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1912 Amateur Draft
NO SURPRISE - YOUNT GOES FIRST
It was no surprise to anyone that the first player chosen in the 1912 Draft was young shortstop phenom Robin Yount. This is a player who possesses one of the best all-around skill sets to appear in BaTTY thus far. He can do it all - run, field and hit and is likely to make an impact right away. No surprise at all that the Cardinals tapped him first overall.
But the rest of this draft was filled with talent. The Cincinnati Reds got themselves a franchise-level second baseman in Cupid Childs at number two. Some eyebrows may have been raised at the Highlanders' selection of shortstop Matt Williams at number three - with some obviously more talented players available. But Williams is a good choice - shortstops with his offensive skills are rare. He's no Yount, but should be a fine player. The outfield crop was loaded and picks 4 thru 8 were all outer pasture players. Joe Kelley (Athletics), Fielder Jones (Chisox), George Foster (Tigers), Mickey Rivers (Braves) and Joe 'Ducky' Medwick (Red Sox) are all difference makers.
There was only one superior arm on the board, and he went at #10 - Bert Blyleven to the Phillies, rounding out the top ten after Brooklyn chose first baseman Alvin Davis - another solid player. Mike Andrews, Barry Bonnell, Doug Jones, Ike Brown, Jim Kaat, and Stump Wiedman comprised the back end of the first round.
Complete draft results:
Round 1:
St. Louis (N) pick: SS Robin Yount
Cincinnati pick: 2B Cupid Childs
New York (A) pick: SS Matt Williams
Philadelphia (A) pick: LF Joe Kelley
Chicago (A) pick: CF Fielder Jones
Detroit pick: LF George Foster
Boston (N) pick: CF Mickey Rivers
Boston (A) pick: LF Joe Medwick
Brooklyn pick: 1B Alvin Davis
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Bert Blyleven
Chicago (N) pick: 2B Mike Andrews
Washington pick: LF Barry Bonnell
Cleveland pick: P Doug Jones
New York (N) pick: 2B Ike Brown
St. Louis (A) pick: P Jim Kaat
Pittsburgh pick: P Stump Wiedman
Round 2 :
St. Louis (N) pick: LF Tommy Davis
Cincinnati pick: RF Joe Lahoud
New York (A) pick: P Tony Freitas
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Steve Olin
Chicago (A) pick: P Andy McGaffigan
Detroit pick: P Ken Heintzelman
Boston (N) pick: RF Tim Corcoran
Boston (A) pick: LF Mike Young
Brooklyn pick: P Socks Seibold
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Chris Knapp
Chicago (N) pick: P Scott Ruskin
Washington pick: P Omar Olivares
Cleveland pick: P Dixie Leverett
New York (N) pick: RF Al Scheer
St. Louis (A) pick: C Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh pick: C Mike Diaz
Round 3 :
St. Louis (N) pick: 3B Al Gallagher
Cincinnati pick: 3B Charley Bassett
New York (A) pick: LF George Whiteman
Philadelphia (A) pick: RF Leroy Stanton
Chicago (A) pick: 1B Jimmy Wasdell
Detroit pick: P Dave Sisler
Boston (N) pick: RF Harry Niles
Boston (A) pick: P Dwayne Henry
Brooklyn pick: RF Billy Sunday
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Roy Mahaffey
Chicago (N) pick: RF Neil Chrisley
Washington pick: LF Jack O'Brien
Cleveland pick: SS Doc Lavan
New York (N) pick: C Bruce Kimm
St. Louis (A) pick: CF Erv Dusak
Pittsburgh pick: 2B Al Newman
Round 4 :
St. Louis (N) pick: SS Felix Fermin
Cincinnati pick: SS Johnny Butler
New York (A) pick: RF Jerry Dorgan
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Lowell Palmer
Chicago (A) pick: 1B Larry Sutton
Detroit pick: C Darrell Miller
Boston (N) pick: 3B Charlie Barber
Boston (A) pick: C Damon Berryhill
Brooklyn pick: SS Gary Green
Philadelphia (N) pick: C Jack Slattery
Chicago (N) pick: LF Matias Carrillo
Washington pick: LF Dee Brown
Cleveland pick: SS Luis Ordaz
New York (N) pick: C Marcus Jensen
St. Louis (A) pick: C Mack Wheat
Pittsburgh pick: 3B Clay Bellinger
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