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1987 Atlanta Braves Draft Class
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1987 1 6 June-Reg Derek Lilliquist P Yes College Georgia P 6-0 210 L L 1966-02-20 Winter Park,FL MLB 1989-1996 1985-1996 1987 2 38 June-Reg Mike Urman C Yes HS Canoga Park (Canoga Park,CA) C 6-3 200 R R 1969-07-11 Inglewood,CA A 1987-1989 1987 3 64 June-Reg Tom Redington SS Yes HS Esperanza (Anaheim,CA) 3B 6-1 190 R R 1969-02-13 Anaheim,CA AA 1987-1995 1987 4 90 June-Reg Keith Mitchell OF Yes HS Lincoln (San Diego,CA) LF-RF 5-10 180 R R 1969-08-06 San Diego,CA MLB 1991-1998 1987-2003 1987 5 116 June-Reg Dennis Burlingame P Yes HS Kingsway Regional (Swedesboro,NJ) P 6-4 200 R R 1969-06-17 Woodbury,NJ AAA 1988-1994 1987 6 142 June-Reg John Kosenski P No HS Fairview (Boulder,CO) P 6-5 195 R R 1969-01-28 Boulder,CO AA 1988-1995 1987 7 168 June-Reg Paul Reis SS-2B Yes HS Diman Regional Vocational (Fall River,MA) SS-2B 5-10 160 R R 1968-06-07 Azores,PT A 1987-1990 1987 8 194 June-Reg Brian R. Hunter 1B Yes College Cerritos 1B 6-0 215 R L 1968-03-04 Torrance,CA MLB 1991-2000 1987-2002 1987 9 220 June-Reg Kevin Kelly P Yes College Wichita State P 6-0 180 L L 1965-09-23 Topeka,KS A 1985-1990 1987 10 246 June-Reg Lamar Hall SS Yes HS Pinole Valley (Pinole,CA) SS 5-11 155 R R 1969-01-20 San Francisco,CA AA 1987-1995 1987 11 272 June-Reg Anthony Baldwin OF Yes College McLennan CC OF 5-11 205 R R 1965-10-16 New Orleans,LA A 1987-1990 1987 12 298 June-Reg Winnie Relaford OF Yes College FSC at jacksonville OF 5-8 165 B R 1966-12-14 Valdosta,GA A 1988-1993 1987 13 324 June-Reg Mike Stanton p Yes College Alvin CC P 6-1 215 L L 1967-06-02 Houston,TX MLB 1989-2007 1987-2007 Free Agt 1987 14 350 June-Reg David Nied p Yes HS Duncanville (Duncanville,TX) P 6-2 185 R R 1968-12-22 Dallas,TX MLB 1992-1996 1988-1996 1987 15 376 June-Reg Craig Gourlay p Yes College Wake Forest P 6-6 185 R R 1965-05-05 Asheville,NC A+ 1984-1988 1987 16 402 June-Reg Brian Cummings p Yes College Blinn 1B-OF 6-6 230 L L 1968-08-16 Deer Park,TX A+ 1988-1990 1987 17 428 June-Reg Rich Casarotti 2B Yes College Santa Rosa Junior College 2B 5-10 170 B R 1966-10-09 Petaluma,CA AAA 1987-1992 1987 18 454 June-Reg Joel Chimelis SS No College Howard College SS 6-0 165 R R 1967-07-27 Brooklyn,NY AAA 1988-2002 1987 19 480 June-Reg Darren Cox p Yes College Triton College P 5-11 175 L L Rk 1987-1987 1987 20 506 June-Reg Marc Loeb C No HS Eisenhower (Rialto,CA) C 6-3 210 R R 1969-11-14 Rialto,CA A+ 1989-1995 1987 21 532 June-Reg Theron Todd OF Yes College Baltimore City CC OF 5-10 172 L L 1966-10-14 Jefferson,LA AA 1987-1993 1987 22 558 June-Reg Scott Grove p Yes HS Douglas County (Castle Rock,CO) P 6-1 200 R R 1968-09-24 Denver,CO AA 1988-1993 1987 23 584 June-Reg Jeff Allison OF Yes College Purdue OF 5-11 160 L L 1965-01-09 Indianapolis,IN A+ 1984-1988 1987 24 