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The 1971 top pick Danny Goodwin is the only player to be drafted first overall twice. He was selected by the Chicago White Sox but couldn't agree on a contract with the club. He became the first top pick to go unsigned. Four years later, he was picked by the California Angels in the 1975 amateur draft.
Future NFL quarterbacks Archie Manning, Steve Bartkowski and Joe Theismann were selected in the 1971 draft.
[edit] 1971 First Round Picks
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | Chicago White Sox | Danny Goodwin | C | Peoria Central High School (HS) | Peoria, IL | Did not sign
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| 2 | San Diego Padres | Jay Franklin | RHP | James Madison High School (HS) | Vienna, VA |
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| 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | Tommy Bianco | SS | Sewanhaka High School (HS) | Elmont, NY |
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| 4 | Montreal Expos | Condredge Holloway | SS | Robert E. Lee High School (HS) | Huntsville, AL | Did not sign
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| 5 | Kansas City Royals | Roy Branch | RHP | Beaumont High School (HS) | St. Louis, MO |
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| 6 | Philadelphia Phillies | Roy Thomas | RHP | Lompoc High School (HS) | Lompoc, CA |
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| 7 | Washington Senators | Roger Quiroga | RHP | Ball High School (HS) | Galveston, TX |
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| 8 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ed Kurpiel | 1B-LHP | Archbishop Molloy High School (HS) | Hollis, NY |
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| 9 | Cleveland Indians | David Sloan | RHP | Santa Clara High School (HS) | Santa Clara, CA |
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| 10 | Atlanta Braves | Taylor Duncan | SS | Grant High School (HS) | Sacramento, CA |
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| 11 | Detroit Tigers | Tom Veryzer | SS | Islip High School (HS) | Islip, NY |
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| 12 | Houston Astros | Neil Rasmussen | SS | Arcadia High School (HS) | Arcadia, CA |
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| 13 | California Angels | Frank Tanana | LHP | Catholic Central High School (HS) | Detroit, MI |
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| 14 | New York Mets | Rich Puig | 2B | Hillsborough High School (HS) | Tampa, FL |
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| 15 | Boston Red Sox | Jim Rice | OF | T.L. Hanna High School (HS) | Anderson, SC |
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| 16 | Chicago Cubs | Jeff Wehmeier | RHP | Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory HS(HS) | Indianapolis, IN |
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| 17 | Oakland Athletics | Sugar Bear Daniels | RHP | MacKenzie High School (HS) | Detroit, MI |
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| 18 | San Francisco Giants | Frank Riccelli | LHP | Christian Brothers High School (HS) | Syracuse, NY |
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| 19 | New York Yankees | Terry Whitfield | OF | Palo Verde High School (HS) | Blythe, CA |
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| 20 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Rick Rhoden | RHP | Atlantic High School (HS) | Boynton Beach, FL |
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| 21 | Minnesota Twins | Dale Soderholm | SS | Miami Coral Park High School (HS) | Miami, FL |
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| 22 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Craig Reynolds | SS | Regan High School (HS) | Houston, TX |
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| 23 | Baltimore Orioles | Randy Stein | RHP | Ganesha High School (HS) | Pomona, CA |
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| 24 | Cincinnati Reds | Mike Miley | SS | East Jefferson High School (HS) | New Orleans, LA | Did not sign
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[edit] Other Notable Selections
George Brett, Mike Schmidt (2nd round); Ron Guidry (3rd round); Mike Flanagan (15th round-did not sign); Keith Hernandez (42nd round)
In the Secondary phase, Archie Manning was drafted as a shortstop out of the University of Mississippi in the 3rd round by the Chicago White Sox.
