1984 Major League Baseball draft

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1984 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)June 1984
Location Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Overview
839 total selections
First selection Shawn Abner
New York Mets
First round selections28
Hall of Famers
  1983
1985  

The 1984 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1984. The draft saw the New York Mets select Shawn Abner first overall.

Contents

First round selections

= All-Star= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. [1]

PickPlayerTeamPositionHometown/School
1 Shawn Abner New York Mets Outfield Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School (PA)
2 Bill Swift Seattle Mariners Pitcher Maine
3 Drew Hall Chicago Cubs Pitcher Morehead State
4 Cory Snyder Cleveland Indians Shortstop BYU
5 Pat Pacillo Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Seton Hall
6 Erik Pappas California Angels Catcher Mount Carmel High School (IL)
7 Mike Dunne St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Bradley
8 Jay Bell Minnesota Twins ShortstopGonzalez Tate High School
9 Alan Cockrell San Francisco Giants Outfield Tennessee
10 Mark McGwire Oakland Athletics First Base USC
11 Shane Mack San Diego Padres Outfield UCLA
12 Oddibe McDowell Texas Rangers Outfield Arizona State
13 Bob Caffrey Montreal Expos Catcher Cal State Fullerton
14 John Marzano Boston Red Sox Catcher Temple
15Kevin Andersh Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher New Mexico
16 Scott Bankhead Kansas City Royals Pitcher North Carolina
17 Don August Houston Astros Pitcher Chapman University
18Isaiah Clark Milwaukee Brewers Shortstop Crockett High School
19 Drew Denson Atlanta Braves First Base Purcell Marian High School
20 Tony Menéndez Chicago White Sox Pitcher American High School (FL)
21Pete Smith Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Burlington High School (MA)
22Jeff Pries New York Yankees Pitcher UCLA
23Dennis Livingston Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Oklahoma State
24 Terry Mulholland San Francisco Giants Pitcher Marietta College
25 John Hoover Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Fresno State
26David Jerore Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Aquinas High School (MI)
27 Gary Green San Diego Padres Shortstop Oklahoma State
28 Norm Charlton Montreal Expos Pitcher Rice

[2]

Other notable players

† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer

NFL/CFL players drafted

References

  1. "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1984" . Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  2. "1st Round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
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Shawn Abner
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