Major League Baseball - 1979 MLB Draft Picks

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Year	Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Pos	playerSlug	From	To	Notes	ROY	HOF	Allstar	Heismann
1979	1979	1	1	Al Chambers	OF	al-chambers	John Harris (Harrisburg,PA)	Seattle
1979	1979	1	2	Tim Leary	P	tim-leary	UCLA	NY Mets
1979	1979	1	3	Jay Schroeder	C	jay-schroeder	Palisades High School (Pacific Palisades, CA)	Toronto
1979	1979	1	4	Brad Komminsk	OF-1B	brad-komminsk	Shawnee High School (Lima, OH)	Atlanta
1979	1979	1	5	Juan Bustabad	SS		Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School (Hialeah, FL)	Oakland
1979	1979	1	6	Andy Van Slyke	OF	andy-van-slyke	New Hartford (New Hartford,NY)	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	1	7	Jon Bohnet	P		Hogan (Vallejo, CA)	Cleveland
1979	1979	1	8	John Mizerock	C	john-mizerock	Punxsotawney (Punxsotawney,PA)	Houston
1979	1979	1	9	Steve Buechele	P	steve-buechele	Servite (Anaheim, CA)	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	1	10	Tim Wallach	1B	tim-wallach	Cal State Fullerton	Montreal
1979	1979	1	11	Kevin Brandt	OF		Nekoosa (Nekoosa,WI)	Minnesota
1979	1979	1	12	Jon Perlman	P	jon-perlman	Baylor University	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	1	13	Rick Leach	OF	rick-leach	University of Michigan	Detroit
1979	1979	1	14	Joe Lansford	1B	joe-lansford	Wilcox High School (Santa Clara, CA)	San Diego
1979	1979	1	15	Scott Garrelts	P	scott-garrelts	Buckley Loda (Paxton,IL)	San Francisco
1979	1979	1	16	Steve Howe	P	steve-howe	University of Michigan	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	1	17	Jerry Don Gleaton	P	jerry-don-gleaton	University of Texas	Texas
1979	1979	1	18	Rick Luecken	P	rick-luecken	Spring Woods (Houston, TX)	San Francisco
1979	1979	1	19	Rick Seitheimer	C			Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	1	20	Dan Lamar	C		Bellaire (Bellaire,TX)	Cincinnati
1979	1979	1	21	Atlee Hammaker	P	atlee-hammaker	East Tennessee State University	Kansas City
1979	1979	1	22	Mike Sullivan	P	mike-sullivan	Clemson University	Cincinnati
1979	1979	1	23	Chris Baker	OF	chris-baker	Franklin High School (Livonia, MI)	Detroit
1979	1979	1	24	Bob Geren	C	bob-geren	Clairemont High School (San Diego, CA)	San Diego
1979	1979	1	25	Steve Perry	P		University of Michigan	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	1	26	Mike Stenhouse	OF	mike-stenhouse	Harvard University	Oakland
1979	1979	2	27	Jamie Allen	IF	jamie-allen	Arizona State University	Seattle
1979	1979	2	28	Jeff Bettendorf	P	jeff-bettendorf	Lompoc High School (Lompoc, CA)	NY Mets
1979	1979	2	29	Ron Shepherd	OF	ron-shepherd	Kilgore (Kilgore,TX)	Toronto
1979	1979	2	30	Keefe Cato	P	keefe-cato	Fairfield University	Cincinnati
1979	1979	2	31	Tom Dodd	OF	tom-dodd	University of Oregon	Oakland
1979	1979	2	32	Mike Kwlecinski	SS		Shawnee High School (Warren,MI)	Montreal
1979	1979	2	33	Chris Rehbaum	OF		St. Josephs Collegiate (Buffalo, NY)	Cleveland
1979	1979	2	34	Ty Gainey	IF	ty-gainey	Cheraw (Cheraw,SC)	Houston
1979	1979	2	35	Scott Glanz	P		Tulsa Edison (Tulsa, OK)	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	2	36	Mark Ferguson	P		West Muskingum (Zanesville, OH)	Oakland
1979	1979	2	37	Randy Bush	OF	randy-bush	University of New Orleans	Minnesota
