1971 Major League Baseball draft

1971 Major League Baseball draft
Overview
First selectionDanny Goodwin
Chicago White Sox
First round selections24
Hall of Famers
3

First round selections
= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School
1 * Danny Goodwin Chicago White Sox C Peoria, Illinois
2 Jay Franklin San Diego Padres RHP Vienna, Virginia
3 Tommy Bianco Milwaukee Brewers SS Elmont, New York
4 * Condredge Holloway Montreal Expos SS Huntsville, Alabama
5 Roy Branch Kansas City Royals RHP St. Louis, Missouri
6 Roy Thomas Philadelphia Phillies RHP Lompoc, California
7 Roger Quiroga Washington Senators RHP Galveston, Texas
8 Ed Kurpiel St. Louis Cardinals 1B Hollis, New York
9 David Sloan Cleveland Indians RHP Santa Clara, California
10 Taylor Duncan Atlanta Braves SS Sacramento, California
11 Tom Veryzer Detroit Tigers SS Islip, New York
12 Frank Tanana California Angels LHP Detroit, Michigan
13 Neil Rasmussen Houston Astros SS Arcadia, California
14 Rich Puig New York Mets 2B Tampa, Florida
15 Jim Rice Boston Red Sox OF Anderson, South Carolina
16 Jeff Wehmeier Chicago Cubs RHP Indianapolis, Indiana
17 William "Sugar Bear" Daniels Oakland Athletics RHP Detroit, Michigan
18 Frank Riccelli San Francisco Giants LHP Syracuse, New York
19 Terry Whitfield New York Yankees OF Blythe, California
20 Rick Rhoden Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Boynton Beach, Florida
21 Dale Soderholm Minnesota Twins SS Miami, Florida
22 Craig Reynolds Pittsburgh Pirates SS Houston, Texas
23 Randy Stein Baltimore Orioles RHP Pomona, California
24 * Mike Miley Cincinnati Reds SS Metairie, Louisiana (East Jefferson High School)

* Did not sign

Other notable selections
= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer

[2]

Round Pick Player Team Position
2 29 George Brett Kansas City Royals Shortstop
2 30 Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies Shortstop
3 65 Ron Guidry New York Yankees Pitcher
4 78 Jerry Mumphrey St. Louis Cardinals Shortstop-Outfielder
7 143 Warren Cromartie Chicago White Sox Outfielder
7 151 Larry Andersen Cleveland Indians Pitcher
12 264 Mike Caldwell San Diego Padres Pitcher
15 346 Mike Flanagan* Houston Astros Pitcher
25 582 Roger Williams Atlanta Braves Outfielder
33 699 Steve Bartkowski* Kansas City Royals First Baseman
39 764 Joe Theismann* Minnesota Twins Shortstop
42 776 Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman

* Did not sign

Background

The June 1971 draft was a productive one, even though none of its top ten choices yielded players who would have memorable major league careers. Selected in the regular phase were future Hall of Famers Jim Rice (Boston, 1st round), George Brett (Kansas City, 2nd round) and Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia, 2nd round).

Pitcher Mike Flanagan was selected in the 15th round of the June regular phase by Houston, but enrolled at the University of Massachusetts. One of the more interesting highlights of the June draft was that five quarterbacks were selected including future NFL stars Jim Plunkett, Archie Manning, Dan Pastorini, Steve Bartkowski, Joe Theismann as well as Condredge Holloway, who went on to have a career in the Canadian Football League, where he was awarded Most Outstanding Player while playing for the Toronto Argonauts.

Danny Goodwin, the nation's top pick, could not agree to terms with the White Sox and became the first top choice who did not sign a contract, instead choosing to attend Southern University in Baton Rouge. Four years later, Goodwin was again selected first overall, this time by the Angels.

Notes
  1. "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1971". Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  2. "1971 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac".

References
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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