No, that is not the year I graduated from high school. I was already in the Army in June of 1968. Just turning 20 years old and recently returned from a trip to Virginia and North Carolina testing new Hawk Missile systems equipment by doing load tests on trains, planes, and ships.
No, this is about the Dodgers draft class in June of 1968. Some say it is the best draft class the Dodgers ever had. They made 101 picks. Of those 101 picks, 16 spent time in the major leagues. Granted, not all with the Dodgers, but MLB time all the same. Some just had a short stint, some became stars, others simply solid players. For the sake of keeping it manageable, we will stick with the guys who made it to the…
