# 1987 Major League Baseball draft

The 1987 Major League Baseball draft is the process by which Major League Baseball (MLB) teams select athletes to play for their organization. High school seniors, college juniors and seniors, and anyone who had never played under a professional contract were considered eligible for the draft. The 1987 MLB Draft took place as a conference call to the Commissioner of Baseball's office in New York from June 2–4. As opposed to the National Football League Draft which appeared on ESPN, no network aired the MLB Draft.
The American League (AL) and the National League (NL) alternated picks throughout the first round; because an NL team drafted first in the 1986 MLB Draft, an AL team had the first selection in 1987. Having finished 67–95 in 1986, the Seattle Mariners had the worst record in the AL and thus obtained the first overall selection. The second selection went to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who had the worst record in the NL.
With the first overall pick, the Mariners drafted Ken Griffey Jr. from Moeller High School. Griffey Jr. became a 13-time All-Star and helped Seattle make its first postseason appearance in franchise history. Mark Merchant, the second overall pick, however, never played in a major league game. Two years after he was drafted, the Pirates traded Merchant to Seattle, where he got to meet Ken Griffey Jr. Chicago White Sox' first overall selection Jack McDowell won the 1993 Cy Young Award as Chicago made a League Championship Series appearance that year. The total number of athletes drafted, 1,263, broke a record for the most players ever chosen in a draft. In total, 27 All-Stars were selected in 1987, although not all signed a professional contract. As of 2020, only three players from the draft has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame– Craig Biggio, Griffey Jr, and Mike Mussina, though Mussina did not sign in this draft.

## Background

As with prior drafts, the team with the worst overall record from the previous season selected first, with teams from the AL and NL alternating picks. If two or more teams had the same record, the team with the worse record from two seasons prior would draft higher. Because the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NL selected first overall in 1986 Major League Baseball Draft, an AL team had the first pick in the 1987 draft. The final two selections in the first round both came from American League teams, as the AL had two more organizations than the NL.
The date of the draft was set for June 2–4, and would occur as a conference call to the Commissioner of Baseball's office in New York. Unlike the 1987 NFL draft, which aired on ESPN, no network televised the MLB draft. High school seniors, college juniors and seniors, and anyone who had never played under a professional contract were considered eligible to be drafted. For the first time, junior college players would also be included in the June draft; in years past, teams would select junior college players in a separate draft.
Selections could be transferred or added if a team signed a certain type of free agent: the Elias Sports Bureau ranked players as either type-A (top 30 percent of all players), type-B (31 percent to 50 percent), or type-C (51 percent to 60 percent), based on the athlete's performance over the past two seasons. If a "type-A" player became a free agent, the team that lost the type-A player would receive the first-round draft pick from the team that signed the player, as well as a "sandwich pick" between the first and second rounds. If a "type-B" became a free agent, the team that lost him would receive a second-round pick from the team that signed the player. If a "type-C" became a free agent, the team that lost him would receive a compensation pick between the second and third rounds. The top 13 selections were considered "protected picks" and exempt from this rule.
With a record of 67–95, the Seattle Mariners ended the 1986 Major League Baseball season with the worst record in the AL and thus obtained the first overall selection. The Mariners never had a winning record in the twelve years since the franchise's creation (their best winning percentage was .469, accomplished in 1982), and during the 1986 season, changed managers three times. In the NL, the Pirates finished with the league's worst record for the second year in a row and were given the second overall pick. The 1986 World Series champion New York Mets drafted third-to-last, with the runner-up Boston Red Sox selecting last.

