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June Regular Phase: 913 players
June Secondary Phase: 137 players
January Regular Phase: 128 players
January Secondary Phase: 162 players
High School: 728 (54%)
College: 612 (46%)

Most Players, College: 13 - Miami-Dade College
Most Players, High School: 4 - Sunny Hills
Most Major Leaguers Drafted (and signed): 6 - Baltimore Orioles

Top 5 Picks

#	Player	High	Team	Bonus
1.	Tim Foli	MLB	NYM	$74,000
2.	Pete Broberg	MLB	OAK
3.	Martin Cott	-	HOU
4.	Thurman Munson	MLB	NYY
5.	Bobby Valentine	MLB	LAD

71 players have signed and made it to the major leagues from the June Phase of this draft.

Available Rounds

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Major Leaguers Drafted and Signed in 1968

June Regular Phase						Career Batting Statistics							Career Pitching Statistics
Rnd	#	Player	Pos	Team	Years	G	Avg	Obp	Slg	HR	RBI	SB	G	W-L	SV	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
1	1.	Tim Foli	SS	NYM	1970-1985	1696	.251	.283	.309	25	501	81
1	4.	Thurman Munson	C	NYY	1969-1979	1423	.292	.346	.410	113	701	48
1	5.	Bobby Valentine	SS-OF	LAD	1969-1979	639	.260	.315	.326	12	157	27
1	8.	Don Castle	H	Wa2	1973-1973	4	.308	.357	.385	0	2	0
1	9.	Dick Sharon	OF	PIT	1973-1975	242	.218	.293	.345	13	46	6
1	10.	Junior Kennedy	2B	BAL	1974-1983	447	.248	.325	.299	4	95	12
1	11.	Greg Luzinski	OF	PHI	1970-1984	1821	.276	.363	.478	307	1128	37
1	12.	Lloyd Allen	P	CAL	1969-1975	159	.200	.200	.300	1	1	0	159	8-25	22	4.69	297	194	1.64
1	14.	Rich McKinney	3B-2B	CHW	1970-1977	341	.225	.286	.328	20	100	4
2	23.	Rich Chiles	OF	HOU	1971-1978	284	.254	.310	.350	6	76	1
2	25.	Bill Buckner	1B-OF	LAD	1969-1990	2517	.289	.321	.408	174	1208	183
2	28.	Jim Mason	SS	Wa2	1971-1979	633	.203	.259	.275	12	114	2
2	33.	Milt Wilcox	P	CIN	1970-1986	397	.177	.203	.210	0	5	0	394	119-113	6	4.07	2016	1137	1.37
2	34.	Hugh Yancy	3B-2B	CHW	1972-1976	7	.105	.105	.158	0	0	0
2	35.	Matt Alexander	OF-3B	CHC	1973-1981	374	.214	.294	.262	0	4	103
2	38.	Bob Molinaro	OF	DET	1975-1983	401	.264	.324	.375	14	90	46
3	43.	Bill Greif	P	HOU	1971-1976	234	.072	.163	.072	0	1	0	231	31-67	19	4.41	715	442	1.44
3	46.	Bob Kaiser	P	CLE	1971-1971	5	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	5	0-0	0	4.50	6	4	1.83
3	47.	Clint Compton	P	ATL	1972-1972	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0-0	0	9.00	2	0	2.00
3	54.	Lamar Johnson	1B	CHW	1974-1982	792	.287	.338	.415	64	381	22
3	60.	Lynn McGlothen	P	BOS	1972-1982	320	.173	.191	.211	0	25	0	318	86-93	2	3.98	1497	939	1.42
4	67.	Mike McQueen	P	ATL	1969-1974	73	.206	.219	.254	0	4	0	73	5-11	3	4.66	218	140	1.48
4	70.	Jesse Jefferson	P	BAL	1973-1981	237	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	237	39-81	1	4.81	1085	522	1.54
4	76.	Jim Nettles	OF	MIN	1970-1981	240	.220	.304	.341	16	57	10
5	87.	Larry Yount	P	HOU	1971-1971	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0-0	0	--	0	0	--
5	88.	George Zeber	2B	NYY	1977-1978	28	.296	.375	.465	3	10	0
5	92.	Jeff Terpko	P	Wa2	1974-1977	48	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	48	3-4	0	3.14	80	41	1.54
5	94.	Ron Dunn	2B-3B	BAL	1974-1975	55	.241	.341	.411	3	21	0
6	128.	Cecil Cooper	1B	BOS	1971-1987	1896	.298	.337	.466	241	1125	89
6	130.	Roger Nelson	P	MTL	1967-1976	135	.128	.177	.139	0	8	0	135	29-32	5	3.06	636	371	1.11
7	136.	Wayne Nordhagen	OF	NYY	1976-1983	502	.282	.306	.429	39	205	1	2	0-0	0	9.00	2	2	1.50
