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1965 Detroit Tigers Draft Class
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1965 1 13 June-Reg Gene Lamont C Yes HS Hiawatha (Kirkland,IL) C 6-1 195 L R 1946-12-25 Rockford,IL MLB 1970-1975 1970-1977 1965 2 33 June-Reg Doug Carson SS No HS Bishop Armstrong (Sacramento,CA) SS 6-3 190 R R Sacramento,CA 1965 3 53 June-Reg Andy Messersmith P No College California P 6-1 200 R R 1945-08-06 Toms River,NJ MLB 1968-1979 1965-1979 1965 4 71 June-Reg Bob Reed P No College Michigan P 5-10 175 R R 1945-01-12 Boston,MA MLB 1969-1970 1969-1970 1965 5 91 June-Reg Thomas White 3B Yes HS Dorman (Roebuck,SC) 3B 5-11 180 R R Spartanburg,SC 1965 6 111 June-Reg Dennis Grossini P Yes HS Lompoc (Lompoc,CA) P 6-2 200 L L 1947-09-08 Lompoc,CA 1965 7 131 June-Reg William Bradley SS No HS Palestine (Palestine,TX) SS 1965 8 151 June-Reg Dave Bike C Yes HS Notre Dame (Fairfield,CT) C 6-4 220 R R 1947-06-21 Bridgeport,CT 1965 9 171 June-Reg James Young P No HS Cherry Hill (Inkster,MI) P 6-2 195 L L 1947-02-15 Inkster,MI 1965 10 191 June-Reg Gary Taylor P Yes College Central Michigan P 6-2 190 R R 1945-10-19 Detroit,MI MLB 1969-1969 1969-1969 1965 11 211 June-Reg Ronald Kirk OF-if Yes College Bloomsburg OF-IF 6-3 190 R R 1965 12 231 June-Reg Kris Krebs SS No HS Dykes (Atlanta,GA) SS 6-0 170 R R 1947-03-08 Jacksonville,FL 1965 13 251 June-Reg Dennis Deptula IF No College Michigan IF 5-10 175 R R 1944-09-01 1965 14 271 June-Reg Vince Bigone 3B-OF No HS St. Ignatius College Prep (San Francisco,CA) 3B-OF 6-0 195 L R 1947-03-27 San Francisco,CA 1965 15 291 June-Reg Nick Ross p Yes HS Divine Child (Dearborn,MI) P 6-0 187 R R Dearborn,MI 1965 16 311 June-Reg Kenneth Hall p No College Nassau CC P 1965 17 331 June-Reg Shelburn Morton p Yes HS Oak Grove (North Little Rock,AR) P 6-1 180 R R Paragould,AR 1965 18 351 June-Reg Neil Branch IF Yes HS Thomas Jefferson (Elizabeth,NJ) IF 6-0 175 R R Elizabeth,NJ 1965 19 371 June-Reg Thomas Kelly OF No College Holy Cross OF 1965 20 391 June-Reg Tom Hamm OF Yes College Georgetown OF 6-3 205 L R 1965 21 411 June-Reg Darrell Hollar iF-Of Yes HS Lima Senior (Lima,OH) IF-OF 1965 22 429 June-Reg Rick Austin p No HS Lakes (Lakewood,WA) P 6-4 190 R L 1946-10-27 Seattle,WA MLB 1970-1976 1970-1976 1965 23 447 June-Reg Steve Arlin p No College Ohio State P 6-4 195 R R 1945-09-25 Seattle,WA MLB 1969-1974 1969-1974 1965 24 465 June-Reg Arnie Chonko 1B No College Ohio State 1B 1965 25 483 June-Reg Robert Felber IF Yes College Baltimore City CC IF 6-0 185 R R 1965 26 500 June-Reg Danny Talbott 1B-OF No College North Carolina 1B-OF 6-0 180 R R 1944-11-01 Rocky Mount,NC NCAA 1965-1967 1965 27 517 June-Reg Joe Hauptman C No HS Granite City (Granite City,IL) C Granite City,IL 1965 28 534 June-Reg Ray Peters p No HS Nichols (Buffalo,NY) P 6-6 210 R R 1946-08-27 Buffalo,NY MLB 1970-1970 1970-1970 1965 29 551 June-Reg Milton Bender IF Yes HS Northern (Detroit,MI) IF 5-11 175 R R Pontiac,MI 1965 30 568 June-Reg Terry Ley p No HS Leodis V. McDaniel (Portland,OR) P 6-0 190 L L 1947-02-21 Portland,OR MLB 1971-1971 1971-1971 1965 31 583 June-Reg Neil Pittman p No HS Parkview (Springfield,MO) P Springfield,MO 1965 32 598 June-Reg Edward Staron OF No College Western Michigan OF 1965 33 613 June-Reg Martin Brown p No HS Tulsa Edison (Tulsa,OK) P 1965 34 626 June-Reg Harold White p No College Rutgers P 6-6 230 R R 1965 35 638 June-Reg Tom Brown SS No HS Juniper (Juniper,FL) SS 1965 36 650 June-Reg Steve Kokor p No HS Alta Loma (Alta Loma,CA) P 6-4 200 R R 1947-02-02 Los Angeles,CA 1965 37 662 June-Reg Bill Butler p Yes HS Herndon (Herndon,VA) P 6-2 210 L L 1947-03-12 Hyattsville,MD MLB 1969-1977 1969-1978 1965 38 674 June-Reg Robert Yodice C No HS Lafayette (Brooklyn,NY) C 5-11 180 R R 1948-09-12 Brooklyn,NY 1965 39 686 June-Reg John Huizenga C Yes College Western Michigan C 6-1 190 R R 1943-01-04 Muskegon,MI 1965 40 698 June-Reg Craig Bozich Of No HS Aurora Central (Aurora,CO) OF 1965 41 708 June-Reg Steve Vanderlip p Yes HS West Ottawa (Holland,MI) P 6-2 185 R R Holland,MI 1965 42 716 June-Reg Vic Sorrell SS Yes College NC State SS 6-0 170 R R 1965 43 723 June-Reg Robert Bixler p No College Miami P 1965 44 730 June-Reg Ralph Foytack p Yes HS Moscow (Moscow,PA) P 6-2 190 R R Moscow,PA 44 record(s)
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