1974 Major League Baseball draft

First round selections

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	Bill Almon	San Diego Padres	SS	Brown University
2	Tommy Boggs	Texas Rangers	RHP	Austin, TX
3	Lonnie Smith	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	Compton, CA
4	Tom Brennan	Cleveland Indians	RHP	Lewis University
5	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	C	Portland, OR
6	Butch Edge	Milwaukee Brewers	RHP	Sacramento, CA
7	Scot Thompson	Chicago Cubs	OF	Renfrew, PA
8	Larry Monroe	Chicago White Sox	RHP	Mt. Prospect, IL
9	Ron Sorey	Montreal Expos	3B	Dayton, OH
10	Mike Miley	California Angels	SS	Louisiana State University
11	Rod Scurry	Pittsburgh Pirates	LHP	Sparks, NV
12	Dennis Sherrill	New York Yankees	SS	Miami, FL
13	Garry Templeton	St. Louis Cardinals	SS	Santa Ana, CA
14	Ted Shipley	Minnesota Twins	SS	Vanderbilt University
15	Kevin Drake	Houston Astros	OF	Lompoc, CA
16	Lance Parrish	Detroit Tigers	3B	Diamond Bar, CA
17	Cliff Speck	New York Mets	RHP	Beaverton, OR
18	Willie Wilson	Kansas City Royals	OF	Summit, NJ
19	Terry Lee	San Francisco Giants	2B	San Luis Obispo, CA
20	Eddie Ford	Boston Red Sox	SS	University of South Carolina
21	Rick Sutcliffe	Los Angeles Dodgers	RHP	Kansas City, MO
22	* Jerry Johnson	Oakland Athletics	C	Austin, TX
23	Steve Reed	Cincinnati Reds	RHP	Fort Wayne, IN
24	Rich Dauer	Baltimore Orioles	3B	University of Southern California

* Did not sign

Background

With the number one pick of the June regular phase, San Diego tabbed infielder Bill Almon from Brown University, one of six shortstops selected in round one. Twelve of the first 13 and a total of 16 first round selections went on to become major leaguers, including Lonnie Smith (Philadelphia), Dale Murphy (Atlanta), Garry Templeton (St. Louis), Lance Parrish (Detroit), Willie Wilson (Kansas City) and Rick Sutcliffe (Los Angeles).

Three players from the June regular phase were among the ones who got away. Pitcher Bob Welch (Chicago Cubs, 14th round), infielder Paul Molitor (St. Louis, 28th round) and pitcher Eric Show (Minnesota, 36th round) turned down pro offers for college scholarships.

External links

Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

Notes

↑ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1974". Retrieved 2008-10-28.

References

Preceded by David Clyde	1st Overall Picks Bill Almon	Succeeded by Danny Goodwin

Major League Baseball drafts

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Rule 5 drafts	Historical results

Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1968 1976 1992 1997

1974 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1974 All-Star Game 1974 World Series

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