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1st Round of the 1979 January Draft-Regular Phase
    Other Rounds:1978 1st / 1979 1st / 1979 2nd / 1980 1st

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
1979 1 1rg 1 FrRnd 1 Mets Neal Heaton LHP 184 187 0 .171 .384 382 80 96 4.37 1.40 10 Sachem HS (Holtsville, NY)
1979 1 1rg 2 FrRnd 2 Mariners Michael Hood C Washington Academy HS (Greenville, MS)
1979 1 1rg 3 FrRnd 3 Braves Kelly Faulk RHP Wharton County JC (Wharton, TX)
1979 1 1rg 4 FrRnd 4 Blue Jays Scott Patterson RHP Valencia CC (Orlando, FL)
1979 1 1rg 5 FrRnd 5 Cardinals Bob Ferris 1B Mesa CC (Mesa, AZ)
1979 1 1rg 6 FrRnd 6 Athletics Lemmie Miller OF 8 12 0 .167 .397 Santa Barbara CC (Santa Barbara, CA)
1979 1 1rg 7 FrRnd 7 Astros Jeff Dedmon RHP 229 47 0 .149 .354 250 20 16 3.84 1.45 12 West Los Angeles JC (Culver City, CA)
1979 1 1rg 8 FrRnd 8 Indians Francis Regan RHP Valencia CC (Orlando, FL)
1979 1 1rg 9 FrRnd 9 Nationals Stephen Roeder SS Columbia State CC (Columbia, TN)
1979 1 1rg 10 FrRnd 10 WhiteSox Bruce Cooper RHP Broward CC (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
1979 1 1rg 11 FrRnd 11 Cubs Mark Wilkins RHP Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)
1979 1 1rg 12 FrRnd 12 Twins Joseph McCarthy OF Seminole CC (Sanford, FL)
1979 1 1rg 13 FrRnd 13 Padres John Stevenson INF Los Angeles Valley JC (Los Angeles, CA)
1979 1 1rg 14 FrRnd 14 Tigers Michael Camp RHP Eastern Oklahoma State CC (Wilburton, OK)
1979 1 1rg 15 FrRnd 15 Pirates William Nice LHP College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls, ID)
1979 1 1rg 16 FrRnd 16 Angels Dennis Ivy OF San Joaquin Delta College (Stockton, CA)
1979 1 1rg 17 FrRnd 17 Giants Kevin Johnson OF University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
1979 1 1rg 18 FrRnd 18 Rangers Clay Weisinger RHP Angelina College (Lufkin, TX)
1979 1 1rg 19 FrRnd 19 Phillies Dean Baugh OF Butte CC (Oroville, CA)
1979 1 1rg 20 FrRnd 20 Orioles Darren Dilks LHP Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
1979 1 1rg 21 FrRnd 21 Reds Kevin Waller OF San Diego CC (San Diego, CA)
1979 1 1rg 22 FrRnd 22 Royals Mike Brewer RHP 12 18 0 .167 .472 Foothill College (Los Altos Hills, CA)
1979 1 1rg 23 FrRnd 23 Dodgers Robert Silicani 3B College of San Mateo (San Mateo, CA)
1979 1 1rg 24 FrRnd 24 Brewers David Thomas RHP Lafayette (Lafayette, IN)
1979 1 1rg 25 FrRnd 25 RedSox Kevin Kane RHP Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo, CA)
1979 1 1rg 26 FrRnd 26 Yankees James Campbell RHP Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA)

Other Rounds:1978 1st / 1979 1st / 1979 2nd / 1980 1st

26 matching player(s). 4 played in the majors (15%).

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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    The 1965 draft had a major league and AAA section (rounds 1-3), a AA section (4-7) and A-ball sections (8+). Each team had one pick in rounds 1-7 (MLB, AAA, and AA picks). Starting with the 8th round teams received a pick for each A-ball team in their system in the reverse order of the affiliate finishes. Franchises that shared affiliates, alternated the picks round-by-round. This means that a franchise will have multiple picks in a "round". For presentation reasons here, we have re-labeled the rounds to be the number of the selection made by this franchise. This means that the Twins' 10th round pick could come after the Mets' 12th round pick.