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8th Round of the 1968 June Draft
    Other Rounds:1967 8th / 1968 7th / 1968 8th / 1968 9th / 1969 8th

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck FrRnd RdPck Tm Pos G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Drafted Out of
1968 8 157 FrRnd 1 Mets Marvin Leonard LHP DeWitt Clinton HS (Bronx, NY)
1968 8 158 FrRnd 2 Athletics Edward Bacak RHP Carroll HS (Southlake, TX)
1968 8 159 FrRnd 3 Astros Raylan Hoellwarth C Lodi HS (Lodi, CA)
1968 8 160 FrRnd 4 Yankees Patrick Denning C Schurz HS (Chicago, IL)
1968 8 161 FrRnd 5 Dodgers Joe Ferguson OF 1013 3001 122 .240 .767 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
1968 8 162 FrRnd 6 Indians Tom Stauffer C Margretta HS (Castalia, OH)
1968 8 163 FrRnd 7 Braves Cecil Johnson 3B Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)
1968 8 164 FrRnd 8 Rangers Gene Wiley RHP Threadgill HS (Greenwood, MS)
1968 8 165 FrRnd 9 Pirates Michael Cooper RHP Kokomo HS (Kokomo, IN)
1968 8 166 FrRnd 10 Orioles Gerald Tassa LHP Washington & Lee HS (Arlington, VA)
1968 8 167 FrRnd 11 Phillies Edward Goldstone INF Yale University (New Haven, CT)
1968 8 168 FrRnd 12 Angels Randy Niles SS Santa Monica JC (Santa Monica, CA)
1968 8 169 FrRnd 13 Reds William Hoelzer OF Clinton HS (Clinton, MI)
1968 8 170 FrRnd 14 WhiteSox Leonard Massaro RHP Richmond HS (Richmond, CA)
1968 8 171 FrRnd 15 Cubs Joseph Biercevicz RHP Shelton HS (Huntington, CT)
1968 8 172 FrRnd 16 Twins Timothy Evans SS Littleton HS (Littleton, CO)
1968 8 173 FrRnd 17 Giants Jim Howarth OF 152 226 1 .217 .563 Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)
1968 8 174 FrRnd 18 Tigers Ross Grimsley LHP 174 353 0 .127 .283 345 124 99 3.81 1.31 3 Frayser HS (Memphis, TN)
1968 8 175 FrRnd 19 Cardinals Ted Hemenway RHP Mehlville Senior HS (St. Louis, IL)
1968 8 176 FrRnd 20 RedSox Roy Handel C Columbus HS (Columbus, GA)
1968 8 177 FrRnd 21 Nationals William Kendall 3B University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
1968 8 178 FrRnd 22 Brewers Tom Kelly OF 49 127 1 .181 .506 St. Mary's HS (South Amboy, NJ)
1968 8 179 FrRnd 23 Padres Alan Hansen RHP Mesa HS (Mesa, AZ)
1968 8 180 FrRnd 24 Royals Clark Ullom LHP Shawnee Mission South HS (Shawnee, KS)

Montreal Expos, Seattle Pilots (Brewers), Royals, and Padres did not receive picks in the first three rounds of the draft.

Other Rounds:1967 8th / 1968 7th / 1968 8th / 1968 9th / 1969 8th

24 matching player(s). 4 played in the majors (16%).

DT Key

  • Blank - June Draft
  • 6sc - June Secondary
  • 6sa - June Secondary (normal, 1971 only)
  • 6sd - June Secondary (delayed, 1971 only)
  • 1rg - January Draft
  • 1sc - January Secondary Draft
  • 8lg - August Legion Draft

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