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June Regular Phase: 779 players
June Secondary Phase: 56 players
January Regular Phase: 210 players
January Secondary Phase: 69 players
High School: 411 (37%)
College: 703 (63%)

Most Players, College: 20 - Miami-Dade College
Most Players, High School: 4 - Lakewood
Most Major Leaguers Drafted (and signed): 7 - Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres

Top 5 Picks

#	Player	High	Team	Bonus
1.	Bob Horner	MLB	ATL	$162,000
2.	Lloyd Moseby	MLB	TOR
3.	Hubie Brooks	MLB	NYM
4.	Mike Morgan	MLB	OAK
5.	Andy Hawkins	MLB	SD

102 players have signed and made it to the major leagues from the June Phase of this draft.

Available Rounds

June-Reg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 June-Sec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jan-Reg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Jan-Sec 1 2 3 4 5

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Major Leaguers Drafted and Signed in 1978

June Regular Phase						Career Batting Statistics							Career Pitching Statistics
Rnd	#	Player	Pos	Team	Years	G	Avg	Obp	Slg	HR	RBI	SB	G	W-L	SV	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
1	1.	Bob Horner	3B-1B	ATL	1978-1988	1020	.277	.340	.499	218	685	14
1	2.	Lloyd Moseby	OF-CF	TOR	1980-1991	1588	.257	.332	.414	169	737	280
1	3.	Hubie Brooks	RF-3B	NYM	1980-1994	1645	.269	.315	.403	149	824	64
1	4.	Mike Morgan	P	OAK	1978-2002	544	.109	.132	.119	0	15	0	597	141-186	8	4.23	2772	1403	1.40
1	5.	Andy Hawkins	P	SD	1982-1991	280	.117	.143	.120	0	10	0	280	84-91	0	4.22	1558	706	1.40
1	12.	Kirk Gibson	OF-LF	DET	1979-1995	1635	.268	.352	.463	255	870	284
1	13.	Bill Hayes	C	CHC	1980-1981	5	.222	.222	.333	0	0	0
1	14.	Tom Brunansky	OF-RF	CAL	1981-1994	1800	.245	.327	.434	271	919	69
1	16.	Lenny Faedo	SS	MIN	1980-1984	174	.251	.284	.316	5	52	1
1	17.	Nick Esasky	1B-3B	CIN	1983-1990	810	.250	.329	.446	122	427	18
1	18.	Rex Hudler	2B-LF	NYY	1984-1998	774	.261	.296	.422	56	169	107
1	20.	Tim Conroy	P	OAK	1978-1987	136	.091	.149	.136	0	6	0	135	18-32	0	4.71	466	307	1.55
1	24.	Matt Winters	RF	NYY	1989-1989	42	.234	.320	.346	2	9	0
1	25.	Buddy Biancalana	SS-2B	KC	1982-1987	311	.205	.261	.293	6	30	8
2	27.	Matt Sinatro	C	ATL	1981-1992	140	.190	.244	.234	1	21	2
2	29.	Larry Sheets	LF-RF	BAL	1984-1993	748	.266	.321	.437	94	339	6
2	30.	Keith Atherton	P	OAK	1983-1989	342	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	342	33-41	26	3.99	566	349	1.34
2	32.	Dave Valle	C	SEA	1984-1996	970	.237	.314	.373	77	350	5
2	36.	Chris Bando	C	CLE	1981-1989	498	.227	.300	.329	27	142	1
2	37.	Danny Heep	OF-1B	HOU	1979-1991	883	.257	.330	.357	30	229	12	2	0-0	0	9.00	3	0	2.00
2	39.	Mel Hall	LF-OF	CHC	1981-1996	1276	.276	.318	.437	134	620	31
2	40.	Doug Gwosdz	C	SD	1981-1984	69	.144	.242	.202	1	8	0
2	43.	Dave Van Gorder	C	CIN	1982-1987	183	.212	.280	.267	3	38	1
2	48.	Cal Ripken	SS-3B	BAL	1981-2001	3001	.276	.340	.447	431	1695	36
2	51.	Darryl Motley	OF	KC	1981-1987	413	.243	.280	.402	44	159	19
2	52.	Steve Balboni	1B	NYY	1981-1993	960	.229	.293	.451	181	495	1
3	53.	Steve Bedrosian	P	ATL	1981-1995	732	.098	.115	.098	0	2	0	732	76-79	184	3.38	1190	921	1.30
3	55.	Brian Giles	2B-SS	NYM	1981-1990	287	.228	.298	.309	10	50	27
3	57.	George Stablein	P	SD	1980-1980	4	.000	.250	.000	0	0	0	4	0-1	0	3.09	11	4	1.63
3	60.	Rickey Keeton	P	MIL	1980-1981	22	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	22	3-2	0	4.95	63	17	1.60
3	66.	Dave Engle	C-OF	CAL	1981-1989	594	.262	.311	.388	31	181	5
3	70.	Britt Burns	P	CHW	1978-1985	193	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	193	70-60	3	3.66	1094	734	1.29
3	74.	Bobby Bonner	SS	BAL	1980-1983	61	.194	.219	.259	0	8	1
3	77.	Mark Ryal	OF-RF	KC	1982-1990	127	.211	.245	.354	7	31	1
4	79.	Rick Behenna	P	ATL	1983-1985	26	.333	.333	.583	1	2	0	26	3-10	0	6.12	92	36	1.59
4	82.	Mike Woodard	2B	OAK	1985-1988	100	.222	.277	.271	1	19	14
4	85.	Rob Deer	RF-OF	SF	1984-1996	1155	.220	.324	.442	230	600	43
4	87.	Dave Hostetler	1B	MTL	1981-1988	255	.229	.312	.407	37	124	2
4	89.	Ron Meridith	P	HOU	1984-1987	51	.250	.400	.250	0	0	0	51	5-2	1	4.78	75	46	1.66
4	90.	Jerry Ujdur	P	DET	1980-1984	53	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	53	12-16	0	4.78	261	118	1.44
4	92.	Mike Witt	P	CAL	1981-1993	341	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	341	117-116	6	3.83	2108	1373	1.32
4	93.	George Bjorkman	C	STL	1983-1983	29	.227	.370	.360	2	14	0
4	101.	Ed Hearn	C	PHI	1986-1988	62	.263	.324	.386	4	14	0
4	104.	Tim Lollar	P	NYY	1980-1986	204	.234	.286	.377	8	38	0	199	47-52	4	4.27	905	600	1.46
5	106.	Dave Stieb	P	TOR	1979-1998	427	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	443	176-137	3	3.44	2895	1669	1.25
5	108.	Scott Meyer	C	OAK	1978-1978	8	.111	.111	.222	0	0	0
5	109.	Floyd Chiffer	P	SD	1982-1984	81	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	81	5-5	5	4.02	129	83	1.48
5	111.	Jeff Ransom	C	SF	1981-1983	26	.190	.286	.241	1	6	0
5	116.	Marty Castillo	3B-C	DET	1981-1985	201	.190	.231	.301	8	32	3
5	121.	Jeff Lahti	P	CIN	1982-1986	205	.053	.053	.053	0	0	0	205	17-11	20	3.12	285	137	1.27
6	134.	Kelvin Moore	1B	OAK	1981-1983	76	.223	.277	.361	8	25	3
6	135.	Tim Flannery	2B-3B	SD	1979-1989	972	.255	.335	.317	9	209	22
6	150.	Terry Bogener	OF	TEX	1982-1982	24	.217	.288	.333	1	4	2
6	151.	Mike Marshall	OF-RF	LAD	1981-1991	1035	.270	.321	.446	148	530	26
6	152.	Mike Boddicker	P	BAL	1980-1993	346	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	342	134-116	3	3.80	2123	1330	1.32
6	156.	Andy McGaffigan	P	NYY	1981-1991	365	.048	.091	.071	0	5	0	363	38-33	24	3.38	833	610	1.28
7	158.	Brian Milner	C	TOR	1978-1978	2	.444	.444	.667	0	2	0
7	161.	Steve Fireovid	P	SD	1981-1992	31	.143	.143	.143	0	0	0	31	3-1	0	3.39	71	27	1.56
7	168.	Bruce Fields	OF-LF	DET	1986-1989	58	.274	.300	.381	1	11	1
