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1978 MLB Draft by Round

1978 MLB Draft by Round

Round #20 |June-Reg Phase

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draft year
1978
Phase Name
June Regular Phase
Total players Drafted
23
Major Leaguers
2
Signed Players
15
College Players
14
High School Players
8
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Round #20 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 20 492 June-Reg Kevin Balogh Atlanta Braves p 0.00 Yes A -- 1978-1979 FA Ohio OH p 6-1 180 R R 1957-08-20 Toledo,OH
1978 20 493 June-Reg Bill Lajoie Toronto Blue Jays if 0.00 Yes A- -- 1978-1978 College St. Clair County CC MI 3b 6-0 165 R R 1957 --
1978 20 494 June-Reg Steve Till New York Mets c 0.00 Yes AAA -- 1977-1979 College Cal State Fullerton CA c 6-1 190 B R 1956 Villa Park,CA
1978 20 495 June-Reg Tim Byron   Oakland Athletics p 0.00 No AAA -- 1978-1986 HS Our Lady of the Valley (Florham Park,NJ) NJ p 6-3 205 R R 1960-06-03 Newark,NJ
1978 20 496 June-Reg Syd Church San Diego Padres p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1978-1981 College Pacific CA p 5-11 175 L L 1956-03-15 Stockton,CA
1978 20 497 June-Reg Rod Hudson Seattle Mariners c 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1980 College Portland State OR c 5-11 185 R R 1956 --
1978 20 498 June-Reg Babe Laufenberg San Francisco Giants p 0.00 No -- -- -- HS Crespi Carmelite (Encino,CA) CA p -- -- -- -- 1959-12-05 Encino,CA
1978 20 499 June-Reg Mark Clabough Milwaukee Brewers p 0.00 No -- -- -- HS Lakewood (Lakewood,CA) CA p -- -- R R -- Lakewood,CA
1978 20 500 June-Reg Pat Rooney Montreal Expos of 0.00 Yes MLB 1981-1981 1978-1985 College Eastern Illinois IL of 6-1 190 R R 1957-11-28 Chicago,IL
1978 20 501 June-Reg Bob Bonnette Cleveland Baseball Team if 0.00 No A+ -- 1979-1979 College Clemson SC ss -- -- -- -- -- Nesses,SC
1978 20 502 June-Reg John Crawford Detroit Tigers of 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1979 College Delta State MS of 6-0 185 R R 1956-07-24 Houston,MS
1978 20 503 June-Reg Mark Vaji   Chicago Cubs of 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1982 HS John Marshall (Cleveland,OH) OH of 6-2 205 R L 1961-02-06 Cleveland,OH
1978 20 504 June-Reg Steve Muccio California Angels of 0.00 No -- -- -- College New Mexico NM of -- -- -- -- 1957 Bronx,NY
1978 20 505 June-Reg Jeff Young St. Louis Cardinals of 0.00 Yes Rk -- 1978-1978 HS Trenton Central (Trenton,NJ) NJ of 5-10 -- R R 1960 Trenton,NJ
1978 20 506 June-Reg Kevin Sevcik Minnesota Twins p 0.00 Yes Rk -- 1978-1978 College St. Olaf MN p 6-3 190 R R 1957 --
1978 20 507 June-Reg Jim Taylor Cincinnati Reds of 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1980 HS Harding University (Charlotte,NC) NC of 5-11 185 R R 1959-12-21 Charlotte,NC
1978 20 508 June-Reg Todd Denby   Pittsburgh Pirates if 0.00 Yes Rk -- 1978-1978 HS Fluvanna County (Palmyra,VA) VA if 6-2 190 R R 1960 Scottsville,VA
1978 20 509 June-Reg Keith Shelling Texas Rangers p 0.00 Yes Rk -- 1975-1978 College Southern LA p 5-9 160 L L 1955 --
1978 20 510 June-Reg Chris Iwasaki Los Angeles Dodgers of 0.00 No -- -- -- College Reedley CA of -- -- -- -- 1958 --
1978 20 511 June-Reg Ryne Sandberg   Philadelphia Phillies of 0.00 Yes MLB 1981-1997 1978-1997 HS North Central (Spokane,WA) WA 2b 6-2 180 R R 1959-09-18 Spokane,WA
1978 20 512 June-Reg Keith Pecka Boston Red Sox of 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1978-1981 College Kankakee CC IL of 6-4 185 R L 1958-03-10 Evanston,IL
1978 20 513 June-Reg Tom Willette Kansas City Royals p 0.00 No College -- 1977-1977 College NC State NC p -- -- -- -- -- --
1978 20 514 June-Reg Eric Snider New York Yankees p 0.00 No A+ -- 1980-1982 College Washington State WA p 6-0 185 R R 1957 --
23 record(s)