1979	1979	2	38	Shane Allen	IF		Palm Bay (Melbourne, FL)	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	2	39	Keith Fisher	C		Apopka High School (Apopka, FL)	Detroit
1979	1979	2	40	Derek Tatsuno	P		University of Hawaii	San Diego
1979	1979	2	41	Bob Buchanan	P	bob-buchanan	Riverview (Sarasota, FL)	Cincinnati
1979	1979	2	42	Scott Fiepke	P		Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown,KY)	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	2	43	Donnie Scott	C	donnie-scott	Tampa Catholic High School (Tampa, FL)	Texas
1979	1979	2	44	Chris Brown	3B	chris-brown	Crenshaw High School (Los Angeles, CA)	San Francisco
1979	1979	2	45	Tim Maples	P		Pinecrest (Southern Pines,NC)	Baltimore
1979	1979	2	46	Kyle Money	P		Samuell High School (Dallas, TX)	Philadelphia
1979	1979	2	47	John Skinner	P		North Carolina State University	Kansas City
1979	1979	2	48	Richard Wysocki	P		Lakewood High School (Lakewood,NJ)	Cincinnati
1979	1979	2	49	Mark Higgins	OF	mark-higgins	Central Valley (Veradale,WA)	Milwaukee
1979	1979	2	50	David Lanning	3B		University of Georgia	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	2	51	Todd Demeter	IF		Grant (Sacramento, CA)	NY Yankees
1979	1979	2	52	Marc Sullivan	C	marc-sullivan	University of Florida	Boston
1979	1979	3	55	Ron Romanick	P	ron-romanick	Newport High School (Bellevue, WA)	Toronto
1979	1979	3	58	Ed Vosberg	P	ed-vosberg	Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, AZ)	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	3	61	Fran Mullins	SS	fran-mullins	Santa Clara University	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	3	62	Jose DeLeon	P	jose-deleon		Pittsburgh
1979	1979	3	63	Tim Laudner	C	tim-laudner	University of Missouri	Minnesota
1979	1979	3	64	Chuck Crim	P	chuck-crim	Thousand Oaks High School (Thousand Oaks, CA)	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	3	69	Nick Capra	2B	nick-capra	University of Oklahoma	Texas
1979	1979	3	71	Bob Melvin	C	bob-melvin		Baltimore
1979	1979	3	72	Roy Smith	P	roy-smith	Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon,NY)	Philadelphia
1979	1979	3	73	Pat Sheridan	OF	pat-sheridan	Eastern Michigan University	Kansas City
1979	1979	3	76	Don Crow	C	don-crow	Washington State University	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	3	77	Fred Toliver	P		San Gorgonio High School (San Bernardino, CA)	NY Yankees
1979	1979	4	79	Jim Presley	SS	jim-presley	Escambia High School (Pensacola, FL)	Seattle
1979	1979	4	81	Andre Robertson	2B	andre-robertson	University of Texas	Toronto
1979	1979	4	86	Larry Ray	OF	larry-ray	Kentucky Wesleyan College	Houston
1979	1979	4	88	John Russell	OF	john-russell	Norman (Norman,OK)	Montreal
1979	1979	4	92	Mark Parent	OF	mark-parent		San Diego
1979	1979	4	94	Chris Green	P	chris-green	Dorsey High School (Los Angeles, CA)	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	4	96	Randy Kutcher	SS	randy-kutcher	Palmdale (Palmdale, CA)	San Francisco
1979	1979	4	98	Jay Baller	P	jay-baller	Canby (Canby,OR)	Philadelphia
1979	1979	5	109	Ronn Reynolds	C	ronn-reynolds	University of Arkansas	Oakland
1979	1979	5	118	Mark Thurmond	P	mark-thurmond	Texas A&M University	San Diego
1979	1979	5	119	Pat Keedy	2B	pat-keedy	Auburn University	California
1979	1979	5	123	Allan Ramirez	P	allan-ramirez	Rice University	Baltimore
1979	1979	5	126	Jeff Russell	P	jeff-russell	Wyoming (Cincinnati, OH)	Cincinnati
