1987 Major League Baseball draft

1987 MLB draft

First-round selections Ken Griffey, Jr. (top left), Mike Harkey (top right), Jack McDowell (bottom left), and Mike Remlinger (bottom right).
Date(s)	June 2–4, 1987[1]
Location	Commissioner's office, New York[2]
Network(s) (US)	none[2]
Picks
First selection	Ken Griffey, Jr. Seattle Mariners
First round selections	32
Overall selections	1,263

The Major League Baseball Draft is the process by which Major League Baseball (MLB) teams select athletes to play for their organization. High school seniors, college juniors and seniors, and anyone who had never played under a professional contract were considered eligible for the draft. The 1987 MLB Draft took place as a conference call to the Commissioner of Baseball's office in New York from June 2–4. As opposed to the National Football League Draft which appeared on ESPN, no network aired the MLB Draft.

The American League (AL) and the National League (NL) alternated picks throughout the first round; because an NL team drafted first in the 1986 MLB Draft, an AL team had the first selection in 1987. Having finished 67–95 in 1986, the Seattle Mariners had the worst record in the AL and thus obtained the first overall selection. The second selection went to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who had the worst record in the NL.

With the first overall pick, the Mariners drafted Ken Griffey, Jr. from Moeller High School. Griffey, Jr. became a 13-time All-Star and helped Seattle make its first postseason appearance in franchise history. Mark Merchant, the second overall pick, however, never played in a major league game. Two years after he was drafted, the Pirates traded Merchant to Seattle. Chicago White Sox' first overall selection Jack McDowell won the 1993 Cy Young Award as Chicago made a League Championship Series appearance that year. The total number of athletes drafted, 1,263, broke a record for the most players ever chosen in a draft. In total, 27 All-Stars were selected in 1987, although not all signed a professional contract. As of 2016, only two players from the draft has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame– Craig Biggio and Griffey, Jr.

Background

As with prior drafts, the team with the worst overall record from the previous season selected first, with teams from the AL and NL alternating picks.^[3] If two or more teams had the same record, the team with the worse record from two seasons prior would draft higher. Because the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NL selected first overall in 1986 Major League Baseball Draft, an AL team had the first pick in the 1987 draft. The final two selections in the first round both came from American League teams, as the AL had two more organizations than the NL.

The date of the draft was set for June 2–4, and would occur as a conference call to the Commissioner of Baseball's office in New York.^[1][2] Unlike the 1987 NFL Draft, which aired on ESPN, no network televised the MLB draft.^[2] High school seniors, college juniors and seniors, and anyone who had never played under a professional contract were considered eligible to be drafted. For the first time, junior college players would also be included in the June draft; in years past, teams would select junior college players in a separate draft.^[2]

Selections could be transferred or added if a team signed a certain type of free agent: the Elias Sports Bureau ranked players as either type-A (top 30 percent of all players), type-B (31 percent to 50 percent), or type-C (51 percent to 60 percent), based on the athlete's performance over the past two seasons.^[4] If a "type-A" player became a free agent, the team that lost the type-A player would receive the first-round draft pick from the team that signed the player, as well as a "sandwich pick" between the first and second rounds. If a "type-B" became a free agent, the team that lost him would receive a second-round pick from the team that signed the player. If a "type-C" became a free agent, the team that lost him would receive a compensation pick between the second and third rounds.^[5] The top 13 selections were considered "protected picks" and exempt from this rule.^[6]

With a record of 67–95, the Seattle Mariners ended the 1986 Major League Baseball season with the worst record in the AL and thus obtained the first overall selection.^[7][8] The Mariners never had a winning record in the twelve years since the franchise's creation (their best winning percentage was .457, accomplished in 1984 and 1985), and during the 1986 season, changed managers three times.^[8][9] In the NL, the Pirates finished with the league's worst record for the second year in a row and were given the second overall pick. The 1986 World Series champion New York Mets drafted third-to-last, with the runner-up Boston Red Sox selecting last.

