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1978 Chicago Cubs Draft Class
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1978 1 13 June-Reg Bill Hayes C Yes College Indiana State C 6-0 195 R R 1957-10-24 Cheverly,MD MLB 1980-1980 1978-1987 1978 2 39 June-Reg Mel Hall OF Yes HS Port Byron (Port Byron,NY) LF-OF 6-1 205 L L 1960-09-16 Lyons,NY MLB 1981-1996 1978-2002 1978 3 65 June-Reg Bubba Kizer SS Yes College Georgia SS 5-11 165 R R 1956-09-27 Atlanta,GA A 1976-1979 1978 4 91 June-Reg Dave Seiler P No HS Manzano (Albuquerque,NM) P 6-3 215 L L 1960-07-30 Zaragosa,SP AA 1980-1984 1978 5 117 June-Reg Jon Perlman P No College Baylor P 6-3 185 L R 1956-12-13 Dallas,TX MLB 1985-1988 1979-1988 1978 6 143 June-Reg Robert Triplett C Yes HS Wendell Phillips Academy (Chicago,IL) C 6-3 200 R R 1959-04-30 Charleston,MO A- 1978-1980 1978 7 169 June-Reg Mark Parker P Yes College Huntington P 6-2 175 L R 1956-06-12 Huntington,IN AAA 1978-1982 1978 8 195 June-Reg Dave Klipstein SS No HS Marshall (Milwaukee,WI) SS 6-0 183 R R 1960-06-20 Milwaukee,WI AAA 1982-1988 1978 9 221 June-Reg Jeff Groth OF No College Bowling Green State OF R Chagrin Falls,OH NCAA 1977-1978 1978 10 247 June-Reg John Stockstill SS Yes HS Hurley (Hurley,MO) SS 6-2 200 R R 1960-01-03 Springfield,MO A 1978-1980 1978 11 273 June-Reg Mark Lohuis P No College Fresno State P 5-11 175 R 1956-11-15 AA 1979-1981 1978 12 299 June-Reg Felix Swaggerty p Yes HS Carter (Knoxville,TN) P 6-0 173 R R 1960-06-01 Knoxville,TN A+ 1978-1982 1978 13 325 June-Reg Dave Govea 1B-OF No HS Long Beach Poly (Long Beach,CA) 1B-OF 6-2 189 L L 1960-09-14 Long Beach,CA A- 1982-1982 1978 14 351 June-Reg Mark Gilbert OF Yes College Florida State OF 6-0 175 B R 1956-08-22 Atlanta,GA MLB 1985-1985 1978-1985 1978 15 377 June-Reg Mark Langston p No HS Buchser (Santa Clara,CA) P 6-2 190 R L 1960-08-20 San Diego,CA MLB 1984-1999 1979-1999 1978 16 403 June-Reg James Mitchell SS Yes College James Madison SS 6-1 180 L L Rochester,NY AA 1978-1981 1978 17 429 June-Reg Scott Stranski p No College Northwestern P 6-4 210 R R 1957-11-27 Mount Vernon,IL AAA 1979-1987 1978 18 454 June-Reg Matt Elser 1B-p No HS Long Beach Poly (Long Beach,CA) 1B-P 1978 19 479 June-Reg Joe McClain p Yes College Milligan College P-1B 6-2 200 R R 1956-01-25 Johnson City,TN AAA 1978-1981 1978 20 503 June-Reg Mark Vaji OF Yes HS John Marshall (Cleveland,OH) OF 6-2 205 R L 1961-02-06 Cleveland,OH A+ 1978-1982 1978 21 526 June-Reg Chris Adomanis p No HS Bowie (Bowie,MD) P 1978 22 548 June-Reg Darrel White OF No HS Southwest (St. Louis,MO) OF St. Louis,MO 1978 23 568 June-Reg Joe Beason p No HS Taylor (Kokomo,IN) P 1978 24 587 June-Reg Mike Godley OF Yes College Jackson State OF 5-7 160 B R 1955-11-16 Hallettsville,TX A 1978-1979 1978 25 605 June-Reg Richard Raphael p No College San Jose State P 1978 26 622 June-Reg Tim Carroll OF Yes College Nebraska OF 5-11 183 R R 1957-09-11 Denver,CO A 1977-1980 1978 27 638 June-Reg Kevin Kirby p Yes College Santa Clara P 6-0 190 R R 1956-06-14 San Francisco,CA Rk 1978-1978 1978 28 654 June-Reg Eric Gorman p Yes HS West Morris (Chester,NJ) P 5-11 175 L L 1959-09-18 Plainfield,NJ Rk 1978-1979 1978 29 670 June-Reg Mike Weakman 3B Yes HS Meredian (Sanford,MI) 3B 1978 30 685 June-Reg Mike Diaz 1B Yes HS Terra Nova (Pacifica,CA) 1B-OF 6-2 195 R R 1960-04-15 San Francisco,CA MLB 1983-1988 1978-2009 1978 31 700 June-Reg Wayne Stone OF No College Oral Roberts OF 5-10 165 B R A+ 1978-1980 1978 1 14 June-Sec James McManus P Yes College Triton College P 6-1 180 R R A- 1979-1979 1978 2 36 June-Sec Jeff Stottlemyre P No College Yakima Valley College P 6-2 180 R R Yakima,WA AA 1980-1983 1978 3 48 June-Sec Greg Moyer OF Yes College Cerritos P 6-0 180 R R 1958-01-15 La Mirada,CA AA 1978-1981 1978 1 14 Jan-Reg Joe Hicks 3B Yes FA Indiana 1B 6-3 215 R R 1957-07-15 Indianapolis,IN AAA 1976-1987 1978 2 40 Jan-Reg Craig Kornfeld SS Yes College Miami Dade 2B-SS 5-10 160 R R 1958-03-10 Manhasset,NY AA 1978-1981 1978 3 66 Jan-Reg Richard Aspenieiter P Yes College Grossmont P 6-1 170 R R 1957-03-22 San Diego,CA A+ 1978-1979 1978 4 91 Jan-Reg Matt Stilwell OF Yes College Linn-Benton CC OF 1978 5 114 Jan-Reg John Kossick P Yes College Houston CC P 1978 6 136 Jan-Reg Kevin Shuster C Yes College Pasadena CC C Pasadena,CA 1978 7 155 Jan-Reg Todd Wilson P No College Mount San Antonio College P 1978 1 22 Jan-Sec Michael Campbell 3B Yes College Panola College 3B Mesquite,TX 1978 2 46 Jan-Sec Andrew Walker C Yes FA Illinois 3B-OF 5-10 185 R R 1957-08-08 St. Louis,MO A 1978-1979 43 record(s)
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