Draft History 1970 thru 1979
| 1970 | June Regular | ||||
| 4/85 | Edward Sherlin | of/2b | Gallatin HS | Pittsburgh | |
| 6/136 | Tom Jones | p | Carson Newman | Boston | |
| 7/167 | Rex Phelps | p | Copper Basin HS | New York NL | |
| 8/171 | Phil Garner | if | UT | Montreal | |
| 10/239 | James Pittman | P | Messick HS (Memphis) | New York NL | |
| 13/311 | Jessie Carter | c | Central HS (Murf) | New York NL | |
| 24/563 | Farrell Vincent | P | Christian Brothers HS | St. Louis | |
| 39/831 | Tom Brenizer | P | Greeneville HS | Washington | |
| June Secondary | |||||
| 1/5 | Sam Ewing | of | UT | Montreal | |
| 1/24 | Claude Renfro | p/1b | Gulf Coast CC | Baltimore | Red Bank HS |
| January Regular | |||||
| 4/87 | Larry Patton | of/p | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 7/146 | Stephen Thompson | p | Jackson, TN | Cincinnati | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 3/51 | David Hazelip | p | Columbia State CC | New York AL | |
| 5/101 | Donald Rhoton | ss | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 1971 | June Regular | ||||
| 3/54 | Larry Herndon | of | Douglas HS (Memphis) | St. Louis | |
| 4/79 | Donnie Howse | 3b | Central HS (M'boro) | Cleveland | |
| 5/95 | Eddie Holly | P | Unaka HS | Chicago AL | |
| 12/285 | Elliot Jones | P | Vanderbilt | Pittsburgh | |
| 13/305 | Mike Paxton | p/if | Oakhaven HS Memphis | New York AL | |
| 15/342 | Sherby Hill | p | Morristown West HS | St. Louis | |
| 15/352 | Rick Duncan | c | Central HS (Chatt) | San Fransisco | |
| 16/375 | Billy Matthews | c/3b | Kirkland Tech HS | Oakland | Chattanooga |
| 16/380 | Paul Bostic | c | Carson Newman | Pittsburgh | |
| 17/400 | Michael Rankin | c | Bartlett HS | San Fransisco | |
| 17/402 | James Conn | ss | Vanderbilt | Los Angeles | |
| 18/412 | Gary Poteet | p | Hiwassee CC | Philadelphia | |
| 21/483 | Harold Herman | of | Overton HS (Nashville) | Washington | |
| 26/605 | Gary Mashburn | p | Fulton HS (Knox) | Cincinnati | |
| 37/748 | Michael Thomas | of | Kirkman HS (Chatt) | Los Angeles | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 1/7 | Steven Raines | p | UT | Washington | |
| 1/15 | Howard Echots | 3b | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 5/81 | Gary Matthews | p | Columbia State CC | St. Louis | ??? |
| 6/97 | Elliot Jones | p | Vanderbilt | Boston | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 1/2 | Phil Garner | if | UT | Oakland | |
| 1/9 | James Evans | p | Memphis, TN | New York NL | |
| 2/31 | Rudy Kinard | 2b | UT | San Fransisco | |
| 1972 | June Regular | ||||
| 1/5 | Bobby Goodman | c | Bishop Byrne HS | Montreal | |
| 6/138 | John Lane | 2b | Lane College | Kansas City | |
| 19/453 | Danny Starr | c/p | White Station HS | St. Louis | |
| 20/479 | Mike Willis | p | Vanderbilt | Baltimore | |
| 21/488 | Michael Perkins | 1b/of | Cohn HS (Nashville) | California | |
| 21/489 | Charles Leonard | p | East HS (Memphis) | Atlanta | |
| 22/512 | William Fitzgerald | 1b | UT Chattanooga | Atlanta | |
| 23/539 | Robert McCowan | ss | McMinn Co. HS | Chicago NL | |
| 24/557 | Steve Renner | p | Woodale HS (Memphis) | Atlanta | |
| 25/584 | Roman Bailey | p | Union Univ. | Kansas City | |
| 28/638 | Michael Younce | ss | Millington HS | San Fransisco | |
| 29/651 | Samuel Roberts | 1b | Tennessee HS | Los Angeles | |
| 31/676 | William Davis | p | Central HS (Knox) | Cincinnati | |
| 32/697 | Phillip McCollough | p | Harriman HS | St. Louis | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 2/33 | Tim Burns | p | Austin Peay St. | California | |
| 6/108 | Richard Davidson | of | Columbia St. CC | Montreal | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 3/52 | Harold Herman | of | Motlow State CC | New York AL | |
| 3/60 | Michael Rankin | c | Columbia State CC | Texas | |
| 1973 | June Regular | ||||
| 7/148 | Butch Stinson | p/of | David Lipscomb College | San Diego | |
