1982 Major League Baseball Draft
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First round selections
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawon Dunston Shawon Dunston Shawon Donnell Dunston is a former shortstop and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball. He resides in Fremont, CA. He was the first overall pick in the 1982 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs, and played for the Cubs , San Francisco Giants , Pittsburgh Pirates , Cleveland Indians , St... |
Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Thomas Jefferson High School |
| 2 | Augie Schmidt Augie Schmidt August Robert Schmidt IV is the current head coach of the Carthage College baseball team. He was a minor league baseball shortstop from 1982 to 1986.... |
Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | University of New Orleans |
| 3 | Jimmy Jones | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Thomas Jefferson High School |
| 4 | Bryan Oelkers Bryan Oelkers Bryan Alois Oelkers is a former a Major League Baseball pitcher. He attended college at Wichita State. He batted and threw left-handed. Oelkers played two years in the majors — 1983 with the Minnesota Twins and 1986 with the Cleveland Indians. In 45 career games, he had a 3-8 record... |
Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Wichita State University |
| 5 | Dwight Gooden Dwight Gooden Dwight Eugene Gooden , nicknamed "Doc Gooden" or "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.-Career:... |
New York Mets | Pitcher | Hillsborough High School |
| 6 | Spike Owen Spike Owen Spike Dee Owen is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners , Boston Red Sox , Montreal Expos , New York Yankees and California Angels... |
Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | University of Texas |
| 7 | Sam Khalifa Sam Khalifa Sam Khalifa , is a former Major League Baseball player. The seventh overall pick in the 1982 June draft. He played 164 games across three seasons in the majors, most as a shortstop and all as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates... |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Sahuaro High School Sahuaro High School Sahuaro High School is a public high school located in Tucson, Arizona, part of the Tucson Unified School District. It is located on the far east side of the city at 545 North Camino Seco, just north of Vicksburg Street between Broadway and Speedway Boulevards. The school mascot is the Cougar, and... |
| 8 | Bob Kipper Bob Kipper Robert Wayne Kipper is a former middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who was the eighth player drafted in the 1982 draft. He had signed to play baseball at Nebraska before his selection. He played from 1985 through 1992 for the California Angels , Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins... |
California Angels | Pitcher | Aurora Central Catholic High School |
| 9 | Duane Ward Duane Ward Roy Duane Ward was a Major League Baseball reliever during the late 1980s and early 1990s.Ward went to school and made his early athletic mark in Farmington, New Mexico, a small oil and gas city, and one known for its amateur baseball programs... |
Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Farmington High School |
| 10 | John Morris John Morris (outfielder) John Daniel Morris is a former professional baseball player who played seven seasons in the major leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and California Angels.... |
Kansas City Royals | Outfield | Seton Hall University Seton Hall University Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the... |
| 11 | Steve Stanicek Steve Stanicek Stephen Blair Stanicek is a former Major League Baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, for the Milwaukee Brewers and for the Philadelphia Phillies. He played 13 games, twelve as a pinch hitter and one as a designated hitter.Steve is the brother of fellow former major... |
San Francisco Giants | First Base | Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference... |
| 12 | Mark Snyder | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Bearden High School |
| 13 | John Russell | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher | University of Oklahoma |
| 14 | Ron Karkovice Ron Karkovice Ronald Joseph Karkovice is a former Major League Baseball catcher.Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round of the 1982 MLB amateur draft, Karkovice would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago White Sox on August 17, 1986, and appeared in his final game on September 26,... |
Chicago White Sox | Catcher | Boone High School |
| 15 | Steve Swain | Houston Astros | Outfield | Grossmont High School |
| 16 | Sam Horn Sam Horn Samuel Lee Horn is a former baseball player who spent parts of 8 seasons in MLB and was an anchor for New England Sports Network, the flagship station of Boston sports teams.-Pro career:... |
Boston Red Sox | First Base | Morse High School |
| 17 | Tony Woods | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Whittier College |
| 18 | Rob Parkins | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Cerritos High School Cerritos High School Cerritos High School, also called CHS, is a public high school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the ABC Unified School District.-History:... |
| 19 | Franklin Stubbs Franklin Stubbs Franklin Lee Stubbs was a Major League Baseball player from 1984 to 1995.Over his 10-year career he played with four teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers , Houston Astros , Milwaukee Brewers , and Detroit Tigers .Playing for the Dodgers in 1987, primarily as a first baseman, Stubbs had 885 total... |
Los Angeles Dodgers | First Base | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | Rich Monteleone Rich Monteleone Richard Monteleone is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach. In 2008, he was the special pitching instructor for the New York Yankees, but was fired on October 14, 2008.... |
Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Tampa Catholic High School |
| 21 | Todd Worrell | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Biola University |
| 22 | Scott Jones | Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890.... |
Pitcher | Hinsdale South High School |
| 23 | Billy Hawley | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Brookland Cayce High School |
| 24 | Joe Kucharski | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | University of South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... |
| 25 | Dale Sveum Dale Sveum Dale Curtis Sveum is a former Major League Baseball player and the current manager of the Chicago Cubs.-Playing career:A talented athlete, Sveum was an All-State and All-American quarterback while attending Pinole Valley High School, in addition to being a fine baseball player... |
Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Pinole Valley High School |
| 26 | Jeff Ledbetter | Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"... |
First baseman | Florida State University Florida State University The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... |
| 27 | Stan Boderick | Chicago Cubs | Outfield | Robinson High School |
| 28 | Robert Jones | Cincinnati Reds | First baseman | Proviso East HS (Maywood, IL) |
Other notable players
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was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. Bonds would eventually play for the Giants (1993-2007). - Will Clark was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign.
- Jim DeShaies was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 21st round of the 1982 amateur draft.
- Cecil FielderCecil FielderCecil Grant Fielder is a former professional baseball player who was a noted power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . He played with the Toronto Blue Jays , Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians...
was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 15, 1982. - Mike GreenwellMike GreenwellMichael Lewis Greenwell is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire MLB career with the Boston Red Sox . He briefly played a few games for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan , before retiring. Greenwell was nicknamed "The Gator." He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
was drafted by the Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
in the third round of the 1982 amateur draft. - Bo JacksonBo JacksonVincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is a former American baseball and football player. He was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports, and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1985....
was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. - Randy JohnsonRandy JohnsonRandall David Johnson , nicknamed "The Big Unit", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 22-year career, he pitched for six different teams....
was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. - Jimmy KeyJimmy KeyJames Edward "Jimmy" Key is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays , New York Yankees , and Baltimore Orioles...
was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1982. - Billy RipkenBilly RipkenWilliam Oliver Ripken is an American radio personality for XM Satellite Radio, a studio analyst for MLB Network's "MLB Tonight," and is a former infielder in Major League Baseball from –...
was drafted by the Orioles in the 11th round. Player signed June 15, 1982. - Bret SaberhagenBret SaberhagenBret William Saberhagen is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Early years:Bret Saberhagen attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in Reseda, California. Saberhagen starred in both basketball and baseball...
was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 1982. - Zane SmithZane SmithZane William Smith is a former American Major League baseball player.-Career:Smith, a left-handed pitcher, played collegiately at Indiana State University. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft and made his Major League debut on September 10, 1984 for...
was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft. - B.J. SurhoffB.J. SurhoffWilliam James "B. J." Surhoff is a former catcher, outfielder, first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter in Major League Baseball. Over his 18-year major league career, he played every position except pitcher...
was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. - Walt WeissWalt WeissWalter William Weiss is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball.Weiss was a member of the National League All-Star Team...
was drafted by the Orioles in the 10th round, but did not sign.