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Record: 81-81 .500.... 5th in National League
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,126,540
Top Draft Pick: Curtis Moore (#7) -Manager - Lum Harris

Team Leaders

HR: Aaron [29]
RBI: Aaron [86]
2B: Alou [37]
SB: Aaron [28]
W: Jarvis [16]
SV: Upshaw [13]
SO: Jarvis [157]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Dusty Baker (Sep 7) Ralph Garr (Sep 3) Walt Hriniak (Sep 10) Mike Page (Jun 30)
Pitchers: Skip Guinn (May 7) Rick Kester (Aug 18) Al Santorini (Sep 10)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	7	June-Reg	Curtis Moore	OF						-		Denison (Denison,TX)
2	27	June-Reg	Danny Landis	P						-		Franklin Heights (Columbus,OH)
3	47	June-Reg	Clint Compton	P	17	5-11	185	L	L	MLB	1972-1972	Robert E. Lee (Montgomery,AL)
4	67	June-Reg	Mike McQueen	P	17	5-11	190	L	L	MLB	1969-1974	Spring Branch (Houston,TX)
5	91	June-Reg	Roger Reid	SS						-		Weber State University
6	115	June-Reg	John Burns	C						-		Eastern Illinois University
7	139	June-Reg	Lee Grotelueschen	SS						-		Southeast (Lincoln,NE)
8	163	June-Reg	Cecil Johnson	3B						-		Dorsey (Los Angeles,CA)
9	187	June-Reg	James Shebesta	P						-		Paschal (Fort Worth,TX)
10	211**	June-Reg	Mike Beard	P	18	6-1	185	L	L	MLB	1974-1977
11	235**	June-Reg	John Fuller	1B	18	6-2	180	L	L	MLB	1974-1974	Lynwood (Lynwood,CA)
12	259	June-Reg	Johnny Brown	3B						-		North Jefferson (Warrior,AL)
13	283	June-Reg	Sylvan Rothschild	SS						-		Coronado (El Paso,TX)
14	307	June-Reg	David Thornton	OF						-		Grant (Sacramento,CA)
15	331	June-Reg	Grady Little	C	18	5-11	190	R	R	AA	-	Garinger (Charlotte,NC)
16	355	June-Reg	Richard Perry	p						-		Chrisman (Independence,MO)
17	379	June-Reg	Calvin Kelley	SS-2B						-		Richmond (Richmond,CA)
18	403	June-Reg	Charles Townson	SS-2B						-		Waxahachie (Waxahachie,TX)
19	427	June-Reg	Robin Ostebo	p						-		Johnson (St. Paul,MN)
20	450	June-Reg	Danny Heck	SS						-		Leuzinger (Lawndale,CA)
21	472	June-Reg	Mose Adolph	OF						-		Manual Arts (Los Angeles,CA)
22	494	June-Reg	Richard Sandate	p						-		West Oso (Corpus Christi,TX)
23	516	June-Reg	Ron Taylor	p						-		-
24	538	June-Reg	William McEntire	p						-		Alpine (Alpine,TX)
25	560**	June-Reg	John Conover	p						-		Santa Ana (Santa Ana,CA)
26	582	June-Reg	Webster Muck	2B						-		Bethel University
27	604**	June-Reg	Gary Robson	p	17	6-4	215	R	R	-		John Burroughs (Burbank,CA)
28	626	June-Reg	Richard Law	p						-
29	648	June-Reg	Frank Saenz	p						-		Los Angeles (Los Angeles,CA)
30	670	June-Reg	Harold Burke	p-OF						-		Villanova University
31	692**	June-Reg	Rudy Arroyo	p	18	6-2	195	L	L	MLB	1971-1971	Mountain View (El Monte,CA)
32	712	June-Reg	Kenneth Hess	p						-		Dixie (New Lebanon,OH)
33	730	June-Reg	Dale Burch	p						-		De La Salle (New Orleans,LA)
34	746**	June-Reg	David Kaster	p						-		South (Omaha,NE)
35	762	June-Reg	Rowland Houston	Of-if						-		Poly (Long Beach,CA)
36	777	June-Reg	Glen Gilmore	p						-		Burke (Omaha,NE)
37	791	June-Reg	Johnny Glover	p						-		Appling (Macon,GA)
1	7**	June-Sec	Larry Pyle	OF						-		University of Miami
2	27**	June-Sec	Doug Ross	P						-		Arizona Western College
3	47**	June-Sec	James Sanders	P						-		University of North Carolina at Wilmington
4	67**	June-Sec	Ron Cash	SS	18	6-0	180	R	R	MLB	1973-1974	State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
5	90**	June-Sec	Richard Wilson	P						-		Long Beach City College
6	110	June-Sec	Bob Bridges	P						-		Arizona Western College
1	8	Jan-Reg	Jim Breazeale	C	18	6-2	210	L	R	MLB	1969-1978
2	28	Jan-Reg	Arnold Murillo	1B						-
3	46	Jan-Reg	Michael McCammon	P						-		Indian River State College
4	63	Jan-Reg	Daniel Ketcherside	P						-		St. Louis Community College-Meramec
5	79	Jan-Reg	Robert Fendlor	P						-		Miami-Dade College
6	93	Jan-Reg	James Lancaster	1B						-
7	107	Jan-Reg	Robert Hooper	OF						-
1	20**	Jan-Sec	Doug Ross	P						-		Arizona Western College
2	40	Jan-Sec	David Byerly	OF						-		Odessa College
3	60**	Jan-Sec	Mike Witt	OF						-		Fresno City College
4	80**	Jan-Sec	Richard Wilson	P						-		Long Beach City College
5	99	Jan-Sec	Richard Cross	iF-P						-		Los Angeles Community College
6	117	Jan-Sec	Mike Rapkin	P						-		Los Angeles Valley College
7	131**	Jan-Sec	Derk Hoving	C						-
8	142	Jan-Sec	Stanley Zawacki	OF						-