First round draft picks

The following is a list of the Cardinals first round draft picks from the June draft, which started in 1965. The list includes players drafted in the supplimental round as compensation for free agent signings.

Shaun Boyd
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/2000 in the first round (#13)

Blake Williams
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/2000 in the first round (#24); compensation pick for FA Darren Oliver signing with Texas

Chance Caple
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1999 in the first round (#30); compensation pick for FA Brian Jordan signing with Atlanta

Nick Stocks
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1999 in the first round (#36); compensation pick for FA Brian Jordan signing with Atlanta

Chris Duncan
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1999 in the first round (#46); compensation pick for FA Delino DeShields signing with Baltimore

J.D. Drew
OF
Born: 11/20/1975
Years with the Cardinals: 4 (1998-2001)
Debut: 9/8/1998
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1998 in the first round (#5)

Ben Diggins
P
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1998 in the supplemental round (#32); compensation pick for FA Dennis Eckersley signing with Boston
Did not sign with St. Louis and later drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers

Adam Kennedy
2B
Born: 1/10/1976
Years with the Cardinals: 1 (1999)
Debut: 8/21/1999
Acquired: Drafted 6/3/1997 in the first round (#20)
Departed: Traded to Anaheim 3/23/2000 with Kent Bottenfield for Jim Edmonds

Braden Looper
P
Born: 10/28/1974
Years with the Cardinals: 1 (1998)
Debut: 3/31/1998
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1996 in the first round (#3)
Departed: Traded to Florida 12/14/1998 with Armando Almanza and Pablo Ozuna for Edgar Renteria

Matt Morris
P
Born: 8/9/1974
Years with the Cardinals: 4 (1997-1998 and 2000-2001)
Debut: 4/4/1997
Acquired: Drafted 6/1/1995 in the first round (#12)

Chris Haas
1B-3B
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/1/1995 in the supplemental round (#29); compensation pick for FA Gregg Jefferies signing with Philadelphia
Departed: Claimed on waivers 3/30/2001 by the Cubs

Bret Wagner
LHP
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1994 in the first round (#19)
Departed: Traded to Oakland 1/9/1996 with Allen Battle, Carl Dale and Jay Witasick for Todd Stottlemyre

Alan Benes
P
Born: 1/21/1972
Years with the Cardinals: 6 (1995-1997 and 1999-2001)
Debut: 9/19/1995
Acquired: Drafted 6/3/1993 in the first round (#16)
Departed: Signed by the Cubs 1/16/2002 as a FA after release 12/21/2001

Sean Lowe
P
Born: 3/29/1971
Years with the Cardinals: 2 (1997-1998)
Debut: 8/29/1997
Acquired: Drafted 6/1/1992 in the first round (#15)
Departed: Traded to the White Sox 2/9/1999 for John Ambrose

Dmitri Young
1B
Born: 10/11/1973
Years with the Cardinals: 2 (1996-1997)
Debut: 8/29/1996
Acquired: Drafted 6/3/1991 in the first round (#4)
Departed: Traded to Cincinnati 11/10/1997 for Jeff Brantley

Allen Watson
P
Born: 11/18/1970
Years with the Cardinals: 3 (1993-1995)
Debut: 7/8/1993
Acquired: Drafted 6/3/1991 in the first round (#21); compensation pick for FA Ken Dayley signing with Toronto
Departed: Traded to San Francisco 12/14/1995 with Doug Creek and Rich DeLucia for Royce Clayton and PTBN (Chris Wimmer on 1/16/1996)

Brian Barber
P
Born: 3/4/1973
Years with the Cardinals: 2 (1995-1996)
Debut: 8/12/1995
Acquired: Drafted 6/3/1991 in the first round (#22); compensation pick for FA Vince Coleman signing with the Mets
Departed: Signed by Kansas City 1/5/1998 as a FA

Tom McKinnon
RHP
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/3/1991 in the first round (#28); compensation pick for FA Terry Pendleton signing with Atlanta

Dan Cholowsky
3B
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/3/1991 in the first round (#39); compensation pick for FA Ken Dayley signing with Toronto

Donovan Osborne
P
Born: 6/21/1969
Years with the Cardinals: 7 (1992-1993 and 1995-1999)
Debut: 4/9/1992
Acquired: Drafted 6/4/1990 in the first round (#13)
Departed: Released as FA 11/3/1999; signed by the Cubs 2/6/2002 as a FA

