1978 Major League Baseball draft

1978 Major League Baseball draft
Overview
First selectionBob Horner
Atlanta Braves
First round selections26
Hall of Famers
2
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The 1978 Major League Baseball draft was held June 6–8, 1978, consisting of 48 rounds, during which a total of 779 players were selected by 26 Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations.[1] The first overall selection was Bob Horner, drafted by the Atlanta Braves.

Four of the selected players made their professional debuts in MLB without first playing in Minor League Baseball: third baseman Horner from Arizona State University, Oakland High School pitchers Tim Conroy and Mike Morgan, and catcher Brian Milner from Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas.

In addition to Horner, the Braves also selected future major-leaguer players Matt Sinatro (2nd round), Steve Bedrosian (3rd round), Rick Behenna (4th round), Jose Alvarez (8th round) and Gerald Perry (11th round).

Others notable players drafted 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]

  1. ^ Henderson, Joe (June 9, 1978). "2 Tampa Pitchers Picked; Draft Ends". The Tampa Tribune. p. 6-C. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Background on the 1978 MLB Draft". Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2008.