Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball
The 1984 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1984. The draft saw the New York Mets select Shawn Abner first overall.
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
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Other notable players
- Jeff Blauser†, 1st round (secondary phase), 4th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Greg Maddux‡, 2nd round, 31st overall by the Chicago Cubs
- John Farrell, 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Tom Glavine‡, 2nd round, 47th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Marvin Freeman, 2nd round, 49th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Al Leiter†, 2nd round, 50th overall by the New York Yankees
- Ken Caminiti†, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Houston Astros
- Greg Myers, 3rd round, 74th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Dwight Smith, 3rd round (secondary phase), 62nd overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Mike Henneman†, 4th round, 104th overall by the Detroit Tigers
- Jamie Moyer†, 6th round, 135th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Lance Johnson†, 6th round, 139th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Todd Burns, 7th round, 168th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Jody Reed, 8th round, 198th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- John Vander Wal, 8th round, 201st overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Rich Rodriguez, 9th round, 211th overall by the New York Mets
- John Wetteland†, 12th round, 289th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Jeff Brantley†, 13th round, 327th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign
- John Jaha†, 14th round, 358th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Chuck Finley†, 15th round, 372nd overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
- Darren Holmes, 16th round, 415th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Dante Bichette†, 17th round, 424th overall by the California Angels
- Gene Larkin, 20th round, 504th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Jack McDowell†, 20th round, 510th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
- Jeff Fassero, 22nd round, 554th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Eric Bolling, 22nd round, 561st overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Jeff Nelson†, 22nd round, 569th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Mike Devereaux, 26th round, 644th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign
- Don Wakamatsu, 51st round, 839th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer
NFL/CFL players drafted
References
- ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1984". Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
External links
- Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database
