1967 Major League Baseball draft

First round selections

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= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1967 Major League Baseball draft.

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	Ron Blomberg	New York Yankees	1B	Atlanta, GA
2	Terry Hughes	Chicago Cubs	SS	Spartanburg, SC
3	Mike Garman	Boston Red Sox	RHP	Caldwell, ID
4	Jon Matlack	New York Mets	LHP	West Chester, PA
5	John Jones	Washington Senators	C	St. Joseph, TN
6	John Mayberry	Houston Astros	1B	Detroit, MI
7	Brian Bickerton	Oakland Athletics	LHP	Santee, CA
8	Wayne Simpson	Cincinnati Reds	RHP	Los Angeles, CA
9	Mike Nunn	California Angels	C	Greensboro, NC
10	Ted Simmons	St. Louis Cardinals	C	Southfield, MI
11	Jack Heidemann	Cleveland Indians	SS	Brenham, TX
12	Andrew Finlay	Atlanta Braves	OF	Sacramento, CA
13	Dan Haynes	Chicago White Sox	3B	East Point, GA
14	Phil Meyer	Philadelphia Phillies	LHP	Downey, CA
15	Jim Foor	Detroit Tigers	LHP	Ferguson, MO
16	Joe Grigas	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Brockton, MA
17	Steve Brye	Minnesota Twins	3B-OF	Oakland, CA
18	Dave Rader	San Francisco Giants	C	Bakersfield, CA
19	Bobby Grich	Baltimore Orioles	SS	Long Beach, CA
20	Don Denbow	Los Angeles Dodgers	3B	Southern Methodist University

Background

The June draft was filled with talented prospects who would go on to pro careers. Some selections included Bobby Grich and Don Baylor (Baltimore), Vida Blue (Kansas City Athletics), Dusty Baker (Atlanta), Ken Singleton and Jon Matlack (Mets), and Ted Simmons and Jerry Reuss (St. Louis). In the January draft, Boston tabbed catcher Carlton Fisk and the New York Mets drafted Ken Singleton.

Other notable players

In the category of the one who got away, the Cincinnati Reds selected Chris Chambliss in the 31st round only to have him enroll in junior college. The Mets chose Dan Pastorini in the 32nd round, but Pastorini chose football and would later play several seasons in the NFL.

External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

References

Preceded by Steve Chilcott

1st Overall Picks Ron Blomberg

Succeeded by Tim Foli