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  1979 MLB Draft Picks  
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Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Pos
From
To
Notes
197911Al ChambersOFJohn Harris (Harrisburg,PA)Seattle
197912Tim LearyPUCLANY Mets
197913Jay SchroederCPalisades High School (Pacific Palisades, CA)Toronto
197914Brad KomminskOF-1BShawnee High School (Lima, OH)Atlanta
197915Juan BustabadSSHialeah-Miami Lakes High School (Hialeah, FL)Oakland
197916Andy Van SlykeOFNew Hartford (New Hartford,NY)StL Cardinals
197917Jon BohnetPHogan (Vallejo, CA)Cleveland
197918John MizerockCPunxsotawney (Punxsotawney,PA)Houston
197919Steve BuechelePServite (Anaheim, CA)Chi. White Sox
1979110Tim Wallach1BCal State FullertonMontreal
1979111Kevin BrandtOFNekoosa (Nekoosa,WI)Minnesota
1979112Jon PerlmanPBaylor UniversityChi. Cubs
1979113Rick LeachOFUniversity of MichiganDetroit
1979114Joe Lansford1BWilcox High School (Santa Clara, CA)San Diego
1979115Scott GarreltsPBuckley Loda (Paxton,IL)San Francisco
1979116Steve HowePUniversity of MichiganLA Dodgers
1979117Jerry Don GleatonPUniversity of TexasTexas
1979118Rick LueckenPSpring Woods (Houston, TX)San Francisco
1979119Rick SeitheimerCChi. White Sox
1979120Dan LamarCBellaire (Bellaire,TX)Cincinnati
1979121Atlee HammakerPEast Tennessee State UniversityKansas City
1979122Mike SullivanPClemson UniversityCincinnati
1979123Chris BakerOFFranklin High School (Livonia, MI)Detroit
1979124Bob GerenCClairemont High School (San Diego, CA)San Diego
1979125Steve PerryPUniversity of MichiganLA Dodgers
1979126Mike StenhouseOFHarvard UniversityOakland
1979227Jamie AllenIFArizona State UniversitySeattle
1979228Jeff BettendorfPLompoc High School (Lompoc, CA)NY Mets
1979229Ron ShepherdOFKilgore (Kilgore,TX)Toronto
1979230Keefe CatoPFairfield UniversityCincinnati
1979231Tom DoddOFUniversity of OregonOakland
1979232Mike KwlecinskiSSShawnee High School (Warren,MI)Montreal
1979233Chris RehbaumOFSt. Josephs Collegiate (Buffalo, NY)Cleveland
1979234Ty GaineyIFCheraw (Cheraw,SC)Houston
1979235Scott GlanzPTulsa Edison (Tulsa, OK)Chi. White Sox
1979236Mark FergusonPWest Muskingum (Zanesville, OH)Oakland
1979237Randy BushOFUniversity of New OrleansMinnesota
1979238Shane AllenIFPalm Bay (Melbourne, FL)Chi. Cubs
1979239Keith FisherCApopka High School (Apopka, FL)Detroit
1979240Derek TatsunoPUniversity of HawaiiSan Diego
1979241Bob BuchananPRiverview (Sarasota, FL)Cincinnati
1979242Scott FiepkePElizabethtown (Elizabethtown,KY)Pittsburgh
1979243Donnie ScottCTampa Catholic High School (Tampa, FL)Texas
1979244Chris Brown3BCrenshaw High School (Los Angeles, CA)San Francisco
1979245Tim MaplesPPinecrest (Southern Pines,NC)Baltimore
1979246Kyle MoneyPSamuell High School (Dallas, TX)Philadelphia
1979247John SkinnerPNorth Carolina State UniversityKansas City
1979248Richard WysockiPLakewood High School (Lakewood,NJ)Cincinnati
1979249Mark HigginsOFCentral Valley (Veradale,WA)Milwaukee
1979250David Lanning3BUniversity of GeorgiaLA Dodgers
1979251Todd DemeterIFGrant (Sacramento, CA)NY Yankees
1979252Marc SullivanCUniversity of FloridaBoston
1979355Ron RomanickPNewport High School (Bellevue, WA)Toronto
1979358Ed VosbergPSalpointe Catholic (Tucson, AZ)StL Cardinals
1979361Fran MullinsSSSanta Clara UniversityChi. White Sox
1979362Jose DeLeonPPittsburgh
1979363Tim LaudnerCUniversity of MissouriMinnesota
1979364Chuck CrimPThousand Oaks High School (Thousand Oaks, CA)Chi. Cubs
1979369Nick Capra2BUniversity of OklahomaTexas
1979371Bob MelvinCBaltimore
1979372Roy SmithPMount Vernon (Mount Vernon,NY)Philadelphia