1979	1979	5	127	Andy Beene	P	andy-beene	Baylor University	Milwaukee
1979	1979	5	129	Greg Gagne	SS	greg-gagne	Somerset (Somerset,MA)	NY Yankees
1979	1979	6	132	Ron Gardenhire	IF	ron-gardenhire	University of Texas	NY Mets
1979	1979	6	134	Mike Payne	P	mike-payne	Williston High School (Williston, FL)	Atlanta
1979	1979	6	138	Bill Doran	IF	bill-doran	Miami University	Houston
1979	1979	6	140	Wallace Johnson	2B	wallace-johnson	Indiana State University	Montreal
1979	1979	6	144	Haroid Reynolds	SS		Corvallis High School (Corvallis, OR)	San Diego
1979	1979	6	155	Stefan Wever	P	stefan-wever	University of California-Santa Barbara	NY Yankees
1979	1979	7	157	Brian Snyder	P	brian-snyder	Clemson University	Seattle
1979	1979	7	163	Von Hayes	IF	von-hayes	St. Mary's College of California	Cleveland
1979	1979	7	164	Mark Ross	P	mark-ross	Texas A&M University	Houston
1979	1979	7	166	Mike Gates	2B	mike-gates	Pepperdone University	Montreal
1979	1979	7	175	Storm Davis	P	storm-davis	University Christian (Jacksonville, FL)	Baltimore
1979	1979	7	177	Craig Lefferts	P	craig-lefferts	University of Arizona	Kansas City
1979	1979	7	182	Tom McCarthy	P	tom-mccarthy	Plymouth Carver (Plymouth,MA)	Boston
1979	1979	8	196	James Steels	OF		Santa Maria High School (Santa Maria,CA)	San Diego
1979	1979	8	205	Bill Schroeder	C	bill-schroeder	Clemson University	Milwaukee
1979	1979	9	212	Paul Runge	SS	paul-runge	Jacksonville University	Atlanta
1979	1979	9	213	Mark Calvert	P	mark-calvert	Thomas Stone (Waldorf,MD)	Oakland
1979	1979	9	216	Mark Dempsey	P	mark-dempsey	Ohio State University	Houston
1979	1979	9	223	Darrell Miller	OF	darrell-miller	Cal Poly Pomona	California
1979	1979	9	233	Pete Filson	P	pete-filson	Temple University	NY Yankees
1979	1979	10	243	Jimmy Key	P-1B	jimmy-key	S.R. Butler (Huntsville,AL)	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	10	245	Mike Kinnunen	P	mike-kinnunen	Washington State University	Minnesota
1979	1979	10	246	Dave Owen	SS	dave-owen	University of Texas-Arlington	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	10	252	Scotti Madison	OF	scotti-madison	Vanderbilt University	San Francisco
1979	1979	10	253	Rod Booker	SS	rod-booker	University of California	Baltimore
1979	1979	10	255	Billy Moore	OF		Covina High School (Covina, CA)	Kansas City
1979	1979	11	266	Tom Dozier	P	tom-dozier	Richmond High School (Richmond, CA)	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	11	272	Ray Soff	P	ray-soff	Central Michigan University	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	11	278	Frank Williams	P	frank-williams	Lewis-Clark State College	San Francisco
1979	1979	11	283	Paul Zuvella	2B	paul-zuvella	Stanford University	Milwaukee
1979	1979	11	286	Tommy Dunbar	OF		Middle Georgia College	Boston
1979	1979	12	294	Johnny Ray	2B	johnny-ray	University of Arkansas	Houston
1979	1979	12	299	Mike Warren	P	mike-warren	Fullerton High School (Fullerton, CA)	Detroit
1979	1979	12	303	Tony Fossas	P	tony-fossas	University of South Florida	Texas
1979	1979	12	308	Tom Edens	OF	tom-edens	Fruitland (Fruitland,ID)	Cincinnati
1979	1979	13	313	Mike Hart	OF	mike-hart	University of Wisconsin	Seattle
1979	1979	13	334	Randy Gomez	C	randy-gomez	University of Utah	Cincinnati
1979	1979	13	335	Bob Skube	OF	bob-skube	University of Southern California	Milwaukee
