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1981 MLB Draft by Round

1981 MLB Draft by Round

Round #1 |Jan-Sec Phase

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draft year
1981
Phase Name
January Secondary Phase
Total players Drafted
26
Major Leaguers
6
Signed Players
19
College Players
24
High School Players
0
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Round #1 Picks - 1981 Draft
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year rnd ovl phase player name draft team pos bonus signed hilvl mlbyears stat years source school dr reg pos ht wt ba th Born place
1981 1 1 Jan-Sec Harry McCulla St. Louis Cardinals of 0.00 Yes AA -- 1981-1986 College Delgado CC LA of 6-1 195 R R 1960-11-05 Houma,LA
1981 1 2 Jan-Sec Bob Melvin Detroit Tigers c 0.00 Yes MLB 1985-1994 1981-1995 College Canada College CA c 6-4 205 R R 1961-10-28 Palo Alto,CA
1981 1 3 Jan-Sec Rob Murphy Cincinnati Reds p 0.00 Yes MLB 1985-1995 1979-1997 FA Florida FL p 6-2 215 L L 1960-05-26 Miami,FL
1981 1 4 Jan-Sec Ron Romanick California Angels p 0.00 Yes MLB 1984-1986 1981-1988 College Arizona State AZ p 6-4 195 R R 1960-11-06 Burley,ID
1981 1 5 Jan-Sec Glenn Davis Houston Astros 1b 0.00 Yes MLB 1984-1993 1980-1996 College St Col of FL FL 1b 6-3 210 R R 1961-03-28 Jacksonville,FL
1981 1 6 Jan-Sec John Leonard Oakland Athletics p 0.00 No Rk -- 1982-1982 College Yavapai College AZ p 6-3 215 R R 1961 Connellsville,PA
1981 1 7 Jan-Sec Nicholas Brandt Chicago Cubs p 0.00 Yes Rk -- 1982-1982 College Merced College CA p 6-4 175 L L 1962 Oroville,CA
1981 1 8 Jan-Sec Ken Lynn Texas Rangers p 0.00 No A -- 1982-1983 College Spartanburg Methodist SC p 6-0 178 R R 1962-10-03 Chesterfield,SC
1981 1 9 Jan-Sec Herm Winningham New York Mets of 0.00 Yes MLB 1984-1992 1981-1993 College Georgia Perimeter College GA cf-of 5-11 175 L R 1961-12-01 Orangeburg,SC
1981 1 10 Jan-Sec John Tillema Cleveland Baseball Team p 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1980-1985 FA California CA p 6-2 200 R R 1957-08-20 Cupertino,CA
1981 1 11 Jan-Sec Kevin Gross Philadelphia Phillies p 0.00 Yes MLB 1983-1997 1981-1997 College Oxnard College CA p 6-5 215 R R 1961-06-08 Downey,CA
1981 1 12 Jan-Sec Joey Pursell Toronto Blue Jays p 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1979-1983 College Tulane LA p 6-0 190 R R 1960 --
1981 1 13 Jan-Sec Jon Soderberg Atlanta Braves p 0.00 Yes A -- 1980-1981 College Gulf Coast CC FL p 6-5 215 R R 1960-09-07 Baltimore,MD
1981 1 14 Jan-Sec Mike Samuel Milwaukee Brewers ss 0.00 Yes AA -- 1981-1985 College Orange Coast College CA ss 6-0 160 R R 1962-05-08 Long Beach,CA
1981 1 15 Jan-Sec Sam Martin San Diego Padres ss 0.00 No AA -- 1981-1984 College Louisburg NC ss 5-10 162 R R 1962-03-21 Columbia,SC
1981 1 16 Jan-Sec Rod Langston New York Yankees of 0.00 No College -- 1982-1983 College Indian River CC FL of 6-0 210 R R 1961-06-02 DeLand,FL
1981 1 17 Jan-Sec John Duval San Francisco Giants p 0.00 Yes Rk -- 1983-1984 College Cuesta College CA p 6-1 185 R R 1962 San Luis Obispo,CA
1981 1 18 Jan-Sec Thor Edgell Seattle Mariners p 0.00 No A+ -- 1982-1983 College Fullerton College CA p 6-3 190 R R 1961 Garden Grove,CA
1981 1 19 Jan-Sec Norman Morton Pittsburgh Pirates p 0.00 No -- -- -- College Miami Dade FL p -- -- -- -- -- Hollywood,FL
1981 1 20 Jan-Sec Scott Meier Chicago White Sox c 0.00 Yes AA -- 1981-1984 College SJ Delta College CA c 6-0 185 R R 1960-12-16 Lodi,CA
1981 1 21 Jan-Sec Shayne Hammond Los Angeles Dodgers p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1980-1983 College SE ILL College IL p 6-0 185 L L 1960-11-14 Cerro Gordo,NC
1981 1 22 Jan-Sec Dave Malpeso Boston Red Sox c 0.00 Yes AAA -- 1981-1985 College Miami Dade FL of 6-0 200 R R 1960-12-18 Franklin,VA
1981 1 23 Jan-Sec Reggie Wyatt Montreal Expos p 0.00 No AA -- 1981-1984 College Santa Monica CA p 6-3 170 L L 1960 Santa Monica,CA
1981 1 24 Jan-Sec Mitch Ashmore Kansas City Royals of 0.00 Yes AAA -- 1981-1985 College Centenary LA LA c 5-11 195 R R 1958 --
1981 1 25 Jan-Sec Rhett Whisman Minnesota Twins ss 0.00 Yes A -- 1981-1982 College Gulf Coast CC FL ss 6-1 185 R R 1962-08-24 Cincinnati,OH
1981 1 26 Jan-Sec Tommy Alexander Baltimore Orioles p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1981-1988 College Gordon MA p 6-3 200 R R 1961-08-12 Fayetteville,GA
26 record(s)