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Wikipedia / 1968 Major League Baseball draft

The 1968 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1968 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take shortstop Tim Foli first overall.

First round selections

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School

1

Tim Foli

New York Mets

SS

Canoga Park, California

2

* Pete Broberg

Oakland Athletics

RHP

Palm Beach, Florida

3

Marty Cott

Houston Astros

C

Buffalo, New York

4

Thurman Munson

New York Yankees

C

Kent State University

5

Bobby Valentine

Los Angeles Dodgers

OF

Stamford, Connecticut

6

Robert Weaver

Cleveland Indians

SS

Jacksonville, Florida

7

Curtis Moore

Atlanta Braves

OF

Denison, Texas

8

Don Castle

Washington Senators

LHP

Coldwater, Mississippi

9

Dick Sharon

Pittsburgh Pirates

OF

Redwood City, California

10

Junior Kennedy

Baltimore Orioles

SS

Arvin, California

11

Greg Luzinski

Philadelphia Phillies

1B

Prospect Heights, Illinois

12

Lloyd Allen

California Angels

RHP

Selma, California

13

Tim Grant

Cincinnati Reds

RHP

Boykins, Virginia

14

Rich McKinney

Chicago White Sox

SS

Ohio University

15

Ralph Rickey

Chicago Cubs

OF

University of Oklahoma

16

Alex Rowell

Minnesota Twins

OF

Luther College

17

Gary Matthews

San Francisco Giants

OF

Pacoima, California

18

Robert Robinson

Detroit Tigers

OF

Chester, Virginia

19

James Hairston

St. Louis Cardinals

OF

Dayton, Ohio

20

Tom Maggard

Boston Red Sox

OF-C

Norwalk, California

* Did not sign

Other notable selections

= All-Star

Pick

Player

Team

Position

25

Bill Buckner

Los Angeles Dodgers

First Baseman

33

Milt Wilcox

Cincinnati Reds

Pitcher

85

Burt Hooton*

New York Mets

Pitcher

128

Cecil Cooper

Boston Red Sox

First Baseman

161

Joe Ferguson

Los Angeles Dodgers

Outfielder

174

Ross Grimsley*

Detroit Tigers

Pitcher

180

Tom Kelly

Seattle Pilots

Outfielder

185

Doyle Alexander

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitcher

237

Milt May

Pittsburgh Pirates

Shortstop

238

Al Bumbry

Baltimore Orioles

Outfielder

248

Ben Oglivie

Boston Red Sox

Infield-Outfielder

256

Duane Kuiper*

New York Yankees

Shortstop

301

John Milner

New York Mets

Outfielder

309

Bruce Kison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitcher

354

Steve Stone*

Cleveland Indians

Pitcher

363

Oscar Gamble

Chicago Cubs

Outfielder

399

Ken Forsch

Houston Astros

Pitcher

402

John Lowenstein

Cleveland Indians

Shortstop

448

Ted Gilje

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitcher

507

Bill Lee

Boston Red Sox

Pitcher

528

Craig Swan*

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitcher

574

Paul Splittorff

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher

594

Bob Forsch

St. Louis Cardinals

Third Baseman-Pitcher

* Did not sign

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