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17th Round of the 1978 June Draft
    Other Rounds:1977 17th / 1978 16th / 1978 17th / 1978 18th / 1979 17th

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck FrRnd RdPck Tm Pos G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Drafted Out of
1978 17 417 FrRnd 1 Braves James Van Deventer OF Catholic University (Washington, DC)
1978 17 418 FrRnd 2 Blue Jays Richard Palmer C West Covina HS (West Covina, CA)
1978 17 419 FrRnd 3 Mets Randy Pitts RHP University of Redlands (Redlands, CA)
1978 17 420 FrRnd 4 Athletics Donald Morris OF University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
1978 17 421 FrRnd 5 Padres Bob Volk 3B Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK)
1978 17 422 FrRnd 6 Mariners Michael Guerra INF University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
1978 17 423 FrRnd 7 Giants Steve Roberts 3B University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
1978 17 424 FrRnd 8 Brewers Mark Lepson RHP Lansdowne HS (Baltimore, MD)
1978 17 425 FrRnd 9 Nationals Rick Ramos RHP Lewis University (Romeoville, IL)
1978 17 426 FrRnd 10 Indians Jerald Hammermeister 3B Ellensburg HS (Ellensburg, WA)
1978 17 427 FrRnd 11 Astros Charles Hutchingson RHP West Memphis HS (West Memphis, AR)
1978 17 428 FrRnd 12 Tigers Todd Ervin 2B Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
1978 17 429 FrRnd 13 Cubs Scott Stranski RHP Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
1978 17 430 FrRnd 14 Angels Brian Owens RHP Mesa HS (Mesa, AZ)
1978 17 431 FrRnd 15 Cardinals Mark Smith RHP David Lipscomb HS (Nashville, TN)
1978 17 432 FrRnd 16 Twins Kent Hrbek 1B 1747 6192 293 .282 .848 Kennedy HS (Bloomington, MN)
1978 17 433 FrRnd 17 Reds Tom Lawless SS 343 531 2 .207 .521 Penn State University (State College, PA)
1978 17 434 FrRnd 18 WhiteSox Larry Doby OF Duke University (Durham, NC)
1978 17 435 FrRnd 19 Pirates Mike Nedelisky RHP Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID)
1978 17 436 FrRnd 20 Rangers Brian Piper RHP Buena HS (Sierra Vista, AZ)
1978 17 437 FrRnd 21 Dodgers Joe Pocoroba SS Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA)
1978 17 438 FrRnd 22 Orioles James Delmonico OF West Hempstead (West Hempstead, NY)
1978 17 439 FrRnd 23 Phillies Michael Kreymborg RHP Kelley HS (Tulsa, OK)
1978 17 440 FrRnd 24 RedSox Steve Reish RHP Union City HS (Union City, IN)
1978 17 441 FrRnd 25 Royals James Canfield LHP Wayne Memorial HS (Wayne, MI)
1978 17 442 FrRnd 26 Yankees Don Cooper RHP 0 0 0 44 1 6 5.27 1.65 0 New York Technical College (Brooklyn, NY)

Other Rounds:1977 17th / 1978 16th / 1978 17th / 1978 18th / 1979 17th

26 matching player(s). 3 played in the majors (11%).

DT Key

  • Blank - June Draft
  • 6sc - June Secondary
  • 6sa - June Secondary (normal, 1971 only)
  • 6sd - June Secondary (delayed, 1971 only)
  • 1rg - January Draft
  • 1sc - January Secondary Draft
  • 8lg - August Legion Draft

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