The 1978 Major League Baseball draft was held June 6–8, 1978, consisting of 48 rounds, during which a total of 779 players were selected by 26 Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations.[1] The first overall selection was Bob Horner, drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
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The 1978 Major League Baseball draft was held June 6 8 1978 consisting of 48 rounds during which a total of 779 players were selected by 26 Major League Baseball MLB organizations 1 The first overall selection was Bob Horner drafted by the Atlanta Braves 1978 Major League Baseball draftOverviewFirst selectionBob HornerAtlanta BravesFirst round selections26Hall of Famers2 SS Cal Ripken Jr 2B Ryne Sandberg 19771979 Four of the selected players made their professional debuts in MLB without first playing in Minor League Baseball third baseman Horner from Arizona State University Oakland High School pitchers Tim Conroy and Mike Morgan and catcher Brian Milner from Southwest High School in Fort Worth Texas In addition to Horner the Braves also selected future major leaguer players Matt Sinatro 2nd round Steve Bedrosian 3rd round Rick Behenna 4th round Jose Alvarez 8th round and Gerald Perry 11th round Others notable players drafted included Lloyd Moseby and Dave Stieb Toronto Mike Marshall and Steve Sax Los Angeles Cal Ripken Jr and Mike Boddicker Baltimore Kirk Gibson Detroit Kent Hrbek Minnesota and Hubie Brooks New York Mets 2 Contents 1 First round selections 2 Compensation picks 3 Other notable players 4 References 5 External linksFirst round selections editThe following are the first round picks in the 1978 Major League Baseball draft 3 All Star Baseball Hall of FamePick Player Team Position School1 Bob Horner Atlanta Braves 3B Arizona State University2 Lloyd Moseby Toronto Blue Jays 1B Oakland High School Oakland California 3 Hubie Brooks New York Mets SS Arizona State University4 Mike Morgan Oakland Athletics RHP Valley High School Las Vegas Nevada 5 Andy Hawkins San Diego Padres RHP Midway High School Hewitt Texas 6 Tito Nanni Seattle Mariners OF Chestnut Hill Academy High School Philadelphia Pennsylvania 7 Bob Cummings San Francisco Giants C Brother Rice High School Chicago Illinois 8 Nick Hernandez Milwaukee Brewers C Hialeah High School Hialeah Florida 9 Glenn Franklin Montreal Expos SS Chipola Junior College10 Phil Lansford Cleveland Indians SS Wilcox High School Santa Clara California 11 Rod Boxberger Houston Astros RHP University of Southern California12 Kirk Gibson Detroit Tigers OF Michigan State University13 Bill Hayes Chicago Cubs C Indiana State University14 Tom Brunansky California Angels OF West Covina High School West Covina California 15 Robert Hicks St Louis Cardinals 1B Tate High School Pensacola Florida 16 Lenny Faedo Minnesota Twins SS Jefferson High School Tampa Florida 17 Nick Esasky Cincinnati Reds SS Carol City High School Carol City Florida 18 Rex Hudler New York Yankees Compensation 1 SS Bullard High School Fresno California 19 Brad Garnett Pittsburgh Pirates 1B DeSoto High School DeSoto Texas 20 Tim Conroy Oakland Athletics Compensation 2 LHP Gateway High School Monroeville Pennsylvania 21 Gerry Aubin Pittsburgh Pirates Compensation 3 OF Dougherty Comprehensive High School Albany Georgia 22 Robert Boyce Baltimore Orioles 3B Deer Park High School Cincinnati Ohio 23 Rip Rollins Philadelphia Phillies 1B RHP Allegheny High School Sparta North Carolina 24 Matt Winters New York Yankees Compensation 4 OF Williamsville High School Williamsville New York 25 Buddy Biancalana Kansas City Royals SS Redwood High School Greenbrae California 26 Brian Ryder New York Yankees RHP Shrewsbury High School Shrewsbury Massachusetts Compensation picks edit Pick from Chicago White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Ron Blomberg Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Jorgensen Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Terry Forster Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Mike TorrezOther notable players edit All Star Baseball Hall of Famer 4 Round Pick Player Team Position2 37 Danny Heep Houston Astros OF2 39 Mel Hall Chicago Cubs OF2 48 Cal Ripken Jr Baltimore Orioles 3B2 52 Steve Balboni New York Yankees 1B3 53 Steve Bedrosian Atlanta Braves RHP3 70 Britt Burns Chicago White Sox LHP3 74 Bobby Bonner Baltimore Orioles SS4 85 Rob Deer San Francisco Giants OF4 92 Mike Witt California Angels RHP5 106 Dave Stieb Toronto Blue Jays OF6 151 Mike Marshall Los Angeles Dodgers 1B6 152 Mike Boddicker Baltimore Orioles RHP8 196 Tim Wallach California Angels 1B9 229 Steve Sax Los Angeles Dodgers SS15 377 Mark Langston Chicago Cubs LHP15 381 Gary Redus Cincinnati Reds SS16 415 Frank Viola Kansas City Royals LHP17 432 Kent Hrbek Minnesota Twins 1B18 447 Eric Snow San Diego Padres RHP18 460 John Stuper Pittsburgh Pirates RHP19 475 Kevin McReynolds Milwaukee Brewers OF20 511 Ryne Sandberg Philadelphia Phillies INF21 531 Dave Dravecky Pittsburgh Pirates LHP23 577 Howard Johnson New York Yankees RHP24 594 Rick Leach Philadelphia Phillies 1B39 758 Vance Law Pittsburgh Pirates SS47 778 Ron Reeves Cleveland Indians RHP Did not signReferences edit Henderson Joe June 9 1978 2 Tampa Pitchers Picked Draft Ends The Tampa Tribune p 6 C Retrieved August 26 2023 via newspapers com Background on the 1978 MLB Draft Archived from the original on June 21 2008 Retrieved August 3 2008 MLB First Round Draft Picks 1978 Retrieved August 3 2008 1978 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac www baseball almanac com Retrieved March 27 2024 External links editComplete draft list from The Baseball Cube databasePreceded byHarold Baines 1st Overall PicksBob Horner Succeeded byAl Chambers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1215907209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