1979	1979	13	336	Greg Brock	OF	greg-brock	University of Wyoming	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	14	349	Andre David	OF	andre-david	Cal State Fullerton	Minnesota
1979	1979	15	366	Walt Terrell	OF	walt-terrell	Morehead State University	NY Mets
1979	1979	15	381	Pete O'Brien	OF	pete-obrien	University of Nebraska	Texas
1979	1979	15	389	Keith Smith	OF	keith-smith	Canyon High School (Canyon Country,CA)	NY Yankees
1979	1979	16	396	Steve Stanicek	1B	steve-stanicek	Rich East (Park Forest,IL)	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	16	398	Ken Smith	P	ken-smith	University of North Carolina	Houston
1979	1979	16	402	Tom Grant	OF	tom-grant	University of New Haven	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	16	406	Ron Wotus	SS	ron-wotus	Bacon Academy (Colchester,CT)	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	16	408	Tom O'Malley	2B-iF	tom-omalley	Montoursville (Montoursville,PA)	San Francisco
1979	1979	17	417	Bud Black	P	bud-black	San Diego State University	Seattle
1979	1979	17	419	Jeff Robinson	P	jeff-robinson	Christian (El Cajon, CA)	Toronto
1979	1979	17	426	Brad Mills	3B	brad-mills	University of Arizona	Montreal
1979	1979	17	440	Orel Hershiser	P	orel-hershiser	Bowling Green State University	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	18	448	Mark Salas	C	mark-salas	Nogales (La Puente, CA)	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	19	493	Don Mattingly	1B	don-mattingly	Reitz (Evansville,IN)	NY Yankees
1979	1979	20	496	John Leister	P	john-leister	Russell (Great Falls,MT)	NY Mets
1979	1979	20	506	Bryan Oelkers	P	bryan-oelkers	Pattonville (Maryland Heights,MO)	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	20	516	Jeff Jones	OF	jeff-jones	University of Iowa	Cincinnati
1979	1979	20	517	Don Slaught	C-1B	don-slaught	UCLA	Milwaukee
1979	1979	22	561	Steven Davis	OF		Middle Georgia College	Texas
1979	1979	23	573	Brett Butler	OF	brett-butler	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Atlanta
1979	1979	23	575	Terry Clark	P	terry-clark	Mount San Antonio College	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	23	581	Mark Huismann	P	mark-huismann	Colorado State University	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	23	587	Jim Wilson	OF	jim-wilson		San Francisco
1979	1979	24	617	Morris Madden	P	morris-madden	Spartanburg Methodist College	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	25	625	Chris Jones	OF	chris-jones	San Diego State University	Houston
1979	1979	25	638	Jeff Twitty	P	jeff-twitty	University of South Carolina	Kansas City
1979	1979	25	639	Kurt Kepshire	P	kurt-kepshire	University of New Haven	Cincinnati
1979	1979	26	658	Dave Schmidt	P	dave-schmidt	UCLA	Texas
1979	1979	26	660	Bill Swaggerts	P		Stetson University	Baltimore
1979	1979	26	661	Kelly Downs	P	kelly-downs	Viewmont (Bountiful,UT)	Philadelphia
1979	1979	27	668	David Smith	P		Lamar University	NY Mets
1979	1979	27	670	Bert Bradley	P	bert-bradley		Oakland
1979	1979	27	676	Joseph Carter	P		Helix Charter (La Mesa,CA)	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	29	712	Clay Christiansen	P	clay-christiansen	University of Kansas	NY Mets
1979	1979	29	719	Steve Ziem	P	steve-ziem	Banning (Banning,CA)	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	29	726	Nelson Santovenia	3B	nelson-santovenia		Philadelphia
1979	1979	29	729	Dan Firova	C	dan-firova	University of Texas-Pan American	Milwaukee
