[edit] First round selections
| = All-Star | | | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Bob Horner | Atlanta Braves | 3B | Arizona State University |
| 2 | Lloyd Moseby | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | Oakland High School (Oakland, CA) |
| 3 | Hubie Brooks | New York Mets | SS | Arizona State University |
| 4 | Mike Morgan | Oakland Athletics | RHP | Valley High School (Las Vegas, NV) |
| 5 | Andy Hawkins | San Diego Padres | RHP | Midway High School (Waco, TX) |
| 6 | Tito Nanni | Seattle Mariners | OF | Chestnut Hill Academy High School (Philadelphia, PA) |
| 7 | Bob Cummings | San Francisco Giants | C | Brother Rice High School (Chicago, IL) |
| 8 | Nick Hernandez | Milwaukee Brewers | C | Hialeah High School (Hialeah, FL) |
| 9 | Glenn Franklin | Montreal Expos | SS | Chipola Junior College |
| 10 | Phil Lansford | Cleveland Indians | SS | Wilcox High School (Santa Clara, CA) |
| 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 |
| 14 | Tom Brunansky | California Angels | OF | West Covina High School (West Covina, CA) |
| 15 | Robert Hicks | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | Tate High School (Pensacola, FL) |
| 16 | Lenny Faedo | Minnesota Twins | SS | Jefferson High School (Tampa, FL) |
| 17 | Nick Esasky | Cincinnati Reds | SS | Carol City High School (Carol City, FL) |
| 18 | Rex Hudler | New York Yankees[Compensation 1] | SS | Bullard High School (Fresno, CA) |
| 19 | Brad Garnett | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | DeSoto High School (DeSoto, TX) |
| 20 | Tim Conroy | Oakland Athletics[Compensation 2] | LHP | Gateway High School (Monroeville, PA) |
| 21 | Gerry Aubin | Pittsburgh Pirates[Compensation 3] | OF | Dougherty High School (Albany, GA) |
| 22 | Robert Boyce | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | Deer Park High School (Cincinnati, OH) |
| 23 | Rip Rollins | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B-RHP | Allegheny High School (Sparta, NC) |
| 24 | Matt Winters | New York Yankees[Compensation 4] | OF | Williamsville High School (Williamsville, NY) |
| 25 | Buddy Biancalana | Kansas City Royals | SS | Redwood High School (Greenbrae, CA) |
| 26 | Brian Ryder | New York Yankees | RHP | Shrewsbury High School (Shrewsbury, MA) |
[edit] Compensation Picks
- ^ Pick from Chicago White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Ron Blomberg
- ^ Pick from |Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Jorgensen
- ^ Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Terry Forster
- ^ Pick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Ellie Hendricks
[edit] Background
In 1978, four players made the jump from amateur baseball to the major leagues, including Arizona State third baseman Bob Horner, who was selected number one overall by the Atlanta Braves. Oakland pitchers Tim Conroy and Mike Morgan, and Brian Milner of Toronto also went directly to the big leagues.
In addition to Horner, the Braves also selected future major leaguers Matt Sinatro (2nd round), Steve Bedrosian (3rd round), Rick Behenna (4th round), Jose Alvarez (8th round) and Gerald Perry (11th round).
Others drafted in June 1978 included Lloyd Moseby and Dave Stieb (Toronto), Mike Marshall and Steve Sax (Los Angeles), Cal Ripken, Jr. and Mike Boddicker (Baltimore), Kirk Gibson (Detroit), Kent Hrbek (Minnesota) and Hubie Brooks (New York Mets).[2]
[edit] Other notable players
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