1985 Major League Baseball Draft

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Contents 1 First round selections 2 Background 3 Other notable players 4 External links 5 References

[edit] First round selections

The following are the first round picks in the 1985 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	B.J. Surhoff	Milwaukee Brewers	C	University of North Carolina
2	Will Clark	San Francisco Giants	1B	Mississippi State University
3	Bobby Witt	Texas Rangers	RHP	University of Oklahoma
4	Barry Larkin	Cincinnati Reds	SS	University of Michigan
5	Kurt Brown	Chicago White Sox	C	Glendora, CA
6	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Arizona State University
7	Mike Campbell	Seattle Mariners	RHP	University of Hawaii
8	Pete Incaviglia	Montreal Expos	OF	Oklahoma State University
9	Mike Poehl	Cleveland Indians	RHP	University of Texas at Austin
10	Chris Gwynn	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	San Diego State University
11	Walt Weiss	Oakland Athletics	SS	University of North Carolina
12	Cameron Drew	Houston Astros	OF	University of New Haven
13	Jeff Bumgarner	Minnesota Twins	RHP	Richland, WA
14	Tommy Greene	Atlanta Braves	RHP	Whiteville, NC
15	Willie Fraser	California Angels	RHP	Concordia College
16	Trey McCall	Philadelphia Phillies	C	Abingdon, VA
17	Brian McRae	Kansas City Royals	SS	Bradenton, FL
18	Joe Magrane	St. Louis Cardinals	LHP	University of Arizona
19	Mike Cook	California Angels	RHP	University of South Carolina
20	Gregg Jefferies	New York Mets	SS	Millbrae, CA
21	Dan Gabriele	Boston Red Sox	RHP	Walled Lake, MI
22	Rafael Palmeiro	Chicago Cubs	OF	Mississippi State University
23	Joey Cora	San Diego Padres	SS	Vanderbilt University
24	Dave Masters	Chicago Cubs	RHP	University of California
25	Greg David	Toronto Blue Jays	OF	Naples, FL
26	Randy Nosek	Detroit Tigers	RHP	Chillicothe, MO

[edit] Background

Six of the first eight draft picks from the June regular phase had at least one full year of major league experience prior to the start of the 1987 season. Included in that list were B.J. Surhoff (Milwaukee), the draft's number one pick, Will Clark (San Francisco), Bobby Witt (Texas), Barry Larkin (Cincinnati), Pete Incaviglia (Montreal) and Barry Bonds (Pittsburgh).

Incaviglia was selected eighth overall by the Expos, but was unable to reach a contract and was traded to Texas. He made his major league debut on Opening Day 1986 as the Rangers' left fielder, becoming just the 15th drafted player to go directly to the majors.^[2]

[edit] Other notable players

• Randy Johnson, 2nd round, 36th overall
• Paul Abbott, 3rd round, 67th overall
• Tino Martinez, 3rd round, 75th overall - Did not sign but went to college instead. He eventually got drafted in the 1988 draft.
• Bobby Thigpen, 4th round, 85th overall
• David Justice, 4th round, 94th overall
• Jeff Brantley, 6th round, 134th overall
• Deion Sanders, 6th round, 149th overall - Did the same thing as Tino Martinez.
• Jason Grimsley, 10th round, 252nd overall
• Brady Anderson, 10th round, 257th overall
• Randy Velarde, 19th round, 475th overall
• Brian Jordan, 20th round, 505th overall - Did the same thing as Martinez and Sanders.
• Bo Jackson, 20th round, 511th overall - Was drafted in 1982 and 1986 MLB draft.
• John Smoltz, 22nd round, 574th overall
• Mark Grace, 24th round, 622th overall
• Jim Abbott, 36th round, 826th overall - Did the same thing as Martinez, Sanders and Jordan.

[edit] External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

• Best draft ever?

[edit] References

Preceded by Shawn Abner

1st Overall Picks B.J. Surhoff

Succeeded by Jeff King

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