MLB Draft 1978

The 1978 MLB Draft was the 14th draft hosted by Major League Baseball . In the first place, Bob Horner was selected by the Atlanta Braves .

background

Already in 1978, immediately after the draft, four players made the leap from the amateur field to Major League Baseball . These included third baseman Bob Horner of Arizona State University , the first of the Atlanta Braves is selected, the pitcher Tim Conroy and Mike Morgan of the Oakland Athletics and Brian Milner of the Toronto Blue Jays .

Other future MLB players selected by the Atlanta Braves alongside Horner included Matt Sinatro in the second round, Steve Bedrosian in the third round, Rick Behenna in the fourth round, Jose Alvarez in the eighth round and Gerald Perry in the eleventh Round.

Notable players in the June Draft also included Lloyd Moseby and Dave Stieb of the Toronto Blue Jays , Mike Marshall and Steve Sax of the Los Angeles Dodgers , Cal Ripken, Jr. and Mike Boddicker of the Baltimore Orioles , Kirk Gibson of the Detroit Tigers , Kent Hrbek of the Minnesota Twins and Hubie Brooks of the New York Mets .

First round voting rights

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

Pick	player	team	position	school
1	Bob Horner	Atlanta Braves	3B	Arizona State University
2	Lloyd Moseby	Toronto Blue Jays	1B	Oakland , California
3	Hubie Brooks	New York Mets	SS	Arizona State University
4th	Mike Morgan	Oakland Athletics	RHP	Las Vegas , Nevada
5	Andy Hawkins	San Diego Padres	RHP	Waco , Texas
6th	Tito Nanni	Seattle Mariners	OF	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
7th	Bob Cummings	San Francisco Giants	C.	Chicago , Illinois
8th	Nick Hernandez	Milwaukee Brewers	C.	Hialeah , Florida
9	Glenn Franklin	Montreal Expos	SS	Chipola Junior College
10	Phil Lansford	Cleveland Indians	SS	Santa Clara , California
11	Rod Boxberger	Houston Astros	RHP	University of Southern California
12	Kirk Gibson	Detroit Tigers	OF	Michigan State University
13	Bill Hayes	Chicago Cubs	C.	Indiana State University
14th	Tom Brunansky	California Angels	OF	West Covina , California
15th	Robert Hicks	St. Louis Cardinals	1B	Pensacola , Florida
16	Lenny Faedo	Minnesota Twins	SS	Tampa , Florida
17th	Nick Esasky	Cincinnati Reds	SS	Carol City , Florida
18th	Rex Hudler	New York Yankees	SS	Fresno , California
19th	Brad Garnett	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B	DeSoto , Texas
20th	Tim Conroy	Oakland Athletics	LHP	Monroeville , Pennsylvania
21st	Gerry Aubin	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Albany , Georgia
22nd	Robert Boyce	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Cincinnati , Ohio
23	Rip Rollins	Philadelphia Phillies	1B / RHP	Sparta , North Carolina
24	Matt Winters	New York Yankees	OF	Williamsville , New York
25th	Buddy Biancalana	Kansas City Royals	SS	Greenbrae , California
26th	Brian Ryder	New York Yankees	RHP	Shrewsbury , Massachusetts

* Has not signed a contract

Other notable players

• Cal Ripken Jr. , 2nd round ( Baltimore Orioles )
• Rob Deer , Round 4 ( San Francisco Giants )
• Dave Stieb , 5th round ( Toronto Blue Jays )
• Tim Wallach , 8th round ( California Angels )
• Steve Sax , 9th round ( Los Angeles Dodgers )
• Mark Langston , 15th round ( Chicago Cubs )
• Kent Hrbek , 17th round ( Minnesota Twins )
• Ryne Sandberg , 20th round ( Philadelphia Phillies )
• Howard Johnson , Round 21 ( New York Yankees )
• Rick Leach , Round 24 ( Philadelphia Phillies )

Web links

• Complete overview of all first-round drafts in the 1970s , mlb.com (engl.)