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1979 Atlanta Braves

Draft Class
Total Picks
38
College Picks
27
High School Picks
11
Signed Picks
31
Unsigned Picks
7
MLB Players
6
1st Rounders
1
NCAA D1
16
NCAA D2
1
NCAA D3
2
NAIA
5
Junior College
3
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
197914June-RegBrad KomminskOF-1BYesHSShawnee (Lima,OH)OF6-2205RR1961-04-04Lima,OHMLB1983-19911979-1997
1979356June-RegDan ChurchPYesHSSan Marin (Novato,CA)P6-3215RR1961-09-29Vallejo,CAA 1980-1981
1979482June-RegKen AmesPYesHSSt. Helen's (St. Helen's,OR)P6-0190RR1961-01-20St. Helen's,ORA 1979-1981
19795108June-RegBob LuzonPYesHSWestlake (Thornwood,NY)P6-1170RR1960-08-05Flushing,NYAA 1979-1985
19796134June-RegMike PaynePYesHSWilliston (Williston,FL)P5-11165RR1961-11-15Woonsocket,RIMLB1984-19841979-1987
19797160June-RegRoy NorthPYesCollegeRiderP6-4185RR1958-03-02Bristol,PAAAA 1979-1984
19798186June-RegDavid CoghillIhyYesCollegeClackamas CCP6-4215LL1959-02-05 A 1979-1980
19799212June-RegPaul RungeSSYesCollegeJacksonville3B-2B6-0175RR1958-05-21Kingston,NYMLB1981-19881977-1990
197910238June-RegKeith BelcikOFNoHSClay (Oregon,OH)OF5-9176RR Oregon,OHA 1983-1984
197911264June-RegGary ReiterPYesCollegeBowling Green StateP6-3195LL1956-09-27Calexico,CAAAA 1975-1985
197912290June-RegGlen Bockhorn2BYesCollegeTexas Lutheran2B6-1180RR1957-02-12Austin,TXAAA 1979-1986
197913316June-RegSteve StiebCYesCollegeSouthern IllinoisC5-11185RR1956-05-26Orange,CAAA 1977-1981
197914342June-RegRandy IngleSSYesCollegeAppalachian StateSS-2B5-11195RR1955-01-11Rutherfordton,NCAAA 1979-1987
197915368June-RegBret FergusonpYesHSNorth Baltimore (North Baltimore,OH)P6-0195LL1960-12-01North Baltimore,OHRk 1979-1979
197916394June-RegBuddy BaileyOFYesCollegeLynchburg CollegeC6-0193RR1957-03-28Norristown,PAAA 1979-1982
197917420June-RegNick O'ConnorpNoHSReading Community (Cincinnati,OH)P6-3180RR1961-06-04Cincinnati,OHAA 1980-1983
197918446June-RegHarold Williams1BYesCollegeVirginia Tech1B6-4245RR1958-09-22Columbus,OHA+ 1977-1981
197919472June-RegPete TeixeirapYesCollegeFloridaP6-2180RR1957-05-28Hialeah,FLA+ 1978-1980
197920498June-RegRandy WhistlerCYesCollegeArizona StateC5-10175RR1958-10-23Lakewood,CAA 1979-1981
197921523June-RegBilly BowenOFYesCollegeSoutheastern Oklahoma StateOF6-0180LL1957-04-30 Rk 1979-1979
197922548June-RegGreg NorrispYesCollegeNorth CarolinaP6-4205RR1957-10-07Whiteville,NCRk 1979-1979
197923573June-RegBrett ButlerOFYesCollegeSoutheastern Oklahoma StateCF-OF5-10160LL1957-06-15Los Angeles,CAMLB1981-19971979-1997
197924597June-RegJohn ShannonpNoCollegeHoustonP         
197925621June-RegRobert KennedypYesCollegeCochise CollegeP6-1180RR1960-09-12 A 1979-1982
197926645June-RegChuck Black2BYesCollegeBowling Green StateSS5-7155LR Lima,OHA 1976-1979
197927669June-RegMike Garcia2BYesCollegeCal State Fullerton2B5-10170RR1957-05-08Redwood City,CAAA 1978-1982
197928692June-RegTommy ThompsonOFYesCollegeOklahomaOF6-0180LR1957-10-18Oklahoma City,OKAAA 1976-1988
197929713June-RegEric CallpNoCollegeFLIF6-5225LR Palm Springs,FLNCAA 1982-1982
197930734June-RegArcilio CastaignepYesCollegeTexas WesleyanP6-2205RR1957-05-12Holguin,CUA+ 1979-1980
197931754June-RegGreg Dikos3BYesCollegeBall State3B6-0195RR1957-05-17 Rk 1979-1979
yearrndovlphaseplayerd-possignedsourceschoolposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat years
197932773June-RegDeWayne KittsOpYesCollegeLynchburg CollegeOP6-0180LL1956-11-26 A 1979-1979
197933791June-RegJeff GrothOFNoCollegeBowling Green StateOF  R  Chagrin Falls,OHNCAA 1977-1978
197934808June-RegKevin PattenOfYesCollegeMiamiOF6-2205RR1957-04-06 Rk 1977-1979
197935822June-RegArthur NealOfYesCollegeMorehouseOF5-11185RR  Rk 1979-1979
197936831June-RegPhilip BowieOfNoHSGreenwood (Greenwood,SC)OF         
197937839June-RegTim FullerpYesHSBerkmar (Lilburn,GA)P5-11165RR1960-12-05Honolulu,HIA+ 1979-1982
197938846June-RegRussell KerdolffpYesCollegeNorthern KentuckyP6-5195RR1957-09-27 A+ 1979-1980
197939852June-RegScott MatthewsOfNoHSMelbourne (Melbourne,FL)OF6-0170RR Indialantic,FLNCAA 1982-1983
197913Jan-RegKelly FaulkPNoCollegeWharton CountyP6-2205RR1959-04-23 AAA 1979-1988
1979229Jan-RegMilt ThompsonOFYesFAMarylandCF-LF5-11170LR1959-01-05Washington,DCMLB1984-19961979-1996
1979355Jan-RegRick CoatneyPYesCollegeArkansas-Fort SmithP6-3201RR1959-08-29Mena,ARAA 1979-1985
1979481Jan-RegEdward LambethPYesCollegeArkansas-Fort SmithP         
19795106Jan-RegRandy PorterPYesCollegeLinn-Benton CCP      NCAA 1980-1981
19796130Jan-RegBenji De La RosaOFYesCollegeMurray StateOF      NCAA 1980-1982
19797153Jan-RegBrook JacobyOFYesCollegeVentura College3B5-11195RR1959-11-23Philadelphia,PAMLB1981-19921979-1992
1979120Jan-SecWillie DavisOFNoCollegeCanada CollegeOF         
46 Record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.
Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings