| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | New York Mets | Darryl Strawberry | OF | Crenshaw High School (HS) | Los Angeles, CA |
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| 2 | Toronto Blue Jays | Garry Harris | SS | Herbert Hoover High School (San Diego) (HS) | San Diego, CA |
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| 3 | Atlanta Braves | Ken Dayley | LHP | University of Portland (Col.) | Jerome, ID |
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| 4 | Oakland Athletics | Mike King | LHP | Morningside College (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 5 | San Diego Padres | Jeff Pyburn | OF | University of Georgia (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 6 | Seattle Mariners | Darnell Coles | SS | Eisenhower High School (HS) | Rialto, CA |
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| 7 | San Francisco Giants | Jay Reid | 1B | Lynwood High School (HS) | Lynwood, CA |
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| 8 | Chicago White Sox | Cecil Espy | OF | Point Loma High School (HS) | San Diego, CA |
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| 9 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Ross Jones | SS | University of Miami (Col.) | Miami, FL |
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| 10 | Cleveland Indians | Kelly Gruber | SS | Westlake High School (HS) | Austin, TX |
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| 11 | Chicago Cubs | Don Schulze | RHP | Lake Park High School (HS) | Roselle, IL |
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| 12 | Minnesota Twins | Jeff Reed | C | Joliet West High School (HS) | Joliet, IL |
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| 13 | Philadelphia Phillies | Lebo Powell | C | Pine Forest High School (HS) | Pensacola, FL |
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| 14 | Texas Rangers | Tim Maki | RHP | Carrol High School (HS) | Humtertown, IN |
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| 15 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Collins | RHP | Ferguson High School (HS) | Newport News, VA |
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| 16 | Kansas City Royals | Frank Wills | RHP | Tulane University (Col.) | New Orleans, LA |
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| 17 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Dennis Rasmussen | LHP | Creighton University (Col.) | Los Angeles, CA | Compensation from Houston Astros for Nolan Ryan
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| 18 | Detroit Tigers | Glenn Wilson | 3B | Sam Houston State University (Col.) | Baytown, TX |
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| 19 | Cincinnati Reds | Ron Robinson | RHP-SS | Woodlake High School (HS) | Woodlake, CA |
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| 20 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Rich Renteria | SS | South Gate High School (HS) | South Gate, CA | Compensation from California Angels for Bruce Kison
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| 21 | Atlanta Braves | Jim Acker | RHP | University of Texas (Col.) | Freer, TX | Compensation from Montreal Expos for Rowland Office
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| 22 | Montreal Expos | Terry Francona | OF | University of Arizona (Col.) | Aberdeen, SD | Compensation from New York Yankees for Rudy May
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| 23 | New York Mets | Billy Beane | OF | Mount Carmel High School (HS) | Rancho Bernardo, CA | Compensation from Pittsburgh Pirates for Andy Hassler
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| 24 | New York Mets | John Gibbons | C | Douglas MacArthur High School (HS) | San Antonio, TX | Compensation from Boston Red Sox for Skip Lockwood
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| 25 | Milwaukee Brewers | Dion James | OF | McClatchy High School (HS) | Sacramento, CA |
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| 26 | Baltimore Orioles | Jeff Williams | OF | Princeton High School (HS) | Cincinnati, OH |
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