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1978 California Angels Draft Class
1978 California Angels
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1978 1 14 June-Reg Tom Brunansky P Yes HS West Covina (West Covina,CA) OF 6-4 210 R R 1960-08-20 Covina,CA MLB 1981-1994 1978-1994 1978 3 66 June-Reg Dave Engle 3B Yes College USC C-OF 6-3 215 R R 1956-11-30 San Diego,CA MLB 1981-1989 1977-1991 1978 4 92 June-Reg Mike Witt P Yes HS Servite (Anaheim,CA) P 6-7 192 R R 1960-07-20 Fullerton,CA MLB 1981-1993 1978-1993 1978 5 118 June-Reg Rick Foley P Yes College Santa Clara P 6-2 200 R R 1956-05-06 San Jose,CA AAA 1978-1985 1978 6 144 June-Reg Gary Clevenger 3B Yes HS Buena (Ventura,CA) 3B 6-2 186 R R 1960-02-17 Roswell,NM Rk 1978-1979
1978 7 170 June-Reg Bill Springman 2B Yes College Oral Roberts 2B 6-3 190 R R 1956-10-06 Dana Point,CA AA 1978-1980 1978 8 196 June-Reg Tim Wallach 1B No College Cal State Fullerton 3B 6-3 200 R R 1957-09-14 Huntington Park,CA MLB 1980-1996 1978-1996 1978 9 222 June-Reg Preston Freeman SS Yes HS Chandler (Chandler,AZ) SS 6-0 175 R R Chandler,AZ Rk 1978-1979 1978 10 248 June-Reg Terry Marshall P No HS Riverside Christian (Mira Loma,CA) P Mira Loma,CA 1978 11 274 June-Reg Perry Morrison P Yes College Phoenix College P 6-2 190 R R 1958-04-23 Billings,MT AA 1978-1982
1978 12 300 June-Reg Jeff Schattinger P No College USC P 6-5 200 L R 1955-10-25 Fresno,CA MLB 1981-1981 1977-1983 1978 13 326 June-Reg Peter Otero OF No College Yavapai College OF 6-3 190 R R Tucson,AZ NCAA 1979-1980 1978 14 352 June-Reg Dan Whitmer OF Yes College Cal State Fullerton C 6-3 195 R R 1955-11-23 Redlands,CA MLB 1980-1981 1977-1984 1978 15 378 June-Reg Richard Rommel p Yes College Cal State Fullerton P 5-10 185 R R 1955-10-16 El Toro,CA AA 1977-1981 1978 16 404 June-Reg John Christensen OF No HS Troy (Fullerton,CA) RF-OF 6-3 205 R R 1960-09-15 Downey,CA MLB 1984-1988 1979-1989
1978 17 430 June-Reg Brian Owens p No HS Mesa (Mesa,AZ) P Mesa,AZ 1978 18 455 June-Reg Walter Hagerty OF No HS Altus (Altus,OK) OF Altus,OK 1978 19 480 June-Reg John Soderman p Yes FA California P 6-4 220 R R Santa Ana,CA A- 1978-1980 1978 20 504 June-Reg Steve Muccio OF No College New Mexico OF Bronx,NY 1978 21 527 June-Reg Howard Dashefsky OF No HS El Camino Real (Woodland Hills,CA) OF R R Woodland Hills,CA NCAA 1979-1982
1978 22 549 June-Reg Thomas Saatzer C No HS West Brady (St. Paul,MN) C St. Paul,MN 1978 1 6 June-Sec Paul Homrig 1B No FA California IF 6-2 180 L L San Pedro,CA NCAA 1977-1980 1978 2 29 June-Sec Karl Jastrow P Yes College West Los Angeles College P Burbank,CA NCAA 1979-1979 1978 1 13 Jan-Reg Rick Evans P No College El Camino P 6-2 180 L L A+ 1982-1983 1978 2 39 Jan-Reg Steven Norman OF Yes College Barstow OF
1978 3 65 Jan-Reg Anthony Dailey OF Yes College Valencia CC OF 6-2 180 L L A+ 1978-1979 1978 4 90 Jan-Reg Mark Nocciolo C Yes College Col of Canyons C 6-1 190 R R 1958-10-31 Newhall,CA AAA 1978-1981 1978 5 113 Jan-Reg Jeff Hanslovan P No College Linn-Benton CC P 6-2 200 L L South Albany,OR AA 1978-1981 1978 6 135 Jan-Reg Mark Seeger OF No College Mesa CC OF 5-10 156 R R AA 1980-1981 1978 7 154 Jan-Reg Trent Smith P No College Seminole Florida P
1978 8 171 Jan-Reg Arthur Maebe P No College Mission College P 6-3 180 R 1959-01-19 La Crescenta,CA A 1979-1980 1978 9 185 Jan-Reg Billy Blizzard P Yes College Barstow P 1978 10 198 Jan-Reg Dave Yobs 1B No College Los Angeles Valley 1B 6-0 190 L L 1959-01-17 Canoga Park,CA AAA 1980-1986 1978 1 25 Jan-Sec Simon Glenn OF No College Blinn OF NCAA 1979-1980 1978 2 49 Jan-Sec Stephen Martin P Yes College Pima CC P Tucson,AZ
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