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Major League Baseball

Record: 100-62 .617.... 1st in National League East
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Playoffs: Won World Series (Orioles)
Attendance: 2,175,373

Top Draft Pick: Randy Sterling (#4) MLB
Manager - Gil Hodges

Team Leaders

HR: Agee [26]
RBI: Agee [76]
2B: Jones [25]
SB: Jones [16]
W: Seaver [25]
SV: Taylor [13]
SO: Seaver [208]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Wayne Garrett (Apr 12) Rod Gaspar (Apr 8) Bobby Pfeil (Jun 26)
Pitchers: Jack Dilauro (May 15) Gary Gentry (Apr 10) Jesse Hudson (Sep 19) Bob Johnson (Sep 19)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	4	June-Reg	Randy Sterling	P	18	6-2	195	B	R	MLB	1974-1974	Key West (Key West,FL)
2	28	June-Reg	Joe Nolan	C	18	6-0	190	L	R	MLB	1972-1985	Southwest (St. Louis,MO)
3	52	June-Reg	Garnett Davis	C-OF						-		East (Columbus,OH)
4	74	June-Reg	Boris Kleiber	SS						-		Vandalia-Butler (Vandalia,OH)
5	98	June-Reg	Michael Kowalski	P						-		Stratford (Stratford,CT)
6	122	June-Reg	Cecil Reynolds	P						-		New Hanover (Wilmington,NC)
7	146	June-Reg	Joseph Murray	P						-		Saint Bernard's (Uncasville,CT)
8	170	June-Reg	Kenneth Ossola	3B						-		Saint Louis University
9	194**	June-Reg	Vernon Temple	C						-		Beaumont (Beaumont,TX)
10	218	June-Reg	Clifford Ker	P	16	6-1	190	R	R	-		Granada Hills (Granada Hills,CA)
11	242	June-Reg	John Tregligus	SS						-		Lawton (Lawton,OK)
12	266**	June-Reg	Ludwig Benedetti	SS						-		Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn,NY)
13	290	June-Reg	Gary Betts	1B						-		Easton Area (Easton,PA)
14	314**	June-Reg	Paul Caffrey	OF-p						-		Seton Hall Prep (West Orange,NJ)
15	338	June-Reg	Thomas Ball	p						-		West Orange-Stark (Orange,TX)
16	362**	June-Reg	Kevin Tennant	C						-		Archbishop Molloy (Jamaica,NY)
17	386	June-Reg	Elroy Othold	p						-		St. Paul (Shiner,TX)
18	410	June-Reg	Gerald Davis	SS						-		Parker (Janesville,WI)
19	434	June-Reg	Victor Worry	p						-		Pfeiffer University
20	458	June-Reg	Scotty Kurtz	p						-		Northwest Missouri State University
21	482	June-Reg	Lute Barnes	2B	22	5-10	160	R	R	MLB	1972-1973	Oregon State University
22	506	June-Reg	John Main	p						-		Lyons (Lyons,NY)
23	530**	June-Reg	Doug Farrell	p-OF						-		Mooney (Rochester,NY)
24	554	June-Reg	Bruce Swanson	p						-		Rio Americano (Sacramento,CA)
25	578**	June-Reg	Vic Harris	SS	19	6-0	170	B	R	MLB	1972-1980	Los Angeles Valley College
26	602	June-Reg	Richard Kelly	C						-		Brighton (Brighton,CO)
27	625	June-Reg	Buzz Capra	p	21	5-10	168	R	R	MLB	1971-1977	Illinois State University
28	648	June-Reg	Von Opolous	p						-		West (Salt Lake City,UT)
29	671	June-Reg	George Leckrone	p-SS						-		Dover (Dover,PA)
30	693**	June-Reg	Robert Steinberg	1B-OF						-		University of Scranton
31	715	June-Reg	George Theodore	1B-OF	21	6-4	190	R	R	MLB	1973-1974	University of Utah
32	737	June-Reg	Harold Hess	OF						-		Seaford (Seaford,NY)
33	758	June-Reg	Greg Allen	C						-		University of North Carolina-Pembroke
34	779	June-Reg	Robert Murphy	1B-C						-		University of Tulsa
35	799	June-Reg	Edmond Robinson	p						-		Webber (Eastover,SC)
36	817	June-Reg	Joseph Panele	p						-		LaSalle (Niagara Falls,NY)
37	833	June-Reg	Thomas Kilgore	3B						-		University of Utah
38	848	June-Reg	Randall Shipp	p-C						-		South Sevier (Monroe,UT)
39	863	June-Reg	Dave Nelson	p						-		Viewmont (Bountiful,UT)
40	876	June-Reg	Larry Burke	SS						-		Marietta (Marietta,OH)
41	889	June-Reg	John Monick	p-of						-		Wyoming Prep (Kingston,PA)
42	900	June-Reg	Ed LaBorde	C						-		Bethany University
43	911**	June-Reg	Bruce Clouser	of						-		Saint Joseph's University
44	922	June-Reg	James Newman	p						-		Big Spring (Big Spring,TX)
45	931	June-Reg	Donald McLeod	p						-		Niagara-Wheatfields (Niagara Falls,NY)
46	940	June-Reg	Ronald Drews	p						-		Old Dominion University
47	949	June-Reg	Steve Jasinski	p						-		Chicopee (Chicopee,MA)
48	958**	June-Reg	Craig Menzi	of						-		Adelphi University
49	965**	June-Reg	Jerry Goode	p	17	6-1	200	R	L	-		Marist (Bayonne,NJ)
50	970	June-Reg	Robert Cary	SS						-		Greenwood (Greenwood,SC)
51	975	June-Reg	Charles Prorok	p						-		Newman (Checktowaca,NY)
52	978	June-Reg	Jack MacKay	SS						-		Valley Stream (Franklin Square,NY)
1	12	June-Sec	Billy Cotton	C						-		Arizona State University
2	36	June-Sec	Mark Kitchell	OF						-
3	57	June-Sec	Larry Fritz	1B	20	6-2	225	L	L	MLB	1975-1975	Arizona State University
4	80	June-Sec	Richard Breese	P						-		University of Albuquerque
5	93	June-Sec	Michael Balogh	P						-		Niagara County Community College
6	101	June-Sec	Nicholas Furlong	P						-		University of Notre Dame
7	103**	June-Sec	John Andrews	P	20	5-10	175	L	L	MLB	1973-1973	Pasadena City College
1	3**	Jan-Reg	Bruce Heinbechner	P						-
2	27	Jan-Reg	Ken Esposito	P						-		Nassau Community College
3	51	Jan-Reg	Doug Britelle	P						-		Rutgers University
4	72**	Jan-Reg	David Carey	P						-
1	13**	Jan-Sec	Billy Cotton	C						-		Arizona State University
2	37	Jan-Sec	Jerry Perkins	P						-		Indiana University
3	61	Jan-Sec	Greg Archer	1B						-		College of the Sequoias
4	83**	Jan-Sec	Joe Kilby	OF						-		Big Bend Community College
5	105	Jan-Sec	Vince Bigone	OF-3B						-		Santa Clara University
6	124	Jan-Sec	Mike Sigman	P						-		Santa Clara University
7	140	Jan-Sec	Robert McLeod	P						-		Georgetown College