz	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Juanita High School
3	Les Filkins	Detroit Tigers	Outfield	George Washington High School
4	Brian Rosinski	Chicago Cubs	Outfield	Evanston Senior High School
5	Richard OKeefe	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Yorktown Heights High School
6	Butch Benton	New York Mets	Catcher	Godby High School
7	Rick Cerone	Cleveland Indians	Catcher	Seton Hall University
8	Ted Barnicle	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	Jacksonville State University
9	Clint Hurdle	Kansas City Royals	Outfield	Merritt Island High School
10	Art Miles	Montreal Expos	Shortstop	David Crockett High School
11	Chris Knapp	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Central Michigan University
12	Sam Welborn	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	Wichita Falls High School
13	Rick Sofield	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Morristown High School
14	Bo McLaughlin	Houston Astros	Pitcher	David Lipscomb College
15	Otis Foster	Boston Red Sox	First Base	High Point University
16	David Johnson	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Gaylord High School
17	Jim Gideon	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	University of Texas
18	Donald Young	Atlanta Braves	Catcher	Dos Pueblos High School
19	Jim McDonald	New York Yankees	First Base	Verbum Dei High School
20	Dale Berra	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop	Montclair High School
21	Bruce Robinson	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Stanford Cardinal
22	Tony Moretto	Cincinnati Reds	Outfield	Harrison High School
23	Dave Ford	Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Lincoln West High School
24	Mark Bradley	Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop	Elizabethtown High School

^[2]

Other notable selections

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position
2	28	Lee Smith	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher
3	49	Carney Lansford	California Angels	Shortstop
3	68	Don Robinson	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher
4	75	Jason Thompson	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher-First Baseman
4	84	Dickie Noles	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher
5	99	Lou Whitaker	Detroit Tigers	Third Baseman
7	156	Keith Moreland	Philadelphia Phillies	Third Baseman
11	250	Andre Dawson	Montreal Expos	Outfielder
15	357	Bob Horner*	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop
16	384	Dave Stewart	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher
20	473	Glenn Hubbard	Atlanta Braves	Second Baseman
21	484	John Tudor*	New York Mets	Pitcher

* Did not sign

References

1. "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1975" . Retrieved September 16, 2008.
2. "1st Round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
3. "1975 Baseball Draft". Baseball Almanac.

External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

Preceded by Bill Almon	1st Overall Picks Danny Goodwin	Succeeded by Floyd Bannister