1991 Amateur Draft

1991 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	New York Yankees	Brien Taylor	LHP	East Carteret High School (HS)	Beaufort, NC
2	Atlanta Braves	Mike Kelly	OF	Arizona State University (Col.)	Los Angeles, CA
3	Minnesota Twins	David McCarty	OF	Stanford University (Col.)	Houston, TX
4	St. Louis Cardinals	Dmitri Young	3B/OF	Rio Mesa High School (HS)	Camarillo, CA
5	Milwaukee Brewers	Kenny Henderson	RHP	Ringgold (GA) High School (HS)	Ringgold, GA	Did not Sign
6	Houston Astros	John Burke	RHP	University of Florida (Col.)	Durango, CO	Did not Sign
7	Kansas City Royals	Joe Vitiello	OF	University of Alabama (Col.)	[[]]
8	San Diego Padres	Joey Hamilton	RHP	Georgia Southern University (Col.)	[[]]
9	Baltimore Orioles	Mark Smith	OF	University of Southern California (Col.)	Arlington, VA
10	Philadelphia Phillies	Tyler Green	RHP	Wichita State University (Col.)	Springfield, OH
11	Seattle Mariners	Shawn Estes	LHP	Douglas High School (HS)	Gardnerville, NV
12	Chicago Cubs	Doug Glanville	OF	University of Pennsylvania (Col.)	[[]]
13	Cleveland Indians	Manny Ramirez	OF	George Washington High School (HS)	New York, NY
14	Montreal Expos	Cliff Floyd	1B	Thornwood High School (HS)	Markham, IL
15	Milwaukee Brewers	Tyrone Hill	LHP	Yucaipa High School (HS)	Yucaipa, CA	Compensation from Detroit Tigers for Rob Deer
16	Toronto Blue Jays	Shawn Green	OF	Tustin High School (HS)	Santa Ana, CA	Compensation from San Francisco Giants for Bud Black
17	California Angels	Eduardo Perez	1B	Florida State University (Col.)	Cincinnati, OH
18	New York Mets	Alfred Shirley	OF	George Washington High School	[[]]	Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Darryl Strawberry
19	Texas Rangers	Benji Gil	SS	Castle Park High School (HS)	San Diego, CA
20	Cincinnati Reds	Pokey Reese	SS	Lower Richland High School (HS)	Columbia, SC
21	St. Louis Cardinals	Allen Watson	LHP	New York Institute of Technology (Col.)	Jamaica, NY	Compensation from Toronto Blue Jays for Ken Dayley
22	St. Louis Cardinals	Brian Barber	RHP	Dr. Phillips High School (HS)	Orlando, FL	Compensation from New York Mets for Vince Coleman
23	Boston Red Sox	Aaron Sele	RHP	Washington State University (Col.)	Golden Valley, MN
24	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jon Farrell	C/OF	Florida Community College (Col.)	[[]]
25	Chicago White Sox	Scott Ruffcorn	RHP	Baylor University (Col.)	Austin, TX
26	Oakland Athletics	Brent Gates	SS	University of Minnesota (Col.)	Grand Rapids, MI

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
27	Minnesota Twins	Scott Stahoviak	3B	Creighton University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Gary Gaetti
28	St. Louis Cardinals	Tom McKinnon	RHP	David Starr Jordan High School (HS)	Long Beach, CA	Compensation for Terry Pendleton
29	Houston Astros	Shawn Livsey	SS	Simeon High School (HS)	Chicago, IL	Compensation for Danny Darwin
30	Kansas City Royals	Jason Pruitt	RHP	Rockingham County High School (HS)	Wentworth, NC	Compensation for Steve Farr
31	San Diego Padres	Greg Anthony	RHP/OF	Tavares High School (HS)	Tavares, FL	Compensation for Jack Clark
32	Detroit Tigers	Justin Thompson	LHP	Klein Oak High School (HS)	Spring, TX	Compensation for Jack Morris
33	San Francisco Giants	Steve Whitaker	P	Long Beach State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Brett Butler
34	California Angels	Jorge Fabregas	3B/C	University of Miami (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Chili Davis
35	Toronto Blue Jays	Jeff Ware	RHP	Old Dominion University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for George Bell
36	New York Mets	Bobby Jones	RHP	Fresno State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Darryl Strawberry
37	Boston Red Sox	J.J. Johnson	OF	Pine Plains High School (HS)	Pine Plains, NY	Compensation for Larry Andersen
38	Oakland Athletics	Mike Rossiter	RHP	John Burroughs High School (HS)	Burbank, CA	Compensation for Willie McGee
39	St. Louis Cardinals	Dan Cholowsky	3B	University of California (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Ken Dayley
40	Houston Astros	Jimmy Gonzalez	C	East Hartford High School (HS)	East Hartford, CT	Compensation for Dave Smith
41	Detroit Tigers	Trever Miller	LHP	Trinity High School (HS)	Louisville, KY	Compensation for Mike Heath
42	Toronto Blue Jays	Dante Powell	SS	Millikan High School (HS)	Long Beach, CA	Did not Sign/Compensation for Bud Black
43	Boston Red Sox	Scott Hatteberg	C	Washington State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Mike Boddicker
44	Houston Astros	Mike Groppuso	3B	Seton Hall University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Franklin Stubbs

Other Notable Selections

Todd Hollandsworth (3rd round); Terry Adams, Paul Byrd (4th round); John Mabry (6th round); LaTroy Hawkins, Tony Womack (7th round); Derek Lowe, Mike Matheny, Brad Radke, Jason Schmidt, Steve Trachsel (8th round); Scott Eyre, Mark Sweeney (9th round); Mike Sweeney (10th round); Jeff Cirillo, Mark Grudzielanek, Joe Randa (11th round); Alex Gonzalez, Matt Lawton (13th round); Mike Cameron, Ron Mahay, Kirk Rueter (18th round); Orlando Palmeiro (33rd round); Jason Isringhausen (44th round)

Other Sports Selections

Steve McNair (35th round Mariners); O. J. McDuffie (41st round Angels), Browning Nagle (51st round Angels); Kerry Collins (60th round Tigers)

Draft Notes

• Top selection Brien Taylor is one of only two first overall picks from the 20th Century not to make the majors (Steve Chilcott is the other).
• Benji Gil was the first Mexican native taken in the first round of a MLB amateur draft.
• 1991 was the first draft since the 1985 draft in which no player made the majors the same year.