| 7/164 | Eric Brown | c | Tennessee Tech | Houston | |
| 12/276 | Thomas Cook | 1b | Lenoir City HS | St. Louis | |
| 15/350 | Ronald Reynolds | ss | Savannah HS | New York NL | |
| 15/357 | Bobby Tucker | of | UT | Chicago AL | |
| 15/360 | Richard Rhodes | of | Vanderbilt | Pittsburgh | |
| 16/363 | Stephen Thornton | p | Pearl HS (Nashville) | Philadelphia | |
| 22/504 | Joseph O'Brien | p | UT | Philadelphia | |
| 24/547 | Bobby Malone | c | Sullivan East HS | Atlanta | |
| 25/574 | Paul Downey | p | Columbia St. CC | Cincinnati | |
| 27/601 | John McLean | p | Vanderbilt | Atlanta | |
| 28/628 | Pierre Lyons | p | Riverdale HS (Murf) | Cincinnati | |
| 34/689 | Marvell McKinney | if | East HS (Memphis) | Kansas City | |
| 37/708 | Jeff Peoples | p | Vanderbilt | St. Louis | |
| June Secondary | |||||
| 1/5 | Doug Wessell | p | Vanderbilt | Baltimore | |
| 1/6 | William Daves | c | Motlow State CC | St. Louis | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 2/42 | William Daves | c | Motow State CC | Boston | |
| 5/100 | David Quay | p | Tennessee Tech | Pittsburgh | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 1/11 | Doug Wessell | p | Vanderbilt | New York NL | |
| 6/87 | Ken McKinney | 3b | Columbia State CC | California | |
| 1974 | June Regular | ||||
| 1/14 | Ted Shipley | ss | Vanderbilt | Minnesota | |
| 2/40 | James Taylor | p | Franklin County HS | Detroit | |
| 6/131 | Ed Whitson | p | Unicoi County HS | Pittsburgh | |
| 10/233 | Jeff Campbell | p | Unicoi County HS | Kansas City | |
| 13/301 | Tony Johnson | of | Northside HS Memphis | Houston Astros | |
| 14/314 | Steve Widner | p | Gibbs HS | Cleveland | |
| 15/339 | Joe McClain | 1b/p | Happy Valley HS | Atlanta | |
| 16/375 | William Gifford | ss | Whitehaven HS Mem | New York NL | |
| 16/376 | Bobby Gabriesheski | of | Raliegh Egypt HS Mem | Kansas City | |
| 17/404 | Robert Volk | p | Lambuth College | Baltimore | |
| 24/525 | William Miles | p | East HS (Nashville) | Chicago NL | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 1/2 | Tucker Ashford | 3b/ss | Shelby State CC | San Diego | |
| 2/28 | Robert Keller | p | Austin Peay | Philadelphia | |
| 2/30 | Tim Graven | p | Columbia State CC | Atlanta | |
| 3/62 | James Eble | p | Roane State CC | New York NL | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 1/9 | Butch Stinson | p/of | Vanderbilt | Chicago AL | |
| 1975 | June Regular | ||||
| 1/14 | Bo McLaughlin | p | David Lipscomb College | Houston | |
| 3/52 | Randy Wallace | of | UT | Chicago NL | |
| 4/93 | Mike Wright | c | Father Ryan HS | Oakland | |
| 10/234 | Condredge Holloway | ss | UT | Atlanta | |
| 11/258 | Ricky Carriger | p | Elizabethton HS | Atlanta | |
| 13/292 | Michael Moore | p | Tennessee Tech | Chicago NL | |
| 14/314 | Gene Menees | 3b | Vanderbilt | San Diego | |
| 14/333 | Robert Harris | p | MBA | Oakland | |
| 14/336 | Samuel Roberts | 1b | Carson Newman | Los Angeles | |
| 15/342 | Charlie Lea | p/1b | Kingsbury HS Memphis | New York NL | |
| 15/343 | Gary Melson | p | MTSU | Cleveland | |
| 20/458 | Derek Carrier | ss | Science Hill HS | Detroit | |
| 22/512 | Ronald Russell | 3b/of | Christian Brothers HS | Chicago AL | |
| 22/519 | Nate Snell | p | Tennessee State Univ | Atlanta | |
| 23/541 | Michael Wooten | 2b | West HS Knoxville | Atlanta | |
| 24/551 | Jeff Carter | 3b/of | Memphis St. Univ. | New York NL | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 3/59 | Michael Hopkins | p | Shelby State CC | Houston | |
| 7/121 | Cubb Stokes | 1b | UT | Philadelphia | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 2/27 | Michael Perkins | 1b/of | Belmont College | Chicago NL | |
| 2/30 | Anthony Johnson | of | Shelby State CC | Texas | |
| 2/46 | Rick Duncan | c | Vanderbilt | Minnesota | |
| 1976 | June Regular | ||||
| 2/27 | Dom Chiti | p | Raliegh Egypt HS Mem | Atlanta | |
