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year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1979	1	1	Al Chambers	Seattle Mariners	OF	OF	6-4	217	L	L	1961-03-24	Harrisburg,PA	MLB	1983-1985	1979-1988	HS	John Harris (Harrisburg,PA)
1979	1	2	Tim Leary	New York Mets	P	P	6-3	205	R	R	1958-12-23	Santa Monica,CA	MLB	1981-1994	1977-1994	College	UCLA
1979	1	3	Jay Schroeder	Toronto Blue Jays	C	C	6-4	197	R	R	1961-06-28	Milwaukee,WI	A+		1980-1983	HS	Palisades (Pacific Palisades,CA)
1979	1	4	Brad Komminsk	Atlanta Braves	OF-1B	OF	6-2	205	R	R	1961-04-04	Lima,OH	MLB	1983-1991	1979-1997	HS	Shawnee (Lima,OH)
1979	1	5	Juan Bustabad	Oakland Athletics	SS	SS	5-10	150	L	R	1961-08-16	Havana,CU	AAA		1980-1989	HS	Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah,FL)
1979	1	6	Andy Van Slyke	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	CF	6-2	192	L	R	1960-12-21	Utica,NY	MLB	1983-1995	1980-1995	HS	New Hartford (New Hartford,NY)
1979	1	7	John Bohnet	Cleveland Indians	P	P	6-0	175	B	L	1961-01-18	Pasadena,CA	MLB	1982-1982	1979-1984	HS	Hogan (Vallejo,CA)
1979	1	8	John Mizerock	Houston Astros	C	C	5-11	190	L	R	1960-12-08	Punxsutawney,PA	MLB	1983-1989	1979-1990	HS	Punxsutawney Area (Punxsutawney,PA)
1979	1	9	Steve Buechele	Chicago White Sox	P	3B	6-2	190	R	R	1961-09-26	Lancaster,CA	MLB	1985-1995	1980-1995	HS	Servite (Anaheim,CA)
1979	1	10	Tim Wallach	Montreal Expos	1B	3B	6-3	200	R	R	1957-09-14	Huntington Park,CA	MLB	1980-1996	1978-1996	College	Cal State Fullerton
1979	1	11	Kevin Brandt	Minnesota Twins	OF	OF	5-11	180	R	R		Nekoosa,WI	Rk		1979-1980	HS	Nekoosa (Nekoosa,WI)
1979	1	12	Jon Perlman	Chicago Cubs	P	P	6-3	185	L	R	1956-12-13	Dallas,TX	MLB	1985-1988	1979-1988	College	Baylor
1979	1	13	Rick Leach	Detroit Tigers	OF	1B-OF	6-0	195	L	L	1957-05-04	Ann Arbor,MI	MLB	1981-1990	1976-1990	College	Michigan
1979	1	14	Joe Lansford	San Diego Padres	1B	1B	6-5	225	R	R	1961-01-15	San Jose,CA	MLB	1982-1983	1979-1987	HS	Wilcox (Santa Clara,CA)
1979	1	15	Scott Garrelts	San Francisco Giants	P	P	6-4	195	R	R	1961-10-30	Champaign,IL	MLB	1982-1991	1979-1995	HS	Buckley Loda (Paxton,IL)
1979	1	16	Steve Howe	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	P	6-1	180	L	L	1958-03-10	Pontiac,MI	MLB	1980-1996	1977-1997	College	Michigan
1979	1	17	Jerry Don Gleaton	Texas Rangers	P	P	6-3	210	L	L	1957-09-14	Brownwood,TX	MLB	1979-1992	1977-1993	College	Texas
1979	1	18	Rick Luecken	San Francisco Giants	P	P	6-6	210	R	R	1960-11-15	Mcallen,TX	MLB	1989-1990	1980-1991	HS	Spring Woods (Houston,TX)
