1967 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1967 NPB draft was held November 9, 1967. The Nankai Hawks won the lottery for the first overall pick. There was total 143 players was selected, set the NPB record.

First Round

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Nankai Hawks	Makoto Fujiwara	P	Keio University (Col.)	Refused to sign
Nishitetsu Lions	Akira Kawahara	P	Oita Shogyo High School (HS)
Hanshin Tigers	Toshio Nogami	P	Wakayama High School (HS)
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Katsutoshi Miwata	P	Waseda University (Col.)	Refused to sign
Taiyo Whales	Tadakatsu Kotani	P	Kokugakuin University (Col.)
Tokyo Orions	Choji Murata	P	Fukuyama Denpa Kogyo High School (HS)
Yomiuri Giants	Shigeru Takada	OF	Meiji University (Col.)
Sankei Swallows	Takayuki Nakano	IF	Nippon Instruments (Ind)
Hankyu Braves	Kazuo Watanabe	P	Tohoku Fukushi University High School (HS)
Chunichi Dragons	Hiroshi Tsuchiya	P	Den Den Tokyo (Ind)
Toei Flyers	Makoto Yoshida	OF	Omiya High School (HS)
Hiroshima Carp	Hiroaki Inoue	OF	Den Den Kinki (Col.)