1986 Amateur Draft

The 1986 amateur draft was held on June 2, 1986. 3B Jeff King of the University of Arkansas was the first overall pick, by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1986 was the last year when a separate January amateur draft was held, on January 14th. P Jeff Shaw was the first selection, by the Cleveland Indians out of Cuyahoga Community College. It was also the final year of the draft having a secondary phase, for players who had been picked in a previous draft but had not signed. Starting in 1987, there would be only one draft, held in early June, covering all eligible players.

1986 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jeff King	3B	University of Arkansas (Col.)	Marion, IN
2	Cleveland Indians	Greg Swindell	LHP	University of Texas (Col.)	Fort Worth, TX
3	San Francisco Giants	Matt Williams	SS	University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Col.)	Houston, TX
4	Texas Rangers	Kevin Brown	RHP	Georgia Tech (Col.)	Milledgeville, GA
5	Atlanta Braves	Kent Mercker	LHP	Dublin (OH) High School (HS)	Dublin, OH
6	Milwaukee Brewers	Gary Sheffield	SS	Hillsborough High School (HS)	Tampa, FL
7	Philadelphia Phillies	Brad Brink	RHP	University of Southern California (Col.)	Roseville, CA
8	Seattle Mariners	Patrick Lennon	SS	Whiteville High School (HS)	Whiteville, NC
9	Chicago Cubs	Derrick May	OF	Newark (DE) High School (HS)	Newark, DE
10	Minnesota Twins	Derek Parks	C	Montclair (CA) High School (HS)	Upland, CA
11	San Diego Padres	Thomas Howard	OF	Ball State University (Col.)	Middletown, OH
12	Oakland Athletics	Scott Hemond	C	University of South Florida (Col.)	Taunton, MA
13	Houston Astros	Ryan Bowen	RHP	Hanford (CA) High School (HS)	Hanford, CA
14	Boston Red Sox	Greg McMurtry	OF	Brockton High School (HS)	Brockton, MA	Did not sign
15	Montreal Expos	Kevin Dean	OF	Hogan High School (HS)	Vallejo, CA
16	California Angels	Roberto Hernández	RHP	University of South Carolina Aiken (Col.)	Santurce, PR	Compensation from the Baltimore Orioles for Juan Beniquez
17	Cincinnati Reds	Scott Scudder	RHP	Prairiland High School (HS)	Blossom, TX
18	Detroit Tigers	Phil Clark	C	Crockett High School (HS)	Crockett, TX
19	Los Angeles Dodgers	Mike White	OF	Loudon High School (HS)	Loudon, TN
20	Chicago White Sox	Grady Hall	LHP	Northwestern University (Col.)	[[]]
21	New York Mets	Lee May, Jr.	OF	Purcell Marion High School (HS)	Cincinnati, OH
22	California Angels	Lee Stevens	OF	Lawrence High School (HS)	Lawrence, KS
23	St. Louis Cardinals	Luis Alicea	2B	Florida State University (Col.)	Santurce, PR
24	Kansas City Royals	Tony Clements	SS	Don Antonio Lugo High School (HS)	Chino, CA
25	California Angels	Terry Carr	OF	James M. Bennett High School (HS)	Salisbury, MD	Compensation from New York Yankees for Al Holland
26	Toronto Blue Jays	Earl Sanders	RHP	Jackson State University (Col.)	[[]]

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
27	California Angels	Mike Fetters	P	Pepperdine University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Juan Beniquez
28	California Angels	Daryl Green	P	Nacogdoches High School (HS)	Nacogdoches, TX	Compensation for Al Holland

January 1986 amateur draft

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Cleveland Indians	Jeff Shaw	RHP	Cuyahoga Community College (Col.)	Washington Court House, OH
2	Pittsburgh Pirates	Moises Alou	OF	Canada College (Col.)
3	Texas Rangers	Chris Shiflett	RHP	Rancho Santiago College (Col.)
4	San Francisco Giants	Mike Jones	RHP	Cosumnes River College (Col.)		Did not sign
5	Milwaukee Brewers	Eddie Anderson	RHP	Georgia Perimeter College (Col)

Other Notable Selections

Dave Hansen, Erik Hanson, Kirt Manwaring, Kevin Tapani, Todd Zeile (2nd round); Dean Palmer, Scott Radinsky (3rd round); Bo Jackson, Rudy Seanez, Paul Sorrento (4th round); Joe Girardi, Pat Hentgen (5th round); Tom Gordon (6th round); Chuck McElroy, Hal Morris (8th round); Stan Belinda, Jeff Reboulet (10th round); Darryl Hamilton (11th round); Rod Beck, Rey Sanchez (13th round); Rick Reed (26th round); John Olerud (27th round - did not sign); Greg Vaughn (secondary phase); Doug Brocail (1st round, January); Curt Schilling (2nd round, January); Dave Veres (4th round, January)

Draft Notes

• Greg McMurtry, the 14th pick, would later play in the National Football League

• Mike Loynd, a 6th round selection by the Texas Rangers, made his major league debut on July 24th, a full month before Greg Swindell, who was the first player selected in the 1st round to do so.