1969 Major League Baseball draft explained

1969 Major League Baseball draft
First:	Jeff Burroughs Washington Senators
First Round:	24
Prev:	1968
Next:	1970

The 1969 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1969 MLB season. The draft featured future Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven (pick 55) and Dave Winfield (pick 882).

First round selections

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1969 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

1	Jeff Burroughs	Washington Senators	OF
2	J. R. Richard	Houston Astros	RHP	Ruston, Louisiana
3	Ted Nicholson	Chicago White Sox	3B
4	Randy Sterling	New York Mets	RHP
5	Alan Bannister	California Angels	SS
6	Mike Anderson	Philadelphia Phillies	1B	Timmonsville, South Carolina
7	Paul Ray Powell	Minnesota Twins	OF
8	Terry McDermott	Los Angeles Dodgers	C
9	Don Stanhouse	Oakland Athletics	RHP	DuQuoin, Illinois
10	Bob May	Pittsburgh Pirates	RHP	Merritt Island, Florida
11	Charlie Spikes		3B-OF
12	Gene Holbert	Atlanta Braves	C
13	Noel Jenke	Boston Red Sox	OF
14	Don Gullett	Cincinnati Reds	LHP
15	Alvin McGrew	Cleveland Indians	OF
16	Roger Metzger	Chicago Cubs	SS	St. Edward's University
17	Don Hood	Baltimore Orioles	LHP
18	Mike Phillips	San Francisco Giants	SS
19	John Young	Detroit Tigers	1B
20	Richard Minott	St. Louis Cardinals	LHP	Covina, California
21	Gorman Thomas	Seattle Pilots	SS	Charleston, South Carolina
22	Balor Moore	Montreal Expos	LHP	Deer Park, Texas
23	John Simmons	Kansas City Royals	SS	Childersburg, AL
24	Randy Elliott	San Diego Padres	1B	Camarillo, California

• Did not sign

Other notable selections

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position
2	40	Larry Gura	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher
3	55	Bert Blyleven	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher
3	62	Rawly Eastwick	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher
5	107	Dwight Evans	Boston Red Sox	Third Baseman-Outfielder
6	124	Bob Boone	Philadelphia Phillies	Third Baseman
6	127	Jim Sundberg	Oakland Athletics	Catcher
8	173	Rick Burleson	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop
9	210	Bucky Dent	St. Louis Cardinals	Third Baseman
11	258	Bill Madlock	St. Louis Cardinals	Third Baseman
12	278	Bill North	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder
13	295	John Stearns	Oakland Athletics	Catcher
14	312	Mike Easler	Houston Astros	Third Baseman
15	355	Jim Slaton	Seattle Pilots	Pitcher
16	373	Buddy Bell	Cleveland Indians	Second Baseman
18	430	Doug DeCinces	San Diego Padres	Third Baseman
20	471	Dick Ruthven	Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher
29	680	Ken Griffey Sr.	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder
31	730	Ken Reitz	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop
35	797	Tippy Martinez	Washington Senators	Pitcher-Outfielder
39	873	Terry Humphrey	Montreal Expos	Catcher-First Baseman
40	882	Dave Winfield	Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher-Outfielder
75	1026	Al Cowens	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder

• Did not sign^[3]

External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

Notes and References

1. Web site: MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1969 . 2008-07-28 .
2. Web site: 1969 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac.
3. Web site: Background on the 1969 MLB Draft. 2008-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20080614043354/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1960s. 14 June 2008 . live.