# 1969 Major League Baseball draft

The 1969 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1969 MLB season. The draft featured future Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven (pick 55) and Dave Winfield (pick 882).

## First round selections

| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1969 Major League Baseball draft.
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
| 1 | Jeff Burroughs | Washington Senators | OF | Long Beach, California |
| 2 | J. R. Richard | Houston Astros | RHP | Ruston, Louisiana |
| 3 | Ted Nicholson | Chicago White Sox | 3B | Laurel, Mississippi |
| 4 | Randy Sterling | New York Mets | RHP | Key West, Florida |
| 5 | * Alan Bannister | California Angels | SS | Buena Park, California |
| 6 | Mike Anderson | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | Timmonsville, South Carolina |
| 7 | Paul Ray Powell | Minnesota Twins | OF | Arizona State University |
| 8 | Terry McDermott | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | West Hempstead, New York |
| 9 | Don Stanhouse | Oakland Athletics | RHP | DuQuoin, Illinois |
| 10 | Bob May | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHP | Merritt Island, Florida |
| 11 | Charlie Spikes | New York Yankees | 3B-OF | Bogalusa, Louisiana |
| 12 | Gene Holbert | Atlanta Braves | C | Campbelltown, Pennsylvania |
| 13 | Noel Jenke | Boston Red Sox | OF | University of Minnesota |
| 14 | Don Gullett | Cincinnati Reds | LHP | Lynn, Kentucky |
| 15 | Alvin McGrew | Cleveland Indians | OF | Fairfield, Alabama |
| 16 | Roger Metzger | Chicago Cubs | SS | St. Edward's University |
| 17 | Don Hood | Baltimore Orioles | LHP | Florence, South Carolina |
| 18 | Mike Phillips | San Francisco Giants | SS | Irving, Texas |
| 19 | John Young | Detroit Tigers | 1B | Redding, California |
| 20 | Richard Minott | St. Louis Cardinals | LHP | Covina, California |
| 21 | Gorman Thomas | Seattle Pilots | SS | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 22 | Balor Moore | Montreal Expos | LHP | Deer Park, Texas |
| 23 | * John Simmons | Kansas City Royals | SS | Childersburg, AL |
| 24 | Randy Elliott | San Diego Padres | 1B | Camarillo, California |
* Did not sign

## Other notable selections

| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position |
| 2 | 40 | Larry Gura | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher |
| 3 | 55 | Bert Blyleven | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher |
| 3 | 62 | Rawly Eastwick | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher |
| 5 | 107 | Dwight Evans | Boston Red Sox | Third Baseman-Outfielder |
| 6 | 124 | Bob Boone | Philadelphia Phillies | Third Baseman |
| 6 | 127 | Jim Sundberg* | Oakland Athletics | Catcher |
| 8 | 173 | Rick Burleson* | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop |
| 9 | 210 | Bucky Dent* | St. Louis Cardinals | Third Baseman |
| 11 | 258 | Bill Madlock* | St. Louis Cardinals | Third Baseman |
| 12 | 278 | Bill North | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder |
| 13 | 295 | John Stearns* | Oakland Athletics | Catcher |
| 14 | 312 | Mike Easler | Houston Astros | Third Baseman |
| 15 | 355 | Jim Slaton | Seattle Pilots | Pitcher |
| 16 | 373 | Buddy Bell | Cleveland Indians | Second Baseman |
| 18 | 430 | Doug DeCinces* | San Diego Padres | Third Baseman |
| 20 | 471 | Dick Ruthven* | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher |
| 25 | 579 | Mark Marquess | Chicago White Sox | First Baseman |
| 29 | 680 | Ken Griffey Sr. | Cincinnati Reds | Outfielder |
| 31 | 730 | Ken Reitz | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop |
| 35 | 797 | Tippy Martinez* | Washington Senators | Pitcher-Outfielder |
| 39 | 873 | Terry Humphrey | Montreal Expos | Catcher-First Baseman |
| 40 | 882 | Dave Winfield* | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher-Outfielder |
| 75 | 1026 | Al Cowens | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder |
* Did not sign