7	144.	Tom Bradley	P	CAL	1969-1975	189	.145	.170	.172	1	15	0	183	55-61	2	3.72	1017	691	1.29
7	151.	Tom Heintzelman	2B-3B	STL	1973-1978	90	.243	.312	.343	3	12	0
7	153.	Lance Clemons	P	KC	1971-1974	19	.250	.333	.875	1	1	0	19	2-1	0	6.06	35	23	1.77
7	155.	Dave Robinson	OF	SD	1970-1971	22	.273	.360	.455	2	6	2
7	156.	Bill Parsons	P	Sep	1971-1974	93	.165	.224	.216	1	15	0	93	29-36	0	3.89	520	282	1.35
8	161.	Joe Ferguson	C-OF	LAD	1970-1983	1013	.240	.358	.409	122	445	22
8	173.	Jim Howarth	OF	SF	1971-1974	152	.217	.298	.265	1	16	3
8	180.	Tom Kelly	1B	Sep	1975-1975	49	.181	.262	.244	1	11	0
9	185.	Doyle Alexander	P	LAD	1971-1989	562	.166	.195	.196	0	17	0	561	194-174	3	3.76	3367	1528	1.29
9	201.	Monty Montgomery	P	KC	1971-1972	12	.125	.192	.167	0	3	0	12	6-3	0	2.78	77	36	1.17
10	205.	Hank Webb	P	NYM	1972-1977	55	.200	.256	.200	0	4	0	53	7-9	0	4.31	168	71	1.48
10	212.	Larry Biittner	OF-1B	Wa2	1970-1983	1217	.273	.324	.359	29	354	10	1	0-0	0	40.60	1	3	4.51
10	216.	Harvey Shank	P	CAL	1970-1970	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0-0	0	0.00	3	1	1.33
10	222.	Marvin Lane	OF	DET	1971-1976	90	.207	.312	.296	3	17	2
11	229.	Don Rose	P	NYM	1971-1974	19	.200	.273	.500	1	1	0	19	1-4	0	4.14	45	40	1.64
11	234.	Vince Colbert	P	CLE	1970-1972	98	.157	.218	.196	0	0	0	95	9-14	4	4.57	248	127	1.51
11	237.	Milt May	C	PIT	1970-1984	1192	.263	.318	.371	77	443	4
11	238.	Al Bumbry	OF	BAL	1972-1985	1496	.281	.343	.378	54	402	254
11	248.	Ben Oglivie	OF	BOS	1971-1986	1754	.273	.336	.450	235	901	87
12	258.	Chuck Machemehl	P	CLE	1971-1971	14	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0	14	0-2	3	6.38	18	9	1.69
14	301.	John Milner	1B-OF	NYM	1971-1982	1215	.249	.344	.413	131	498	31
14	309.	Bruce Kison	P	PIT	1971-1985	388	.163	.200	.248	3	31	2	380	115-88	12	3.66	1809	1073	1.30
14	314.	Richie Moloney	P	CHW	1970-1970	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0-0	0	0.00	1	1	2.00
16	362.	Stan Perzanowski	P	CHW	1971-1978	37	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	37	5-11	2	5.11	142	70	1.54
16	363.	Oscar Gamble	OF	CHC	1969-1985	1584	.265	.356	.454	200	666	47
18	399.	Ken Forsch	P	HOU	1970-1986	521	.136	.170	.151	0	17	1	521	114-113	51	3.37	2127	1047	1.25
18	402.	John Lowenstein	OF	CLE	1970-1985	1368	.253	.337	.403	116	441	128
18	412.	Jerry Terrell	SS-3B	MIN	1973-1980	657	.253	.288	.304	4	125	50	2	0-0	0	0.00	2	0	1.00
19	443.	Wilbur Howard	OF	Sep	1973-1978	466	.250	.283	.322	6	71	60
21	475.	Rich Coggins	OF	BAL	1972-1976	342	.265	.312	.361	12	90	50
22	502.	Rich Nye	P	CHC	1966-1970	117	.190	.209	.215	0	6	0	113	26-31	4	3.71	477	267	1.28
22	507.	Bill Lee	P	BOS	1969-1982	419	.208	.212	.264	2	10	0	416	119-90	19	3.62	1944	713	1.36
23	527.	Don Leshnock	P	DET	1972-1972	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0-0	0	0.00	1	2	2.00
25	574.	Paul Splittorff	P	KC	1970-1984	430	.182	.233	.207	0	4	0	429	166-143	1	3.81	2554	1057	1.34
26	577.	John Strohmayer	P	OAK	1970-1974	142	.200	.231	.200	0	3	0	142	11-9	4	4.47	312	200	1.46
26	594.	Bob Forsch	P	STL	1974-1989	509	.213	.235	.321	12	84	3	498	168-136	3	3.76	2794	1133	1.29
31	695.	Bill Bonham	P	BAL	1971-1980	307	.172	.195	.208	0	24	0	300	75-83	11	4.01	1487	985	1.44
32	723.	Tommy Moore	P	KC	1972-1977	45	.400	.400	.400	0	0	0	42	2-4	0	5.40	88	40	1.69
33	729.	Dave Augustine	OF	CLE	1973-1974	29	.207	.207	.241	0	0	0
33	738.	Tim Plodinec	P	STL	1972-1972	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0-0	0	27.27	0	0	9.09