1979	1979	30	738	Billy Hatcher	OF-p	billy-hatcher	Williams (Williams,AZ)	Montreal
1979	1979	30	743	Jay Pettibone	P	jay-pettibone	Chapman University	Texas
1979	1979	31	756	Larry White	P	larry-white	San Francisco State University	Cleveland
1979	1979	31	759	Tom Nieto	C	tom-nieto	Cerritos College	Minnesota
1979	1979	31	765	Glenn Davis	1B-P	glenn-davis	University Christian (Jacksonville, FL)	Baltimore
1979	1979	32	783	Kevin Gross	P	kevin-gross	Fillmore (Fillmore,CA)	Baltimore
1979	1979	34	815	Ray Fontenot	Pp	ray-fontenot	McNeese State University	Texas
1979	1979	36	838	Mike Maddux	P	mike-maddux	Rancho High School (Las Vegas, NV)	Cincinnati
1979	1979	37	842	Joel Skinner	C	joel-skinner	Mission Bay High School (San Diego, CA)	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	39	855	Herm Winningham	OF	herm-winningham	Wilkinson (Orangeburg,SC)	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	41	861	Mike Sharperson	SS	mike-sharperson	Wilkinson (Orangeburg,SC)	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	1	1	Neal Heaton	P	neal-heaton	Sachem East (Farmingville,NY)	NY Mets
1979	1979	1	2	Michael Hood	C		Washington Academy (Greenville,MS)	Seattle
1979	1979	1	3	Kelly Faulk	P		Wharton County Junior College	Atlanta
1979	1979	1	4	Scott Patterson	P	scott-patterson	Valencia Community College	Toronto
1979	1979	1	5	Bob Ferris	1B	bob-ferris	Mesa Community College	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	1	6	Lemmie Miller	OF	lemmie-miller	Santa Barbara City College	Oakland
1979	1979	1	7	Jeff Dedmon	P	jeff-dedmon	West Los Angeles College	Houston
1979	1979	1	8	Francis Regan	P		Valencia Community College	Cleveland
1979	1979	1	9	Stephen Roeder	SS		Columbia State Community College	Montreal
1979	1979	1	10	Bruce Cooper	P		Broward College	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	1	11	Mark Wilkins	P		Eastern Michigan University	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	1	12	Joseph McCarthy	OF		Seminole State College of Florida	Minnesota
1979	1979	1	13	John Stevenson	IF		Los Angeles Valley College	San Diego
1979	1979	1	14	Michael Camp	P		Eastern Oklahoma State College	Detroit
1979	1979	1	15	William Nice	P		College of Southern Idaho	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	1	16	Dennis Ivy	OF-1B		San Joaquin Delta College	California
1979	1979	1	17	Kevin Johnson	OF	kevin-johnson	Los Angeles Community College	San Francisco
1979	1979	1	18	Clay Weisinger	P		Angelina College	Texas
1979	1979	1	19	Dean Baugh	OF-if		Butte College	Philadelphia
1979	1979	1	20	Darren Dilks	P			Baltimore
1979	1979	1	21	Kevin Waller	OF-3B		San Diego Community College	Cincinnati
1979	1979	1	22	Mike Brewer	P	mike-brewer	Foothill College	Kansas City
1979	1979	1	23	Robert Sillicani	3B-SS		College of San Mateo	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	1	24	David Thomas	P	david-thomas		Milwaukee
1979	1979	1	25	Kevin Kane	P		Cuesta College	Boston
1979	1979	1	26	James Campbell	P		Orange County Community College	NY Yankees
1979	1979	2	27	Mark Welch	P		University of Indianapolis	NY Mets
1979	1979	2	28	Don Minnick	P	don-minnick		Seattle
1979	1979	2	29	Milt Thompson	OF	milt-thompson		Atlanta
1979	1979	2	30	Mark Eichhorn	SS-P	mark-eichhorn	Cabrillo College	Toronto
1979	1979	2	31	Keith Spreckles	SS			StL Cardinals
