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1977 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players

Field	Value
name	1977 Major League Baseball draft
first	Harold Baines
Chicago White Sox
first_round	26
hofnum	{{Collapsible list
title	4
1	OF Harold Baines
2	SS Paul Molitor
3	SS Ozzie Smith
4	OF Tim Raines}}
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Chicago White Sox The 1977 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1977 MLB season. The draft saw the Chicago White Sox select Harold Baines first overall.

First round selections

	= All-Star			= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.

Other notable selections

	= All-Star			= Baseball Hall of Famer

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position
2	29	Kevin Bass	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
2	38	Terry Francona*	Chicago Cubs	1B
2	42	Mookie Wilson	New York Mets	OF
3	54	Scott Sanderson	Montreal Expos	RHP
3	57	Darrell Brown	Detroit Tigers	OF
4	84	Jim Gott	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP
4	85	Brian Harper	California Angels	C
4	86	Ozzie Smith	San Diego Padres	SS
5	106	Tim Raines	Montreal Expos	OF
5	124	Mickey Hatcher	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
7	145	Jesse Orosco*	St. Louis Cardinals	LHP
9	233	Jesse Barfield	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
11	270	Chili Davis	San Francisco Giants	OF
15	389	Danny Ainge	Toronto Blue Jays	INF
16	416	Tony Phillips*	Seattle Mariners	INF/OF
17	429	Gary Redus*	Boston Red Sox	OF
36	762	Tom Niedenfuer	Los Angeles Dodgers	RHP

*** Did not sign

Background

The White Sox surprised some when they passed on right-handed pitcher Bill Gullickson, a native of nearby Orland Park, Illinois, and selected outfielder Harold Baines as the number one pick in the draft. White Sox owner Bill Veeck had seen Baines play little league baseball in Maryland and had followed his progress through the years. After spending three seasons in the minors, Baines was a fixture in the White Sox lineup for 10 seasons, and was eventually elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.

With Gullickson available, Montreal selected the pitcher second overall, and eventually pitcher Scott Sanderson in the third round and outfielder Tim Raines in the fifth.

Shortstop Tom Goffena from Sidney, Ohio became the Toronto Blue Jays' first draft pick as he was chosen 25th in the first round. The Seattle Mariners picked 26th and took outfielder Dave Henderson from Dos Palos, California as their first draft pick. The Blue Jays also picked Danny Ainge out of Brigham Young University in the 15th round. Ainge, who was also drafted by the NBA's Boston Celtics, later quit baseball and played basketball instead, becoming a basketball coach and executive after his playing days ended.

References

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