1980 MLB Draft

Complete Results
Picks
834
Total Rounds
44
Major Leaguers
160
College Players
486
High School Players
340
High School%
40.77%
College%
58.27%
Signed
554
Unsigned
280
Signed%
66.43%
NCAA D1 Picks
293
NCAA D2 Picks
64
NCAA D3 Picks
31
NAIA Picks
44
Jr College Picks
53
Bonus Records
2
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yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198011Darryl StrawberryNew York MetsOFRF-OF6-6200LL1962-03-12Los Angeles,CAMLB1983-19991980-1999HSCrenshaw (Los Angeles,CA)
198013Ken DayleyAtlanta BravesPP6-0175LL1959-02-25Jerome,IDMLB1982-19931980-1993CollegePortland
198016Darnell ColesSeattle MarinersSS3B-RF6-1185RR1962-06-02San Bernardino,CAMLB1983-19971980-1997HSEisenhower (Rialto,CA)
198017Jessie ReidSan Francisco Giants1BRF-LF6-1200LL1962-06-01Honolulu,HIMLB1987-19881980-1989HSLynwood (Lynwood,CA)
198018Cecil EspyChicago White SoxOFCF-LF6-3195BR1963-01-20San Diego,CAMLB1983-19931980-1994HSPoint Loma (San Diego,CA)
198019Ross JonesLos Angeles DodgersSSSS6-2185RR1960-01-14Miami,FLMLB1984-19871979-1989CollegeMiami
1980110Kelly GruberCleveland IndiansSS3B6-0185RR1962-02-26Houston,TXMLB1984-19931980-1997HSWestlake (Austin,TX)
1980111Don SchulzeChicago CubsPP6-3225RR1962-09-27Roselle,ILMLB1983-19891980-1993HSLake Park (Roselle,IL)
1980112Jeff ReedMinnesota TwinsCC6-2190LR1962-11-12Joliet,ILMLB1984-20001980-2001HSJoliet West (Joliet,IL)
1980116Frank WillsKansas City RoyalsPP6-2202RR1958-10-26New Orleans,LAMLB1983-19911978-1991CollegeTulane
1980117Dennis RasmussenCalifornia AngelsPP6-7230LL1959-04-18Los Angeles,CAMLB1983-19951978-1995CollegeCreighton
1980118Glenn WilsonDetroit Tigers3BOF6-1190RR1958-12-22Baytown,TXMLB1982-19931980-1993CollegeSam Houston State
1980119Ron RobinsonCincinnati RedsPP6-4235RR1962-03-24Exeter,CAMLB1984-19921980-1992HSWoodlake Union (Woodlake,CA)
1980120Rick RenteriaPittsburgh PiratesSS2B-3B5-9172RR1961-12-25Harbor City,CAMLB1986-19941980-1994HSSouth Gate (South Gate,CA)
1980121Jim AckerAtlanta BravesPP6-2212RR1958-09-24Freer,TXMLB1983-19921978-1993CollegeTexas
1980122Terry FranconaMontreal ExposOF1B-OF6-1190LL1959-04-22Aberdeen,SDMLB1981-19901979-1990CollegeArizona
1980123Billy BeaneNew York MetsPOF6-4195RR1962-03-29Orlando,FLMLB1984-19891980-1989HSMount Carmel (San Diego,CA)
1980124John GibbonsNew York MetsOFC5-11187RR1962-06-08Great Falls,MTMLB1984-19861980-1990HSMacArthur (San Antonio,TX)
1980125Dion JamesMilwaukee BrewersOFLF-CF6-1170LL1962-11-09Philadelphia,PAMLB1983-19961980-1996HSMcClatchy (Sacramento,CA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1980227Jay TibbsNew York MetsPP6-3185RR1962-01-04Birmingham,ALMLB1984-19901980-1990HSHuffman (Birmingham,AL)
1980229Brian FisherAtlanta BravesPP6-4210RR1962-03-18Honolulu,HIMLB1985-19921980-1993HSWilliam C. Hinkley (Aurora,CO)
1980232Matt YoungSeattle MarinersPP6-3205LL1958-08-09Pasadena,CAMLB1983-19931979-1993CollegeUCLA
1980235Jim WeaverMinnesota TwinsOFRF-OF6-3190LL1959-10-10Kingston,NYMLB1985-19891980-1990CollegeFlorida State
1980238Tim TeufelMinnesota Twins2B2B6-0175RR1958-07-07Greenwich,CTMLB1983-19931979-1993CollegeClemson
