1970 | 1 | | 6 | FrRnd | 6 | White Sox | Y | $46,500 | Lee Richard (minors) | -1.4 | 239 | 492 | 2 | .209 | .530 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA) |
1970 | 1 | | 15 | FrRnd | 15 | Reds | Y | $25,000 | Gary Polczynski (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Nathan Hale HS (West Allis, WI) |
1970 | 1 | | 22 | FrRnd | 22 | Twins | Y | $60,000 | Bob Gorinski (minors) | -0.7 | 54 | 118 | 3 | .195 | .548 | | | | | | | HS | Mount Pleasant HS (Mount Pleasant, PA) |
1970 | 1 | | 23 | FrRnd | 23 | Mets | N | | George Ambrow (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA) |
1970 | 2 | | 28 | FrRnd | 4 | Brewers | N | | Ken Pape (minors) | 0.3 | 21 | 23 | 1 | .217 | .748 | | | | | | | HS | Douglas MacArthur HS (San Antonio, TX) |
1970 | 2 | | 31 | FrRnd | 7 | Astros | Y | | Alton Williams (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Webb HS (Oxford, NC) |
1970 | 2 | | 32 | FrRnd | 8 | Royals | Y | | John Johnson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Little Rock Central HS (Little Rock, AR) |
1970 | 3 | | 69 | FrRnd | 21 | Braves | Y | | Rod Gilbreath (minors) | -1.7 | 500 | 1436 | 14 | .248 | .649 | | | | | | | HS | Watkins HS (Laurel, MS) |
1970 | 4 | | 83 | FrRnd | 11 | Angels | N | | David Freeborn (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Shafter HS (Shafter, CA) |
1970 | 4 | | 92 | FrRnd | 20 | Cubs | N | | Tim Doerr (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Granite Hills HS (El Cajon, CA) |
1970 | 4 | | 96 | FrRnd | 24 | Mets | Y | | Ronnie Collins (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Pembroke, NC) |
1970 | 5 | | 99 | FrRnd | 2 | Padres | Y | | Ulysees Wilson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee, FL) |
1970 | 6 | | 130 | FrRnd | 8 | Astros | Y | | Richard Busby (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bessemer HS (Bessemer, AL) |
1970 | 6 | | 135 | FrRnd | 13 | Yankees | Y | | Douglas Stodgel (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) |
1970 | 6 | | 145 | FrRnd | 23 | Twins | Y | | Randy Beach (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | North Torrance HS (Torrance, CA) |
1970 | 7 | | 148 | FrRnd | 1 | Bend (minors) | Y | | Jim VanWyck (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) |
1970 | 7 | | 156 | FrRnd | 9 | Royals | Y | | Richard Lashmet (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Chatsworth Charter HS (Chatsworth, CA) |
1970 | 7 | | 161 | FrRnd | 14 | Pirates | Y | | Brad Albertson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Cascade HS (Everett, WA) |
1970 | 8 | | 178 | FrRnd | 6 | Phillies | Y | | Fred Andrews (minors) | 0.0 | 16 | 29 | 0 | .276 | .698 | | | | | | | HS | Lincoln Heights HS (Lincoln Heights, OH) |
1970 | 8 | | 194 | FrRnd | 22 | Braves | N | | Andy Johnson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Clarke Central HS (Athens, GA) |
1970 | 9 | | 212 | FrRnd | 15 | Senators | Y | | David Daniels (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Union HS (Union, NJ) |
1970 | 9 | | 213 | FrRnd | 16 | Reds | N | | Greg Sinatro (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | LaSalle Academy HS (Hartford, CT) |
1970 | 9 | | 222 | FrRnd | 25 | Orioles | Y | | Tim Nordbrook (minors) | -0.2 | 129 | 169 | 0 | .178 | .481 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Loyola College in Maryland (Baltimore, MD) |
1970 | 10 | | 235 | FrRnd | 13 | Yankees | Y | | Julio Hernandez (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Miami Senior HS (Miami, FL) |
1970 | 10 | | 236 | FrRnd | 14 | Pirates | Y | | Rich Standart (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | St. Mary's HS (Stockton, CA) |
1970 | 10 | | 237 | FrRnd | 15 | Senators | N | | Harvey Willis (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | George Washington HS (Danville, VA) |
1970 | 10 | | 242 | FrRnd | 20 | Cubs | N | | Jeff Oscarson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Saguaro HS (Scottsdale, AZ) |
1970 | 11 | | 252 | FrRnd | 5 | Phillies | Y | | Craig Robinson (minors) | -2.7 | 292 | 718 | 0 | .219 | .519 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC) |
1970 | 11 | | 267 | FrRnd | 20 | Tigers | N | | William Smith (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Manzano HS (Albuquerque, NM) |
1970 | 12 | | 274 | FrRnd | 3 | Expos | Y | | Wallace Wright (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mickens HS (Dade City, FL) |
1970 | 12 | | 282 | FrRnd | 11 | Cardinals | Y | | John Hund (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA) |
1970 | 13 | | 296 | FrRnd | 1 | Padres | N | | Steve Dillard (minors) | -1.4 | 438 | 1013 | 13 | .243 | .637 | | | | | | | HS | Saltillo HS (Saltillo, MS) |
