| MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1970 | ||||
| PICK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN |
| 1 | Mike Ivie | C | San Diego Padres | Decatur, GA |
| 2 | Steve Dunning | RHP | Cleveland Indians | Stanford U |
| 3 | Barry Foote | C | Montreal Expos | Smithfield, NC |
| 4 | Darrell Porter | C | Milwaukee Brewers | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5 | Mike Martin | LHP | Philadelphia Phillies | Columbia, SC |
| 6 | Lee Richard | SS | Chicago White Sox | Southern U |
| 7 | *-Randy Scarbery | RHP | Houston Astros | Fresno, CA |
| 8 | Rex Goodson | C | Kansas City Royals | Longview, TX |
| 9 | Jim Haller | RHP | Los Angeles Dodgers | Omaha, NE |
| 10 | Paul Dade | 3B-OF | California Angels | Seattle, WA |
| 11 | Jim Browning | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | Gadsden, AL |
| 12 | Dave Cheadle | LHP | New York Yankees | Asheville, NC |
| 13 | John Bedard | RHP | Pittsburgh Pirates | Springfield, MA |
| 14 | Charles Maxwell | 3B-SS | Washington Senators | Kingston, OH |
| 15 | Gary Polczynski | SS | Cincinnati Reds | West Allis, WI |
| 16 | *-Jimmy Hacker | SS | Boston Red Sox | Temple, TX |
| 17 | John D'Acquisto | RHP | San Francisco Giants | San Diego, CA |
| 18 | Dan Ford | OF | Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles, CA |
| 19 | Gene Hiser | OF | Chicago Cubs | U of Maryland |
| 20 | Terry Mappin | C | Detroit Tigers | Louisville, KY |
| 21 | Ron Broaddus | RHP | Atlanta Braves | Freeport, TX |
| 22 | Bob Gorinski | SS | Minnesota Twins | Calumet, PA |
| 23 | *-George Ambrow | SS | New York Mets | Long Beach, CA |
| 24 | James West | C | Baltimore Orioles | St. Louis, MO |