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 Tim Leary was drafted #2 overall. |
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General Manager: Joe McDonald Scouts*: *Partial list based on available data. Major Leaguers Drafted (10): Neal Heaton (1), Tim Leary (1), Bill Mooneyham (1), Jeff Bettendorf (2), Ron Gardenhire (6), Rusty Tillman (10), Walt Terrell (15), John Leister (20), Dave Smith (27), Clay Christiansen (29) Total Players Drafted: 53 Draft Index About TBC Draft Info |
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| Rnd | Ovl | Phase | Player Name | $$ | Pos | Age | Born | Ht | Wt | B | T | Drafted From | ||
| 1 | 2 | June-Reg | Tim Leary | P | 20 | 12/23/1958 | 205 | R | R | MLB | 1981-1994 | UCLA | ||
| 2 | 28 | June-Reg | Jeff Bettendorf | P | 18 | 12/10/1960 | 180 | R | R | MLB | 1984-1984 | Lompoc High School (Lompoc,CA) | ||
| 3 | 54** | June-Reg | Craig Jones | P | AAA | US Military Academy | ||||||||
| 4 | 80 | June-Reg | David Howard | OF | AA | Wichita State University | ||||||||
| 5 | 106 | June-Reg | Gary Hardie | SS | A+ | Georgia Tech | ||||||||
| 6 | 132 | June-Reg | Ron Gardenhire | IF | 21 | 10/24/1957 | 180 | R | R | MLB | 1981-1985 | University of Texas | ||
| 7 | 158 | June-Reg | Mike Hennessy | OF | A | Bogota High School (Bogota,NJ) | ||||||||
| 8 | 184 | June-Reg | David Buttles | P | A+ | Kearny High School (San Diego,CA) | ||||||||
| 9 | 210 | June-Reg | Lee Shockley | P | A+ | Parkside High School (Salisbury,MD) | ||||||||
| 10 | 236** | June-Reg | Brooks Wallace | SS | AA | Texas Tech University | ||||||||
| 11 | 262 | June-Reg | Bryan Dunbar | C | A- | College of Marin | ||||||||
| 12 | 288** | June-Reg | Larry Hernandez | OF | - | Jones High School (Orlando,FL) | ||||||||
| 13 | 314 | June-Reg | Doug Elliott | 2B | A- | San Diego State University | ||||||||
| 14 | 340 | June-Reg | Brick Toifel | C | College | Davidson High School (Mobile,AL) | ||||||||
| 15 | 366** | June-Reg | Walt Terrell | OF | 21 | 5/11/1958 | 205 | L | R | MLB | 1982-1992 | Morehead State University | ||
| 16 | 392 | June-Reg | Bill Hill | OF | A- | Brookdale Community College | ||||||||
| 17 | 418 | June-Reg | Todd Davidson | OF | - | North Allegheny High School (Wexford,PA) | ||||||||
| 18 | 444** | June-Reg | John Bryant | OF | AA | El Toro High School (El Toro,CA) | ||||||||
| 19 | 470 | June-Reg | Mike Anicich | 1B | R | AAA | Arizona State University | |||||||
| 20 | 496** | June-Reg | John Leister | p | 18 | 1/3/1961 | 200 | R | R | MLB | 1987-1990 | Russell High School (Great Falls,MT) | ||
| 21 | 522 | June-Reg | Tod Damiter | p | A+ | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| 22 | 547** | June-Reg | Joe Scherger | OF | AA | University of Nebraska | ||||||||
| 23 | 572 | June-Reg | Joseph Healy | p | 18 | 5/6/1961 | 185 | R | R | - | Father Judge High School (Philadelphia,PA) | |||
| 24 | 596 | June-Reg | Richard Greenfield | SS | 21 | 11/6/1957 | 185 | R | R | A- | La Salle University | |||
| 25 | 620 | June-Reg | Scott LaVielle | C | A- | Olympic College | ||||||||
| 26 | 644** | June-Reg | Jim Phillips | p | 17 | 10/15/1961 | 200 | R | R | AA | Shawnee Mission High School (Shawnee Mission,KS) | |||
| 27 | 668 | June-Reg | Dave Smith | p | 21 | 8/30/1957 | 190 | R | R | MLB | 1984-1985 | Lamar University | ||
| 28 | 691 | June-Reg | Darryl Stephens | 1B | - | Butte College | ||||||||
| 29 | 712** | June-Reg | Clay Christiansen | p | 21 | 6/28/1958 | 205 | R | R | MLB | 1984-1984 | University of Kansas | ||
| 30 | 733 | June-Reg | William Rittweger | 2B | AA | Seton Hall University | ||||||||
| 31 | 753 | June-Reg | Paul Niggebrugge | OF | R | R | A+ | Temple University | ||||||
| 32 | 772 | June-Reg | Thomas Miller | p | AA | Modesto Junior College | ||||||||
| 33 | 790 | June-Reg | Michael Privette | p | - | Millikan High School (Long Beach,CA) | ||||||||
| 34 | 807 | June-Reg | Dan Sprick | Of | - | Saint Louis University | ||||||||
| 35 | 821** | June-Reg | Terry Byrum | SS | A+ | University of Houston | ||||||||
| 36 | 830 | June-Reg | David Duff | C | AAA | University of Virginia | ||||||||
| 1 | 21** | June-Sec | Bill Mooneyham | P | 18 | 8/16/1960 | 175 | R | R | MLB | 1986-1986 | Merced College | ||
| 2 | 42 | June-Sec | Joe Plummer | P | A- | Long Beach City College | ||||||||
| 3 | 56** | June-Sec | Sheldon Andrews | P | A+ | Lower Columbia Community College | ||||||||
| 1 | 1** | Jan-Reg | Neal Heaton | P | 19 | 3/3/1960 | 205 | L | L | MLB | 1982-1993 | Sachem East High School (Farmingville,NY) | ||
| 2 | 27 | Jan-Reg | Mark Welch | P | A- | University of Indianapolis | ||||||||
| 3 | 53 | Jan-Reg | Marcus Cooper | OF | A- | Three Rivers Community College | ||||||||
| 4 | 79** | Jan-Reg | Thomas McLaughlin | P | A | Los Angeles Community College | ||||||||
| 5 | 105** | Jan-Reg | Michael Befort | P | Rookie | Allen County Community College | ||||||||
| 6 | 129 | Jan-Reg | Ron Souza | SS | 20 | 4/20/1959 | 170 | B | R | A- | Butte College | |||
| 7 | 152 | Jan-Reg | Ron Graves | P | AA | Modesto Junior College | ||||||||
| 8 | 173 | Jan-Reg | David Michael | P | A- | Dodge City Community College | ||||||||
| 9 | 189 | Jan-Reg | John Semprini | P | AAA | Des Moines Area Community College | ||||||||
| 10 | 201 | Jan-Reg | Rusty Tillman | OF | 18 | 8/29/1960 | 185 | R | R | MLB | 1982-1988 | Florida Community College | ||
| 11 | 212 | Jan-Reg | Jesse Anderson | P | AA | San Diego Community College | ||||||||
| 12 | 221** | Jan-Reg | Mike Sodders | 3B | AAA | Orange County Community College | ||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Jan-Sec | John Violette | C | AAA | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Jan-Sec | Jeff Sunderlage | P | 19 | 4/16/1960 | A+ | Des Moines Area Community College |
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