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1981 Atlanta Braves Draft Class
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1981 1 12 June-Reg Jay Roberts OF-P Yes HS Centralia (Centralia,WA) OF-P 6-3 215 R R 1962-11-14 Tacoma,WA A 1981-1984 1981 4 89 June-Reg Clint Brill OF Yes College Humboldt State C 5-11 190 R R 1960-01-16 Canton,OH A 1981-1983 1981 5 115 June-Reg Jerry Ragsdale C Yes HS Turlock (Turlock,CA) C 6-0 185 R R 1963-01-20 Dinuba,CA A 1981-1983 1981 6 141 June-Reg Paul Llewellyn OF-1B Yes HS Eastern Hills (Fort Worth,TX) OF-1B 6-4 200 R R 1963-08-07 Fort Worth,TX A 1981-1985 1981 7 167 June-Reg Kenny Clark SS Yes HS Bradford (Starke,FL) SS 6-0 167 R R 1963-08-16 Gainesville,FL A 1981-1984
1981 8 193 June-Reg Pat Hodge OF Yes HS Vintage (Napa,CA) OF 5-10 180 L R 1963-05-08 Napa,CA A+ 1981-1984 1981 9 219 June-Reg Rudy Torres P Yes HS Catalina (Tucson,AZ) P 6-1 180 R R 1962-05-25 Tucson,AZ A 1981-1984 1981 10 245 June-Reg Manny Mantrana SS No HS Jackson (Miami,FL) OF 6-0 170 R R 1964-09-28 Miami,FL A+ 1984-1988 1981 11 271 June-Reg Carmine Sperto P Yes HS Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn,NY) P 5-11 250 R R 1963-04-20 Brooklyn,NY A 1981-1982 1981 12 297 June-Reg Scott Tabor p No College Arkansas P 6-1 175 R R 1960-08-20 Little Rock,AR AAA 1982-1986
1981 13 323 June-Reg Kevin Towers p No College Mira Costa College P 6-1 190 R R 1961-11-11 Eugene,OR AAA 1982-1989 Free Agt 1981 14 349 June-Reg Steve Gay p No College Green River CC P 6-2 185 R R 1962-04-04 A+ 1982-1986 1981 15 375 June-Reg Julius McDougal SS No HS Callaway (Jackson,MS) SS 6-2 195 B R 1963-05-03 Jackson,MS AAA 1984-1992 1981 16 401 June-Reg John Seitz p No College Shippensburg P 6-1 185 R R 1960-03-10 York,PA A+ 1982-1984 1981 17 427 June-Reg Steve Chmil SS Yes College Vanderbilt SS 5-11 175 R R 1960-08-26 Westbury,NY AA 1980-1985
1981 18 453 June-Reg Mike Leverette 3B No HS Harlem (Harlem,GA) 3B 6-1 200 R R 1962-10-24 Augusta,GA Rk 1983-1983 1981 19 479 June-Reg Bruce Heiser 2B Yes College Oral Roberts 2B 5-10 165 R R 1959-09-27 Los Angeles,CA A+ 1978-1982 1981 20 505 June-Reg Bob Tumpane 1B Yes College Lewis 1B 6-1 205 L L 1959-11-10 Blue Island,IL AAA 1981-1987 1981 21 531 June-Reg Bryan Neal OF Yes College Southwestern OF 5-11 180 L R 1958-09-13 Austin,TX A+ 1981-1983 1981 22 557 June-Reg Dave Clay p Yes College West Chester P 6-0 175 R R 1959-05-02 Pottstown,PA AAA 1981-1989
1981 23 582 June-Reg Frank DeSantis OF No College UNLV OF 5-11 190 R R 1960-02-26 A+ 1979-1983 1981 24 607 June-Reg Al Sears p Yes College Old Dominion P 5-11 170 R R 1958-11-23 Pax River,MD A+ 1981-1983 1981 25 631 June-Reg Len Klaus p Yes College Missouri-St. Louis P 6-2 200 L R 1959-07-08 St. Louis,MO A 1981-1982 1981 26 654 June-Reg Andy Sherkness p No HS Marian Catholic (Tamaqua,PA) P 1981 27 677 June-Reg Tony Leonardi p No HS West Aurora (Aurora,IL) P 6-1 190 R R 1963-06-03 Aurora,IL Rk 1982-1984
1981 28 699 June-Reg Tom Wasilewski p No HS Wyoming Valley West (Kingston,PA) P 6-3 200 R R 1963-08-22 Kingston,PA AA 1984-1987 1981 29 721 June-Reg Jimmy Tompkins p Yes College Texas P 5-11 180 R R 1958-12-20 Carlsbad,NM A+ 1981-1983 1981 30 741 June-Reg Mike Hamer p Yes College Texas P 5-11 163 R R 1959-10-22 Los Angeles,CA AA 1981-1981 1981 31 759 June-Reg Bill Lucas 2B-SS Yes College Florida A&M SS 5-11 170 R R 1959-03-24 El Paso,TX A 1981-1982 1981 32 776 June-Reg Lary Aaron OF Yes College Florida A&M OF 5-11 170 L R 1957-12-15 Milwaukee,WI A 1981-1982
1981 33 791 June-Reg Larry Moser OF Yes HS Parkland (Allentown,PA) OF 6-0 160 B L 1963-06-05 Allentown,PA A+ 1981-1983 1981 34 805 June-Reg Kyle Sanford 1B Yes College Texas Wesleyan 1B 6-0 180 L L 1959-01-03 Lubbock,TX A 1981-1982 1981 35 815 June-Reg Bradley Edlefsen p Yes College Montevallo P 6-5 215 Rk 1981-1981 1981 36 824 June-Reg Jeff Wagner Of Yes HS Round Rock (Round Rock,TX) OF 6-2 185 B R 1963-06-12 San Antonio,TX A+ 1981-1985 1981 1 18 June-Sec John Wallace OF Yes College Fresno City OF Clovis,CA NCAA 1982-1983
1981 2 43 June-Sec David Blair OF Yes College Middle Georgia C 1981 3 64 June-Sec Keith Street OF Yes College Middle Georgia OF 5-11 178 L R 1961-06-08 Covington,GA A 1980-1982 1981 4 72 June-Sec Robyn Lynch 1B Yes College Garden City CC 1B 6-3 195 L R 1962-06-06 Denver,CO Rk 1981-1982 1981 5 77 June-Sec Mike Fay P No College De Anza P 6-0 175 L R Torrance,CA A+ 1984-1988 1981 1 11 Jan-Reg Terry Cormack C Yes College Long Beach CC C 6-1 190 L R 1962-10-13 Long Beach,CA AA 1981-1986
1981 2 37 Jan-Reg Michael Hinton P Yes FA Michigan P 5-11 180 L L 1960-11-21 Fenton,MI A 1981-1981 1981 3 63 Jan-Reg James McIntosh P Yes College Carl Albert State College P 6-3 210 R R 1961-08-07 Talihina,OK A+ 1981-1982 1981 4 89 Jan-Reg Muldrow Lloyd P Yes College Spartanburg Methodist P 1981 5 115 Jan-Reg Dan Boever SS No College Arkansas-Fort Smith IF-OF 6-2 190 R R 1961-05-08 Vermillion,SD AAA 1983-1989 1981 6 141 Jan-Reg Mark Lance P Yes College Joliet JC P 6-0 182 R L 1961-11-08 Owensboro,KY A+ 1981-1984
1981 7 166 Jan-Reg Martin Dean 1B-C Yes College Carl Albert State College 1B-C 1981 1 13 Jan-Sec Jon Soderberg P Yes College Gulf Coast CC P 6-5 215 R R 1960-09-07 Baltimore,MD A 1980-1981 1981 2 39 Jan-Sec Jay Palma 3B Yes College De Anza 3B 6-4 185 R R 1961-01-27 San Jose,CA A+ 1981-1985 48 record(s)
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