First two rounds

Table key

*	Did not sign with team
^§	All-Star
^†§	Hall-of-Fame inductee and All-Star

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Selected by	Position	School
1	1	Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr.^†§	Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	Moeller High School
1	2	Merchant, MarkMark Merchant	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Oviedo High School
1	3	Banks, WillieWillie Banks	Minnesota Twins	Right-handed pitcher	St. Anthony High School
1	4	Harkey, MikeMike Harkey	Chicago Cubs	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Fullerton
1	5	McDowell, JackJack McDowell^§	Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Stanford University
1	6	Lilliquist, DerekDerek Lilliquist	Atlanta Braves	Left-handed pitcher	University of Georgia
1	7	Chris Myers	Baltimore Orioles	Left-handed pitcher	Henry B. Plant High School
1	8	Opperman, DanDan Opperman	Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	Valley High School
1	9	Appier, KevinKevin Appier^§	Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Antelope Valley College
1	10	Kevin Garner	San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	University of Texas at Austin
1	11	Tinsley, LeeLee Tinsley	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	Shelby County High School
1	12	DeShields, DelinoDelino DeShields	Montreal Expos	Shortstop	Seaford Senior High School
1	13	Spiers, BillBill Spiers	Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Clemson University
1	14	Carpenter, CrisCris Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	University of Georgia
1	15	Brad Duvall* ^Compensation 1	Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Virginia Tech
1	16	Remlinger, MikeMike Remlinger^§	San Francisco Giants	Left-handed pitcher	Dartmouth College
1	17	Sanchez, AlexAlex Sanchez	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Los Angeles
1	18	Armstrong, JackJack Armstrong^§	Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	University of Oklahoma
1	19	Bohanon, BrianBrian Bohanon	Texas Rangers	Left-handed pitcher	North Shore Senior High School
1	20	Bill Henderson ^Compensation 2	Detroit Tigers	Catcher	Westminster Christian School
1	21	Pegues, SteveSteve Pegues	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	Pontotoc High School
1	22	Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio^†§	Houston Astros	Catcher	Seton Hall University
1	23	Haselman, BillBill Haselman ^Compensation 3	Texas Rangers	Catcher	University of California, Los Angeles
1	24	Donnels, ChrisChris Donnels	New York Mets	Third baseman	Loyola Marymount University
1	25	Orton, JohnJohn Orton	California Angels	Catcher	California Polytechnic State University
1	26	Harris, ReggieReggie Harris	Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Waynesboro High School
1 (supplemental)	27	Harnisch, PetePete Harnisch^§ ^Compensation 1	Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Fordham University
1 (supplemental)	28	Tyrone Kingwood ^Compensation 4	Montreal Expos	Outfielder	Imperial Valley College
1 (supplemental)	29	Petkovsek, MarkMark Petkovsek ^Compensation 3	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	University of Texas at Austin
1 (supplemental)	30	Fryman, TravisTravis Fryman^§ ^Compensation 2	Detroit Tigers	Shortstop	J. M. Tate High School
1 (supplemental)	31	Holdridge, DavidDavid Holdridge ^Compensation 5	California Angels	Right-handed pitcher	Ocean View High School
1 (supplemental)	32	Zupcic, BobBob Zupcic ^Compensation 6	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	Oral Roberts University
2	33	Burba, DaveDave Burba	Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Ohio State University
2	34	Shelton, BenBen Shelton	Pittsburgh Pirates	Left-handed pitcher	Oak Park and River Forest High School
2	35	Jorgensen, TerryTerry Jorgensen	Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
2	36	Minchey, NateNate Minchey ^Compensation 4	Montreal Expos	Right-handed pitcher	Pflugerville High School
2	37	Knackert, BrentBrent Knackert	Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Ocean View High School
2	38	Mike Urman	Atlanta Braves	Catcher	Canoga Park High School
2	39	Hundley, ToddTodd Hundley^§ ^Compensation 7	New York Mets	Catcher	William Fremd High School
2	40	Donald Carroll	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	Granite Hills High School
2	41	Shumpert, TerryTerry Shumpert	Kansas City Royals	Second baseman	University of Kentucky
2	42	Smithberg, RogerRoger Smithberg	San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	Bradley University
2	43	Mike Erb ^Compensation 5	California Angels	Right-handed pitcher	San Diego State University
2	44	Lewis, RichieRichie Lewis	Montreal Expos	Right-handed pitcher	Florida State University
2	45	Chris Johnson	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Red Bank High School
2	46	Hernandez, JeremyJeremy Hernandez	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Northridge
2	47	Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle^§	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	Louisiana State University
2	48	Gunderson, EricEric Gunderson	San Francisco Giants	Left-handed pitcher	Portland State University
2	49	Bell, DerekDerek Bell	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	C. Leon King High School
2	50	Benavides, FreddieFreddie Benavides	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Texas Christian University
2	51	Manuel, BarryBarry Manuel	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Louisiana State University
2	52	Matt Rambo	Philadelphia Phillies	Left-handed pitcher	Plano Senior High School
2	53	Richie, RobRob Richie	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	University of Nevada, Reno
2	54	Hennis, RandyRandy Hennis	Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Los Angeles
2	55	Curt Krippner ^Compensation 8	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	University of Texas at Austin
2	56	Schourek, PetePete Schourek	New York Mets	Left-handed pitcher	George C. Marshall High School
2	57	Flora, KevinKevin Flora	California Angels	Shortstop	Bonita High School
2	58	Paul Brown	Boston Red Sox	Left-handed pitcher	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Other players to reach MLB

