1965 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball November 2013 1965 Major League Baseball draft June 8–9, 1965 New York City Rick MondayKansas City Athletics 20 3 C Johnny Bench P Tom Seaver P Nolan Ryan 1966 The 1965 Major League Baseball draft was the inaugural, amateur draft. It was held on June 8–9 in New York City.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22594237/826_players_picked_in_baseball_draft/ 826 Players Picked in Baseball Draft AP The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont 26 June 10, 1965 August 7, 2018 newspapers.com The Kansas City Athletics selected Arizona State sophomore Rick Monday as the number one pick.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22594237/826_players_picked_in_baseball_draft/ Kansas City Chooses Rick Monday In Major League Free Agent Draft The Tampa Times AP June 8, 1965 12 August 7, 2018 newspapers.com Kansas City also chose ten future major leaguers, including Sal Bando (6th round) and Gene Tenace (20th round), building the base for the Oakland Athletics' championship teams of the early 1970s. A total of 813 players were selected. Some of the more significant picks were catcher Johnny Bench by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round, pitcher Nolan Ryan by the New York Mets in the twelfth round, and infielder Graig Nettles by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round. The first player to reach the majors was pitcher Joe Coleman, the Washington Senators' first pick and third pick overall. Future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round but did not sign and returned to the University of Southern California campus.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1960s Background on the 1965 MLB Draft July 16, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080614043354/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1960s June 14, 2008 live Key Pick Indicates the number of the pick Player Indicates the player selected Team Indicates the team making the pick Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play* Player did not sign with their team^ Player made a Major League Baseball All-Star Game appearance† Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum First round selections Pick Player Team Position School (Location) Ref 1Rick Monday^ Kansas City Athletics Outfielder Arizona State University(Tempe, Arizona) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 1st Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 2 Les Rohr New York Mets Left-handed pitcher Billings West High School(Billings, Montana) 3Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1970s pitcher)^ Washington Senators Right-handed pitcher Natick High School(Natick, Massachusetts) 4 Alex Barrett Houston Astros Shortstop Atwater High School(Atwater, California) 5 Billy Conigliaro Boston Red Sox Outfielder Swampscott High School(Swampscott, Massachusetts) 6 Rick James Rick James (baseball) Chicago Cubs Right-handed pitcher Coffee High School(Florence, Alabama) 7Ray Fosse^ Cleveland Indians Catcher Marion High School(Marion, Illinois) 8 John Wyatt Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop Bakersfield High School(Bakersfield, California) 9 Eddie Leon* Minnesota Twins Shortstop University of Arizona(Tucson, Arizona) 10 Doug Dickerson Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Ensley High School(Birmingham, Alabama) 11Jim Spencer^ Los Angeles Angels First baseman Andover High School(Glen Burnie, Maryland) 12 Dick Grant Milwaukee Braves First baseman Watertown High School(Watertown, Massachusetts) 13 Gene Lamont Detroit Tigers Catcher Hiawatha High School(Kirkland, Illinois) 14 Al Gallagher San Francisco Giants Third baseman Santa Clara University(Santa Clara, California) 15 Scott McDonald Baltimore Orioles Right-handed pitcher Marquette High School(Yakima, Washington) 16 Bernie Carbo Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Franklin High School(Livonia, Michigan) 17 Ken Plesha Chicago White Sox Catcher Notre Dame University(Notre Dame, Indiana) 18 Mike Adamson Mike Adamson (baseball)* Philadelphia Phillies Right-handed pitcher Point Loma High School(San Diego, California) 19 Bill Burbach New York Yankees Right-handed pitcher Wahlert High School(Dickeyville, Wisconsin) 20 Joe DiFabio St. Louis Cardinals Right-handed pitcher Delta State University(Cleveland, Mississippi) Post-first round selections The list of later selections is limited to those who have made at least one major league appearance. Round Pick Player Team Position School (Location) Ref 2 21 Joe Keough Kansas City Athletics First baseman Mt. San Antonio College(Walnut, California) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=2&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 2nd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 2 24 Keith Lampard Houston Astros Outfielder University of Oregon(Eugene, Oregon) 2 26 Ken Rudolph Chicago Cubs Catcher University of Nebraska(Lincoln, Nebraska) 2 28 Alan Foster Alan Foster (baseball) Los Angeles Dodgers Right-handed pitcher Los Altos High School(Hacienda Heights, California) 2 29Del Unser* Minnesota Twins Outfielder Mississippi State University(Mississippi State, Mississippi) 2 31Sandy Vance* Los Angeles Angels Right-handed pitcherPasadena High School(Pasadena, California) 2 36Johnny Bench^† Cincinnati Reds Catcher Binger High School(Binger, Oklahoma) 2 38Larry Hisle^ Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Portsmouth High School(Portsmouth, Ohio) 2 39Danny Thompson Danny Thompson (baseball)* New York Yankees Shortstop Capron High School(Capron, Oklahoma) 3 41Bob Stinson Bob Stinson (baseball)* Kansas City Athletics Outfielder Miami Senior High School(Miami, Florida) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=3&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 3rd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 3 42 Joe Moock New York Mets Shortstop Louisiana State University(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 3 43 Gene Martin Washington Senators Outfielder Dougherty Comprehensive High School(Albany, Georgia) 3 45 Ken Poulsen Boston Red Sox Third baseman Birmingham High