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1978 MLB Draft by Round

1978 MLB Draft by Round

Round #1 |Jan-Sec Phase

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draft year
1978
Phase Name
January Secondary Phase
Total players Drafted
26
Major Leaguers
4
Signed Players
21
College Players
24
High School Players
0
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Round #1 Picks - 1978 Draft
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year rnd ovl phase player name draft team pos bonus signed hilvl mlbyears stat years source school dr reg pos ht wt ba th Born place
1978 1 1 Jan-Sec Joe Isaacs Minnesota Twins p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1978-1979 College Eastern OK ST OK p 6-4 200 L R 1958 Asher,OK
1978 1 2 Jan-Sec Ron Pisel San Francisco Giants p 0.00 Yes AAA -- 1978-1983 College SE ILL College IL p 6-2 185 R R 1958-09-17 Benson,IL
1978 1 3 Jan-Sec Eduardo Rodriguez Baltimore Orioles ss 0.00 Yes AA -- 1978-1986 College Miami Dade FL ss 5-8 150 R R 1959-03-11 Havana,CU
1978 1 4 Jan-Sec Mark Martin Atlanta Braves c 0.00 Yes A -- 1978-1980 College San Jacinto TX p 6-0 198 R R 1958-03-27 Houston,TX
1978 1 5 Jan-Sec Earl Robinson Kansas City Royals of 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Gulf Coast CC FL of -- -- -- -- 1958 --
1978 1 6 Jan-Sec Mike Martin San Diego Padres c 0.00 Yes MLB 1986-1986 1978-1986 College Mt. Hood CC OR c 6-2 193 L R 1958-12-03 Portland,OR
1978 1 7 Jan-Sec Vic Walters Chicago White Sox p 0.00 Yes A -- 1978-1979 College Miami Dade FL p 6-0 -- R R 1957 Homestead,FL
1978 1 8 Jan-Sec Rusty McDonald Los Angeles Dodgers p 0.00 Yes AAA -- 1978-1984 College De Anza CA p 6-1 190 R R 1958-01-12 Cupertino,CA
1978 1 9 Jan-Sec Richard Alexander Seattle Mariners of 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1978 FA North Carolina NC of 6-0 185 R R 1960 Charlotte,NC
1978 1 10 Jan-Sec Tony Phillips Montreal Expos ss-2b 0.00 Yes MLB 1982-1999 1978-2015 College NM Military NM 2b-lf 5-10 175 B R 1959-04-25 Atlanta,GA
1978 1 11 Jan-Sec David Garcia New York Yankees 2b 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1979 College Grossmont CA 2b 6-1 165 B R 1958-03-04 Oshkosh,WI
1978 1 12 Jan-Sec Kurt Kingsolver Pittsburgh Pirates c 0.00 No AAA -- 1979-1983 College Long Beach CC CA of 5-11 175 R R 1958-09-25 Los Alamitos,CA
1978 1 13 Jan-Sec Brian Denman Boston Red Sox 1b-p 0.00 Yes MLB 1982-1982 1976-1986 FA Massachusetts MA p 6-4 205 R R 1956-02-12 Minneapolis,MN
1978 1 14 Jan-Sec Jim Tjader Houston Astros if 0.00 No AA -- 1979-1981 College Iowa Western CC IA 2b 5-11 175 R R 1958-12-26 New Richmond,WI
1978 1 15 Jan-Sec Rob Hertel Toronto Blue Jays if 0.00 No College -- 1974-1977 College USC CA 2b 6-2 195 R R 1955-02-21 Montebello,CA
1978 1 16 Jan-Sec Wayne Guinn Cincinnati Reds p 0.00 Yes A -- 1978-1981 College Georgia Perimeter College GA p 6-3 185 R R 1959-08-04 Decatur,GA
1978 1 17 Jan-Sec Mike Bates Cleveland Baseball Team p 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Phoenix College AZ p 6-4 -- R R 1958-03-19 Glendale,AZ
1978 1 18 Jan-Sec James David St. Louis Cardinals ss 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Santa Barbara City College CA ss 6-4 205 R R 1973 Franklin,KY
1978 1 19 Jan-Sec Greg DeHart Milwaukee Brewers p 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1985 College Los Angeles Valley CA p 6-1 170 R R 1959 North Hollywood,CA
1978 1 20 Jan-Sec Daryl Adams Philadelphia Phillies p 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1980 College Butte College CA p 6-3 230 R R 1959-08-28 Willows,CA
1978 1 21 Jan-Sec Scott Fletcher Oakland Athletics ss 0.00 No MLB 1981-1995 1977-1995 College Valencia CC FL ss-2b 5-11 170 R R 1958-07-30 Fort Walton Beach,FL
1978 1 22 Jan-Sec Michael Campbell Chicago Cubs 3b 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Panola College TX 3b -- -- -- -- 1959 Mesquite,TX
1978 1 23 Jan-Sec Michael Childs Texas Rangers c 0.00 Yes A -- 1978-1979 College Ranger College TX c 6-1 180 R R 1958-09-30 --
1978 1 24 Jan-Sec Michael Foster New York Mets ip 0.00 Yes A -- 1980-1981 College Merced College CA p 6-4 195 L L 1959-03-19 Atwater,CA
1978 1 25 Jan-Sec Simon Glenn California Angels of 0.00 No College -- 1979-1980 College Blinn TX of -- -- -- -- -- --
1978 1 26 Jan-Sec William Klank Detroit Tigers p 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1979 College Mercer County CC NJ p 6-2 185 R R 1959 Ewing,NJ
26 record(s)