1980 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players August 2023 1980 Major League Baseball draft June 1980 Darryl StrawberryNew York Mets 26 832 1979 1981 The 1980 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1980. The draft saw the New York Mets select Darryl Strawberry first overall. First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first round picks in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history?year=1980 MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1980 2008-09-16 PickPlayerTeamPositionHometown/School 1Darryl Strawberry New York Mets Outfield Crenshaw High School 2 Garry Harris Toronto Blue Jays Shortstop Hoover High School 3 Ken Dayley Atlanta Braves Pitcher Portland 4 Mike King Oakland Athletics Pitcher Morningside College 5 Jeff Pyburn San Diego Padres Outfield Georgia 6 Darnell Coles Seattle Mariners Shortstop Eisenhower High School 7 Jessie Reid San Francisco Giants First Base Lynwood High School 8 Cecil Espy Chicago White Sox Outfield Point Loma High School 9 Ross Jones Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop Miami (FL) 10Kelly Gruber Cleveland Indians Shortstop Westlake High School 11 Don Schulze Chicago Cubs Pitcher Lake Park High School 12 Jeff Reed Minnesota Twins Catcher Joliet West High School 13 Henry Powell Philadelphia Phillies Catcher Pine Forest High School 14 Tim Maki Texas Rangers Pitcher Carrol High School 15 Don Collins St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Ferguson High School 16 Frank Wills Kansas City Royals Pitcher Tulane 17 Dennis Rasmussen California AngelsPick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Nolan Ryan "Compensation" Pitcher Creighton 18Glenn Wilson Detroit Tigers Third Baseman Sam Houston State 19 Ron Robinson Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Woodlake High School 20 Rich Renteria Pittsburgh PiratesPick from California Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Bruce Kison "Compensation" Shortstop South Gate High School 21 Jim Acker Atlanta BravesPick from Montreal Expos as compensation for signing of free agent Rowland Office "Compensation" Pitcher Texas 22 Terry Francona Montreal ExposPick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Rudy May "Compensation" Outfield Arizona 23 Billy Beane New York MetsPick from Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for signing of free agent Andy Hassler "Compensation" Outfield Mount Carmel High School (CA) 24 John Gibbons New York MetsPick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Skip Lockwood "Compensation" Catcher MacArthur High School 25 Dion James Milwaukee Brewers Outfield McClatchy High School 26 Jeff Williams Baltimore Orioles Outfield Princeton High School (OH)https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1980&round=1 1st Round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft Compensation picks Other notable players Tim 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 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 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks Al Chambers Mike Moore Darryl Strawberry Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft