1965 Major League Baseball draft

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title: 1965 Major League Baseball draft
text: The 1965 Major League Baseball draft is the first year in which a draft took place for Major League Baseball. It was held on June 8–9 in New York City. In Major League Baseball's first Free Agent Amateur Draft, the Kansas City Athletics selected Arizona State sophomore Rick Monday as the number one pick. Kansas City also chose ten future major leaguers, including Sal Bando and Gene Tenace, building the base for the Oakland Athletics' championship teams of the early 1970s. A total of 813 players
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description: Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball
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date modified: 2023-10-16T00:35:21Z
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