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1979 Cleveland Indians Draft Class
1979 Cleveland Indians
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1979 1 7 June-Reg John Bohnet P Yes HS Hogan (Vallejo,CA) P 6-0 175 B L 1961-01-18 Pasadena,CA MLB 1982-1982 1979-1984 1979 2 33 June-Reg Chris Rehbaum OF Yes HS St. Josephs Collegiate (Buffalo,NY) OF 6-1 185 L L 1961-04-15 Buffalo,NY A 1979-1982 1979 3 59 June-Reg Eric Hardgrave 1B No HS Bullard (Fresno,CA) 1B 6-3 205 R R 1961-10-05 Atherton,CA AA 1980-1988 1979 4 85 June-Reg John Hoban P Yes College Cal State Dominguez Hills P 6-2 190 R A+ 1979-1982 1979 5 111 June-Reg Ed Brennan SS No HS Sweet Home (Sweet Home,OR) SS 6-2 215 R R 1961-01-12 Sweet Home,OR Rk 1982-1982 1979 6 137 June-Reg Dave Landrith C No HS Homestead (Cupertino,CA) C 5-11 175 R R Sunnyvale,CA A 1983-1984 1979 7 163 June-Reg Von Hayes IF Yes College St. Mary's (CA) OF-1B 6-5 185 L R 1958-08-31 Stockton,CA MLB 1981-1992 1980-1992 1979 8 189 June-Reg Charles Melito 1B No College Tulane 1B 6-4 205 L R A- 1977-1980 1979 9 215 June-Reg Ricky Baker OF Yes College San Francisco State OF 5-9 160 B R 1958-01-31 St. Louis,MO AAA 1979-1984 1979 10 241 June-Reg Len Bradley P No College Clemson P 6-5 235 R R 1958-08-31 Kipling,NC AAA 1979-1983 1979 11 267 June-Reg Brian Butera OF No College Tulane OF 5-10 170 B R 1957-07-24 A- 1976-1980 1979 12 293 June-Reg Ron Leach P Yes College Fresno State P 6-2 190 L L 1958-08-21 Clovis,CA A+ 1979-1982 1979 13 319 June-Reg Frank Osmulski C Yes HS Summit (Summit,NJ) C 6-2 185 R R Summit,NJ A- 1979-1980 1979 14 345 June-Reg Jerry Larison p Yes HS Lafayette (Lexington,KY) P 6-4 195 R R Lexington,KY A- 1979-1980 1979 15 371 June-Reg Jack Nuismer p Yes College Vanderbilt P 6-2 185 R R 1957-09-20 Nashville,TN AAA 1977-1982 1979 16 397 June-Reg Michael Hocutt 3B No HS Rogers (Michigan City,IN) 3B 6-2 195 L R 1961-09-11 Michigan City,IN AAA 1982-1988 1979 17 423 June-Reg Thomas Clancy p Yes HS Wilmot (Wilmot,WI) P 1979 18 449 June-Reg Lawrence Locascio C Yes College Saint Xavier U. (Ill.) C 6-0 180 R R A 1979-1981 1979 19 475 June-Reg George Cecchetti OF Yes College SJ Delta College 1B 5-11 185 L L 1960-07-31 Stockton,CA AAA 1979-1986 1979 20 501 June-Reg Larry Smith SS No HS Ilion Central (Ilion,NY) SS 1979 21 526 June-Reg Kirk Jones p Yes College UNLV P 6-0 180 R R A+ 1977-1981 1979 22 551 June-Reg Ricky Edwards p No College Santa Clara P NCAA 1980-1980 1979 23 576 June-Reg Robbie Cobb IF No HS Garfield (Hamilton,OH) IF 6-0 180 L R 1961-03-07 Seattle,WA A+ 1980-1985 1979 24 600 June-Reg Gary Whisler IF No HS Klamath Union (Klamath Falls,OR) IF 6-0 168 L R Klamath Falls,OR A 1980-1980 1979 25 624 June-Reg Larry Hrynko p Yes College Saint Xavier U. (Ill.) P 6-3 200 R R 1957-11-09 Chicago,IL AAA 1979-1984 1979 26 648 June-Reg Chris Sigourney p No HS Larkin (Elgin,IL) P Elgin,IL NCAA 1980-1980 1979 27 672 June-Reg Ralph Hodge 1B Yes College San Francisco State 1B 6-3 200 R R A- 1979-1979 1979 28 694 June-Reg Thomas Gilchrist p No HS Newport (Bellevue,WA) P 1979 29 715 June-Reg Todd Richard p Yes HS DeSales Catholic (Walla Walla,WA) P 6-2 200 L L 1961-01-18 Walla Walla,WA A+ 1980-1982 1979 30 736 June-Reg Allen Peel C No HS Davis (Davis,CA) C R R Davis,CA A- 1983-1983 1979 31 756 June-Reg Larry White p Yes College San Francisco State P 6-5 190 R R 1958-09-25 San Fernando,CA MLB 1983-1984 1979-1985 1979 32 775 June-Reg Michael Jakubowicz p Yes HS Clarkstown North (New City,NY) P 6-2 215 