Aaron Holbert
2B
Born: 1/9/1973
Years with the Cardinals: 1 (1996)
Debut: 4/14/1996
Acquired: Drafted 6/4/1990 in the first round (#18); compensation pick for FA Tony Pena signing with Boston
Departed: Signed by Seattle 12/2/1997 as a FA; played with Orlando and Tacoma in 1998

Paul Ellis
C
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/4/1990 in the first round (#30); compensation pick for FA Tony Pena signing with Boston

Paul Coleman
OF
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/5/1989 in the first round (#6)

John Ericks
P
Born: 9/16/1967
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Debut: 6/24/1995
Acquired: Drafted 6/1/1988 in the first round (#22); compensation pick for FA Jack Clark signing with the Yankees
Departed: Signed by Pittsburgh 2/12/1993 as a FA after release 9/8/1992

Brad Duvall
RHP
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/1/1988 in the first round (#23)

Brian Jordan
OF
Born: 3/29/1967
Years with the Cardinals: 7 (1992-1998)
Debut: 4/8/1992
Acquired: Drafted 6/1/1988 in the first round (#30); compensation pick for FA Jack Clark signing with the Yankees
Departed: Signed by Atlanta 11/23/1998 as a FA

Cris Carpenter
P
Born: 4/5/1965
Years with the Cardinals: 5 (1988-1992)
Debut: 5/14/1988
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1987 in the first round (#14)
Departed: Selected by Florida 11/17/1992 in the Expansion Draft in second round (#37)
Acquired: Signed as FA 4/9/1995 from Texas
Departed: Signed by Milwaukee 1/29/1996 as a FA

Luis Alicea
2B-SS-3B
Born: 7/29/1965
Years with the Cardinals: 6 (1988, 1991-1994 and 1996)
Debut: 4/23/1988
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1986 in the first round (#23)
Departed: Traded to Boston 12/7/1994 for Nate Minchey and Jeff McNeely
Acquired: Claimed on waivers 3/19/1996 from Boston
Departed: Signed by Anaheim 1/20/1997 as a FA

Todd Zeile
3B-C-1B-OF
Born: 9/9/1965
Years with the Cardinals: 7 (1989-1995)
Debut: 8/18/1989
Acquired: Drafted 6/2/1986 in the supplemental round (#55); compensation pick for FA Ivan DeJesus signing with the Yankees
Departed: Traded to the Cubs 6/16/1995 with cash for Mike Morgan, Paul Torres and C Francisco Morales

Joe Magrane
P
Born: 7/2/1964
Years with the Cardinals: 6 (1987-1990 and 1992-1993)
Debut: 4/25/1987
Acquired: Drafted 6/3/1985 in the first round (#18)
Departed: Signed by California 8/20/1993 as a FA after release 8/15/1993

Mike Dunne
P
Born: 10/27/1962
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Debut: 6/5/1987
Acquired: Drafted 6/4/1984 in the first round (#7)
Departed: Traded to Pittsburgh 4/1/1987 with Mike LaValliere and Andy Van Slyke for Tony Pena

Jim Lindeman
OF-1B-DH-3B
Born: 1/10/1962
Years with the Cardinals: 4 (1986-1989)
Debut: 9/3/1986
Acquired: Drafted 6/6/1983 in the first round (#24)
Departed: Traded to Detroit 12/6/1989 with Matt Kinzer for Pat Austin, C Bill Henderson and P Marcus Betances

Todd Worrell
P
Born: 9/28/1959
Years with the Cardinals: 6 (1985-1989 and 1992)
Debut: 8/28/1985
Acquired: Drafted 6/7/1982 in the first round (#21)
Departed: Signed by Los Angeles 12/9/1992 as a FA

Bobby Meacham
SS-2B-3B-DH
Born: 8/25/1960
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Debut: 6/30/1983
Acquired: Drafted 6/8/1981 in the first round (#8)
Departed: Traded to the Yankees 12/14/1982 with Stan Javier for Marty Mason, Steve Fincher and Bob Helson

Dan Collins
RHP
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/3/1980 in first round (#15)

Andy Van Slyke
OF-1B-3B
Born: 12/21/1960
Years with the Cardinals: 4 (1983-1986)
Debut: 6/17/1983
Acquired: Drafted 6/5/1979 in the first round (#6)
Departed: Traded to Pittsburgh 4/1/1987 with Mike LaValliere and Mike Dunne for Tony Pena

Robert Hicks
1B
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/6/1978 in the first round (#15)

