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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 50 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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