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1979 New York Mets

Draft Class
Franchise
New York Mets
Total Picks
36
College Picks
24
High School Picks
12
Signed Picks
21
Unsigned Picks
15
MLB Players
6
1st Rounders
1
NCAA D1
18
NCAA D2
1
NCAA D3
0
NAIA
0
Junior College
5
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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 years
197912June-RegTim LearyPYesCollegeUCLAP6-3205RR1958-12-23Santa Monica,CAMLB1981-19941977-1994
1979228June-RegJeff BettendorfPYesHSLompoc (Lompoc,CA)P6-3180RR1960-12-10Lompoc,CAMLB1984-19841979-1987
1979354June-RegCraig JonesPNoCollegeArmyP6-1195RR1958-08-19Natrona Heights,PAAAA 1980-1984
1979480June-RegDavid HowardOFYesCollegeWichita StateOF5-11180RR1958-06-16 AA 1979-1981
19795106June-RegGary HardieSSYesCollegeGeorgia TechSS5-11185RR Milledgeville,GAA+ 1979-1980
19796132June-RegRon GardenhireIFYesCollegeTexasSS6-0175RR1957-10-24Butzbach,GEMLB1981-19851978-1987
19797158June-RegMike HennessyOFYesHSBogota (Bogota,NJ)OF6-1150BL1961-09-09Bronx,NYA 1979-1984
19798184June-RegDavid ButtlesPYesHSKearny (San Diego,CA)P6-2180 R1961-04-27San Diego,CAA+ 1979-1982
19799210June-RegLee ShockleyPYesHSParkside (Salisbury,MD)P6-3205 R Salisbury,MDA+ 1979-1981
197910236June-RegBrooks WallaceSSNoCollegeTexas TechSS6-2180RR1957-09-18Plano,TXAA 1980-1981
197911262June-RegBryan DunbarCYesCollegeCollege of MarinC6-0195RR  A- 1979-1980
197912288June-RegLarry HernandezOFNoHSJones (Orlando,FL)OF         
197913314June-RegDoug Elliott2BYesCollegeSan Diego State2B5-11165RR Fullerton,CAA- 1979-1979
197914340June-RegBrick ToifelCNoHSW. P. Davidson (Mobile,AL)C6-1180RR Mobile,ALNCAA 1982-1982
197915366June-RegWalt TerrellOFNoCollegeMorehead StateP6-2205LR1958-05-11Jeffersonville,INMLB1982-19921977-1993
197916392June-RegBill HillOFYesCollegeBrookdale CCOF5-9165RR  A- 1979-1979
197917418June-RegTodd DavidsonOFNoHSNorth Allegheny (Wexford,PA)OF6-1175LR1961-06-01Pittsburgh,PAA- 1983-1983
197918444June-RegJohn BryantOFNoHSEl Toro (Lake Forest,CA)OF5-11185RR1961-09-02El Toro,CAAA 1983-1987
197919470June-RegMike Anicich1BYesCollegeArizona State1B6-2200RR1957-05-16Sacramento,CAAAA 1976-1984
197920496June-RegJohn LeisterpNoHSCharles M. Russell (Great Falls,MT)P6-2200RR1961-01-03San Antonio,TXMLB1987-19901984-1990
197921522June-RegTed DamiterpYesCollegeShippensburgP6-2195RR Hazleton,PAA+ 1979-1980
197922547June-RegJoe SchergerOFNoCollegeNebraskaOF6-2195RR Billings,MTAA 1980-1982
197923572June-RegJoseph HealypNoHSFather Judge (Philadelphia,PA)P6-3185RR1961-05-06Philadelphia,PA   
197924596June-RegRichard GreenfieldSSYesCollegeLa SalleSS6-3185RR1957-11-06Philadelphia,PAA- 1979-1980
197925620June-RegScott LaVielleCYesCollegeOlympic CollegeC6-3 RR Seattle,WAA- 1979-1979
197926644June-RegJim PhillipspNoHSShawnee Mission (Shawnee Mission,KS)P6-3200RR1961-10-15Kansas City,MOAA 1980-1987
197927668June-RegDave SmithpYesCollegeLamarP6-1190RR1957-08-30Tomball,TXMLB1984-19851977-1987
