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1978 Texas Rangers

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Franchise
Texas Rangers
Total Picks
41
College Picks
24
High School Picks
17
Signed Picks
26
Unsigned Picks
15
MLB Players
6
1st Rounders
0
NCAA D1
16
NCAA D2
3
NCAA D3
2
NAIA
3
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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

Draft Picks

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yearrndovlphaseplayerd-possignedsourceschoolposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsstatuscur-orgcur-lev
1978246June-RegAmos LewisP-iFYesHSAstronaut (Titusville,FL)P-IF6-3185RR1960-08-14Mims,FLAA1978-1982
1978372June-RegDavid CrutcherPYesCollegeArizonaP6-2185RR1957-10-21Woodland,CAAAA1976-1981
1978498June-RegMitch ZwolenskyPNoHSOwosso (Owosso,MI)P6-2200RR1959-12-29Owosso,MIAAA1980-1996
19785124June-RegEric ShellenbeckOFNoHSBarrington (Barrington,IL)OFRRBarrington,IL
19786150June-RegTerry BogenerPYesCollegeOklahomaOF6-0193LL1955-09-28Hannibal,MOMLB1982-19821975-1986
19787176June-RegJerry NeufangCYesHSHayfield (Alexandria,VA)C5-10180RR1960-11-23Alexandria,VAAAA1978-1984
19788202June-RegWayne TollesonSSYesCollegeWestern CarolinaSS-2B5-9160BR1955-11-22Spartanburg,SCMLB1981-19901978-1990
19789228June-RegTracy CowgerOF-CYesCollegeLoyola MarymountOF-C5-10175RR1956-07-22Pomona,CAAAA1978-1983
197810254June-RegAllan RamirezPNoCollegeRiceP5-10180RR1957-05-01Victoria,TXMLB1983-19831978-1985
197811280June-RegChris SmithOF-ifYesCollegeUSC1B-OF6-0185BR1957-07-18Torrance,CAMLB1981-19831976-1983
197812306June-RegRick Misuraca3BNoHSDel City (Oklahoma City,OK)3B6-2180RRDel City,OKRk1979-1979
197813332June-RegAlbert OrtizOFYesCollegeBaruchOF5-11175LL1957-08-28New York,NYA1978-1979
197814358June-RegCharlie O'BrienOFNoHSBishop Kelley (Tulsa,OK)C6-2195RR1960-05-01Tulsa,OKMLB1985-20001981-2000
197815384June-RegEddie GreenepNoHSEd White (Jacksonville,FL)P
197816410June-RegDan DixonOFYesCollegeNebraskaOF5-11180RRSpring Valley,CAAA1978-1979
197817436June-RegBrian PiperpNoHSBuena (Sierra Vista,AZ)P6-1190RRSierra Vista,AZAA1982-1985
197818461June-RegRon Gooch2BYesCollegeSoutheastern Oklahoma State2B5-11165RR1957-04-16Midwest City,OKAAA1978-1982
197819485June-RegHowie ShapiroIFNoCollegeMiami2B5-11160LRMiami Beach,FLA-1976-1979
197820509June-RegKeith ShellingpYesCollegeSouthernP5-9160LLRk1975-1978
197821532June-RegCharles KwolekpYesCollegeProvidence CollegeP5-10165LL1957-12-05A1978-1979
197822554June-RegAndrew TamOFYesCollegeTexas WesleyanOF6-3200RRAA1978-1979
197823573June-RegDonald AtkinsSSNoHSParkview (Little Rock,AR)SS
197824592June-RegStanley Reese1BYesCollegeGeorge Mason1B6-2190LRA1978-1979
197825610June-RegCameron KillebrewOFYesCollegeBrigham YoungOF5-11180RRA+1978-1981
197826627June-RegDavid MillerOFYesCollegeGeorge MasonOF5-10165BR1956-03-14A1978-1979
197827643June-RegJeff ZitekSSYesCollegeIllinois StateSS6-0175LR1957-07-01Honolulu,HIA1978-1979
197828659June-RegWesley WilliamspYesCollegeNew Mexico HighlandsP6-3180RR1957-08-09Asheville,NCA+1978-1980
197829675June-RegJim FarrpYesCollegePenn StateP6-1195RR1956-05-18Waverly,NYMLB1982-19821978-1984
197830690June-RegGene NelsonpYesHSPasco (Dade City,FL)P6-0175RR1960-12-03Tampa,FLMLB1981-19931978-1993
197831705June-RegSteve PaineOF-CYesCollegeDallas BaptistOF-C6-0185RRRk1978-1978
yearrndovlphaseplayerd-possignedsourceschoolposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsstatuscur-orgcur-lev
197832717June-RegThomas BlackmonpNoHSSouth Florence (Florence,SC)P6-0185RR1960-02-15Florence,SCAA1980-1984
197833727June-RegCecil StrawnCYesCollegeSouthern MethodistC6-1180RR1956-07-30dale,TXAAA1978-1980
197834734June-RegJames StrumpNoHSSt. Mark's (Wilmington,DE)P
197835741June-RegKeith WalshpYesHSKennedy (Suffolk,VA)P6-2145RRSuffolk,VARk1978-1978
197836746June-RegHarry OakleyCNoHSRogers (Newport,RI)C
197837751June-RegDavid Chapman3BYesCollegeMichigan3B5-10170RRAA1975-1979
197838755June-RegJohn ZiskOfYesCollegeDelaware ValOF6-5190RR1957-05-20A1978-1980
197839759June-RegTim HulettSSNoHSLanphier (Springfield,IL)3B-2B6-0195RR1960-01-12Springfield,ILMLB1983-19951980-1995
197840763June-RegJeff Scott3BNoHSPort Clinton (Port Clinton,OH)3B6-2180RR1954-07-13Kankakee,ILA1979-1979
197841766June-RegAlvin Williams3BYesCollegeJackson State3B6-2195RRRk1978-1978
197842769June-RegMoses KylesSSNoHSBuchanan (Buchanan,MI)SS
1978110June-SecMike Richardt3BYesCollegeFresno City2B6-0170RR1958-05-24North Hollywood,CAMLB1980-19841978-1988
1978233June-SecThomas McGivneyOFYesCollegeAlvin CCC6-0190LRBethpage,NYA1978-1979
1978346June-SecDavid JensenPNoCollegeEdmonds CCP
1978119Jan-RegMichael VickersPYesCollegeHill CollegeP6-0185RL1958-02-28AA1978-1980
1978245Jan-RegMark KnowesPYesCollegeCentral Arizona CollegeP
1978371Jan-RegTony StevensOFYesCollegeSeminole Florida1B6-3207RRMaitland,FLA+1979-1981
1978496Jan-RegRick DerechailoCYesCollegeBrookdale CCOFRMatawan,NJNCAA1979-1980
19785119Jan-RegEdward BaileyCYesCollegeParis JCC
1978123Jan-SecMichael ChildsCYesCollegeRanger CollegeC6-1180RR1958-09-30A1978-1979
1978247Jan-SecGreg EasonPYesFAFloridaP5-11175LL1958-10-24Pensacola,FLA1978-1980
51 record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.
Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings

MLB Statistics

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Glossary
yearrndovlphaseplayerteambattinggabrh2b3bhrrbisbbbsoavgobpslgopspitchingwlggssvipherhrbbsoerawhip
19786150June-RegTerry BogenerTexas Rangersbatting24606132114248.217.288.333.621pitching000000000000.000.00
19788202June-RegWayne TollesonTexas Rangersbatting863232230155960179133108219384.241.307.293.600pitching000000000000.000.00
197810254June-RegAllan RamirezTexas Rangersbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching4411100574622630203.471.33
197811280June-RegChris SmithTexas Rangersbatting31761322611110715.289.360.434.795pitching000000000000.000.00
197814358June-RegCharlie O'BrienTexas Rangersbatting80022322164931194562611209354.221.303.353.656pitching000000000000.000.00
197829675June-RegJim FarrTexas Rangersbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching00500182050762.501.50
197830690June-RegGene NelsonTexas Rangersbatting471000000000.000.000.000.000pitching536449368281,08010614961174186554.131.37
197839759June-RegTim HulettTexas Rangersbatting720212824552990134822014145438.249.298.371.669pitching000000000000.000.00
1978110June-SecMike RichardtTexas Rangersbatting18558046131151460112762.226.259.276.535pitching000000000000.000.00
9 record(s)
Career MLB Statistics, for all organizations, for players signed for selected calendar year.

