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1976 Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Class
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates
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1976 1 21 June-Reg Jim Parke P Yes HS Henry Ford II (Sterling Heights,MI) P 6-4 215 R R Sterling Heights,MI A+ 1977-1980 1976 2 45 June-Reg Doe Boyland OF Yes College UW Oshkosh 1B 6-4 200 L L 1955-01-06 Chicago,IL MLB 1978-1981 1977-1982 1976 3 69 June-Reg Mike Madden P No HS Palmer (Colorado Springs,CO) P 6-1 190 L L 1957-01-13 Denver,CO MLB 1983-1986 1978-1986 1976 4 93 June-Reg George Goodrich OF Yes HS Lincoln (Wisconsin Rapids,WI) OF 5-8 155 R R Wisconsin Rapids,WI A 1977-1977 1976 5 117 June-Reg James Smith P Yes HS University (Waco,TX) P 6-6 210 R R Waco,TX AAA 1977-1979
1976 6 141 June-Reg Charles Rouse 2B Yes HS Fulton (Knoxville,TN) 2B 6-0 170 L R Knoxville,TN A 1977-1977 1976 7 165 June-Reg Don Crow C No HS A.C. Davis (Yakima,WA) C 6-4 200 R R 1958-08-18 Yakima,WA MLB 1982-1982 1978-1982 1976 8 189 June-Reg Robert Rock P Yes HS Mount Vernon (Alexandria,VA) P 5-11 175 R R Alexandria,VA AA 1977-1981 1976 9 213 June-Reg Brian Schwerman P Yes HS Libertyville (Libertyville,IL) P 6-2 172 R R Libertyville,IL A 1977-1978 1976 10 237 June-Reg Don Davisson OF No HS Rock Hill (Ironton,OH) OF 5-11 180 B R 1958-06-10 Ironton,OH
1976 11 261 June-Reg Pat Shackelford P No HS Buchholz (Gainesville,FL) P 6-1 175 R R Gainesville,FL 1976 12 285 June-Reg Allen Leech SS Yes College West Chester SS 6-0 175 R R A+ 1977-1978 1976 13 309 June-Reg James Rogers p Yes College Cleveland State CC P 6-4 190 R R 1956-04-27 Tulsa,OK AA 1977-1980 1976 14 333 June-Reg Bob Stadnika p Yes College Central Michigan P 6-4 205 R R 1955-01-23 Shelby Township,MI A 1976-1977 1976 15 357 June-Reg Jeff Greenhalgh 1B Yes College Valdosta State 1B 6-3 215 L R 1953-11-19 Cincinnati,OH
1976 16 381 June-Reg Marvin Evans OF Yes College Seminole Florida OF 1976 17 405 June-Reg Rick Honeycutt 1B-p Yes College Tennessee P 6-0 190 L L 1954-06-29 Chattanooga,TN MLB 1977-1997 1976-1997 1976 18 429 June-Reg Dave Banes SS No HS Buchholz (Gainesville,FL) SS 5-11 165 R R 1958-07-11 Gainesville,FL AA 1979-1982 1976 19 453 June-Reg Dick Walterhouse 2B Yes College Michigan 2B 6-0 180 L R Ann Arbor,MI AAA 1975-1979 1976 20 477 June-Reg Jeff Mincey C No College Liberty C
1976 21 501 June-Reg Rick Peterson p Yes College Jacksonville P 6-0 175 L L 1954-10-30 New Brunswick,NJ AAA 1977-1988 1976 22 524 June-Reg George Renfroe C Yes HS Lompoc (Lompoc,CA) C 5-10 170 R R Lompoc,CA Rk 1977-1977 1976 23 545 June-Reg Terry Burkholder 2B Yes College West Chester 2B 5-11 170 R R 1976 24 565 June-Reg Bob Long p-OF Yes College Shorter P 6-3 178 R R 1954-11-11 Jasper,TN MLB 1981-1985 1977-1987 1976 25 585 June-Reg Lenny Spicer OF Yes HS Walton-Verona (Verona,KY) OF 5-10 168 L L Verona,KY A- 1979-1979