1979373Pat SheridanOFEastern Michigan UniversityKansas City
1979376Don CrowCWashington State UniversityLA Dodgers
1979377Fred ToliverPSan Gorgonio High School (San Bernardino, CA)NY Yankees
1979479Jim PresleySSEscambia High School (Pensacola, FL)Seattle
1979481Andre Robertson2BUniversity of TexasToronto
1979486Larry RayOFKentucky Wesleyan CollegeHouston
1979488John RussellOFNorman (Norman,OK)Montreal
1979492Mark ParentOFSan Diego
1979494Chris GreenPDorsey High School (Los Angeles, CA)Pittsburgh
1979496Randy KutcherSSPalmdale (Palmdale, CA)San Francisco
1979498Jay BallerPCanby (Canby,OR)Philadelphia
19795109Ronn ReynoldsCUniversity of ArkansasOakland
19795118Mark ThurmondPTexas A&M UniversitySan Diego
19795119Pat Keedy2BAuburn UniversityCalifornia
19795123Allan RamirezPRice UniversityBaltimore
19795126Jeff RussellPWyoming (Cincinnati, OH)Cincinnati
19795127Andy BeenePBaylor UniversityMilwaukee
19795129Greg GagneSSSomerset (Somerset,MA)NY Yankees
19796132Ron GardenhireIFUniversity of TexasNY Mets
19796134Mike PaynePWilliston High School (Williston, FL)Atlanta
19796138Bill DoranIFMiami UniversityHouston
19796140Wallace Johnson2BIndiana State UniversityMontreal
19796144Haroid ReynoldsSSCorvallis High School (Corvallis, OR)San Diego
19796155Stefan WeverPUniversity of California-Santa BarbaraNY Yankees
19797157Brian SnyderPClemson UniversitySeattle
19797163Von HayesIFSt. Mary's College of CaliforniaCleveland
19797164Mark RossPTexas A&M UniversityHouston
19797166Mike Gates2BPepperdone UniversityMontreal
19797175Storm DavisPUniversity Christian (Jacksonville, FL)Baltimore
19797177Craig LeffertsPUniversity of ArizonaKansas City
19797182Tom McCarthyPPlymouth Carver (Plymouth,MA)Boston
19798196James SteelsOFSanta Maria High School (Santa Maria,CA)San Diego
19798205Bill SchroederCClemson UniversityMilwaukee
19799212Paul RungeSSJacksonville UniversityAtlanta
19799213Mark CalvertPThomas Stone (Waldorf,MD)Oakland
19799216Mark DempseyPOhio State UniversityHouston
19799223Darrell MillerOFCal Poly PomonaCalifornia
19799233Pete FilsonPTemple UniversityNY Yankees
197910243Jimmy KeyP-1BS.R. Butler (Huntsville,AL)Chi. White Sox
197910245Mike KinnunenPWashington State UniversityMinnesota
197910246Dave OwenSSUniversity of Texas-ArlingtonChi. Cubs
197910252Scotti MadisonOFVanderbilt UniversitySan Francisco
197910253Rod BookerSSUniversity of CaliforniaBaltimore
197910255Billy MooreOFCovina High School (Covina, CA)Kansas City
197911266Tom DozierPRichmond High School (Richmond, CA)StL Cardinals
197911272Ray SoffPCentral Michigan UniversityChi. Cubs
197911278Frank WilliamsPLewis-Clark State CollegeSan Francisco
197911283Paul Zuvella2BStanford UniversityMilwaukee
197911286Tommy DunbarOFMiddle Georgia CollegeBoston
197912294Johnny Ray2BUniversity of ArkansasHouston
197912299Mike WarrenPFullerton High School (Fullerton, CA)Detroit
197912303Tony FossasPUniversity of South FloridaTexas
197912308Tom EdensOFFruitland (Fruitland,ID)Cincinnati
197913313Mike HartOFUniversity of WisconsinSeattle
197913334Randy GomezCUniversity of UtahCincinnati
197913335Bob SkubeOFUniversity of Southern CaliforniaMilwaukee
197913336Greg BrockOFUniversity of WyomingLA Dodgers
197914349Andre DavidOFCal State FullertonMinnesota
197915366Walt TerrellOFMorehead State UniversityNY Mets
197915381Pete O'BrienOFUniversity of NebraskaTexas
197915389Keith SmithOFCanyon High School (Canyon Country,CA)NY Yankees
197916396Steve Stanicek1BRich East (Park Forest,IL)StL Cardinals
197916398Ken SmithPUniversity of North CarolinaHouston
197916402Tom GrantOFUniversity of New HavenChi. Cubs
