1973 Major League Baseball draft

First round selections

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The following are the first round picks in the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	David Clyde	Texas Rangers	LHP	Houston, TX
2	John Stearns	Philadelphia Phillies	C	University of Colorado
3	Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	SS	Woodland Hills, CA
4	David Winfield	San Diego Padres	OF	University of Minnesota
5	Glenn Tufts	Cleveland Indians	1B	Bridgewater, MA
6	Johnnie LeMaster	San Francisco Giants	SS	Paintsville, KY
7	Billy Taylor	Los Angeles Angels	OF	Savannah, GA
8	Gary Roenicke	Montreal Expos	SS	West Covina, CA
9	Lew Olsen	Kansas City Royals	RHP	Alamo, CA
10	Pat Rockett	Atlanta Braves	SS	San Antonio, TX
11	Eddie Bane	Minnesota Twins	LHP	Arizona State University
12	Joe Edelen	St. Louis Cardinals	3B-RHP	Gracemont, OK
13	Doug Heinold	New York Yankees	RHP	Victoria, TX
14	Lee Mazzilli	New York Mets	OF	Brooklyn, NY
15	Mike Parrott	Baltimore Orioles	RHP	Camarillo, CA
16	Jerry Tabb	Chicago Cubs	1B	University of Tulsa
17	Ted Cox	Boston Red Sox	SS	Midwest City, OK
18	Ted Farr	Los Angeles Dodgers	C	Spokane, WA
19	Charles Bates	Detroit Tigers	1B	Cal State Los Angeles
20	Calvin Portley	Houston Astros	SS	Longview, TX
21	Steve Swisher	Chicago White Sox	C	Ohio University
22	Charles Kessler	Cincinnati Reds	OF	Claremont, CA
23	Randy Scarbery	Oakland Athletics	RHP	University of Southern California
24	Steve Nicosia	Pittsburgh Pirates	C	North Miami Beach, FL

* Did not sign

Background

Four dominating players of the late 1970s and 1980s were selected in the June regular phase. Infielder Robin Yount (Milwaukee) and outfielder Dave Winfield (San Diego) were first-rounders, while outfielder Fred Lynn (Boston) and infielder Eddie Murray (Baltimore) were second and third-round selections, respectively.

Winfield stepped off the University of Minnesota campus—where he lettered in three sports—and into the Padres' outfield. He was one of three players from this draft to go directly into the bigs. Highly touted David Clyde was chosen by Texas as the nation's number one pick. He jumped from high school to the majors and won his first game as a Ranger shortly thereafter. But the hard-throwing left-hander developed arm problems and had a short-lived career. Besides Clyde and Winfield, Arizona State's Eddie Bane (Minnesota, 11th overall) went directly to the majors. Other selections of interest included Mike Flanagan (Baltimore), Jack Clark (San Francisco), who was drafted as a pitcher, and Lee Mazzilli (New York Mets). In the January secondary phase, Dick Ruthven (Philadelphia), Jim Sundberg (Texas) and Donnie Moore (Chicago Cubs), who was drafted as an outfielder, were chosen.

External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

References

Preceded by Dave Roberts

1st Overall Picks David Clyde

Succeeded by Bill Almon