june draft

In the fourth installment of our draft history series, we are going to examine the top picks from the 1968 Amateur Baseball June Draft, the fourth held in the league’s history. There were four players drafted out of college in the first round of this draft compared to just one from college in the 1967 draft. For the second straight year, the state of California dominated the first round, with six of its residents being drafted by Major League teams.

The number one overall pick in the 1968 draft was shortstop Tim Foli, who was selected by the New York Mets out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. The number two overall pick was pitcher Pete Broberg, who was selected by the Oakland Athletics out of Palm Beach High School in West Palm Beach, Florida. Broberg did not sign with Athletics, which means we have to move down the list. [Read more…]

In the third installment of our draft history series we take a look at the 1967 Amateur Baseball June Draft, the third held in the history of the league. The first 19 picks of the first round were high school players. The lone college player, Don Denbow from Southern Methodist, was taken with the 20th and final pick of the first round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He never played in the Majors. Seven of the 20 picks in the first round were natives of California.

The number one overall pick was Ron Blomberg, who was selected by the New York Yankees. The number two overall pick was Terry Hughes, who was selected by the Chicago Cubs. Blomberg has the distinction of becoming the first-ever Designated Hitter in history. [Read more…]

The 1968 Draft: Tim Foli versus Thurman Munson

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The 1967 Draft: Ron Blomberg versus Terry Hughes

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