1973 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players August 2023 1973 Major League Baseball draft David ClydeTexas Rangers 24 3 SS Robin Yount OF Dave Winfield 1B Eddie Murray 1972 1974 The 1973 Major League Baseball draft took place during the 1973 MLB season. The draft saw the Texas Rangers select David Clyde first overall. First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first round picks in the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1970s MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1973 2008-10-28 Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School 1 David Clyde Texas Rangers LHP Houston (Westchester High School) 2 John Stearns Philadelphia Phillies C University of Colorado 3Robin Yount Milwaukee Brewers SS Woodland Hills, California 4Dave Winfield San Diego Padres OF University of Minnesota 5 Glenn Tufts Cleveland Indians 1B Bridgewater, Massachusetts 6 Johnnie LeMaster San Francisco Giants SS Paintsville, Kentucky 7 Billy Taylor Los Angeles Angels OF Savannah, Georgia 8 Gary Roenicke Montreal Expos SS West Covina, California 9 Lew Olsen Kansas City Royals RHP Alamo, California 10 Pat Rockett Atlanta Braves SS San Antonio, Texas 11 Eddie Bane Minnesota Twins LHP Arizona State University 12 Joe Edelen St. Louis Cardinals 3B-RHP Gracemont, Oklahoma 13 Doug Heinold New York Yankees RHP Victoria, Texas 14Lee Mazzilli New York Mets OF Brooklyn, New York 15 Mike Parrott Baltimore Orioles RHP Camarillo, California 16 Jerry Tabb Chicago Cubs 1B University of Tulsa 17 Ted Cox Boston Red Sox SS Midwest City, Oklahoma 18 Ted Farr Los Angeles Dodgers C Spokane, Washington 19 Charles Bates Detroit Tigers 1B California State University, Los Angeles 20 Calvin Portley Houston Astros SS Longview, Texas 21Steve Swisher Chicago White Sox C Ohio University 22Charles Kessler Cincinnati Reds OF Claremont, California 23 Randy Scarbery Oakland Athletics RHP University of Southern California 24 Steve Nicosia Pittsburgh Pirates C North Miami Beach, Florida * Did not sign Other notable selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famerhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1973 1973 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac Round Pick Player Team Position 2 41Fred Lynn Boston Red Sox Outfielder 3 49Len Barker Texas Rangers Pitcher 3 57Ruppert Jones Kansas City Royals Outfielder 3 63Eddie Murray Baltimore Orioles Catcher-First Baseman 3 71Floyd Bannister* Oakland Athletics Pitcher 3 72 Mitchell Page Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder 5 109LaMarr Hoyt New York Yankees Pitcher 7 159 Mike Flanagan Baltimore Orioles Pitcher 7 167Matt Keough Oakland Athletics Third Baseman-Pitcher 8 170 Randy Lerch Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher 8 184Mike Krukow Chicago Cubs Pitcher 8 185 Butch Hobson Boston Red Sox Third Baseman 8 188Ken Landreaux* Houston Astros Outfielder 9 210Bob Stanley* Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher 13 294Jack Clark San Francisco Giants Pitcher-Outfielder 17 404Joe Sambito Houston Astros Pitcher 23 527Jeff Reardon* Montreal Expos Pitcher * Did not sign Background Five dominant players of the late 1970s and 1980s were selected in the June regular phase. Infielder Robin Yount (Milwaukee) and outfielder Dave Winfield (San Diego) were first-rounders, while outfielder Fred Lynn (Boston) was selected in the second round, infielder Eddie Murray (Baltimore) was selected in the third round and starting pitcher Mike Flanagan (Baltimore) was picked in the seventh round. Winfield stepped off the University of Minnesota campus—where he lettered in three sports—and into the Padres' outfield. He was one of three players from this draft to go directly into the bigs. Highly touted David Clyde was chosen by Texas as the nation's number one pick. He jumped from high school to the majors and won his first game as a Ranger shortly thereafter. But the hard-throwing left-hander developed arm problems and had a short-lived career. Besides Clyde and Winfield, Arizona State's Eddie Bane (Minnesota, 11th overall) went directly to the majors. Other selections of interest included, Jack Clark (San Francisco), who was drafted as a pitcher, and Lee Mazzilli (New York Mets). In the January secondary phase, Dick Ruthven (Philadelphia), Jim Sundberg (Texas) and Donnie Moore (Chicago Cubs), who was drafted as an outfielder, were chosen. References 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks Dave Roberts Bill Almon David Clyde Draft Category:Major League Baseball draft