1968 St. Louis Cardinals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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1968 St. Louis Cardinals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
Other Years: 1965 / 1966 / 1967 / 1968 / 1969 / 1970 / 1971
Drafted Players
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Drafted Players Table
Year |
Rnd |
DT |
OvPck |
RdPck |
Tm |
Signed |
Bonus |
Name |
Pos |
WAR |
G |
AB |
HR |
BA |
OPS |
G |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
SV |
Type |
Drafted Out of |
1968 | 1 | | 19 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | $20,000 | Butch Hairston (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Roth HS (Dayton, OH) |
1968 | 2 | | 39 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Wade Boyett (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Davidson HS (Mobile, AL) |
1968 | 3 | | 59 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Mark Kitchell (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mamaroneck HS (Mamaroneck, NY) |
1968 | 4 | | 79 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Dick McVay (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Norway HS (Norway, IA) |
1968 | 5 | | 103 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | David Sagasar (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | William Howard Taft Charter HS (Woodland Hills, CA) |
1968 | 6 | | 127 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Jackie Stripling (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Holdenville HS (Holdenville, OK) |
1968 | 7 | | 151 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Tom Heintzelman (minors) | 2B | 0.7 | 90 | 140 | 3 | .243 | .655 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Parsons College (Fairfield, IA) |
1968 | 8 | | 175 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Ted Hemenway (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mehlville Senior HS (St. Louis, MO) |
1968 | 9 | | 199 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Lawrence Hebert (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA) |
1968 | 10 | | 223 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Donald Picard (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Lyndon State College (Lyndonville, VT) |
1968 | 11 | | 247 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Bill Caudell (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Manchester HS (Midlothian, VA) |
1968 | 12 | | 271 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | William Wall (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Skaneateles HS (Skaneateles, NY) |
1968 | 13 | | 295 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Michael Larkin (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Plantation HS (Plantation, FL) |
1968 | 14 | | 319 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Don Kirkland (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) |
1968 | 15 | | 343 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Paul Arendt (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Thomas Jefferson HS (Denver, CO) |
1968 | 16 | | 367 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Mike Douglas (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Dominguez HS (Compton, CA) |
1968 | 17 | | 391 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | George Greer (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT) |
1968 | 18 | | 415 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Darrell Downey (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Ventura HS (Ventura, CA) |
1968 | 19 | | 439 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Benny Farley (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Cleveland HS (St. Louis, MO) |
1968 | 20 | | 462 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Guy Gaumont (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Loyola HS (Los Angeles, CA) |
1968 | 21 | | 484 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | David Hansen (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Ygnacio Valley HS (Concord, CA) |
1968 | 22 | | 506 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Ernie Vierra (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA) |
1968 | 23 | | 528 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Craig Swan (minors) | RHP | 12.7 | 229 | 358 | 1 | .151 | .374 | 231 | 59 | 72 | 3.74 | 1.27 | 2 | HS | Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA) |
1968 | 24 | | 550 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Gary Howard (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Yuba City HS (Yuba City, CA) |
1968 | 25 | | 572 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Gerald Bryant (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Amherst County HS (Amherst, VA) |
1968 | 26 | | 594 | 19 | Cardinals | Y | | Bob Forsch (minors) | 3B | 24.6 | 509 | 893 | 12 | .213 | .557 | 498 | 168 | 136 | 3.76 | 1.29 | 3 | HS | Hiram W. Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA) |
1968 | 27 | | 616 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Mark Lopinot (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | St. Louis Community College, Meramec Campus (Kirkwood, MO) |
1968 | 28 | | 638 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | James Martin (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Jones Valley HS (Birmingham, AL) |
1968 | 29 | | 660 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | John Davsko (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) |
1968 | 30 | | 682 | 19 | Cardinals | N | | Nicholas Stipanovich (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Boston University (Boston, MA) |
1968 | 31 | | 703 | 18 | Cardinals | Y | | Glenn Essman (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Riverview HS (St. Louis, MO) |
1968 | 32 | | 721 | 15 | Cardinals | N | | Albert Johnson (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Los Angeles HS (Los Angeles, CA) |
1968 | 33 | | 738 | 14 | Cardinals | Y | | Tim Plodinec (minors) | RHP | -0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 4Yr | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
1968 | 34 | | 754 | 14 | Cardinals | Y | | Steve Frohman (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus (Brooklyn, NY) |
1968 | 35 | | 769 | 13 | Cardinals | Y | | Dan Ford (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Quinnipiac University (Hamden, CT) |
1968 | 36 | | 784 | 13 | Cardinals | Y | | Chet Jackson (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Kirkwood HS (Kirkwood, MO) |
1968 | 37 | | 798 | 12 | Cardinals | Y | | George Newman (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Hartnell College (Salinas, CA) |
1968 | 38 | | 809 | 10 | Cardinals | N | | Ed Halicki (minors) | RHP | 12.0 | 182 | 322 | 3 | .165 | .416 | 192 | 55 | 66 | 3.62 | 1.26 | 1 | HS | Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ) |
1968 | 39 | | 819 | 9 | Cardinals | Y | | Jerry Aanonsen (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Wittenberg HS (Wittenberg, WI) |
1968 | 40 | | 828 | 8 | Cardinals | N | | John Hathaway (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lewiston HS (Lewiston, ID) |
1968 | 41 | | 837 | 8 | Cardinals | N | | Eric Maitland (minors) | INF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Gettysburg HS (Gettysburg, PA) |
1968 | 42 | | 846 | 8 | Cardinals | N | | Wayne Johnson (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Brewer HS (Fort Worth, TX) |
1968 | 43 | | 855 | 8 | Cardinals | N | | Ron Diggle (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Dominguez HS (Compton, CA) |
1968 | 44 | | 863 | 7 | Cardinals | Y | | Scott Sulprizio (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill, CA) |
1968 | 45 | | 869 | 5 | Cardinals | N | | Mike Dickens (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Central Catholic HS (Melbourne, FL) |
1968 | 46 | | 874 | 4 | Cardinals | N | | Stephen Brassey (minors) | INF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | San Leandro HS (San Leandro, CA) |
Montreal Expos, Seattle Pilots (Brewers), Royals, and Padres did not receive picks in the first three rounds of the draft.
Other Years: 1965 / 1966 / 1967 / 1968 / 1969 / 1970 / 1971
46 matching player(s). 5 played in the majors (10%). Total of 49.9 WAR, or 10.0 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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The 1965 draft had a major league and AAA section (rounds 1-3), a
AA section (4-7) and A-ball sections (8+). Each team had one pick in
rounds 1-7 (MLB, AAA, and AA picks). Starting with the 8th round
teams received a pick for each A-ball team in their system in the
reverse order of the affiliate finishes. Franchises that shared
affiliates, alternated the picks round-by-round. This means that a
franchise will have multiple picks in a "round". For presentation
reasons here, we have re-labeled the rounds to be the number of the
selection made by this franchise. This means that the Twins' 10th
round pick could come after the Mets' 12th round pick.
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