1971 Amateur Draft

The top pick in the 1971 Amateur Draft, Danny Goodwin, is the only player to be drafted first overall twice. He was selected by the Chicago White Sox but couldn't agree on a contract with the club. He became the first top pick to go unsigned. Four years later, he was picked first overall by the California Angels in the 1975 amateur draft.

Future NFL quarterbacks Archie Manning, Steve Bartkowski and Joe Theismann were all selected in the 1971 draft. Another quarterback, Condredge Holloway, went on to Hall of Fame career in the Canadian Football League.

1971 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Chicago White Sox	Danny Goodwin	C	Peoria Central High School (HS)	Peoria, IL	Did not sign
2	San Diego Padres	Jay Franklin	RHP	James Madison High School (HS)	Vienna, VA
3	Milwaukee Brewers	Tommy Bianco	SS	Sewanhaka High School (HS)	Elmont, NY
4	Montreal Expos	Condredge Holloway	SS	Robert E. Lee High School (Huntsville) (HS)	Huntsville, AL	Did not sign
5	Kansas City Royals	Roy Branch	RHP	Beaumont High School (St. Louis) (HS)	St. Louis, MO
6	Philadelphia Phillies	Roy Thomas	RHP	Lompoc High School (HS)	Lompoc, CA
7	Washington Senators	Roger Quiroga	RHP	Ball High School (HS)	Galveston, TX
8	St. Louis Cardinals	Ed Kurpiel	1B-LHP	Archbishop Molloy High School (HS)	Hollis, NY
9	Cleveland Indians	David Sloan	RHP	Santa Clara High School (HS)	Santa Clara, CA
10	Atlanta Braves	Taylor Duncan	SS	Grant Union High School (Sacramento) (HS)	Sacramento, CA
11	Detroit Tigers	Tom Veryzer	SS	Islip High School (HS)	Islip, NY
12	Houston Astros	Neil Rasmussen	SS	Arcadia High School (HS)	Arcadia, CA
13	California Angels	Frank Tanana	LHP	Catholic Central High School (HS)	Detroit, MI
14	New York Mets	Rich Puig	2B	Hillsborough High School (HS)	Tampa, FL
15	Boston Red Sox	Jim Rice	OF	T.L. Hanna High School (HS)	Anderson, SC
16	Chicago Cubs	Jeff Wehmeier	RHP	Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory HS (HS)	Indianapolis, IN
17	Oakland Athletics	Sugar Bear Daniels	RHP	David Mackenzie High School (HS)	Detroit, MI
18	San Francisco Giants	Frank Riccelli	LHP	Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (HS)	Syracuse, NY
19	New York Yankees	Terry Whitfield	OF	Palo Verde High School (HS)	Blythe, CA
20	Los Angeles Dodgers	Rick Rhoden	RHP	Atlantic Community High School (HS)	Boynton Beach, FL
21	Minnesota Twins	Dale Soderholm	SS	Miami Coral Park High School (HS)	Miami, FL
22	Pittsburgh Pirates	Craig Reynolds	SS	John H. Reagan High School (Houston) (HS)	Houston, TX
23	Baltimore Orioles	Randy Stein	RHP	Ganesha High School (HS)	Pomona, CA
24	Cincinnati Reds	Mike Miley	SS	East Jefferson High School (HS)	New Orleans, LA	Did not sign

January 1971 amateur draft

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	San Diego Padres	Dave Hilton	3B	Southwest Texas Junior College (Coll.)
2	Chicago White Sox	Larry O'Brien	RHP	Indian Hills Community College (Coll.)		Did not sign
3	Montreal Expos	John Scalia	RHP
4	Kansas City Royals	John Wathan	C	University of San Diego (Coll.)
5	Milwaukee Brewers	Don Collins	LHP	South Georgia College (Coll.)		Did not sign

Other Notable Selections

Doug Bair, George Brett, Mike Schmidt (2nd round); Ron Guidry, Larry Herndon, Dennis Lamp (3rd round); Jerry Mumphrey (4th round); Charlie Moore (5th round); Larry Andersen (7th round); Jim Dwyer (11th round); Mike Caldwell (12th round); Mike Flanagan (15th round - did not sign); Keith Hernandez (42nd round); Burt Hooton, Steve Rogers (secondary phase); Phil Garner, Johnny Grubb, Jerry Remy (secondary phase, January)

In the secondary phase, Archie Manning was drafted as a shortstop out of the University of Mississippi in the 3rd round by the Chicago White Sox.