June Secondary Phase						Career Batting Statistics							Career Pitching Statistics
Rnd	#	Player	Pos	Team	Years	G	Avg	Obp	Slg	HR	RBI	SB	G	W-L	SV	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
1	1.	Dave Lemonds	P	CHC	1969-1972	36	.115	.148	.115	0	2	0	33	4-8	0	2.99	99	69	1.36
1	2.	Bart Johnson	P	CHW	1969-1977	185	.215	.247	.247	0	11	1	185	43-51	17	3.94	809	520	1.43
1	3.	Ed Goodson	1B-3B	SF	1970-1977	515	.260	.297	.374	30	170	1
1	5.	Mel Behney	P	CIN	1970-1970	5	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	5	0-2	0	4.50	10	2	2.30
1	6.	Rick Austin	P	CLE	1970-1976	89	.105	.227	.158	0	0	0	89	4-8	6	4.63	135	106	1.61
1	10.	John Curtis	P	BOS	1970-1984	445	.175	.216	.203	0	16	0	438	89-97	11	3.96	1640	825	1.44
1	13.	Steve Garvey	1B	LAD	1969-1987	2332	.294	.329	.446	272	1308	83
1	15.	Buddy Harris	P	HOU	1970-1971	22	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	22	1-1	0	6.33	36	23	1.49
1	16.	Rick Henninger	P	Wa2	1973-1973	6	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	6	1-0	0	2.74	23	6	1.48
1	18.	Danny Thompson	SS-3B	MIN	1970-1976	694	.248	.287	.310	15	194	8
1	20.	Elliott Maddox	OF-3B	DET	1970-1980	1029	.261	.358	.334	18	234	60
2	33.	Sandy Vance	P	LAD	1970-1971	30	.167	.205	.190	0	2	0	30	9-8	0	3.83	141	56	1.37
3	41.	Chris Ward	OF-1B	CHC	1972-1974	93	.203	.291	.254	1	15	0
3	42.	Dan Neumeier	P	CHW	1972-1972	3	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0-0	0	9.00	3	0	1.67
3	53.	Ron Cey	3B	LAD	1971-1987	2073	.261	.354	.445	316	1139	24
4	61.	Paul Reuschel	P	CHC	1975-1979	198	.062	.114	.062	0	1	0	198	16-16	13	4.51	392	188	1.46
January Regular Phase						Career Batting Statistics							Career Pitching Statistics
Rnd	#	Player	Pos	Team	Years	G	Avg	Obp	Slg	HR	RBI	SB	G	W-L	SV	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
1	1.	George Hendrick	OF	OAK	1971-1988	2048	.278	.329	.446	267	1111	59
1	4.	Glenn Adams	OF	HOU	1975-1982	661	.280	.324	.398	34	225	6
1	8.	Jim Breazeale	1B	ATL	1969-1978	89	.223	.284	.402	9	33	0
1	9.	Tom Walker	P	BAL	1972-1977	191	.152	.200	.182	0	0	0	191	18-23	11	3.87	413	262	1.35
2	21.	Reggie Sanders	1B	OAK	1974-1974	26	.273	.308	.434	3	10	1
2	38.	Garry Maddox	OF	SF	1972-1986	1749	.285	.320	.413	117	754	248
3	55.	George Foster	OF	SF	1969-1986	1977	.274	.338	.480	348	1239	51
6	94.	Bill Campbell	P	BAL	1973-1987	700	.154	.267	.154	0	2	0	700	83-68	126	3.54	1229	864	1.33
7	113.	Bill Slayback	P	DET	1972-1974	42	.174	.174	.174	0	0	0	42	6-9	0	3.84	138	89	1.35
January Secondary Phase						Career Batting Statistics							Career Pitching Statistics
Rnd	#	Player	Pos	Team	Years	G	Avg	Obp	Slg	HR	RBI	SB	G	W-L	SV	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
1	1.	Eric Soderholm	3B	MIN	1971-1980	894	.264	.335	.421	102	383	18
1	3.	Ken Szotkiewicz	SS	DET	1970-1970	47	.107	.216	.226	3	9	0
2	23.	Chuck Scrivener	SS-2B	DET	1975-1977	145	.190	.249	.242	2	18	2
2	26.	Dave Lopes	2B	LAD	1972-1987	1812	.263	.349	.388	155	614	557
3	45.	Rick Sawyer	P	CLE	1974-1977	74	.182	.294	.182	0	4	0	74	12-9	0	4.49	200	82	1.62
3	58.	Tom Dettore	P	PIT	1973-1976	68	.229	.288	.250	0	7	0	68	8-11	0	5.21	179	106	1.53
4	74.	Skip Jutze	C	STL	1972-1977	254	.215	.253	.259	3	51	1
5	86.	Geoff Zahn	P	LAD	1973-1985	304	.140	.140	.140	0	1	0	304	111-109	1	3.74	1848	705	1.35
8	133.	Terry Wilshusen	P	DET	1973-1973	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0-0	0	81.82	0	0	6.06