1980240Dwayne HenryTexas RangersPP6-3205RR1962-02-16Elkton,MDMLB1984-19951980-2001HSMiddletown (Middletown,DE)
1980243Jay PettiboneCincinnati RedsPP6-4182RR1957-06-21Mount Clemens,MIMLB1983-19831979-1984HSSaguaro (Scottsdale,AZ)
1980248Mike BrownBoston Red SoxPP6-2195RR1959-03-04Camden,NJMLB1982-19871978-1988CollegeClemson
1980249Tim BurkePittsburgh PiratesPP6-3205RR1959-02-19Omaha,NEMLB1985-19921981-1992CollegeNebraska
1980250Joe HeskethMontreal ExposPP6-2170RL1959-02-15Lackawanna,NYMLB1984-19941980-1994CollegeUniversity at Buffalo
1980252Al PardoBaltimore OriolesOFC6-2187BR1962-09-08Oviedo,SPMLB1985-19891980-1989HSThomas Jefferson (Tampa,FL)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1980356Rich BordiOakland AthleticsPP6-7220RR1959-04-18San Francisco,CAMLB1980-19881980-1990CollegeFresno State
1980361Ken DixonBaltimore OriolesPP5-11166BR1960-10-17Monroe,VAMLB1984-19871980-2005HSAmherst County (Amherst,VA)
1980364Scotti MadisonMinnesota TwinsOF3B-C5-11195BR1959-09-12Pensacola,FLMLB1985-19891977-1989CollegeVanderbilt
1980369Jeff CalhounHouston AstrosPP6-2190LL1958-04-11LaGrange,GAMLB1984-19881980-1988CollegeMississippi
1980371Danny TartabullCincinnati Reds2BRF6-1205RR1962-10-30San Juan,PRMLB1984-19971980-1997HSCarol City (Miami,FL)
1980373Greg BargarMontreal ExposPP6-2185RR1959-01-27Inglewood,CAMLB1983-19861980-1988CollegeArizona
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
1980490Rod BookerMinnesota TwinsSSSS-2B6-0175LR1958-09-04Los Angeles,CAMLB1987-19911979-1992CollegeCalifornia
1980492Curtis WilkersonTexas RangersSSSS-2B5-9158BR1961-04-26Petersburg,VAMLB1983-19931980-1995HSDinwiddie County (Dinwiddie,VA)
1980493Ricky HortonSt. Louis CardinalsPP6-2195LL1959-07-30Poughkeepsie,NYMLB1984-19901978-1991CollegeVirginia
1980499Tom GormanMontreal ExposPP6-4200LL1957-12-16Portland,ORMLB1981-19871980-1988CollegeGonzaga
19804104Carl NicholsBaltimore OriolesC-SSC6-0205RR1962-10-14Los Angeles,CAMLB1986-19911980-1997HSCompton (Compton,CA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19805105Ronn ReynoldsNew York MetsCC6-0200RR1958-09-28Wichita,KSMLB1982-19901979-1990CollegeArkansas
19805125Roy JohnsonMontreal ExposOFOF6-4205LL1959-06-27Parkin,ARMLB1982-19851980-1988CollegeTennessee State
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19806135Gerry DavisSan Diego Padres3BOF6-0185RR1958-12-25Trenton,NJMLB1983-19851980-1987CollegeHoward
19806140Jeff MoronkoCleveland Indians3B3B-SS6-2190RR1959-08-17Houston,TXMLB1984-19871980-1988CollegeTexas Wesleyan
19806146Rondin JohnsonKansas City Royals2B2B5-10160BR1958-12-16Bremerton,WAMLB1986-19861978-1988CollegeWashington
19806153Joe OrsulakPittsburgh PiratesOF-1BRF-LF6-1195LL1962-05-31Glen Ridge,NJMLB1983-19971981-1997HSParsippany Hills (Morris Plains,NJ)
19806154Pat DodsonBoston Red Sox1B1B6-4210LL1959-10-11Santa Monica,CAMLB1986-19881979-1990CollegeUCLA
19806155Randy ReadyMilwaukee Brewers2B2B-3B5-11180RR1960-01-08San Mateo,CAMLB1983-19951980-1997CollegeMesa State College
19806156Mark BrownBaltimore OriolesPP6-2190BR1959-07-13Bellows Falls,VTMLB1984-19851979-1986CollegeMassachusetts