7	178.	Don Welchel	P	BAL	1982-1983	13	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	13	1-2	0	5.81	30	19	1.65
8	183.	Jose Alvarez	P	ATL	1981-1989	99	.273	.333	.273	0	0	0	98	8-9	5	2.99	162	134	1.35
8	202.	Wayne Tolleson	SS-2B	TEX	1981-1990	863	.241	.307	.293	9	133	108
8	207.	Jeff Cornell	P	KC	1984-1984	23	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	23	1-3	0	6.10	38	19	1.90
9	217.	Charlie Lea	P	MTL	1980-1988	152	.112	.144	.127	0	6	0	152	62-48	0	3.54	923	535	1.31
9	225.	Charlie Leibrandt	P	CIN	1979-1993	394	.120	.160	.146	0	14	0	394	140-119	2	3.71	2307	1121	1.32
9	229.	Steve Sax	2B	LAD	1981-1994	1769	.281	.335	.358	54	550	444
10	240.	Bob Stoddard	P	SEA	1981-1987	119	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	119	18-27	3	4.03	433	223	1.38
10	243.	Tom Wieghaus	C	MTL	1981-1984	8	.000	.077	.000	0	1	0
11	261.	Gerald Perry	1B	ATL	1983-1995	1193	.265	.333	.376	59	396	142
11	262.	Dave Baker	3B	TOR	1982-1982	9	.250	.400	.300	0	2	0
11	263.	Randy Johnson	3B	NYM	1982-1984	204	.267	.336	.347	6	53	5
11	266.	Vance McHenry	SS	SEA	1981-1982	18	.211	.250	.211	0	2	0
11	267.	John Rabb	C-1B	SF	1982-1988	108	.225	.291	.353	4	27	2
11	271.	Jack Lazorko	P	HOU	1984-1988	69	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	69	5-8	2	4.22	221	108	1.38
11	280.	Chris Smith	1B-OF	TEX	1981-1983	31	.289	.360	.434	1	11	0
12	297.	Tim Tolman	OF-1B	HOU	1981-1987	132	.168	.262	.296	5	24	1
13	336.	John Lickert	C	BOS	1981-1981	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
14	351.	Mark Gilbert	OF	CHC	1985-1985	7	.273	.385	.318	0	3	0
14	352.	Dan Whitmer	C	CAL	1980-1981	55	.229	.262	.271	0	7	1
15	368.	Jim Scranton	SS	OAK	1984-1985	8	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
15	381.	Gary Redus	OF-1B	CIN	1982-1994	1159	.252	.342	.410	90	352	322
16	402.	Dave Rucker	P	DET	1981-1988	208	.192	.222	.231	0	0	0	206	16-20	1	3.97	319	170	1.51
16	407.	Skeeter Barnes	3B-1B	CIN	1983-1994	353	.259	.306	.389	14	83	20
16	416.	Brian Dayett	OF-LF	NYY	1983-1987	218	.258	.316	.427	14	68	0
17	431.	Mark Smith	P	STL	1983-1983	8	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	8	1-0	0	6.75	14	10	2.05
17	432.	Kent Hrbek	1B	MIN	1981-1994	1747	.282	.367	.481	293	1086	37
17	433.	Tom Lawless	2B-3B	CIN	1982-1990	343	.207	.263	.258	2	24	53
17	442.	Don Cooper	P	NYY	1981-1985	44	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	44	1-6	0	5.27	85	47	1.65
18	447.	Eric Show	P	SD	1981-1991	333	.160	.171	.204	4	28	0	332	101-89	7	3.66	1654	971	1.29
18	451.	Razor Shines	1B	MTL	1983-1987	68	.185	.239	.198	0	5	1	1	0-0	0	0.00	1	0	1.00
18	460.	John Stuper	P	PIT	1982-1985	111	.112	.168	.127	0	8	1	111	32-28	1	3.96	494	191	1.44
19	486.	Gary Weiss	SS	LAD	1980-1981	22	.105	.143	.105	0	1	0
20	500.	Pat Rooney	OF	MTL	1981-1981	4	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
20	511.	Ryne Sandberg	2B	PHI	1981-1997	2164	.285	.344	.452	282	1061	344
21	520.	Dave Edler	3B	SEA	1980-1983	126	.216	.291	.308	6	36	12
