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No. 1 Draft Picks, 1965-2004
| Year |
Club, Player, Pos. |
School |
Hometown |
Highest Level (#) |
2004 Team |
Bonus |
| 1965 |
A's. Rick Monday, of |
Arizona State U. |
Santa Monica, Calif. |
Majors (1,996) |
Out of Baseball |
$104,000 |
| 1966 |
Mets. Steve Chilcott, c |
Antelope Valley HS |
Lancaster, Calif. |
Triple-A (2) |
Out of Baseball |
75,000 |
| 1967 |
Yankees. Ron Blomberg, 1b |
Druid Hills HS |
Atlanta |
Majors (461) |
Out of Baseball |
75,000 |
| 1968 |
Mets. Tim Foli, ss |
Notre Dame HS |
Sherman Oaks, Calif. |
Majors (1,696) |
Out of Baseball |
75,000 |
| 1969 |
Senators. Jeff Burroughs, of |
Wilson HS |
Long Beach, Calif. |
Majors (1,689) |
Out of Baseball |
88,000 |
| 1970 |
Padres. Mike Ivie, c |
Walker HS |
Decatur, Ga. |
Majors (857) |
Out of Baseball |
80,000 |
| 1971 |
White Sox. Danny Goodwin, c |
Central HS |
Peoria, Ill. |
Majors (252) |
Out of Baseball |
DNS |
| 1972 |
Padres. Dave Roberts, 3b |
U. of Oregon |
Corvallis, Ore. |
Majors (709) |
Out of Baseball |
60,000 |
| 1973 |
Rangers. David Clyde, lhp |
Westchester, HS |
Houston |
Majors (84) |
Out of Baseball |
125,000 |
| 1974 |
Padres. Bill Almon, ss |
Brown U. |
Warwick, R.I. |
Majors (1,236) |
Out of Baseball |
90,000 |
| 1975 |
Angels. Danny Goodwin, c |
Southern U. |
Peoria, Ill. |
Majors (252) |
Out of Baseball |
125,000 |
| 1976 |
Astros. Floyd Bannister, lhp |
Arizona State U. |
Seattle |
Majors (431) |
Out of Baseball |
100,000 |
| 1977 |
White Sox. Harold Baines, of |
St. Michaels HS |
St. Michaels, Md. |
Majors (2,830) |
Out of Baseball |
40,000 |
| 1978 |
Braves. Bob Horner, 3b |
Arizona State U. |
Glendale, Ariz. |
Majors (1,020) |
Out of Baseball |
175,000 |
| 1979 |
Mariners. Al Chambers, of |
Harris HS |
Harrisburg, Pa. |
Majors (57) |
Out of Baseball |
60,000 |
| 1980 |
Mets. Darryl Strawberry, of |
Crenshaw HS |
Los Angeles |
Majors (1,583) |
Out of Baseball |
152,500 |
| 1981 |
Mariners. Mike Moore, rhp |
Oral Roberts U. |
Eakly, Okla. |
Majors (450) |
Out of Baseball |
100,000 |
| 1982 |
Cubs. Shawon Dunston, ss |
Jefferson HS |
New York |
Majors (1,750) |
Out of Baseball |
100,000 |
| 1983 |
Twins. Tim Belcher, rhp |
Mt. Vernon Naz. Coll. |
Sparta, Ohio |
Majors (362) |
Out of Baseball |
DNS |
| 1984 |
Mets. Shawn Abner, of |
Mechanicsburg HS |
Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
Majors (392) |
Out of Baseball |
150,000 |
| 1985 |
Brewers. B.J. Surhoff, c |
U. of North Carolina |
Rye, N.Y. |
Majors (2,222) |
Orioles |
150,000 |
| 1986 |
Pirates. Jeff King, 3b |
U. of Arkansas |
Colorado Springs |
Majors (1,201) |
Out of Baseball |
160,000 |
| 1987 |
Mariners. Ken Griffey Jr., of |
Moeller HS |
Cincinnati |
Majors (2,007) |
Reds |
169,000 |
| 1988 |
Padres. Andy Benes, rhp |
U. of Evansville |
Evansville, Ind. |
Majors (403) |
Out of Baseball |
235,000 |
| 1989 |
Orioles. Ben McDonald, rhp |
Louisiana State U. |
Denham Springs, La. |
Majors (211) |
Out of Baseball |
*350,000 |
| 1990 |
Braves. Chipper Jones, ss |
The Bolles School |
Jacksonville |
Majors (1,542) |
Braves |
275,000 |
| 1991 |
Yankees. Brien Taylor, lhp |
East Carteret HS |
Beaufort, N.C. |
Double-A (27) |
Out of Baseball |
1,550,000 |
| 1992 |
Astros. Phil Nevin, 3b |
Cal State Fullerton |
Placentia, Calif. |
Majors (985) |
Padres |
700,000 |
| 1993 |
Mariners. Alex Rodriguez, ss |
West. Christian HS |
Miami |
Majors (1,430) |
Yankees |
*1,000,000 |
| 1994 |
Mets. Paul Wilson, rhp |
Florida State U. |
Orlando, Fla. |
Majors (161) |
Reds |
1,550,000 |
| 1995 |
Angels. Darin Erstad, of |
U. of Nebraska |
Jamestown, N.D. |
Majors (1,127) |
Angels |
1,575,000 |
| 1996 |
Pirates. Kris Benson, rhp |
Clemson U. |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
Majors (137) |
Pirates |
2,000,000 |
| 1997 |
Tigers. Matt Anderson, rhp |
Rice U. |
Louisville, Ky. |
Majors (245) |
Tigers (AAA) |
2,505,000 |
| 1998 |
Phillies. Pat Burrell, 3b |
U. of Miami |
Boulder Creek, Calif. |
Majors (696) |
Phillies |
*3,150,000 |
| 1999 |
Devil Rays. Josh Hamilton, of |
Athens Drive HS |
Raleigh, N.C. |
Double-A (23) |
Did not play |
3,960,000 |
| 2000 |
Marlins. Adrian Gonzalez, 1b |
Eastside HS |
Chula Vista, Calif. |
Majors (16) |
Rangers |
3,000,000 |
| 2001 |
Twins. Joe Mauer, c |
Cretin-Derham Hall |
St. Paul, Minn. |
Majors (35) |
Twins |
5,150,000 |
| 2002 |
Pirates. Bryan Bullington, rhp |
Ball State U. |
Fishers, Ind. |
Class AA (26) |
Pirates (AA) |
4,000,000 |
| 2003 |
Devil Rays. Delmon Young, of |
Camarillo HS |
Camarillo, Calif. |
Class A (131) |
Devil Rays (A) |
*3,700,000 |
| 2004 |
Padres. Matt Bush, ss |
Mission Bay HS |
El Cajon, Calif. |
Class A (8) |
Padres (A) |
3,150,000 |
*Received major league contract with guaranteed incentives. #Number
of games at that level. DNS--Did not sign
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