197916406Ron WotusSSBacon Academy (Colchester,CT)Pittsburgh
197916408Tom O'Malley2B-iFMontoursville (Montoursville,PA)San Francisco
197917417Bud BlackPSan Diego State UniversitySeattle
197917419Jeff RobinsonPChristian (El Cajon, CA)Toronto
197917426Brad Mills3BUniversity of ArizonaMontreal
197917440Orel HershiserPBowling Green State UniversityLA Dodgers
197918448Mark SalasCNogales (La Puente, CA)StL Cardinals
197919493Don Mattingly1BReitz (Evansville,IN)NY Yankees
197920496John LeisterPRussell (Great Falls,MT)NY Mets
197920506Bryan OelkersPPattonville (Maryland Heights,MO)Chi. Cubs
197920516Jeff JonesOFUniversity of IowaCincinnati
197920517Don SlaughtC-1BUCLAMilwaukee
197922561Steven DavisOFMiddle Georgia CollegeTexas
197923573Brett ButlerOFSoutheastern Oklahoma State UniversityAtlanta
197923575Terry ClarkPMount San Antonio CollegeStL Cardinals
197923581Mark HuismannPColorado State UniversityChi. Cubs
197923587Jim WilsonOFSan Francisco
197924617Morris MaddenPSpartanburg Methodist CollegeLA Dodgers
197925625Chris JonesOFSan Diego State UniversityHouston
197925638Jeff TwittyPUniversity of South CarolinaKansas City
197925639Kurt KepshirePUniversity of New HavenCincinnati
197926658Dave SchmidtPUCLATexas
197926660Bill SwaggertsPStetson UniversityBaltimore
197926661Kelly DownsPViewmont (Bountiful,UT)Philadelphia
197927668David SmithPLamar UniversityNY Mets
197927670Bert BradleyPOakland
197927676Joseph CarterPHelix Charter (La Mesa,CA)Chi. Cubs
197929712Clay ChristiansenPUniversity of KansasNY Mets
197929719Steve ZiemPBanning (Banning,CA)Chi. Cubs
197929726Nelson Santovenia3BPhiladelphia
197929729Dan FirovaCUniversity of Texas-Pan AmericanMilwaukee
197930738Billy HatcherOF-pWilliams (Williams,AZ)Montreal
197930743Jay PettibonePChapman UniversityTexas
197931756Larry WhitePSan Francisco State UniversityCleveland
197931759Tom NietoCCerritos CollegeMinnesota
197931765Glenn Davis1B-PUniversity Christian (Jacksonville, FL)Baltimore
197932783Kevin GrossPFillmore (Fillmore,CA)Baltimore
197934815Ray FontenotPpMcNeese State UniversityTexas
197936838Mike MadduxPRancho High School (Las Vegas, NV)Cincinnati
197937842Joel SkinnerCMission Bay High School (San Diego, CA)Pittsburgh
197939855Herm WinninghamOFWilkinson (Orangeburg,SC)Pittsburgh
197941861Mike SharpersonSSWilkinson (Orangeburg,SC)Pittsburgh
197911Neal HeatonPSachem East (Farmingville,NY)NY Mets
197912Michael HoodCWashington Academy (Greenville,MS)Seattle
197913Kelly FaulkPWharton County Junior CollegeAtlanta
197914Scott PattersonPValencia Community CollegeToronto
197915Bob Ferris1BMesa Community CollegeStL Cardinals
197916Lemmie MillerOFSanta Barbara City CollegeOakland
197917Jeff DedmonPWest Los Angeles CollegeHouston
197918Francis ReganPValencia Community CollegeCleveland
197919Stephen RoederSSColumbia State Community CollegeMontreal
1979110Bruce CooperPBroward CollegeChi. White Sox
1979111Mark WilkinsPEastern Michigan UniversityChi. Cubs
1979112Joseph McCarthyOFSeminole State College of FloridaMinnesota
1979113John StevensonIFLos Angeles Valley CollegeSan Diego
1979114Michael CampPEastern Oklahoma State CollegeDetroit
1979115William NicePCollege of Southern IdahoPittsburgh
1979116Dennis IvyOF-1BSan Joaquin Delta CollegeCalifornia
1979117Kevin JohnsonOFLos Angeles Community CollegeSan Francisco
1979118Clay WeisingerPAngelina CollegeTexas
1979119Dean BaughOF-ifButte CollegePhiladelphia
1979120Darren DilksPBaltimore
1979121Kevin WallerOF-3BSan Diego Community CollegeCincinnati
1979122Mike BrewerPFoothill CollegeKansas City
1979123Robert Sillicani3B-SSCollege of San MateoLA Dodgers