1979	1	19	Ricky Seilheimer	Chicago White Sox	C	C	5-11	185	L	R	1960-08-30	Brenham,TX	MLB	1980-1980	1979-1986	HS	Brenham (Brenham,TX)
1979	1	20	Dan Lamar	Cincinnati Reds	C	C	6-1	190	R	R	1960-09-18	Bellaire,TX	AA		1979-1985	HS	Bellaire (Bellaire,TX)
1979	1	21	Atlee Hammaker	Kansas City Royals	P	P	6-3	200	B	L	1958-01-24	Carmel,CA	MLB	1981-1995	1979-1995	College	East Tennessee State
1979	1	22	Mike Sullivan	Cincinnati Reds	P	P	6-0	176	R	R	1958-11-04	Woodbridge,VA	A+		1977-1982	College	Clemson
1979	1	23	Chris Baker	Detroit Tigers	OF	OF	6-4	195	R	R	1961-05-25	Dearborn Heights,MI	A		1979-1982	HS	Franklin (Livonia,MI)
1979	1	24	Bob Geren	San Diego Padres	C	C	6-3	220	R	R	1961-09-22	San Diego,CA	MLB	1988-1993	1979-1993	HS	Clairemont (San Diego,CA)
1979	1	25	Steve Perry	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	P	6-5	210	R	R	1957-02-25	Ann Arbor,MI	AAA		1976-1984	College	Michigan
1979	1	26	Mike Stenhouse	Oakland Athletics	OF	OF-1B	6-1	195	L	R	1958-05-29	Pueblo,CO	MLB	1982-1986	1980-1987	College	Harvard
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year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1979	1	1	Al Chambers	Seattle Mariners	OF	OF	6-4	217	L	L	1961-03-24	Harrisburg,PA	MLB	1983-1985	1979-1988	HS	John Harris (Harrisburg,PA)
1979	1	2	Tim Leary	New York Mets	P	P	6-3	205	R	R	1958-12-23	Santa Monica,CA	MLB	1981-1994	1977-1994	College	UCLA
1979	1	4	Brad Komminsk	Atlanta Braves	OF-1B	OF	6-2	205	R	R	1961-04-04	Lima,OH	MLB	1983-1991	1979-1997	HS	Shawnee (Lima,OH)
1979	1	6	Andy Van Slyke	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	CF	6-2	192	L	R	1960-12-21	Utica,NY	MLB	1983-1995	1980-1995	HS	New Hartford (New Hartford,NY)
1979	1	7	John Bohnet	Cleveland Indians	P	P	6-0	175	B	L	1961-01-18	Pasadena,CA	MLB	1982-1982	1979-1984	HS	Hogan (Vallejo,CA)
1979	1	8	John Mizerock	Houston Astros	C	C	5-11	190	L	R	1960-12-08	Punxsutawney,PA	MLB	1983-1989	1979-1990	HS	Punxsutawney Area (Punxsutawney,PA)
1979	1	10	Tim Wallach	Montreal Expos	1B	3B	6-3	200	R	R	1957-09-14	Huntington Park,CA	MLB	1980-1996	1978-1996	College	Cal State Fullerton
1979	1	12	Jon Perlman	Chicago Cubs	P	P	6-3	185	L	R	1956-12-13	Dallas,TX	MLB	1985-1988	1979-1988	College	Baylor
1979	1	13	Rick Leach	Detroit Tigers	OF	1B-OF	6-0	195	L	L	1957-05-04	Ann Arbor,MI	MLB	1981-1990	1976-1990	College	Michigan
1979	1	14	Joe Lansford	San Diego Padres	1B	1B	6-5	225	R	R	1961-01-15	San Jose,CA	MLB	1982-1983	1979-1987	HS	Wilcox (Santa Clara,CA)
