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The 1978 draft was the first to use compensation picks to reward teams who had lost top players in free agency.
[edit] 1978 First Round Picks
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
School (Type) |
Hometown |
Notes |
| 1 |
Atlanta Braves |
Bob Horner |
3B |
Arizona State University (Col.) |
Junction City, KS |
|
| 2 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
Lloyd Moseby |
1B |
Oakland High School (HS) |
Oakland, CA |
|
| 3 |
New York Mets |
Hubie Brooks |
SS |
Arizona State University (Col.) |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
| 4 |
Oakland Athletics |
Mike Morgan |
RHP |
Valley High School (HS) |
Las Vegas, NV |
|
| 5 |
San Diego Padres |
Andy Hawkins |
RHP |
Midway High School (HS) |
Waco, TX |
|
| 6 |
Seattle Mariners |
Tito Nanni |
OF |
Chestnut Hill Academy High School (HS) |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
| 7 |
San Francisco Giants |
Bob Cummings |
C |
Brother Rice High School (HS) |
Chicago, IL |
|
| 8 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
Nick Hernandez |
C |
Hialeah High School (HS) |
Hialeah, FL |
|
| 9 |
Montreal Expos |
Glenn Franklin |
SS |
Chipola Junior College (Col.) |
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|
| 10 |
Cleveland Indians |
Phil Lansford |
SS |
Wilcox High School (HS) |
Santa Clara, CA |
|
| 11 |
Houston Astros |
Rod Boxberger |
RHP |
University of Southern California (Col.) |
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|
| 12 |
Detroit Tigers |
Kirk Gibson |
OF |
Michigan State University (Col.) |
Pontiac, MI |
|
| 13 |
Chicago Cubs |
Bill Hayes |
C |
Indiana State University (Col.) |
Cheverly, MD |
|
| 14 |
California Angels |
Tom Brunansky |
OF |
West Covina High School (HS) |
West Covina, CA |
|
| 15 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Robert Hicks |
1B |
Tate High School (HS) |
Pensacola, FL |
|
| 16 |
Minnesota Twins |
Lenny Faedo |
SS |
Jefferson High School (HS) |
Tampa, FL |
|
| 17 |
Cincinnati Reds |
Nick Esasky |
SS |
Carol City High School (HS) |
Carol City, FL |
|
| 18 |
New York Yankees |
Rex Hudler |
SS |
Bullard High School (HS) |
Fresno, CA |
Compensation from the Chicago White Sox for Ron Blomberg |
| 19 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Brad Garnett |
1B |
DeSoto High School (HS) |
DeSoto, TX |
|
| 20 |
Oakland Athletics |
Tim Conroy |
LHP |
Gateway High School (HS) |
Monroeville, PA |
Compensation from Texas Rangers for Mike Jorgensen |
| 21 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Gerry Aubin |
OF |
Dougherty High School (HS) |
Albany, GA |
Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Terry Forster |
| 22 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Robert Boyce |
3B |
Deer Park High School (HS) |
Cincinnati, OH |
|
| 23 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Rip Rollins |
1B-RHP |
Allegheny High School (HS) |
Sparta, NC |
|
| 24 |
New York Yankees |
Matt Winters |
OF |
Williamsville High School (HS) |
Williamsville, NY |
Compensation from Baltimore Orioles for Ellie Hendricks |
| 25 |
Kansas City Royals |
Buddy Biancalana |
SS |
Redwood High School (HS) |
Greenbrae, CA |
|
| 26 |
New York Yankees |
Brian Ryder |
RHP |
Shrewsbury High School (HS) |
Shrewsbury, MA |
|
[edit] Other notable selections
This article is based on 1978 Amateur Draft at Baseball-Reference.com which is licensed under the GFDL.