1979124David ThomasPMilwaukee
1979125Kevin KanePCuesta CollegeBoston
1979126James CampbellPOrange County Community CollegeNY Yankees
1979227Mark WelchPUniversity of IndianapolisNY Mets
1979228Don MinnickPSeattle
1979229Milt ThompsonOFAtlanta
1979230Mark EichhornSS-PCabrillo CollegeToronto
1979231Keith SprecklesSSStL Cardinals
1979232Bob FallonPMiami-Dade CollegeOakland
1979233Adailo PenatePMiami-Dade CollegeHouston
1979234Jeff ThompsonOFMiami-Dade CollegeCleveland
1979235Jim WeaverOF-1BState College of Florida, Manatee-SarasotaMontreal
1979236Randy RiccardiOFMiami-Dade CollegeChi. White Sox
1979237David MeansOFChi. Cubs
1979238Scott StoltenbergSS-OFSacramento City CollegeMinnesota
1979239Carlos MorenoPMiami-Dade CollegeSan Diego
1979240Dave KirbyOFCitrus CollegeDetroit
1979241Chris GoodchildPPittsburgh
1979242Bill WordenCMission CollegeCalifornia
1979243Matthew DunnCBrookdale Community CollegeSan Francisco
1979244Keith ShowellOFPrince George's Community CollegeTexas
1979245Robert FischerPPanola CollegePhiladelphia
1979246Steve EspinozaSSFoothill CollegeBaltimore
1979247Robert ElliottPGulf Coast Community CollegeCincinnati
1979248Tim CatesPGeorgia Perimeter CollegeKansas City
1979249Jeems TellerOFSacramento City CollegeLA Dodgers
1979250Jeff HeathcockPGolden West CollegeMilwaukee
1979251Michael DolinarSBBakersfield CollegeBoston
1979252Glen Swires3BMount San Antonio CollegeNY Yankees
1979354Carlos DiazPAllan Hancock CollegeSeattle
1979362Randy Johnson1B-OFMiami-Dade CollegeChi. White Sox
1979368Al NewmanSSChaffey CollegeCalifornia
1979369Mario RamirezPLos Angeles Community CollegeSan Francisco
1979487Randy O'NealPPalm Beach State CollegeMontreal
1979493Rick OwnbeyPSanta Ana CollegePittsburgh
1979496Michael YoungPTrinidad State Junior CollegeTexas
19795107Jeff MoronkoIFSan Jacinto CollegeToronto
19795114Eddie HodgePCerritos CollegeMinnesota
19795115Larry SeeIFCerritos CollegeSan Diego
19796132Bill Lindsey3BBroward CollegeStL Cardinals
19796141Gary PettisOFLaney CollegeCalifornia
19796147Mike BieleckiPValencia Community CollegeKansas City
19797153Brook JacobyOFVentura CollegeAtlanta
197910201Rusty TillmanOFFlorida State College at JacksonvilleNY Mets
197912222Greg BargarPEl Camino CollegeStL Cardinals
197911Marty Barrett2BArizona State UniversityBoston
197912Chris GoodchildPSan Francisco
197913Otis Nixon3BLouisburg CollegeNY Yankees
197914Kelly FaulkPWharton County Junior CollegePhiladelphia
197915Bob FallonPMiami-Dade CollegeChi. White Sox
197916Scott FletcherSSGeorgia Southern UniversityChi. Cubs
197917Joe HouseyPMiami-Dade CollegeBaltimore
197918Mike BieleckiPValencia Community CollegePittsburgh
197919Edwin SchneiderPIndian River State CollegeOakland
1979110Mark ChrislyPMiami-Dade CollegeMontreal
1979111Gary Gaetti3BNorthwest Missouri State UniversityMinnesota
1979112Ralph CitarellaPFlorida Southern CollegeStL Cardinals
1979113Kem WrightOFUniversity of TexasToronto
1979114Jeff HeathcockPGolden West CollegeSan Diego
1979115Carlos DiazPAllan Hancock CollegeSeattle
1979116Larry MikesellPBrevard Community CollegeCincinnati
1979117Paul FoxPCanada CollegeDetroit
1979118Al MajiaCOral Roberts UniversityLA Dodgers
1979119Lemmie MillerOFSanta Barbara City CollegeHouston
1979120Duane DeweyC-1BLouisiana State UniversityKansas City
1979121Bill MooneyhamPMerced CollegeNY Mets
1979122Michael SanfordPGeorgia Perimeter CollegeTexas
1979123Weston MitchellSSSan Jose City CollegeCleveland
1979124David GrierPVirginia TechMilwaukee
1979225Jeems TellerOFSacramento City CollegeBoston
1979226Scott BenedictOFUniversity of GeorgiaNY Yankees