1979	1	15	Scott Garrelts	San Francisco Giants	P	P	6-4	195	R	R	1961-10-30	Champaign,IL	MLB	1982-1991	1979-1995	HS	Buckley Loda (Paxton,IL)
1979	1	16	Steve Howe	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	P	6-1	180	L	L	1958-03-10	Pontiac,MI	MLB	1980-1996	1977-1997	College	Michigan
1979	1	17	Jerry Don Gleaton	Texas Rangers	P	P	6-3	210	L	L	1957-09-14	Brownwood,TX	MLB	1979-1992	1977-1993	College	Texas
1979	1	19	Ricky Seilheimer	Chicago White Sox	C	C	5-11	185	L	R	1960-08-30	Brenham,TX	MLB	1980-1980	1979-1986	HS	Brenham (Brenham,TX)
1979	1	21	Atlee Hammaker	Kansas City Royals	P	P	6-3	200	B	L	1958-01-24	Carmel,CA	MLB	1981-1995	1979-1995	College	East Tennessee State
1979	1	24	Bob Geren	San Diego Padres	C	C	6-3	220	R	R	1961-09-22	San Diego,CA	MLB	1988-1993	1979-1993	HS	Clairemont (San Diego,CA)
1979	2	27	Jamie Allen	Seattle Mariners	IF	3B	6-0	205	R	R	1958-05-29	Yakima,WA	MLB	1983-1983	1977-1985	College	Arizona State
1979	2	28	Jeff Bettendorf	New York Mets	P	P	6-3	180	R	R	1960-12-10	Lompoc,CA	MLB	1984-1984	1979-1987	HS	Lompoc (Lompoc,CA)
1979	2	29	Ron Shepherd	Toronto Blue Jays	OF	OF	6-4	175	R	R	1960-10-27	Longview,TX	MLB	1984-1986	1979-1989	HS	Kilgore (Kilgore,TX)
1979	2	30	Keefe Cato	Cincinnati Reds	P	P	6-1	185	R	R	1958-05-06	Yonkers,NY	MLB	1983-1984	1979-1986	College	Fairfield
1979	2	34	Ty Gainey	Houston Astros	IF	OF	6-1	190	L	R	1960-12-25	Cheraw,SC	MLB	1985-1987	1979-2000	HS	Cheraw (Cheraw,SC)
1979	2	37	Randy Bush	Minnesota Twins	OF	RF-OF	6-1	186	L	L	1958-10-05	Dover,DE	MLB	1982-1993	1979-1993	College	New Orleans
1979	2	41	Bob Buchanan	Cincinnati Reds	P	P	6-1	185	L	L	1961-05-03	Ridley Park,PA	MLB	1985-1989	1979-1992	HS	Riverview (Sarasota,FL)
1979	2	43	Donnie Scott	Texas Rangers	C	C	5-11	185	B	R	1961-08-16	Dunedin,FL	MLB	1983-1991	1979-1991	HS	Tampa Catholic (Tampa,FL)
1979	2	44	Chris Brown	San Francisco Giants	3B	3B	6-2	210	R	R	1961-08-15	Jackson,MS	MLB	1984-1989	1979-1995	HS	Crenshaw (Los Angeles,CA)
1979	2	52	Marc Sullivan	Boston Red Sox	C	C	6-4	205	R	R	1958-07-25	Quincy,MA	MLB	1982-1987	1977-1990	College	Florida
1979	3	61	Fran Mullins	Chicago White Sox	SS	3B-SS	6-0	180	R	R	1957-05-14	Oakland,CA	MLB	1980-1986	1979-1986	College	Santa Clara
1979	3	62	Jose DeLeon	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	P	6-3	215	R	R	1960-12-20	Rancho Viejo,DR	MLB	1983-1995	1979-1995	FA	New Jersey
1979	3	63	Tim Laudner	Minnesota Twins	C	C	6-3	212	R	R	1958-06-07	Mason City,IA	MLB	1981-1989	1979-1990	College	Missouri
1979	3	69	Nick Capra	Texas Rangers	2B	OF	5-8	165	R	R	1958-03-08	Denver,CO	MLB	1982-1991	1979-1995	College	Oklahoma
year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1979	3	72	Roy Smith	Philadelphia Phillies	P	P	6-3	200	R	R	1961-09-06	Mount Vernon,NY	MLB	1984-1991	1979-1993	HS	Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon,NY)
1979	3	73	Pat Sheridan	Kansas City Royals	OF	OF	6-3	175	L	R	1957-12-04	Ann Arbor,MI	MLB	1981-1991	1979-1991	College	Eastern Michigan
1979	3	76	Don Crow	Los Angeles Dodgers	C	C	6-4	200	R	R	1958-08-18	Yakima,WA	MLB	1982-1982	1978-1982	College	Washington State
1979	3	77	Freddie Toliver	New York Yankees	P	P	6-1	170	R	R	1961-02-03	Natchez,MS	MLB	1984-1993	1979-1998	HS	San Gorgonio (San Bernardino,CA)
1979	4	79	Jim Presley	Seattle Mariners	SS	3B	6-1	200	R	R	1961-10-23	Pensacola,FL	MLB	1984-1991	1979-1992	HS	Escambia (Pensacola,FL)
1979	4	81	Andre Robertson	Toronto Blue Jays	2B	SS-2B	5-10	160	R	R	1957-10-02	Orange,TX	MLB	1981-1985	1977-1989	College	Texas
1979	4	86	Larry Ray	Houston Astros	OF	OF	6-1	195	L	R	1958-03-11	Madison,IN	MLB	1982-1982	1979-1987	College	Kentucky Wesleyan College
1979	4	92	Mark Parent	San Diego Padres	OF	C	6-5	225	R	R	1961-09-16	Ashland,OR	MLB	1986-1998	1979-1998	HS	Anderson Union (Anderson,CA)
1979	4	94	Chris Green	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	P	6-2	214	L	L	1960-09-05	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1984-1984	1979-1987	HS	Dorsey (Los Angeles,CA)
1979	4	96	Randy Kutcher	San Francisco Giants	SS	RF-OF	5-11	175	R	R	1960-04-20	Anchorage,AK	MLB	1986-1990	1979-1991	HS	Palmdale (Palmdale,CA)
1979	4	98	Jay Baller	Philadelphia Phillies	P	P	6-6	225	R	R	1960-10-06	Stayton,OR	MLB	1982-1992	1979-1992	HS	Canby (Canby,OR)
1979	5	118	Mark Thurmond	San Diego Padres	P	P	6-0	193	L	L	1956-09-12	Houston,TX	MLB	1983-1990	1976-1991	College	Texas A&M
1979	5	119	Pat Keedy	California Angels	2B	3B-LF	6-4	205	R	R	1958-01-10	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1985-1989	1977-1989	College	Auburn
1979	5	123	Allan Ramirez	Baltimore Orioles	P	P	5-10	180	R	R	1957-05-01	Victoria,TX	MLB	1983-1983	1978-1985	College	Rice
1979	5	126	Jeff Russell	Cincinnati Reds	P	P	6-3	210	R	R	1961-09-02	Cincinnati,OH	MLB	1983-1996	1980-1996	HS	Wyoming (Cincinnati,OH)
1979	5	127	Andy Beene	Milwaukee Brewers	P	P	6-3	205	R	R	1956-10-13	Freeport,TX	MLB	1983-1984	1979-1985	College	Baylor
1979	5	129	Greg Gagne	New York Yankees	SS	SS	5-11	175	R	R	1961-11-12	Fall River,MA	MLB	1983-1997	1979-1997	HS	Somerset Berkley Regional (Somerset,MA)
