# 1980 Major League Baseball draft

The 1980 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1980. The draft saw the New York Mets select Darryl Strawberry first overall.

## First round selections

| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
| 1 | Darryl Strawberry | New York Mets | Outfield | Crenshaw High School |
| 2 | Garry Harris | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Hoover High School |
| 3 | Ken Dayley | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Portland |
| 4 | Mike King | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Morningside College |
| 5 | Jeff Pyburn | San Diego Padres | Outfield | Georgia |
| 6 | Darnell Coles | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | Eisenhower High School |
| 7 | Jessie Reid | San Francisco Giants | First Base | Lynwood High School |
| 8 | Cecil Espy | Chicago White Sox | Outfield | Point Loma High School |
| 9 | Ross Jones | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop | Miami (FL) |
| 10 | Kelly Gruber | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop | Westlake High School |
| 11 | Don Schulze | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Lake Park High School |
| 12 | Jeff Reed | Minnesota Twins | Catcher | Joliet West High School |
| 13 | Henry Powell | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher | Pine Forest High School |
| 14 | Tim Maki | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Carrol High School |
| 15 | Don Collins | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Ferguson High School |
| 16 | Frank Wills | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Tulane |
| 17 | Dennis Rasmussen | California Angels | Pitcher | Creighton |
| 18 | Glenn Wilson | Detroit Tigers | Third Baseman | Sam Houston State |
| 19 | Ron Robinson | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Woodlake High School |
| 20 | Rich Renteria | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | South Gate High School |
| 21 | Jim Acker | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Texas |
| 22 | Terry Francona | Montreal Expos | Outfield | Arizona |
| 23 | Billy Beane | New York Mets | Outfield | Mount Carmel High School (CA) |
| 24 | John Gibbons | New York Mets | Catcher | MacArthur High School |
| 25 | Dion James | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfield | McClatchy High School |
| 26 | Jeff Williams | Baltimore Orioles | Outfield | Princeton High School (OH) |

## Compensation Picks

* ↑ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Nolan Ryan
* ↑ Pick from California Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Bruce Kison
* ↑ Pick from Montreal Expos as compensation for signing of free agent Rowland Office
* ↑ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Rudy May
* ↑ Pick from Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for signing of free agent Andy Hassler
* ↑ Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Skip Lockwood

## Other notable players

* Tim Teufel, 2nd round, 38th overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Dan Plesac, 2nd round, 41st overall by the St. Louis Cardinals (did not sign)
* Dave Miley, 2nd round, 47th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Tim Burke†, 2nd round, 49th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Joe Hesketh, 2nd round, 50th overall by the Montreal Expos
* Danny Tartabull†, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Doug Drabek†, 4th round, 87th overall by the Cleveland Indians (did not sign)
* Ricky Horton, 4th round, 92nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
* Joe Orsulak, 6th round, 152nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Randy Ready, 6th round, 154th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Don Slaught, 7th round, 171st overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Lloyd McClendon, 8th round, 183rd overall by the New York Mets
* Eric Davis†, 8th round, 201st overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* John Farrell, 9th round, 212th overall by the Oakland Athletics (did not sign)
* Craig Lefferts, 9th round, 219th overall by the Chicago Cubs
* Dave Magadan, 12th round, 310th overall by the Boston Red Sox (did not sign)
* Ed Vande Berg, 13th round, 318th overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Terry Steinbach†, 16th round, 400th overall by the Cleveland Indians (did not sign)
* Jim Eisenreich, 16th round, 402nd overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Oil Can Boyd, 16th round, 414th overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Danny Jackson†, 24th round, 599th overall by the Oakland Athletics (did not sign)
* Darren Daulton†, 25th round, 629th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
* Chris Sabo†, 30th round, 727th overall by the Montreal Expos (did not sign)
* Walt Terrell, 33rd round, 763rd overall by the Texas Rangers
* Rick Aguilera, 37th round, 803rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals (did not sign)
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer

### Football players drafted

* Turner Gill, 2nd round, 36th overall by the Chicago White Sox (did not sign)
* Kevin House, 19th round, 475th overall by the Chicago White Sox (did not sign)