1979227Mike WithrowPBlinn CollegePhiladelphia
1979228Bruce CooperPBroward CollegeChi. White Sox
1979229Anthony Veith1BChi. Cubs
1979230Fred ConradiPCentralia CollegeBaltimore
1979231Nattie GeorgeOFSan Jose City CollegePittsburgh
1979232Scott PattersonPMesa Community CollegeOakland
1979233Ed SchiavoPMontreal
1979234Randy O'NealPPalm Beach State CollegeMinnesota
1979235Mike MasonPNormandale Community CollegeStL Cardinals
1979236Darren DilksPChaffey CollegeToronto
1979237Jeff StottlemyrePYakima Valley Community CollegeSeattle
1979238Mark PedersonPYakima Valley Community CollegeCincinnati
1979239James GoodOFCollege of Southern IdahoDetroit
1979240Thomas McLaughlinPLos Angeles Community CollegeLA Dodgers
1979241David McDonaldPAllegheny CollegeKansas City
1979242Joe PlummerPLong Beach City CollegeNY Mets
1979243Joe McCarthyOFSeminole State College of FloridaTexas
1979244Stephen RochePSacramento City CollegeCleveland
1979245Randy MeyerOFUniversity of California-Santa BarbaraMilwaukee
1979348Tim Teufel2BClemson UniversityChi. White Sox
1979351Jeff DedmonPWest Los Angeles CollegeOakland
1979354Bill Lindsey3BBroward CollegeCalifornia
1979670Bob FerrisC-iFMesa Community CollegeCleveland
197911Mark DavisPChabot CollegePhiladelphia
197912Nattie GeorgeOFSan Jose City CollegeToronto
197913Bill BordleyPEl Camino CollegeCincinnati
197914Otis Nixon3BLouisburg CollegeCalifornia
197915Edwin SchneiderPIndian River State CollegeHouston
197916Arbrey LucasPArizona Western CollegeTexas
197917Bill MooneyhamPMerced CollegeStL Cardinals
197918Tony TorresPCollege of the SequoiasMilwaukee
197919Mark ChristyPMiami-Dade CollegeChi. Cubs
1979110Paul Homrig1BLos Angeles Harbor CollegeOakland
1979111John VioletteCNY Mets
1979112Howard Johnson3BSt. Petersburg CollegeDetroit
1979113Brad CarlsonOFEdison State CollegeCleveland
1979114Chris Cawthon1BGeorgia Perimeter CollegeMontreal
1979115Joe HouseyPMiami-Dade CollegeSeattle
1979116Rick Misuraca3BRose State CollegeLA Dodgers
1979117Gary FriedrichPWabash Valley CollegeChi. White Sox
1979118David McDonaldPAllegheny CollegePittsburgh
1979119Joe PlummerPLong Beach City CollegeMinnesota
1979120Willie DavisOFCanada CollegeAtlanta
1979121Jeff SchattingerPUniversity of Southern CaliforniaKansas City
1979122Mondel WilliamsOFSacramento City CollegeSan Diego
1979123Andy MarstonOF-PSt. Petersburg CollegeBaltimore
1979124Jeff StottlemyrePYakima Valley Community CollegeSan Francisco
1979126Carlos HernandezPHillsborough Community CollegeNY Yankees
1979227Luis RojasPPhiladelphia
1979228Gary KemptonCTriton CollegeCincinnati
1979229Ken EriksenPCitrus CollegeCalifornia
1979230Richard EckleberryPCollege of Southern IdahoHouston
1979231Jerry VasquezPArizona State UniversityTexas
1979232David JensenPEdmonds Community CollegeStL Cardinals
1979233Ronald WallingPMilwaukee
1979234Stephen MaralCChabot CollegeOakland
1979235Jeff SunderlagePDes Moines Area Community CollegeNY Mets
1979236J.J. RobinsonPSan Jose City CollegeDetroit
1979237Michael SanfordPGeorgia Perimeter CollegeCleveland
1979238Cat Whitfield1BMiddle Georgia CollegeMontreal
1979239John MillhollandSSLouisburg CollegeLA Dodgers
1979240Paul DotyPGrossmont CollegeChi. White Sox
1979241Mike MasonPNormandale Community CollegeMinnesota
1979242David AndersonPArizona Western CollegeKansas City
1979243Alan MaylesPLouisburg CollegeNY Yankees
1979345Curt WardlePSan Bernardino Valley CollegeCalifornia
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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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