Minor League Statistics

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Glossary
yearrndovlphaseplayerteamhilvlbattinggabrh2b3bhrrbisbbbsoavgobpslgopspitchingwlggssvipherhrbbsoerawhip
1978246June-RegAmos LewisTexas RangersAAbatting37311311972723954618510246405.240.377.406.782pitching0010023312113.502.50
1978372June-RegDavid CrutcherTexas RangersAAAbatting400000000010.0001.000.000.000pitching2430115547433471224252332604.661.63
1978498June-RegMitch ZwolenskyTexas RangersAAAbatting7516311000116.063.118.125.243pitching51432038811754782339532884484.051.42
19786150June-RegTerry BogenerTexas RangersMLBbatting8492723455790137493533498381311.290.386.415.801pitching0010027730031.503.50
19787176June-RegJerry NeufangTexas RangersAAAbatting431125114429033451416234143.232.353.277.630pitching000000000000.000.00
19788202June-RegWayne TollesonTexas RangersMLBbatting521176825945150229158137255299.255.350.324.674pitching000000000000.000.00
19789228June-RegTracy CowgerTexas RangersAAAbatting491162323044078122419430120248.271.323.378.701pitching000000000000.000.00
197810254June-RegAllan RamirezTexas RangersMLBbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching36501221200706632302514115153.851.48
197811280June-RegChris SmithTexas RangersMLBbatting4911803294595105195533814197154.330.395.501.896pitching109272501811795610541102.781.29
197812306June-RegRick MisuracaTexas RangersRkbatting14293520020313.172.250.241.491pitching000000000000.000.00
197813332June-RegAlbert OrtizTexas RangersAbatting143450801231952483310547.273.414.351.765pitching000000000000.000.00
197814358June-RegCharlie O'BrienTexas RangersMLBbatting52417182854718666629718255240.274.375.446.821pitching000000000000.000.00
197816410June-RegDan DixonTexas RangersAAbatting531311628300124922.214.273.237.509pitching000000000000.000.00
197817436June-RegBrian PiperTexas RangersAAbatting86231100020311.043.154.043.197pitching172899347300294134221882434.021.61
197818461June-RegRon GoochTexas RangersAAAbatting39114051903815411916635181202.271.353.344.697pitching000000000000.000.00
197819485June-RegHowie ShapiroTexas RangersA-batting4914032352031552412.250.364.329.692pitching000000000000.000.00
197820509June-RegKeith ShellingTexas RangersRkbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching201120322211119333.091.28
197821532June-RegCharles KwolekTexas RangersAbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching5220150877439560644.031.54
197822554June-RegAndrew TamTexas RangersAAbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching162861697948249306.261.86
197824592June-RegStanley ReeseTexas RangersAbatting13950468128212176774447.254.315.405.719pitching000000000000.000.00
197825610June-RegCameron KillebrewTexas RangersA+batting1033024759110946565112.195.340.321.662pitching000000000000.000.00
197826627June-RegDavid MillerTexas RangersAbatting14643984114162237714955.260.348.319.667pitching000000000000.000.00
197827643June-RegJeff ZitekTexas RangersAbatting148474791221741371306767.257.347.392.740pitching001001000010.000.00
197828659June-RegWesley WilliamsTexas RangersA+batting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching162458500331302150212152564.081.56
197829675June-RegJim FarrTexas RangersMLBbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching53421331174769862354522254184.141.41
197830690June-RegGene NelsonTexas RangersMLBbatting206010000001.167.167.167.333pitching451886744539510212352193883.541.35
197831705June-RegSteve PaineTexas RangersRkbatting1230130003247.100.206.100.306pitching000000000000.000.00
197832717June-RegThomas BlackmonTexas RangersAAbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching2429102516394396168251872373.831.48
197833727June-RegCecil StrawnTexas RangersAAAbatting16048265125204760550139.259.328.361.689pitching000000000000.000.00
197835741June-RegKeith WalshTexas RangersRkbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching0161112201708812.752.33
yearrndovlphaseplayerteamhilvlbattinggabrh2b3bhrrbisbbbsoavgobpslgopspitchingwlggssvipherhrbbsoerawhip
197837751June-RegDavid ChapmanTexas RangersAAbatting1919482002022.421.476.5261.003pitching5231111605419132622.851.43
197838755June-RegJohn ZiskTexas RangersAbatting25078710318834127118147098.239.302.388.689pitching000000000000.000.00
197839759June-RegTim HulettTexas RangersMLBbatting9803473508892192359650423427690.257.337.415.753pitching001001000000.000.00
197840763June-RegJeff ScottTexas RangersAbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching103001611302121.690.81
197841766June-RegAlvin WilliamsTexas RangersRkbatting4614821399212332035.264.347.372.719pitching000000000000.000.00
1978110June-SecMike RichardtTexas RangersMLBbatting5662091346638109283826081183185.305.361.439.799pitching000000000000.000.00
1978233June-SecThomas McGivneyTexas RangersAbatting419113174021401522.187.308.297.605pitching000000000000.000.00
1978119Jan-RegMichael VickersTexas RangersAAbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching201665460321319131141432253.671.44
1978371Jan-RegTony StevensTexas RangersA+batting1505097713429229112379153.263.363.499.862pitching000000000000.000.00
1978123Jan-SecMichael ChildsTexas RangersAbatting65157293985026122725.248.357.363.720pitching000000000000.000.00
1978247Jan-SecGreg EasonTexas RangersAbatting00000000000.000.000.000.000pitching12104924017521610112901115.191.75
41 record(s)
Career Minor League Statistics, for all organizations, for players signed for selected calendar year.
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