1978 Major League Baseball draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.

1978 Major League Baseball draft

Section Title: First round selections
Table Section Text: The following are the first round picks in the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School

1	Bob Horner	Atlanta Braves	3B	Arizona State University

2	Lloyd Moseby	Toronto Blue Jays	1B	Oakland High School (Oakland, California)

3	Hubie Brooks	New York Mets	SS	Arizona State University

4	Mike Morgan	Oakland Athletics	RHP	Valley High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

5	Andy Hawkins	San Diego Padres	RHP	Midway High School (Hewitt, Texas)

6	Tito Nanni	Seattle Mariners	OF	Chestnut Hill Academy High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

7	Bob Cummings	San Francisco Giants	C	Brother Rice High School (Chicago, Illinois)

8	Nick Hernandez	Milwaukee Brewers	C	Hialeah High School (Hialeah, Florida)

9	Glenn Franklin	Montreal Expos	SS	Chipola Junior College

10	Phil Lansford	Cleveland Indians	SS	Wilcox High School (Santa Clara, California)

11	Rod Boxberger	Houston Astros	RHP	University of Southern California

12	Kirk Gibson	Detroit Tigers	OF	Michigan State University

13	Bill Hayes	Chicago Cubs	C	Indiana State University

14	Tom Brunansky	California Angels	OF	West Covina High School (West Covina, California)

15	Robert Hicks	St. Louis Cardinals	1B	Tate High School (Pensacola, Florida)

16	Lenny Faedo	Minnesota Twins	SS	Jefferson High School (Tampa, Florida)

17	Nick Esasky	Cincinnati Reds	SS	Carol City High School (Carol City, Florida)

18	Rex Hudler	New York Yankees	SS	Bullard High School (Fresno, California)

19	Brad Garnett	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B	DeSoto High School (DeSoto, Texas)

20	Tim Conroy	Oakland Athletics	LHP	Gateway High School (Monroeville, Pennsylvania)

21	Gerry Aubin	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Dougherty Comprehensive High School (Albany, Georgia)

22	Robert Boyce	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Deer Park High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

23	Rip Rollins	Philadelphia Phillies	1B-RHP	Allegheny High School (Sparta, North Carolina)

24	Matt Winters	New York Yankees	OF	Williamsville High School (Williamsville, New York)

25	Buddy Biancalana	Kansas City Royals	SS	Redwood High School (Greenbrae, California)

26	Brian Ryder	New York Yankees	RHP	Shrewsbury High School (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts)

Sentence(s)

In the 1978 major league draft, Bob Horner was selected number one by the Atlanta Braves as a third baseman from Arizona State University.

final_sentence: In the 1978 major league draft, Bob Horner was selected number one by the Atlanta Braves as a third baseman from Arizona State University.