1st Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft
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1st Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft
Other Rounds: 1986 1st / 1987 1st / 1987 2nd / 1988 1st
Drafted Players
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Drafted Players Table
Year |
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DT |
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FrRnd |
RdPck |
Tm |
Signed |
Bonus |
Name |
Pos |
WAR |
G |
AB |
HR |
BA |
OPS |
G |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
SV |
Type |
Drafted Out of |
1987 | 1 | | 1 | FrRnd | 1 | Mariners | Y | $160,000 | Ken Griffey Jr. (minors) | OF | 83.8 | 2671 | 9801 | 630 | .284 | .907 | | | | | | | HS | Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH) |
1987 | 1 | | 2 | FrRnd | 2 | Pirates | Y | $165,000 | Mark Merchant (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Oviedo HS (Oviedo, FL) |
1987 | 1 | | 3 | FrRnd | 3 | Twins | Y | $160,000 | Willie Banks (minors) | RHP | 1.0 | 85 | 68 | 0 | .177 | .428 | 181 | 33 | 39 | 4.75 | 1.53 | 2 | HS | St. Anthony's HS (Jersey City, NJ) |
1987 | 1 | | 4 | FrRnd | 4 | Cubs | Y | $160,000 | Mike Harkey (minors) | RHP | 6.3 | 105 | 164 | 0 | .183 | .416 | 131 | 36 | 36 | 4.49 | 1.44 | 0 | 4Yr | California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) |
1987 | 1 | | 5 | FrRnd | 5 | White Sox | Y | $165,000 | Jack McDowell (minors) | RHP | 27.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 277 | 127 | 87 | 3.85 | 1.30 | 0 | 4Yr | Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) |
1987 | 1 | | 6 | FrRnd | 6 | Braves | Y | $160,000 | Derek Lilliquist (minors) | LHP | 4.7 | 76 | 108 | 2 | .213 | .498 | 262 | 25 | 34 | 4.13 | 1.38 | 17 | 4Yr | University of Georgia (Athens, GA) |
1987 | 1 | | 7 | FrRnd | 7 | Orioles | Y | $160,000 | Chris Myers (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | H. B. Plant HS (Tampa, FL) |
1987 | 1 | | 8 | FrRnd | 8 | Dodgers | Y | $160,000 | Dan Opperman (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Valley HS (Las Vegas, NV) |
1987 | 1 | | 9 | FrRnd | 9 | Royals | Y | $105,000 | Kevin Appier (minors) | RHP | 54.5 | 41 | 83 | 0 | .096 | .214 | 414 | 169 | 137 | 3.74 | 1.29 | 0 | JC | Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA) |
1987 | 1 | | 10 | FrRnd | 10 | Padres | Y | $150,000 | Kevin Garner (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) |
1987 | 1 | | 11 | FrRnd | 11 | Athletics | Y | $125,000 | Lee Tinsley (minors) | OF | 1.7 | 361 | 870 | 13 | .241 | .648 | | | | | | | HS | Shelby County HS (Shelbyville, KY) |
1987 | 1 | | 12 | FrRnd | 12 | Expos | Y | $125,000 | Delino DeShields (minors) | SS | 24.4 | 1615 | 5779 | 80 | .268 | .729 | | | | | | | HS | Seaford HS (Seaford, DE) |
1987 | 1 | | 13 | FrRnd | 13 | Brewers | Y | $150,000 | Bill Spiers (minors) | SS | 10.2 | 1252 | 3408 | 37 | .271 | .711 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Clemson University (Clemson, SC) |
1987 | 1 | | 14 | FrRnd | 14 | Cardinals | Y | $160,000 | Cris Carpenter (minors) | RHP | 2.4 | 210 | 30 | 0 | .267 | .533 | 291 | 27 | 22 | 3.91 | 1.28 | 7 | 4Yr | University of Georgia (Athens, GA) |
1987 | 1 | | 15 | FrRnd | 15 | Orioles via Indians | N | | *Brad Duvall (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) |
1987 | 1 | | 16 | FrRnd | 16 | Giants | Y | $115,000 | Mike Remlinger (minors) | LHP | 10.6 | 611 | 110 | 0 | .073 | .236 | 639 | 53 | 55 | 3.9 | 1.38 | 20 | 4Yr | Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) |
1987 | 1 | | 17 | FrRnd | 17 | Blue Jays | Y | $100,000 | Alex Sanchez (minors) | RHP | -0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10.03 | 2.57 | 0 | 4Yr | University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) |
