Sooners in the MLB Draft
Note: There are some discrepancies among various draft sources that will be researched in the future. (see Notes)
Players Picked | Total Picks by Year | Total Picks by Round
Players Picked ▪ 1975 (9)
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Team | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 (JunSec) | 1 | 15 | Bill Severns | Milwaukee Brewers | OF |
| 1975 (JanSec) | 2 | 35 | Chuck Redmon | St. Louis Cardinals | SS |
| 1975 (JanSec) | 3 | 64 | Bill Severns | San Francisco Giants | OF |
| 1975 | 5 | 104 | Bob Shirley | San Francisco Giants | P |
| 1975 | 8 | 179 | Mickey Lashley | Chicago White Sox | P |
| 1975 | 8 | 192 | Jacky Parish | Los Angeles Dodgers | C |
| 1975 | 11 | 244 | Mike Umfleet | Chicago Cubs | SS |
| 1975 | 13 | 303 | Breen Newcomer | Boston Red Sox | P |
| 1975 | 15 | 344 | Doug Schaefer | San Francisco Giants | P |
Notes
- 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
- The following players are shown in OU's official draft lists on their website and in the most recent media guide I have access to (2022), but are not on the Letterwinners list or in previous media guides and therefore not in my database. I have also reached out to Baseball Reference since they have some of the same information. Research notes are in bold:
- Michael Burns, OF, 1967, 41st round, 748th pick, Cleveland
- 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 - Played at OSU
- Billy Irions, P, 1981, 1st round, 6th pick, Philadelphia - Played at Seminole (OK)
- Kight Higgins, P, 1983, 3rd round, 50th pick, San Francisco - Played at Seminole (OK), then TCU (confirmed with player)