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1979 MLB Draft by Round

1979 MLB Draft by Round

Round #3 |Jan-Reg Phase

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draft year
1979
Phase Name
January Regular Phase
Total players Drafted
26
Major Leaguers
5
Signed Players
17
College Players
25
High School Players
0
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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
1979 3 53 Jan-Reg Marques Cooper New York Mets of 0.00 Yes A- -- 1979-1979 College Three Rivers CC MO of 6-0 165 R R 1960 --
1979 3 54 Jan-Reg Carlos Diaz Seattle Mariners p 0.00 No MLB 1982-1986 1979-1986 College Allan Hancock College CA p 6-0 170 R L 1958-01-07 Kaneohe,HI
1979 3 55 Jan-Reg Rick Coatney Atlanta Braves p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1979-1985 College Arkansas-Fort Smith AR p 6-3 201 R R 1959-08-29 Mena,AR
1979 3 56 Jan-Reg Stephen Roache Toronto Blue Jays p 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Sacramento City CA p -- -- -- -- -- --
1979 3 57 Jan-Reg Michael Evans St. Louis Cardinals p 0.00 No AA -- 1982-1986 College Merced College CA p 6-0 165 L L 1959-11-23 Merced,CA
1979 3 58 Jan-Reg David Granger Oakland Athletics p 0.00 Yes College -- 1980-1981 College Santa Barbara City College CA p -- -- R R 1959 --
1979 3 59 Jan-Reg Jeff Etsell Houston Astros p 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Palm Beach State FL p -- -- -- -- 1959 --
1979 3 60 Jan-Reg Rod McDonald Cleveland Baseball Team p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1982-1983 College Cuyahoga CC OH p 6-3 195 R R 1959 --
1979 3 61 Jan-Reg Derrell Baker Montreal Expos 3b 0.00 No AAA -- 1980-1988 College Middle Georgia GA 2b 5-10 185 R R 1960-08-05 Hinesville,GA
1979 3 62 Jan-Reg Randy Johnson Chicago White Sox 1b-of 0.00 Yes MLB 1980-1982 1979-1985 College Miami Dade FL of-1b 6-2 195 L L 1958-08-15 Miami,FL
1979 3 63 Jan-Reg Steve Podraza Chicago Cubs of 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Brookdale CC NJ of -- -- -- -- 1959 --
1979 3 64 Jan-Reg Tracy Turner Minnesota Twins p 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College El Camino CA p 6-6 180 B L 1960-02-21 Los Angeles,CA
1979 3 65 Jan-Reg Victor Woods San Diego Padres ss 0.00 No A+ -- 1979-1982 College Laney College CA of 6-2 190 R R 1958 El Cerrito,CA
1979 3 66 Jan-Reg Brian Stehling Detroit Tigers p 0.00 Yes Rk -- 1983-1983 College San Jacinto TX p 6-4 198 R R 1960 Houston,TX
1979 3 67 Jan-Reg Carl Taylor Pittsburgh Pirates p 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Camden County College NJ p -- -- -- -- 1959 --
1979 3 68 Jan-Reg Al Newman California Angels 2b 0.00 No MLB 1985-1992 1982-1992 College Chaffey CA 2b-ss 5-9 183 B R 1960-06-30 Kansas City,MO
1979 3 69 Jan-Reg Mario Ramirez San Francisco Giants p 0.00 Yes MLB 1980-1985 1977-1986 College Los Angeles CC CA ss 5-9 159 R R 1957-09-12 Yauco,PR
1979 3 70 Jan-Reg Larry Mikesell Texas Rangers p 0.00 No A -- 1980-1982 College Eastern FL ST FL p 6-0 150 L L 1959-05-05 Cocoa,FL
1979 3 71 Jan-Reg Jon Lindsey Philadelphia Phillies ss 0.00 Yes AA -- 1979-1982 College Seminole Florida FL ss 6-1 175 L R 1959 --
1979 3 72 Jan-Reg Randy Miller Baltimore Orioles 2b 0.00 Yes MLB 1977-1978 1977-2003 College FSC at jacksonville FL p 6-1 180 R R 1953-03-18 Oxnard,CA
1979 3 73 Jan-Reg Kevin Lindsley Cincinnati Reds p 0.00 No -- -- -- College Linn-Benton CC OR p -- -- -- -- 1960 --
1979 3 74 Jan-Reg Alex Christy Kansas City Royals of 0.00 No A+ -- 1982-1985 FA Ohio OH of 5-10 195 R R 1960-10-18 --
1979 3 75 Jan-Reg Kyle Dunning Los Angeles Dodgers p 0.00 No College -- 1980-1981 College Linn-Benton CC OR p -- -- -- -- 1959 --
1979 3 76 Jan-Reg Larry Robinson Milwaukee Brewers p 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Compton CC CA p -- -- -- -- 1959 --
1979 3 77 Jan-Reg Harley Woody Boston Red Sox p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1980-1983 College Columbia State CC TN p 6-3 195 L L 1958-10-04 Chattanooga,TN
1979 3 78 Jan-Reg Jeff Van Der Plass New York Yankees p 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Camden County College NJ p -- -- -- -- -- Phillipsburg,NJ
26 record(s)
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