197928691June-RegDarryl Stephens1BNoCollegeButte College1B         
197929712June-RegClay ChristiansenpNoCollegeKansasP6-5205RR1958-06-28Wichita,KSMLB1984-19841977-1988
197930733June-RegWilliam Rittweger2BYesCollegeSeton Hall2B6-0165RR  AA 1979-1982
yearrndovlphaseplayerd-possignedsourceschoolposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat years
197931753June-RegPaul NiggebruggeOFYesCollegeTempleOF6-2 RR Wilmington,DEA+ 1979-1980
197932772June-RegThomas MillerpYesCollegeModesto Junior CollegeP6-2170LL1959-07-20 AA 1979-1983
197933790June-RegMichael PrivettepYesHSMillikan (Long Beach,CA)P         
197934807June-RegDan SprickOfNoCollegeSaint LouisOF         
197935821June-RegTerry ByrumSSNoCollegeHoustonSS6-1170LR Houston,TXA+ 1980-1982
197936830June-RegDavid DuffCYesCollegeVirginiaC5-11180RR1958-06-28Lynchburg,VAAAA 1979-1983
1979121June-SecBill MooneyhamPNoCollegeMerced CollegeP6-0175RR1960-08-16Livermore,CAMLB1986-19861980-1988
1979242June-SecJoe PlummerPYesCollegeLong Beach CCP6-2185RR Long Beach,CAA- 1979-1979
1979356June-SecSheldon AndrewsPNoCollegeLower Columbia CCP5-10185RR1959-08-25Portland,ORA+ 1980-1983
197911Jan-RegNeal HeatonPNoHSSachem East (Farmingville,NY)P6-1205LL1960-03-03Jamaica,NYMLB1982-19931979-1993
1979227Jan-RegMark WelchPYesCollegeIndianapolisP6-3182LL  A- 1979-1979
1979353Jan-RegMarques CooperOFYesCollegeThree Rivers CCOF6-0165RR  A- 1979-1979
1979479Jan-RegThomas McLaughlinPNoCollegeLos Angeles CCP6-0185RR1959-11-29 A 1980-1981
19795105Jan-RegMichael BefortPNoCollegeAllen County CCP6-2192RR  Rk 1980-1980
19796129Jan-RegRon SouzaSSYesCollegeButte CollegeSS5-9170BR1959-04-20Chico,CAA- 1979-1979
19797152Jan-RegRon GravesPYesCollegeModesto Junior CollegeP6-5210RR  A+ 1979-1980
19798173Jan-RegDavid MichaelPYesCollegeDodge City CCP6-1180RR1960-01-27Richland,MIA- 1979-1979
19799189Jan-RegJohn SempriniPYesCollegeDes Moines Area CCP6-3195RR1959-02-27Dayton,IAAAA 1979-1984
197910201Jan-RegRusty TillmanOFYesCollegeFSC at jacksonvilleOF6-0185RR1960-08-29Jacksonville,FLMLB1982-19881979-1989
197911212Jan-RegJesse AndersonPYesCollegeSan Diego City CollegeP6-1197RR1959-08-06San Diego,CAAA 1979-1983
197912221Jan-RegMike Sodders3BNoCollegeOrange Coast College3B6-3190RR1958-12-26Compton,CAAAA 1981-1984
1979111Jan-SecJohn VioletteCYesFACaliforniaP6-3195RR1958-02-19Playa del Ray,CAAAA 1979-1984
1979235Jan-SecJeff SunderlagePYesCollegeDes Moines Area CCP6-2195LL1960-04-16Elgin,ILA+ 1979-1983
53 Record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.
Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings

Undrafted Free Agents

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yearplayerdraftpositsignedsourceschool/regionposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat years
1979Jose OquendoSSYesIntlPuerto RicoSS5-10160BR1963-07-04Rio Piedras,PRMLB1983-19951979-1995
1 Record(s)
Players who were signed outside of the MLB Amateur Entry Draft