1971 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball draft August 2023 1971 Major League Baseball draft Danny GoodwinChicago White Sox 24 3 OF Jim Rice 3B George Brett 3B Mike Schmidt 1970 1972 The 1971 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1971 MLB season. The draft saw the Chicago White Sox select Danny Goodwin first overall. First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first round picks in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1970s MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1971 2008-10-28 Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School 1 * Danny Goodwin Chicago White Sox C Peoria, Illinois 2 Jay Franklin San Diego Padres RHP Vienna, Virginia 3 Tommy Bianco Milwaukee Brewers SS Elmont, New York 4 * Condredge Holloway Montreal Expos SS Huntsville, Alabama 5 Roy Branch Kansas City Royals RHP St. Louis, Missouri 6 Roy Thomas Philadelphia Phillies RHP Lompoc, California 7 Roger Quiroga Washington Senators RHP Galveston, Texas 8 Ed Kurpiel St. Louis Cardinals 1B Hollis, New York 9 David Sloan Cleveland Indians RHP Santa Clara, California 10 Taylor Duncan Atlanta Braves SS Sacramento, California 11 Tom Veryzer Detroit Tigers SS Islip, New York 12Frank Tanana California Angels LHP Detroit, Michigan 13 Neil Rasmussen Houston Astros SS Arcadia, California 14 Rich Puig New York Mets 2B Tampa, Florida 15Jim Rice Boston Red Sox OF Anderson, South Carolina 16 Jeff Wehmeier Chicago Cubs RHP Indianapolis, Indiana 17 William "Sugar Bear" Daniels Oakland Athletics RHP Detroit, Michigan 18 Frank Riccelli San Francisco Giants LHP Syracuse, New York 19 Terry Whitfield New York Yankees OF Blythe, California 20Rick Rhoden Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Boynton Beach, Florida 21 Dale Soderholm Minnesota Twins SS Miami, Florida 22Craig Reynolds Pittsburgh Pirates SS Houston, Texas 23 Randy Stein Baltimore Orioles RHP Pomona, California 24 * Mike Miley Cincinnati Reds SS Metairie, Louisiana (East Jefferson High School) * Did not sign Other notable selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famerhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1971 1971 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac Round Pick Player Team Position 2 29George Brett Kansas City Royals Shortstop 2 30Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies Shortstop 3 65Ron Guidry New York Yankees Pitcher 4 78Jerry Mumphrey St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop-Outfielder 7 143 Warren Cromartie Chicago White Sox Outfielder 7 151 Larry Andersen Cleveland Indians Pitcher 12 264 Mike Caldwell San Diego Padres Pitcher 15 346 Mike Flanagan* Houston Astros Pitcher 25 582 Roger Williams Atlanta Braves Outfielder 33 699 Steve Bartkowski* Kansas City Royals First Baseman 39 764 Joe Theismann* Minnesota Twins Shortstop 42 776Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman * Did not sign Background The June 1971 draft was a productive one, even though none of its top ten choices yielded players who would have memorable major league careers. Selected in the regular phase were future Hall of Famers Jim Rice (Boston, 1st round), George Brett (Kansas City, 2nd round) and Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia, 2nd round). Pitcher Mike Flanagan was selected in the 15th round of the June regular phase by Houston, but enrolled at the University of Massachusetts. One of the more interesting highlights of the June draft was that five quarterbacks were selected including future NFL stars Jim Plunkett, Archie Manning, Dan Pastorini, Steve Bartkowski, Joe Theismann as well as Condredge Holloway, who went on to have a career in the Canadian Football League, where he was awarded Most Outstanding Player while playing for the Toronto Argonauts. Danny Goodwin, the nation's top pick, could not agree to terms with the White Sox and became the first top choice who did not sign a contract, instead choosing to attend Southern University in Baton Rouge. Four years later, Goodwin was again selected first overall, this time by the Angels. References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks Mike Ivie Dave Roberts Danny Goodwin Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft