Major League Baseball draft
1968 Major League Baseball draft |
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Overview |
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First selection | Tim Foli New York Mets |
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First round selections | 20 |
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The 1968 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1968 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take shortstop Tim Foli first overall.
First round selections
| = All-Star | | | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
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1 | Tim Foli | New York Mets | SS | Canoga Park, California |
2 | * Pete Broberg | Oakland Athletics | RHP | Palm Beach, Florida |
3 | Marty Cott | Houston Astros | C | Buffalo, New York |
4 | Thurman Munson | New York Yankees | C | Kent State University |
5 | Bobby Valentine | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | Stamford, Connecticut |
6 | Robert Weaver | Cleveland Indians | SS | Jacksonville, Florida |
7 | Curtis Moore | Atlanta Braves | OF | Denison, Texas |
8 | Don Castle | Washington Senators | LHP | Coldwater, Mississippi |
9 | Dick Sharon | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | Redwood City, California |
10 | Junior Kennedy | Baltimore Orioles | SS | Arvin, California |
11 | Greg Luzinski | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | Prospect Heights, Illinois |
12 | Lloyd Allen | California Angels | RHP | Selma, California |
13 | Tim Grant | Cincinnati Reds | RHP | Boykins, Virginia |
14 | Rich McKinney | Chicago White Sox | SS | Ohio University |
15 | Ralph Rickey | Chicago Cubs | OF | University of Oklahoma |
16 | Alex Rowell | Minnesota Twins | OF | Luther College |
17 | Gary Matthews | San Francisco Giants | OF | Pacoima, California |
18 | Robert Robinson | Detroit Tigers | OF | Chester, Virginia |
19 | James Hairston | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | Dayton, Ohio |
20 | Tom Maggard | Boston Red Sox | OF-C | Norwalk, California |
* Did not sign
Other notable selections
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* Did not sign
Notes
- ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1968". Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ^ "1968 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac".
External links
- Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database
References
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