1979	1979	2	32	Bob Fallon	P	bob-fallon	Miami-Dade College	Oakland
1979	1979	2	33	Adailo Penate	P		Miami-Dade College	Houston
1979	1979	2	34	Jeff Thompson	OF		Miami-Dade College	Cleveland
1979	1979	2	35	Jim Weaver	OF-1B	jim-weaver	State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota	Montreal
1979	1979	2	36	Randy Riccardi	OF		Miami-Dade College	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	2	37	David Means	OF			Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	2	38	Scott Stoltenberg	SS-OF		Sacramento City College	Minnesota
1979	1979	2	39	Carlos Moreno	P		Miami-Dade College	San Diego
1979	1979	2	40	Dave Kirby	OF		Citrus College	Detroit
1979	1979	2	41	Chris Goodchild	P			Pittsburgh
1979	1979	2	42	Bill Worden	C		Mission College	California
1979	1979	2	43	Matthew Dunn	C		Brookdale Community College	San Francisco
1979	1979	2	44	Keith Showell	OF		Prince George's Community College	Texas
1979	1979	2	45	Robert Fischer	P		Panola College	Philadelphia
1979	1979	2	46	Steve Espinoza	SS		Foothill College	Baltimore
1979	1979	2	47	Robert Elliott	P		Gulf Coast Community College	Cincinnati
1979	1979	2	48	Tim Cates	P		Georgia Perimeter College	Kansas City
1979	1979	2	49	Jeems Teller	OF		Sacramento City College	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	2	50	Jeff Heathcock	P	jeff-heathcock	Golden West College	Milwaukee
1979	1979	2	51	Michael Dolinar	SB		Bakersfield College	Boston
1979	1979	2	52	Glen Swires	3B		Mount San Antonio College	NY Yankees
1979	1979	3	54	Carlos Diaz	P	carlos-diaz	Allan Hancock College	Seattle
1979	1979	3	62	Randy Johnson	1B-OF	randy-johnson	Miami-Dade College	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	3	68	Al Newman	SS	al-newman	Chaffey College	California
1979	1979	3	69	Mario Ramirez	P	mario-ramirez	Los Angeles Community College	San Francisco
1979	1979	4	87	Randy O'Neal	P	randy-oneal	Palm Beach State College	Montreal
1979	1979	4	93	Rick Ownbey	P	rick-ownbey	Santa Ana College	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	4	96	Michael Young	P	michael-young	Trinidad State Junior College	Texas
1979	1979	5	107	Jeff Moronko	IF	jeff-moronko	San Jacinto College	Toronto
1979	1979	5	114	Eddie Hodge	P		Cerritos College	Minnesota
1979	1979	5	115	Larry See	IF	larry-see	Cerritos College	San Diego
1979	1979	6	132	Bill Lindsey	3B	bill-lindsey	Broward College	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	6	141	Gary Pettis	OF	gary-pettis	Laney College	California
1979	1979	6	147	Mike Bielecki	P	mike-bielecki	Valencia Community College	Kansas City
1979	1979	7	153	Brook Jacoby	OF	brook-jacoby	Ventura College	Atlanta
1979	1979	10	201	Rusty Tillman	OF	rusty-tillman	Florida State College at Jacksonville	NY Mets
1979	1979	12	222	Greg Bargar	P	greg-bargar	El Camino College	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	1	1	Marty Barrett	2B	marty-barrett	Arizona State University	Boston
1979	1979	1	2	Chris Goodchild	P			San Francisco
1979	1979	1	3	Otis Nixon	3B	otis-nixon	Louisburg College	NY Yankees
1979	1979	1	4	Kelly Faulk	P		Wharton County Junior College	Philadelphia
1979	1979	1	5	Bob Fallon	P	bob-fallon	Miami-Dade College	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	1	6	Scott Fletcher	SS	scott-fletcher	Georgia Southern University	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	1	7	Joe Housey	P		Miami-Dade College	Baltimore
