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[edit] 1968 First Round Picks
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | New York Mets | Tim Foli | SS | Notre Dame High School (HS) | Canoga Park, CA |
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| 2 | Oakland Athletics | Peter Broberg | RHP | Palm Beach High School (HS) | Palm Beach, FL | Did not sign
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| 3 | Houston Astros | Marty Cott | C | Hutchinson Technical (HS) | Buffalo, NY |
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| 4 | New York Yankees | Thurman Munson | C | Kent State University (Col.) | Akron, OH |
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| 5 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Bobby Valentine | OF | Rippowan High School (HS) | Stamford, CT |
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| 6 | Cleveland Indians | Robert Weaver | SS | Paxon High School (HS) | Jacksonville, FL |
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| 7 | Atlanta Braves | Curtis Moore | OF | Denison High School (HS) | Denison, TX |
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| 8 | Washington Senators | Donnie Castle | LHP-OF | Coldwater High School (HS) | Coldwater, MS |
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| 9 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Dick Sharon | OF | Sequoia High School (HS) | Redwood City, CA |
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| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | Junior Kennedy | SS | Arvin High School (HS) | Arvin, CA |
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| 11 | Philadelphia Phillies | Greg Luzinski | 1B | Notre Dame High School (HS) | Prospect Heights, IL |
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| 12 | California Angels | Lloyd Allen | RHP | Selma High School (HS) | Selma, CA |
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| 13 | Cincinnati Reds | Tim Grant | RHP | Riverview High School (HS) | Boykins, VA |
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| 14 | Chicago White Sox | Rich McKinney | SS | Ohio University (Col.) | Piqua, OH |
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| 15 | Chicago Cubs | Ralph Rickey | OF | University of Oklahoma (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 16 | Minnesota Twins | Alex Rowell | OF | Luther College (Col.) | Luther College |
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| 17 | San Francisco Giants | Gary Matthews Sr. | OF | San Fernando High School (HS) | Pacoima, CA |
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| 18 | Detroit Tigers | Robert Robinson | OF | Thomas Dale High School (HS) | Chester, VA |
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| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | James Hairston | OF | Roth High School (HS) | Dayton, OH |
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| 20 | Boston Red Sox | Tom Maggard | OF-C | John Glenn High School (HS) | Norwalk, CA |
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[edit] Other Notable Selections
Bill Buckner (2nd round); Tom Paciorek (5th round); Cecil Cooper (6th round); Doyle Alexander (8th round); Ben Oglivie (11th round); Bob Forsch (38th round)
