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1979 California Angels Draft Class
1979 California Angels
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1979 3 67 June-Reg Mickey Saatzer P Yes HS Eisenhower (Hopkins,MN) P 6-3 210 L R 1960-12-22 Breckenridge,MN AA 1979-1986 1979 4 93 June-Reg Eric Barry P No HS Mount Whitney (Visalia,CA) P 6-3 190 L L 1961-02-05 Visalia,CA AA 1980-1985 1979 5 119 June-Reg Pat Keedy 2B Yes College Auburn 3B-LF 6-4 205 R R 1958-01-10 Birmingham,AL MLB 1985-1989 1977-1989 1979 6 145 June-Reg Jackie Skaggs P Yes College William Carey P 6-7 205 R R A+ 1979-1981 1979 7 171 June-Reg Steve Renfroe OF No College Auburn OF 6-1 186 R R Lilburn,GA A- 1977-1981 1979 8 197 June-Reg Warren Hollier P Yes College Oral Roberts P 6-6 205 R R Altadena,CA Rk 1979-1979 1979 9 223 June-Reg Darrell Miller OF Yes College Cal Poly Pomona C-OF 6-2 200 R R 1958-02-26 Washington,DC MLB 1984-1988 1979-1990 1979 10 249 June-Reg Bob Gunnarsson P No HS Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu,AZ) P 5-11 165 L L 1961-07-18 Rockville Centre,NY AA 1983-1987 1979 11 275 June-Reg Greg Hanson C Yes College Vanguard C 6-2 200 R R A 1979-1980 1979 12 301 June-Reg Danny Smith OF No HS Southern (Miami,FL) OF Miami,FL 1979 13 327 June-Reg Marion Hunter SS Yes HS Kearny (San Diego,CA) SS 6-2 170 R R 1961-05-05 San Diego,CA AA 1979-1982 1979 14 353 June-Reg Jim Celedoma C Yes College William Carey C 1979 15 379 June-Reg Don Carfino SS No College USC SS Bellflower,CA 1979 16 405 June-Reg Mark Pangborn p Yes College Rio Hondo CC P 6-2 180 R R Rk 1979-1980 1979 17 431 June-Reg Galdenio Noda SS No HS Bell (Bell,CA) SS Bell,CA 1979 18 457 June-Reg Andrew Pavlovic p No College Yavapai College P R R NCAA 1982-1982 1979 19 483 June-Reg Mingo Nunez SS No College Wagner SS 1979 20 509 June-Reg Brian Buckley p Yes College UC Davis P 6-2 210 R R 1958-04-23 Santa Monica,CA AA 1979-1984 1979 21 534 June-Reg Maunce Chnstian OF No College Texas Southern OF 1979 22 559 June-Reg David Duran p Yes College Cal State Los Angeles P 6-1 170 R R 1957-04-24 Los Angeles,CA AA 1979-1982 1979 23 584 June-Reg Eli Aldridge OF Yes College Prairie View A&M OF 5-9 163 L L Rk 1979-1979 1979 24 608 June-Reg Timothy Collins OF Yes College Loyola Marymount OF-1B 6-2 200 L R 1957-10-09 Torrance,CA A+ 1979-1980 1979 25 632 June-Reg Paul Wirkus OF No College San Diego State OF 6-2 190 R R San Diego,CA A 1980-1981 1979 26 656 June-Reg Jay Kibbe p Yes College Louisiana Tech P 6-3 195 R R 1958-04-12 Alton,IL AAA 1978-1985 1979 27 679 June-Reg Rodney Martin OF No HS Eisenhower (Rialto,CA) OF 6-0 185 R R Rialto,CA A- 1983-1983 1979 28 700 June-Reg Michael Rizzo SS-2B No HS Holy Cross (River Grove,IL) SS-2B 5-10 175 R R 1960-12-14 Chicago,IL A+ 1982-1984 1979 29 721 June-Reg Frank Pennachio IF Yes College USC IF 5-11 175 R R Downey,CA Rk 1978-1979 1979 3 54 June-Sec Bill Lindsey 3B Yes College Broward College C 6-3 195 R R 1960-04-12 Staten Island,NY MLB 1987-1987 1981-1988 1979 1 16 Jan-Reg Dennis Ivy OF-1B No College SJ Delta College OF-1B 1979 2 42 Jan-Reg Bill Worden C No College Mission College C 5-11 205 R R 1959-09-16 Glendale,CA AA 1980-1986 1979 3 68 Jan-Reg Al Newman SS No College Chaffey 2B-SS 5-9 180 B R 1960-06-30 Kansas City,MO MLB 1985-1992 1982-1992 1979 4 94 Jan-Reg Edward Lindsey P Yes College Broward College P 6-3 183 L L A+ 1979-1981 1979 5 118 Jan-Reg Don Freeman SS No College West Los Angeles College 2B 6-0 170 B R A+ 1982-1985 1979 6 141 Jan-Reg Gary Pettis OF Yes College Laney College CF-OF 6-1 165 B R 1958-04-03 Oakland,CA MLB 1982-1992 1979-1993 1979 7 163 Jan-Reg Russ Stephans C No College Los Angeles Valley C 6-0 190 R R 1959-05-20 Pontiac,MI AAA 1980-1986 1979 8 180 Jan-Reg Stanford Hill P Yes College McLennan CC P 1979 9 196 Jan-Reg Robert Klem P Yes College Col of Canyons P 1979 10 207 Jan-Reg George Nebrich 1B Yes College Broward College 1B-C 6-4 185 R R Rk 1979-1979 1979 1 4 Jan-Sec Otis Nixon 3B No College Louisburg CF-OF 6-2 180 B R 1959-01-09 Evergreen,NC MLB 1983-1999 1979-1999 1979 2 29 Jan-Sec Ken Eriksen P Yes College Citrus College P R R 1979 3 45 Jan-Sec Curt Wardle P No College San Bernardino Valley P 6-5 220 L L 1960-11-16 Downey,CA MLB 1984-1985 1981-1987 1979 3 49 Jan-Sec Lawrence Dugger P Yes College Arizona Western College P 5-10 180 R R 1959-08-16 El Paso,TX AA 1979-1982 1979 4 54 Jan-Sec Bnan Owens P Yes College Mesa CC P 43 record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings
Players who were signed outside of the MLB Amateur Entry Draft
Career MLB Statistics, for all organizations, for players signed for selected calendar year.
Career Minor League Statistics, for all organizations, for players signed for selected calendar year.
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