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1982 Detroit Tigers Draft Class
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1982 1 20 June-Reg Rich Monteleone P Yes HS Tampa Catholic (Tampa,FL) P 6-2 230 R R 1963-03-22 Tampa,FL MLB 1987-1996 1982-1996 1982 2 48 June-Reg Scott Kamieniecki P No HS Saint Mary of Redford (Redford,MI) P 6-0 195 R R 1964-04-19 Mount Clemens,MI MLB 1991-2000 1983-2001 1982 3 74 June-Reg Colin Ward P Yes College UCLA P 6-3 190 L L 1960-11-22 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1985-1985 1982-1988 1982 4 100 June-Reg Marc Washington OF Yes HS Northwestern (Detroit,MI) OF 6-2 180 R R Detroit,MI A+ 1982-1985 1982 5 126 June-Reg Benny Ruiz SS Yes College Midwestern State SS 6-0 170 R R 1961-07-10 Cali,CB AAA 1982-1989
1982 6 152 June-Reg Chris Pittaro SS Yes College North Carolina 3B-2B 5-11 170 B R 1961-09-16 Trenton,NJ MLB 1985-1987 1980-1988 1982 7 178 June-Reg Kerry Cook P Yes College Bradley P 6-9 220 R R Indianapolis,IN AAA 1982-1986 1982 8 204 June-Reg Jon Furman P Yes College Pepperdine P 6-2 190 R R Rialto,CA AA 1982-1985 1982 9 230 June-Reg Doug Baker SS Yes College Arizona State SS-2B 5-9 165 B R 1961-04-03 Fullerton,CA MLB 1984-1990 1982-1991 1982 10 256 June-Reg Walter Faber P Yes College Western Michigan P 6-3 180 L L A+ 1982-1984
1982 11 282 June-Reg Scott Tabor P Yes College Arkansas P 6-1 175 R R 1960-08-20 Little Rock,AR AAA 1982-1986 1982 12 308 June-Reg Steve Ziem P No College Cal Poly Pomona P 6-2 210 R R 1961-10-24 Milwaukee,WI MLB 1987-1987 1983-1990 1982 13 334 June-Reg Randy Conte p Yes College Illinois P 6-1 190 R R Chicago,IL A 1979-1982 1982 14 360 June-Reg Jeff Robinson p No College Cal State Fullerton P 6-4 200 R R 1960-12-13 Santa Ana,CA MLB 1984-1992 1980-1993 1982 15 386 June-Reg Ronnie Whitmore p Yes HS Covington (Covington,VA) P 6-1 175 R R Covington,VA Rk 1982-1983
1982 16 412 June-Reg Louis Blanco C No HS East Chester (Tuckahoe,NY) C 5-11 185 R R 1964-03-27 Tuckahoe,NY A- 1986-1986 1982 17 438 June-Reg Steve Chumas 3B No College Western Michigan 3B 6-2 188 L R 1962-02-08 Rk 1983-1983 1982 18 464 June-Reg Robert Mills SS Yes HS Hamilton (Hamilton,OH) SS 5-11 175 R R 1964-01-14 Hamilton,OH AA 1983-1987 1982 19 490 June-Reg John Young C Yes College Michigan C 6-4 205 L R Sterling Heights,MI Rk 1982-1999 1982 20 515 June-Reg Mark Novak p No College Middle Tenn State P 6-2 185 R R Rk 1980-1983
1982 21 540 June-Reg Kirk Anderson p Yes College Cal State Dominguez Hills P 6-5 225 R R A 1982-1982 1982 22 565 June-Reg Paul Sokolowski 1B Yes College San Diego State 1B 6-0 190 B R Claremont,CA Rk 1982-1982 1982 23 590 June-Reg Bert Martinez 2B No College Arizona State 2B Chandler,AZ 1982 24 615 June-Reg Glen Hobbie p Yes College Greenville College P 6-3 200 R R Rk 1982-1982 1982 25 640 June-Reg William Culver p Yes College Loyola Marymount P 6-4 210 R R A 1982-1982
1982 26 665 June-Reg James Irwin OF Yes College Eastern Michigan OF 6-1 185 R R Rk 1982-1982 1982 27 689 June-Reg Jeff Jacobson 2B No College Michigan 2B 6-1 185 R R AA 1981-1985 1982 28 712 June-Reg Doug Starcher p No HS Miramar (Miramar,FL) P Menda,VZ 1982 29 734 June-Reg Keith Traylor OF Yes HS Long Beach Poly (Long Beach,CA) OF 5-11 167 R R Long Beach,CA A+ 1982-1986 1982 30 752 June-Reg Don Heinkel p Yes College Wichita State P 6-0 185 L R 1959-10-20 Racine,WI MLB 1988-1989 1979-1993
1982 31 769 June-Reg Don Gordon p Yes College South Carolina P 6-1 175 R R 1959-10-10 New York,NY MLB 1986-1988 1982-1991 1982 32 781 June-Reg Bobby Nettles p No College Orange Coast College P 6-3 200 R R 1964-01-16 Costa Mesa,CA A- 1985-1986 1982 33 791 June-Reg William Granger p Yes College Faulkner P 1982 1 4 June-Sec Doug Sheets P-C Yes College Saddleback College P-C 1982 2 29 June-Sec Tim McMannon P Yes College Southern Idaho P 6-5 250 R R
1982 3 52 June-Sec Richard Helzer P No College College of Marin P 1982 1 19 Jan-Reg Thor Edgell P Yes College Fullerton College P 6-3 190 R R Garden Grove,CA A+ 1982-1983 1982 2 45 Jan-Reg Jody Ryan P No College Seminole Florida P 6-0 185 R R 1963-08-11 Worcester,MA AA 1986-1989 1982 3 71 Jan-Reg Steve Caito P Yes College Northwest Missouri State P R Rk 1982-1982 1982 4 97 Jan-Reg Anthony Long 2B-OF Yes College San Diego Mesa OF-2B 5-8 170 B R A+ 1982-1986
1982 5 123 Jan-Reg Scott Whaley P No College Gadsden State CC P 6-0 210 R R 1960-12-25 Ellenwood,GA AA 1983-1986 1982 6 149 Jan-Reg Gary Whaley OF-1B Yes College San Diego Mesa OF-1B 6-0 180 L L San Diego,CA Rk 1982-1982 1982 7 174 Jan-Reg Todd Schulz OF Yes College Central Arizona College OF Tombstone,AZ 1982 8 199 Jan-Reg Cordell Ross OF-SS No College Central Arizona College OF-SS 6-0 165 B R Detroit,MI A+ 1984-1985 1982 1 24 Jan-Sec Dana Williams SS Yes College Enterprise State LF 5-10 170 R R 1963-03-20 Weirton,WV MLB 1989-1989 1983-1996
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