1981 MLB Draft

Complete Results
Top Pick
Picks
853
Total Rounds
44
Major Leaguers
156
College Players
539
High School Players
310
High School%
36.34%
College%
63.19%
Signed
598
Unsigned
255
Signed%
70.11%
NCAA D1 Picks
343
NCAA D2 Picks
81
NCAA D3 Picks
27
NAIA Picks
43
Jr College Picks
44
Bonus Records
3
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yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198111Mike MooreSeattle MarinersPP6-4205RR1959-11-26Carnegie,OKMLB1982-19951980-1995CollegeOral Roberts
198112Joe CarterChicago CubsOFLF-RF6-3215RR1960-03-07Oklahoma City,OKMLB1983-19981981-1998CollegeWichita State
198113Dick SchofieldCalifornia AngelsSSSS5-10178RR1962-11-21Springfield,ILMLB1983-19961981-1996HSSacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield,IL)
198114Terry BlockerNew York MetsOFCF6-2195LL1959-08-18Columbia,SCMLB1985-19891981-1989CollegeTennessee State
198115Matt WilliamsToronto Blue JaysPP6-1200RR1959-07-25Houston,TXMLB1983-19851980-1986CollegeRice
198116Kevin McReynoldsSan Diego PadresOFLF-OF6-1210RR1959-10-16Little Rock,ARMLB1983-19941979-1994CollegeArkansas
198117Daryl BostonChicago White SoxP-OFCF-LF6-3203LL1963-01-04Cincinnati,OHMLB1984-19941981-1996HSWoodward (Cincinnati,OH)
198118Bobby MeachamSt. Louis CardinalsSSSS6-1180BR1960-08-25Los Angeles,CAMLB1983-19881981-1990CollegeSan Diego State
198119Ron DarlingTexas RangersPP6-3195RR1960-08-19Honolulu,HIMLB1983-19951979-1995CollegeYale
1981110Mark GrantSan Francisco GiantsPP6-2205RR1963-10-24Aurora,ILMLB1984-19931981-1995HSCatholic Academy (Joliet,IL)
1981114Jim WinnPittsburgh PiratesPP6-3210RR1959-09-23Stockton,CAMLB1983-19881981-1988CollegeJohn Brown University
1981115Tim PyznarskiOakland Athletics3B-OF1B6-2195RR1960-02-04Chicago,ILMLB1986-19861981-1989CollegeEastern Illinois
1981116Vance LovelaceChicago CubsPP6-5205LL1963-08-09Tampa,FLMLB1988-19901981-1998HSHillsborough (Tampa,FL)
1981119Steve LyonsBoston Red SoxSS-OFCF-3B6-3195LR1960-06-03Tacoma,WAMLB1985-19931979-1993CollegeOregon State
1981120Johnny AbregoPhiladelphia PhilliesPP6-0185RR1962-07-04Corpus Christi,TXMLB1985-19851981-1987HSMission San Jose (Fremont,CA)
1981121John CeruttiToronto Blue JaysPP6-2200LL1960-04-28Albany,NYMLB1985-19911981-1995CollegeAmherst
1981122Dave AndersonLos Angeles DodgersSSSS-3B6-2185RR1960-08-01Louisville,KYMLB1983-19921980-1992CollegeMemphis
1981123Dave LeeperKansas City RoyalsOFOF5-11170LL1959-10-30Santa Ana,CAMLB1984-19851979-1988CollegeUSC
1981124Al LachowiczTexas RangersPP6-3198RR1960-09-06Pittsburgh,PAMLB1983-19831981-1986CollegePittsburgh
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1981228Darrin JacksonChicago CubsOFCF-RF6-0185RR1963-08-22Los Angeles,CAMLB1985-19991981-1999HSCulver City (Culver City,CA)
1981232Bill LongSan Diego PadresPP6-0185RR1960-02-29Cincinnati,OHMLB1985-19911979-1991CollegeMiami
1981233Mike GallegoOakland Athletics2B2B-SS5-8160RR1960-10-31Whittier,CAMLB1985-19971979-1997CollegeUCLA
1981234Mark GubiczaKansas City RoyalsPP6-5220RR1962-08-14Philadelphia,PAMLB1984-19971981-1997HSWilliam Penn Charter (Philadelphia,PA)
