1978 Major League Baseball draft

The 1978 Major League Baseball draft was held June 6–8, 1978, consisting of 48 rounds, during which a total of 779 players were selected by 26 Major League Baseball organizations. The first overall selection was Bob Horner, drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
Four of the selected players made their professional debuts in MLB without first playing in Minor League Baseball: third baseman Horner from Arizona State University, Oakland High School pitchers Tim Conroy and Mike Morgan, and catcher Brian Milner from Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
In addition to Horner, the Braves also selected future major-leaguer players Matt Sinatro, Steve Bedrosian, Rick Behenna, Jose Alvarez and Gerald Perry.
Others notable players drafted included Lloyd Moseby and Dave Stieb, Mike Marshall and Steve Sax, Cal Ripken Jr. and Mike Boddicker, Kirk Gibson, Kent Hrbek and Hubie Brooks.

First round selections

The following are the first round picks in the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1	Bob Horner	1978 [Atlanta Braves season\|Atlanta Braves]	3B	Arizona State
2	Lloyd Moseby	Toronto Blue Jays season\|Toronto Blue Jays]	1B	Oakland High School
3	Hubie Brooks	New York Mets season\|New York Mets]	SS	Arizona State
4	Mike Morgan	Oakland Athletics season\|Oakland Athletics]	RHP	Valley High School
5	Andy Hawkins	1978 [San Diego Padres season\|San Diego Padres]	RHP	Midway High School
6	Tito Nanni	Seattle Mariners season\|Seattle Mariners]	OF	Chestnut Hill Academy High School
7	Bob Cummings	1978 [San Francisco Giants season\|San Francisco Giants]	C	Brother [Rice High School (Chicago, Illinois)\|Brother Rice High School]
8	Nick Hernandez	1978 [Milwaukee Brewers season\|Milwaukee Brewers]	C	Hialeah High School
9	Glenn Franklin	Montreal Expos	SS	Chipola Junior College
10	Phil Lansford	1978 [Cleveland Indians season\|Cleveland Indians]	SS	Wilcox High School
11	Rod Boxberger	1978 [Houston Astros season\|Houston Astros]	RHP	University of Southern California
12	Kirk Gibson	Detroit Tigers season\|Detroit Tigers]	OF	Michigan State University
13	Bill Hayes	Chicago Cubs season\|Chicago Cubs]	C	Indiana State University
14	Tom Brunansky	California Angels season\|California Angels]	OF	West Covina High School
15	Robert Hicks	St. Louis Cardinals	1B	Tate High School
16	Lenny Faedo	Minnesota Twins season\|Minnesota Twins]	SS	Jefferson High School
17	Nick Esasky	Cincinnati Reds season\|Cincinnati Reds]	SS	Carol City High School
18	Rex Hudler	1978 [New York Yankees season\|New York Yankees]	SS	Bullard High School
19	Brad Garnett	Pittsburgh Pirates season\|Pittsburgh Pirates]	1B	DeSoto High School
20	Tim Conroy	Oakland Athletics season\|Oakland Athletics]	LHP	Gateway High School
21	Gerry Aubin	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Dougherty Comprehensive High School
22	Robert Boyce	Baltimore Orioles season\|Baltimore Orioles]	3B	Deer [Park High School (Cincinnati)\|Deer Park High School]
23	Rip Rollins	1978 [Philadelphia Phillies season\|Philadelphia Phillies]	1B/RHP	Allegheny High School
24	Matt Winters	New York Yankees	OF	Williamsville High School
25	Buddy Biancalana	1978 [Kansas City Royals season\|Kansas City Royals]	SS	Redwood High School
26	Brian Ryder	New York Yankees	RHP	Shrewsbury High School

Compensation picks

Other notable players

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position
2	37	Danny Heep	Houston Astros	OF
2	39	Mel Hall	Chicago Cubs	OF
2	48	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	3B
2	52	Steve Balboni	New York Yankees	1B
3	53	Steve Bedrosian	Atlanta Braves	RHP
3	70	Britt Burns	Chicago White Sox	LHP
3	74	Bobby Bonner	Baltimore Orioles	SS
4	85	Rob Deer	San Francisco Giants	OF
4	92	Mike Witt	California Angels	RHP
5	106	Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
6	151	Mike Marshall	Los Angeles Dodgers	1B
6	152	Mike Boddicker	Baltimore Orioles	RHP
8	196	Tim Wallach*	California Angels	1B
9	229	Steve Sax	Los Angeles Dodgers	SS
15	377	Mark Langston*	Chicago Cubs	LHP
15	381	Gary Redus	Cincinnati Reds	SS
16	415	Frank Viola*	Kansas City Royals	LHP
17	432	Kent Hrbek	Minnesota Twins	1B
18	447	Eric Show	San Diego Padres	RHP
18	460	John Stuper	Pittsburgh Pirates	RHP
19	475	Kevin McReynolds*	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
20	511	Ryne Sandberg	Philadelphia Phillies	IF
21	531	Dave Dravecky	Pittsburgh Pirates	LHP
23	577	Howard Johnson*	New York Yankees	RHP
24	594	Rick Leach	Philadelphia Phillies	1B
39	758	Vance Law	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS
47	778	Ron Reeves	Cleveland Indians	RHP

* Did not sign