1979	6	132	Ron Gardenhire	New York Mets	IF	SS	6-0	175	R	R	1957-10-24	Butzbach,GE	MLB	1981-1985	1978-1987	College	Texas
1979	6	134	Mike Payne	Atlanta Braves	P	P	5-11	165	R	R	1961-11-15	Woonsocket,RI	MLB	1984-1984	1979-1987	HS	Williston (Williston,FL)
1979	6	138	Bill Doran	Houston Astros	IF	2B	5-11	175	B	R	1958-05-28	Cincinnati,OH	MLB	1982-1993	1977-1993	College	Miami
1979	6	140	Wallace Johnson	Montreal Expos	2B	1B-2B	5-11	185	B	R	1956-12-25	Gary,IN	MLB	1981-1990	1977-1990	College	Indiana State
1979	6	155	Stefan Wever	New York Yankees	P	P	6-8	245	R	R	1958-04-22	Marburg,GE	MLB	1982-1982	1977-1985	College	UC Santa Barbara
1979	7	157	Brian Snyder	Seattle Mariners	P	P	6-3	185	L	L	1958-02-20	Flemington,NJ	MLB	1985-1989	1977-1990	College	Clemson
1979	7	163	Von Hayes	Cleveland Indians	IF	OF-1B	6-5	185	L	R	1958-08-31	Stockton,CA	MLB	1981-1992	1980-1992	College	St. Mary's (CA)
1979	7	164	Mark Ross	Houston Astros	P	P	6-0	195	R	R	1957-08-08	Galveston,TX	MLB	1982-1990	1976-1991	College	Texas A&M
1979	7	166	Mike Gates	Montreal Expos	2B	2B	6-0	165	L	R	1956-09-20	Culver City,CA	MLB	1981-1982	1979-1984	College	Pepperdine
1979	7	175	Storm Davis	Baltimore Orioles	P	P	6-4	207	R	R	1961-12-26	Dallas,TX	MLB	1982-1994	1979-1995	HS	University Christian (Jacksonville,FL)
1979	7	182	Tom McCarthy	Boston Red Sox	P	P	6-0	180	R	R	1961-06-18	Lundstahl,GE	MLB	1985-1989	1979-1995	HS	Plymouth Carver (Plymouth,MA)
1979	8	196	Jim Steels	San Diego Padres	OF	LF-RF	5-10	185	L	L	1961-05-30	Jackson,MS	MLB	1987-1989	1980-1990	HS	Santa Maria (Santa Maria,CA)
1979	8	205	Bill Schroeder	Milwaukee Brewers	C	C	6-2	200	R	R	1958-09-07	Baltimore,MD	MLB	1983-1990	1977-1990	College	Clemson
year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1979	9	212	Paul Runge	Atlanta Braves	SS	3B-2B	6-0	175	R	R	1958-05-21	Kingston,NY	MLB	1981-1988	1977-1990	College	Jacksonville
1979	9	223	Darrell Miller	California Angels	OF	C-OF	6-2	200	R	R	1958-02-26	Washington,DC	MLB	1984-1988	1979-1990	College	Cal Poly Pomona
1979	9	233	Pete Filson	New York Yankees	P	P	6-2	195	B	L	1958-09-28	Darby,PA	MLB	1982-1990	1979-1990	College	Temple
1979	10	245	Mike Kinnunen	Minnesota Twins	P	P	6-1	185	L	L	1958-04-01	Seattle,WA	MLB	1980-1987	1979-1989	College	Washington State
1979	10	246	Dave Owen	Chicago Cubs	SS	SS-3B	6-2	170	B	R	1958-04-25	Cleburne,TX	MLB	1983-1988	1979-1989	College	Texas-Arlington