21	531.	Dave Dravecky	P	PIT	1982-1989	237	.121	.169	.157	1	14	2	226	64-57	10	3.13	1062	558	1.21
24	595.	Ron Johnson	1B	KC	1982-1984	22	.261	.358	.304	0	2	0
27	642.	Jeff Zaske	P	PIT	1984-1984	3	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0-0	0	0.00	5	2	1.00
29	675.	Jim Farr	P	TEX	1982-1982	5	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	5	0-0	0	2.50	18	6	1.50
30	685.	Mike Diaz	1B-OF	CHC	1983-1988	293	.247	.319	.429	31	102	1
30	690.	Gene Nelson	P	TEX	1981-1993	500	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	493	53-64	28	4.13	1079	655	1.37
39	758.	Vance Law	3B-2B	PIT	1980-1991	1212	.256	.326	.376	71	442	34	7	0-0	0	3.38	7	2	1.50
June Secondary Phase						Career Batting Statistics							Career Pitching Statistics
Rnd	#	Player	Pos	Team	Years	G	Avg	Obp	Slg	HR	RBI	SB	G	W-L	SV	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
1	2.	Craig Chamberlain	P	KC	1979-1980	15	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	15	4-5	0	4.10	78	33	1.28
1	7.	Dann Bilardello	C	LAD	1983-1992	382	.204	.257	.305	18	91	4
1	9.	Brad Lesley	P	CIN	1982-1985	54	.333	.333	.333	0	1	0	54	1-3	6	3.86	72	46	1.24
1	10.	Mike Richardt	2B	TEX	1980-1984	185	.226	.259	.276	4	60	11
2	27.	Bill Laskey	P	KC	1982-1988	160	.105	.175	.105	0	7	0	159	42-53	2	4.14	745	325	1.33
January Regular Phase						Career Batting Statistics							Career Pitching Statistics
Rnd	#	Player	Pos	Team	Years	G	Avg	Obp	Slg	HR	RBI	SB	G	W-L	SV	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
1	5.	Jim Maler	1B	SEA	1981-1983	102	.226	.283	.326	5	31	1
1	11.	Chris Codiroli	P	DET	1982-1990	144	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	144	38-47	3	4.87	670	312	1.45
1	22.	Brian Holton	P	LAD	1985-1990	185	.050	.095	.050	0	0	0	185	20-19	3	3.62	370	210	1.42
2	33.	Doug Loman	OF	MIL	1984-1985	47	.246	.325	.366	2	19	0
2	38.	Pat Perry	P	HOU	1985-1990	182	.148	.148	.259	1	2	0	182	12-10	6	3.46	262	131	1.19
2	41.	Jesse Orosco	P	MIN	1979-2003	1178	.169	.261	.169	0	4	0	1252	87-80	144	3.16	1294	1179	1.26
3	53.	Geno Petralli	C	TOR	1982-1993	809	.267	.344	.360	24	192	8
3	57.	Dann Bilardello	C	SEA	1983-1992	382	.204	.257	.305	18	91	4
3	59.	Doug Jones	P	MIL	1982-2000	728	.143	.250	.143	0	0	0	846	69-79	303	3.30	1128	909	1.24
3	70.	Paul Gibson	P	CIN	1988-1996	319	.000	.143	.000	0	0	0	319	22-24	11	4.07	556	345	1.45
8	166.	Jamie Nelson	C	NYM	1983-1983	40	.219	.309	.281	1	5	4
January Secondary Phase						Career Batting Statistics							Career Pitching Statistics
Rnd	#	Player	Pos	Team	Years	G	Avg	Obp	Slg	HR	RBI	SB	G	W-L	SV	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
1	6.	Mike Martin	C	SD	1986-1986	8	.077	.200	.154	0	0	0
1	10.	Tony Phillips	2B-LF	MTL	1982-1999	2161	.266	.374	.389	160	819	177
1	13.	Brian Denman	P	BOS	1982-1982	9	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	9	3-4	0	4.78	49	9	1.31
3	51.	Willie Lozado	3B	MIN	1984-1984	43	.271	.339	.411	1	20	0