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1985 Baseball Draft

The 1985 Baseball Draft appears below and includes every player chosen in the June amateur draft, every round of the 1985 baseball draft, the overall pick, the team who drafted them, their position at that time, and where they were drafted from (high school / college name).

"The idea behind the draft was simple: 1) it gave the poorer teams—usually those lower in the standings—an equal chance to sign the top talent being produced in colleges and high schools; and 2) it cut down on payments of excessive bonuses to untried players. Even those who enthusiastically supported the free-agent draft had no idea that benefits from it would be reaped so quickly. Yet this season, less than two years later, several youngsters selected in the draft have stepped into the major leagues and have performed not just capably but in some cases spectacularly." - Sportswriter William Leggett in Sports Illustrated (May 01, 1967, 'Fresh Breezes From The Free-Agent Draft', Page 38)

Rd	Pick	Phase	Player Name	Drafting Team	Pos	Drafted From
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1	1	JS	Eric Hetzel	Boston Red Sox	P	Louisiana State University
1	2	JS	Pat Gilbert	San Francisco Giants	OF	Columbia State Community College
1	3	JS	Todd Stottlemyre	Toronto Blue Jays	P	Yakima Valley Community College
1	4	JS	Tommy Hinzo	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS	University of Arizona
1	5	JS	Rick Morris	St. Louis Cardinals	2B	Arizona State University
1	6	JS	Blaine Deabenderfer	Oakland Athletics	P	University of North Carolina
1	7	JS	Allen Wisdom	Philadelphia Phillies	P	San Jacinto College
1	8	JS	Scott Kershaw	Chicago White Sox	P	UCLA
1	9	JS	Jim Hunter	Montreal Expos	P	University of Georgia
1	10	JS	Craig Worthington	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Cerritos College
1	11	JS	Ron Ewart	Chicago Cubs	1B-OF	Cerritos College
1	12	JS	Tony Faryniarz	San Diego Padres	P	Sacramento City College
1	13	JS	DeWayne Coleman	Minnesota Twins	P	Chaffey College
1	14	JS	Dodd Johnson	Atlanta Braves	3B	University of Texas
1	15	JS	Mike Belanger	New York Yankees	P	Cal State Fullerton
1	16	JS	Pat Garman	Seattle Mariners	3B	College of the Sequoias
1	17	JS	Gerald Nielsen	New York Mets	P	Sacramento City College
1	18	JS	John Wilder	Milwaukee Brewers	P	Walters State Community College
1	19	JS	Jeff Forney	Cincinnati Reds	OF	Florida Atlantic University
1	20	JS	John Woodward	Cleveland Indians	OF	Santa Fe Community College
1	21	JS	Gayron Jackson	Houston Astros	OF	El Camino College
1	22	JS	Gary Nalls	California Angels	SS	Lamar University
1	23	JS	Todd Ross	Kansas City Royals	3B-SS	Shasta College
1	24	JS	Doug Cox	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Georgia Perimeter College
1	25	JS	Darrin Garner	Texas Rangers	SS	Orange County Community College
1	26	JS	Pete Roberts	Detroit Tigers	P	Mira Costa College
2	27	JS	Bill Zupka	Boston Red Sox	P	Queensborough Community College
2	28	JS	Mike Reitzel	San Francisco Giants	P	Seminole State College of Florida
2	29	JS	Craig Bolton	Toronto Blue Jays	P	Santa Fe Community College
2	30	JS	Jason Bridges	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS-3B	McLennan Community College
2	31	JS	Blaine Beatty	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Baylor University
2	32	JS	Ken Sebree	Oakland Athletics	P	Brevard Community College
2	33	JS	Steve Bowden	Philadelphia Phillies	P	San Jacinto College
2	34	JS	Vince Lopez	Chicago White Sox	SS	UCLA
2	35	JS	Scott Ayers	Montreal Expos	P	University of New Orleans
2	36	JS	Mickey Billmeyer	Baltimore Orioles	C	North Carolina State University
2	37	JS	Robert Chadwick	Chicago Cubs	P	Oxnard College
2	38	JS	Al Osuna	San Diego Padres	P	Cerritos College
2	39	JS	Shawn Gilbert	Minnesota Twins	SS	Golden West College
2	40	JS	John Clements	Atlanta Braves	P	Chipola College
2	41	JS	Garrett O'Connor	New York Yankees	P	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2	42	JS	Don Cohoon	Seattle Mariners	3B	Indian River State College
2	43	JS	Gordie Dillard	New York Mets	P	Oklahoma State University
2	44	JS	Tom Gallagher	Milwaukee Brewers	P	Sacramento City College
2	45	JS	John Vuz	Cleveland Indians	C	Keystone College
2	46	JS	James Willis	Houston Astros	OF	Triton College
2	47	JS	David Johnson	California Angels	P	University of Oklahoma
2	48	JS	Joe Kemp	Kansas City Royals	OF	Citrus College
2	49	JS	Marvin Newton	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	San Bernardino Valley College
