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1965 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball

Field	Value
name	1965 Major League Baseball draft
date	June 8–9, 1965
location	New York City
first	Rick Monday
Kansas City Athletics
first_round	20
hofnum	{{Collapsible list
title	3
1	C Johnny Bench
2	P Tom Seaver
3	P Nolan Ryan}}
next	[1966](1966-major-league-baseball-draft)

Kansas City Athletics

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.

Key

†	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

First round selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School (Location)
1	^	Kansas City Athletics	Outfielder	Arizona State University
(Tempe, Arizona)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=1st Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
2		New York Mets	Left-handed pitcher	Billings West High School
(Billings, Montana)
3	^	Washington Senators	Right-handed pitcher	Natick High School
(Natick, Massachusetts)
4	Alex Barrett	Houston Astros	Shortstop	Atwater High School
(Atwater, California)
5		Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	Swampscott High School
(Swampscott, Massachusetts)
6		Chicago Cubs	Right-handed pitcher	Coffee High School
(Florence, Alabama)
7	^	Cleveland Indians	Catcher	Marion High School
(Marion, Illinois)
8	John Wyatt	Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop	Bakersfield High School
(Bakersfield, California)
9	*	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	University of Arizona
(Tucson, Arizona)
10	Doug Dickerson	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Ensley High School
(Birmingham, Alabama)
11	^	Los Angeles Angels	First baseman	Andover High School
(Glen Burnie, Maryland)
12	Dick Grant	Milwaukee Braves	First baseman	Watertown High School
(Watertown, Massachusetts)
13		Detroit Tigers	Catcher	Hiawatha High School
(Kirkland, Illinois)
14		San Francisco Giants	Third baseman	Santa Clara University
(Santa Clara, California)
15	Scott McDonald	Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Marquette High School
(Yakima, Washington)
16		Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	Livonia Franklin High School
(Livonia, Michigan)
17	Ken Plesha	Chicago White Sox	Catcher	Notre Dame University
(Notre Dame, Indiana)
18	*	Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Point Loma High School
(San Diego, California)
19		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Wahlert High School
(Dickeyville, Wisconsin)
20	Joe DiFabio	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	Delta State University
(Cleveland, Mississippi)

Post-first round selections

The list of later selections is limited to those who have made at least one major league appearance.