School(Van Nuys, California) 3 51Dick Baney* Los Angeles Angels Right-handed pitcher Anaheim High School(Anaheim, California) 3 53Andy Messersmith*^ Detroit Tigers Right-handed pitcher University of California, Berkeley(Berkeley, California) 3 55 Frank Tepedino Baltimore Orioles First baseman Wingate High School(Brooklyn, New York) 3 58 Bill Champion Bill Champion (baseball) Philadelphia Phillies Right-handed pitcher Shelby High School(Shelby, North Carolina) 4 61Ken Holtzman^ Chicago Cubs Left-handed pitcher University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign(Urbana, Illinois) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=4&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 4th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 4 64 Charlie Vaughan Charlie Vaughan (baseball) Milwaukee Braves Left-handed pitcher Brownsville High School(Brownsville, Texas) 4 66 Ken Boswell New York Mets Second baseman Sam Houston State University(Huntsville, Texas) 4 68 Stan Bahnsen New York Yankees Right-handed pitcher University of Nebraska(Lincoln, Nebraska) 4 71Bob Reed Bob Reed (baseball)* Detroit Tigers Right-handed pitcher University of Michigan(Ann Arbor, Michigan) 4 73 Harry Parker Harry Parker (baseball) St. Louis Cardinals Right-handed pitcher Collinsville High School(Collinsville, Illinois) 4 74Graig Nettles^ Minnesota Twins Third baseman San Diego State University(San Diego, California) 4 76Pat Jacquez* Houston Astros Right-handed pitcher Stagg High School(Stockton, California) 4 79 Pete Koegel Kansas City Athletics Outfielder Seaford High School(Seaford, New York) 4 80 Fred Rath, Sr. Chicago White Sox Right-handed pitcher Baylor University(Waco, Texas) 5 85 Terry Harmon Philadelphia Phillies Shortstop Ohio University(Athens, Ohio) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=5&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 5th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 5 87 Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (baseball) Los Angeles Angels Third baseman Edison High School(Fresno, California) 5 92 Rich Robertson Rich Robertson (right-handed pitcher) San Francisco Giants Right-handed pitcher Santa Clara University(Santa Clara, California) 5 95Amos Otis^ Boston Red Sox Shortstop Williamson High School(Mobile, Alabama) 6 104 Wayne Garrett Milwaukee Braves Shortstop Sarasota High School(Sarasota, Florida) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=6&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 6th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 6 105Bob Chlupsa* Philadelphia Phillies Right-handed pitcher Manhattan College(New York City) 6 107Clyde Wright^ Los Angeles Angels Outfielder Carson-Newman College(Jefferson City, Tennessee) 6 117Hal McRae^ Cincinnati Reds Shortstop Florida A&M University(Tallahassee, Florida) 6 118 Bill Dillman Baltimore Orioles Right-handed pitcher Wake Forest University(Winston-Salem, North Carolina) 6 119Sal Bando^ Kansas City Athletics Third baseman Arizona State University(Tempe, Arizona) 7 121 Garry Jestadt Chicago Cubs Shortstop Fremont High School(Sunnyvale, California) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=7&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 7th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 7 127Marty Pattin^ Los Angeles Angels Right-handed pitcher Eastern Illinois University(Charleston, Illinois) 7 128Darcy Fast* New York Yankees Left-handed pitcher North Thurston High School(Olympia, Washington) 7 135 Jim Hutto Boston Red Sox Third baseman Pensacola High School(Pensacola, Florida) 7 139Scott Reid Scott Reid (baseball)* Kansas City Athletics Outfielder Cerritos College(Norwalk, California) 8 154 Ron Keller Minnesota Twins Right-handed pitcher Indiana University(Bloomington, Indiana) http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/draft.jsp?year=1965&type=junreg 1965 Draft – June Regular Phase MLB.com June 11, 2010https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=8&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 8th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 8 157John Morlan* Cincinnati Reds Outfielder West High School(Columbus, Ohio) 9 161 Joe Decker Chicago Cubs Right-handed pitcher Petaluma High School(Petaluma, California) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=9&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 9th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 9 163Garry Hill Garry Hill (baseball)* Washington Senators Right-handed pitcher Garinger High School(Charlotte, North Carolina) 9 169 Vic Albury Cleveland Indians First baseman Key West High School(Key West, Florida) 10 185Ken Szotkiewicz* Philadelphia Phillies Second baseman Salesianum School(Wilmington, Delaware) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=10&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 10th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 10 189Greg Washburn* Cleveland Indians Right-handed pitcher Coal City High School (Coal City, Illinois) 10 190Tom Seaver*^† Los Angeles Dodgers Right-handed pitcher USC(Los Angeles, California) 10 191 Gary Taylor Gary Taylor (baseball) Detroit Tigers Right-handed pitcher Central Michigan University(Mount Pleasant, Michigan) 10 196 Danny Walton Houston Astros Outfielder Bishop Amat Memorial High School(La Puente, California) 10 199 George Lauzerique Kansas City Athletics Right-handed pitcher George Washington High School (New York, New York) 10 200 Ron Lolich Chicago White Sox Third baseman Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 11 201Tom House* Chicago Cubs Left-handed pitcher Nogales(La Puente, California) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=11&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 11th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 11 206 Jim McAndrew New York Mets Right-handed pitcher University of Iowa(Iowa City, Iowa) 11 212 Chris Arnold Chris Arnold (baseball) San Francisco Giants Shortstop Arcadia High School(Arcadia, California) 11 216Gary Gentry* Houston Astros Right-handed pitcher Phoenix College(Phoenix, Arizona) 12 226Nolan Ryan^† New York Mets Pitcher Alvin High