List of 1987 Seattle Mariners draft picks

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1987 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Ken Griffey, Jr. June 2009.jpg
Ken Griffey, Jr. (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in 1987.
Information
Owners George Argyros
General Manager(s) Dick Balderson
Manager(s) Dick Williams
First pick Ken Griffey, Jr.
Draft position1st
Number of selections55
Links
Results Baseball-Reference
Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners
Years 1986 • 1987 • 1988

The following is a list of 1987 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 55 selections in the 1987 draft, the first being outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 29 pitchers, 11 outfielders, 4 shortstops, 3 catchers, 3 first baseman, 3 second basemen, and 2 third basemen.

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Draft

Pat Listach was selected by the Mariners in the 23rd round of the 1987 draft. 1ST 7122 Pat Listach.jpg
Pat Listach was selected by the Mariners in the 23rd round of the 1987 draft.

Key

Round (Pick)Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
PositionIndicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
BoldIndicates the player signed with the Mariners
ItalicsIndicates the player did not sign with the Mariners
*Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball

Table

Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolSource
1 (1) Ken Griffey, Jr. Outfielder Moeller High School [1]
2 (33) Dave Burba Right-handed pitcher Ohio State University [2]
3 (59) Mike Goff Right-handed pitcher California State University, Fresno [3]
4 (85)Richard Lantrip Shortstop Golden West High School [4]
5 (111)Brian Wilkinson Right-handed pitcher Cherry Creek High School [5]
6 (137) Joe Slusarski Right-handed pitcher University of New Orleans [6]
7 (163)Mike McGuire Right-handed pitcher Sweeny High School [7]
8 (189) Eric Helfand Catcher Patrick Henry High School [8]
9 (215)Ted Eldredge Right-handed pitcher University of California, Berkeley [9]
10 (241)Emmanuel Spann Third baseman Tulane University [10]
11 (267)Bob Bretwisch Left-handed pitcher Bradley University [11]
12 (293)Brian Baldwin Right-handed pitcher Northeastern University [12]
13 (319)Jim Foley Right-handed pitcher Orange Coast College [13]
14 (345)Keith Helton Left-handed pitcher University of Arkansas [14]
15 (371)Charlie Webb Left-handed pitcher California State Polytechnic University, Pomona [15]
16 (397)Corey Paul Outfielder Belmont High School [16]
17 (423)Ellerton Maynard Outfielder Miami Dade College [17]
18 (449) Mike Gardiner Right-handed pitcher Indiana State University [18]
19 (475)Dorian Daughtry Outfielder Kingsborough Community College [19]
20 (501)Mike Sisco Shortstop University of Arkansas [20]
21 (527)Daryl Burrus Third baseman Locke High School [21]
22 (553)Kevin Reichardt Second baseman University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh [22]
23 (579) Pat Listach Shortstop McLennan Community College [23]
24 (605)Greg Burlingame Left-handed pitcher University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa [24]
25 (631)Otis Patrick Outfielder Edmonds Community College [25]
26 (657)Anthony Gordon Left-handed pitcher Avon Park High School [26]
27 (686)Randy Rivera Right-handed pitcher Ranger College [27]
28 (709)Tony Cayson Outfielder Forest High School [28]
29 (735)Brian Cisarik Outfielder University of Texas at Austin [29]
30 (761)Gary Cameron Left-handed pitcher Utah Technical College [30]
31 (787)Keith Barrett Outfielder California State Polytechnic University, Pomona [31]
32 (813)Ranfred Johnson Right-handed pitcher El Camino College [32]
33 (838)Justin Mitton Shortstop Trevor G. Browne High School [33]
34 (863)Scott Pitcher Right-handed pitcher Hillsborough Community College [34]
35 (888)Steve Hisey Outfielder University of California, Los Angeles [35]
36 (912)Jeff Hooper Catcher Washington State University [36]
37 (935)Erick Bryant Right-handed pitcher California State University, Los Angeles [37]
38 (958) Todd Haney Second baseman University of Texas at Austin [38]
39 (980)Scott Stoerck Right-handed pitcher Orange Coast College [39]
40 (1001)Steve Bieksha Right-handed pitcher University of Massachusetts Lowell [40]
41 (1022)John Hoffman Catcher Ballard High School [41]
42 (1041) Gar Finnvold Right-handed pitcher Palm Beach State College [42]
43 (1059)Tom Peters Right-handed pitcher Santa Monica College [43]
44 (1076)Jeff Brouelette Second baseman Orange Coast College [44]
45 (1093)Emmitt Cohick Outfielder Fullerton College [45]
46 (1109) Jeff Darwin Right-handed pitcher Bonham High School [46]
47 (1125)Corey Thomas Right-handed pitcher Pinole Valley High School [47]
48 (1140)Florentino Lozano Outfielder Palomar College [48]
49 (1154)Keith Mays Right-handed pitcher Bassett High School [49]
50 (1167)John Burton Right-handed pitcher Bonita High School [50]
51 (1179)Ruben Gonzales First baseman Pepperdine University [51]
52 (1190) James Hurst Left-handed pitcher South Florida Community College [52]
53 (1198)David Boss Right-handed pitcher San Jose City College [53]
54 (1205)Jeff Keitges First baseman American River College [54]
55 (1211)Jeff Morrison First baseman Chapman University [55]

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References

General references
  1. "1987 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  2. "1988 Seattle Mariners Draft Picks". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  3. "Seattle Mariners 1987 Draft Selections". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
Inline citations
  1. ↑ "Ken Griffey Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dave Burba Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mike Goff Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rick Lantrip Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Brian Wilkinson Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Joe Slusarski Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Mike McGuire Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Eric Helfand Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Ted Eldredge Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Tookie Spann Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Bob Bretwisch Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Brian Baldwin Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Jim Foley Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Keith Helton Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Chuck Webb Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Corey Paul Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Ellerton Maynard Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Mike Gardiner Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Dorian Daughtry Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Mike Sisco Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Daryl Burrus Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Kevin Reichardt Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Mike Gardiner Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Greg Burlingame Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Otis Patrick Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Anthony Gordon Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Randy Rivera Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  28. ↑ "Tony Cayson Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Brian Cisarik Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Gary Cameron Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  31. ↑ "Keith Barrett Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  32. ↑ "Ranfred Johnson Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  33. ↑ "Justin Mitton Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  34. ↑ "Scott Pitcher Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  35. ↑ "Steve Hisey Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  36. ↑ "Jeff Hooper Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  37. ↑ "Erick Bryant Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  38. ↑ "Todd Haney Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  39. ↑ "Scott Stoerck Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  40. ↑ "Steve Bieksha Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  41. ↑ "John Hoffman Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  42. ↑ "Gar Finnvold Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  43. ↑ "Tom Peters Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  44. ↑ "Jeff Brouelette Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  45. ↑ "Emmitt Cohick Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  46. ↑ "Jeff Darwin Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  47. ↑ "Corey Thomas Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  48. ↑ "Florentino Lozano Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  49. ↑ "Keith May Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  50. ↑ "John Burton Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  51. ↑ "Ruben Gonzales Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  52. ↑ "James Hurst Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  53. ↑ "David Boss Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  54. ↑ "Jeff Keitges Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  55. ↑ "Jeff Morrison Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
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