1979	1979	1	8	Mike Bielecki	P	mike-bielecki	Valencia Community College	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	1	9	Edwin Schneider	P		Indian River State College	Oakland
1979	1979	1	10	Mark Chrisly	P		Miami-Dade College	Montreal
1979	1979	1	11	Gary Gaetti	3B	gary-gaetti	Northwest Missouri State University	Minnesota
1979	1979	1	12	Ralph Citarella	P	ralph-citarella	Florida Southern College	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	1	13	Kem Wright	OF		University of Texas	Toronto
1979	1979	1	14	Jeff Heathcock	P	jeff-heathcock	Golden West College	San Diego
1979	1979	1	15	Carlos Diaz	P	carlos-diaz	Allan Hancock College	Seattle
1979	1979	1	16	Larry Mikesell	P		Brevard Community College	Cincinnati
1979	1979	1	17	Paul Fox	P		Canada College	Detroit
1979	1979	1	18	Al Majia	C		Oral Roberts University	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	1	19	Lemmie Miller	OF	lemmie-miller	Santa Barbara City College	Houston
1979	1979	1	20	Duane Dewey	C-1B		Louisiana State University	Kansas City
1979	1979	1	21	Bill Mooneyham	P	bill-mooneyham	Merced College	NY Mets
1979	1979	1	22	Michael Sanford	P		Georgia Perimeter College	Texas
1979	1979	1	23	Weston Mitchell	SS		San Jose City College	Cleveland
1979	1979	1	24	David Grier	P		Virginia Tech	Milwaukee
1979	1979	2	25	Jeems Teller	OF		Sacramento City College	Boston
1979	1979	2	26	Scott Benedict	OF		University of Georgia	NY Yankees
1979	1979	2	27	Mike Withrow	P		Blinn College	Philadelphia
1979	1979	2	28	Bruce Cooper	P		Broward College	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	2	29	Anthony Veith	1B			Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	2	30	Fred Conradi	P		Centralia College	Baltimore
1979	1979	2	31	Nattie George	OF		San Jose City College	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	2	32	Scott Patterson	P	scott-patterson	Mesa Community College	Oakland
1979	1979	2	33	Ed Schiavo	P			Montreal
1979	1979	2	34	Randy O'Neal	P	randy-oneal	Palm Beach State College	Minnesota
1979	1979	2	35	Mike Mason	P	mike-mason	Normandale Community College	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	2	36	Darren Dilks	P		Chaffey College	Toronto
1979	1979	2	37	Jeff Stottlemyre	P		Yakima Valley Community College	Seattle
1979	1979	2	38	Mark Pederson	P	mark-pederson	Yakima Valley Community College	Cincinnati
1979	1979	2	39	James Good	OF		College of Southern Idaho	Detroit
1979	1979	2	40	Thomas McLaughlin	P		Los Angeles Community College	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	2	41	David McDonald	P		Allegheny College	Kansas City
1979	1979	2	42	Joe Plummer	P		Long Beach City College	NY Mets
1979	1979	2	43	Joe McCarthy	OF	joe-mccarthy	Seminole State College of Florida	Texas
1979	1979	2	44	Stephen Roche	P		Sacramento City College	Cleveland
1979	1979	2	45	Randy Meyer	OF		University of California-Santa Barbara	Milwaukee
1979	1979	3	48	Tim Teufel	2B	tim-teufel	Clemson University	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	3	51	Jeff Dedmon	P	jeff-dedmon	West Los Angeles College	Oakland
1979	1979	3	54	Bill Lindsey	3B	bill-lindsey	Broward College	California
1979	1979	6	70	Bob Ferris	C-iF	bob-ferris	Mesa Community College	Cleveland
1979	1979	1	1	Mark Davis	P	mark-davis	Chabot College	Philadelphia
1979	1979	1	2	Nattie George	OF		San Jose City College	Toronto
