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1979 Minnesota Twins Draft Class
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1979 1 11 June-Reg Kevin Brandt OF Yes HS Nekoosa (Nekoosa,WI) OF 5-11 180 R R Nekoosa,WI Rk 1979-1980 1979 2 37 June-Reg Randy Bush OF Yes College New Orleans RF-OF 6-1 186 L L 1958-10-05 Dover,DE MLB 1982-1993 1979-1993 1979 3 63 June-Reg Tim Laudner C Yes College Missouri C 6-3 212 R R 1958-06-07 Mason City,IA MLB 1981-1989 1979-1990 1979 4 89 June-Reg Sam Arrington P Yes HS Taft Union (Taft,CA) P 6-5 240 R R 1961-02-11 Santa Maria,CA AA 1979-1983 1979 5 115 June-Reg Bob Konopa P Yes HS Bedford (Bedford,OH) P 6-1 180 R L 1961-08-08 Garfield Heights,OH AA 1979-1985 1979 6 141 June-Reg Rich Shefte SS Yes College Nebraska at Omaha SS 6-2 190 R R Rk 1979-1979 1979 7 167 June-Reg David Stokes 3B No College Tulane 3B 6-0 180 R R 1958-10-26 New Orleans,LA Rk 1977-1980 1979 8 193 June-Reg Ron Wilkinson SS Yes College Chapman SS 5-11 175 R R 1960-02-14 Anaheim,CA AA 1979-1982 1979 9 219 June-Reg Paul Voigt OF Yes College Virginia OF 6-2 190 B R 1958-12-12 Bellerose,NY AAA 1979-1985 1979 10 245 June-Reg Mike Kinnunen P Yes College Washington State P 6-1 185 L L 1958-04-01 Seattle,WA MLB 1980-1987 1979-1989 1979 11 271 June-Reg Bruce Stocker OF Yes College Pima CC OF 5-10 165 B R A 1979-1980 1979 12 297 June-Reg Rick Beswick 2B Yes College Lewis and Clark CC 2B 5-10 165 B R Rk 1979-1980 1979 13 323 June-Reg Todd Taylor p No HS Upland (Upland,CA) P Upland,CA 1979 14 349 June-Reg Andre David OF No College Cal State Fullerton OF 6-0 170 L L 1958-05-18 Hollywood,CA MLB 1984-1986 1979-1989 1979 15 375 June-Reg Manny Colletti SS Yes College New Orleans SS 5-10 160 B R 1956-08-17 New Orleans,LA AAA 1976-1982 1979 16 401 June-Reg Ken Francingues p Yes College Tulane P 5-10 185 R R A+ 1977-1981 1979 17 427 June-Reg Wayne Palica p Yes HS Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach,CA) P Huntington Beach,CA 1979 18 453 June-Reg Kevin Miller OF Yes College Cerritos 1B 6-0 180 R R A 1979-1980 1979 19 479 June-Reg Boyce Orosco p Yes HS Monache (Porterville,CA) P 6-2 200 R R Porterville,CA Rk 1979-1980 1979 20 505 June-Reg Jack Gurholt p Yes College Wisconsin P 5-11 170 L L Apple Valley,CA A 1979-1980 1979 21 530 June-Reg Bill Piwnica SS No HS Minnetonka (Minnetonka,MN) SS 5-10 160 R R Minnetonka,MN A 1980-1983 1979 22 555 June-Reg Rick Austin OF Yes College Cerritos C 5-11 185 R R 1959-08-05 Baudett,MN AAA 1979-1983 1979 23 580 June-Reg Tim Fagely p Yes College Winona State P 5-11 175 L White Bear Lake,MN A+ 1979-1980 1979 24 604 June-Reg Bob Mulligan p Yes College John Jay P 6-1 185 L L 1958-10-27 Staten Island,NY AAA 1979-1984 1979 25 628 June-Reg Brendan Rosenberg OF Yes College Rowan OF 6-0 185 R R A+ 1979-1980 1979 26 652 June-Reg Randy Newman p No College Cypress College P 5-11 180 L L 1958-10-27 AAA 1982-1986 1979 27 675 June-Reg Bill Lampey p Yes College New Orleans P 1979 28 697 June-Reg Alfredo Agras OF-C Yes HS Miami Springs (Miami Springs,FL) OF-C 6-1 175 R R Miami Springs,FL Rk 1979-1979 1979 29 718 June-Reg Edward Odin OF No HS Pacifica (Garden Grove,CA) OF Garden Grove,CA 1979 30 739 June-Reg Tom Colburn C No College California C 6-2 195 B R A+ 1977-1982 1979 31 759 June-Reg Tom Nieto C No College Cerritos C 6-1 205 R R 1960-10-27 Downey,CA MLB 1984-1990 1981-1991 1979 32 777 June-Reg David Zitkus p No College College of Lake County P Antioch,IL 1979 33 795 June-Reg Derek Bulcock SS Yes College San Jose State SS 6-0 175 R R Redwood City,CA Rk 1979-1979 1979 34 812 June-Reg John Lastinger Of No HS Valdosta (Valdosta,GA) OF Valdosta,GA 1979 1 11 June-Sec Gary Gaetti 3B Yes College Northwest Missouri State 3B 6-0 200 R R 1958-08-19 Centralia,IL MLB 1981-2000 1979-2000 1979 2 34 June-Sec Randy O'Neal P No College Palm Beach State P 6-2 195 R R 1960-08-30 Ashland,KY MLB 1984-1990 1981-1995 1979 1 12 Jan-Reg Joseph McCarthy OF No College Seminole Florida OF 1979 2 38 Jan-Reg Scott Stoltenberg SS-OF Yes College Sacramento City SS-OF 5-10 175 R R Sacramento,CA A 1979-1979 1979 3 64 Jan-Reg Tracy Turner P Yes College El Camino P 6-6 180 B L 1960-02-21 Los Angeles,CA 1979 4 90 Jan-Reg John Damon 2B No College Sacramento City SS 5-11 170 R R 1959-08-17 Sacramento,CA AA 1981-1984 1979 5 114 Jan-Reg Ed Hodge P Yes College Cerritos P 6-2 192 L L 1958-04-19 Bellflower,CA MLB 1984-1984 1979-1986 1979 6 138 Jan-Reg Timothy Jensen C Yes College South Florida CC C 5-11 178 R R A 1979-1980 1979 7 160 Jan-Reg Bruce Amador 2B No College Modesto Junior College 2B 6-0 170 B R 1959-12-05 Turlock,CA A+ 1981-1983 1979 8 178 Jan-Reg Nelson Page P Yes College Utah Valley U P 1979 9 194 Jan-Reg Trent Smith P Yes College Seminole Florida P 1979 10 206 Jan-Reg Ken Rolfe SS Yes College Lower Columbia CC SS 1979 11 216 Jan-Reg David Wilson P Yes College Anderson SC P 1979 12 225 Jan-Reg Thomas Paul OF Yes College Treasure Valley CC OF 1979 13 232 Jan-Reg Richard King p Yes College Solano CC (CA) P 1979 14 237 Jan-Reg Rick Kyzer 3B Yes College South Florida CC 3B 6-0 170 R R 1959-05-13 Arlington,TX A+ 1979-1981 1979 15 241 Jan-Reg Lou Sottile p Yes College Seminole Florida 3B 5-10 185 L R 1959-03-12 A 1982-1982 1979 16 243 Jan-Reg Larry May p Yes College Central Arizona College P 6-4 210 B R 1959-07-11 Lodi,CA AA 1979-1982 1979 1 19 Jan-Sec Joe Plummer P No College Long Beach CC P 6-2 185 R R Long Beach,CA A- 1979-1979 1979 2 41 Jan-Sec Mike Mason P No College Normandale CC P 6-2 205 L L 1958-11-21 Faribault,MN MLB 1982-1988 1980-1996 1979 3 51 Jan-Sec Jeff Viha 2B Yes College Fullerton College 2B 1979 4 57 Jan-Sec Randy Ramirez P No College Fullerton College P 6-4 200 R R 1960-05-28 Anaheim,CA AA 1982-1985 56 record(s)
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