The 1982 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1982. The draft saw the Chicago Cubs select Shawon Dunston first overall.
| 1982 Major League Baseball draft | |
|---|---|
 Shawon Dunston, first draft pick | |
| General information | |
| Date(s) | June 1982 |
| Overview | |
| 832 total selections | |
| First selection | Shawon Dunston Chicago Cubs |
| First round selections | 28 |
| Hall of Famers | 2 |
First round selections
edit| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft.[1]
Compensation Picks
edit- ^ Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Frank Tanana
- ^ Pick from Montreal Expos as compensation for signing of free agent Tim Blackwell
- ^ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Collins
- ^ Pick from Oakland Athletics as compensation for signing of free agent Joe Rudi
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Tim Blackwell
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Collins
Other notable players
edit- David Wells†, 2nd round, 30th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Allan Anderson, 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Barry Bonds†, 2nd round, 39th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
- Lance McCullers, 2nd round, 41st overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Bo Jackson, 2nd round, 50th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Barry Larkin‡, 2nd round, 51st overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign
- Steve Ontiveros†, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Jimmy Key†, 3rd round, 56th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Roger McDowell, 3rd round, 59th overall by the New York Mets
- Zane Smith, 3rd round, 63rd overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Kenny Williams, 3rd round, 68th overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Mike Greenwell†, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Dan Pasqua, 3rd round, 76th overall by the New York Yankees
- Kirk McCaskill, 4th round, 88th overall by the California Angels
- Randy Johnson‡, 4th round, 89th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Will Clark†, 4th round, 90th overall by the Kansas City Royals, but did not sign
- Mike Maddux, 5th round, 119th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Steve Buechele, 5th round, 122nd overall by the Texas Rangers
- B.J. Surhoff†, 5th round, 128th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Charlie O'Brien, 5th round, 132nd overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Pat Borders, 6th round, 134th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Alvin Davis†, 6th round, 138th overall by the Seattle Mariners
- Terry Pendleton†, 7th round, 179th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Bobby Witt, 7th round, 181st overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign
- Mitch Williams†, 8th round, 187th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Rafael Palmeiro†, 8th round, 189th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Mark McLemore, 9th round, 218th overall by the California Angels
- Tom Browning†, 9th round, 233rd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Pete Incaviglia, 10th round, 247th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
- Vince Coleman†, 10th round, 257th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Walt Weiss†, 10th round, 260th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Rob Dibble†, 11th round, 283rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
- Billy Ripken, 11th round, 286th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Jose Canseco†, 15th round, 392nd overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Fredi González, 16th round, 414th overall by the New York Yankees
- Chuck Crim, 17th round, 443rd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Jim Morris, 18th round, 466th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Bret Saberhagen†, 19th round, 480th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Bob Patterson, 21st round, 524th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Jim Deshaies, 21st round, 542nd overall by the New York Yankees
- Mike Rizzo, 22nd round, 554th overall by the California Angels
- Jim Corsi, 25th round, 642nd overall by the New York Yankees
- Mike Henneman†, 27th round, 672nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Lance Johnson†, 31st round, 760th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
- Bruce Ruffin, 31st round, 766th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
- Kenny Rogers†, 39th round, 816th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Dave Martinez, 40th round, 819th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer
NBA/NCAA/NFL players drafted
edit- Urban Meyer, 13th round, 323rd overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Dell Curry, 37th round, 810th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
- Rodney Carter, 38th round, 813th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
References
edit- ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1982". Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.