2	50	JS	Dan Larsen	Texas Rangers	P	Citrus College
2	51	JS	David Miller	Detroit Tigers	P	Camden County College
3	52	JS	Lance Davis	San Francisco Giants	P	Connors State College
3	53	JS	Chris Lee	Toronto Blue Jays	P	Edison State College
3	54	JS	Kirk Barry	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Mesa Community College
3	55	JS	Russ Elsberry	Oakland Athletics	P	San Diego State University
3	56	JS	Kevin Brown	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Sacramento City College
3	57	JS	Ken Rahmine	Chicago White Sox	OF	Miami-Dade College
3	58	JS	Louis Calvert	Montreal Expos	P	Blinn College
3	59	JS	John Kohli	Baltimore Orioles	P	Mira Costa College
3	60	JS	Paul Kuzniar	Chicago Cubs	P	Alvin Community College
3	61	JS	Philip Price	Minnesota Twins	P	Los Angeles Harbor College
3	62	JS	Lionel Gaston	Atlanta Braves	P	Triton College
3	63	JS	Scott Lerner	New York Yankees	P	Diablo Valley College
3	64	JS	Jim Bruske	Seattle Mariners	P-OF	Antelope Valley College
3	65	JS	Andy Berg	New York Mets	P	Sacramento City College
3	66	JS	Steve Carter	Milwaukee Brewers	OF	Hagerstown Community College
3	67	JS	Greg Briley	Cleveland Indians	SS	Louisburg College
3	68	JS	Scott Boudreaux	Houston Astros	P	Wharton County Junior College
3	69	JS	Greg Vaughn	California Angels	OF	Sacramento City College
3	70	JS	Curtis Parham	Kansas City Royals	OF
3	71	JS	John McEntee	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	College of Marin
3	72	JS	Tim McCoy	Texas Rangers	P	Oral Roberts University
3	73	JS	Rob Hartwig	Detroit Tigers	OF	Los Angeles Harbor College
4	74	JS	Antoine Pickett	Toronto Blue Jays	3B	Contra Costa College
4	75	JS	James Hitt	Oakland Athletics	P	Chipola College
4	76	JS	Steven Harris	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Florida State College at Jacksonville
4	77	JS	Frank Taylor	Montreal Expos	OF-1B	Georgia Perimeter College
4	78	JS	Joey Seaver	Baltimore Orioles	P	University of Tennessee
4	79	JS	Jeff Marr	New York Yankees	P	Brevard Community College
4	80	JS	Joaquin Contreras	New York Mets	OF	Miami-Dade College
4	81	JS	Joe Palubeski	Milwaukee Brewers	2B	College of the Canyons
4	82	JS	Jorge Robles	Cleveland Indians	SS	Miami-Dade College
4	83	JS	Tim Lichty	Houston Astros	OF-3B	Moorpark College
4	84	JS	Anthony Newman	Texas Rangers	OF	University of Oregon
4	85	JS	Kevin Ritz	Detroit Tigers	P	Indian Hills Community College-Centerville
5	86	JS	Joe Hollinshed	Toronto Blue Jays	1B	Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
5	87	JS	Steve Wapnick	Oakland Athletics	P	Moorpark College
5	88	JS	Blas Minor	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Merced College
5	89	JS	Barry Griffin	Baltimore Orioles	P	North Idaho College
5	90	JS	Terry Griffin	New York Yankees	P	Florida State College at Jacksonville
5	91	JS	Jerald Higby	New York Mets	P	Modesto Junior College
5	92	JS	Robert Bartlett	Milwaukee Brewers	OF	Citrus College
5	93	JS	Shawn Talbott	Houston Astros	P	Cochise College
5	94	JS	Paul James	Texas Rangers	P	University of Missouri
5	95	JS	Gary Alexander	Detroit Tigers	P	Laney College
6	96	JS	Bruce Powers	Toronto Blue Jays	OF	Skyline College
6	97	JS	Mike Stanford	Oakland Athletics	P	Citrus College
6	98	JS	Ernie Rodriguez	Philadelphia Phillies	2B	Sacramento City College
6	99	JS	Dennis King	Milwaukee Brewers	SS	Riverside Community College
6	100	JS	Ed Shea	Houston Astros	C	Palm Beach State College
6	101	JS	Mike Sisco	Detroit Tigers	SS	St. Louis Community College-Meramec
7	102	JS	Oneri Fleita	Toronto Blue Jays	P	Miami-Dade College
7	103	JS	Jeff Smith	Milwaukee Brewers	P	Cleveland State Community College
7	104	JS	Tom Powers	Detroit Tigers	P	Triton College
Rd	Pick	Phase	Player Name	Drafting Team	Pos	Drafted From
1985 Baseball Draft

Did you know that there have been twenty-one players who have been drafted (since the baseball draft began in 1965) then went straight to the Major Leagues without first playing on a Minor League team?

Being selected with the first round, first pick, as the number one draft pick, is quite a baseball feat, but not every one of them has actually made it to the big leagues! Review those who did, those who didn't, which catcher was the first one ever selected first overall, which catcher was first that didn't make it and the first one that did, plus every other draft type (secondary drafts) along with information about which ones made it there as well.

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