1976 Major League Draft

Here is the first round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. 

That the number 1 overall pick was from Arizona State was no surprise. Three #1 overalls in the first 13 years alone (Bannister, Monday and Horner) came from the school and 26 of the 27 members of the '76 Sun Devils (including Horner and '78 #3 overall pick Hubie Brooks) were eventually drafted, including 13 that played in the majors.

The Tigers may have regretted taking Tom Underwood's younger brother Pat with the second overall pick, but they fared well in the rest of the draft snapping up part of the core that led them to the 1984 World Series in Alan Trammell (second round), Dan Petry (fourth round), and Jack Morris (fifth round). Not content in drafting a borderline Hall of Fame shortstop, they took Cal Poly's Ozzie Smith in the 7th round (though they didn't sign him).

#	Name	Position	Team	School
1	Floyd Bannister	LHP	Astros	Arizona State University
2	Pat Underwood	LHP	Tigers	Kokomo, IN
3	Ken Smith	3B	Braves	Youngstown, OH
4	*Bill Bordley	LHP	Brewers	Rolling Hills Estates, CA
5	Bob Owchinko	LHP	Padres	Eastern Michigan University
6	Ken Landreaux	OF	Angels	Arizona State University
7	Herm Segelke	RHP	Cubs	South Sacramento, CA
8	Steve Trout	LHP	White Sox	South Holland, IL
9	Bob James	RHP	Expos	Sunland, CA
10	*Jamie Allen	3B-RH	Twins	Yakima, WA
11	Mark Kuecker	SS	Giants	Brenham, TX
12	Billy Simpson	OF	Rangers	Lakewood, CA
13	Tom Thurberg	OF-RH	Mets	South Weymouth, MA
14	Tim Glass	C	Indians	Springfield, OH
15	Leon Durham	1B	Cardinals	Cincinnati, OH
16	Pat Tabler	OF	Yankees	Cincinnati, OH
17	Jeff Kraus	SS	Phillies	Cincinnati, OH
18	Ben Grzybek	RHP	Royals	Hialeah, FL
19	Mike Scioscia	C	Dodgers	Morton, PA
20	Dallas Williams	OF	Orioles	Brooklyn, NY
21	Jim Parke	RHP	Pirates	Sterling Heights, MI
22	Bruce Hurst	LHP	Red Sox	St. George, UT
23	Mark King	RHP	Reds	Owensboro, KY
24	*Mike Sullivan	RHP	Athletics	Woodbridge, VA

* Did not sign