1981235Mark LangstonSeattle MarinersPP6-2190RL1960-08-20San Diego,CAMLB1984-19991979-1999CollegeSan Jose State
1981236Kelvin TorveSan Francisco Giants1B1B6-3205LR1960-01-10Rapid City,SDMLB1988-19911979-1991CollegeOral Roberts
1981237Frank ViolaMinnesota TwinsPP6-4209LL1960-04-19Hempstead,NYMLB1982-19961981-1996CollegeSt. John's
1981238John ChristensenNew York MetsOFRF-OF6-3205RR1960-09-15Downey,CAMLB1984-19881979-1989CollegeCal State Fullerton
1981239Neal HeatonCleveland IndiansPP6-1205LL1960-03-03Jamaica,NYMLB1982-19931979-1993CollegeMiami
1981240Lee TunnellPittsburgh PiratesPP6-1180RR1960-10-30Tyler,TXMLB1982-19891981-1995CollegeBaylor
1981241Rick RodriguezOakland AthleticsPP6-3190RR1960-09-21Oakland,CAMLB1986-19901981-1991CollegeUC Riverside
1981243Nelson SimmonsDetroit TigersOFOF6-1185BR1963-06-27Washington,DCMLB1984-19871981-2000HSMadison (San Diego,CA)
1981244Mike FuentesMontreal ExposOFOF6-3190RR1958-07-11Miami,FLMLB1983-19841979-1987CollegeFlorida State
1981248Sid BreamLos Angeles Dodgers1B1B6-4220LL1960-08-03Carlisle,PAMLB1983-19941981-1994CollegeLiberty
1981249Tony FerreiraKansas City RoyalsPP6-1160LL1962-10-04Riverside,CAMLB1985-19851981-1990HSJ.W North (Riverside,CA)
1981250Lemmie MillerLos Angeles DodgersOFOF6-1190RR1960-06-02Dallas,TXMLB1984-19841981-1989CollegeArizona State
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1981353Phil BradleySeattle MarinersOFLF-OF6-0185RR1959-03-11Bloomington,INMLB1983-19901981-1992CollegeMissouri
1981356Curt WardleMinnesota TwinsPP6-5220LL1960-11-16Downey,CAMLB1984-19851981-1987CollegeUC Riverside
1981358Tony GwynnSan Diego PadresOFRF5-11225LL1960-05-09Los Angeles,CAMLB1982-20011981-2001CollegeSan Diego State
1981360Tom NietoSt. Louis CardinalsCC6-1205RR1960-10-27Downey,CAMLB1984-19901981-1991CollegeOral Roberts
1981364Scott BradleyNew York YankeesCC5-11185LR1960-03-22Glen Ridge,NJMLB1984-19921979-1994CollegeNorth Carolina
1981370Bob WoodwardBoston Red SoxPP6-3185RR1962-09-28Hanover,NHMLB1985-19881981-1991HSLebanon (Lebanon,NH)
1981373Sid FernandezLos Angeles DodgersPP6-1230LL1962-10-12Honolulu,HIMLB1983-19971981-2001HSKaiser (Honolulu,HI)
1981374David ConeKansas City RoyalsPP6-1200LR1963-01-02Kansas City,MOMLB1986-20031981-2003HSRockhurst (Kansas City,MO)
1981377Phil LombardiNew York YankeesCC-OF6-2200RR1963-02-20Abilene,TXMLB1986-19891981-1989HSKennedy (Granada Hills,CA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1981478Ricky NelsonSeattle MarinersOFOF6-0200LR1959-05-08Eloy,AZMLB1983-19861980-1987CollegeArizona State
1981480Lee GuettermanSeattle MarinersPP6-8225LL1958-11-22Chattanooga,TNMLB1984-19961981-1997CollegeLiberty
1981481Dave CochraneNew York MetsP-3B3B-C6-2180BR1963-01-31Riverside,CAMLB1986-19921982-1992HSTroy (Fullerton,CA)
1981484Craig SmajstrlaChicago White SoxSS2B5-9165BR1962-06-19Houston,TXMLB1988-19881981-1991HSPearland (Pearland,TX)
1981485Curt FordSt. Louis Cardinals2BRF-LF5-10150LR1960-10-11Jackson,MSMLB1985-19901981-1997CollegeJackson State
