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A total of 826 players were selected in baseball's inaugural annual draft. Ken Holtzman, a fourth round pick of the Chicago Cubs, was the first player to make it to the majors.
[edit] 1965 First Round Picks
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | Kansas City Athletics | Rick Monday | OF | Arizona State University (Col.) | Batesville, AR |
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| 2 | New York Mets | Les Rohr | LHP | West High School (HS) | Billings, MT |
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| 3 | Washington Senators | Joe Coleman | RHP | Natick High School (HS) | Natick, MA |
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| 4 | Houston Astros | Alex Barrett | SS | Atwater High School (HS) | Winton, CA |
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| 5 | Boston Red Sox | Billy Conigliaro | OF | Swampscott High School (HS) | Swampscott, MA |
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| 6 | Chicago Cubs | Rick James | RHP | Coffee High School (HS) | Florence, AL |
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| 7 | Cleveland Indians | Ray Fosse | C | Marion High School (HS) | Marion, IL |
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| 8 | Los Angeles Dodgers | John Wyatt (minors) | SS | Bakersfield High School (HS) | Bakersfield, CA |
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| 9 | Minnesota Twins | Eddie Leon | SS | University of Arizona (Col.) | Tucson, AZ | Did not sign
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| 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Doug Dickerson | OF | Ensley High School (HS) | Birmingham, AL |
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| 11 | California Angels | Jim Spencer | 1B | Andover High School (HS) | Glen Burnie, MD |
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| 12 | Milwaukee Braves | Dick Grant | 1B | Watertown High School (HS) | Watertown, MA |
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| 13 | Detroit Tigers | Gene Lamont | C | Hiawatha High School (HS) | Kirkland, IL |
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| 14 | San Francisco Giants | Al Gallagher | 3B | Santa Clara University (Col.) | San Francisco, CA |
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| 15 | Baltimore Orioles | Scott McDonald | RHP | Marquette High School (HS) | Yakima, WA |
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| 16 | Cincinnati Reds | Bernie Carbo | 3B | Livonia High School (HS) | Garden City, MI |
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| 17 | Chicago White Sox | Ken Plesha | C | University of Notre Dame (Col.) | McCook, IL |
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| 18 | Philadelphia Phillies | Mike Adamson | RHP | Point Loma High School (HS) | San Diego, CA | Did not sign
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| 19 | New York Yankees | Bill Burbach | RHP | Wahlert High School (HS) | Dickeyville, WI |
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| 20 | St. Louis Cardinals | Joe DiFabio | RHP | Delta State University (Col.) | Cranford, NJ |
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[edit] Other Notable Selections
Johnny Bench (2nd round); Stan Bahnsen (3rd round); Graig Nettles (4th round); Sal Bando (6th round); Tom Seaver (10th round-did not sign); Nolan Ryan (12th round); Gene Tenace (20th round); Carlton Fisk (48th round-did not sign)
