1980, major, league, baseball, draft, took, place, june, 1980, draft, york, mets, select, darryl, strawberry, first, overall, general, informationdate, june, 1980overview832, total, selectionsfirst, selectiondarryl, strawberrynew, york, metsfirst, round, selec. The 1980 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1980 The draft saw the New York Mets select Darryl Strawberry first overall 1980 Major League Baseball draftGeneral informationDate s June 1980Overview832 total selectionsFirst selectionDarryl StrawberryNew York MetsFirst round selections26 19791981 Contents 1 First round selections 2 Compensation Picks 3 Other notable players 3 1 Football players drafted 4 References 5 External linksFirst round selections edit All Star Baseball Hall of FamerThe following are the first round picks in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft 1 Pick Player Team Position Hometown School1 Darryl Strawberry New York Mets Outfield Crenshaw High School2 Garry Harris Toronto Blue Jays Shortstop Hoover High School3 Ken Dayley Atlanta Braves Pitcher University of Portland4 Mike King Oakland Athletics Pitcher Morningside College5 Jeff Pyburn San Diego Padres Outfield University of Georgia6 Darnell Coles Seattle Mariners Shortstop Eisenhower High School7 Jessie Reid San Francisco Giants First Base Lynwood High School8 Cecil Espy Chicago White Sox Outfield Point Loma High School9 Ross Jones Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop Miami Hurricanes10 Kelly Gruber Cleveland Indians Shortstop Westlake High School11 Don Schulze Chicago Cubs Pitcher Lake Park High School12 Jeff Reed Minnesota Twins Catcher Joliet West High School13 Henry Powell Philadelphia Phillies Catcher Pine Forest High School14 Tim Maki Texas Rangers Pitcher Carrol High School15 Don Collins St Louis Cardinals Pitcher Ferguson High School16 Frank Wills Kansas City Royals Pitcher Tulane University17 Dennis Rasmussen California Angels Compensation 1 Pitcher Creighton University18 Glenn Wilson Detroit Tigers Third Baseman Sam Houston State University19 Ron Robinson Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Woodlake High School20 Rich Renteria Pittsburgh Pirates Compensation 2 Shortstop South Gate High School21 Jim Acker Atlanta Braves Compensation 3 Pitcher University of Texas22 Terry Francona Montreal Expos Compensation 4 Outfield University of Arizona23 Billy Beane New York Mets Compensation 5 Outfield Mount Carmel High School24 John Gibbons New York Mets Compensation 6 Catcher MacArthur High School25 Dion James Milwaukee Brewers Outfield McClatchy High School26 Jeff Williams Baltimore Orioles Outfield Princeton High School 2 Compensation Picks edit Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Nolan Ryan Pick from California Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Bruce Kison Pick from Montreal Expos as compensation for signing of free agent Rowland Office Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Rudy May Pick from Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for signing of free agent Andy Hassler Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Skip LockwoodOther notable players editTim Teufel 2nd round 38th overall by the Minnesota Twins Dan Plesac 2nd round 41st overall by the St Louis Cardinals did not sign Dave Miley 2nd round 47th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Tim Burke 2nd round 49th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Joe Hesketh 2nd round 50th overall by the Montreal Expos Danny Tartabull 3rd round 71st overall by the Cincinnati Reds Doug Drabek 4th round 87th overall by the Cleveland Indians did not sign Ricky Horton 4th round 92nd overall by the St Louis Cardinals Joe Orsulak 6th round 152nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Randy Ready 6th round 154th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Don Slaught 7th round 171st overall by the Kansas City Royals Lloyd McClendon 8th round 183rd overall by the New York Mets Eric Davis 8th round 201st overall by the Cincinnati Reds John Farrell 9th round 212th overall by the Oakland Athletics did not sign Craig Lefferts 9th round 219th overall by the Chicago Cubs Dave Magadan 12th round 310th overall by the Boston Red Sox did not sign Ed Vande Berg 13th round 318th overall by the Seattle Mariners Terry Steinbach 16th round 400th overall by the Cleveland Indians did not sign Jim Eisenreich 16th round 402nd overall by the Minnesota Twins Oil Can Boyd 16th round 414th overall by the Boston Red Sox Danny Jackson 24th round 599th overall by the Oakland Athletics did not sign Darren Daulton 25th round 629th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Chris Sabo 30th round 727th overall by the Montreal Expos did not sign Walt Terrell 33rd round 763rd overall by the Texas Rangers Rick Aguilera 37th round 803rd overall by the St Louis Cardinals did not sign All Star Hall of Famer Football players drafted edit Turner Gill 2nd round 36th overall by the Chicago White Sox did not sign Kevin House 19th round 475th overall by the Chicago White Sox did not sign References edit MLB First Round Draft Picks 1980 Retrieved September 16 2008 1st Round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft External links editComplete draft list from The Baseball Cube databasePreceded byAl Chambers 1st Overall PicksDarryl Strawberry Succeeded byMike Moore Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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