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1978 New York Yankees Draft Class
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1978 1 18 June-Reg Rex Hudler SS Yes HS Bullard (Fresno,CA) 2B-LF 6-0 180 R R 1960-09-02 Tempe,AZ MLB 1984-1998 1978-1998 1978 1 24 June-Reg Matt Winters OF Yes HS Williamsville (Williamsville,NY) RF 6-3 215 L R 1960-03-18 Buffalo,NY MLB 1989-1989 1978-1989 1978 1 26 June-Reg Brian Ryder P Yes HS Shrewsbury (Shrewsbury,MA) P 6-6 175 R R 1960-02-13 Worcester,MA AAA 1978-1983 1978 2 52 June-Reg Steve Balboni 1B Yes College Eckerd 1B 6-3 225 R R 1957-01-16 Brockton,MA MLB 1981-1993 1976-1993 1978 3 78 June-Reg Mark Johnston OF Yes College South Alabama OF 6-0 180 L R 1957-02-10 Mount Clemens,MI AA 1976-1984
1978 4 104 June-Reg Tim Lollar P-1B Yes College Arkansas P 6-3 200 L L 1956-03-17 Poplar Bluff,MO MLB 1980-1986 1978-1987 1978 5 130 June-Reg Pete Khoury OF Yes College Eckerd OF 6-0 196 R R 1957-04-11 Fall River,MA A+ 1976-1980 1978 6 156 June-Reg Andy McGaffigan P Yes College Florida Southern P 6-3 195 R R 1956-10-25 West Palm Beach,FL MLB 1981-1991 1978-1991 1978 7 182 June-Reg Kevin Hemphill 3B Yes College Catawba 3B 6-2 206 R R 1955-12-28 Hagerstown,MD A+ 1978-1978 1978 8 208 June-Reg Dan Plante C Yes HS Crespi Carmelite (Encino,CA) C 6-3 195 R R 1960-02-14 Culver City,CA AAA 1978-1984
1978 9 234 June-Reg Jeff Taylor C Yes College Delaware C 6-4 200 R R 1956-02-09 Wilmington,DE AA 1978-1981 1978 10 260 June-Reg Dan Ledduke P Yes College Florida Intl P 6-3 190 R R 1957-08-08 Albany,NY AA 1978-1982 1978 11 286 June-Reg Mark Moore P Yes College South Florida P 6-1 190 B L 1956-07-26 Indianapolis,IN A+ 1978-1982 1978 12 312 June-Reg Randy Kwist 3B No College Eckerd 1B 6-2 200 R R Springfield,MA A- 1977-1979 1978 13 338 June-Reg Claude Sammons 1B-OF Yes College Gonzaga 1B-OF 6-0 190 L L Portland,OR A- 1977-1978
1978 14 364 June-Reg Andy Beene p No College Baylor P 6-3 205 R R 1956-10-13 Freeport,TX MLB 1983-1984 1979-1985 1978 15 390 June-Reg Dan Peterson p No HS Great Falls (Great Falls,MT) P Great Falls,MT 1978 16 416 June-Reg Brian Dayett 3B Yes College Saint Leo OF 5-10 180 R R 1957-01-22 New London,CT MLB 1983-1987 1978-1987 1978 17 442 June-Reg Don Cooper OF Yes College New York Tech P 6-1 185 R R 1956-01-15 New York,NY MLB 1981-1985 1978-1987 1978 18 467 June-Reg Rich Carlucci p Yes College Iowa P 6-2 180 L R 1956-12-18 Philadelphia,PA AAA 1977-1987
1978 19 491 June-Reg Karl Steffen p Yes College Ithaca P 6-1 180 L L 1956-09-04 Troy,NY A+ 1978-1979 1978 20 514 June-Reg Eric Snider p No College Washington State P 6-0 185 R R A+ 1980-1982 1978 21 536 June-Reg Jerome Burgess OF No HS Atlantic Community (Delray Beach,FL) OF 6-3 170 R R 1941-05-31 Vancouver,BC 1978 22 558 June-Reg Jeff Ledbetter 1B No HS Largo (Largo,FL) 1B 6-3 200 L L 1959-12-25 Largo,FL AA 1980-1986 1978 23 577 June-Reg Howard Johnson p-3B No HS Clearwater (Clearwater,FL) 3B-SS 5-11 178 B R 1960-11-29 Clearwater,FL MLB 1982-1995 1979-1995
1978 1 15 June-Sec Joe Housey P No College Miami Dade P 6-2 170 R R 1959-06-27 Miami,FL AA 1980-1985 Free Agt 1978 1 25 Jan-Reg Mark Harris SS Yes FA Virginia SS 5-10 160 B R 1958-02-11 Bristol,VA AA 1978-1980 1978 2 51 Jan-Reg John Franks P Yes College Seminole Florida P 6-4 190 L R 1958-06-21 Birmingham,AL A- 1978-1979 1978 3 77 Jan-Reg Kevin Niewulis P Yes College Louisburg P 1978 4 102 Jan-Reg Rusty McNealy OF No College Southern Idaho OF 5-8 160 L L 1958-08-12 Sacramento,CA MLB 1983-1983 1980-1987
1978 5 125 Jan-Reg Dean Foes P Yes College Central Arizona College P 5-11 180 R L Newport Beach,CA 1978 1 11 Jan-Sec David Garcia 2B Yes College Grossmont 2B 6-1 165 B R 1958-03-04 Oshkosh,WI A+ 1978-1979 1978 2 37 Jan-Sec James Robinson OF Yes College Edmonds CC OF 6-0 180 R R Kirkland,WA A 1978-1979 1978 3 59 Jan-Sec John Fowke 2B Yes College St Col of FL 2B 5-10 160 R R 1953-02-07 Atlanta,GA NCAA 1981-1981 34 record(s)
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