1976 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players August 2023 1976 Major League Baseball draft Floyd BannisterHouston Astros 24 5 SS Alan Trammell OF Rickey Henderson P Jack Morris SS Ozzie Smith 3B Wade Boggs 1975 1977 The 1976 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1976 MLB season. The draft saw the Houston Astros select Floyd Bannister first overall. First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first-round picks in the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1970s MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1976 2008-10-28 Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School 1Floyd Bannister Houston Astros LHP Arizona State University 2 Pat Underwood Detroit Tigers LHP Kokomo, Indiana 3 Ken Smith Atlanta Braves 3B Youngstown, Ohio 4 Bill Bordley Milwaukee Brewers LHP Torrance, California 5 Bob Owchinko San Diego Padres LHP Eastern Michigan University 6Ken Landreaux California Angels OF Arizona State University 7 Herm Segelke Chicago Cubs RHP South Sacramento, California 8 Steve Trout Chicago White Sox LHP South Holland, Illinois 9 Bob James Montreal Expos RHP Sunland, California 10 Jamie Allen Minnesota Twins 3B-RHP Yakima, Washington 11 Mark Kuecker San Francisco Giants SS Brenham, Texas 12 Billy Simpson Texas Rangers OF Lakewood, California 13 Tom Thurberg New York Mets OF-RHP South Weymouth, Massachusetts 14 Tim Glass Cleveland Indians C Springfield, Ohio 15Leon Durham St. Louis Cardinals 1B Cincinnati, Ohio 16Pat Tabler New York Yankees OF Cincinnati, Ohio 17 Jeff Kraus Philadelphia Phillies SS Cincinnati, Ohio 18 Ben Grzybek Kansas City Royals RHP Hialeah, Florida 19Mike Scioscia Los Angeles Dodgers C Morton, Pennsylvania 20 Dallas Williams Baltimore Orioles OF Brooklyn, New York 21 Jim Parke Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Sterling Heights, Michigan 22Bruce Hurst Boston Red Sox LHP St. George, Utah 23 Mark King Cincinnati Reds RHP Owensboro, Kentucky 24 Thomas Sullivan* Oakland Athletics RHP Woodbridge, Virginia * Did not sign Other notable selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famerhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1976 1976 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac Round Pick Player Team Position 2 26Alan Trammell Detroit Tigers Shortstop 2 37Mike Scott New York Mets Pitcher 3 66 Rich Dubee Kansas City Royals Pitcher 4 74Dan Petry Detroit Tigers Pitcher 4 96Rickey Henderson Oakland Athletics Outfielder 5 98Jack Morris Detroit Tigers Pitcher 5 99Bruce Benedict Atlanta Braves Catcher 7 146Ozzie Smith* Detroit Tigers Shortstop 7 152Willie McGee* Chicago White Sox Outfielder 7 166Wade Boggs Boston Red Sox Shortstop 8 169Dave Smith Houston Astros Pitcher 8 172Lary Sorensen Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher 11 253 Neil Allen New York Mets Pitcher 17 401 Scott Garrett* Milwaukee Brewers Second Baseman-Pitcher 17 405Rick Honeycutt Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman-Pitcher 18 422 Ron Hassey Cleveland Indians Catcher 22 518 Ray Searage St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher * Did not sign Background The 1976 Arizona State University team, considered by many to be the best collegiate team ever, played a major role in the draft. Floyd Bannister was picked number one by the Astros while Ken Landreaux was selected sixth by the Angels. In all, 12 players from that team went on to play in the majors. Bannister and Landreaux anchored a June draft that was one of the most talented ever. The first 10 selections went on to play in the big leagues. Among those picked in the June draft were Rickey Henderson (Oakland), Alan Trammell, Jack Morris and Dan Petry (Detroit), Wade Boggs and Bruce Hurst (Boston), Steve Trout (Chicago White Sox), Leon Durham (St. Louis), and Pat Tabler (New York Yankees). Willie McGee (Chicago White Sox) and Ozzie Smith (Detroit) were selected in the seventh round but did not sign. In the January phase, Steve Kemp of Southern California was picked first by the Tigers and Jody Davis was picked third by the Mets. References 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks 1st Overall Picks Danny Goodwin Harold Baines Floyd Bannister Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft