1981 Major League Baseball Draft

=First round selections=

The following are the first round picks in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft. [cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/alltime/draft?year=1981 |title=MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1981 |accessdate=2008-09-16 ]

[http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1981&round=1]

Other notable players

*John Elway was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round (52nd pick overall) of the 1981 amateur draft. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1981&round=2&draft_type=junreg]
*David Cone was drafted by the Royals in the 3rd round. Player signed June 10, 1981. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coneda01.shtml David Cone page at Baseball Reference] ]
*Tony Gwynn was drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round. Player signed June 16, 1981. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gwynnto01.shtml Tony Gwynn page at Baseball Reference] ]
*Eric Plunk was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1981. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plunker01.shtml]
*Mickey Tettleton was drafted by the Athletics in the 5th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tettlmi01.shtml Mickey Tettleton page at Baseball Reference] ]
*Devon White was drafted by the California Angels in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1981. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitede03.shtml Devon White Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*Fred McGriff was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft. McGriff signed on June 11, 1981.
*Charlie O'Brien was drafted by the Mariners in the 21st round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'brich01.shtml Charlie O'Brien page at Baseball Reference] ]
*Lance Johnson was drafted by the Pirates in the 30th round of the 1981 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsla03.shtml Lance Johnson page at Baseball Reference] ]
*Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Orioles in the 31st round of the 1981 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fieldce01.shtml Cecil Fielder page at Baseball Reference] ]

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/1981/Round-1-1.shtml Complete draft list from "The Baseball Cube" database]

References