1987 | 1 | | 18 | FrRnd | 18 | Reds | Y | $112,500 | Jack Armstrong (minors) | RHP | 1.2 | 116 | 185 | 0 | .114 | .257 | 152 | 40 | 65 | 4.58 | 1.43 | 0 | 4Yr | University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) |
1987 | 1 | | 19 | FrRnd | 19 | Rangers | Y | $137,000 | Brian Bohanon (minors) | LHP | 9.0 | 145 | 231 | 3 | .229 | .584 | 304 | 54 | 60 | 5.19 | 1.54 | 2 | HS | North Shore HS (Houston, TX) |
1987 | 1 | | 20 | FrRnd | 20 | Tigers via Phillies | Y | $125,000 | *Bill Henderson (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Westminster Christian School (Miami, FL) |
1987 | 1 | | 21 | FrRnd | 21 | Tigers | Y | $80,000 | Steve Pegues (minors) | OF | -0.7 | 100 | 207 | 6 | .266 | .687 | | | | | | | HS | Pontotoc HS (Pontotoc, MS) |
1987 | 1 | | 22 | FrRnd | 22 | Astros | Y | $110,000 | Craig Biggio (minors) | C | 65.4 | 2850 | 10876 | 291 | .281 | .796 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ) |
1987 | 1 | | 23 | FrRnd | 23 | Rangers via Yankees | Y | $82,500 | *Bill Haselman (minors) | C | 3.4 | 589 | 1606 | 47 | .259 | .720 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) |
1987 | 1 | | 24 | FrRnd | 24 | Mets | Y | $89,500 | Chris Donnels (minors) | 3B | 0.3 | 450 | 798 | 17 | .233 | .674 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4Yr | Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA) |
1987 | 1 | | 25 | FrRnd | 25 | Angels | Y | $83,000 | John Orton (minors) | C | 0.5 | 156 | 401 | 4 | .200 | .540 | | | | | | | 4Yr | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) |
1987 | 1 | | 26 | FrRnd | 26 | Red Sox | Y | $92,500 | Reggie Harris (minors) | RHP | -0.1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 86 | 2 | 3 | 4.91 | 1.55 | 0 | HS | Waynesboro HS (Waynesboro, VA) |
1987 | 1s | | 27 | FrRnd | 27 | Orioles | Y | | *Pete Harnisch (minors) | RHP | 17.9 | 269 | 513 | 2 | .129 | .327 | 321 | 111 | 103 | 3.89 | 1.30 | 0 | 4Yr | Fordham University (New York, NY) |
1987 | 1s | | 28 | FrRnd | 28 | Expos | Y | | *Tyrone Kingwood (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Imperial Valley College (Imperial, CA) |
1987 | 1s | | 29 | FrRnd | 29 | Rangers | Y | | *Mark Petkovsek (minors) | RHP | 0.7 | 214 | 87 | 0 | .161 | .402 | 390 | 46 | 28 | 4.74 | 1.44 | 5 | 4Yr | University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) |
1987 | 1s | | 30 | FrRnd | 30 | Tigers | Y | | *Travis Fryman (minors) | SS | 34.4 | 1698 | 6481 | 223 | .274 | .779 | | | | | | | HS | Gonzalez Tate HS (Pensacola, FL) |
1987 | 1s | | 31 | FrRnd | 31 | Angels | Y | | *David Holdridge (minors) | RHP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 1.50 | 0 | HS | Ocean View HS (Huntington Beach, CA) |
1987 | 1s | | 32 | FrRnd | 32 | Red Sox | Y | | *Bob Zupcic (minors) | OF | -0.7 | 319 | 795 | 7 | .250 | .648 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) |
*Compensation Picks
Brad Duvall (Orioles-1) - Pick from Indians as compensation for Free Agent Rick Dempsey
Bill Henderson (Tigers-1) - Pick from Phillies as compensation for Free Agent Lance Parrish
Bill Haselman (Rangers-1) - Pick from Yankees as compensation for Free Agent Gary Ward
27. Pete Harnisch (Orioles-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Rick Dempsey
28. Tyrone Kingwood (Expos-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Andre Dawson
29. Mark Petkovsek (Rangers-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Gary Ward
30. Travis Fryman (Tigers-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Lance Parrish
31. David Holdridge (Angels-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Reggie Jackson
Bob Zupcic (Red Sox-1s) - Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1986 No. 1 c
Other Rounds: 1986 1st / 1987 1st / 1987 2nd / 1988 1st
32 matching player(s). 25 played in the majors (78%). Total of 358.2 WAR, or 14.3 per major leaguer.
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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