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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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