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Major League Baseball

Record: 69-93 .426.... 4th in American League West
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 902,414

Top Draft Pick: John Simmons (#23) -
Manager - Joe Gordon

Team Leaders

HR: Kirkpatrick [14]
RBI: Foy [71]
2B: Piniella [21]
SB: Kelly [40]
W: Bunker [12]
SV: Drabowsky [11]
SO: Butler [156]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Fran Healy (Sep 3) Buck Martinez (Jun 18) Scott Northey (Sep 2) Dennis Paepke (Jun 2) Fred Rico (Sep 1) Juan Rios (Apr 9)
Pitchers: Bill Butler (Apr 9) Jerry Cram (Sep 3) Dick Drago (Apr 11) Al Fitzmorris (Sep 8) Don O'Riley (Jun 20)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	23	June-Reg	John Simmons	SS-P						-		Childersburg (Childersburg,AL)
2	47	June-Reg	Howard Phillips	SS						-		Fresno (Fresno,CA)
3	69	June-Reg	A.C. Moseley	1B						-		Mobile County Training (Mobile,AL)
4	93	June-Reg	Al Autry	P	17	6-5	225	R	R	MLB	1976-1976	Davis (Modesto,CA)
5	117	June-Reg	Keith Marshall	OF	17	6-2	175	R	R	MLB	1973-1973	Loara (Anaheim,CA)
6	141	June-Reg	Edward Siracusa	OF						-		Los Gatos (Los Gatos,CA)
7	165	June-Reg	Jerry Mantlo	C	17	6-3		R	R	-		Poly (Long Beach,CA)
8	189	June-Reg	Tom Lugo	SS						-		Sweetwater Union (National City,CA)
9	213	June-Reg	Stephen Bryant	P						-		Andalusia (Andalusia,AL)
10	237	June-Reg	James Smith	C						-
11	261	June-Reg	Thomas Luck	P						-		Spotsylvania (Spotsylvania,VA)
12	285**	June-Reg	Eric Raich	P	17	6-4	225	R	R	MLB	1975-1976	Dominguez (Compton,CA)
13	309	June-Reg	James Buzzard	SS						-		Glynn Academy (Brunswick,GA)
14	333	June-Reg	Michael McGrath	p						-		Pershing College
15	357	June-Reg	David Sasser	1B						-		Groves (Garden City,GA)
16	381	June-Reg	Jim York	p	21	6-3	200	R	R	MLB	1970-1976	UCLA
17	405	June-Reg	Murry Parish	p						-		Carroll (Corpus Christi,TX)
18	429**	June-Reg	David Bewley	p						-		Sarasota (Sarasota,FL)
19	453	June-Reg	James Pappas	C						-		John F. Kennedy (Bethpage,NY)
20	477	June-Reg	Ron Clark	p						-		Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs,CA)
21	501	June-Reg	Toby Heath	1B						-		Santa Ana College
22	525	June-Reg	Louis Crua	p						-		Southern State Community College
23	549**	June-Reg	Robert Maneely	p						-		St. Joseph (Deptford,NJ)
24	573	June-Reg	John Stankey	OF						-		Westmont College
25	597	June-Reg	Hugh Waln	OF						-		Fauquier (Warrenton,VA)
26	620	June-Reg	John Jones	p						-		Russell (Russell,KY)
27	643	June-Reg	Art Demery	p						-		Wasco Union (Wasco,CA)
28	666	June-Reg	Randy Hammon	p						AAA		Serra (Gardena,CA)
29	689	June-Reg	Greg Kinder	p						-		La Habra (La Habra,CA)
30	711	June-Reg	Victor Price	OF						-		Langley (McLean,VA)
31	733	June-Reg	Michael Prieto	OF						-		College of San Mateo
32	754	June-Reg	Gary Sanserino	SS						-		UCLA
33	775	June-Reg	Kenneth Comer	SS						-		Minnetonka (Minnetonka,MN)
34	796	June-Reg	Nathaniel Riggin	SS						-		Highland Springs (Highland Springs,VA)
35	814	June-Reg	Lou Berthelson	C						-		Simi (Simi,CA)
36	831	June-Reg	Dan Knight	C						-		Darlington Prep (Rome,GA)
37	846	June-Reg	Edward McFarland	2B						-		Bowdoin College
38	861	June-Reg	George Chavez	p						-		Delano (Delano,CA)
39	874	June-Reg	George Wheeler	p						-		Lanier (Montgomery,AL)
40	887	June-Reg	Timothy Pickering	3B		6-0	180	R	R	-
41	898	June-Reg	Lloyd Gladden	p						-		Cal State Los Angeles
42	909	June-Reg	Mike Witt	of						-		Fresno City College
43	920	June-Reg	Wesley Jermyn	SS						-		Los Angeles Baptist (North Hills,CA)
44	929	June-Reg	Guy Hansen	p						-		UCLA
45	938	June-Reg	John Varga	SS-2B						-		Queen Anne (Seattle,WA)
46	947	June-Reg	Mike Fitzsimmons	of						-		Monterey (Monterey,CA)
47	956	June-Reg	Frank Ortenzio	of	18	6-2	215	R	R	MLB	1973-1973	San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno,CA)
48	964	June-Reg	Joseph Borchard	of						-		Moorpark College
49	969	June-Reg	Charles Burt	p						-		Missouri State University
50	974	June-Reg	Larry Newton	SS						-		Roxboro (Hurdle Mills,NC)
51	977	June-Reg	Gerald Metivier	3B						-		Cal State Los Angeles
52	980	June-Reg	Steven Lizak	2B						-		St. John's University
53	982	June-Reg	Dean Owens	3B	18	5-11	175	R	R	-		West Torrance (Torrance,CA)
