1970 Major League Baseball draft

On June 4, Foote was drafted by the Montreal Expos as the third overall pick in the first round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.

Born in Joplin, Missouri, Porter was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.

The sixth overall pick in the 1970 MLB draft out of high school, by the age of 21 he was playing shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, wearing uniform number 30.

Mike Ivie was drafted first overall in the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft as a catcher by the San Diego Padres.

Dunning was the 1st round draft choice by the Cleveland Indians in the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.

On June 4, 1970 he was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft.

Cheadle was drafted in the first round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Yankees and spent almost four seasons in the Bombers' farm system before his inclusion in an August 1973 trade to that sent veteran right-handed pitcher Pat Dobson to New York from the Braves.

D'Acquisto was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round of the 1970 MLB Draft out of St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California.

Ford was picked 18th overall in the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft by the Oakland Athletics.

Gorinski was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.

Originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the tenth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft, he is likely best remembered to Reds fans as the man who replaced Pete Rose at third base, whereas Mets fans remember Knight as the man who scored the winning run of game six of the 1986 World Series and the MVP of that series.

A talented pitcher at the high school level, he was made a second round draft pick by the Chicago White Sox in the 1970 MLB Amateur Draft.

The southpaw was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft five months shy of his eighteenth birthday.

Zachry was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the nineteenth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.

Garner was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in the eighth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.

Reuschel began his Major League Baseball career when he was drafted in the third round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs, at a time when they were declining in the post-Durocher era, and provided a strong arm for the Cubs' increasingly mediocre staff.

Remy was selected by the Washington Senators in the 19th round of the 1970 MLB draft, but he did not sign.

After playing high school baseball at John F. Kennedy high school in Sacramento, California, Metzger was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft by the San Francisco Giants.

Medich was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft, and spent three seasons as a starting pitcher in their farm system, going 21-13 over that span with a 2.27 ERA.

The Chicago White Sox selected him in the ninth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.

Waits was originally drafted by the Washington Senators in the fifth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.

In fact, before being drafted by the New York Mets in the 20th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft, the tight end was expected to attend Boston College on a football scholarship.

He was drafted as a catcher by the California Angels in the 32nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft but did not sign.

Smalley was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 35th round of the June 1970 draft, by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the January 1971 draft, by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round on the June 1971 draft, and again by the Red Sox in the 5th round of the January 1972 draft.

In the 1970 amateur draft, he was selected by the Cardinals in the 29th round.