MLB Draft 1967

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The 1967 MLB Draft was the third draft hosted by North American Major League Baseball . In the first place, Ron Blomberg was selected by the New York Yankees .

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In the June draft, some players were selected who would later start a successful MLB career. These included Bobby Grich and Don Baylor of the Baltimore Orioles , Vida Blue of the Kansas City Athletics , Dusty Baker of the Atlanta Braves , Ken Singleton and Jon Matlack of the New York Mets, and Ted Simmons and Jerry Reuss of the St. Louis Cardinals . Probably the most successful player selected in the January Draft is Carlton Fisk of the Boston Red Sox , who was active in the MLB for 24 years and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000 .

Just as last year the New York Yankees chose a later successful football player with Ken Stabler , so did their city rival New York Mets this year with Dan Pastorini , whom they elected in the 32nd round. Pastorini won the Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders in 1981 .

First round voting rights

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Pick player team position school
1 Ron Blomberg New York Yankees 1B Atlanta , Georgia
2 Terry Hughes Chicago Cubs SS Spartanburg , South Carolina
3 Mike Garman Boston Red Sox RHP Caldwell , Indiana
4th Jon Matlack New York Mets LHP West Chester , Pennsylvania
5 John Jones Washington Senators C. St. Joseph , Tennessee
6th John Mayberry Houston Astros 1B Detroit , Michigan
7th Brian Bickerton Oakland Athletics LHP Santee , California
8th Wayne Simpson Cincinnati Reds RHP Los Angeles , California
9 Mike Nunn California Angels C. Greensboro , North Carolina
10 Ted Simmons St. Louis Cardinals C. Southfield , Michigan
11 Jack Heidemann Cleveland Indians SS Brenham , Texas
12 Andrew Finlay Atlanta Braves OF Sacramento , California
13 Dan Haynes Chicago White Sox 3B East Point , Georgia
14th Phil Meyer Philadelphia Phillies LHP Downey , California
15th Jim Foor Detroit Tigers LHP Ferguson , Missouri
16 Joe Grigas Pittsburgh Pirates OF Brockton , Massachusetts
17th Steve Brye Minnesota Twins 3B-OF Oakland , California
18th Dave Rader San Francisco Giants C. Bakersfield , California
19th Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles SS Long Beach , California
20th Don Denbow Los Angeles Dodgers 3B Southern Methodist University

* Has not signed a contract

Other notable players

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