1967 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players

1967 Major League Baseball draft

Overview
First selection| Ron Blomberg
New York Yankees
First round selections| 20
Hall of Famers|

* C Ted Simmons

<- 1966

1968 ->

The 1967 Major League Baseball draft recruits amateur baseball players into the American Major League Baseball (MLB) league. The players selected in 1967 included many talented prospects who later had careers in the professional league. Some selections included Bobby Grich and Don Baylor (Baltimore), Vida Blue (Kansas City Athletics), Dusty Baker and Ralph Garr (Atlanta), Ken Singleton and Jon Matlack (Mets), and Ted Simmons and Jerry Reuss (St. Louis). In the January draft, Boston selected catcher Carlton Fisk and the New York Mets drafted Ken Singleton. 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 played several seasons in the NFL. Atlanta also chose Archie Manning in the 43rd round. There was also a "1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase" that saw players drafted, most notably with Gary Gentry.[1]

## First round selections

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The following are the first round picks in the 1967 Major League Baseball draft.[2]

Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School

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1  | Ron Blomberg | New York Yankees | First baseman  | Atlanta
2  | Terry Hughes | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop  | Spartanburg, South Carolina
3  | Mike Garman | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed Pitcher  | Caldwell, Idaho
4  | Jon Matlack | New York Mets | Left-handed Pitcher  | West Chester, Pennsylvania
5  | John Jones | Washington Senators | Catcher  | St. Joseph, Tennessee
6  | John Mayberry | Houston Astros | First baseman  | Detroit, Michigan
7  | Brian Bickerton | Kansas City Athletics | Left-handed Pitcher  | Santee, California
8  | Wayne Simpson | Cincinnati Reds | Right-handed Pitcher  | Los Angeles
9  | Mike Nunn | California Angels | Catcher  | Greensboro, North Carolina
10  | Ted Simmons | St. Louis Cardinals | Catcher  | Southfield, Michigan
11  | Jack Heidemann | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop  | Brenham, Texas
12  | Andrew Finlay | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder  | Sacramento, California
13  | Dan Haynes | Chicago White Sox | Third baseman  | East Point, Georgia
14  | Phil Meyer | Philadelphia Phillies | Left-handed Pitcher  | Downey, California
15  | Jim Foor | Detroit Tigers | Left-handed Pitcher  | Ferguson, Missouri
16  | Joe Grigas | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder  | Brockton, Massachusetts
17  | Steve Brye | Minnesota Twins | Third baseman/Outfielder  | Oakland, California
18  | Dave Rader | San Francisco Giants | Catcher  | Bakersfield, California
19  | Bobby Grich | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop  | Long Beach, California
20  | Don Denbow | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman  | Southern Methodist University

## Other notable selections

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Round  | Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position

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2  | 27  | Vida Blue | Kansas City Athletics | Pitcher
2  | 29  | Dave Kingman*  | California Angels | Pitcher
2  | 30  | Jerry Reuss | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher
2  | 39  | Don Baylor | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder
3  | 52  | Ralph Garr | Atlanta Braves | Second Baseman
3  | 56  | Richie Zisk | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder
4  | 68  | Fred Kendall | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher
4  | 78  | Steve Busby*  | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher
4  | 80  | Steve Yeager | Los Angeles Dodgers | Catcher
5  | 96  | Dave Goltz | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher
8  | 157  | Dave Lopes*  | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder
10  | 189  | Lenny Randle*  | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop
11  | 216  | Al Hrabosky*  | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher
15  | 296  | Rick Dempsey | Minnesota Twins | Catcher
20  | 396  | Gary Lavelle | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher
20  | 397  | Doug Rau*  | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher
26  | 503  | Dusty Baker | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder
31  | 587  | Chris Chambliss*  | Cincinnati Reds | First Baseman
32  | 599  | Dan Pastorini*  | New York Mets | Shortstop
43  | 779  | Archie Manning*  | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop
60  | 924  | Steve Rogers*  | New York Yankees | Pitcher

* Did not sign

## Notes

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1. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?year_ID=1967&draft_round=3&draft_type=junsec&query_type=year_round&from_type_4y=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_jc=0&from_type_unk=0
2. ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1967". Retrieved July 27, 2008.
3. ^ "1967 Baseball Draft". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

## External links

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* Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

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Steve Chilcott

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Ron Blomberg | Succeeded by

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