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1966 Major League Baseball Draft
The following are the first round picks in the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.
* Did not sign
A January free agent amateur draft was added for the first time in 1966. Ninety-five prospects were selected in the regular phase and 102 in the secondary phase of the January draft, which featured only...
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Steve Chilcott
Steven Lynn Chilcott (born on September 23, 1948 in Lancaster, California) a catcher from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California, was drafted by the New York Mets as the first overall pick in the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft, ahead...
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Reggie Jackson
Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson (born May 18, 1946), nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason, is a former American Major League Baseball right fielder who played for five different teams from 1967 to 1987 and currently...
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Wayne Twitchell
Wayne Lee Twitchell (born March 10, 1948 in Portland, Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball starting and relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (1970), Philadelphia Phillies (1971-1977), Montreal Expos (1977-1978), New York Mets (1979), and...
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Ken Brett
Kenneth Alven ("Kemer") Brett (September 18, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was a Major League Baseball pitcher and the second oldest of four Brett brothers who played professional baseball, the most notable being George Brett. He played for 10 MLB teams...
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Tom Grieve
Thomas Alan Grieve (Born March 4, 1948 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts) was a Major League Baseball player from 1970-1979 for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. Nicknamed "TAG", which are his initials, Grieve...
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Leron Lee
Leron Lee (born March 4, 1948 in Bakersfield, California) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played 8 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres. Lee, the oldest of six...
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Jim Lyttle
James Lawrence Lyttle Jr. (born May 20, 1946) is a former major league baseball player from Hamilton, Ohio. He played as an outfielder for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played seven seasons...
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John Curtis
John Duffield Curtis (born March 9, 1948 in Newton, Massachusetts) was a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1970-73), St. Louis Cardinals (1974-76), San Francisco Giants (1977-79), San Diego Padres (1980-82) and California Angels (1982-84).
He helped...
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Gary Nolan
Gary Lynn Nolan (born May 27, 1948 in Herlong, California) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Cincinnati Reds (1967-73, 1975-77) and California Angels (1977). He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds...
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Richie Hebner
Richard Joseph "The Gravedigger" Hebner (born November 26, 1947 in Norwood, Massachusetts) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 18-year career from 1968 to 1985. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies,...
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Bob Reynolds
Robert Allen Reynolds (born January 21, 1947 in Seattle, Washington, U.S.) is a former middle-relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1969 and 1975. He batted and threw right-handed.
Listed at 6' 0", 205 lb., Reynolds was...
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Carlos May
Carlos May (born May 17, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox through most of his career, and also the New York Yankees and California Angels. He also played four seasons...
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Bob Jones
Robert Walter "Bob" Jones (December 2, 1889 – August 30, 1964), nicknamed "Ducky", was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played nine seasons with the Detroit Tigers from 1917-25.
Born in Clayton, California, Jones made his major league debut...
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