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The 1978 Amateur Draft was the first to use compensation picks to reward teams who had lost top players in free agency.
[edit] 1978 First Round Picks
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | Atlanta Braves | Bob Horner | 3B | Arizona State University (Col.) | Junction City, KS |
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| 2 | Toronto Blue Jays | Lloyd Moseby | 1B | Oakland High School (HS) | Oakland, CA |
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| 3 | New York Mets | Hubie Brooks | SS | Arizona State University (Col.) | Los Angeles, CA |
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| 4 | Oakland Athletics | Mike Morgan | RHP | Valley High School (HS) | Las Vegas, NV |
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| 5 | San Diego Padres | Andy Hawkins | RHP | Midway High School (HS) | Waco, TX |
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| 6 | Seattle Mariners | Tito Nanni | OF | Chestnut Hill Academy High School (HS) | Philadelphia, PA |
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| 7 | San Francisco Giants | Bob Cummings | C | Brother Rice High School (HS) | Chicago, IL |
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| 8 | Milwaukee Brewers | Nick Hernandez | C | Hialeah High School (HS) | Hialeah, FL |
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| 9 | Montreal Expos | Glenn Franklin | SS | Chipola Junior College (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 10 | Cleveland Indians | Phil Lansford | SS | Wilcox High School (HS) | Santa Clara, CA |
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| 11 | Houston Astros | Rod Boxberger | RHP | University of Southern California (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 12 | Detroit Tigers | Kirk Gibson | OF | Michigan State University (Col.) | Pontiac, MI |
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| 13 | Chicago Cubs | Bill Hayes | C | Indiana State University (Col.) | Cheverly, MD |
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| 14 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Tom Brunansky | OF | West Covina High School (HS) | West Covina, CA |
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| 15 | St. Louis Cardinals | Robert Hicks | 1B | Tate High School (HS) | Pensacola, FL |
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| 16 | Minnesota Twins | Lenny Faedo | SS | Jefferson High School (HS) | Tampa, FL |
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| 17 | Cincinnati Reds | Nick Esasky | SS | Carol City High School (HS) | Carol City, FL |
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| 18 | New York Yankees | Rex Hudler | SS | Bullard High School (HS) | Fresno, CA | Compensation from the Chicago White Sox for Ron Blomberg
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| 19 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Brad Garnett | 1B | DeSoto High School (HS) | DeSoto, TX |
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| 20 | Oakland Athletics | Tim Conroy | LHP | Gateway High School (HS) | Monroeville, PA | Compensation from Texas Rangers for Mike Jorgensen
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| 21 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Gerry Aubin | OF | Dougherty High School (HS) | Albany, GA | Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Terry Forster
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| 22 | Baltimore Orioles | Robert Boyce | 3B | Deer Park High School (HS) | Cincinnati, OH |
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| 23 | Philadelphia Phillies | Rip Rollins | 1B-RHP | Allegheny High School (HS) | Sparta, NC |
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| 24 | New York Yankees | Matt Winters | OF | Williamsville High School (HS) | Williamsville, NY | Compensation from Baltimore Orioles for Ellie Hendricks
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| 25 | Kansas City Royals | Buddy Biancalana | SS | Redwood High School (HS) | Greenbrae, CA |
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| 26 | New York Yankees | Brian Ryder | RHP | Shrewsbury High School (HS) | Shrewsbury, MA |
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[edit] Other Notable Selections
Cal Ripken (2nd round); Dave Stieb (5th round); Steve Sax (9th round); Kent Hrbek (17th round); Ryne Sandberg (20th round)
