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| 1981 Major League Baseball draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | June 1981 |
| Overview | |
| 853 total selections | |
| First selection | Mike Moore Seattle Mariners |
| First round selections | 26 |
| Hall of Famers |
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The 1981 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1981. The draft saw the Seattle Mariners select Mike Moore first overall.
First round selections
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.
Compensation Picks
- Pick from Cincinnati Reds as compensation for signing of free agent Larry Biittner
- Pick from Milwaukee Brewers as compensation for signing of free agent Roy Howell
- Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Roberts
- Pick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Dwyer
- Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Winfield
Other notable players
- Darrin Jackson, 2nd round, 28th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Mike Gallego, 2nd round, 33rd overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Mark Gubicza†, 2nd round, 34th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Mark Langston†, 2nd round, 35th overall by the Seattle Mariners
- Frank Viola†, 2nd round, 37th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Neal Heaton†, 2nd round, 39th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Sid Bream, 2nd round, 48th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- John Elway, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the New York Yankees
- Phil Bradley†, 3rd round, 53rd overall by the Seattle Mariners
- Tony Gwynn‡, 3rd round, 58th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Sid Fernandez†, 3rd round, 73rd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- David Cone†, 3rd round, 74th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Curt Young, 4th round, 92nd overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Paul O'Neill†, 4th round, 93rd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Todd Benzinger, 4th round, 96th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Shane Mack, 4th round, 100th overall by the Kansas City Royals, but did not sign
- Eric Plunk, 4th round, 103rd overall by the New York Yankees
- Bip Roberts, 5th round, 117th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign
- Mickey Tettleton†, 5th round, 118th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Bill Wegman, 5th round, 124th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- John Franco†, 5th round, 125th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Devon White†, 6th round, 132nd overall by the California Angels
- Alvin Davis†, 6th round, 144th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
- Mike Pagliarulo, 6th round, 155th overall by the New York Yankees
- Mark McGwire†, 8th round, 199th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign
- Steve Lombardozzi, 9th round, 218th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Fred McGriff‡, 9th round, 233rd overall by the New York Yankees
- Roger Clemens†, 12th round, 289th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Lenny Dykstra†, 13th round, 315th overall by the New York Mets
- Danny Cox, 13th round, 319th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Bob Tewksbury†, 19th round, 493rd overall by the New York Yankees
- Matt Nokes†, 20th round, 503rd overall by the San Francisco Giants
- Vince Coleman, 20th round, 513th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
- Al LeBoeuf, 28th round, 705th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Chris Bosio, 29th round, 722nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign
- Lance Johnson, 30th round, 742nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign
- Cecil Fielder, 31st round, 767th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer
NFL players drafted
- John Elway, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the New York Yankees
- Jack Del Rio, 22nd round, 550th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
References
- "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1981". Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- 1st Round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft | Baseball-Reference.com
External links
| Preceded byDarryl Strawberry | 1st Overall Picks Mike Moore |
Succeeded byShawon Dunston |
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