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Baseball draft of amateur players
The
1967 Major League Baseball draft
recruits amateur
baseball
players into the American
Major League Baseball
(MLB) league. The players selected in 1967 included many talented prospects who later had careers in the professional league. Some selections included
Bobby Grich
and
Don Baylor
(Baltimore),
Vida Blue
(Kansas City Athletics),
Dusty Baker
and
Ralph Garr
(Atlanta), Ken Singleton and
Jon Matlack
(Mets), and
Ted Simmons
and
Jerry Reuss
(St. Louis). In the January draft, Boston selected catcher
Carlton Fisk
and the New York Mets drafted
Ken Singleton
. The
Cincinnati Reds
selected
Chris Chambliss
in the 31st round only to have him enroll in junior college. The Mets chose
Dan Pastorini
in the 32nd round, but Pastorini chose football and played several seasons in the
NFL
. Atlanta also chose
Archie Manning
in the 43rd round.
First round selections
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The following are the first round picks in the 1967 Major League Baseball draft.
[1]
Pick
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Player
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Team
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Position
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Hometown/School
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1
|
Ron Blomberg
|
New York Yankees
|
First baseman
|
Atlanta
|
2
|
Terry Hughes
|
Chicago Cubs
|
Shortstop
|
Spartanburg, South Carolina
|
3
|
Mike Garman
|
Boston Red Sox
|
Right-handed Pitcher
|
Caldwell, Idaho
|
4
|
Jon Matlack
|
New York Mets
|
Left-handed Pitcher
|
West Chester, Pennsylvania
|
5
|
John Jones
|
Washington Senators
|
Catcher
|
St. Joseph, Tennessee
|
6
|
John Mayberry
|
Houston Astros
|
First baseman
|
Detroit
,
Michigan
|
7
|
Brian Bickerton
|
Kansas City Athletics
|
Left-handed Pitcher
|
Santee, California
|
8
|
Wayne Simpson
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
Right-handed Pitcher
|
Los Angeles
|
9
|
Mike Nunn
|
California Angels
|
Catcher
|
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
10
|
Ted Simmons
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
Catcher
|
Southfield, Michigan
|
11
|
Jack Heidemann
|
Cleveland Indians
|
Shortstop
|
Brenham, Texas
|
12
|
Andrew Finlay
|
Atlanta Braves
|
Outfielder
|
Sacramento, California
|
13
|
Dan Haynes
|
Chicago White Sox
|
Third baseman
|
East Point, Georgia
|
14
|
Phil Meyer
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Left-handed Pitcher
|
Downey, California
|
15
|
Jim Foor
|
Detroit Tigers
|
Left-handed Pitcher
|
Ferguson, Missouri
|
16
|
Joe Grigas
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
Outfielder
|
Brockton, Massachusetts
|
17
|
Steve Brye
|
Minnesota Twins
|
Third baseman/Outfielder
|
Oakland, California
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18
|
Dave Rader
|
San Francisco Giants
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Catcher
|
Bakersfield, California
|
19
|
Bobby Grich
|
Baltimore Orioles
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Shortstop
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Long Beach, California
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20
|
Don Denbow
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
Third baseman
|
Southern Methodist University
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Other notable selections
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*
Did not sign
Notes
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