1974 – Picking first in the January amateur draft, the Texas Rangers select shortstop Roy Smalley, son of ten-year major league veteran SS Roy Smalley and nephew of manager Gene Mauch. Smalley, who dropped out of USC in the fall to make himself eligible, will sign for $100,000.

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1974 – Picking first in the January amateur draft, the Texas Rangers select shortstop Roy Smalley, son of ten-year major league veteran SS Roy Smalley and nephew of manager Gene Mauch. Smalley, who dropped out of USC in the fall to make himself eligible, will sign for $100,000.

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