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19807157Jeff BittigerNew York MetsPP5-10175RR1962-04-13Jersey City,NJMLB1986-19891980-2002HSSecaucus (Secaucus,NJ)
19807167Fritzie ConnallyChicago Cubs3B3B6-3210RR1958-05-19Bryan,TXMLB1983-19851980-1985CollegeBaylor
19807171Jim AdduciSt. Louis CardinalsOFLF-1B6-5200LL1959-08-09Chicago,ILMLB1983-19891978-1990CollegeSouthern Illinois
19807172Don SlaughtKansas City RoyalsCC6-1190RR1958-09-11Long Beach,CAMLB1982-19971979-1997CollegeUCLA
19807176Mike BrownCalifornia AngelsOFOF6-2195RR1959-12-29San Francisco,CAMLB1983-19881980-1989CollegeSan Jose State
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19808183Lloyd McClendonNew York MetsCC-OF5-11195RR1959-01-11Gary,INMLB1987-19941980-1995CollegeValparaiso
19808192Rich ThompsonCleveland IndiansPP6-3225RR1958-11-01New York,NYMLB1985-19901980-1994CollegeAmherst
19808194Andre DavidMinnesota TwinsOFOF6-0170LL1958-05-18Hollywood,CAMLB1984-19861979-1989CollegeCal State Fullerton
19808198Cliff PastornickyKansas City RoyalsSS3B5-10170RR1958-11-18Seattle,WAMLB1983-19831978-1986CollegeBrigham Young
19808201Eric DavisCincinnati RedsSSCF-LF6-3200RR1962-05-29Los Angeles,CAMLB1984-20011980-2001HSFremont (Los Angeles,CA)
19808206Al NipperBoston Red SoxPP6-0190RR1959-04-02San Diego,CAMLB1983-19901980-1991CollegeTruman State
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
19809219Craig LeffertsChicago CubsPP6-1210LL1957-09-29Munich,GEMLB1983-19941979-1994CollegeArizona
19809221Steve JeltzPhiladelphia PhilliesSS-2BSS5-11180BR1959-05-28Paris,FRMLB1983-19901978-1991CollegeKansas
19809229Bryan LittleMontreal ExposSS2B-SS5-10160BR1959-10-08Houston,TXMLB1982-19861979-1988CollegeTexas A&M
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198010240Donell NixonSeattle MarinersOF-3BCF-LF6-1185RR1961-12-31Evergreen,NCMLB1987-19901981-1993HSWest Columbus (Cerro Gordo,NC)
198010241Alan FowlkesSan Francisco GiantsPP6-2190RR1958-08-08Brawley,CAMLB1982-19851980-1989CollegeCal Poly Pomona
198010252Chuck HensleyDetroit TigersPP6-3190LL1959-03-11Tulare,CAMLB1986-19861978-1990CollegeCalifornia
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198011265George HinshawSan Diego PadresOFOF-3B6-0185RR1959-10-23Los Angeles,CAMLB1982-19831980-1990CollegeLa Verne
198011278Dwight LowryDetroit TigersCC6-3210LR1957-10-23Lumberton,NCMLB1984-19881977-1990CollegeNorth Carolina
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198012302Butch DavisKansas City RoyalsOFOF6-0190RR1958-06-19Williamston,NCMLB1983-19941977-1994CollegeEast Carolina
198012305Scott TerryCincinnati RedsOFP5-11195RR1959-11-21Hobbs,NMMLB1986-19911980-1991CollegeSouthwestern
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198013313Rick OwnbeyNew York MetspP6-3185RR1957-10-20Corona,CAMLB1982-19861980-1987CollegeSanta Ana
198013318Ed Vande BergSeattle MarinerspP6-2180RL1958-10-26Redlands,CAMLB1982-19881980-1997CollegeArizona State
198013322Mike JeffcoatCleveland IndianspP6-2187LL1959-08-03Pine Bluff,ARMLB1983-19941978-1994CollegeLouisiana Tech