## First two rounds

Table key :
| * | Did not sign with team |
| $^§$ | All-Star |
| $^{†§}$ | Hall-of-Fame inductee and All-Star |
Draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Selected by | Position | School |
| 1 | 1 | Ken Griffey Jr.$^{†§}$ | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Moeller High School (OH) |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Merchant | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Oviedo High School (FL) |
| 1 | 3 | Willie Banks | Minnesota Twins | Right-handed pitcher | St. Anthony High School (NJ) |
| 1 | 4 | Mike Harkey | Chicago Cubs | Right-handed pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1 | 5 | Jack McDowell$^§$ | Chicago White Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Stanford |
| 1 | 6 | Derek Lilliquist | Atlanta Braves | Left-handed pitcher | Georgia |
| 1 | 7 | Chris Myers | Baltimore Orioles | Left-handed pitcher | Plant High School (FL) |
| 1 | 8 | Dan Opperman | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Valley High School (NV) |
| 1 | 9 | Kevin Appier$^§$ | Kansas City Royals | Right-handed pitcher | Antelope Valley College |
| 1 | 10 | Kevin Garner | San Diego Padres | Right-handed pitcher | Texas |
| 1 | 11 | Lee Tinsley | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Shelby County High School (KY) |
| 1 | 12 | Delino DeShields | Montreal Expos | Shortstop | Seaford Senior High School |
| 1 | 13 | Bill Spiers | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Clemson |
| 1 | 14 | Cris Carpenter | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | Georgia |
| 1 | 15 | Brad Duvall* | Baltimore Orioles | Right-handed pitcher | Virginia Tech |
| 1 | 16 | Mike Remlinger$^§$ | San Francisco Giants | Left-handed pitcher | Dartmouth |
| 1 | 17 | Alex Sanchez | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | UCLA |
| 1 | 18 | Jack Armstrong$^§$ | Cincinnati Reds | Right-handed pitcher | Oklahoma |
| 1 | 19 | Brian Bohanon | Texas Rangers | Left-handed pitcher | North Shore High School (TX) |
| 1 | 20 | Bill Henderson | Detroit Tigers | Catcher | Westminster Christian School (FL) |
| 1 | 21 | Steve Pegues | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | Pontotoc High School |
| 1 | 22 | Craig Biggio$^{†§}$ | Houston Astros | Catcher | Seton Hall |
| 1 | 23 | Bill Haselman | Texas Rangers | Catcher | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1 | 24 | Chris Donnels | New York Mets | Third baseman | Loyola Marymount |
| 1 | 25 | John Orton | California Angels | Catcher | Cal Poly |
| 1 | 26 | Reggie Harris | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Waynesboro High School |
| 1 (supplemental) | 27 | Pete Harnisch$^§$ | Baltimore Orioles | Right-handed pitcher | Fordham |
| 1 (supplemental) | 28 | Tyrone Kingwood | Montreal Expos | Outfielder | Imperial Valley College |
| 1 (supplemental) | 29 | Mark Petkovsek | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Texas |
| 1 (supplemental) | 30 | Travis Fryman$^§$ | Detroit Tigers | Shortstop | J. M. Tate High School |
| 1 (supplemental) | 31 | David Holdridge | California Angels | Right-handed pitcher | Ocean View High School |
| 1 (supplemental) | 32 | Bob Zupcic | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Oral Roberts |
| 2 | 33 | Dave Burba | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Ohio State |
| 2 | 34 | Ben Shelton | Pittsburgh Pirates | Left-handed pitcher | Oak Park and River Forest High School |
| 2 | 35 | Terry Jorgensen | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 2 | 36 | Nate Minchey | Montreal Expos | Right-handed pitcher | Pflugerville High School |
| 2 | 37 | Brent Knackert | Chicago White Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Ocean View High School |
| 2 | 38 | Mike Urman | Atlanta Braves | Catcher | Canoga Park High School |
| 2 | 39 | Todd Hundley$^§$ | New York Mets | Catcher | William Fremd High School |
| 2 | 40 | Donald Carroll | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Granite Hills High School (CA) |
| 2 | 41 | Terry Shumpert | Kansas City Royals | Second baseman | Kentucky |
| 2 | 42 | Roger Smithberg | San Diego Padres | Right-handed pitcher | Bradley |
| 2 | 43 | Mike Erb | California Angels | Right-handed pitcher | San Diego State |
| 2 | 44 | Richie Lewis | Montreal Expos | Right-handed pitcher | Florida State |
| 2 | 45 | Chris Johnson | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Red Bank High School |
| 2 | 46 | Jeremy Hernandez | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | CSU Northridge |
| 2 | 47 | Albert Belle$^§$ | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | LSU |
| 2 | 48 | Eric Gunderson | San Francisco Giants | Left-handed pitcher | Portland State |
| 2 | 49 | Derek Bell | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | C. Leon King High School |