| 5/118 | Mike Smithson | p | UT | Boston | |
| 6/141 | Charles Rouse | 2b | Fulton HS Knox | Pittsburgh | |
| 9/193 | George Ploucher | p | MTSU | Houston | |
| 10/238 | Danny Parks | p | Memphis St. Univ | Boston | |
| 17/405 | Rick Honeycutt | 1b/p | UT | Pittsburgh | |
| 18/432 | Thomas Wright | c | Belmont College | Oakland | |
| 19/456 | Ken McKinney | 2b | Memphis State Univ. | Oakland | |
| 20/458 | Larry Corr | p | Belmont College | Detroit | |
| 22/512 | John Thetford | p | Bartlett HS | Chicago AL | |
| 26/594 | Eugene Zurowski | of | Martin Meth. JC | Chicago AL | |
| 28/636 | Ron McNeely | of | Memphis State Univ. | Oakland | |
| June Secondary | |||||
| 2/37 | Charlie Lea | p/1b | Shelby State CC | St. Louis | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 3/76 | Stephen Conner | of | Volunteer State CC | San Diego | |
| 5/102 | Michael Moore | p | Cleveland State CC | Baltimore | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 1/9 | David Tyler | 3b | Vanderbilt | Boston | |
| 2/42 | Randy Wallace | 3b/of | UT | Houston | |
| 4/77 | Condredge Holloway | ss | UT | Atlanta | |
| 1977 | June Regular | ||||
| 3/54 | Scott Sanderson | p | Vanderbilt | Montreal | |
| 4/83 | Mark McKinney | of | Tennessee HS | Detroit | |
| 4/91 | Erwin Bryant | ss | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 14/357 | David Lankster | ss | MTSU | Baltimore | |
| 22/544 | Rick Cheshire | of | MTSU | St. Louis | |
| 27/655 | Harley Woody | p | Lookout Valley HS | San Diego | |
| 37/763 | Steve Lane | p | Vanderbilt | St. Louis | |
| 37/767 | Steven Hawes | of | Tennessee Weslyan | Pittsburgh | |
| June Secondary | |||||
| 3/48 | Marcus Bell | p | Cleveland State CC | Chicago NL | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 1/13 | Marcus Bell | p | Cleveland State CC | Boston | |
| 1/19 | John Shelby | ss | Columbia State CC | Baltimore | |
| 2/43 | Pat Dempsey | c | Columbia State CC | Oakland | |
| 3/64 | Stephen McLaughtin | p | Cleveland State CC | Houston | |
| 4/84 | Mark Boggs | p | Cleveland State CC | San Diego | |
| 14/208 | Ted May | of | Cleveland State CC | Chicago AL | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 4/61 | Charlie Lea | p/1b | Shelby State CC | Chicago AL | |
| 1978 | June Regular | ||||
| 3/62 | Michael Taylor | of | Columbia State CC | Cleveland | |
| 9/217 | Charlie Lea | p | Memphis State Univ | Montreal | |
| 9/220 | Mike Wright | of | Vanderbilt | Detroit | |
| 12/299 | Glen Swaggerty | p | Carter HS | Chicago NL | |
| 13/313 | Robert Elsea | p | Cleveland State CC | Atlanta | |
| 15/365 | William Aldridge | p | UT | Atlanta | |
| 16/397 | Ricky Kittrell | p | Vanderbilt | San Fransisco | |
| 17/431 | Mark Smith | p | David Lipscomb HS | St. Louis | |
| 29/676 | Joe Herbert | of/c | Columbia Central HS | Los Angeles | |
| 41/765 | Kerry Burchett | p | ETSU | St. Louis | |
| 1979 | June Regular | ||||
| 1/21 | Atlee Hammaker | p | ETSU | Kansas City | |
| 10/252 | Scotti Madison | c | Vanderbilt | San Fransisco | |
| 13/322 | Kirk Forbes | 2b | Tennessee State | Montreal | |
| 13/330 | Joe Cardwell | ss | ETSU | San Fransisco | |
| 15/371 | Jack Nuismer | p | Vanderbilt | Cleveland | |
| 15/390 | Reggie Whittemore | of | David Lipscomb Col. | Boston | |
| 16/400 | Bobby Ruiz | p | DuPont HS | Montreal | |
| 21/529 | Keith White | p | Jackson State CC | Montreal | |
| 22/570 | Glenn Eddins | 3b | David Lipscomb Col. | Boston | |
| 32/779 | Wilson Tucker | of | Belmont College | Detroit | |
| 40/859 | Ronnie Reed | c | Tenn. Weslyan Col. | Cincinnati | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 1/9 | Stephen Roeder | ss | Columbia State CC | Montreal | |
| 3/77 | Harley Woody | p | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 4/104 | Gary Higgins | p | Columbia State CC | New York AL | |
| 5/127 | Kenneth Cox | 1b | Columbia State CC | Boston | |