1981486Doug DavisTexas RangersOFC-3B6-0180RR1962-09-24Bloomsburg,PAMLB1988-19921982-1995CollegeEastern Michigan
1981492Curt YoungOakland AthleticsPP6-1180RL1960-04-16Saginaw,MIMLB1983-19931981-1993CollegeCentral Michigan
1981493Paul O'NeillCincinnati RedsOFRF6-4215LL1963-02-25Columbus,OHMLB1985-20011981-2001HSBrookhaven (Columbus,OH)
1981496Todd BenzingerBoston Red Sox1B1B6-1190BR1963-02-11Dayton,KYMLB1987-19951981-1995HSNew Richmond (New Richmond,OH)
19814103Eric PlunkNew York YankeesPP6-5215RR1963-09-03Wilmington,CAMLB1986-19991981-2000HSBellflower (Bellflower,CA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19815104Brick SmithSeattle Mariners1B1B6-4225RR1959-05-02Charlotte,NCMLB1987-19881978-1989CollegeWake Forest
19815114Dave MeierMinnesota TwinsSSOF6-0185RR1959-08-08Helena,MTMLB1984-19881979-1988CollegeStanford
19815118Mickey TettletonOakland AthleticsC-OFC6-2212BR1960-09-16Oklahoma City,OKMLB1984-19971980-1997CollegeOklahoma State
19815124Bill WegmanMilwaukee BrewersPP6-5220RR1962-12-19Cincinnati,OHMLB1985-19951981-1995HSOak Hills (Cincinnati,OH)
19815125John FrancoLos Angeles DodgersPP5-10185LL1960-09-17Brooklyn,NYMLB1984-20051979-2005CollegeSt. John's
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19816132Devon WhiteCalifornia Angels3BCF6-2182BR1962-12-29Kingston,JMMLB1985-20011981-2001HSPark West (New York,NY)
19816134Stan ClarkeToronto Blue JaysPP6-1180RL1960-08-09Toledo,OHMLB1983-19901981-1991CollegePasco-Hernando CC
19816139Brian SnyderSan Francisco GiantsOFP6-3185LL1958-02-20Flemington,NJMLB1985-19891977-1990CollegeEast Tennessee State
19816146Bryan KellyDetroit TigersPP6-2195RR1959-02-24Silver Spring,MDMLB1986-19871981-1987CollegeAlabama
19816155Mike PagliaruloNew York Yankees3B3B6-2205LR1960-03-15Medford,MAMLB1984-19951980-1995CollegeMiami
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19817163Jeff KeenerSt. Louis CardinalsPP6-0170LR1959-01-14Pana,ILMLB1982-19831981-1986CollegeKentucky
19817168Dwight TaylorCleveland IndiansOFOF5-9166LL1960-03-24Los Angeles,CAMLB1986-19861979-1992CollegeArizona
19817172Chuck CaryDetroit TigersPP6-4210LL1960-03-03Whittier,CAMLB1985-19931979-1993CollegeCalifornia
19817175Jim OlanderPhiladelphia PhilliesOFCF-LF6-1185RR1963-02-21Tucson,AZMLB1991-19911981-1994HSSahuaro (Tucson,AZ)
19817176Bryan ClutterbuckMilwaukee BrewersPP6-4223RR1959-12-17Detroit,MIMLB1986-19891980-1995CollegeEastern Michigan
19817178John DavisKansas City RoyalsPP6-7215RR1963-01-05Chicago,ILMLB1987-19901981-1995HSCentennial (Pueblo,CO)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19818185Mark CarreonNew York MetsOF1B-LF6-0195RL1963-07-19Chicago,ILMLB1987-19961981-2000HSSalpointe Catholic (Tucson,AZ)
19818188Wade RowdonChicago White SoxSS3B-SS6-2180RR1960-09-07Riverhead,NYMLB1984-19881979-1988CollegeStetson
19818196Bill BatheOakland AthleticsOFC6-2200RR1960-10-14Downey,CAMLB1986-19901981-1990CollegePepperdine