610 June-Reg Richard Duke OF Yes College Oregon State OF 6-2 205 R R 1964-02-08 Eugene,OR Rk 1984-1987 1987 25 636 June-Reg George Sells OF No HS Attleboro (Attleboro,MA) OF 6-1 205 L L 1969-12-27 Attleboro,MA A 1988-1990 1987 26 662 June-Reg Pat Tilmon p Yes College USC-Upstate P 6-0 177 R R 1966-05-04 Fort Lee,VA AAA 1987-1999 1987 27 691 June-Reg Seth Reeser p Yes College Shippensburg P 6-3 205 L R 1966-01-14 York,PA Rk 1987-1987 1987 28 714 June-Reg Greg Randazza p No HS Elizabeth (Elizabeth,NJ) P 6-2 180 R R 1969-10-31 Elizabeth,NJ NCAA 1988-1988 1987 29 740 June-Reg John Albertson C Yes College Camden County College C 6-1 205 R R 1966-08-24 Somers Point,NJ A+ 1987-1988 1987 30 766 June-Reg Greg Harper C Yes College West Georgia C 6-0 170 R R 1967-03-01 Villa Rica,GA A 1987-1990 1987 31 792 June-Reg Joe Pagan p No College Chicago State P 6-4 210 R R 1966-09-14 Rk 1988-1989 1987 32 818 June-Reg Kevin McNees OF Yes College Western Michigan OF 6-0 180 L R 1965-03-15 Kalamazoo,MI A+ 1986-1988 1987 33 843 June-Reg John Mitchell 1B Yes College Mississippi State 1B 5-8 175 L R 1965-06-01 Corinth,MS A 1984-1988 1987 34 868 June-Reg Brian Wright C Yes HS South Gate (South Gate,CA) C 6-3 177 L R 1969-02-19 Lynwood,CA Rk 1987-1989 1987 35 893 June-Reg Godfrey Knight SS No College Georgia Southern SS 1987 36 917 June-Reg Randy Ward p Yes College West Florida P 5-10 160 L Rk 1987-1987 1987 37 940 June-Reg Darrell Wyatt Of No College Kishwaukee OF 1987 38 963 June-Reg Steve Glass SS-3B Yes College San Francisco State SS-3B 6-3 190 R R 1964-11-08 Santa Cruz,CA A 1987-1989 1987 39 985 June-Reg Greg Cloninger SS Yes College Campbell SS 6-2 190 L R 1965-07-23 Pinehurst,NC A+ 1987-1989 1987 40 1006 June-Reg Scott Bohlke Of Yes College Georgia OF 6-1 190 R R 1964-09-30 Jacksonville,FL A+ 1985-1988 1987 41 1026 June-Reg Jeffrey Dodig of Yes College Winthrop OF 6-2 185 L R 1965-12-08 Kingston,NY A+ 1987-1988 1987 42 1045 June-Reg John Niekro p No HS Shiloh (Snellville,GA) P 6-6 195 R R 1969-07-26 Snellville,GA 1987 43 1062 June-Reg Roger Kinard p No College Georgia Tech P L L NCAA 1985-1986 1987 44 1079 June-Reg John Pappas p No HS Crown Point (Crown Point,IN) P 1987 45 1095 June-Reg Paul Opdyke p Yes HS Valley (Las Vegas,NV) P 6-2 180 R R 1968-12-18 Lompoc,CA Rk 1988-1988 1987 46 1111 June-Reg Shawn Buchanan SS No HS Horace Mann (Gary,IN) OF 5-11 190 R R 1970-02-02 Gary,IN A+ 1991-1995 1987 47 1127 June-Reg Greg Ziegler p Yes College Morton P 6-0 193 R R 1967-08-24 Oak Park,IL A 1987-1988 1987 48 1142 June-Reg Steve Gill p-of No HS El Dorado (Placentia,CA) OF 6-1 170 L L 1968-11-17 Anaheim,CA AA 1990-1994 1987 49 1156 June-Reg Paul Gogo p No College Kishwaukee P DeKalb,IL 1987 50 1169 June-Reg Herman Johnson of No HS Skyline (Dallas,TX) OF 6-0 205 R R 1969-08-11 Dallas,TX AA 1992-1995 50 record(s)
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