The following players were drafted outside of the first two rounds and played in at least one major league game:

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Selected by	Position	School
3	60	Williams, BrianBrian Williams*	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop	Lewisville High School
3	62	Arias, AlexAlex Arias	Chicago Cubs	Third baseman	George Washington High School
3	65	Telford, AnthonyAnthony Telford	Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	San Jose State University
3	66	Nichting, ChrisChris Nichting	Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	Northwestern University
3	67	Cole, StuStu Cole	Kansas City Royals	Shortstop	University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3	69	Livingstone, ScottScott Livingstone*	Oakland Athletics	Third baseman	Texas A&M University
3	70	Vander Wal, JohnJohn Vander Wal	Montreal Expos	Outfielder	Western Michigan University
3	71	Navarro, JaimeJaime Navarro	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Miami Dade College
3	72	Lankford, RayRay Lankford^§	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	Modesto Junior College
3	74	Benjamin, MikeMike Benjamin	San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	Arizona State University
3	77	Coolbaugh, ScottScott Coolbaugh	Texas Rangers	Third baseman	University of Texas at Austin
3	78	Batiste, KimKim Batiste	Philadelphia Phillies	Shortstop	St. Amant High School
4	86	Chamberlain, WesWes Chamberlain	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Jackson State University
4	89	Schrenk, SteveSteve Schrenk	Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	North Marion High School
4	90	Mitchell, KeithKeith Mitchell	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	Lincoln High School
4	91	Ricci, ChuckChuck Ricci	Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Shawnee High School
4	95	Chiamparino, ScottScott Chiamparino	Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	Santa Clara University
4	98	Ignasiak, MikeMike Ignasiak*	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	University of Michigan
4	103	Hurst, JonathanJonathan Hurst	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Spartanburg Methodist College
4	104	Trlicek, RickyRicky Trlicek	Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	La Grange High School
4	105	Ingram, RiccardoRiccardo Ingram	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	Georgia Institute of Technology
4	109	Holzemer, MarkMark Holzemer	California Angels	Left-handed pitcher	Mullen High School
5	115	Rohrmeier, DanDan Rohrmeier	Chicago White Sox	Third baseman	St. Thomas University
5	122	Cianfrocco, ArchiArchi Cianfrocco	Montreal Expos	Shortstop	Purdue University
5	123	Sparks, SteveSteve Sparks	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Sam Houston State University
5	124	Brewer, RodRod Brewer	St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	University of Florida
5	125	Kramer, TomTom Kramer	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Roger Bacon High School
5	127	Timlin, MikeMike Timlin	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Southwestern University
5	129	Mathews, TerryTerry Mathews	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	University of Louisiana at Monroe
5	131	Lovullo, ToreyTorey Lovullo	Detroit Tigers	Second baseman	University of California, Los Angeles
6	137	Slusarski, JoeJoe Slusarski*	Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	University of New Orleans
6	139	Casian, LarryLarry Casian	Minnesota Twins	Left-handed pitcher	California State University, Fullerton
6	140	Castillo, FrankFrank Castillo	Chicago Cubs	Right-handed pitcher	Eastwood High School
6	141	Kutzler, JerryJerry Kutzler	Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	William Penn University
6	144	Fletcher, DarrinDarrin Fletcher^§	Los Angeles Dodgers	Catcher	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
6	146	Hollins, DaveDave Hollins^§	San Diego Padres	Third baseman	University of South Carolina
6	148	Colbrunn, GregGreg Colbrunn	Montreal Expos	Third baseman	Fontana High School
6	149	Montoyo, CharlieCharlie Montoyo	Milwaukee Brewers	Second baseman	Louisiana Tech University
6	155	Belcher, KevinKevin Belcher	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	Navarro College
6	156	Lindsey, DougDoug Lindsey	Philadelphia Phillies	Catcher	Seminole State College of Florida
7	164	Morandini, MickeyMickey Morandini^§*	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop	Indiana University Bloomington
7	165	Guthrie, MarkMark Guthrie	Minnesota Twins	Left-handed pitcher	Louisiana State University
7	166	Franco, MattMatt Franco	Chicago Cubs	Third baseman	Westlake High School
7	170	Barron, TonyTony Barron	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	Willamette University
7	174	Farmer, HowardHoward Farmer	Montreal Expos	Right-handed pitcher	Jackson State University
7	180	Sanders, ReggieReggie Sanders^§	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Spartanburg Methodist College
7	181	Scruggs, TonyTony Scruggs	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	University of California, Los Angeles
7	182	Elliott, DonnieDonnie Elliott	Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Deer Park High School
7	185	Eiland, DaveDave Eiland	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	University of South Florida
8	189	Helfand, EricEric Helfand*	Seattle Mariners	Catcher	Patrick Henry High School
8	190	Knudsen, KurtKurt Knudsen*	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	American River College
8	192	Walbeck, MattMatt Walbeck	Chicago Cubs	Catcher	Sacramento Charter High School
8	194	Hunter, BrianBrian Hunter	Atlanta Braves	First baseman	Cerritos College
8	198	Cordova, MartyMarty Cordova*	San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Bishop Gorman High School
8	206	Kremers, JimmyJimmy Kremers*	Cincinnati Reds	Third baseman	University of Arkansas
8	209	Lee, DerekDerek Lee*	Detroit Tigers	Infielder	University of South Florida
8	212	Bogar, TimTim Bogar	New York Mets	Shortstop	Eastern Illinois University
8	214	Byrd, JimJim Byrd	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Seminole State College of Florida
9	221	Voigt, JackJack Voigt	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Louisiana State University
9	226	Osborne, DonovanDonovan Osborne*	Montreal Expos	Left-handed pitcher	Carson High School
9	227	Bolick, FrankFrank Bolick	Milwaukee Brewers	Third baseman	Georgia Institute of Technology
9	230	Heredia, GilGil Heredia	San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	University of Arizona
9	231	King, KevinKevin King*	Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Braggs High School
9	233	Heffernan, BertBert Heffernan*	Texas Rangers	Catcher	Clemson University
9	238	Howell, PatPat Howell	New York Mets	Outfielder	Vigor High School
10	245	Lukachyk, RobRob Lukachyk	Chicago White Sox	Shortstop	Brookdale Community College
10	255	Magallanes, EverEver Magallanes	Cleveland Indians	Shortstop	Texas A&M University
10	257	Whitmore, DarrellDarrell Whitmore*	Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	Warren County High School
10	266	Plympton, JeffJeff Plympton	Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	University of Maine
11	273	Mussina, MikeMike Mussina^§*	Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Montoursville High School
11	275	McGehee, KevinKevin McGehee*	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	William R. Boone High School
11	277	Nielsen, JerryJerry Nielsen*	Oakland Athletics	Left-handed pitcher	Florida State University
11	291	Amaro, Jr., RubénRubén Amaro, Jr.	California Angels	Outfielder	Stanford University
11	292	Plantier, PhilPhil Plantier	Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	Poway High School
12	295	Gilbert, ShawnShawn Gilbert	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	California State University, Fresno
12	297	Groom, BuddyBuddy Groom	Chicago White Sox	Left-handed pitcher	University of Mary Hardin–Baylor
12	314	Mota, AndyAndy Mota	Houston Astros	Infielder	California State University, Fullerton
13	323	Hosey, DwayneDwayne Hosey	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	—
13	324	Stanton, MikeMike Stanton^§	Atlanta Braves	Left-handed pitcher	Alvin Community College
13	325	Finley, SteveSteve Finley^§	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
13	330	Natal, RobRob Natal	Montreal Expos	Catcher	University of California, San Diego
13	331	O'Leary, TroyTroy O'Leary	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Cypress High School
13	335	Thompson, RyanRyan Thompson	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Kent County High School
13	342	Bross, TerryTerry Bross	New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	St. John's University
14	350	Nied, DavidDavid Nied	Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Duncanville High School
14	355	Coomer, RonRon Coomer^§	Oakland Athletics	Third baseman	Taft College
14	362	Risley, BillBill Risley	Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Harry S Truman College
14	367	Williams, GeraldGerald Williams	New York Yankees	Outfielder	Grambling State University
15	388	Henry, ButchButch Henry	Cincinnati Reds	Left-handed pitcher	El Paso High School
15	396	Wilson, DesiDesi Wilson*	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	Glen Cove High School
16	405	Moore, BobbyBobby Moore	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	Eastern Kentucky University
16	411	Olin, SteveSteve Olin	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Portland State University
16	418	Osuna, AlAl Osuna	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	Stanford University
16	420	Hillman, EricEric Hillman	New York Mets	Left-handed pitcher	Eastern Illinois University
17	424	Carter, SteveSteve Carter	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	University of Georgia
17	425	Hale, ChipChip Hale	Minnesota Twins	Second baseman	University of Arizona
17	445	Bradshaw, TerryTerry Bradshaw*	New York Yankees	Shortstop	Windsor High School
18	449	Gardiner, MikeMike Gardiner	Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Indiana State University
18	455	Segui, DavidDavid Segui	Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	Louisiana Tech University
18	462	Sherrill, TimTim Sherrill	St. Louis Cardinals	Left-handed pitcher	University of Arkansas
18	464	Johnson, ErikErik Johnson	San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	University of California, Santa Barbara
18	465	Haas, DaveDave Haas*	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Wichita State University
18	472	Harriger, DennyDenny Harriger	New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Ford City High School
19	476	Fyhrie, MikeMike Fyhrie*	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop	Ocean View High School
19	482	Bournigal, RafaelRafael Bournigal	Los Angeles Dodgers	Infielder	Florida State University
19	486	Carter, JeffJeff Carter	Montreal Expos	Right-handed pitcher	University of Tampa
19	491	MacDonald, BobBob MacDonald	Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Rutgers University
20	508	Munoz, JoseJose Munoz	Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop	Florida College
20	511	Brosius, ScottScott Brosius^§*	Oakland Athletics	Third baseman	Linfield College
20	513	Turang, BrianBrian Turang*	Milwaukee Brewers	Catcher	Long Beach City College
20	520	Vatcher, JimJim Vatcher	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	California State University, Northridge
20	522	Hartgraves, DeanDean Hartgraves	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	College of the Siskiyous
20	524	Johnstone, JohnJohn Johnstone	New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School
21	534	Springer, DennisDennis Springer	Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Fresno
21	539	Kiefer, MarkMark Kiefer	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Fullerton College
21	547	Schwabe, MikeMike Schwabe	Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	Arizona State University
22	555	Smith, DanDan Smith*	Minnesota Twins	Left-handed pitcher	Apple Valley High School
22	559	Giannelli, RayRay Giannelli*	Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	New York City College of Technology
22	567	Bearse, KevinKevin Bearse	Cleveland Indians	Left-handed pitcher	Old Dominion University
23	579	Listach, PatPat Listach*	Seattle Mariners	Shortstop	McLennan Community College
23	588	Faries, PaulPaul Faries	San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Pepperdine University
23	594	Dewey, MarkMark Dewey	San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	Grand Valley State University
24	617	Burnitz, JeromyJeromy Burnitz^§*	Milwaukee Brewers	Catcher	Conroe High School
24	621	Schullstrom, ErikErik Schullstrom*	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Alameda High School
25	643	Haney, ChrisChris Haney*	Milwaukee Brewers	Left-handed pitcher	Orange County High School
25	645	Allred, BeauBeau Allred	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	Lamar University
25	656	Owens, JayhawkJayhawk Owens*	Boston Red Sox	Catcher	Glen Este High School
26	658	Ayrault, BobBob Ayrault	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
26	666	Newman, AlanAlan Newman*	San Diego Padres	Left-handed pitcher	La Habra High School
26	680	Wilson, DanDan Wilson^§*	New York Mets	Catcher	Barrington High School
26	682	Spencer, StanStan Spencer*	Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Columbia River High School
27	696	Borland, TobyToby Borland	Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Quitman High School
28	711	Boone, BretBret Boone^§*	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	El Dorado High School
28	726	Hill, MiltMilt Hill	Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Georgia Perimeter College
29	742	Shinall, ZakZak Shinall	Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	El Camino College
29	746	Foster, KevinKevin Foster	Montreal Expos	Third baseman	Evanston Township High School
30	777	Wapnick, SteveSteve Wapnick	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Fresno
30	782	Kile, DarrylDarryl Kile^§	Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	Chaffey College
31	805	Mmahat, KevinKevin Mmahat	Texas Rangers	Left-handed pitcher	Tulane University
32	821	Campbell, JimJim Campbell	Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	San Diego State University
32	831	Nen, RobRob Nen^§	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Los Alamitos High School
33	841	Ramsey, FernandoFernando Ramsey	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	New Mexico State University
33	846	Pedre, JorgeJorge Pedre	Kansas City Royals	Catcher	Los Angeles Harbor College
33	858	Meacham, RustyRusty Meacham	Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	Indian River State College
34	869	Dressendorfer, KirkKirk Dressendorfer*	Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Pearland High School
34	870	Poole, JimJim Poole*	Los Angeles Dodgers	Left-handed pitcher	Georgia Institute of Technology
34	884	Erickson, ScottScott Erickson^§*	Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	San Jose City College
35	902	Myers, JimmyJimmy Myers	San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	Crowder High School
35	905	Pierce, EdEd Pierce*	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	Glendora High School
36	914	Paquette, CraigCraig Paquette*	Minnesota Twins	Third baseman	Rancho Alamitos High School
36	929	McCarthy, GregGreg McCarthy	Philadelphia Phillies	Left-handed pitcher	Central High School
37	938	Cirillo, JeffJeff Cirillo^§*	Chicago Cubs	Right-handed pitcher	Providence High School
37	952	Carter, AndyAndy Carter	Philadelphia Phillies	Left-handed pitcher	Springfield High School
37	954	Dickson, LanceLance Dickson*	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	Grossmont High School
38	958	Haney, ToddTodd Haney	Seattle Mariners	Second baseman	University of Texas at Austin
38	961	Thobe, TomTom Thobe	Chicago Cubs	Left-handed pitcher	Edison High School
38	978	Young, AnthonyAnthony Young	New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	University of Houston
41	1,034	Costo, TimTim Costo*	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Glenbard Township High School
42	1,041	Finnvold, GarGar Finnvold*	Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Palm Beach State College
42	1,057	Mouton, JamesJames Mouton*	New York Yankees	Shortstop	Luther Burbank High School
43	1,064	James, MikeMike James	Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
45	1,097	Simons, DougDoug Simons*	Los Angeles Dodgers	Left-handed pitcher	Pepperdine University
45	1,102	Lewis, DarrenDarren Lewis*	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Chabot College
45	1,103	Sutko, GlennGlenn Sutko	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	Spartanburg Methodist College
46	1,109	Darwin, JeffJeff Darwin*	Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Bonham High School
47	1,136	Osik, KeithKeith Osik*	Texas Rangers	Shortstop	Shoreham-Wading River High School
48	1,152	Ausmus, BradBrad Ausmus^§	New York Yankees	Catcher	Cheshire High School
49	1,159	Laker, TimTim Laker*	Kansas City Royals	Catcher	Simi Valley High School
52	1,190	Hurst, JamesJames Hurst*	Seattle Mariners	Left-handed pitcher	South Florida State College
53	1,199	Miller, PaulPaul Miller	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Carthage College
57	1,223	Palmeiro, OrlandoOrlando Palmeiro*	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Miami Southridge High School
58	1,226	Conine, JeffJeff Conine^§*	Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	University of California, Los Angeles
59	1,230	Small, MarkMark Small*	Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	West Seattle High School
65	1,247	Barberie, BretBret Barberie*	Kansas City Royals	Infielder	Cerritos College
66	1,249	Plantenberg, ErikErik Plantenberg*	Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Newport High School
70	1,258	Marsh, TomTom Marsh*	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	University of Toledo

Aftermath

The Kansas City Royals had the most picks of any team, with 74; following the Royals, the Toronto Blue Jays made 71, and the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets made 61 apiece. The total number of players drafted, 1,263, broke a record for the most players ever selected in a draft. The previous record of 1,162 was set during the 1967 draft.^[10] The California Angels drafted the fewest future MLB players, with only four of their draftees appearing in an MLB game, while the Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers both drafted 13 future MLB players, the most of any team.

With their first overall pick, the Mariners selected Ken Griffey, Jr., an outfielder from Moeller High School. Over his 22-year career, Griffey, Jr. was elected to thirteen All-Star games, won seven Silver Slugger Awards, and helped Seattle make their first playoff appearance as a franchise during the 1995 season.^[8][11] Mark Merchant, whom the Pirates drafted second overall, never played in a MLB game; two years after they drafted him, Pittsburgh traded Merchant to Seattle.^[12][13] The Pirates made the playoffs for three consecutive seasons from 1990–1992 but lost in the National League Championship Series all three years.^[14]

Notes

• ^{[Compensation 1]} The Baltimore Orioles received the Cleveland Indians' first-round draft pick and a first-round sandwich pick for the loss of type-A free agent Rick Dempsey.^[15]
• ^{[Compensation 2]} The Detroit Tigers received the Philadelphia Phillies' first-round draft pick and a first-round sandwich pick for the loss of type-A free agent Lance Parrish.^[6][16]
• ^{[Compensation 3]} The Texas Rangers received the New York Yankees' first-round draft pick and a first-round sandwich pick for the loss of type-A free agent Gary Ward.^[17]
• ^{[Compensation 4]} The Montreal Expos received a first-round sandwich pick and the Chicago Cubs' second-round pick for the loss of type-A free agent Andre Dawson. Normally, the Cubs would have to forfeit their first-round pick to the Expos; however, since the Cubs had a top-13 draft choice, the team only had to forfeit their second-round selection.^[6]
• ^{[Compensation 5]} The California Angels received a first-round sandwich pick and the Oakland Athletics' second-round pick for the loss of type-A free agent Reggie Jackson. Normally, the Athletics would have to forfeit their first-round pick to the Angels; however, since the Athletics had a top-13 draft choice, the team only had to forfeit their second-round selection.^[6][17]
• ^{[Compensation 6]} The Boston Red Sox received a first-round sandwich pick because they failed to sign their 1986 first round selection, Greg McMurtry.^[17]
• ^{[Compensation 7]} The New York Mets received a second-round draft pick from the Baltimore Orioles for the loss of type-B free agent Ray Knight.^[17]
• ^{[Compensation 8]} The Milwaukee Brewers received a second-round draft pick from the New York Yankees for the loss of type-B free agent Rick Cerone.^[17]

References

General

• "1st Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
• "All-Star Game Player Career Batting Register". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
• "All-Star Game Player Career Pitching Register". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

Specific

1. "Baseball". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. May 26, 1987. (subscription required)
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3. Nathan, David E (June 3, 1987). "Mariners Make Griffey Jr. First Pick in Draft". United Press International. Schenectady Gazette.
4. Chass, Murray (October 31, 1991). "Baseball; Rankings No Shock: Ripken Is Just Perfect". The New York Times. The New York Times Company.
5. "How the baseball ratings work; American League Catchers". USA Today. Gannett Company. October 25, 1989. (subscription required)
6. Newhan, Ross (March 7, 1987). "Dawson Will Play for Cubs: Outfielder Breaks a Free-Agent Freeze but on Team's Terms". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company.
7. "Mariners Expected to Draft Griffey Jr.". United Press International. The Bulletin. May 29, 1987.
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11. Eaton, Nick (January 22, 2013). "Mariners to induct Ken Griffey Jr. into team's hall of fame". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
12. "Mark Merchant". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
13. "M's trade Quinones". Associated Press. The Spokesman-Review. April 22, 1989.
14. "Pittsburgh Pirates Team History and Encyclopedia". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
15. Henneman, Jim (January 19, 1992). "Dempsey's many Orioles fans can thank him for Glenn Davis, too". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Company.
16. Chass, Murray (March 14, 1987). "Parrish Finally Joins the Phillies". The New York Times. The New York Times Company.
17. "1st Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2013.