1978 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball draft August 2023 1978 Major League Baseball draft Bob HornerAtlanta Braves 26 2 SS Cal Ripken Jr. 2B Ryne Sandberg 1977 1979 The 1978 Major League Baseball draft was held June 6–8, 1978, consisting of 48 rounds, during which a total of 779 players were selected by 26 Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-2-tampa-pitchers-picke/130704652/ Joe Henderson 2 Tampa Pitchers Picked; Draft Ends The Tampa Tribune 6-C June 9, 1978 August 26, 2023 newspapers.com The first overall selection was Bob Horner, drafted by the Atlanta Braves. Four of the selected players made their professional debuts in MLB without first playing in Minor League Baseball: third baseman Horner from Arizona State University, Oakland High School pitchers Tim Conroy and Mike Morgan, and catcher Brian Milner from Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas. In addition to Horner, the Braves also selected future major-leaguer players Matt Sinatro (2nd round), Steve Bedrosian (3rd round), Rick Behenna (4th round), Jose Alvarez (8th round) and Gerald Perry (11th round). Others notable players drafted included Lloyd Moseby and Dave Stieb (Toronto), Mike Marshall and Steve Sax (Los Angeles), Cal Ripken Jr. and Mike Boddicker (Baltimore), Kirk Gibson (Detroit), Kent Hrbek (Minnesota) and Hubie Brooks (New York Mets).http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1970s Background on the 1978 MLB Draft 2008-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20080621144919/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1970s 21 June 2008 live First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history?year=1978 MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1978 2008-08-03 = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Fame PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool1Bob Horner Atlanta Braves 3B Arizona State2Lloyd Moseby Toronto Blue Jays 1B Oakland High School (Oakland, California)3Hubie Brooks New York Mets SS Arizona State4Mike Morgan Oakland Athletics RHP Valley High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)5 Andy Hawkins San Diego Padres RHP Midway High School (Hewitt, Texas)6 Tito Nanni Seattle Mariners OF Chestnut Hill Academy High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)7 Bob Cummings San Francisco Giants C Brother Rice High School (Chicago, Illinois)8 Nick Hernandez Milwaukee Brewers C Hialeah High School (Hialeah, Florida)9 Glenn Franklin Montreal Expos SS Chipola Junior College10 Phil Lansford Cleveland Indians SS Wilcox High School (Santa Clara, California)11 Rod Boxberger Houston Astros RHP University of Southern California12 Kirk Gibson Detroit Tigers OF Michigan State University13 Bill Hayes Chicago Cubs C Indiana State University14Tom Brunansky California Angels OF West Covina High School (West Covina, California)15 Robert Hicks St. Louis Cardinals 1B Tate High School (Pensacola, Florida)16 Lenny Faedo Minnesota Twins SS Jefferson High School (Tampa, Florida)17 Nick Esasky Cincinnati Reds SS Carol City High School (Carol City, Florida)18 Rex Hudler New York YankeesPick from Chicago White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Ron Blomberg "Compensation" SS Bullard High School (Fresno, California)19 Brad Garnett Pittsburgh Pirates 1B DeSoto High School (DeSoto, Texas)20 Tim Conroy Oakland AthleticsPick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Jorgensen "Compensation" LHP Gateway High School (Monroeville, Pennsylvania)21 Gerry Aubin Pittsburgh PiratesPick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Terry Forster "Compensation" OF Dougherty Comprehensive High School (Albany, Georgia)22 Robert Boyce Baltimore Orioles 3B Deer Park High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)23 Rip Rollins Philadelphia Phillies 1B/RHP Allegheny High School (Sparta, North Carolina)24 Matt Winters New York YankeesPick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Torrez "Compensation" OF Williamsville High School (Williamsville, New York)25 Buddy Biancalana Kansas City Royals SS Redwood High School (Greenbrae, California)26 Brian Ryder New York Yankees RHP Shrewsbury High School (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts) Compensation picks Other notable players = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer1978 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac https://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1978 2024-03-27 www.baseball-almanac.com Round Pick Player Team Position 2 37 Danny Heep Houston Astros OF 39 Mel Hall Chicago Cubs 48Cal Ripken Jr. Baltimore Orioles 3B 52 Steve Balboni New York Yankees 1B 3 53Steve Bedrosian Atlanta Braves RHP 70Britt Burns Chicago White Sox LHP 74 Bobby Bonner Baltimore Orioles SS 4 85 Rob Deer San Francisco Giants OF 92Mike Witt California Angels RHP 5 106Dave Stieb Toronto Blue Jays OF 6 151Mike Marshall Los Angeles Dodgers 1B 152Mike Boddicker Baltimore Orioles RHP 8 196Tim Wallach* California Angels 1B 9 229Steve Sax Los Angeles Dodgers SS 15 377Mark Langston* Chicago Cubs LHP 381 Gary Redus Cincinnati Reds SS 16 415Frank Viola* Kansas City Royals LHP 17 432Kent Hrbek Minnesota Twins 1B 18 447 Eric Show San Diego Padres RHP 460 John Stuper Pittsburgh Pirates 19 475 Kevin McReynolds* Milwaukee Brewers OF 20 511Ryne Sandberg Philadelphia Phillies IF 21 531Dave Dravecky Pittsburgh Pirates LHP 23 577Howard Johnson* New York Yankees RHP 24 594 Rick Leach Philadelphia Phillies 1B 39 758Vance Law Pittsburgh Pirates SS 47 778 Ron Reeves Cleveland Indians RHP * Did not sign References External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks Harold Baines Al Chambers Bob Horner Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft