1975 Amateur Draft

The top pick in the 1975 Amateur draft, Danny Goodwin, is the only player to be drafted first overall twice. He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 1971 amateur draft but couldn't agree on a contract with the club. Instead he attended Southern University, and four years later, he was picked by the California Angels with the first selection in the draft.

1975 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	California Angels	Danny Goodwin	C	Southern University (Col.)	St. Louis, MO
2	San Diego Padres	Mike Lentz	LHP	Juanita High School (HS)	Kirkland, WA
3	Detroit Tigers	Les Filkins	OF	George Washington High School (Chicago) (HS)	Chicago, IL
4	Chicago Cubs	Brian Rosinski	OF	Evanston Township High School (HS)	Evanston, IL
5	Milwaukee Brewers	Rich O'Keeffe	LHP	Yorktown Heights High School (HS)	Yorktown Heights, NY
6	New York Mets	Butch Benton	C	Amos P. Godby High School (HS)	Tallahassee, FL
7	Cleveland Indians	Rick Cerone	C	Seton Hall University (Col.)	Newark, NJ
8	San Francisco Giants	Ted Barnicle	LHP	Jacksonville State University (Col.)	[[]]
9	Kansas City Royals	Clint Hurdle	OF	Merritt Island High School (HS)	Merritt Island, FL
10	Montreal Expos	Art Miles	SS	David Crockett High School (Austin) (HS)	Austin, TX
11	Chicago White Sox	Chris Knapp	RHP	Central Michigan University (Col.)	Cherry Point, NC
12	Philadelphia Phillies	Sam Welborn	RHP	Wichita Falls High School (HS)	Wichita Falls, TX
13	Minnesota Twins	Rick Sofield	SS	Morristown (NJ) High School (HS)	Morristown, NJ
14	Houston Astros	Bo McLaughlin	RHP	David Lipscomb College (Col.)	Amelia, OH
15	Boston Red Sox	Otis Foster	1B	High Point College (Col.)	High Point, NC
16	St. Louis Cardinals	David Johnson	LHP	Gaylord High School (HS)	Gaylord, MI
17	Texas Rangers	Jim Gideon	RHP	University of Texas (Col.)	Taylor, TX
18	Atlanta Braves	Donald Young	C	Dos Pueblos High School (HS)	Goleta, CA
19	New York Yankees	Jim McDonald	1B	Verbum Dei High School (HS)	Los Angeles, CA
20	Pittsburgh Pirates	Dale Berra	SS	Montclair High School (HS)	Montclair, NJ
21	Oakland Athletics	Bruce Robinson	C	Stanford University (Col.)	La Jolla, CA
22	Cincinnati Reds	Tony Moretto	OF	Harrison High School (HS)	Evansville, IN
23	Baltimore Orioles	Dave Ford	RHP	Lincoln West High School (HS)	Cleveland, OH
24	Los Angeles Dodgers	Mark Bradley	SS	Elizabethtown High School (HS)	Elizabethtown, KY

January 1975 amateur draft

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	San Diego Padres	Gene Richards	OF	South Carolina State College (Coll.)
2	California Angels	Willie Aikens	1B	South Carolina State College (Coll.)
3	Chicago Cubs	Wayne Doland	RHP	Fairleigh Dickinson University (Coll.)
4	Detroit Tigers	Tom Brookens	SS	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Coll.)
5	New York Mets	Dave Hudgens	1B			Did not sign

Other Notable Selections

• Lee Smith (2nd round); Carney Lansford, Don Robinson (3rd round); Jason Thompson (4th round); Willie Upshaw, Lou Whitaker (5th round); Keith Moreland (7th round); Andre Dawson (11th round); Dave Stewart (16th round); Glenn Hubbard (20th round); Denny Walling (secondary phase)