1968 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball draft 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft August 2023 1968 Major League Baseball draft Tim FoliNew York Mets 20 1967 1969 The 1968 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1968 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take shortstop Tim Foli first overall. First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history?year=1968 MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1968 2008-07-27 Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School 1 Tim Foli New York Mets SS Canoga Park, California 2 * Pete Broberg Oakland Athletics RHP Palm Beach, Florida 3 Marty Cott Houston Astros C Buffalo, New York 4Thurman Munson New York Yankees C Kent State University 5 Bobby Valentine Los Angeles Dodgers OF Stamford, Connecticut 6 Robert Weaver Cleveland Indians SS Jacksonville, Florida 7 Curtis Moore Atlanta Braves OF Denison, Texas 8 Don Castle Washington Senators LHP Coldwater, Mississippi 9 Dick Sharon Pittsburgh Pirates OF Redwood City, California 10 Junior Kennedy Baltimore Orioles SS Arvin, California 11Greg Luzinski Philadelphia Phillies 1B Prospect Heights, Illinois 12 Lloyd Allen California Angels RHP Selma, California 13 Tim Grant Cincinnati Reds RHP Boykins, Virginia 14 Rich McKinney Chicago White Sox SS Ohio University 15 Ralph Rickey Chicago Cubs OF University of Oklahoma 16 Alex Rowell Minnesota Twins OF Luther College 17Gary Matthews San Francisco Giants OF Pacoima, California 18 Robert Robinson Detroit Tigers OF Chester, Virginia 19 James Hairston St. Louis Cardinals OF Dayton, Ohio 20 Tom Maggard Boston Red Sox OF-C Norwalk, California * Did not sign Other notable selections = All-Star http://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1968 1968 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac Pick Player Team Position 25Bill Buckner Los Angeles Dodgers First Baseman 33 Milt Wilcox Cincinnati Reds Pitcher 85Burt Hooton* New York Mets Pitcher 128Cecil Cooper Boston Red Sox First Baseman 161 Joe Ferguson Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder 174 Ross Grimsley* Detroit Tigers Pitcher 180 Tom Kelly Seattle Pilots Outfielder 185Doyle Alexander Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher 237 Milt May Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop 238Al Bumbry Baltimore Orioles Outfielder 248Ben Oglivie Boston Red Sox Infield-Outfielder 256 Duane Kuiper* New York Yankees Shortstop 301 John Milner New York Mets Outfielder 309 Bruce Kison Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher 354Steve Stone* Cleveland Indians Pitcher 363 Oscar Gamble Chicago Cubs Outfielder 399Ken Forsch Houston Astros Pitcher 402 John Lowenstein Cleveland Indians Shortstop448Ted GiljeLos Angeles DodgersPitcher 507 Bill Lee Boston Red Sox Pitcher 528 Craig Swan* St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher 574 Paul Splittorff Kansas City Royals Pitcher 594 Bob Forsch St. Louis Cardinals Third Baseman-Pitcher * Did not sign Notes 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database References 1st Overall Picks Ron Blomberg Jeff Burroughs Tim Foli Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft