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1988 Oakland Athletics Draft Class
1988 Oakland Athletics
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1988 1 16 June-Reg Stan Royer C-3B Yes College Eastern Illinois 3B-1B 6-3 195 R R 1967-08-31 Olney,IL MLB 1991-1994 1986-1994 1988 2 35 June-Reg Wynn Beck C Yes HS South Brunswick (Southport,NC) C 6-0 210 L R 1970-02-08 Sourtport,NC AA 1988-1992 1988 2 46 June-Reg Joe Slusarski P Yes College New Orleans P 6-4 195 R R 1966-12-19 Indianapolis,IN MLB 1991-2001 1987-2001 1988 3 73 June-Reg John Briscoe P Yes College Texas Christian P 6-3 185 R R 1967-09-22 La Grange,IL MLB 1991-1996 1986-2002 1988 4 99 June-Reg Enoch Simmons OF Yes College Loyola Marymount SS-OF 6-4 215 R R 1967-09-28 Riverside,CA AAA 1988-1994 1988 5 125 June-Reg Joe Grahe P No College Miami P 6-0 200 R R 1967-08-14 West Palm Beach,FL MLB 1990-1999 1987-2000 1988 6 151 June-Reg Dan Eskew P Yes College Tennessee P 6-0 195 R R 1966-02-03 Nashville,TN AAA 1988-1991 1988 7 177 June-Reg Ron Witmeyer 1B Yes College Stanford 1B 6-3 215 L L 1967-06-28 West Islip,NY MLB 1991-1991 1986-1994 1988 8 203 June-Reg Rick Rozman P Yes College Michigan State P 6-3 200 R R 1966-01-09 Detroit,MI A- 1988-1988 1988 9 229 June-Reg Nick Venuto P Yes College Kent State P 6-2 220 R R 1966-09-23 Massillon,OH A- 1986-1989 1988 10 255 June-Reg Tom Carcione C Yes College Texas A&M C 6-0 200 R R 1967-02-12 Chicago,IL AA 1988-1998 1988 11 281 June-Reg Joel Chimelis SS Yes College Texas SS 6-0 165 R R 1967-07-27 Brooklyn,NY AAA 1988-2002 1988 12 307 June-Reg Jim Lawson p Yes College Huntington P 6-0 170 R R 1966-09-05 Richmond,BC A+ 1988-1990 1988 13 333 June-Reg Mike Messerly 1B Yes College Middle Tenn State 1B 6-4 225 R R 1966-11-18 Chattanooga,TN A+ 1987-1991 1988 14 359 June-Reg Rodney Peete 3B No College USC SS 6-0 228 R R 1966-03-16 Mesa,AZ NCAA 1985-1988 1988 15 385 June-Reg Rod Correia SS Yes College Massachusetts-Dartmouth SS-2B 5-11 180 R R 1967-09-13 Providence,RI MLB 1993-1995 1988-1997 1988 16 411 June-Reg Mike Butler p No HS North Caroline (Ridgely,MD) P 6-0 187 L L 1970-12-14 Denton,MD AAA 1991-1995 1988 17 437 June-Reg Gerard Rizza p Yes College Long Island-Brooklyn P 6-3 200 R R 1966-01-03 A- 1988-1990 1988 18 463 June-Reg Darren Lewis OF Yes College California CF 6-0 200 R R 1967-08-28 Berkeley,CA MLB 1990-2002 1988-2002 1988 19 489 June-Reg Will Love OF-p Yes College Lassen CC OF-P 6-3 225 L L 1968-06-25 Willows,CA A+ 1988-1992 1988 20 515 June-Reg Dean Borrelli C Yes College Massachusetts C 6-2 210 R R 1966-10-20 Salem,NH AAA 1986-1995 1988 21 541 June-Reg Tony Floyd p Yes College Missouri State P 6-1 185 R R 1966-02-16 Licking,MO A- 1987-1990 1988 22 567 June-Reg Ray Harris p Yes College Arkansas OP 6-1 195 L L 1966-01-27 Jacksonville,AR AA 1988-1990 1988 23 593 June-Reg Bronswell Patrick p Yes HS D. 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Conley (Greenville,NC) P 6-2 235 R R 1970-09-16 Greenville,SC MLB 1998-1999 1988-2005 1988 24 619 June-Reg Jim Buccheri OF Yes College Golden West OF 5-11 165 R R 1968-11-12 Brooklyn,NY AAA 1988-2000 1988 25 645 June-Reg Joe Hillman OF Yes College Indiana OF 6-3 200 R R 1966-08-12 Glendale,CA A+ 1988-1989 1988 26 671 June-Reg Tony Ariola p Yes College Northwestern P 6-0 175 L L 1966-02-10 Cicero,IL AAA 1988-1992 1988 27 697 June-Reg Michael Mungin p Yes College Norfolk State P 6-0 170 R R 1965-09-20 A- 1988-1988 1988 28 723 June-Reg Robert Ferguson p Yes College Virginia Tech P 6-1 185 R L 1966-10-01 Bassett,VA A 1988-1988 1988 29 749 June-Reg Dewayne Jones 2B Yes College South Alabama 2B 5-9 172 R R 1965-11-05 Mobile,AL A- 1986-1988 1988 30 775 June-Reg Steve Whitaker p No HS Atwater (Atwater,CA) P 6-6 225 L L 1970-04-15 Atwater,CA AAA 1991-1998 1988 31 801 June-Reg Jeff Webber OF Yes College Merced College OF 6-3 200 R R Rk 1988-1988 1988 32 827 June-Reg Lyndon Wright OF No HS Caesar Rodney (Camden,DE) OF 6-3 200 B R 1969-03-02 Camden,DE 1988 33 853 June-Reg Mike Raskind p No HS Granite Hills (El Cajon,CA) P 6-0 155 R R 1969-08-22 El Cajon,CA 1988 34 879 June-Reg Tim McDonald p No College Central Michigan P 6-0 170 R R 1966-02-25 1988 35 905 June-Reg Bobby Jones Of No College Cal State Fullerton P 6-4 225 R R 1970-02-10 Fresno,CA MLB 1993-2002 1989-2006 1988 36 931 June-Reg Chris Butterfield Of No College Cal Poly Pomona 3B 6-2 190 B R 1967-08-27 Modesto,CA AAA 1989-1997 1988 37 957 June-Reg Eric Gruben p No College Citrus College P 6-4 195 R R 1969-04-05 Arcadia,CA 1988 38 983 June-Reg Brian Foster 1B-Of Yes HS Farragut (Knoxville,TN) 1B-OF 6-1 190 L L Knoxville,TN 1988 39 1008 June-Reg Tim Vannaman Of Yes College Rice OF 6-0 180 R R 1967-03-06 Chicago,IL A+ 1985-1990 1988 40 1033 June-Reg Jim Foley p Yes College Cal State Fullerton P 6-1 190 R R 1967-07-10 Pasadena,CA A+ 1988-1990 1988 41 1058 June-Reg Graham Miller p Yes College Laney College P 6-6 205 R R Rk 1988-1988 1988 42 1083 June-Reg Clifford Jones p-of No HS Oakland (Oakland,CA) P 6-0 170 L L 1970-07-23 Oakland,CA A- 1991-1996 1988 43 1108 June-Reg Steve Peck p Yes College Mesa CC P 6-3 190 R R 1967-11-20 Wiesbaden,GE AAA 1988-1995 1988 44 1132 June-Reg Randy Brown SS No HS Alief Elsik (Alief,TX) SS 5-11 160 R R 1970-05-01 Dallas,TX AAA 1990-2000 1988 45 1155 June-Reg John Pricher p No HS Winter Park (Winter Park,FL) P 5-10 200 B R 1970-11-13 Orlando,FL AA 1989-1995 1988 46 1177 June-Reg Pat Tozier No HS Clayton Valley (Concord,CA) 3B 6-2 205 R R 1970-10-30 Concord,CA NCAA 1989-1989 1988 47 1197 June-Reg Pat Sullivan p No HS Notre Dame (Chattanooga,TN) C Chattanooga,TN 1988 48 1215 June-Reg Blase Sparma p No HS Bishop Watterson (Columbus,OH) P 6-2 185 R R 1970-07-06 Dublin,OH AA 1989-1994 49 record(s)
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