Question: How many years did the earliest player drafted spend in Major League Baseball ?

text: 1965 Major League Baseball draft
Post-First Round Selections
The list of later selections is limited to those who have made at least one major league appearance .
The 1965 Major League Baseball Draft is the first year in which a draft took place for Major League Baseball. It was held on June 8-9 in New York City. In Major League Baseball's first Free Agent Amateur Draft, the Kansas City Athletics selected Arizona State sophomore Rick Monday as the number one pick. Kansas City also chose ten future major leaguers, including Sal Bando (6th round) and Gene Tenace (20th round), building the base for the Oakland Athletics' championship teams of the early 1970s. A total of 813 players were selected. Some of the more significant picks were catcher Johnny Bench by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round, pitcher Nolan Ryan by the New York Mets in the twelfth round, and infielder Graig Nettles by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round. The first player to reach the majors was pitcher Joe Coleman, the Washington Senators' first pick and third pick overall. Future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round but did not sign and returned to the University of Southern California campus.
Round Pick Player Team Position School ( Location )
2 21 Joe Keough Kansas City Athletics First baseman Mt . San Antonio College ( Walnut , California )
2 24 Keith Lampard Houston Astros Outfielder University of Oregon ( Eugene , Oregon )
2 26 Ken Rudolph Chicago Cubs Catcher University of Nebraska ( Lincoln , Nebraska )
2 28 Alan Foster Los Angeles Dodgers Right-handed pitcher Los Altos High School ( Hacienda Heights , California )
2 29 Del Unser * Minnesota Twins Outfielder Mississippi State University ( Mississippi State , Mississippi )
2 31 Sandy Vance * Los Angeles Angels Right-handed pitcher Pasadena High School ( Pasadena , California )
2 36 Johnny Bench † Cincinnati Reds Catcher Binger High School ( Binger , Oklahoma )
2 38 Larry Hisle Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Portsmouth High School ( Portsmouth , Ohio )
2 39 Danny Thompson * New York Yankees Shortstop Capron High School ( Capron , Oklahoma )
3 41 Bob Stinson * Kansas City Athletics Outfielder Miami Senior High School ( Miami , Florida )
3 42 Joe Moock New York Mets Shortstop Louisiana State University ( Baton Rouge , Louisiana )
3 43 Gene Martin Washington Senators Outfielder Dougherty Comprehensive High School ( Albany , Georgia )
3 45 Ken Poulsen Boston Red Sox Third baseman Birmingham High School ( Van Nuys , California )
3 51 Dick Baney * Los Angeles Angels Right-handed pitcher Anaheim High School ( Anaheim , California )
3 53 Andy Messersmith * Detroit Tigers Right-handed pitcher University of California , Berkeley ( Berkeley , California )
3 55 Frank Tepedino Baltimore Orioles First baseman Wingate High School ( Brooklyn , New York )
3 58 Bill Champion Philadelphia Phillies Right-handed pitcher Shelby High School ( Shelby , North Carolina )
4 61 Ken Holtzman Chicago Cubs Left-handed pitcher University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( Urbana , Illinois )
4 64 Charlie Vaughan Milwaukee Braves Left-handed pitcher Brownsville High School ( Brownsville , Texas )
4 66 Ken Boswell New York Mets Second baseman Sam Houston State University ( Huntsville , Texas )