The 1969 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1969 MLB season. The draft featured future Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven (pick 55) and Dave Winfield (pick 882).
First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
The following are the first round picks in the 1969 Major League Baseball draft.
Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School 1Jeff Burroughs Washington Senators OF Long Beach, California 2J. R. Richard Houston Astros RHP Ruston, Louisiana 3 Ted Nicholson Chicago White Sox 3B Laurel, Mississippi 4 Randy Sterling New York Mets RHP Key West, Florida 5 * Alan Bannister California Angels SS Buena Park, California 6 Mike Anderson Philadelphia Phillies 1B Timmonsville, South Carolina 7 Paul Ray Powell Minnesota Twins OF Arizona State University 8 Terry McDermott Los Angeles Dodgers C West Hempstead, New York 9Don Stanhouse Oakland Athletics RHP DuQuoin, Illinois 10 Bob May Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Merritt Island, Florida 11 Charlie Spikes New York Yankees 3B-OF Bogalusa, Louisiana 12 Gene Holbert Atlanta Braves C Campbelltown, Pennsylvania 13 Noel Jenke Boston Red Sox OF University of Minnesota 14 Don Gullett Cincinnati Reds LHP Lynn, Kentucky 15 Alvin McGrew Cleveland Indians OF Fairfield, Alabama 16 Roger Metzger Chicago Cubs SS St. Edward's University 17 Don Hood Baltimore Orioles LHP Florence, South Carolina 18 Mike Phillips San Francisco Giants SS Irving, Texas 19 John Young Detroit Tigers 1B Redding, California 20 Richard Minott St. Louis Cardinals LHP Covina, California 21Gorman Thomas Seattle Pilots SS Charleston, South Carolina 22 Balor Moore Montreal Expos LHP Deer Park, Texas 23 * John Simmons Kansas City Royals SS Childersburg, AL 24 Randy Elliott San Diego Padres 1B Camarillo, California * Did not sign
Other notable selections
= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Round Pick Player Team Position 2 40 Larry Gura Chicago Cubs Pitcher 3 55Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 62 Rawly Eastwick Cincinnati Reds 5 107Dwight Evans Boston Red Sox Third Baseman-Outfielder 6 124Bob Boone Philadelphia Phillies Third Baseman 127Jim Sundberg* Oakland Athletics Catcher 8 173Rick Burleson* Minnesota Twins Shortstop 9 210Bucky Dent* St. Louis Cardinals Third Baseman 11 258Bill Madlock* 12 278 Bill North Chicago Cubs Outfielder 13 295John Stearns* Oakland Athletics Catcher 14 312Mike Easler Houston Astros Third Baseman 15 355 Jim Slaton Seattle Pilots Pitcher 16 373Buddy Bell Cleveland Indians Second Baseman 18 430Doug DeCinces* San Diego Padres Third Baseman 20 471Dick Ruthven* Baltimore Orioles Pitcher25579Mark MarquessChicago White SoxFirst Baseman 29 677Ken Griffey Sr. Cincinnati Reds Outfielder 31 730Ken Reitz St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop 35 797 Tippy Martinez* Washington Senators Pitcher-Outfielder 39 873 Terry Humphrey Montreal Expos Catcher-First Baseman 40 882Dave Winfield* Baltimore Orioles Pitcher-Outfielder 75 1026 Al Cowens Kansas City Royals Outfielder * Did not sign
Notes
External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database
References