| 2 | 50 | Freddie Benavides | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | TCU |
| 2 | 51 | Barry Manuel | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | LSU |
| 2 | 52 | Matt Rambo | Philadelphia Phillies | Left-handed pitcher | Plano High School (TX) |
| 2 | 53 | Rob Richie | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | Nevada |
| 2 | 54 | Randy Hennis | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | UCLA |
| 2 | 55 | Curt Krippner | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Texas |
| 2 | 56 | Pete Schourek | New York Mets | Left-handed pitcher | George C. Marshall High School |
| 2 | 57 | Kevin Flora | California Angels | Shortstop | Bonita High School |
| 2 | 58 | Paul Brown | Boston Red Sox | Left-handed pitcher | Hawaii |

## Other players to reach MLB

The following players were drafted outside of the first two rounds and played in at least one major league game:
Draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Selected by | Position | School |
| 3 | 60 | Brian Williams* | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Lewisville High School |
| 3 | 62 | Alex Arias | Chicago Cubs | Third baseman | George Washington High School |
| 3 | 65 | Anthony Telford | Baltimore Orioles | Right-handed pitcher | San Jose State University |
| 3 | 66 | Chris Nichting | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Northwestern University |
| 3 | 67 | Stu Cole | Kansas City Royals | Shortstop | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 3 | 69 | Scott Livingstone* | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | Texas A&M University |
| 3 | 70 | John Vander Wal | Montreal Expos | Outfielder | Western Michigan University |
| 3 | 71 | Jaime Navarro | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Miami Dade College |
| 3 | 72 | Ray Lankford$^§$ | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | Modesto Junior College |
| 3 | 74 | Mike Benjamin | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Arizona State University |
| 3 | 77 | Scott Coolbaugh | Texas Rangers | Third baseman | University of Texas at Austin |
| 3 | 78 | Kim Batiste | Philadelphia Phillies | Shortstop | St. Amant High School |
| 4 | 86 | Wes Chamberlain | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Jackson State University |
| 4 | 89 | Steve Schrenk | Chicago White Sox | Right-handed pitcher | North Marion High School |
| 4 | 90 | Keith Mitchell | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Lincoln High School |
| 4 | 91 | Chuck Ricci | Baltimore Orioles | Right-handed pitcher | Shawnee High School |
| 4 | 95 | Scott Chiamparino | Oakland Athletics | Right-handed pitcher | Santa Clara University |
| 4 | 98 | Mike Ignasiak* | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | University of Michigan |
| 4 | 103 | Jonathan Hurst | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Spartanburg Methodist College |
| 4 | 104 | Ricky Trlicek | Philadelphia Phillies | Right-handed pitcher | La Grange High School |
| 4 | 105 | Riccardo Ingram | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 4 | 109 | Mark Holzemer | California Angels | Left-handed pitcher | Mullen High School |
| 5 | 115 | Dan Rohrmeier | Chicago White Sox | Third baseman | St. Thomas University |
| 5 | 122 | Archi Cianfrocco | Montreal Expos | Shortstop | Purdue University |
| 5 | 123 | Steve Sparks | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Sam Houston State University |
| 5 | 124 | Rod Brewer | St. Louis Cardinals | First baseman | University of Florida |
| 5 | 125 | Tom Kramer | Cleveland Indians | Right-handed pitcher | Roger Bacon High School |
| 5 | 127 | Mike Timlin | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Southwestern University |
| 5 | 129 | Terry Mathews | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| 5 | 131 | Torey Lovullo | Detroit Tigers | Second baseman | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 6 | 137 | Joe Slusarski* | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | University of New Orleans |
| 6 | 139 | Larry Casian | Minnesota Twins | Left-handed pitcher | California State University, Fullerton |
| 6 | 140 | Frank Castillo | Chicago Cubs | Right-handed pitcher | Eastwood High School |
| 6 | 141 | Jerry Kutzler | Chicago White Sox | Right-handed pitcher | William Penn University |
| 6 | 144 | Darrin Fletcher$^§$ | Los Angeles Dodgers | Catcher | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| 6 | 146 | Dave Hollins$^§$ | San Diego Padres | Third baseman | University of South Carolina |
| 6 | 148 | Greg Colbrunn | Montreal Expos | Third baseman | Fontana High School |
| 6 | 149 | Charlie Montoyo | Milwaukee Brewers | Second baseman | Louisiana Tech University |
| 6 | 155 | Kevin Belcher | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Navarro College |
| 6 | 156 | Doug Lindsey | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher | Seminole State College of Florida |
| 7 | 164 | Mickey Morandini$^§$* | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Indiana University Bloomington |
| 7 | 165 | Mark Guthrie | Minnesota Twins | Left-handed pitcher | Louisiana State University |
| 7 | 166 | Matt Franco | Chicago Cubs | Third baseman | Westlake High School |
| 7 | 170 | Tony Barron | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman | Willamette University |
| 7 | 174 | Howard Farmer | Montreal Expos | Right-handed pitcher | Jackson State University |
| 7 | 180 | Reggie Sanders$^§$ | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Spartanburg Methodist College |
| 7 | 181 | Tony Scruggs | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 7 | 182 | Donnie Elliott | Philadelphia Phillies | Right-handed pitcher | Deer Park High School |
| 7 | 185 | Dave Eiland | New York Yankees | Right-handed pitcher | University of South Florida |
| 8 | 189 | Eric Helfand* | Seattle Mariners | Catcher | Patrick Henry High School |
| 8 | 190 | Kurt Knudsen* | Pittsburgh Pirates | Right-handed pitcher | American River College |
| 8 | 192 | Matt Walbeck | Chicago Cubs | Catcher | Sacramento Charter High School |
| 8 | 194 | Brian Hunter | Atlanta Braves | First baseman | Cerritos College |
| 8 | 198 | Marty Cordova* | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | Bishop Gorman High School |
| 8 | 206 | Jimmy Kremers* | Cincinnati Reds | Third baseman | University of Arkansas |
| 8 | 209 | Derek Lee* | Detroit Tigers | Infielder | University of South Florida |
| 8 | 212 | Tim Bogar | New York Mets | Shortstop | Eastern Illinois University |
| 8 | 214 | Jim Byrd | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Seminole State College of Florida |
| 9 | 221 | Jack Voigt | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Louisiana State University |
| 9 | 226 | Donovan Osborne* | Montreal Expos | Left-handed pitcher | Carson High School |
| 9 | 227 | Frank Bolick | Milwaukee Brewers | Third baseman | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 9 | 230 | Gil Heredia | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | University of Arizona |
| 9 | 231 | Kevin King* | Toronto Blue Jays | Left-handed pitcher | Braggs High School |
| 9 | 233 | Bert Heffernan* | Texas Rangers | Catcher | Clemson University |
| 9 | 238 | Pat Howell | New York Mets | Outfielder | Vigor High School |
| 10 | 245 | Rob Lukachyk | Chicago White Sox | Shortstop | Brookdale Community College |
| 10 | 255 | Ever Magallanes | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop | Texas A&M University |
| 10 | 257 | Darrell Whitmore* | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Warren County High School |
| 10 | 266 | Jeff Plympton | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | University of Maine |
| 11 | 273 | Mike Mussina$^§$* | Baltimore Orioles | Right-handed pitcher | Montoursville High School |
| 11 | 275 | Kevin McGehee* | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | William R. Boone High School |
| 11 | 277 | Jerry Nielsen* | Oakland Athletics | Left-handed pitcher | Florida State University |
| 11 | 291 | Rubén Amaro Jr. | California Angels | Outfielder | Stanford University |
| 11 | 292 | Phil Plantier | Boston Red Sox | Third baseman | Poway High School |
| 12 | 295 | Shawn Gilbert | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | California State University, Fresno |
| 12 | 297 | Buddy Groom | Chicago White Sox | Left-handed pitcher | University of Mary Hardin–Baylor |
| 12 | 314 | Andy Mota | Houston Astros | Infielder | California State University, Fullerton |
| 13 | 323 | Dwayne Hosey | Chicago White Sox | Outfielder | — |
| 13 | 324 | Mike Stanton$^§$ | Atlanta Braves | Left-handed pitcher | Alvin Community College |
| 13 | 325 | Steve Finley$^§$ | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| 13 | 330 | Rob Natal | Montreal Expos | Catcher | University of California, San Diego |
| 13 | 331 | Troy O'Leary | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Cypress High School |
| 13 | 335 | Ryan Thompson | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | Kent County High School |
| 13 | 342 | Terry Bross | New York Mets | Right-handed pitcher | St. John's University |
| 14 | 350 | David Nied | Atlanta Braves | Right-handed pitcher | Duncanville High School |
| 14 | 355 | Ron Coomer$^§$ | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | Taft College |
| 14 | 362 | Bill Risley | Cincinnati Reds | Right-handed pitcher | Harry S Truman College |
| 14 | 367 | Gerald Williams | New York Yankees | Outfielder | Grambling State University |
| 15 | 388 | Butch Henry | Cincinnati Reds | Left-handed pitcher | El Paso High School |
| 15 | 396 | Desi Wilson* | Boston Red Sox | First baseman | Glen Cove High School |
| 16 | 405 | Bobby Moore | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 16 | 411 | Steve Olin | Cleveland Indians | Right-handed pitcher | Portland State University |
| 16 | 418 | Al Osuna | Houston Astros | Left-handed pitcher | Stanford University |
| 16 | 420 | Eric Hillman | New York Mets | Left-handed pitcher | Eastern Illinois University |
| 17 | 424 | Steve Carter | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | University of Georgia |
| 17 | 425 | Chip Hale | Minnesota Twins | Second baseman | University of Arizona |
| 17 | 445 | Terry Bradshaw* | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Windsor High School |
| 18 | 449 | Mike Gardiner | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Indiana State University |
| 18 | 455 | David Segui | Baltimore Orioles | First baseman | Louisiana Tech University |
| 18 | 462 | Tim Sherrill | St. Louis Cardinals | Left-handed pitcher | University of Arkansas |
| 18 | 464 | Erik Johnson | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 18 | 465 | Dave Haas* | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Wichita State University |
| 18 | 472 | Denny Harriger | New York Mets | Right-handed pitcher | Ford City High School |
| 19 | 476 | Mike Fyhrie* | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Ocean View High School |
| 19 | 482 | Rafael Bournigal | Los Angeles Dodgers | Infielder | Florida State University |
| 19 | 486 | Jeff Carter | Montreal Expos | Right-handed pitcher | University of Tampa |
| 19 | 491 | Bob MacDonald | Toronto Blue Jays | Left-handed pitcher | Rutgers University |
| 20 | 508 | Jose Munoz | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop | Florida College |
| 20 | 511 | Scott Brosius$^§$* | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | Linfield College |
| 20 | 513 | Brian Turang* | Milwaukee Brewers | Catcher | Long Beach City College |
| 20 | 520 | Jim Vatcher | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | California State University, Northridge |
| 20 | 522 | Dean Hartgraves | Houston Astros | Left-handed pitcher | College of the Siskiyous |
| 20 | 524 | John Johnstone | New York Mets | Right-handed pitcher | Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School |
| 21 | 534 | Dennis Springer | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | California State University, Fresno |
| 21 | 539 | Mark Kiefer | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Fullerton College |
| 21 | 547 | Mike Schwabe | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Arizona State University |
| 22 | 555 | Dan Smith* | Minnesota Twins | Left-handed pitcher | Apple Valley High School |
| 22 | 559 | Ray Giannelli* | Baltimore Orioles | Third baseman | New York City College of Technology |
| 22 | 567 | Kevin Bearse | Cleveland Indians | Left-handed pitcher | Old Dominion University |
| 23 | 579 | Pat Listach* | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | McLennan Community College |
| 23 | 588 | Paul Faries | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | Pepperdine University |
| 23 | 594 | Mark Dewey | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | Grand Valley State University |
| 24 | 617 | Jeromy Burnitz$^§$* | Milwaukee Brewers | Catcher | Conroe High School |
| 24 | 621 | Erik Schullstrom* | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Alameda High School |
| 25 | 643 | Chris Haney* | Milwaukee Brewers | Left-handed pitcher | Orange County High School |
| 25 | 645 | Beau Allred | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | Lamar University |
| 25 | 656 | Jayhawk Owens* | Boston Red Sox | Catcher | Glen Este High School |
| 26 | 658 | Bob Ayrault | Pittsburgh Pirates | Right-handed pitcher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 26 | 666 | Alan Newman* | San Diego Padres | Left-handed pitcher | La Habra High School |
| 26 | 680 | Dan Wilson$^§$* | New York Mets | Catcher | Barrington High School |
| 26 | 682 | Stan Spencer* | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Columbia River High School |
| 27 | 696 | Toby Borland | Philadelphia Phillies | Right-handed pitcher | Quitman High School |
| 28 | 711 | Bret Boone$^§$* | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | El Dorado High School |
| 28 | 726 | Milt Hill | Cincinnati Reds | Right-handed pitcher | Georgia Perimeter College |
| 29 | 742 | Zak Shinall | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | El Camino College |
| 29 | 746 | Kevin Foster | Montreal Expos | Third baseman | Evanston Township High School |
| 30 | 777 | Steve Wapnick | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | California State University, Fresno |
| 30 | 782 | Darryl Kile$^§$ | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Chaffey College |
| 31 | 805 | Kevin Mmahat | Texas Rangers | Left-handed pitcher | Tulane University |
| 32 | 821 | Jim Campbell | Kansas City Royals | Left-handed pitcher | San Diego State University |
| 32 | 831 | Rob Nen$^§$ | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Los Alamitos High School |
| 33 | 841 | Fernando Ramsey | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | New Mexico State University |
| 33 | 846 | Jorge Pedre | Kansas City Royals | Catcher | Los Angeles Harbor College |
| 33 | 858 | Rusty Meacham | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Indian River State College |
| 34 | 869 | Kirk Dressendorfer* | Baltimore Orioles | Right-handed pitcher | Pearland High School |
| 34 | 870 | Jim Poole* | Los Angeles Dodgers | Left-handed pitcher | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 34 | 884 | Scott Erickson$^§$* | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | San Jose City College |
| 35 | 902 | Jimmy Myers | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | Crowder High School |
| 35 | 905 | Ed Pierce* | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Glendora High School |
| 36 | 914 | Craig Paquette* | Minnesota Twins | Third baseman | Rancho Alamitos High School |
| 36 | 929 | Greg McCarthy | Philadelphia Phillies | Left-handed pitcher | Central High School |
| 37 | 938 | Jeff Cirillo$^§$* | Chicago Cubs | Right-handed pitcher | Providence High School |
| 37 | 952 | Andy Carter | Philadelphia Phillies | Left-handed pitcher | Springfield High School |
| 37 | 954 | Lance Dickson* | Houston Astros | Left-handed pitcher | Grossmont High School |
| 38 | 958 | Todd Haney | Seattle Mariners | Second baseman | University of Texas at Austin |
| 38 | 961 | Tom Thobe | Chicago Cubs | Left-handed pitcher | Edison High School |
| 38 | 978 | Anthony Young | New York Mets | Right-handed pitcher | University of Houston |
| 41 | 1,034 | Tim Costo* | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Glenbard Township High School |
| 42 | 1,041 | Gar Finnvold* | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Palm Beach State College |
| 42 | 1,057 | James Mouton* | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Luther Burbank High School |
| 43 | 1,064 | Mike James | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Lurleen B. Wallace Community College |
| 45 | 1,097 | Doug Simons* | Los Angeles Dodgers | Left-handed pitcher | Pepperdine University |
| 45 | 1,102 | Darren Lewis* | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | Chabot College |
| 45 | 1,103 | Glenn Sutko | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | Spartanburg Methodist College |
| 46 | 1,109 | Jeff Darwin* | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Bonham High School |
| 47 | 1,136 | Keith Osik* | Texas Rangers | Shortstop | Shoreham-Wading River High School |
| 48 | 1,152 | Brad Ausmus$^§$ | New York Yankees | Catcher | Cheshire High School |
| 49 | 1,159 | Tim Laker* | Kansas City Royals | Catcher | Simi Valley High School |
| 52 | 1,190 | James Hurst* | Seattle Mariners | Left-handed pitcher | South Florida State College |
| 53 | 1,199 | Paul Miller | Pittsburgh Pirates | Right-handed pitcher | Carthage College |
| 57 | 1,223 | Orlando Palmeiro* | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | Miami Southridge High School |
| 58 | 1,226 | Jeff Conine$^§$* | Kansas City Royals | Third baseman | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 59 | 1,230 | Mark Small* | Kansas City Royals | Right-handed pitcher | West Seattle High School |
| 65 | 1,247 | Bret Barberie* | Kansas City Royals | Infielder | Cerritos College |
| 66 | 1,249 | Erik Plantenberg* | Kansas City Royals | Right-handed pitcher | Newport High School |
| 70 | 1,258 | Tom Marsh* | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | University of Toledo |

## Aftermath

The Kansas City Royals had the most picks of any team, with 74; following the Royals, the Toronto Blue Jays made 71, and the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets made 61 apiece. The total number of players drafted, 1,263, broke a record for the most players ever selected in a draft. The previous record of 1,162 was set during the 1967 draft. The California Angels drafted the fewest future MLB players, with only four of their draftees appearing in an MLB game, while the Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers both drafted 13 future MLB players, the most of any team.
With their first overall pick, the Mariners selected Ken Griffey Jr., an outfielder from Moeller High School. Over his 22-year career, Griffey Jr. was elected to thirteen All-Star games, won seven Silver Slugger Awards, and helped Seattle make their first playoff appearance as a franchise during the 1995 season. Mark Merchant, whom the Pirates drafted second overall, never played in an MLB game; two years after they drafted him, Pittsburgh traded Merchant to Seattle. The Pirates made the playoffs for three consecutive seasons from 1990 to 1992 but lost in the National League Championship Series all three years.