School(Alvin, Texas) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=12&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 12th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 13 241Darrell Evans* Chicago Cubs Third baseman John Muir High School https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=13&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 13th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 17 323 Dick Tidrow Washington Senators Right-handed pitcher Mt. Eden High School https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=17&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 17th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 18 342 Bob Moose Pittsburgh Pirates Right-handed pitcher Franklin Area High School (Franklin, PA) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=18&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 18th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 18 356Tom Murphy Tom Murphy (pitcher)* Houston Astros Right-handed pitcher Ohio University 20 382 Gene Garber Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=20&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 20th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 20 400Gene Tenace^ Kansas City Athletics shortstop Lucasville, Ohio 21 404Ken Tatum* Milwaukee Braves Pitcher Mississippi State University https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=21&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 21st Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 21 407 Doug Griffin California Angels Second baseman El Monte High School (El Monte, CA) 21 413Dan McGinn* St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher University of Notre Dame 21 417 Charlie Sands Charlie Sands (baseball) Baltimore Orioles Catcher Newport News (Newport News, VA) 22 421Freddie Patek^ Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop Seguin, Texas https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=22&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 22nd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 22 430 Ron Bryant San Francisco Giants Pitcher Davis, California 23 447Steve Arlin* Detroit Tigers Pitcher Ohio State University https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=23&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 23rd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 23 453Lowell Palmer* Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Norte del Rio (Sacramento, CA) 24 461 Steve Renko New York Mets First baseman/Pitcher University of Kansas https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=24&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 24th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 26 493 Tom Dettore Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Canon McMillan (Canonsburg, PA) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=26&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 26th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 26 505Paul Reuschel* Cincinnati Reds pitcher Camp Point Central (Camp Point, IL) 30 561 Lou Marone Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher San Diego Mesa College https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=30&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 30th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 31 577 Jim Nelson Jim Nelson (baseball) Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Burbank (Sacramento, CA) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=31&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 31st Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 34 624 Tom Shopay New York Yankees Outfielder Dean College https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=34&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 34th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 35 636 Don Shaw Don Shaw (baseball) New York Mets Pitcher San Diego State University https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=35&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 35th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 36 654Jerry DaVanon* Houston Astros Outfielder San Diego Mesa College https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=36&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 36th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 37 662 Bill Butler Bill Butler (pitcher) Detroit Tigers Pitcher Herndon (Herndon, VA) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=37&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 37th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 38 671Duffy Dyer* Milwaukee Braves C-OF Arizona State University https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=38&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 38th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 39 683Danny Frisella* Milwaukee Braves Pitcher Washington State University https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=39&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 39th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 55 777 John Sipin St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop Watsonville High School(Watsonville, California) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=55&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 55th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 56 781 Rich Nye* Houston Astros Left-handed pitcher University of California, Berkeley(Berkeley, California) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=56&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 56th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 68 817 Otis Thornton Houston Astros Catcher Westfield High School(Docena, Alabama) https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=68&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg 68th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com June 10, 2010 References 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks NONE Steve Chilcott Rick Monday Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft Major League Baseball draft Category:Baseball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City