1975 Major League Baseball draft

First round selections

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1975 Major League Baseball draft.^[1] Many baseball draft experts consider the 1975 draft to be the weakest in MLB history.

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	Danny Goodwin	California Angels	Catcher	Southern University
2	Mike Lentz	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Juanita High School
3	Les Filkins	Detroit Tigers	Outfield	George Washington High School
4	Brian Rosinski	Chicago Cubs	Outfield	Evanston Senior High School
5	Richard OKeefe	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Yorktown Heights High School
6	Butch Benton	New York Mets	Catcher	Godby High School
7	Rick Cerone	Cleveland Indians	Catcher	Seton Hall University
8	Ted Barnicle	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	Jacksonville State University
9	Clint Hurdle	Kansas City Royals	Outfield	Merritt Island High School
10	Art Miles	Montreal Expos	Shortstop	David Crockett High School
11	Chris Knapp	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Central Michigan University
12	Sam Welborn	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	Wichita Falls High School
13	Rick Sofield	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Morristown High School
14	Bo McLaughlin	Houston Astros	Pitcher	David Lipscomb College
15	Otis Foster	Boston Red Sox	First Base	High Point University
16	David Johnson	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Gaylord High School
17	Jim Gideon	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	University of Texas
18	Donald Young	Atlanta Braves	Catcher	Dos Pueblos High School
19	Jim McDonald	New York Yankees	First Base	Verbum Dei High School
20	Dale Berra	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop	Montclair High School
21	Bruce Robinson	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Stanford Cardinal
22	Tony Moretto	Cincinnati Reds	Outfield	Harrison High School
23	Dave Ford	Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Lincoln West High School
24	Mark Bradley	Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop	Elizabethtown High School

^[2]

Other notable players

Lee Smith (baseball), 2nd round, Chicago Cubs
Carney Lansford, 3rd round, California Angels
Jason Thompson, 4th round, Detroit Tigers
Lou Whitaker, 5th round, Detroit Tigers
Andre Dawson, 11th round, Montreal Expos

External links

Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

Notes

↑ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1975". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1975&round=1

References

Preceded by Bill Almon	1st Overall Picks Danny Goodwin	Succeeded by Floyd Bannister

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

1975 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1975 All-Star Game 1975 World Series

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