1968, major, league, baseball, draft, confused, with, 1968, major, league, baseball, expansion, draft, took, place, prior, 1968, season, draft, york, mets, take, shortstop, foli, first, overall, overviewfirst, selectiontim, folinew, york, metsfirst, round, sel. Not to be confused with 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft 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 1968 Major League Baseball draftOverviewFirst selectionTim FoliNew York MetsFirst round selections20 19671969 Contents 1 First round selections 2 Other notable selections 3 Notes 4 External links 5 ReferencesFirst round selections edit All Star Baseball Hall of FamerThe following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft 1 Pick Player Team Position Hometown School1 Tim Foli New York Mets SS Canoga Park California2 Pete Broberg Oakland Athletics RHP Palm Beach Florida3 Marty Cott Houston Astros C Buffalo New York4 Thurman Munson New York Yankees C Kent State University5 Bobby Valentine Los Angeles Dodgers OF Stamford Connecticut6 Robert Weaver Cleveland Indians SS Jacksonville Florida7 Curtis Moore Atlanta Braves OF Denison Texas8 Don Castle Washington Senators LHP Coldwater Mississippi9 Dick Sharon Pittsburgh Pirates OF Redwood City California10 Junior Kennedy Baltimore Orioles SS Arvin California11 Greg Luzinski Philadelphia Phillies 1B Prospect Heights Illinois12 Lloyd Allen California Angels RHP Selma California13 Tim Grant Cincinnati Reds RHP Boykins Virginia14 Rich McKinney Chicago White Sox SS Ohio University15 Ralph Rickey Chicago Cubs OF University of Oklahoma16 Alex Rowell Minnesota Twins OF Luther College17 Gary Matthews San Francisco Giants OF Pacoima California18 Robert Robinson Detroit Tigers OF Chester Virginia19 James Hairston St Louis Cardinals OF Dayton Ohio20 Tom Maggard Boston Red Sox OF C Norwalk California Did not signOther notable selections edit All Star 2 Pick Player Team Position25 Bill Buckner Los Angeles Dodgers First Baseman33 Milt Wilcox Cincinnati Reds Pitcher85 Burt Hooton New York Mets Pitcher128 Cecil Cooper Boston Red Sox First Baseman161 Joe Ferguson Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder174 Ross Grimsley Detroit Tigers Pitcher180 Tom Kelly Seattle Pilots Outfielder185 Doyle Alexander Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher237 Milt May Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop238 Al Bumbry Baltimore Orioles Outfielder248 Ben Oglivie Boston Red Sox Infield Outfielder256 Duane Kuiper New York Yankees Shortstop301 John Milner New York Mets Outfielder309 Bruce Kison Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher354 Steve Stone Cleveland Indians Pitcher363 Oscar Gamble Chicago Cubs Outfielder399 Ken Forsch Houston Astros Pitcher402 John Lowenstein Cleveland Indians Shortstop448 Ted Gilje Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher507 Bill Lee Boston Red Sox Pitcher528 Craig Swan St Louis Cardinals Pitcher574 Paul Splittorff Kansas City Royals Pitcher594 Bob Forsch St Louis Cardinals Third Baseman Pitcher Did not signNotes edit MLB First Round Draft Picks 1968 Retrieved July 27 2008 1968 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac External links editComplete draft list from The Baseball Cube databaseReferences editPreceded byRon Blomberg 1st Overall PicksTim Foli Succeeded byJeff Burroughs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1968 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1172134211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,