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year rnd ovl phase player name draft team signed source school bonus pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
1979 2 51 June-Reg Todd Demeter New York Yankees Yes HS Grant Union (Sacramento,CA) 0.21 1b 6-5 215 R R 1961-08-01 Philadelphia,PA AA -- 1979-1985
1979 3 77 June-Reg Freddie Toliver New York Yankees Yes HS San Gorgonio (San Bernardino,CA) 0.00 p 6-1 170 R R 1961-02-03 Natchez,MS MLB 1984-1993 1979-1998
1979 4 103 June-Reg Adrien Perkins New York Yankees No HS El Cerrito (El Cerrito,CA) 0.00 1b 6-3 205 R R 1961 El Cerrito,CA A -- 1982-1982
1979 5 129 June-Reg Greg Gagne New York Yankees Yes HS Somerset Berkley Regional (Somerset,MA) 0.00 ss 5-11 177 R R 1961-11-12 Fall River,MA MLB 1983-1997 1979-1997
1979 6 155 June-Reg Stefan Wever New York Yankees Yes College UC Santa Barbara 0.00 p 6-8 245 R R 1958-04-22 Marburg,GE MLB 1982-1982 1977-1985
1979 7 181 June-Reg Tom Echstenkamper New York Yankees Yes College Ohio 0.00 of 5-11 175 R R 1958-07-13 -- A+ -- 1979-1981
1979 8 207 June-Reg Huey Gayden New York Yankees Yes College Jackson State 0.00 of 6-0 185 L L 1959-01-21 Greenville,MS AA -- 1979-1983
1979 9 233 June-Reg Pete Filson New York Yankees Yes College Temple 0.00 p 6-2 195 B L 1958-09-28 Darby,PA MLB 1982-1990 1979-1990
1979 10 259 June-Reg Richard Budweg New York Yankees Yes College Bloomsburg Pennslyvania 0.00 p 5-11 190 L L 1957 -- Rk -- 1979-1979
1979 11 285 June-Reg George DeMaria New York Yankees Yes HS El Segundo (El Segundo,CA) 0.00 p 6-4 180 R R 1961-02-19 El Segundo,CA A+ -- 1979-1981
1979 12 311 June-Reg David Free   New York Yankees Yes HS Chapman (San Diego,CA) 0.00 p 6-4 205 R R 1958-08-15 San Diego,CA A+ -- 1979-1985
1979 13 337 June-Reg Dave Buffamoyer New York Yankees Yes College Clemson 0.00 c 5-10 185 R R 1957-09-11 Berea,OH A+ -- 1978-1981
1979 14 363 June-Reg Randy Guerra New York Yankees Yes College Miami 0.00 if 6-1 200 L L 1957-04-10 Linden,NJ AA -- 1976-1982
1979 15 389 June-Reg Keith Smith   New York Yankees Yes HS Canyon (Canyon Country,CA) 0.00 ss 6-1 175 B R 1961-10-20 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1984-1985 1979-1992
1979 16 415 June-Reg Chris Lein New York Yankees Yes College Florida Intl 0.00 p 6-3 195 R R 1958-10-23 Staten Island,NY AA -- 1979-1988
1979 17 441 June-Reg Rob Teegarden New York Yankees Yes College Florida 0.00 of 6-1 187 R R 1958-04-20 Red Lodge,MT AA -- 1978-1983
1979 18 467 June-Reg Mike Dotterer   New York Yankees No HS Edison (Huntington Beach,CA) 0.00 of 6-0 195 R R 1960-12-14 Saskatoon,SK College -- 1980-1983
1979 19 493 June-Reg Don Mattingly New York Yankees Yes HS Reitz (Evansville,IN) 0.00 1b 5-11 185 L L 1961-04-20 Evansville,IN MLB 1982-1995 1979-1995
1979 20 519 June-Reg Sean Everton New York Yankees No College Santa Clara 0.00 of 6-1 180 R R 1958 Los Gatos,CA A+ -- 1980-1984
1979 21 544 June-Reg Derwin McNealy New York Yankees Yes HS Crenshaw (Los Angeles,CA) 0.00 of 6-1 160 L L 1960-04-25 Carson,CA AAA -- 1979-1986
1979 22 569 June-Reg Cedric Mack New York Yankees No HS Brazosport (Freeport,TX) 0.00 of -- -- R R 1961 -- -- -- --
1979 23 594 June-Reg Brian Murphy New York Yankees Yes College Eastern CT State 0.00 p 6-0 175 L L 1956-08-08 -- A -- 1980-1980
1979 24 618 June-Reg Greg Sporrer New York Yankees Yes College La Verne 0.00 ss 6-0 160 R R 1958-05-21 Fullerton,CA A+ -- 1977-1980
1979 25 642 June-Reg Jeff Rudolph   New York Yankees Yes College Central Florida 0.00 c-3b 6-0 185 R R 1957-12-02 Concord,MA A+ -- 1978-1981
1979 26 666 June-Reg Frank Ricci New York Yankees Yes College Rollins 0.00 p 6-3 175 R R 1957-11-03 Toledo,OH AA -- 1979-1983
1979 27 689 June-Reg Kevin Irot New York Yankees Yes College Cal Poly 0.00 p 6-3 210 R R 1958-09-19 Placentia,CA A -- 1979-1980
1979 28 710 June-Reg John Seneca New York Yankees Yes College Seton Hall 0.00 p 6-4 260 R R 1957 Brooklyn,NY A- -- 1978-1979
1979 29 731 June-Reg Rusty Piggott New York Yankees No College Rollins 0.00 ss 5-10 170 R R 1957 Glenbrook,IL A+ -- 1980-1982
1979 30 751 June-Reg Greg Copeland New York Yankees Yes HS Shawnee (Lima,OH) 0.00 p 6-2 190 R R 1961 Lima,OH A- -- 1979-1979
year rnd ovl phase player name draft team signed source school bonus pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
1979 1 3 June-Sec Otis Nixon New York Yankees Yes College Louisburg College 0.00 cf-of 6-2 180 B R 1959-01-09 Evergreen,NC MLB 1983-1999 1979-1999
1979 2 26 June-Sec Scott Benedict New York Yankees Yes College Georgia 0.00 c 6-3 210 R R 1959-03-28 West Palm Beach,FL A -- 1979-1980
1979 3 46 June-Sec Marc Ochal New York Yankees No College Brookdale CC 0.00 p 6-3 195 R R 1959 -- A+ -- 1981-1982
year rnd ovl phase player name draft team signed source school bonus pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
1979 1 26 Jan-Reg James Campbell New York Yankees Yes College Orange Coast College 0.00 p 6-2 175 R R 1959-07-08 Lynwood,CA A -- 1979-1980
1979 2 52 Jan-Reg Glenn Swires New York Yankees Yes College Mount San Antonio College 0.00 3b 5-10 185 R R 1959-03-12 -- A+ -- 1979-1980
1979 3 78 Jan-Reg Jeff Van Der Plass New York Yankees Yes College Camden County College 0.00 p -- -- -- -- -- Phillipsburg,NJ -- -- --
1979 4 104 Jan-Reg Gary Higgins New York Yankees Yes College Columbia State CC 0.00 p -- -- -- -- 1959 -- -- -- --
1979 5 128 Jan-Reg Otis Rouban New York Yankees Yes College Black Hawk College 0.00 p -- -- -- -- 1959 -- -- -- --
1979 6 151 Jan-Reg George Zimmeror New York Yankees Yes College San Jose City College 0.00 2b 5-7 160 B R 1958 -- A+ -- 1979-1980
1979 7 172 Jan-Reg Ed Schiavo   New York Yankees No HS Boyertown Area (Boyertown,PA) 0.00 p 6-2 175 R R 1962 Boyertown,PA A -- 1980-1981
1979 8 188 Jan-Reg Rick Santarone New York Yankees Yes College Camden County College 0.00 c 6-2 205 R R 1959-05-14 Camden,NJ A+ -- 1979-1979
year rnd ovl phase player name draft team signed source school bonus pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
1979 1 26 Jan-Sec Chuck Hernandez New York Yankees Yes College Hillsborough CC 0.00 p 6-3 200 L L 1960-11-11 Tampa,FL AA -- 1977-1983
1979 2 43 Jan-Sec Alan Mayles New York Yankees Yes College Louisburg College 0.00 p 6-0 175 R R 1960 Harrisonburg,VA A+ -- 1979-1980
1979 3 52 Jan-Sec Dan Peterson New York Yankees Yes College North Idaho College 0.00 p -- -- -- -- -- Great Falls,MT -- -- --
1979 4 58 Jan-Sec Jerome Burgess New York Yankees No College Palm Beach State 0.00 of 6-3 170 R R 1941-05-31 Vancouver,BC -- -- --
1979 5 60 Jan-Sec Charlie Beverly New York Yankees Yes FA Virginia 0.00 p 6-4 192 R R 1959-03-04 Wise,VA -- -- --
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