1979	1979	1	3	Bill Bordley	P	bill-bordley	El Camino College	Cincinnati
1979	1979	1	4	Otis Nixon	3B	otis-nixon	Louisburg College	California
1979	1979	1	5	Edwin Schneider	P		Indian River State College	Houston
1979	1979	1	6	Arbrey Lucas	P		Arizona Western College	Texas
1979	1979	1	7	Bill Mooneyham	P	bill-mooneyham	Merced College	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	1	8	Tony Torres	P		College of the Sequoias	Milwaukee
1979	1979	1	9	Mark Christy	P		Miami-Dade College	Chi. Cubs
1979	1979	1	10	Paul Homrig	1B		Los Angeles Harbor College	Oakland
1979	1979	1	11	John Violette	C			NY Mets
1979	1979	1	12	Howard Johnson	3B	howard-johnson	St. Petersburg College	Detroit
1979	1979	1	13	Brad Carlson	OF		Edison State College	Cleveland
1979	1979	1	14	Chris Cawthon	1B		Georgia Perimeter College	Montreal
1979	1979	1	15	Joe Housey	P		Miami-Dade College	Seattle
1979	1979	1	16	Rick Misuraca	3B		Rose State College	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	1	17	Gary Friedrich	P		Wabash Valley College	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	1	18	David McDonald	P		Allegheny College	Pittsburgh
1979	1979	1	19	Joe Plummer	P		Long Beach City College	Minnesota
1979	1979	1	20	Willie Davis	OF	willie-davis	Canada College	Atlanta
1979	1979	1	21	Jeff Schattinger	P	jeff-schattinger	University of Southern California	Kansas City
1979	1979	1	22	Mondel Williams	OF		Sacramento City College	San Diego
1979	1979	1	23	Andy Marston	OF-P		St. Petersburg College	Baltimore
1979	1979	1	24	Jeff Stottlemyre	P		Yakima Valley Community College	San Francisco
1979	1979	1	26	Carlos Hernandez	P	carlos-hernandez	Hillsborough Community College	NY Yankees
1979	1979	2	27	Luis Rojas	P	luis-rojas		Philadelphia
1979	1979	2	28	Gary Kempton	C		Triton College	Cincinnati
1979	1979	2	29	Ken Eriksen	P		Citrus College	California
1979	1979	2	30	Richard Eckleberry	P		College of Southern Idaho	Houston
1979	1979	2	31	Jerry Vasquez	P		Arizona State University	Texas
1979	1979	2	32	David Jensen	P	david-jensen	Edmonds Community College	StL Cardinals
1979	1979	2	33	Ronald Walling	P			Milwaukee
1979	1979	2	34	Stephen Maral	C		Chabot College	Oakland
1979	1979	2	35	Jeff Sunderlage	P		Des Moines Area Community College	NY Mets
1979	1979	2	36	J.J. Robinson	P		San Jose City College	Detroit
1979	1979	2	37	Michael Sanford	P		Georgia Perimeter College	Cleveland
1979	1979	2	38	Cat Whitfield	1B		Middle Georgia College	Montreal
1979	1979	2	39	John Millholland	SS		Louisburg College	LA Dodgers
1979	1979	2	40	Paul Doty	P		Grossmont College	Chi. White Sox
1979	1979	2	41	Mike Mason	P	mike-mason	Normandale Community College	Minnesota
1979	1979	2	42	David Anderson	P	david-anderson	Arizona Western College	Kansas City
1979	1979	2	43	Alan Mayles	P		Louisburg College	NY Yankees
1979	1979	3	45	Curt Wardle	P	curt-wardle	San Bernardino Valley College	California

The MLB draft often consists of 50 or more rounds of players, most of which never make it out of the minor leagues. In order to make the above list more useful, drafts that took place more than 5 years ago only include the first two rounds or players that actually appeared in a major league game.

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Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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