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1970 New York Yankees Draft Class
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1970 1 12 June-Reg Dave Cheadle P Yes HS Asheville (Asheville,NC) P 6-2 203 L L 1952-02-19 Greensboro,NC MLB 1973-1973 1973-1978 1970 2 36 June-Reg Richard Earle P Yes HS Highland Park (Highland Park,NJ) P 6-1 190 R R 1952-04-03 Highland Park,NJ 1970 3 60 June-Reg Fred Lynn OF No HS El Monte (El Monte,CA) OF 6-1 190 L L 1952-02-03 Chicago,IL MLB 1974-1990 1971-1990 1970 4 85 June-Reg David Lawson P Yes HS Germantown Academy (Fort Washington,PA) P 6-3 180 R R 1951-09-15 Norristown,PA 1970 5 110 June-Reg Ned Jayjack C Yes HS Normandy (Parma,OH) C 6-1 190 R R 1952-11-13 Parma,OH 1970 6 135 June-Reg Doug Stodgel SS Yes College Cal State Los Angeles SS 5-9 170 R R 1948-08-29 AAA 1976-1977 1970 7 160 June-Reg Donald DeMola P Yes HS Commack South (Commack,NY) P 6-2 185 R R 1952-07-05 Glen Cove,NY MLB 1974-1975 1974-1978 1970 8 185 June-Reg Frank Rossi 1B Yes College Montclair State 1B 6-2 197 R R 1948-10-05 Warren,NJ 1970 9 210 June-Reg Tom Robbins OF Yes College Belhaven College OF 5-11 170 L R 1949-03-28 1970 10 235 June-Reg Julio Hernandez SS Yes HS Miami Senior (Miami,FL) SS 6-0 170 R R 1953-01-10 Miami,FL 1970 11 259 June-Reg Kevin Rusnak OF No College Ohio State OF 6-1 186 R R 1970 12 283 June-Reg Wes Vandenburg OF Yes HS Hastings (Hastings,MI) OF 5-10 180 R R 1952-03-09 Hastings,MI 1970 13 307 June-Reg Thomas Hannibal p Yes College Portland P 6-1 185 L L 1948-03-28 1970 14 331 June-Reg Mike McNeilly p-SS No College Lower Columbia CC P-SS 6-0 175 R R NCAA 1971-1972 1970 15 355 June-Reg Richard Bianchi C Yes HS St. Anthonys (Bayonne,NJ) C 6-0 220 B R 1952-04-20 Trenton,NJ 1970 16 379 June-Reg Duane Wirth p No HS St. Mary's (Phoenix,AZ) P 1970 17 403 June-Reg Dick Clark C Yes HS Anderson (Anderson,MO) C 5-9 160 L R 1952-11-25 Anderson,MO 1970 18 427 June-Reg Robert Behar p Yes HS Monroe (New York,NY) P 5-11 165 R R 1951-04-13 Bronx,NY 1970 19 451 June-Reg Bill Sheets p Yes College Eastern Oregon P 1970 20 475 June-Reg John Shaw 2B Yes College Mississippi 2B 5-9 160 R R 1948-07-03 1970 21 499 June-Reg George Beattie SS Yes HS South Portland (Portland,ME) SS 6-3 185 R R Portland,ME 1970 22 523 June-Reg Carlos Rodriguez SS Yes HS Brandeis (New York,NY) SS 6-1 160 R R 1951-11-04 New York,NY 1970 23 547 June-Reg Irving Homs C-OF Yes College Lehman College C-OF 6-1 180 L R 1949-01-03 1970 24 571 June-Reg Clark Babbitt p Yes College Western Washington P 6-1 175 R R 1948-05-24 Seattle,WA 1970 25 595 June-Reg Tom Martell p No HS Taft (Lincoln City,OR) P 5-11 190 L L Lincoln City,OR 1970 26 617 June-Reg Clyde Armstrong p Yes HS Capital Hill (Troutdale,OR) P 5-11 175 L L 1951-11-12 Portland,OR 1970 27 638 June-Reg William Kostbra P Yes HS Reynolds (Troutdale,OR) P L L Troutdale,OR 1970 28 659 June-Reg Randy Fink p No HS Columbia River (Vancouver,WA) P 1970 29 680 June-Reg Willie Morales C No HS Tucson (Tucson,AZ) C Tucson,AZ 1970 30 700 June-Reg Doc Medich p Yes College Pittsburgh P 6-5 225 R R 1948-12-09 Aliquippa,PA MLB 1972-1982 1972-1982 1970 31 719 June-Reg Byron Burns p No HS Kelso (Kelso,WA) P 6-4 195 R R Kelso,WA NCAA 1973-1974 1970 32 736 June-Reg Oscar James OF No HS Owensboro (Owensboro,KY) OF 1970 33 752 June-Reg Jim Cody p No College Big Bend CC P 6-2 205 R R Ione,WA 1970 34 768 June-Reg Robin Hippi p Yes College Central Washington P 6-0 175 R R 1948-08-27 Toledo,WA 1970 35 784 June-Reg Rich Ralston p No College Spokane CC P 1970 36 798 June-Reg Joe Krsnich if-Of No HS Wichita (Wichita,KS) OF-IF 6-1 180 L R 1951-11-05 Seattle,WA AA 1977-1977 1970 37 812 June-Reg Kyle Johnson 2B No HS Helena (Helena,MT) 2B Helena,MT 1970 38 826 June-Reg Tom Couples p Yes College Seattle P 6-1 180 R R 1949-05-26 1970 39 838 June-Reg Robert Nielsen Of Yes College Minnesota OF 6-1 185 R R 1970 40 849 June-Reg John Bakis 3B Yes College Norwich 3B 5-9 175 R R 1948-03-22 1970 41 859 June-Reg Jerry Schuster p No HS Billings West (Billings,MT) P Billings,MT 1970 42 867 June-Reg Dave Michael p-of No HS Pendleton (Pendleton,OR) P-OF Pendleton,OR 1970 43 874 June-Reg Randy Brummitt p No HS McNary (Keizer,OR) P 6-1 180 B L 1953-01-19 Salem,OR 1970 44 881 June-Reg John Wade p No HS West Seattle (Seattle,WA) C Pasadena,CA 1970 45 888 June-Reg Keith Matheny p No HS Kentridge (Kent,WA) P 6-2 200 R R Kent,WA 1970 46 895 June-Reg Charles Gardinier SS No College Western Oregon SS 1970 1 16 June-Sec Greg Gaffey 1B Yes College Lincoln-PA 1B 6-2 185 R L 1951-04-14 Beloit,WI 1970 2 40 June-Sec Jerry Johnson P Yes College Oregon State P 6-2 190 L L 1949-05-13 Newberg,OR 1970 1 11 Jan-Reg Ron Hinckley P Yes College St. Johns River CC P 6-2 205 R R 1950-08-28 1970 2 35 Jan-Reg John Mercado 1B-3b Yes College Ranger College 1B-3B 6-1 210 B R 1951-10-29 1970 3 59 Jan-Reg John Gaylord P No College Chaffey P 6-3 195 L L 1950-06-08 1970 4 83 Jan-Reg Lawrence Knight P Yes College Ranger College P 1970 5 106 Jan-Reg Robert Coultas P Yes College Diablo Valley OF 1970 6 126 Jan-Reg James Henley P Yes HS Eagle Rock (Los Angeles,CA) P Los Angeles,CA 1970 7 142 Jan-Reg Gary Leach P Yes College Yakima Valley College P 1970 8 154 Jan-Reg Jim Hefflinger P Yes College Mt. Hood CC P 6-4 198 R L Portland,OR 1970 1 3 Jan-Sec Wayne Pitcock 1B Yes College Arkansas State OF-1B 1970 2 27 Jan-Sec Todd Sprecher C No College Yakima Valley College C R Eugene,OR 1970 3 51 Jan-Sec David Hazelip P Yes College Columbia State CC P 6-1 160 R R 1951-10-14 Memphis,TN 1970 4 75 Jan-Sec Joel DeTray P Yes College Columbia Basin College P 6-1 195 R R 1950-08-18 Clarkston,WA 1970 5 99 Jan-Sec Dan Velander P Yes College Lower Columbia CC P 6-3 200 R R 1950-10-02 Portland,OR 1970 6 118 Jan-Sec Jack McDonald P Yes College Spokane CC P Pullman,WA 1970 7 131 Jan-Sec Eugene Moser OF Yes College Bellevue CC OF 6-2 185 R R 1950-01-09 Edmonds,WA 63 record(s)
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