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1978 Houston Astros

Draft Class
Franchise
Houston Astros
Total Picks
17
College Picks
11
High School Picks
6
Signed Picks
11
Unsigned Picks
6
MLB Players
7
1st Rounders
1
NCAA D1
9
NCAA D2
1
NCAA D3
0
NAIA
1
Junior College
0
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Full list of drafted players for the selected draft class for all phases. Undrafted free agents may not be complete for selected season and represent players signed to a contract outside the draft process

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yearrndovlphaseplayerd-possignedsourceschoolposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat years
1978111June-RegRod BoxbergerPYesCollegeUSCP6-1170RR1957-08-22Santa Ana,CAAA 1977-1983
1978237June-RegDanny HeepOF-PYesCollegeSt. Mary'sOF-1B5-11185LL1957-07-03San Antonio,TXMLB1979-19911978-1991
1978363June-RegJohn HesslerPYesCollegeTulsaP6-3200BR1957-06-03Kansas City,MOAA 1978-1981
1978489June-RegRon MeridithPYesCollegeOral RobertsP6-0175LL1956-11-26San Pedro,CAMLB1984-19871978-1988
19785115June-RegDoug StokkeSSYesCollegeUSCSS6-0188RR1956-03-22Milwaukee,WIAAA 1977-1980
19786141June-RegBob PalmerCNoCollegeChapmanC         
19787167June-RegGreg CypretSSYesCollegeMissouriSS6-2180RR1956-08-21Florissant,MOAAA 1978-1984
19788193June-RegLarry Ashley YesHSOakland (Oakland,CA)OF5-11180RR1960-06-16Oakland,CARk 1979-1979
19789219June-RegBrad CarlsonPNoHSBoone (Orlando,FL)P6-1185RR Orlando,FLA 1979-1981
197810245June-RegFrank CastroCNoHSMiami Springs (Miami Springs,FL)C5-11185RR1960-07-10La Habana,CUAA 1980-1986
197811271June-RegJack Lazorko3B-PYesCollegeMississippi StateP5-11200RR1956-03-30Hoboken,NJMLB1984-19881978-1993
197812297June-RegTim TolmanOFYesCollegeUSCOF-1B6-0195RR1956-04-20Santa Monica,CAMLB1981-19871976-1989
197813323June-RegMike Browning1B-pNoHSSouthridge (Miami,FL)P6-2205RR1960-02-07Miami,FLAAA 1981-1996
197814349June-RegArvis HarperOFYesCollegeArkansasOF5-8180BR1956-05-24Little Rock,ARAA 1978-1980
197815375June-RegThad TroedsonpYesCollegeSan Diego StateP6-3208RR1956-07-09San Jose,CAAA 1978-1980
197816401June-RegMichael BuggsOFNoHSCastlemont (Oakland,CA)OF6-1190RR Oakland,CAA 1981-1982
197817427June-RegCharles HutchingsonpNoHSAcademies of West Memphis (West Memphis,AR)P     West Memphis,AR   
197815June-SecScott FletcherSSNoCollegeValencia CCSS-2B5-11170RR1958-07-30Fort Walton Beach,FLMLB1981-19951977-1995
1978112Jan-RegGreg SmithOFYesCollegeCanada CollegeOF5-11160BR1958-10-19Bakersfield,CARk 1978-1978
1978238Jan-RegPat PerryPYesCollegeLincoln Land CCP6-1170LL1959-02-04Taylorville,ILMLB1985-19901978-1995
1978364Jan-RegJoe CollinsPYesCollegeHillsborough CCP6-3190LL  A+ 1980-1982
1978114Jan-SecJim Tjader2BNoCollegeIowa Western CC2B5-11175RR1958-12-26New Richmond,WIAA 1979-1981
22 Record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.
Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings