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1st Round of the 1979 January Draft-Secondary 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 1sc 1 FrRnd 1 Phillies Mark Davis LHP 511 167 1 .156 .434 624 51 84 4.17 1.40 96 Chabot College (Hayward, CA)
1979 1 1sc 2 FrRnd 2 Blue Jays Nattie George OF San Jose CC (San Jose, CA)
1979 1 1sc 3 FrRnd 3 Reds Bill Bordley LHP El Camino College (Torrance, CA)
1979 1 1sc 4 FrRnd 4 Angels Otis Nixon 3B 1709 5115 11 .270 .658 Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC)
1979 1 1sc 5 FrRnd 5 Astros Edwin Schneider LHP Indian River CC (Fort Pierce, FL)
1979 1 1sc 6 FrRnd 6 Rangers Arbrey Lucas RHP Arizona Western JC (Yuma, AZ)
1979 1 1sc 7 FrRnd 7 Cardinals Bill Mooneyham RHP 0 0 0 45 4 5 4.52 1.71 2 Merced College (Merced, CA)
1979 1 1sc 8 FrRnd 8 Brewers Tony Torres RHP College of the Sequoias (Visalia, CA)
1979 1 1sc 9 FrRnd 9 Cubs Mark Christy RHP Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)
1979 1 1sc 10 FrRnd 10 Athletics Paul Homrig 1B Los Angeles Harbor CC (Wilmington, CA)
1979 1 1sc 11 FrRnd 11 Mets John Violette C El Segundo (El Segundo, CA)
1979 1 1sc 12 FrRnd 12 Tigers Howard Johnson 3B 1531 4940 228 .249 .786 St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, FL)
1979 1 1sc 13 FrRnd 13 Indians Brad Carlson OF Edison College (Ft. Myers, FL)
1979 1 1sc 14 FrRnd 14 Nationals Chris Cawthon 1B Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA)
1979 1 1sc 15 FrRnd 15 Mariners Joe Housey RHP Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)
1979 1 1sc 16 FrRnd 16 Dodgers Rick Misuraca 3B Rose State JC (Midwest City, OK)
1979 1 1sc 17 FrRnd 17 WhiteSox Gary Friedrich LHP Wabash Valley CC (Mount Carmel, IL)
1979 1 1sc 18 FrRnd 18 Pirates David McDonald LHP Allegheny CC (Meadville, PA)
1979 1 1sc 19 FrRnd 19 Twins Joe Plummer RHP Long Beach CC (Long Beach, CA)
1979 1 1sc 20 FrRnd 20 Braves Willie Davis OF Canada College (Redwood City, CA)
1979 1 1sc 21 FrRnd 21 Royals Jeff Schattinger RHP 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.00 0 University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
1979 1 1sc 22 FrRnd 22 Padres Mondell Williams OF Sacramento CC (Sacramento, CA)
1979 1 1sc 23 FrRnd 23 Orioles Andy Marston OF St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, FL)
1979 1 1sc 24 FrRnd 24 Giants Jeff Stottlemyre RHP Yakima Valley JC (Yakima, WA)
1979 1 1sc 25 FrRnd 25 Yankees Carlos Hernandez LHP Hillsborough CC (Tampa, FL)

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

25 matching player(s). 5 played in the majors (20%).

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.