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1979 Chicago White Sox Draft Class
1979 Chicago White Sox
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1979 1 9 June-Reg Steve Buechele P No HS Servite (Anaheim,CA) 3B 6-2 190 R R 1961-09-26 Lancaster,CA MLB 1985-1995 1980-1995 1979 1 19 June-Reg Ricky Seilheimer C Yes HS Brenham (Brenham,TX) C 5-11 185 L R 1960-08-30 Brenham,TX MLB 1980-1980 1979-1986 1979 2 35 June-Reg Scott Glanz P No HS Tulsa Edison (Tulsa,OK) P 6-4 210 R R 1961-03-06 Tulsa,OK A 1981-1983 1979 3 61 June-Reg Fran Mullins SS Yes College Santa Clara 3B-SS 6-0 180 R R 1957-05-14 Oakland,CA MLB 1980-1986 1979-1986 1979 4 87 June-Reg Richard Frazier C No HS S.R. Butler (Huntsville,AL) C Huntsville,AL
1979 5 113 June-Reg Dom Fucci 1B Yes College Auburn 1B-OF 6-3 195 L L 1957-04-29 Lexington,KY AAA 1976-1983 1979 6 139 June-Reg Chuck Johnson P Yes College Iowa P 6-3 200 R 1957-12-22 AAA 1979-1984 1979 7 165 June-Reg Mitch Olson OF-if Yes HS Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos,CA) OF-IF 6-0 185 R R Los Alamitos,CA A 1979-1980 1979 8 191 June-Reg William Mills P Yes HS Marathon (Marathon,FL) P 5-11 200 R R Marathon,FL A 1979-1980 1979 9 217 June-Reg Scott Meier C No HS Tokay (Lodi,CA) C 6-0 185 R R 1960-12-16 Lodi,CA AA 1981-1984
1979 10 243 June-Reg Jimmy Key P-1B No HS S.R. Butler (Huntsville,AL) P 6-1 190 R L 1961-04-22 Huntsville,AL MLB 1984-1998 1980-1998 1979 11 269 June-Reg Ted Ronshausen C Yes HS San Marin (Novato,CA) C 6-2 190 L R Novato,CA A- 1979-1980 1979 12 295 June-Reg Randy Evans P Yes College Oklahoma State P 6-0 185 R R Tucson,AZ AAA 1978-1981 1979 13 321 June-Reg Jon Soderberg p No HS Essex (Essex Junction,VT) P 6-5 215 R R 1960-09-07 Baltimore,MD A 1980-1981 1979 14 347 June-Reg Tom Keating p Yes HS University of San Diego (San Diego,CA) P 6-4 190 R R San Diego,CA A- 1979-1980
1979 15 373 June-Reg Wayne Fugett p No HS Valdosta (Valdosta,GA) P Valdosta,GA 1979 16 399 June-Reg Darryl Wilks OF No HS Glenwood School (Smiths Station,AL) OF 6-2 180 B L 1960-11-28 Smiths Station,AL A- 1980-1983 1979 17 425 June-Reg Jim English 2B-1b Yes College Missouri 2B-1B 6-1 175 R R Florissant,MO A 1979-1980 1979 18 451 June-Reg Mark Jackman p Yes College Birmingham-Southern P 6-4 195 L L A+ 1978-1981 1979 19 477 June-Reg Dennis Vasquez p Yes College La Verne P 6-3 205 R R AAA 1979-1981
1979 20 503 June-Reg Keith Brown OF-1B Yes College USC OF-1B 5-10 180 L L San Jose,CA A 1978-1980 1979 21 528 June-Reg Larry Hall SS Yes College Florida IF 5-11 170 R R Orlando,FL AAA 1977-1980 1979 22 553 June-Reg Chris Johnston 3B No HS Corona del Mar (Newport Beach,CA) 3B 6-4 195 R R 1961-04-22 Newport Beach,CA AAA 1982-1986 1979 23 578 June-Reg Tom Dieters SS No HS Rochester (Rochester Hills,MI) SS 1979 24 602 June-Reg Reggie Fischer p No HS Mount Carmel (Chicago,IL) P Mount Carmel,IL
1979 25 626 June-Reg Len Kasper 1B No HS Proviso West (Hillside,IL) 1B 1979 26 650 June-Reg Keefe Davis p Yes HS Los Angeles (Los Angeles,CA) P 6-4 195 R R Los Angeles,CA A- 1979-1980 1979 27 673 June-Reg Dan Williams 1B Yes College Stetson 1B 6-1 185 L L Osteen,FL AAA 1979-1983 1979 28 695 June-Reg Kevin Kristan p No HS Carmel Catholic (Mundelein,IL) P 6-4 192 R R 1960-12-15 Mundelein,IL AAA 1980-1987 1979 29 716 June-Reg Albert Likely 1B Yes HS Davidson (Mobile,AL) 1B 5-11 180 R L Mobile,AL A- 1979-1980
1979 30 737 June-Reg Ron Nacierio OF Yes College St. John's OF 1979 31 757 June-Reg Ray Thoma 2B No HS Marist (Chicago,IL) 2B 6-0 175 R R 1961-07-05 Chicago,IL AAA 1982-1988 1979 32 776 June-Reg Paul Mainieri 2B Yes College New Orleans 2B 5-8 150 R R 1957-08-29 Morgantown,WV A- 1979-1979 1979 33 794 June-Reg Randy Abel C No HS Sealy (Sealy,TX) C Sealy,TX 1979 34 811 June-Reg Larry Doby Of Yes College Duke OF 6-3 197 B R A 1979-1981
1979 1 5 June-Sec Bob Fallon P Yes College Miami Dade P 6-3 200 L L 1960-02-18 Bronx,NY MLB 1984-1985 1979-1986 1979 2 28 June-Sec Bruce Cooper P Yes College Broward College P 1979 3 48 June-Sec Tim Teufel 2B No College Clemson 2B 6-0 175 R R 1958-07-07 Greenwich,CT MLB 1983-1993 1979-1993 1979 1 10 Jan-Reg Bruce Cooper P No College Broward College P 1979 2 36 Jan-Reg Randy Riccardi OF Yes College Miami Dade OF
1979 3 62 Jan-Reg Randy Johnson 1B-OF Yes College Miami Dade OF-1B 6-2 195 L L 1958-08-15 Miami,FL MLB 1980-1982 1979-1985 1979 4 88 Jan-Reg Tim Kammeyer P No College Southwestern College P 6-3 210 R R 1959-04-26 Moscow,ID AA 1980-1984 1979 5 112 Jan-Reg Felix Agapay 1B-OF Yes FA Illinois 1B-OF 6-2 190 L R Chicago,IL A+ 1978-1982 1979 6 136 Jan-Reg Allen Black P No College West Los Angeles College P 6-0 R R A- 1981-1981 1979 7 158 Jan-Reg Robert Brown SS Yes College Pasadena CC SS
1979 8 177 Jan-Reg Jim David SS Yes College Col of Canyons SS Santa Barbara,CA 1979 9 193 Jan-Reg Richard Kryzsiak OF Yes College Chaffey OF 1979 10 205 Jan-Reg Craig Nelson P Yes College Glendale CC CA P 1979 1 17 Jan-Sec Gary Friedrich P Yes College Wabash Valley College P 6-6 192 L L Hammond,IN A 1979-1979 1979 2 40 Jan-Sec Paul Doty P No College Grossmont P 6-5 230 R R 1959-04-13 Santee,CA A 1982-1983
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