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BAD CROP OF PITCHERS, BUT PLENTY OF SOLID BATS ARRIVE IN '21 DRAFT

1921 produced one of the worst crops of pitchers in league history, with only the pitching-starved Braves daring to select an arm in either the first OR second rounds, taking Al Cicotte and Norwood "Gibby" Gibson with their first two picks. Neither is likely to become a household name, but both should be able to step into the Boston rotation immediately.

Hitters on the other hand, were plentiful. Led by the exquisitely talented Bill Terry, 1921 saw a bumper crop of solid first basemen with both Zeke Bonura and Joe Pepitone likely to be strong performers. Good backstops also abounded with Earl Battey, Tom Haller, Billy Bryan and Carl Sawatski all going in the first round. Other top talents included Harlond Clift (3B), Jim Gilliam (2B) and Alvin Dark (SS) - a potentially dynamite infield... if they all played together (they won't).


Round 1:

Chicago (A) pick: 1B Bill Terry
Washington pick: 3B Harlond Clift
Philadelphia (N) pick: 1B Zeke Bonura
Boston (N) pick: P Al Cicotte
Cincinnati pick: C Earl Battey
Detroit pick: 2B Jim Gilliam
New York (N) pick: C Tom Haller
New York (A) pick: 1B Joe Pepitone
St. Louis (A) pick: SS Alvin Dark
Pittsburgh pick: 3B Clyde Barnhart
Cleveland pick: LF Jose Cruz
Brooklyn pick: LF Ivan Calderon
Chicago (N) pick: LF Austin McHenry
Philadelphia (A) pick: 2B Jerry Priddy
St. Louis (N) pick: C Billy Bryan
Boston (A) pick: C Carl Sawatski


Round 2 :

Chicago (A) pick: RF Johnny Mokan
Washington pick: SS George Strickland
Philadelphia (N) pick: LF Jay Gibbons
Boston (N) pick: P Norwood Gibson
Cincinnati pick: 2B Cesar Tovar
Detroit pick: LF Joe Sommer
New York (N) pick: RF Showboat Fisher
New York (A) pick: LF Rondell White
St. Louis (A) pick: SS Tex McDonald
Pittsburgh pick: 2B Alex Kampouris
Cleveland pick: 1B Johnny Lush
Brooklyn pick: SS Wally Gerber
Chicago (N) pick: C Phil Roof
Philadelphia (A) pick: LF Tracy Jones
St. Louis (N) pick: SS Jerry Davanon
Boston (A) pick: 1B Howie Schultz


Round 3 :

Chicago (A) pick: 3B Dick Gray
Washington pick: P Gary Lavelle
Philadelphia (N) pick: SS Ozzie Guillen
Boston (N) pick: SS Neil Berry
Cincinnati pick: 3B Jamie Allen
Detroit pick: P Gene Schott
New York (N) pick: 1B Pat Crawford
New York (A) pick: C Hank Camelli
St. Louis (A) pick: P Johnny Cooney
Pittsburgh pick: LF Chuck Carr
Cleveland pick: P Jerry Nops
Brooklyn pick: C Hick Cady
Chicago (N) pick: P Paul Assenmacher
Philadelphia (A) pick: RF John Sullivan
St. Louis (N) pick: SS Mark Wagner
Boston (A) pick: P Fred Blanding


Round 4 :

Chicago (A) pick: P Ed Head
Washington pick: C Jeff Newman
Philadelphia (N) pick: C Clyde Manion
Boston (N) pick: P Buttons Briggs
Cincinnati pick: 2B Don Mason
Detroit pick: P Bill Bayne
New York (N) pick: P Emil Kush
New York (A) pick: C Ebba St. Claire
St. Louis (A) pick: 3B Irv Jeffries
Pittsburgh pick: C Wally Millies
Cleveland pick: CF Scarborough Green
Brooklyn pick: P Vicente Romo
Chicago (N) pick: C Willard Hershberger
Philadelphia (A) pick: C George Townsend
St. Louis (N) pick: P Jerry Walker
Boston (A) pick: C John Humphries