1979	11	266	Tom Dozier	St. Louis Cardinals	P	P	6-2	190	R	R	1961-09-05	San Pablo,CA	MLB	1986-1986	1979-1990	HS	Richmond (Richmond,CA)
1979	11	272	Ray Soff	Chicago Cubs	P	P	6-0	185	R	R	1958-10-31	Adrian,MI	MLB	1986-1987	1979-1992	College	Central Michigan
1979	11	278	Frank Williams	San Francisco Giants	P	P	6-1	190	R	R	1958-02-13	Seattle,WA	MLB	1984-1989	1979-1989	College	Lewis-Clark Idaho
1979	12	294	Johnny Ray	Houston Astros	2B	2B	5-11	185	B	R	1957-03-01	Chouteau,OK	MLB	1981-1990	1979-1990	College	Arkansas
1979	12	299	Mike Warren	Detroit Tigers	P	P	6-1	175	R	R	1961-03-26	Inglewood,CA	MLB	1983-1985	1979-1989	HS	Fullerton (Fullerton,CA)
1979	12	303	Tony Fossas	Texas Rangers	P	P	6-0	187	L	L	1957-09-23	Havana,CU	MLB	1988-1999	1979-1999	College	South Florida
1979	13	313	Mike Hart	Seattle Mariners	OF	CF-OF	5-11	185	L	L	1958-02-17	Milwaukee,WI	MLB	1984-1987	1979-1987	College	Wisconsin
1979	13	335	Bob Skube	Milwaukee Brewers	OF	OF	6-0	180	L	L	1957-10-08	Northridge,CA	MLB	1982-1983	1977-1985	College	USC
1979	13	336	Greg Brock	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	1B	6-3	205	L	R	1957-06-14	McMinnville,OR	MLB	1982-1991	1976-1991	College	Wyoming
1979	15	381	Pete O'Brien	Texas Rangers	OF	1B	6-1	195	L	L	1958-02-09	Santa Monica,CA	MLB	1982-1993	1979-1993	College	Nebraska
1979	15	389	Keith Smith	New York Yankees	OF	SS	6-1	175	B	R	1961-10-20	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1984-1985	1979-1992	HS	Canyon (Santa Clarita,ca)
1979	16	398	Ken Smith	Houston Astros	p	1B	6-1	195	L	R	1958-02-12	Youngstown,OH	MLB	1981-1983	1977-1986	College	North Carolina
1979	16	402	Tom Grant	Chicago Cubs	OF	OF	6-2	190	L	R	1957-05-28	Worcester,MA	MLB	1983-1983	1979-1985	College	New Haven
1979	16	406	Ron Wotus	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS	SS-2B	6-1	164	R	R	1961-03-03	Colchester,CT	MLB	1983-1984	1979-1989	HS	Bacon Academy (Colchester,CT)
1979	16	408	Tom O'Malley	San Francisco Giants	2B-iF	3B	6-0	190	L	R	1960-12-25	Orange,NJ	MLB	1982-1990	1979-1998	HS	Montoursville (Montoursville,PA)
1979	17	417	Bud Black	Seattle Mariners	p	P	6-2	180	L	L	1957-06-30	San Mateo,CA	MLB	1981-1995	1979-1995	College	San Diego State
1979	17	426	Brad Mills	Montreal Expos	3B	3B	6-0	195	L	R	1957-01-19	Exeter,CA	MLB	1980-1983	1978-1986	College	Arizona
1979	17	440	Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers	p	P	6-3	190	R	R	1958-09-16	Buffalo,NY	MLB	1983-2000	1979-2000	College	Bowling Green State
1979	18	448	Mark Salas	St. Louis Cardinals	C	C	6-0	205	L	R	1961-03-08	Montebello,CA	MLB	1984-1991	1979-1991	HS	Nogales (La Puente,CA)
