1969 Major League Baseball draft

First round selections

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= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1969 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	Jeff Burroughs	Washington Senators	OF	Long Beach, California
2	J. R. Richard	Houston Astros	RHP	Ruston, Louisiana
3	Ted Nicholson	Chicago White Sox	3B	Laurel, Mississippi
4	Randy Sterling	New York Mets	RHP	Key West, Florida
5	* Alan Bannister	California Angels	SS	Buena Park, California
6	Mike Anderson	Philadelphia Phillies	1B	Timmonsville, South Carolina
7	Paul Ray Powell	Minnesota Twins	OF	Arizona State University
8	Terry McDermott	Los Angeles Dodgers	C	West Hempstead, New York
9	Don Stanhouse	Oakland Athletics	RHP	DuQuoin, Illinois
10	Bob May	Pittsburgh Pirates	RHP	Merritt Island, Florida
11	Charlie Spikes	New York Yankees	3B-OF	Bogalusa, Louisiana
12	Gene Holbert	Atlanta Braves	C	Campbelltown, Pennsylvania
13	Noel Jenke	Boston Red Sox	OF	University of Minnesota
14	Don Gullett	Cincinnati Reds	LHP	Lynn, Kentucky
15	Alvin McGrew	Cleveland Indians	OF	Fairfield, AL
16	Roger Metzger	Chicago Cubs	SS	St. Edward's University
17	Don Hood	Baltimore Orioles	LHP	Florence, South Carolina
18	Mike Phillips	San Francisco Giants	SS	Irving, Texas
19	John Young	Detroit Tigers	1B	Redding, California
20	Charles Minott	St. Louis Cardinals	LHP	Covina, California
21	Gorman Thomas	Seattle Pilots	SS	Charleston, South Carolina
22	Balor Moore	Montreal Expos	LHP	Deer Park, Texas
23	* John Simmons	Kansas City Royals	SS	Childersburg, AL
24	Randy Elliott	San Diego Padres	1B	Camarillo, California

* Did not sign

Background

The Washington Senators tabbed slugging outfielder Jeff Burroughs of Wilson High School in Long Beach, California as the nation's number one pick. The Kansas City Royals made a record 90 selections in the June regular phase, including Al Cowens in the 84th round. Other notable players selected were Bill Madlock (Washington), Buddy Bell (Cleveland), Bob Boone (Philadelphia) and Ken Griffey, Sr. (Cincinnati).

Right-handed pitcher Dave Winfield was chosen in the 40th round by the Baltimore Orioles, but the St. Paul, Minnesota native opted to attend the University of Minnesota. Pitcher Don Gullett was the first player to reach the majors. As the Reds' number one pick and 14th overall in the June regular phase, he joined the Cincinnati staff the following spring. Besides Griffey and Gullett, the Reds also tabbed pitchers Rawley Eastwick in the 3rd round in June and Ross Grimsley in the 1st round of the January secondary phase.^[2]

Notes

1. "MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1969". Retrieved 2008-07-28.
2. "Background on the 1969 MLB Draft". Archived from the original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

References