1982 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players

1982 Major League Baseball draft

Shawon Dunston, first draft pick

General information
Date(s)| June 1982
Overview
832 total selections
First selection| Shawon Dunston
Chicago Cubs
First round selections| 28
Hall of Famers|

* SS Barry Larkin
* P Randy Johnson

<- 1981

1983 ->

The 1982 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1982. The draft saw the Chicago Cubs select Shawon Dunston first overall.

## First round selections

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The following are the first round picks in the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft.[1]

Pick  | Player  | Team  | Position  | Hometown/School

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1  | Shawon Dunston | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop  | Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn, NY)
2  | Augie Schmidt | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop  | University of New Orleans
3  | Jimmy Jones | San Diego Padres | Pitcher  | Thomas Jefferson High School (Dallas, TX)
4  | Bryan Oelkers | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher  | Wichita State University
5  | Dwight Gooden | New York Mets | Pitcher  | Hillsborough High School
6  | Spike Owen | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop  | University of Texas
7  | Sam Khalifa | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop  | Sahuaro High School
8  | Bob Kipper | California Angels | Pitcher  | Aurora Central Catholic High School
9  | Duane Ward | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher  | Farmington High School
10  | John Morris | Kansas City Royals | Outfield  | Seton Hall University
11  | Steve Stanicek | San Francisco Giants | First Base  | Nebraska Cornhuskers
12  | Mark Snyder | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher  | Bearden High School
13  | John Russell | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher  | University of Oklahoma
14  | Ron Karkovice | Chicago White Sox | Catcher  | Boone High School
15  | Steve Swain | Houston Astros | Outfield  | Grossmont High School
16  | Sam Horn | Boston Red Sox[Compensation 1] | First Base  | Morse High School
17  | Tony Woods | Chicago Cubs[Compensation 2] | Shortstop  | Whittier College
18  | Rob Parkins | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher  | Cerritos High School
19  | Franklin Stubbs | Los Angeles Dodgers | First Base  | Virginia Tech
20  | Rich Monteleone | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher  | Tampa Catholic High School
21  | Todd Worrell | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher  | Biola University
22  | Scott Jones | Cincinnati Reds[Compensation 3] | Pitcher  | Hinsdale South High School
23  | Billy Hawley | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher  | Brookland Cayce High School
24  | Joe Kucharski | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher  | University of South Carolina
25  | Dale Sveum | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop  | Pinole Valley High School
26  | Jeff Ledbetter | Boston Red Sox[Compensation 4] | First baseman  | Florida State University
27  | Stan Boderick | Chicago Cubs[Compensation 5] | Outfield  | Robinson High School
28  | Robert Jones | Cincinnati Reds[Compensation 6] | First baseman  | Proviso East HS (Maywood, IL)

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## Compensation Picks

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1. ^ Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Frank Tanana
2. ^ Pick from Montreal Expos as compensation for signing of free agent Tim Blackwell
3. ^ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Collins
4. ^ Pick from Oakland Athletics as compensation for signing of free agent Joe Rudi
5. ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Tim Blackwell
6. ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Collins

## Other notable players

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* David Wells†, 2nd round, 30th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Allan Anderson, 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Barry Bonds†, 2nd round, 39th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
* Lance McCullers, 2nd round, 41st overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
* Bo Jackson, 2nd round, 50th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
* Barry Larkin‡, 2nd round, 51st overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign
* Steve Ontiveros†, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Jimmy Key†, 3rd round, 56th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Roger McDowell, 3rd round, 59th overall by the New York Mets
* Zane Smith, 3rd round, 63rd overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Kenny Williams, 3rd round, 68th overall by the Chicago White Sox
* Mike Greenwell†, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Dan Pasqua, 3rd round, 76th overall by the New York Yankees
* Kirk McCaskill, 4th round, 88th overall by the California Angels
* Randy Johnson‡, 4th round, 89th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
* Will Clark†, 4th round, 90th overall by the Kansas City Royals, but did not sign
* Mike Maddux, 5th round, 119th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
* Steve Buechele, 5th round, 122nd overall by the Texas Rangers
* B.J. Surhoff†, 5th round, 128th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
* Charlie O'Brien, 5th round, 132nd overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Pat Borders, 6th round, 134th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Alvin Davis†, 6th round, 138th overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Terry Pendleton†, 7th round, 179th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
* Bobby Witt, 7th round, 181st overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign
* Mitch Williams†, 8th round, 187th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Rafael Palmeiro†, 8th round, 189th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
* Mark McLemore, 9th round, 218th overall by the California Angels
* Tom Browning†, 9th round, 233rd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Pete Incaviglia, 10th round, 247th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
* Vince Coleman†, 10th round, 257th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
* Walt Weiss†, 10th round, 260th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
* Rob Dibble†, 11th round, 283rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
* Billy Ripken, 11th round, 286th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
* Jose Canseco†, 15th round, 392nd overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Fredi González, 16th round, 414th overall by the New York Yankees
* Chuck Crim, 17th round, 443rd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Jim Morris, 18th round, 466th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
* Bret Saberhagen†, 19th round, 480th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Bob Patterson, 21st round, 524th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Jim Deshaies, 21st round, 542nd overall by the New York Yankees
* Mike Rizzo, 22nd round, 554th overall by the California Angels
* Jim Corsi, 25th round, 642nd overall by the New York Yankees
* Mike Henneman†, 27th round, 672nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
* Lance Johnson†, 31st round, 760th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
* Bruce Ruffin, 31st round, 766th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
* Kenny Rogers†, 39th round, 816th overall by the Texas Rangers
* Dave Martinez, 40th round, 819th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign

† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer

### NBA/NCAA/NFL players drafted

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* Urban Meyer, 13th round, 323rd overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Dell Curry, 37th round, 810th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
* Rodney Carter, 38th round, 813th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign

## References

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1. ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1982". Retrieved September 16, 2008.
2. ^ "1st Round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

## External links

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* Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

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