| MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1977 | ||||
| PICK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN |
| 1 | Harold Baines | OF | Chicago White Sox | St. Michaels, MD |
| 2 | Bill Gullickson | RHP | Montreal Expos | Orland Park, IL |
| 3 | Paul Molitor | SS | Milwaukee Brewers | U of Minnesota |
| 4 | Tim Cole | LHP | Atlanta Braves | Saugerties, NY |
| 5 | Kevin Richards | RHP | Detroit Tigers | Wyandotte, MI |
| 6 | Terry Kennedy | C | St. Louis Cardinals | Florida State U |
| 7 | Richard Dotson | RHP | California Angels | Cincinnati, OH |
| 8 | Brian Greer | OF | San Diego Padres | Brea, CA |
| 9 | David Hibner | SS | Texas Rangers | Howell, MI |
| 10 | Craig Landis | SS | San Francisco Giants | Napa, CA |
| 11 | Bruce Compton | OF | Cleveland Indians | Norman, OK |
| 12 | Randy Martz | RHP | Chicago Cubs | U of South Carolina |
| 13 | Andrew Madden | RHP | Boston Red Sox | New Hartford, NY |
| 14 | Ricky Adams | SS | Houston Astros | Montclair, CA |
| 15 | Paul Croft | OF | Minnesota Twins | Morristown, NJ |
| 16 | Wally Backman | SS | New York Mets | Beaverton, OR |
| 17 | Craig Harris | RHP | Oakland Athletics | Sierra Vista, AZ |
| 18 | Anthony Nicely | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | Dayton, OH |
| 19 | Drungo Hazewood | OF | Baltimore Orioles | Sacramento, CA |
| 20 | Bob Welch | RHP | Los Angeles Dodgers | E. Michigan U |
| 21 | Mike Jones | LHP | Kansas City Royals | Pittsford, NY |
| 22 | Scott Munninghoff | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | Cincinnati, OH |
| 23 | Steve Taylor | RHP | New York Yankees | U of Delaware |
| 24 | Tad Venger | 3B | Cincinnati Reds | Newhall, CA |
| 25 | Tom Goffena | SS | Toronto Blue Jays | Sidney, OH |
| 26 | Dave Henderson | OF | Seattle Mariners | Dos Palos, CA |