1979	19	493	Don Mattingly	New York Yankees	1B	1B	6-0	175	L	L	1961-04-20	Evansville,IN	MLB	1982-1995	1979-1995	HS	Reitz Memorial (Evansville,IN)
1979	20	516	Jeff Jones	Cincinnati Reds	OF	OF	6-2	200	R	R	1957-10-22	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1983-1983	1979-1985	College	Iowa
1979	23	573	Brett Butler	Atlanta Braves	OF	CF-OF	5-10	160	L	L	1957-06-15	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1981-1997	1979-1997	College	Southeastern Oklahoma State
1979	23	575	Terry Clark	St. Louis Cardinals	p	P	6-2	195	R	R	1960-10-18	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1988-1997	1979-1999	College	Mount San Antonio College
1979	24	617	Morris Madden	Los Angeles Dodgers	p	P	6-0	155	L	L	1960-08-31	Laurens,SC	MLB	1987-1989	1979-1990	College	Spartanburg Methodist
1979	25	625	Chris Jones	Houston Astros	OF	OF	6-0	183	L	L	1957-07-13	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1985-1986	1979-1991	College	San Diego State
year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1979	25	638	Jeff Twitty	Kansas City Royals	p	P	6-2	185	L	L	1957-11-10	Lancaster,SC	MLB	1980-1980	1979-1982	College	South Carolina
1979	25	639	Kurt Kepshire	Cincinnati Reds	p	P	6-1	180	L	R	1959-07-03	Bridgeport,CT	MLB	1984-1986	1979-1989	College	New Haven
1979	26	658	Dave Schmidt	Texas Rangers	p	P	6-1	185	R	R	1957-04-22	Niles,MI	MLB	1981-1992	1977-1992	College	UCLA
1979	26	660	Bill Swaggerty	Baltimore Orioles	p	P	6-2	186	R	R	1956-12-05	Sanford,FL	MLB	1983-1986	1979-1988	College	Stetson
1979	26	661	Kelly Downs	Philadelphia Phillies	p	P	6-4	200	R	R	1960-10-25	Ogden,UT	MLB	1986-1993	1980-1994	HS	Viewmont (Bountiful,UT)
1979	27	668	Dave Smith	New York Mets	p	P	6-1	190	R	R	1957-08-30	Tomball,TX	MLB	1984-1985	1977-1987	College	Lamar
1979	27	670	Bert Bradley	Oakland Athletics	p	P	6-1	190	B	R	1956-12-23	Athens,GA	MLB	1983-1983	1979-1997	College	Brigham Young
1979	30	743	Jay Pettibone	Texas Rangers	p	P	6-4	182	R	R	1957-06-21	Mount Clemens,MI	MLB	1983-1983	1979-1984	College	Chapman
1979	31	756	Larry White	Cleveland Indians	p	P	6-5	190	R	R	1958-09-25	San Fernando,CA	MLB	1983-1984	1979-1985	College	San Francisco State
1979	34	815	Ray Fontenot	Texas Rangers	Pp	P	6-0	175	L	L	1957-08-08	Lake Charles,LA	MLB	1983-1986	1979-1987	College	McNeese State
1979	37	842	Joel Skinner	Pittsburgh Pirates	C	C	6-4	204	R	R	1961-02-21	La Jolla,CA	MLB	1983-1991	1980-1994	HS	Mission Bay (San Diego,CA)
101 record(s)

