1975 Major League Baseball Draft
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First round selections
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The following are the first round picks in the 1975 Major League Baseball draft..Many baseball draft experts consider the 1975 draft to be the weakest in MLB history.
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School | >
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Goodwin Danny Goodwin Danny Kay Goodwin was a Major League Baseball player from 1975 to 1982 for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, and Oakland Athletics. Goodwin, who played a majority of his games as a designated hitter, is the only player to be the first overall pick in the Major League draft in two separate... |
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 Butch Benton Alfred Lee "Butch" Benton was a right-handed catcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1978 to 1985.... |
New York Mets | Catcher | Godby High School |
| 7 | Rick Cerone Rick Cerone Richard Aldo Cerone from Seton Hall University is a former Major League Baseball player from 1975 to 1992 for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos... |
Cleveland Indians | Catcher | Seton Hall University |
| 8 | Ted Barnicle | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Jacksonville State University |
| 9 | Clint Hurdle Clint Hurdle Clinton Merrick Hurdle is a former Major League Baseball outfielder whose 10-year career was spent with the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals. After retiring from playing baseball, Hurdle became a manager... |
Kansas City Royals | Outfield | Merritt Island High School |
| 10 | Art Miles | Montreal Expos | Shortstop | David Crockett High School David Crockett High School (Austin, Texas) Crockett High School is a public high school located in South Austin, Texas. The school opened in 1968 and is part of the Austin Independent School District . It was named after U.S. frontiersman Davy Crockett.... |
| 11 | Chris Knapp Chris Knapp (baseball) Robert Christian Knapp is a former right-handed pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and California Angels. After graduating from Central Michigan University, Knapp was selected in the first round of the 1975 amateur entry draft by the White Sox... |
Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Central Michigan University |
| 12 | Sam Welborn | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Wichita Falls High School |
| 13 | Rick Sofield Rick Sofield Richard Michael Sofield , who is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball, is a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Sofield played for the Minnesota Twins from to , appearing in 207 games and recording 612 at bats for a career average of .243.After his playing career ended, he became the... |
Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | Morristown High School |
| 14 | Bo McLaughlin Bo McLaughlin Michael Duane "Bo" McLaughlin was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher from 1976 to 1982 for the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, and Oakland Athletics. He is currently the pitching coordinator for the Colorado Rockies... |
Houston Astros | Pitcher | David Lipscombe 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 Dale Berra Dale Anthony Berra , is a former Major League Baseball player who primarily played as an infielder from through . He is the son of Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra.-Early years:... |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Montclair High School |
| 21 | Bruce Robinson Bruce Robinson (baseball) Bruce Philip Robinson is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of three seasons from until .... |
Oakland Athletics | Catcher | Stanford Cardinal Stanford Cardinal The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams... |
| 22 | Tony Moretto | Cincinnati Reds | Outfield | Harrison High School |
| 23 | Dave Ford Dave Ford David Alan Ford is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ford attended Lincoln-West High School, and after graduating in 1975, was selected with the 23rd pick by the Orioles in the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft.Ford started his career in the... |
Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Lincoln West High School |
| 24 | Mark Bradley Mark Bradley (baseball) Mark Allen Bradley is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981-1982 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.-External links:... |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop | Elizabethtown High School |