1967 Major League Baseball draft

First round selections

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1967 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

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

Background

The June draft was filled with talented prospects who would go on to pro careers. Some selections included Bobby Grich and Don Baylor (Baltimore), Vida Blue (Kansas City Athletics), Dusty Baker (Atlanta), Ken Singleton and Jon Matlack (Mets), and Ted Simmons and Jerry Reuss (St. Louis). In the January draft, Boston tabbed catcher Carlton Fisk and the New York Mets drafted Ken Singleton.

Other notable players

In the category of the one who got away, 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 would later play several seasons in the NFL.

Notes

↑ "MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1967". Retrieved 2008-07-27.

External links

Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

References

Preceded by Steve Chilcott	1st Overall Picks Ron Blomberg	Succeeded by Tim Foli

Major League Baseball drafts

First-year player drafts	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Rule 5 drafts	Historical results

Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1968 1976 1992 1997

1967 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston California Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1967 MLB draft 1967 All-Star Game 1967 World Series

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