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position	School (Location)	Ref
2	21		Kansas City Athletics	First baseman	Mt. San Antonio College
(Walnut, California)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=2&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=2nd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
2	24		Houston Astros	Outfielder	University of Oregon
(Eugene, Oregon)
2	26		Chicago Cubs	Catcher	University of Nebraska
(Lincoln, Nebraska)
2	28		Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	Los Altos High School
(Hacienda Heights, California)
2	29	*	Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	Mississippi State University
(Mississippi State, Mississippi)
2	31	*	Los Angeles Angels	Right-handed pitcher	Pasadena High School
(Pasadena, California)
2	36	^†	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	Binger High School
(Binger, Oklahoma)
2	38	^	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	Portsmouth High School
(Portsmouth, Ohio)
2	39	*	New York Yankees	Shortstop	Capron High School
(Capron, Oklahoma)
3	41	*	Kansas City Athletics	Outfielder	Miami Senior High School
(Miami, Florida)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=3&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=3rd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
3	42		New York Mets	Shortstop	Louisiana State University
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
3	43		Washington Senators	Outfielder	Dougherty Comprehensive High School
(Albany, Georgia)
3	45		Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	Birmingham High School
(Van Nuys, California)
3	51	*	Los Angeles Angels	Right-handed pitcher	Anaheim High School
(Anaheim, California)
3	53	*^	Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Berkeley
(Berkeley, California)
3	55		Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	Wingate High School
(Brooklyn, New York)
3	58		Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Shelby High School
(Shelby, North Carolina)
4	61	^	Chicago Cubs	Left-handed pitcher	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(Urbana, Illinois)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=4&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=4th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
4	64		Milwaukee Braves	Left-handed pitcher	Brownsville High School
(Brownsville, Texas)
4	66		New York Mets	Second baseman	Sam Houston State University
(Huntsville, Texas)
4	68		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	University of Nebraska
(Lincoln, Nebraska)
4	71	*	Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	University of Michigan
(Ann Arbor, Michigan)
4	73		St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	Collinsville High School
(Collinsville, Illinois)
4	74	^	Minnesota Twins	Third baseman	San Diego State University
(San Diego, California)
4	76	*	Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	Stagg High School
(Stockton, California)
4	79		Kansas City Athletics	Outfielder	Seaford High School
(Seaford, New York)
4	80		Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Baylor University
(Waco, Texas)
5	85		Philadelphia Phillies	Shortstop	Ohio University
(Athens, Ohio)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=5&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=5th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
5	87		Los Angeles Angels	Third baseman	Edison High School
(Fresno, California)
5	92		San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	Santa Clara University
(Santa Clara, California)
5	95	^	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Williamson High School
(Mobile, Alabama)
6	104		Milwaukee Braves	Shortstop	Sarasota High School
(Sarasota, Florida)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=6&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=6th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
6	105	*	Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Manhattan College
(New York City)
6	107	^	Los Angeles Angels	Outfielder	Carson-Newman College
(Jefferson City, Tennessee)
6	117	^	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Florida A&M University
(Tallahassee, Florida)
6	118		Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Wake Forest University
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
6	119	^	Kansas City Athletics	Third baseman	Arizona State University
(Tempe, Arizona)
7	121		Chicago Cubs	Shortstop	Fremont High School
(Sunnyvale, California)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=7&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=7th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
7	127	^	Los Angeles Angels	Right-handed pitcher	Eastern Illinois University
(Charleston, Illinois)
7	128	*	New York Yankees	Left-handed pitcher	North Thurston High School
(Olympia, Washington)
7	135		Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	Pensacola High School
(Pensacola, Florida)
7	139	*	Kansas City Athletics	Outfielder	Cerritos College
(Norwalk, California)
8	154		Minnesota Twins	Right-handed pitcher	Indiana University
(Bloomington, Indiana)	url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/draft.jsp?year=1965&type=junreg	title=1965 Draft – June Regular Phase	work=MLB.com	access-date=June 11, 2010}}
8	157	*	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	West High School
(Columbus, Ohio)
9	161		Chicago Cubs	Right-handed pitcher	Petaluma High School
(Petaluma, California)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=9&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=9th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
9	163	*	Washington Senators	Right-handed pitcher	Garinger High School
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
9	169		Cleveland Indians	First baseman	Key West High School
(Key West, Florida)
10	185	*	Philadelphia Phillies	Second baseman	Salesianum School
(Wilmington, Delaware)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=10&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=10th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
10	189	*	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Coal City High School (Coal City, Illinois)
10	190	*^†	Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	USC
(Los Angeles, California)
10	191		Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	Central Michigan University
(Mount Pleasant, Michigan)
10	196		Houston Astros	Outfielder	Bishop Amat Memorial High School
(La Puente, California)
10	199	George Lauzerique	Kansas City Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	George Washington High School (New York, New York)
10	200	Ron Lolich	Chicago White Sox	Third baseman	Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
11	201	*	Chicago Cubs	Left-handed pitcher	Nogales
(La Puente, California)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=11&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=11th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
11	206		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	University of Iowa
(Iowa City, Iowa)
11	212		San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	Arcadia High School
(Arcadia, California)
11	216	*	Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	Phoenix College
(Phoenix, Arizona)
12	226	^†	New York Mets	Pitcher	Alvin High School
(Alvin, Texas)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=12&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=12th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
13	241	*	Chicago Cubs	Third baseman	John Muir High School
url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=13&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=13th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
17	323	Dick Tidrow	Washington Senators	Right-handed pitcher	Mt. Eden High School	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=17&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=17th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
18	342	Bob Moose	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Franklin Area High School (Franklin, PA)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=18&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=18th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
18	356	*	Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	Ohio University
20	382	Gene Garber	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=20&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=20th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
20	400	Gene Tenace^	Kansas City Athletics	shortstop	Lucasville, Ohio
21	404	Ken Tatum*	Milwaukee Braves	Pitcher	Mississippi State University	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=21&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=21st Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
21	407	Doug Griffin	California Angels	Second baseman	El Monte High School (El Monte, CA)
21	413	Dan McGinn*	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	University of Notre Dame
21	417		Baltimore Orioles	Catcher	Newport News (Newport News, VA)
22	421	Freddie Patek^	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop	Seguin, Texas	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=22&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=22nd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
22	430	Ron Bryant	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	Davis, California
23	447	Steve Arlin*	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Ohio State University	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=23&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=23rd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
23	453	Lowell Palmer*	Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Norte del Rio (Sacramento, CA)
24	461	Steve Renko	New York Mets	First baseman/Pitcher	University of Kansas	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=24&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=24th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
26	493	Tom Dettore	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Canon McMillan (Canonsburg, PA)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=26&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=26th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
26	505	Paul Reuschel*	Cincinnati Reds	pitcher	Camp Point Central (Camp Point, IL)
30	561	Lou Marone	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	San Diego Mesa College	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=30&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=30th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
31	577		Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Burbank (Sacramento, CA)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=31&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=31st Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
34	624	Tom Shopay	New York Yankees	Outfielder	Dean College	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=34&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=34th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
35	636		New York Mets	Pitcher	San Diego State University	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=35&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=35th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
36	654	Jerry DaVanon*	Houston Astros	Outfielder	San Diego Mesa College	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=36&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=36th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
37	662		Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Herndon (Herndon, VA)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=37&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=37th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
38	671	Duffy Dyer*	Milwaukee Braves	C-OF	Arizona State University	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=38&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=38th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
39	683	Danny Frisella*	Milwaukee Braves	Pitcher	Washington State University	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=39&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=39th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
55	777		St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	Watsonville High School
(Watsonville, California)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=55&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=55th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
56	781	*	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	University of California, Berkeley
(Berkeley, California)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=56&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=56th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}
68	817		Houston Astros	Catcher	Westfield High School
(Docena, Alabama)	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=68&year_ID=1965&draft_type=junreg	title=68th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft	work=Baseball-Reference.com	access-date=June 10, 2010}}

References

(June 10, 1965). "826 Players Picked in Baseball Draft". The Burlington Free Press.
(June 8, 1965). "Kansas City Chooses Rick Monday In Major League Free Agent Draft". [[The Tampa Tribune.
"Background on the 1965 MLB Draft".
"1st Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
"2nd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
"3rd Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
"4th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
"5th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
"6th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
"7th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
"1965 Draft – June Regular Phase". [[MLB.com]].
"8th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
"9th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.

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