1981 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball

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1981 Major League Baseball draft

General information
Date(s)| June 1981
Overview
853 total selections
First selection| Mike Moore
Seattle Mariners
First round selections| 26
Hall of Famers|

* 1B Fred McGriff

<- 1980

1982 ->

The 1981 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1981. The draft saw the Seattle Mariners select Mike Moore first overall.

## First round selections[edit]

| = All-Star |  |  | = Baseball Hall of Famer

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The following are the first round picks in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | Hometown/School

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1  | Mike Moore | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher  | Oral Roberts University
2  | Joe Carter | Chicago Cubs | Outfield  | Wichita State University
3  | Dick Schofield | California Angels | Shortstop  | Griffin High School
4  | Terry Blocker | New York Mets | Outfield  | Tennessee State University
5  | Matt Williams | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher  | Rice University
6  | Kevin McReynolds | San Diego Padres | Outfield  | Arkansas Razorbacks
7  | Daryl Boston | Chicago White Sox | Outfield  | Woodward High School
8  | Bobby Meacham | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop  | San Diego State Aztecs
9  | Ron Darling | Texas Rangers | Pitcher  | Yale University
10  | Mark Grant | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher  | Joliet Catholic High School
11  | Mike Sodders | Minnesota Twins | Third Base  | Arizona State University
12  | Jay Roberts | Atlanta Braves | Outfield  | Centralia High School
13  | George Alpert | Cleveland Indians | Outfield  | Livingston HS (Livingston, NJ)
14  | Jim Winn | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher  | John Brown University
15  | Tim Pyznarski | Oakland Athletics | Third Base  | Eastern Illinois University
16  | Vance Lovelace | Chicago Cubs[Compensation 1] | Pitcher  | Hillsborough High School
17  | Ricky Barlow | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher  | Woodville High School (Woodville, TX)
18  | Darren Dilks | Montreal Expos | Pitcher  | Oklahoma State University
19  | Steve Lyons | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop  | Oregon State University
20  | Johnny Abrego | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher  | Mission High School (San Jose, CA)
21  | John Cerutti | Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 2] | Pitcher  | Amherst College
22  | Dave Anderson | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop  | University of Memphis
23  | Dave Leeper | Kansas City Royals | Outfield  | University of Southern California
24  | Al Lachowicz | Texas Rangers[Compensation 3] | Pitcher  | University of Pittsburgh
25  | Kevin Burrell | Boston Red Sox[Compensation 4] | Catcher  | Poway High School
26  | Frank Castro | San Diego Padres[Compensation 5] | Catcher  | University of Miami

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## Compensation Picks[edit]

1. ^ Pick from Cincinnati Reds as compensation for signing of free agent Larry Biittner
2. ^ Pick from Milwaukee Brewers as compensation for signing of free agent Roy Howell
3. ^ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Roberts
4. ^ Pick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Dwyer
5. ^ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Winfield

## Other notable players[edit]

* Darrin Jackson, 2nd round, 28th overall by the Chicago Cubs
* Mike Gallego, 2nd round, 33rd overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Mark Gubicza†, 2nd round, 34th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Mark Langston†, 2nd round, 35th overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Frank Viola†, 2nd round, 37th overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Neal Heaton†, 2nd round, 39th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Sid Bream, 2nd round, 48th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* John Elway, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the New York Yankees
* Phil Bradley†, 3rd round, 53rd overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Tony Gwynn‡, 3rd round, 58th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Sid Fernandez†, 3rd round, 73rd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* David Cone†, 3rd round, 74th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Curt Young, 4th round, 92nd overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Paul O'Neill†, 4th round, 93rd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Todd Benzinger, 4th round, 96th overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Shane Mack, 4th round, 100th overall by the Kansas City Royals, but did not sign
* Eric Plunk, 4th round, 103rd overall by the New York Yankees
* Bip Roberts, 5th round, 117th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign
* Mickey Tettleton†, 5th round, 118th overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Bill Wegman, 5th round, 124th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* John Franco†, 5th round, 125th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Devon White†, 6th round, 132nd overall by the California Angels
* Alvin Davis†, 6th round, 144th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
* Mike Pagliarulo, 6th round, 155th overall by the New York Yankees
* Mark McGwire†, 8th round, 199th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign
* Steve Lombardozzi, 9th round, 218th overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Fred McGriff‡, 9th round, 233rd overall by the New York Yankees
* Roger Clemens†, 12th round, 289th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
* Lenny Dykstra†, 13th round, 315th overall by the New York Mets
* Danny Cox, 13th round, 319th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
* Bob Tewksbury†, 19th round, 493rd overall by the New York Yankees
* Matt Nokes†, 20th round, 503rd overall by the San Francisco Giants
* Vince Coleman, 20th round, 513th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
* Chris Bosio, 29th round, 722nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign
* Lance Johnson, 30th round, 742nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign
* Cecil Fielder, 31st round, 767th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign

† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer

### NFL players drafted[edit]

* John Elway, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the New York Yankees
* Jack Del Rio, 22nd round, 550th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1981". Retrieved September 16, 2008.
2. ^ 1st Round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft | Baseball-Reference.com

## External links[edit]

* Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

Preceded by

Darryl Strawberry

|  1st Overall Picks
Mike Moore | Succeeded by

Shawon Dunston

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