54	984	June-Reg	Gene Kerr	p						-		Montebello (Montebello,CA)
55	986	June-Reg	Mike Ballantine	p						-		Lehman (Bronx,NY)
56	988	June-Reg	Michael Patrick	p						-		Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove,CA)
57	990**	June-Reg	John Helfrick	3B						-
58	992	June-Reg	Glen Berberet	1B						-		Long Beach City College
59	994	June-Reg	Frank Wright	1B						-		Cal State Los Angeles
60	996	June-Reg	Ray Brown	p	-4	6-2	205	L	R	AAA		Long Beach City College
61	998	June-Reg	Charles Dickinson	SS						-		Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg,MS)
62	1000	June-Reg	Robert McKeel	p						-		Harding University
63	1002	June-Reg	Robert Spohr	p						-		Hilltop (Chula Vista,CA)
64	1004**	June-Reg	David Hazelip	p						-		Trezevant (Memphis,TN)
65	1006	June-Reg	James Lasher	p						-		Kennedy (Utica,NY)
66	1008	June-Reg	Robert Lopresti	p						-		Birmingham (Van Nuys,CA)
67	1010	June-Reg	Kim Giffoni	p						-		Santa Monica (Santa Monica,CA)
68	1012**	June-Reg	James Richardson	1B						-		Churchland (Portsmouth,VA)
69	1014	June-Reg	Robert Williams	p						-		Pius X (Downey,CA)
70	1016	June-Reg	David Brunell	p						-		Bell (Bell,CA)
71	1018	June-Reg	Larry Klein	p						-
72	1020	June-Reg	Steve Bisceglia	p						-
73	1022	June-Reg	Donald Shaw	3B						-		Palisades (Pacific Palisades,CA)
74	1024**	June-Reg	Richard Auckland	1B						-		West Chester University of Pennsylvania
75	1026	June-Reg	Al Cowens	of	17	6-2	200	R	R	MLB	1974-1986
76	1028**	June-Reg	John Behrens	2B						-		San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno,CA)
77	1029	June-Reg	Robert Proechel	C						-		Franklin Academy (Malone,NY)
78	1030	June-Reg	Bill Akers	C						-		Burlington (Burlington,CO)
79	1031**	June-Reg	Gary Mack	2B						-		Western (Anaheim,CA)
80	1032	June-Reg	Donald Weir	p						-		University of Nevada
81	1033	June-Reg	Mark Stoner	SS						-		Burroughs (Ridgecrest,CA)
82	1034	June-Reg	William Olin	2B						-		Pasadena City College
83	1035**	June-Reg	Gary Rausch	p						-		Girard (Girard,PA)
84	1036	June-Reg	Richard Haderer	p						-		Mills (Millbrae,CA)
85	1037	June-Reg	Steven Nielsen	p						-		Cal Poly Pomona
86	1038	June-Reg	Brian Smith	p						-		North Torrance (Torrance,CA)
87	1039**	June-Reg	Mike Seberger	p						-		Bellflower (Bellflower,CA)
88	1040	June-Reg	Gregory Hopkins	of						-		Darlington Prep (Rome,GA)
89	1041**	June-Reg	Roy Petersen	of-1B						-		Somerville (Somerville,MA)
90	1042**	June-Reg	James Beal	2B						-		Westchester (Los Angeles,CA)
1	15	June-Sec	Michael Nichols	P						-		Biola University
2	39	June-Sec	Stanley Grout	P						-
3	60	June-Sec	Doug Bird	P	19	6-4	180	R	R	MLB	1973-1983	Mount San Antonio College
4	83**	June-Sec	Thomas Joyce	SS-2B	-13		170			-		San Francisco State University
5	96	June-Sec	Jeff Stout	3B-SS						-		Mount San Antonio College
6	102**	June-Sec	Gary Addeo	P		6-7	220	R	R	-		Cerritos College
7	104	June-Sec	Steve Griffith	P						-		Golden West College
8	105	June-Sec	Larry Diel	SS						-		Cerritos College
1	22	Jan-Reg	Ronald Opatkiewicz	SS						-		Mount San Antonio College
2	46	Jan-Reg	Dennis Nicholson	P						-		College of the Sequoias
3	69	Jan-Reg	Steve Lee	P						-		Los Angeles Valley College
4	91	Jan-Reg	Edward Hopkins	1B						-		Kansas State University
5	110**	Jan-Reg	Larry Prieto	2B						-		Fresno City College
6	129	Jan-Reg	Steve Moore	OF						-		Santa Barbara City College
7	142	Jan-Reg	Reginald Carney	1B						-		Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union,VA)
8	154	Jan-Reg	John Jackson	OF						A-		Pasadena City College
1	24	Jan-Sec	Darrell Downey	C						-		Ventura College
2	48	Jan-Sec	Charles Kurkjian	3B						-		Fresno City College
3	70	Jan-Sec	Lloyd Lightfoot	SS						-		North Carolina A&T State University
4	94**	Jan-Sec	Van Winters	P						-		Fresno City College
5	116**	Jan-Sec	Dennis Gallagher	SS						-		Yuba Community College
6	133	Jan-Sec	Dave Thornton	OF						-		American River College
7	146	Jan-Sec	Paul Walton	P						-
9	158**	Jan-Sec	Steve Griffith	P						-		Golden West College
10	164	Jan-Sec	James Kleckley	P						-
11	169	Jan-Sec	Tom Pratt	P	18					-		Allan Hancock College
12	172	Jan-Sec	Richard Trapp	SS						-		University of Florida