1970 | 13 | | 306 | FrRnd | 11 | Cardinals | N | | Thomas Kennedy (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Northport HS (Northport, NY) |
1970 | 13 | | 312 | FrRnd | 17 | Giants | N | | Stanley Mann (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Southwest HS (St. Louis, MO) |
1970 | 13 | | 317 | FrRnd | 22 | Twins | N | | Manny Estrada (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bishop Amat Memorial HS (La Puente, CA) |
1970 | 14 | | 328 | FrRnd | 9 | Dodgers | Y | | Thomas Corder (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | San Jose State University (San Jose, CA) |
1970 | 14 | | 343 | FrRnd | 24 | Orioles | Y | | Lilborn Bartley (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Artesia HS (Lakewood, CA) |
1970 | 15 | | 346 | FrRnd | 3 | Expos | N | | James Healy (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Parsippany HS (Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ) |
1970 | 17 | | 394 | FrRnd | 3 | Expos | Unk | | James Sloan (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | William Penn Charter School (Philadelphia, PA) |
1970 | 17 | | 399 | FrRnd | 8 | Royals | N | | Alvin Harper (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Webster HS (Minden, LA) |
1970 | 17 | | 400 | FrRnd | 9 | Dodgers | N | | Mike Vail (minors) | 2.0 | 665 | 1604 | 34 | .279 | .713 | | | | | | | HS | Archbishop Mitty HS (San Jose, CA) |
1970 | 17 | | 404 | FrRnd | 13 | Pirates | Y | | Robert Stewart (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Westwood Regional HS (Washington Township, NJ) |
1970 | 17 | | 406 | FrRnd | 15 | Reds | Y | | Jesse Helton (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX) |
1970 | 17 | | 408 | FrRnd | 17 | Giants | Y | | Thomas Smith (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Abraham Lincoln HS (San Diego, CA) |
1970 | 17 | | 411 | FrRnd | 20 | Tigers | Y | | Albert Kaminski (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) |
1970 | 17 | | 412 | FrRnd | 21 | Braves | N | | Ronald Robinson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | St. Augustine HS (New Orleans, LA) |
1970 | 18 | | 417 | FrRnd | 2 | Indians | Unk | | Mike Kavanagh (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Patterson HS (Baltimore, MD) |
1970 | 18 | | 425 | FrRnd | 10 | Angels | N | | Mike Edwards (minors) | -1.7 | 317 | 879 | 2 | .250 | .578 | | | | | | | HS | Jefferson HS (Los Angeles, CA) |
1970 | 18 | | 426 | FrRnd | 11 | Cardinals | N | | Bruce Madden (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Danvers HS (Danvers, MA) |
1970 | 18 | | 431 | FrRnd | 16 | Red Sox | Y | | Jack Wick (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | San Pedro HS (San Pedro, CA) |
1970 | 18 | | 435 | FrRnd | 20 | Tigers | N | | Charles Coe (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | St. Louis Community College, Meramec Campus (Kirkwood, MO) |
1970 | 19 | | 441 | FrRnd | 2 | Indians | Y | | David Jacome (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
1970 | 19 | | 458 | FrRnd | 19 | Cubs | Y | | Michael Fink (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Middlesex HS (Middlesex, NJ) |
1970 | 19 | | 459 | FrRnd | 20 | Tigers | N | | Curt Grote (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Holeytown HS (Holeytown, IL) |
1970 | 20 | | 469 | FrRnd | 6 | White Sox | Y | | Bruce Miller (minors) | -0.9 | 196 | 553 | 1 | .246 | .576 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) |
1970 | 20 | | 470 | FrRnd | 7 | Astros | Y | | David Wing (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Will Rogers HS (Tulsa, OK) |
1970 | 20 | | 480 | FrRnd | 17 | Giants | N | | Bill Sero (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Garfield Heights HS (Garfield Heights, OH) |
1970 | 21 | | 499 | FrRnd | 12 | Yankees | Y | | George Beattie (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | South Portland HS (South Portland, ME) |
1970 | 22 | | 523 | FrRnd | 12 | Yankees | Y | | Carlos Rodriguez (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Louis D. Brandeis HS (New York, NY) |
1970 | 22 | | 529 | FrRnd | 18 | Athletics | N | | Russ Schroeder (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Sam Rayburn HS (Pasadena, TX) |
1970 | 23 | | 540 | FrRnd | 5 | Phillies | N | | Stanley Sweitham (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Baltimore, MD) |
1970 | 23 | | 556 | FrRnd | 21 | Braves | N | | Gaylin Pabst (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Danville HS (Danville, IL) |
1970 | 23 | | 557 | FrRnd | 22 | Twins | N | | Daniel Koontz (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Herbert Hoover HS (Fresno, CA) |
1970 | 24 | | 568 | FrRnd | 9 | Dodgers | N | | Francisco Suarez (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Hialeah HS (Hialeah, FL) |
