1966 Major League Baseball draft

First round selections

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	Steve Chilcott	New York Mets	C	Lancaster, California
2	Reggie Jackson	Kansas City Athletics	OF	Arizona State
3	Wayne Twitchell	Houston Astros	RHP	Portland, Oregon
4	Ken Brett	Boston Red Sox	LHP	El Segundo, California
5	Dean Burk	Chicago Cubs	RHP	Highland, Illinois
6	Tom Grieve	Washington Senators	OF	Pittsfield, Massachusetts
7	Leron Lee	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Sacramento, California
8	Jim DeNeff	California Angels	SS	Indiana University
9	Mike Biko	Philadelphia Phillies	RHP	Dallas, Texas
10	Jim Lyttle	New York Yankees	OF	Florida State
11	Al Santorini	Milwaukee Braves	RHP	Union, New Jersey
12	* John Curtis	Cleveland Indians	LHP	Smithtown, New York
13	Gary Nolan	Cincinnati Reds	RHP	Oroville, California
14	* Rick Konik	Detroit Tigers	1B	Detroit, Michigan
15	Richie Hebner	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS	Norwood, Massachusetts
16	Ted Parks	Baltimore Orioles	SS	University of California
17	Bob Reynolds	San Francisco Giants	RHP	Seattle, WA
18	Carlos May	Chicago White Sox	OF	Birmingham, AL
19	Larry Hutton	Los Angeles Dodgers	RHP	Greenfield, Indiana
20	Bob Jones	Minnesota Twins	3B	Dawson, Georgia

* Did not sign

Background

A January free agent amateur draft was added for the first time in 1966. Ninety-five prospects were selected in the regular phase and 102 in the secondary phase of the January draft, which featured only players previously drafted who did not sign. With the number one pick in the regular phase of the June draft, the New York Mets passed on Arizona State slugger Reggie Jackson and instead chose high school catcher Steve Chilcott. He spent six seasons in the minors before injuries ended his career.

Although the Mets will be remembered for choosing Chilcott over Jackson, many forget they landed Tom Seaver that year. Seaver, who was declared ineligible by the NCAA to play college baseball and who also was ineligible to be selected in the winter draft, was signed by the Mets for $50,000 in a special draft.

The Yankees tabbed left-handed pitcher Ken Stabler in the 10th round. Stabler went on to star in the NFL as a quarterback during the Oakland Raiders' championship years. Steve Garvey was the one who got away in 1966. Selected by the Minnesota Twins, Garvey elected to enroll at Michigan State.^[2]

Other notable players

Johnny Oates, 2nd round, 38th overall
Charlie Hough, 8th round, 159th overall
Ron Cey, 19th round, 361st overall
Bill Stoneman, 31st round, 595th overall

Notes

↑ "MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1966". Retrieved February 9, 2008.
↑ "Background on the 1966 MLB Draft". Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.

External links

Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

References

Preceded by Rick Monday	1st Overall Picks Steve Chilcott	Succeeded by Ron Blomberg

Major League Baseball drafts

First-year player drafts	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Rule 5 drafts	Historical results

Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1968 1976 1992 1997

1966 MLB season by team

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1966 MLB draft 1966 All-Star Game 1966 World Series

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