List of all players from the selected draft (Regular Phase in June or July) who signed with drafting team and subsequently reached the Major Leagues

by College

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college

conference

picks

high

players picked

Arizona State

Pac10

Allen-27 ... Irvine-179 ... Randolph-209 ... Ahern-332 ... Anicich-470 ... Whistler-498 ... Gillie-542 ... Eiler-667

UCLA

Pac10

Leary-2 ... Auten-114 ... Followel-195 ... Gausepohl-248 ... Slaught-517 ... Schmidt-658 ... Miller-663 ... Bollens-761

Cal State Fullerton

SCBA

Wallach-10 ... Palmer-125 ... Navilhon-300 ... David-349 ... Kingsolver-413 ... Hudson-422 ... Garcia-669

Washington State

Pac10

Crow-76 ... Kinnunen-245 ... Quealey-450 ... Cook-546 ... Thompson-806 ... Chaney-869

Clemson

ACC

Sullivan-22 ... Snyder-157 ... Schroeder-205 ... Bradley-241 ... Masone-256 ... Buffarnoyer-337

San Diego State

WAC

314

Elliott-314 ... Black-417 ... Finch-601 ... Jones-625 ... Wirkus-632

USC

Pac10

335

Skube-335 ... Carfino-379 ... Brown-503 ... Wells-606 ... Pennachio-721

Southern Illinois

MVC

226

Curry-226 ... DeSinione-274 ... Steib-316 ... House-671

North Carolina

ACC

398

Smith-398 ... Atkinson-515 ... Norris-548 ... Clark-595

Texas A&M

SWC

118

Thurmond-118 ... McMath-147 ... Ross-164 ... Turnel-782

Stanford

Pac10

Reynolds-95 ... Zuvella-283 ... Codiroli-287 ... Harrison-521

Nebraska

Big8

227

Hunter-227 ... O'Brien-381 ... Primante-424 ... Scherger-547

Pepperdine

SCBA

166

Gates-166 ... Gloyd-180 ... Liber-185 ... Fick-504

California

Pac10

253

Booker-253 ... Colburn-739 ... Duffy-866

Long Beach State

SCBA

229

Townley-229 ... Danielson-508 ... Correl-646

Arizona

Pac10

177

Lefferts-177 ... Mills-426 ... Clements-848

Fresno State

NCBA

293

Leach-293 ... Lohuis-527 ... Holt-545

Auburn

SEC

113

Fucci-113 ... Keedy-119 ... Renfree-171

Temple

ECC1

233

Filson-233 ... Niggebrugge-753 ... Johnson-829

Oklahoma State

Big8

101

Kranitz-101 ... Evans-295 ... Sullivan-437

South Alabama

SBC

466

Mohler-466 ... Lee-468

Minnesota

Big10

540

Grahek-540 ... Smith-843

Kentucky

SEC

339

Georger-339 ... Roberts-524

Rice

SWC

123

Ramirez-123 ... Baldwin-557

St. John's

IndyNCAA

500

Latrenta-500 ... Nacierio-737

Ball State

MAC

543

Wickenscheimer-543 ... Dikos-754

Louisiana Tech

Sthland

154

Holrrian-154 ... Kibbe-656

McNeese State

Sthland

296

Caldwell-296 ... Fontenot-815

28 record(s)

Colleges/Universities with at least 2 picks out of this draft

region	picks	college	high school	signed
California	212	100	111	123
Florida	62	30	32	45
Texas	48	36	12	34
Illinois	39	18	21	23
New York	33	13	20	17
Michigan	33	19	14	21
Pennsylvania	32	18	14	23
Ohio	29	14	15	21
North Carolina	22	15	7	17
Washington	21	12	9	14
Arizona	21	17	4	11
Louisiana	21	19	2	14
Oklahoma	21	15	6	15
New Jersey	20	9	9	14
South Carolina	18	12	6	12
Oregon	18	5	13	9
Georgia	17	11	6	9
Virginia	14	4	10	7
Alabama	14	8	6	8
Missouri	13	9	4	9
Massachusetts	13	8	5	9
Kentucky	13	9	4	9
Maryland	12	2	9	5
Utah	11	8	3	9
Tennessee	11	10	1	8
Connecticut	11	8	3	9
Mississippi	10	9	1	7
Indiana	10	4	6	8
Minnesota	8	4	4	5
Kansas	8	5	3	4
Wisconsin	8	3	5	5
Nebraska	7	6	1	4
Colorado	5	4	1	3
Idaho	5	3	2	2
Hawaii	4	3	1	2
New Mexico	4	4	0	3
Nevada	4	2	2	2
Maine	3	2	1	1
West Virginia	3	1	2	2
Iowa	2	2	0	2
Wyoming	2	2	0	2
Arkansas	2	2	0	1
Delaware	2	1	1	0
Rhode Island	1	0	1	1
Montana	1	0	1	0
Vermont	1	0	1	0
District of Columbia	1	1	0	1
47 record(s)

1979 MLB Draft

First Round Picks

Major Leaguers

by College

by State