1970 | 24 | | 576 | FrRnd | 17 | Giants | N | | Mark Crane (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Central HS (Flint, MI) |
1970 | 25 | | 593 | FrRnd | 10 | Angels | N | | Dennis Nadeau (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Alvirne HS (Hudson, NH) |
1970 | 25 | | 605 | FrRnd | 22 | Twins | Y | | Derry DeGuire (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA) |
1970 | 26 | | 609 | FrRnd | 2 | Expos | N | | Embry Pendarvis (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Northeast HS (Oklahoma City, OK) |
1970 | 26 | | 613 | FrRnd | 6 | Royals | Y | | Christopher Crews (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Westside HS (Omaha, NE) |
1970 | 26 | | 615 | FrRnd | 8 | Angels | N | | Ray Hall (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Theodore Roosevelt HS (Fresno, CA) |
1970 | 27 | | 639 | FrRnd | 11 | Pirates | N | | Charles Ringer (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1970 | 28 | | 652 | FrRnd | 3 | Brewers | Y | | Thomas Steadman (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Archbishop Carroll HS (Washington, DC) |
1970 | 29 | | 681 | FrRnd | 11 | Pirates | Y | | Richard Berry (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Washtenaw Community College (Ann Arbor, MI) |
1970 | 29 | | 687 | FrRnd | 17 | Tigers | Y | | Steven Strack (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Niagara Falls HS (Niagara Falls, NY) |
1970 | 29 | | 688 | FrRnd | 18 | Braves | N | | Michael Morrison (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Sam Houston HS (San Antonio, TX) |
1970 | 29 | | 690 | FrRnd | 20 | Mets | Y | | Terry Deremer (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Fairmont State University (Fairmont, WV) |
1970 | 30 | | 693 | FrRnd | 2 | Expos | N | | Gene Allen (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Biloxi HS (Biloxi, MS) |
1970 | 32 | | 735 | FrRnd | 7 | Cardinals | N | | Wil Aaron (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA) |
1970 | 32 | | 743 | FrRnd | 15 | Twins | Y | | Barry Roderick (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Amherst College (Amherst, MA) |
1970 | 33 | | 756 | FrRnd | 11 | Giants | N | | Ernest Moen (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA) |
1970 | 33 | | 757 | FrRnd | 12 | Cubs | Y | | James Bianchi (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Boise State University (Boise, ID) |
1970 | 34 | | 773 | FrRnd | 12 | Cubs | Y | | Robert Schell (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Clay HS (South Bend, IN) |
1970 | 35 | | 779 | FrRnd | 2 | Expos | N | | Roy Smalley (minors) | 27.9 | 1653 | 5657 | 163 | .257 | .740 | | | | | | | HS | Westchester HS (Los Angeles, CA) |
1970 | 35 | | 780 | FrRnd | 3 | Royals | N | | John Stefanski (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | New London HS (New London, CT) |
1970 | 35 | | 788 | FrRnd | 11 | Giants | N | | Ben Heise (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Vacaville HS (Vacaville, CA) |
1970 | 36 | | 801 | FrRnd | 9 | Reds | N | | Stephen Carrigan (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Archbishop Curley HS (Baltimore, MD) |
1970 | 36 | | 806 | FrRnd | 14 | Orioles | Y | | Marty Pfenninger (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) |
1970 | 37 | | 818 | FrRnd | 12 | Twins | N | | Dennis Cline (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Henry C. Conrad HS (Wilmington, DE) |
1970 | 38 | | 827 | FrRnd | 7 | Pirates | N | | Stan Rosenbrock (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Brighton HS (Brighton, CO) |
1970 | 39 | | 846 | FrRnd | 12 | Orioles | Y | | Peter Miller (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, MI) |
1970 | 43 | | 877 | FrRnd | 4 | Reds | N | | Larry Cole (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Weber State College (Ogden, UT) |
1970 | 45 | | 893 | FrRnd | 6 | Twins | Y | | Ron Davison (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Springfield HS (Springfield, MN) |
1970 | 46 | | 895 | FrRnd | 1 | Yankees | N | | Charles Gardinier (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Western Oregon University (Monmouth, OR) |
1970 | 47 | | 905 | FrRnd | 4 | Cubs | Y | | Mike Clampitt (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Hobbs HS (Hobbs, NM) |
1970 | 50 | | 911 | FrRnd | 1 | Pirates | N | | David Mroczkowski (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bridgeport HS (Omaha, NE) |
1970 | 51 | | 914 | FrRnd | 2 | Orioles | N | | Thomas Nelson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lakewood HS (Lakewood, CO) |
1970 | 52 | | 916 | FrRnd | 2 | Orioles | N | | Michael Buchelman (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Wilcox HS (Santa Clara, CA) |
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