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2nd Round of the 1978 June Draft
    Other Rounds:1977 2nd / 1978 1st / 1978 2nd / 1978 3rd / 1979 2nd

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 2 27 FrRnd 1 Braves Matt Sinatro C 140 252 1 .190 .478 Conard HS (West Hartford, CT)
1978 2 28 FrRnd 2 Blue Jays Tim Thompson 1B Winter Park HS (Winter Park, FL)
1978 2 29 FrRnd 3 Orioles via Mets *Larry Sheets OF 748 2284 94 .266 .757 Lee HS (Staunton, VA)
1978 2 30 FrRnd 4 Athletics Keith Atherton RHP 8 1 0 .000 .000 342 33 41 3.99 1.34 26 Mathews HS (Mathews, VA)
1978 2 31 FrRnd 5 WhiteSox via Padres *David White 3B Valdosta HS (Valdosta, GA)
1978 2 32 FrRnd 6 Mariners Dave Valle C 970 2775 77 .237 .687 Holy Cross HS (New York, NY)
1978 2 33 FrRnd 7 Giants Steve Raine RHP North Salinas HS (Salinas, CA)
1978 2 34 FrRnd 8 Mariners via Brewers *Rich Naumann LHP Bay Village HS (Bay Village, OH)
1978 2 35 FrRnd 9 Orioles via Nationals *Edwin Hook RHP Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA)
1978 2 36 FrRnd 10 Indians Chris Bando C 498 1284 27 .227 .629 Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
1978 2 37 FrRnd 11 Astros Danny Heep OF 883 1961 30 .257 .687 2 0 0 9.00 2.00 0 St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX)
1978 2 38 FrRnd 12 Tigers Craig Johnson OF UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
1978 2 39 FrRnd 13 Cubs Mel Hall OF 1276 4237 134 .276 .755 Port Byron HS (Cayuga, NY)
1978 2 40 FrRnd 14 Padres via Angels *Doug Gwosdz C 69 104 1 .144 .444 Madison HS (Houston, TX)
1978 2 41 FrRnd 15 Cardinals David Kable 1B West HS (Columbus, OH)
1978 2 42 FrRnd 16 Twins Mike Riley RHP Agawam HS (Agawam, MA)
1978 2 43 FrRnd 17 Reds Dave Van Gorder C 183 420 3 .212 .547 University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
1978 2 44 FrRnd 18 WhiteSox Buck Belue OF Valdosta HS (Valdosta, GA)
1978 2 45 FrRnd 19 Pirates Brad Palmer LHP Escondido HS (Escondido, CA)
1978 2 46 FrRnd 20 Rangers Amos Lewis RHP Astronaut HS (Mims, FL)
1978 2 47 FrRnd 21 Dodgers Clay Smith SS Northwest Classen HS (Oklahoma City, OK)
1978 2 48 FrRnd 22 Orioles Cal Ripken 3B 3001 11551 431 .276 .788 Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD)
1978 2 49 FrRnd 23 Phillies Anthony McGill OF Jones HS (Houston, TX)
1978 2 50 FrRnd 24 Orioles via RedSox *Cecil Whitehead C Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA)
1978 2 51 FrRnd 25 Royals Darryl Motley OF 413 1333 44 .243 .682 Grant HS (Portland, OR)
1978 2 52 FrRnd 26 Yankees Steve Balboni 1B 960 3120 181 .229 .743 Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL)

*Compensation Picks
Larry Sheets (Orioles-2) - Pick from Mets as compensation for Free Agent Elliott Maddox
David White (WhiteSox-2) - Pick from Padres as compensation for Free Agent Oscar Gamble
Rich Naumann (Mariners-2) - Pick from Brewers as compensation for Free Agent Ray Fosse
Edwin Hook (Orioles-2) - Pick from Nationals as compensation for Free Agent Ross Grimsley
Doug Gwosdz (Padres-2) - Pick from Angels as compensation for Free Agent Merv Rettenmund
Cecil Whitehead (Orioles-2) - Pick from RedSox as compensation for Free Agent Dick Drago

Other Rounds:1977 2nd / 1978 1st / 1978 2nd / 1978 3rd / 1979 2nd

26 matching player(s). 12 played in the majors (46%).

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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