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1971 Kansas City Royals Draft Class
1971 Kansas City Royals
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1971 1 5 June-Reg Roy Branch P Yes HS William Beaumont (St. Louis,MO) P 6-0 175 R R 1953-07-12 St. Louis,MO MLB 1979-1979 1977-1980 1971 2 29 June-Reg George Brett SS Yes HS El Segundo (El Segundo,CA) 3B-1B 6-0 200 L R 1953-05-15 Glen Dale,WV MLB 1973-1993 1973-1993 1971 3 53 June-Reg Charles Smith OF Yes HS Sherwood (Olney,MD) OF 5-11 185 B R 1952-06-02 Olney,MD 1971 4 78 June-Reg Joe Zdeb 3B Yes HS Maine South (Park Ridge,IL) OF 5-11 185 R R 1953-06-27 Compton,IL MLB 1977-1979 1976-1980 1971 5 103 June-Reg David Masser OF Yes HS Pueblo East (Pueblo,CO) OF L R 1953-03-12 Pueblo,CO 1971 6 128 June-Reg George Feeley OF Yes HS Rockford West (Rockford,IL) OF 5-11 175 R R 1953-04-19 Rockford,IL 1971 7 153 June-Reg Greg Marshall OF Yes College San Jose State OF 6-0 190 L L 1949-08-30 NCAA 1971-1971 1971 8 178 June-Reg Gary Dunkleberger P Yes College Chapman P 1971 9 203 June-Reg James Ross P Yes HS Sam Houston (Houston,TX) P 6-1 170 R R 1952-10-11 Houston,TX 1971 10 228 June-Reg Jerry Maddox SS No HS Neff (La Mirada,CA) 3B 6-2 200 R R 1953-07-28 Whittier,CA MLB 1978-1978 1974-1979 1971 11 252 June-Reg Michael McGee SS No HS Gerstmeyer (Terre Haute,IN) SS Terre Haute,IN 1971 12 276 June-Reg Mark Littell p Yes HS Gideon (Gideon,MO) P 6-3 210 L R 1953-01-17 Cape Girardeau,MO MLB 1973-1982 1973-1982 1971 13 300 June-Reg Samuel Howell p No HS Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach,FL) P 6-2 202 R R 1971 14 324 June-Reg Craig Perkins OF Yes College USC C 6-1 195 R R 1949-06-23 Los Angeles,CA AAA 1971-1982 1971 15 348 June-Reg Jerry Mifsud OF Yes College Edinboro OF 5-8 172 B R 1949-09-09 1971 16 372 June-Reg Tim Ryan p No HS San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno,CA) P 6-0 190 L L Fresno,CA NCAA 1974-1974 1971 17 396 June-Reg Tim Howard p Yes HS Wahama (Mason,WV) P 6-1 180 R L 1953-12-04 New Haven,WV 1971 18 420 June-Reg Charles Butler p Yes HS Saddleback (Santa Ana,CA) P 6-1 185 B L 1953-09-22 Santa Ana,CA 1971 19 444 June-Reg Mike Dupree OF No HS Roosevelt (Fresno,CA) P 6-1 185 R R 1953-05-29 Kansas City,KS MLB 1976-1976 1976-1979 1971 20 468 June-Reg Ricky Romans p Yes HS Jeffersonville (Jeffersonville,IN) P 5-9 165 L L 1953-05-08 Jeffersonville,IN 1971 21 490 June-Reg David Cargo 1B No HS Concord (Concord,CA) 1B 1971 22 512 June-Reg Larry Demery p No HS Locke (Los Angeles,CA) P 6-0 170 R R 1953-06-04 Bakersfield,CA MLB 1974-1977 1974-1980 1971 23 534 June-Reg Kent Agler p Yes College Cal Poly P 6-0 190 B R 1949-01-31 San Jose,CA 1971 24 556 June-Reg Joe Carbone 2B Yes College Ohio 2B 5-9 160 R R Elkland,PA 1971 25 577 June-Reg Steve Hudson p Yes HS Mayfair (Lakewood,CA) P 6-0 180 R R 1952-09-01 Lakewood,CA 1971 26 598 June-Reg Randy Johnson p Yes HS Aviation (Redondo Beach,CA) P 6-4 175 R R 1953-05-12 Downey,CA 1971 27 616 June-Reg Mike Walsh p No HS Neff (La Mirada,CA) P La Mirada,CA 1971 28 634 June-Reg Steven Ingram p No HS Maryvale (Phoenix,AZ) P 1971 29 650 June-Reg Tom Apa C No HS Jesuit (Portland,OR) C 1971 30 665 June-Reg James Housley OF No HS Taft (Woodland Hills,CA) OF 1971 31 680 June-Reg Steven Jones 1B No HS Garden Grove (Garden Grove,CA) 1B 1971 32 695 June-Reg Ron Hill 2B No HS David Douglas (Portland,OR) 2B 1971 33 708 June-Reg Steve Bartkowski 1B No HS Buchser (Santa Clara,CA) 1B 6-4 216 R R 1952-11-12 Des Moines,IA NCAA 1973-1973 1971 34 720 June-Reg Charles Cleveland p No HS Bibb County (Centreville,AL) P 1971 1 13 June-SecA Gary Anglin P No College Ventura College P L L Ventura,CA NCAA 1970-1970 1971 2 33 June-SecA Steve Staggs IF Yes College Cerritos 2B 5-9 150 R R 1951-05-06 Anchorage,AK MLB 1977-1978 1976-1979 1971 1 15 June-SecD Roger Schmuck OF-1B Yes College Arizona State OF-1B 6-3 210 L L 1949-09-02 1971 2 39 June-SecD Steve Busby P Yes College USC P 6-2 205 R R 1949-09-29 Burbank,CA MLB 1972-1980 1971-1980 1971 3 61 June-SecD Mark Arnold P Yes College Kansas State P 6-2 190 Independence,MO NCAA 1969-1972 1971 1 4 Jan-Reg John Wathan C Yes College San Diego C-1B 6-2 205 R R 1949-10-04 Cedar Rapids,IA MLB 1976-1985 1976-1985 1971 2 27 Jan-Reg Michael Bauer P Yes College Wisconsin P 6-0 175 R R Chippewa Falls,WI 1971 3 48 Jan-Reg Billy Simmons 1B-OF Yes College Arkansas-Fort Smith 1B-OF 1971 1 14 Jan-Sec Ron Hodges C No College Appalachian State C 6-1 185 L R 1949-06-22 Rocky Mount,VA MLB 1973-1984 1973-1984 1971 2 38 Jan-Sec Archie Manning SS No College Mississippi SS 6-3 212 R R 1949-05-19 Drew,MS 1971 3 62 Jan-Sec Gary Roma 3B-OF Yes College Chaffey 3B-OF 45 record(s)
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