First round selections
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= All-Star | |
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= Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
| Pick |
Player |
Team |
Position |
Hometown/School |
| 1 |
Tim Foli |
New York Mets |
SS |
Canoga Park, California |
| 2 |
* Pete Broberg |
Oakland Athletics |
RHP |
Palm Beach, Florida |
| 3 |
Marty Cott |
Houston Astros |
C |
Buffalo, New York |
| 4 |
Thurman Munson |
New York Yankees |
C |
Kent State University |
| 5 |
Bobby Valentine |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
OF |
Stamford, Connecticut |
| 6 |
Robert Weaver |
Cleveland Indians |
SS |
Jacksonville, Florida |
| 7 |
Curtis Moore |
Atlanta Braves |
OF |
Denison, Texas |
| 8 |
Don Castle |
Washington Senators |
LHP |
Coldwater, Mississippi |
| 9 |
Dick Sharon |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
OF |
Redwood City, California |
| 10 |
Junior Kennedy |
Baltimore Orioles |
SS |
Arvin, California |
| 11 |
Greg Luzinski |
Philadelphia Phillies |
1B |
Prospect Heights, Illinois |
| 12 |
Lloyd Allen |
California Angels |
RHP |
Selma, California |
| 13 |
Tim Grant |
Cincinnati Reds |
RHP |
Boykins, Virginia |
| 14 |
Rich McKinney |
Chicago White Sox |
SS |
Ohio University |
| 15 |
Ralph Rickey |
Chicago Cubs |
OF |
University of Oklahoma |
| 16 |
Alex Rowell |
Minnesota Twins |
OF |
Luther College |
| 17 |
Gary Matthews |
San Francisco Giants |
OF |
Pacoima, California |
| 18 |
Robert Robinson |
Detroit Tigers |
OF |
Chester, Virginia |
| 19 |
James Hairston |
St. Louis Cardinals |
OF |
Dayton, Ohio |
| 20 |
Tom Maggard |
Boston Red Sox |
OF-C |
Norwalk, California |
* Did not sign
Other notable selections
[2]
* Did not sign