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1 First round selections
2 Compensation Picks
3 Background
4 Other notable players
5 External links
6 Notes
7 References

First round selections [edit]

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= 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 (Hewitt, 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 Comprehensive 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)

Compensation Picks [edit]

^ 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 Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Torrez

Background [edit]

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]

Other notable players [edit]

Cal Ripken Jr. (2nd round) Baltimore Orioles
Rob Deer (4th round) San Francisco Giants
Dave Stieb (5th round) Toronto Blue Jays
Tim Wallach (8th round) California Angels
Steve Sax (9th round) Los Angeles Dodgers
Mark Langston (15th round) Chicago Cubs
Kent Hrbek (17th round) Minnesota Twins
Ryne Sandberg (20th round) Philadelphia Phillies (played for the Chicago Cubs)
Howard Johnson (21st round) New York Yankees
Rick Leach (24th round) Philadelphia Phillies (played QB for the Michigan Wolverines)

External links [edit]

Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

Notes [edit]

^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1978". Retrieved 2008-08-03.
^ "Background on the 1978 MLB Draft". Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-03.

References [edit]

Preceded by Harold Baines	1st Overall Picks Bob Horner	Succeeded by Al Chambers

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