Terry Kennedy
C-OF-1B
Born: 6/4/1956
Years with the Cardinals: 3 (1978-1980)
Debut: 9/4/1978
Acquired: Drafted 6/7/1977 in the first round (#6)
Departed: Traded to San Diego 12/8/1980 with John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher and John Urrea for Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace and PTBN (Bob Geren on 12/10/1980)

Leon Durham
1B-OF
Born: 7/31/1957
Years with the Cardinals: 2 (1980 and 1989)
Debut: 5/27/1980
Acquired: Drafted 6/8/1976 in the first round (#15)
Departed: Traded to the Cubs 12/9/1980 with Ken Reitz and Ty Waller for Bruce Sutter
Acquired: Signed as FA 2/15/1989 from Cincinnati
Departed: Released 11/13/1989

David Johnson
P
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/4/1975 in the first round (#16)

Garry Templeton
SS-1B-3B-OF
Born: 3/24/1956
Years with the Cardinals: 6 (1976-1981)
Debut: 8/9/1976
Acquired: Drafted 6/5/1974 in the first round (#13)
Departed: Traded to San Diego 2/11/1982 for Ozzie Smith

John Urrea
P
Born: 2/9/1955
Years with the Cardinals: 4 (1977-1980)
Debut: 4/10/1977
Acquired: Drafted 1/1974 in the first round (#14)
Departed: Traded to San Diego 12/8/1980 with Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman and Steve Swisher for Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace and PTBN (Bob Geren on 12/10/1980)

Joe Edelen
P
Born: 9/16/1955
Years with the Cardinals: 1 (1981)
Debut: 4/18/1981
Acquired: Drafted 6/5/1973 in the first round (#12)
Departed: Traded to Cincinnati 9/10/1981 with Neil Fiala for Doug Bair

Dan Larson
P
Born: 7/4/1954
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Debut: 7/18/1976
Acquired: Drafted 6/6/1972 in the first round (#21)
Departed: Traded to Houston 8/15/1974 with P Ron Selak for Claude Osteen

Ed Kurpiel
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/8/1971 in the first round (#8)
Departed: Traded to Montreal 12/6/1974 with IF Ron Kinard for Ron Fairly
Acquired: Traded from California 5/29/1976 with Ed Jordan for Mario Guerrero
Departed: Traded to the Mets 12/9/1976 for Leon Brown and Brock Pemberton

Jim Browning
RHP-SS
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/4/1970 in the first round (#11)

Charles Minnott
LHP
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/5/1969 in the first round (#20)

Al Hrabosky
P
Born: 7/21/1949
Years with the Cardinals: 8 (1970-1977)
Debut: 6/16/1970
Acquired: Drafted 1/1969 in the first round (#19)
Departed: Traded to Kansas City 12/8/1977 for Mark Littell and Buck Martinez

James Hairston
OF
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/7/1968 in the first round (#19)

Ted Simmons
C-DH-1B-OF-3B
Born: 8/9/1949
Years with the Cardinals: 13 (1968-1980)
Debut: 9/21/1968
Acquired: Drafted 6/6/1967 in the first round (#10)
Departed: Traded to Milwaukee 12/12/1980 with Pete Vuckovich and Rollie Fingers for David Green, Dave LaPoint, Sixto Lezcano and Lary Sorensen

Leron Lee
OF-DH
Born: 3/4/1948
Years with the Cardinals: 3 (1969-1971)
Debut: 9/5/1969
Acquired: Drafted 6/9/1966 in the first round (#7)
Departed: Traded to San Diego 6/11/1971 with Fred Norman for Al Santorini

P Joe DiFabio
RHP
Years with the Cardinals: 0
Acquired: Drafted 6/1965 in the first round (#20)


January draft picks

January draft
Year  Player            Pos.     Order
1966  Henry Urbanowica  1B          8
1967  Fred Grooms       RHP         9
1968  Mike Maselba      RHP        20
1969  Al Hrabosky       LHP        19
1970  Don Reed          RHP        12
1971  Robert Gerdes     RHP        22
1972  Randal Rasmussen  SS          6
1973  Larry Storti      2B         11
1974  John Urrea        RHP        14
1975  Terry Gray        RHP        15
1976  Fulvio Bertolotti C          16
1977  Curtis Reade      RHP         5
1978  Mike Gentry       RHP        16
1979  Bob Ferris        1B          5
1980  Ken Spears        OF         16
1981  Brad Luther       SS          7
1982  Tom Mauch         OF         22
1983  Jeff Perry        RHP        23
1984  Jeff Blauser      SS          8
1985  Chris Lee         RHP        17
1986  Charles Barrs     SS         24

Note: The January draft was discontinued in 1987.