1981 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball August 2023 April 2022 1981 Major League Baseball draft June 1981 Mike MooreSeattle Mariners 26 853 2 RF Tony Gwynn 1B Fred McGriff 1980 1982 The 1981 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1981. The draft saw the Seattle Mariners select Mike Moore first overall. First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first round picks in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history?year=1981 MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1981 2008-09-16 PickPlayerTeamPositionHometown/School 1Mike Moore Seattle Mariners Pitcher Oral Roberts 2Joe Carter Chicago Cubs Outfield Wichita State 3 Dick Schofield California Angels Shortstop Griffin High School 4 Terry Blocker New York Mets Outfield Tennessee State 5 Matt Williams Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Rice 6 Kevin McReynolds San Diego Padres Outfield Arkansas 7 Daryl Boston Chicago White Sox Outfield Woodward High School 8 Bobby Meacham St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop San Diego State 9Ron Darling Texas Rangers Pitcher Yale 10 Mark Grant San Francisco Giants Pitcher Joliet Catholic High School 11 Mike Sodders Minnesota Twins Third Base Arizona State 12 Jay Roberts Atlanta Braves Outfield Centralia High School 13 George Alpert Cleveland Indians Outfield Livingston High School (NJ) 14 Jim Winn Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher John Brown University 15 Tim Pyznarski Oakland Athletics Third Base Eastern Illinois 16 Vance Lovelace Chicago CubsPick from Cincinnati Reds as compensation for signing of free agent Larry Biittner "Compensation" Pitcher Hillsborough High School (FL) 17 Ricky Barlow Detroit Tigers Pitcher Woodville High School (Woodville, TX) 18 Darren Dilks Montreal Expos Pitcher Oklahoma State 19 Steve Lyons Boston Red Sox Shortstop Oregon State 20 Johnny Abrego Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Mission High School (CA) 21 John Cerutti Toronto Blue JaysPick from Milwaukee Brewers as compensation for signing of free agent Roy Howell "Compensation" Pitcher Amherst College 22 Dave Anderson Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop Memphis 23 Dave Leeper Kansas City Royals Outfield USC 24 Al Lachowicz Texas RangersPick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Roberts "Compensation" Pitcher Pittsburgh25 Kevin Burrell Boston Red SoxPick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Dwyer "Compensation" Catcher Poway High School 26 Frank Castro San Diego PadresPick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Winfield "Compensation" Catcher Miami (FL)1st Round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft | Baseball-Reference.com Compensation picks Other notable players Darrin Jackson, 2nd round, 28th overall by the Chicago Cubs Mike Gallego, 2nd round, 33rd overall by the Oakland Athletics Mark Gubicza†, 2nd round, 34th overall by the Kansas City Royals Mark Langston†, 2nd round, 35th overall by the Seattle Mariners Frank Viola†, 2nd round, 37th overall by the Minnesota Twins Neal Heaton†, 2nd round, 39th overall by the Cleveland Indians Sid Bream, 2nd round, 48th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers John Elway, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the New York Yankees Phil Bradley†, 3rd round, 53rd overall by the Seattle Mariners Tony Gwynn‡, 3rd round, 58th overall by the San Diego Padres Sid Fernandez†, 3rd round, 73rd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers David Cone†, 3rd round, 74th overall by the Kansas City Royals Curt Young, 4th round, 92nd overall by the Oakland Athletics Paul O'Neill†, 4th round, 93rd overall by the Cincinnati Reds Todd Benzinger, 4th round, 96th overall by the Boston Red Sox Shane Mack, 4th round, 100th overall by the Kansas City Royals, but did not sign Eric Plunk, 4th round, 103rd overall by the New York Yankees Bip Roberts, 5th round, 117th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign Mickey Tettleton†, 5th round, 118th overall by the Oakland Athletics Bill Wegman, 5th round, 124th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers John Franco†, 5th round, 125th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Devon White†, 6th round, 132nd overall by the California Angels Alvin Davis†, 6th round, 144th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign Mike Pagliarulo, 6th round, 155th overall by the New York Yankees Mark McGwire†, 8th round, 199th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign Steve Lombardozzi, 9th round, 218th overall by the Minnesota Twins Fred McGriff‡, 9th round, 233rd overall by the New York Yankees Roger Clemens†, 12th round, 289th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign Lenny Dykstra†, 13th round, 315th overall by the New York Mets Danny Cox, 13th round, 319th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Bob Tewksbury†, 19th round, 493rd overall by the New York Yankees Matt Nokes†, 20th round, 503rd overall by the San Francisco Giants Vince Coleman, 20th round, 513th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign Al LeBoeuf, 28th round, 705th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Chris Bosio, 29th round, 722nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign Lance Johnson, 30th round, 742nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign Cecil Fielder, 31st round, 767th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign † All-Star ‡ Hall of Famer NFL players drafted John Elway, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the New York Yankees Jack Del Rio, 22nd round, 550th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign References 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks Darryl Strawberry Shawon Dunston Mike Moore Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft