1984 Major League Baseball draft
| 1984 Major League Baseball draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | June 1984 |
| Location | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
| Overview | |
| 839 total selections | |
| First selection | Shawn Abner New York Mets |
| First round selections | 28 |
| Hall of Famers | 2 |
The 1984 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1984. The draft saw the New York Mets select Shawn Abner first overall.
First round selections
[edit]| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
Other notable players
[edit]- Jeff Blauser†, 1st round (secondary phase), 4th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Greg Maddux‡, 2nd round, 31st overall by the Chicago Cubs
- John Farrell, 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Tom Glavine‡, 2nd round, 47th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Marvin Freeman, 2nd round, 49th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Al Leiter†, 2nd round, 50th overall by the New York Yankees
- Ken Caminiti†, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Houston Astros
- Greg Myers, 3rd round, 74th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Dwight Smith, 3rd round (secondary phase), 62nd overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Mike Henneman†, 4th round, 104th overall by the Detroit Tigers
- Jamie Moyer†, 6th round, 135th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Lance Johnson†, 6th round, 139th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Todd Burns, 7th round, 168th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Jody Reed, 8th round, 198th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- John Vander Wal, 8th round, 201st overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Rich Rodriguez, 9th round, 211th overall by the New York Mets
- John Wetteland†, 12th round, 289th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Jeff Brantley†, 13th round, 327th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign
- John Jaha†, 14th round, 358th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Chuck Finley†, 15th round, 372nd overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
- Darren Holmes, 16th round, 415th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Dante Bichette†, 17th round, 424th overall by the California Angels
- Gene Larkin, 20th round, 504th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Jack McDowell†, 20th round, 510th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
- Jeff Fassero, 22nd round, 554th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Eric Bolling, 22nd round, 561st overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Jeff Nelson†, 22nd round, 569th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Mike Devereaux, 26th round, 644th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign
- Don Wakamatsu, 51st round, 839th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer
NFL/CFL players drafted
[edit]- Damon Allen, 7th round, 182nd overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
- Mike Prior, 18th round, 469th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Rodney Peete, 30th round, 722nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
References
[edit]- ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1984". Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.