19818197Terry McGriffCincinnati RedsCC6-2195RR1963-09-23Fort Pierce,FLMLB1987-19941981-2001HSWestwood (Fort Pierce,FL)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19819218Steve LombardozziMinnesota TwinsSS2B6-0175RR1960-04-26Malden,MAMLB1985-19901980-1990CollegeFlorida
19819229Stu PedersonLos Angeles DodgersOFOF6-0185LL1960-01-28Palo Alto,CAMLB1985-19851980-1992CollegeUSC
19819233Fred McGriffNew York Yankees1B1B6-3225LL1963-10-31Tampa,FLMLB1986-20041981-2004HSThomas Jefferson (Tampa,FL)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198110236Sap RandallCalifornia Angels1B1B-RF5-11195BR1960-08-19Mobile,ALMLB1988-19881981-1988CollegeGrambling State
198110239Greg BookerSan Diego PadresPP6-6230RR1960-06-22Lynchburg,VAMLB1983-19901981-1990CollegeElon
198110258Tony ArnoldBaltimore OriolesPP5-11170RR1959-05-03El Paso,TXMLB1986-19871981-1989CollegeTexas
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198112305Charles HudsonPhiladelphia PhilliespP6-3185BR1959-03-16Ennis,TXMLB1983-19891981-1989CollegePrairie View A&M
198112310Jeff SchaeferBaltimore Orioles2BSS-3B5-10170RR1960-05-31Patchogue,NYMLB1989-19941979-1994CollegeMaryland
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198113315Lenny DykstraNew York MetsOFCF-OF5-10167LL1963-02-10Santa Ana,CAMLB1985-19961981-1996HSGarden Grove (Garden Grove,CA)
198113318Al JonesChicago White SoxpP6-4210RR1959-02-10Charleston,MSMLB1983-19851981-1990CollegeAlcorn State
198113319Danny CoxSt. Louis CardinalspP6-4235RR1959-09-21Northampton,ENMLB1983-19951981-1995CollegeTroy
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198114343Paul NoceSan Diego PadresSS2B-SS5-10175RR1959-12-16San Francisco,CAMLB1987-19901981-1991CollegeWashington State
198114354Scott EarlDetroit Tigers2B2B5-11165RR1960-09-18Seymour,INMLB1984-19841981-1989CollegeEastern Kentucky
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198117424Kevin BuckleyTexas RangersOF1B6-1200RR1959-01-16Quincy,MAMLB1984-19841978-1987CollegeMaine
198117441Dick ScottNew York YankeesSSSS6-1170RR1962-07-19Ellsworth,MEMLB1989-19891981-1990HSEllsworth (Ellsworth,ME)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198119471Lou ThorntonNew York Mets3BOF6-2185LR1963-04-26Montgomery,ALMLB1985-19891981-1990HSJefferson Davis (Montgomery,AL)
198119493Bob TewksburyNew York YankeespP6-4200RR1960-11-30Concord,NHMLB1986-19981981-1998CollegeSaint Leo
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198120496Craig GerberCalifornia AngelsSSSS6-0175LR1959-01-08Chicago,ILMLB1985-19851981-1988CollegeCal Poly
198120503Matt NokesSan Francisco GiantsCC6-1185LR1963-10-31San Diego,CAMLB1985-19951981-2002HSPatrick Henry (San Diego,CA)
198120519Logan EasleyNew York YankeespP6-1185RR1961-11-04Salt Lake City,UTMLB1987-19891981-1991CollegeSouthern Idaho
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198121526Jack HardyChicago White SoxpP6-2175RR1959-10-08St. Petersburg,FLMLB1989-19891981-1990CollegeSaint Thomas
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198124604Glen CookTexas RangerspP5-11180RR1959-09-08Buffalo,NYMLB1985-19851983-1987CollegeIthaca
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