R R New City,NY A- 1979-1980 1979 33 793 June-Reg Robert Heath p No HS Maine East (Park Ridge,IL) P 1979 34 810 June-Reg Jeff Walsh p No College Santa Clara P San Jose,CA NCAA 1980-1980 1979 35 823 June-Reg Joseph Krisik p No HS Badger (Lake Geneva,WI) P Lake Geneva,WI 1979 36 832 June-Reg Stan Osiecki p No HS Ansonia (Ansonia,CT) P 1979 37 840 June-Reg George Merry p Yes HS Ipswich (Ipswich,MA) P 6-6 215 L L Ipswich,MA A- 1979-1979 1979 38 847 June-Reg Donald Nicolet Of-3B Yes College Pierce College OF-3B 6-1 190 R R Port Orchard,WA A- 1979-1980 1979 39 853 June-Reg Gerald Drobnick SS No HS Euclid (Euclid,OH) SS 1979 40 857 June-Reg Matt Maki p Yes College San Jose State P 6-0 180 L A- 1979-1979 1979 41 860 June-Reg Gary Joseph p-SS No HS New Iberia (New Iberia,LA) P R NCAA 1980-1982 1979 42 863 June-Reg Brian Meter 3B Yes College SJ Delta College 3B 1979 43 866 June-Reg Brian Duffy p No College California P 6-5 195 L San Mateo,CA A+ 1978-1981 1979 44 869 June-Reg Bruce Chaney IF Yes College Washington State IF 6-1 180 R R 1958-01-06 AA 1979-1983 1979 1 23 June-Sec Weston Mitchell SS Yes College San Jose City SS 6-1 175 R R Campbell,CA AA 1979-1980 1979 2 44 June-Sec Stephen Roche P Yes College Sacramento City P 6-4 210 R R 1960-02-20 St. Paul,MN AA 1979-1984 1979 3 58 June-Sec John Damon SS No College Sacramento City SS 5-11 170 R R 1959-08-17 Sacramento,CA AA 1981-1984 1979 4 64 June-Sec Victor Woods OF Yes College Laney College OF 6-2 190 R R El Cerrito,CA A+ 1979-1982 1979 5 67 June-Sec James Glenn OF Yes College Texas A&M OF 6-2 185 R R 1957-12-09 Navasota,TX A+ 1980-1982 1979 6 70 June-Sec Robert Ferris C-iF Yes College Mesa CC C-1B 5-11 190 R R 1955-05-07 AAA 1980-1983 1979 1 8 Jan-Reg Francis Regan P Yes College Valencia CC P 6-3 190 R R A+ 1979-1980 1979 2 34 Jan-Reg Jeff Thompson OF Yes College Miami Dade OF L NCAA 1980-1981 1979 3 60 Jan-Reg Rod McDonald P Yes College Cuyahoga CC P 6-3 195 R R AA 1982-1983 1979 4 86 Jan-Reg Roberto Alvarez 3B-2b Yes College Miami Dade 3B-2B 5-11 179 R R Miami,FL AAA 1979-1982 1979 5 110 Jan-Reg Luis Duarte C-1B No College Miami Dade C-1B 6-0 200 R R 1959-06-09 Havana,CU A 1980-1981 1979 6 134 Jan-Reg Jose Cazares SS Yes College Imperial Valley College SS-3B 5-11 155 R R A+ 1979-1981 1979 7 156 Jan-Reg Dave Oliva OF No College Los Angeles Valley OF 6-1 185 R R 1960-09-09 Burbank,CA AA 1982-1986 1979 8 175 Jan-Reg John Napolitano P Yes FA New York P Cohoes,NY 1979 9 191 Jan-Reg Mike Reddish C No College Indian River CC C 6-1 205 R R 1959-05-27 Boston,MA AAA 1981-1986 1979 10 203 Jan-Reg Alex Christenson P Yes College Merced College P 1979 11 214 Jan-Reg James Winters 3B Yes College Cuyahoga CC 3B 1979 12 223 Jan-Reg Mark Lacy 1B Yes College St. Petersburg College 1B 6-3 210 R R Clearwater,FL NCAA 1981-1982 1979 13 230 Jan-Reg Larry Pittman 1B Yes College Abraham Baldwin 1B 6-1 195 R R 1960-08-12 Terrell County,GA A 1979-1981 1979 14 235 Jan-Reg Tommy Martinez p-OF Yes FA Florida P-OF 6-2 210 R R A 1979-1980 1979 15 239 Jan-Reg Jack Lopez SS Yes College Miami Dade SS 6-2 185 R R Jacksonville,FL A- 1979-1979 1979 1 13 Jan-Sec Brad Carlson OF Yes College Florida SW P 6-1 185 R R Orlando,FL A 1979-1981 1979 2 37 Jan-Sec Michael Sanford P No College Georgia Perimeter P Childersburg,AL 67 record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings
Career MLB Statistics, for all organizations, for players signed for selected calendar year.
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