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1977 First Round Picks[edit]
Pick
|
Team
|
Player
|
Position
|
School (Type)
|
Hometown
|
Notes
|
1 |
Chicago White Sox |
Harold Baines |
OF |
St. Michaels Middle/High School (HS) |
St. Michaels, MD |
|
2 |
Montreal Expos |
Bill Gullickson |
RHP |
Joliet Catholic High School (HS) |
Orland Park, IL |
|
3 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
Paul Molitor |
SS |
University of Minnesota (Col.) |
St. Paul, MN |
|
4 |
Atlanta Braves |
Tim Cole |
LHP |
Saugerties High School (HS) |
Saugerties, NY |
|
5 |
Detroit Tigers |
Kevin Richards |
RHP |
Roosevelt High School (HS) |
Wyandotte, MI |
|
6 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Terry Kennedy |
C |
Florida State University (Col.) |
Euclid, OH |
|
7 |
California Angels |
Richard Dotson |
RHP |
Anderson High School (HS) |
Cincinnati, OH |
|
8 |
San Diego Padres |
Brian Greer |
OF |
Sonora High School (HS) |
Brea, CA |
|
9 |
Texas Rangers |
David Hibner |
SS |
Howell High School (HS) |
Howell, MI |
|
10 |
San Francisco Giants |
Craig Landis |
SS |
Vintage High School (HS) |
Napa, CA |
|
11 |
Cleveland Indians |
Bruce Compton |
OF |
Norman High School (HS) |
Norman, OK |
|
12 |
Chicago Cubs |
Randy Martz |
RHP |
University of South Carolina (Col.) |
Harrisburg, PA |
|
13 |
Boston Red Sox |
Andrew Madden |
RHP |
New Hartford High School (HS) |
New Hartford, NY |
|
14 |
Houston Astros |
Ricky Adams |
SS |
Montclair (CA) High School (HS) |
Montclair, CA |
|
15 |
Minnesota Twins |
Paul Croft |
OF |
Morristown (NJ) High School (HS) |
Morristown, NJ |
|
16 |
New York Mets |
Wally Backman |
SS |
Aloha High School (HS) |
Beaverton, OR |
|
17 |
Oakland Athletics |
Craig Harris |
RHP |
Buena High School (HS) |
Sierra Vista, AZ |
|
18 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Anthony Nicely |
OF |
Meadowdale High School (HS) |
Dayton, OH |
|
19 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Drungo Hazewood |
OF |
Sacramento High School (HS) |
Sacramento, CA |
|
20 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
Bob Welch |
RHP |
Eastern Michigan University (Col.) |
Detroit, MI |
|
21 |
Kansas City Royals |
Mike Jones |
LHP |
Pittsford Sutherland High School (HS) |
Pittsford, NY |
|
22 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Scott Munninghoff |
RHP |
Purcell High School (HS) |
Cincinnati, OH |
|
23 |
New York Yankees |
Steve Taylor |
RHP |
University of Delaware (Col.) |
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|
24 |
Cincinnati Reds |
Tad Venger |
3B |
Hart High School (HS) |
Newhall, CA |
|
25 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
Tom Goffena |
SS |
Sidney High School (HS) |
Sidney, OH |
|
26 |
Seattle Mariners |
Dave Henderson |
OF |
Dos Palos High School (HS) |
Dos Palos, CA |
|
January 1977 amateur draft[edit]
The Atlanta Braves were stripped of their selection in the first round of the January draft by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn as punishment for owner Ted Turner having been guilty of tampering in the signing of free agent OF Gary Matthews. Turner was also suspended for one year for his actions.
Other Notable Selections[edit]
Kevin Bass, Mookie Wilson (2nd round); Scott Sanderson (3rd round); Jim Gott, Brian Harper, Ozzie Smith (4th round); Mickey Hatcher, Tim Raines (5th round); Tom Foley (7th round); Jesse Barfield (9th round); Chili Davis (11th round); Mitch Webster (23rd round); Dave Righetti, John Shelby (1st round, January); Willie McGee (secondary phase, January)
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Danny Ainge in the 15th round. Ainge played parts of three seasons with the Jays but is best known as an NBA player and coach.
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