1970 Major League Baseball draft
Appearance
1970 Major League Baseball draft | |
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Overview | |
First selection | Mike Ivie San Diego Padres |
First round selections | 24 |
Hall of Famers | |
The 1970 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1970 MLB season. The draft saw the San Diego Padres select Mike Ivie first overall.
First round selections
[edit]= All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
* Did not sign
Other notable selections
[edit]= All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position |
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2 | 30 | Terry Forster | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher |
2 | 41 | Butch Metzger | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher |
3 | 60 | Fred Lynn* | New York Yankees | Outfielder |
3 | 67 | Rick Reuschel | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher |
5 | 110 | Rick Waits | Washington Senators | Pitcher |
6 | 124 | Bill Travers | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher |
8 | 171 | Phil Garner* | Montreal Expos | Infielder |
9 | 198 | Goose Gossage | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher |
10 | 231 | Ray Knight | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher/Third Baseman |
14 | 325 | Dave Parker | Pittsburgh Pirates | Catcher/Outfielder |
19 | 446 | Jerry Remy* | Washington Senators | Second Baseman |
19 | 447 | Pat Zachry | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher |
20 | 479 | Bruce Boisclair | New York Mets | Outfielder |
21 | 494 | Bruce Sutter* | Washington Senators | Pitcher |
23 | 541 | Ed Ott | Pittsburgh Pirates | Third Baseman/Catcher |
29 | 671 | John Denny | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher |
30 | 692 | Doc Medich | New York Yankees | Pitcher |
32 | 725 | Mike Krukow* | California Angels | Pitcher/Catcher |
35 | 770 | Roy Smalley* | Montreal Expos | Shortstop |
37 | 802 | Bake McBride | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher/Outfielder |
* Did not sign[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1970". Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
- ^ "1970 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.
- ^ "Background on the 1970 MLB Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2008.