Sooners in the MLB Draft
Players Picked | Total Picks by Year | Total Picks by Round || Notes
Players Picked ▪ 1967
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Team | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 41 | 748 | Mike Burns | Cleveland Guardians | OF |
Notes
- The first MLB draft was in 1965.
- All players were drafted in the primary June draft except where noted with the following:
- JunSec = June Secondary Draft
- Jan = January Draft
- JanSec = January Secondary Draft
- My research shows 279 players drafted across 1 picks. As of July 2026, the OU website and social media account report 323 (but only 319 rows on the website table). The following players appear on their website and in the most recent media guide I have access to (2026), but are not on the Letterwinners list or in previous media guides and therefore not in my database (with two exceptions). Research notes are in bold:
- Michael Burns, OF, 1967, 41st round, 748th pick, Cleveland – Confirmed on other draft lists and one newspaper clipping. Found in 1968 media guide, but he had no stats in 1967 and did not appear on a previous all-time stats list.
- Eddie Williams, P, 1968, 43rd round, 852nd pick, Baltimore – Played at Southwestern Oklahoma State.
- Dan Massari, 1B, 1976, 4th round, 81st pick, Cleveland – Played at OSU.
- Joe Price, P, 1977, 4th round, 102nd pick, Cincinnati – Confirmed in newspaper article to have played at OSU, transferred to OU, but signed a contract before playing.
- Billy Irions, P, 1981, 1st round, 6th pick, Philadelphia – Played at Seminole JC (OK).
- Kight Higgins, P, 1983, 3rd round, 50th pick, San Francisco – Played at Seminole JC (OK), then TCU (confirmed with player).