# 1984 Major League Baseball draft

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

| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
| 1 | Shawn Abner | New York Mets | Outfield | Mechanicsburg Area High School (PA) |
| 2 | Bill Swift | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Maine |
| 3 | Drew Hall | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Morehead State |
| 4 | Cory Snyder | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop | BYU |
| 5 | Pat Pacillo | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Seton Hall |
| 6 | Erik Pappas | California Angels | Catcher | Mount Carmel High School (IL) |
| 7 | Mike Dunne | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Bradley |
| 8 | Jay Bell | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | Gonzalez Tate High School |
| 9 | Alan Cockrell | San Francisco Giants | Outfield | Tennessee |
| 10 | Mark McGwire | Oakland Athletics | First Base | USC |
| 11 | Shane Mack | San Diego Padres | Outfield | UCLA |
| 12 | Oddibe McDowell | Texas Rangers | Outfield | Arizona State |
| 13 | Bob Caffrey | Montreal Expos | Catcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 14 | John Marzano | Boston Red Sox | Catcher | Temple |
| 15 | Kevin Andersh | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | New Mexico |
| 16 | Scott Bankhead | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | North Carolina |
| 17 | Don August | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Chapman University |
| 18 | Isaiah Clark | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Crockett High School |
| 19 | Drew Denson | Atlanta Braves | First Base | Purcell Marian High School |
| 20 | Tony Menéndez | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | American High School (FL) |
| 21 | Pete Smith | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Burlington High School (MA) |
| 22 | Jeff Pries | New York Yankees | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 23 | Dennis Livingston | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| 24 | Terry Mulholland | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Marietta College |
| 25 | John Hoover | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Fresno State |
| 26 | David Jerore | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Aquinas High School (MI) |
| 27 | Gary Green | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | Oklahoma State |
| 28 | Norm Charlton | Montreal Expos | Pitcher | Rice |

## Other notable players

* 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

* 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