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198015367Paul ZuvellaAtlanta Braves2BSS-2B6-0178RR1958-10-31San Mateo,CAMLB1982-19891977-1991CollegeStanford
198015386Clay ChristiansenNew York YankeespP6-5205RR1958-06-28Wichita,KSMLB1984-19841977-1988CollegeKansas
198015390Ricky JonesBaltimore OriolesSS2B-3B6-3186RR1958-06-04Tupelo,MSMLB1986-19861980-1988CollegeWest Georgia
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198016396John MosesSeattle MarinersOFOF5-10170BL1957-08-09Los Angeles,CAMLB1982-19921979-1992CollegeArizona
198016402Jim EisenreichMinnesota TwinsOFRF-LF5-11195LL1959-04-18St. Cloud,MNMLB1982-19981980-1998CollegeSt. Cloud State
198016414Oil Can BoydBoston Red SoxpP6-1155RR1959-10-06Meridian,MSMLB1982-19911980-2005CollegeJackson State
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198017422Rusty McNealySeattle MarinersOFOF5-8160LL1958-08-12Sacramento,CAMLB1983-19831980-1987CollegeFlorida Intl
198017432Tom RomanoKansas City RoyalsOFLF5-10170RR1958-10-25Syracuse,NYMLB1987-19871980-1989CollegeCoastal Carolina
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198019473Mike CoucheeSan Diego PadrespP6-0190RR1957-12-04San Jose,CAMLB1983-19831979-1987CollegeUSC
198019477Tom KlawitterLos Angeles DodgerspP6-2190RL1958-06-24La Crosse,WIMLB1985-19851980-1986CollegeWisconsin
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198020518Tom BoltonBoston Red SoxpP6-3175LL1962-05-06Nashville,TNMLB1987-19941980-1998HSAntioch (Antioch,TN)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198021532Rocky ChildressPhiladelphia PhilliespP6-2195RR1962-02-18Santa Rosa,CAMLB1985-19881980-1995HSSanta Rosa (Santa Rosa,CA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198023582Marty DeckerPhiladelphia PhilliespP5-10168RR1957-06-07Upland,CAMLB1983-19831980-1985CollegePoint Loma Nazarene
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198025624Randy GomezSan Francisco GiantsCC5-10185RR1957-02-04San Mateo,CAMLB1984-19841980-1987CollegeUtah
198025629Darren DaultonPhiladelphia PhilliesCC6-2190LR1962-01-03Arkansas City,KSMLB1983-19971980-1997HSArkansas City (Arkansas City,KS)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198026646Mark DempseySan Francisco GiantspP6-6220RR1957-12-17Dayton,OHMLB1982-19821977-1984CollegeOhio State
198026650Rich YettMinnesota TwinspP6-2187RR1962-10-06Pomona,CAMLB1985-19901980-1990HSDon Antonio Lugo (Chino,CA)
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198029702Jack FimpleCleveland IndiansSS-3BC6-2185RR1959-02-10Darby,PAMLB1983-19871980-1987CollegeHumboldt State
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198030724Ron MathisDetroit TigerspP6-0175RR1958-09-25Kansas City,MOMLB1985-19871980-1988CollegeMissouri
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198031742Ben CallahanNew York Yankees1BP6-7230RR1957-05-19Mount Airy,NCMLB1983-19831980-1985CollegeCatawba
yearrndovlplayerdraft teamd-posposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearssourceschool
198033764Walt TerrellTexas RangerspP6-2205LR1958-05-11Jeffersonville,INMLB1982-19921977-1993CollegeMorehead State
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