1966 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players November 2013 1966 Major League Baseball draft Steve ChilcottNew York Mets 20 1 OF Reggie Jackson 1965 1967 The 1966 Major League Baseball draft took place on 7 June, early in the 1966 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take Steve Chilcott 1st overall pick, with future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson drafted second. First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first-round picks in the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history?year=1966 MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1966 February 9, 2008 Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School 1 Steve Chilcott New York Mets Catcher Lancaster, California 2Reggie Jackson Kansas City Athletics Outfielder Arizona State 3Wayne Twitchell Houston Astros Right-Handed Pitcher Portland, Oregon 4Ken Brett Boston Red Sox Left-Handed Pitcher El Segundo, California 5 Dean Burk Chicago Cubs Right-Handed Pitcher Highland, Illinois 6 Tom Grieve Washington Senators Outfielder Pittsfield, Massachusetts 7 Leron Lee St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder Sacramento, California 8 Jim DeNeff California Angels Shortstop Indiana University 9 Mike Biko Philadelphia Phillies Right-Handed Pitcher Dallas, Texas 10 Jim Lyttle New York Yankees Outfielder Florida State 11 Al Santorini Atlanta Braves Right-Handed Pitcher Union, New Jersey 12 * John Curtis Cleveland Indians Left-Handed Pitcher Smithtown, New York 13Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds Right-Handed Pitcher Oroville, California 14 * Rick Konik Detroit Tigers First baseman Detroit, Michigan 15 Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop Norwood, Massachusetts 16 Ted Parks Baltimore Orioles Shortstop University of California 17 Bob Reynolds San Francisco Giants Right-Handed Pitcher Seattle, WA 18Carlos May Chicago White Sox Outfielder Birmingham, AL 19 Larry Hutton Los Angeles Dodgers Right-Handed Pitcher Greenfield, Indiana 20 Bob Jones Minnesota Twins Third baseman Dawson, Georgia * Did not sign Other notable selections = All-Star http://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1966 1966 Baseball Draft Baseball Almanac Round Pick Player Team Position 2 38 Johnny Oates* Chicago White Sox Catcher 3 47 Clay Kirby St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher 60Steve Garvey* Minnesota Twins Third baseman 5 83 Cliff Johnson Houston Astros Catcher 95Dave Cash Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop 6 115 Gene Clines Second baseman/Outfielder 8 159Charlie Hough Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher 9 168Ken Forsch* California Angels 179Bill Russell Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder 10 190 Ken Stabler* New York Yankees Pitcher 15 299 Ted Sizemore Los Angeles Dodgers Catcher 19 361Ron Cey* New York Mets Third baseman 20 388Dave LaRoche California Angels Pitcher28540Mike MartinNew York MetsOutfielder 31 595Bill Stoneman Chicago Cubs Pitcher 598 Bill Bonham* California Angels 32 609 Kurt Bevacqua* New York Mets Second baseman * Did not sign Notes 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database References 1st Overall Picks Rick Monday Ron Blomberg Steve Chilcott Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft