1984 Major League Baseball draft
| 1984 Major League Baseball draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | June 1984 |
| Location | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
| Overview | |
| 839 total selections | |
| First selection | Shawn Abner New York Mets |
| First round selections | 28 |
| Hall of Famers | 2 |
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.[1]
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Abner | New York Mets | Outfield | Mechanicsburg Area Senior 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
References
- ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1984". Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.