Can you name the players taken #1 overall in the MLB draft?

Year	Player	Draft Team
1965		Kansas City Athletics
1966		New York Mets
1967		New York Yankees
1968		New York Mets
1969		Washington Senators
1970		San Diego Padres
1971		Chicago White Sox
1972		San Diego Padres
1973		Texas Rangers
1974		San Diego Padres
1975		California Angels
1976		Houston Astros
1977		Chicago White Sox
1978		Atlanta Braves
1979		Seattle Mariners
1980		New York Mets
1981		Seattle Mariners
1982		Chicago Cubs
1983		Minnesota Twins
1984		New York Mets
1985		Milwaukee Brewers
1986		Pittsburgh Pirates
1987		Seattle Mariners
1988		San Diego Padres

Year	Player	Draft Team
1989		Baltimore Orioles
1990		Atlanta Braves
1991		New York Yankees
1992		Houston Astros
1993		Seattle Mariners
1994		New York Mets
1995		California Angels
1996		Pittsburgh Pirates
1997		Detroit Tigers
1998		Philadelphia Phillies
1999		Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2000		Florida Marlins
2001		Minnesota Twins
2002		Pittsburgh Pirates
2003		Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2004		San Diego Padres
2005		Arizona Diamondbacks
2006		Kansas City Royals
2007		Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2008		Tampa Bay Rays
2009		Washington Nationals
2010		Washington Nationals
2011		Pittsburgh Pirates

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MLB #1 Draft Picks Quiz

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Created Feb 19, 2009 in Sports
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	[Deleted]:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 17:28 GMT	1 point
	This quiz is pretty difficult since a lot of these players never make it to the majors. I'm lucky just to get 10 right.

	emh:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 17:30 GMT	3 points
	Actually most of them make the majors. They just turn out not to live up to the hype.

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	UEAdam:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 17:48 GMT	3 points
	If you know the "Homer at the Bat" song posted earlier this year then you're going to get at least two! I finished with a grand total of ... 2.

	j66:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 17:52 GMT	3 points
	Only Chilcott and Taylor never made it to the majors and Taylor went down due to injury. Matt Bush may be heading down the same path.

	BelowZero:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 17:54 GMT	1 point
	Wow I got two of the most obvious ones and that was it. The majority of these guys are nobodies. Then its just a bunch of so-so's.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 18:06 GMT	4 points
	Most are not nobodies. Just eyeballing it, I'd say half have been All-Stars.

	Matt8204:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 18:49 GMT	2 points
	8/44...stellar, lol. Man, so many busts on this list. Very few of these guys turn out to be as good as advertised.

	ChipTaco:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 19:13 GMT	4 points
	Yeah, by my count 19 were all stars and 5 had/have HOF caliber careers

	Etheridge2:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 19:40 GMT	3 points
	tough quiz but a good one and of course there are all the players who would have been #1 but for unreasonable contract demands guys like Drew, Van Poppel, Wood, Beckett, etc...all those guys were passed over by teams that likely would have taken them had they thought they could sign them.

	jdawg:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 20:47 GMT	3 points
	20. thats a good score.

	pbrown:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 21:23 GMT	5 points
	honestly, watching the MLB draft is like watching paint dry

	Bretzky:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 21:43 GMT	4 points
	It just goes to show how difficult it is to pick talent in an MLB draft. Most teams would be wise to use their high picks on college players only, but even the college game is fairly dissimilar to the pro game (wood vs non-wood bats being the main difference). Not to mention that a large portion of the talent pool (non-Americans) aren't included in the draft. That's why they seem to cut a round or two from the draft every few years.

	Morby:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 21:52 GMT	2 points
	wow I thought I knew alot about baseball until today.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 21:56 GMT	1 point
	Jeremy: Beckett was not passed over for contract demands. He was passed over because Tampa management thought he was an **** and that Josh Hamilton was respectful. /// Bretzky: If you only picked college players, you would have missed out on the best players on this list: A-Rod, Griffey, C. Jones

	Matt8204:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 22:55 GMT	2 points
	Baseball is also tough to judge (especially when evaluating hitters) because of the change in pitch speed from one level to the next. Some guys who were great in HS just can't catch up to major league pitching on a consistent basis. The bat speed simply isn't there.

	Kevin:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 22:58 GMT	3 points
	@Nuclear Knuckles - Also, position players are considered somewhat safer bets than pitchers. But yeah, 'twas an ironic decision that lead Tampa to take Hamilton.

	drza:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 23:48 GMT	2 points
	I got 26 and missed the easiest one,amazing. Without even thinking I tried Roger Salkeld,who was a 1st round pick a couple years prior for the Mariners,then never went back to it

	Maharg:	Feb 20th, 2009 at 00:29 GMT	1 point
	I know 90% of these players as a huge fan but I just gave up to soon

	Kris:	Feb 20th, 2009 at 00:48 GMT	0 points
	Wow... tough quiz. I only managed to squeak out a 5!!

	cocky:	Feb 20th, 2009 at 02:04 GMT	3 points
	I'm a big Braaves fan so Horner was the first one I got.

	Camden:	Feb 20th, 2009 at 02:49 GMT	-1 points
	@ Chiptaco: 5 HOF careers? Griffey, A-Rod, and maybe Chipper Jones. Who else are you saying is a HOFer? Maybe Mauer someday but no wear near close yet. All the younger guys it is waaaay too early to decide on. Baines? No. Dunston? No. Strawberry? No. I will give you 2 1/2 because Chipper is still a maybe, but I definitely don't see 5.

	majorbase2:	Feb 21st, 2009 at 04:34 GMT	2 points
	I think Chipper Jones is a pretty safe bet. He had eight seasons in a row with 100+ RBI. He's got a .310 career average (which has gone UP the last few years despite his age), and a .408 career OBP. His career OPS+ is 145, which is only 2 less than Alex Rodriguez' career OPS+ (yeah, I know, steroids, but you can't deny the fact that he posted amazing numbers).

	drhaase:	May 10th, 2009 at 22:58 GMT	1 point
	curse Steve Chilcott

	TIMTEBOW15:	Jun 10th, 2009 at 22:43 GMT	2 points
	you can already put 2010 in as bryce harper

	Ace:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 15:33 GMT	1 point
	I've played this several times... has anyone noticed that when results are revealed, there are duplicates in the early years (i.e. Goodwin or Roberts)?

	bentley:	Aug 13th, 2009 at 01:55 GMT	1 point
	I got 32/45. Got all of them from 1982 to present, but only four before '82.

	Zimminator:	Oct 28th, 2009 at 11:46 GMT	-1 points
	If baseball is your thing, try my baseball records quiz: http://www.sporcle.com/games/Zimminator/baseballs_unbreakable_records

	Phillyfan17:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 23:50 GMT	1 point
	I agree Harper will be added later

	sobdennis:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 07:14 GMT	1 point
	@Ace:Goodwin is the only one to have actually been drafted number one twice. He did not sign the first time. I got 17. If I had taken this at the time of the draft, I would have done better.

	BT2039:	Nov 7th, 2010 at 21:18 GMT	1 point
	the guy from 1991 (won't say his name for spoilers) has one of the greatest baseball stories ever. they should make a movie out of him. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-taylor060506

	Jackred13:	Dec 30th, 2010 at 14:40 GMT	1 point
	kris benson hahahaha