1976 26 603 June-Reg Gary Fulton OF Yes HS Murphy (Atlanta,GA) OF 6-9 170 L L Atlanta,GA A- 1977-1977 1976 27 619 June-Reg Ray Dahlmann C-1B No HS Cabrillo (Lompoc,CA) C-1B 6-1 200 R R Lompoc,CA NCAA 1979-1980 1976 28 634 June-Reg Richie Howard 3B Yes College Auburn 3B 6-2 198 R R 1954-04-27 Lafayette,GA Rk 1975-1977 1976 29 646 June-Reg Tom Burke OF-if Yes College Northwestern OF-IF 6-0 195 R R AA 1977-1978 1976 30 657 June-Reg Wade Manning OF No College Ohio State OF NCAA 1977-1977
1976 31 667 June-Reg Laurence Kienzle p Yes College PennWest Clarion P 5-9 160 R L A+ 1977-1978 1976 32 677 June-Reg Gene Gentile OF Yes HS Taylor-Allderdice (Pittsburgh,PA) OF 6-0 185 L L 1958-08-26 Pittsburgh,PA AAA 1977-1987 1976 33 685 June-Reg Mark Howard p Yes College South Alabama P 6-4 200 R R 1954-11-30 Chattanooga,TN NCAA 1974-1976 1976 34 693 June-Reg Scott Kuvinka 3B-C No HS Hopewell (Aliquippa,PA) 3B-C 6-3 190 R R Aliquippa,PA A+ 1979-1981 1976 35 699 June-Reg Ledell Lowe 1B No College South Alabama 1B 6-2 245 R R Mobile,AL Rk 1976-1978
1976 36 703 June-Reg Richard Baker C Yes College Scranton C 6-3 200 R R Scranton,PA A 1977-1977 1976 1 18 June-Sec Steve Powers P Yes College Arizona P 6-2 195 L R Monterey,CA A+ 1976-1978 1976 2 40 June-Sec Mike Zouras 3B No College Long Beach State 3B 6-2 195 R R AAA 1977-1981 1976 3 56 June-Sec Donald Eagan 3B No College Green River CC 3B 6-0 178 R R 1957-01-04 Burien,WA AAA 1977-1979 1976 1 22 Jan-Reg Michael Imhoff OF Yes College Polk State OF 6-1 190 L R
1976 2 46 Jan-Reg Joe Ward OF No College St Col of FL OF 5-9 170 L R 1956-02-29 Vero Beach,FL A+ 1977-1978 1976 3 70 Jan-Reg Ken Lelek P No College Monroe CC P 1976 4 89 Jan-Reg Hillary Nelson P Yes College Chipola P 1976 5 105 Jan-Reg Chris Keyes OF Yes College Big Bend CC OF 1976 6 121 Jan-Reg John Duda P Yes College Yakima Valley College P
1976 1 6 Jan-Sec Larry Littleton OF Yes College Georgia OF 6-1 185 R R 1954-04-03 Charlotte,NC MLB 1981-1981 1975-1983 1976 2 30 Jan-Sec Jerry Schmidt P No College Lewis-Clark Idaho P 5-10 170 R R 1976 3 54 Jan-Sec Tim Huff P Yes College Gardner-Webb P 1953-12-22 Winston-Salem,NC 1976 4 73 Jan-Sec Phillip Pundt P Yes College Miami Dade P 6-2 210 R R Baltimore,MD 1976 5 88 Jan-Sec Richard Hand C Yes College Brown C 6-0 190 R R Union,NJ A+ 1977-1977
1976 6 96 Jan-Sec Gerald Green P Yes College Lower Columbia CC P 1976 7 100 Jan-Sec Albert Kissner P Yes College New Haven P Hamden,CT 52 record(s)
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