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1st Round of the 1979 June Draft
    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 1 FrRnd 1 Mariners Al Chambers OF 57 120 2 .208 .618 John Harris HS (Harrisburg, PA)
1979 1 2 FrRnd 2 Mets Tim Leary RHP 133 163 1 .221 .523 292 78 105 4.36 1.41 1 UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
1979 1 3 FrRnd 3 Blue Jays Jay Schroeder C Palisades HS (Pacific Palisades, CA)
1979 1 4 FrRnd 4 Braves Brad Komminsk OF 376 986 23 .218 .637 Shawnee HS (Lima, OH)
1979 1 5 FrRnd 5 Athletics Juan Bustabad SS Miami Lakes HS (Hialeah, FL)
1979 1 6 FrRnd 6 Cardinals Andy Van Slyke OF 1658 5711 164 .274 .792 New Hartford HS (New Hartford, NY)
1979 1 7 FrRnd 7 Indians John Bohnet LHP 0 0 0 3 0 0 6.94 1.54 0 Hogan HS (Vallejo, CA)
1979 1 8 FrRnd 8 Astros John Mizerock C 103 231 2 .186 .575 Punxsutawney HS (Punxsutawney, PA)
1979 1 9 FrRnd 9 WhiteSox Steve Buechele SS 1334 4266 137 .245 .710 Servite HS (Anaheim, CA)
1979 1 10 FrRnd 10 Nationals Tim Wallach 1B 2212 8099 260 .257 .732 2 0 0 4.50 1.50 0 California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
1979 1 11 FrRnd 11 Twins Kevin Brandt OF Nekoosa HS (Nekoosa, WI)
1979 1 12 FrRnd 12 Cubs Jon Perlman RHP 16 1 0 .000 .000 26 1 2 6.35 1.74 0 Baylor University (Waco, TX)
1979 1 13 FrRnd 13 Tigers Rick Leach OF 799 1719 18 .268 .704 1 0 0 27.00 4.00 0 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
1979 1 14 FrRnd 14 Padres Jody Lansford 1B 25 30 1 .200 .624 Wilcox HS (Santa Clara, CA)
1979 1 15 FrRnd 15 Giants via Angels *Scott Garrelts RHP 370 232 1 .125 .323 352 69 53 3.29 1.28 48 Buckley Loda HS (Buckley, IL)
1979 1 16 FrRnd 16 Dodgers via Pirates *Steve Howe LHP 232 27 0 .074 .212 497 47 41 3.03 1.20 91 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
1979 1 17 FrRnd 17 Rangers Jerry Don Gleaton LHP 23 2 0 .000 .333 307 15 23 4.25 1.41 26 University of Texas (Austin, TX)
1979 1 18 FrRnd 18 Giants Rick Luecken RHP 36 3 0 .333 1.000 56 3 5 5.10 1.83 2 Spring-Woods HS (Houston, TX)
1979 1 19 FrRnd 19 WhiteSox via Orioles *Ricky Seilheimer C 21 52 1 .212 .633 Brenham HS (Brenham, TX)
1979 1 20 FrRnd 20 Reds via Phillies *Dan Lamar C Bellaire HS (Houston, TX)
1979 1 21 FrRnd 21 Royals Atlee Hammaker LHP 224 305 0 .118 .273 249 59 67 3.66 1.24 5 East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)
1979 1 22 FrRnd 22 Reds Mike Sullivan RHP Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
1979 1 23 FrRnd 23 Tigers via Brewers *Chris Baker OF Livonia Franklin HS (Dearborn Heights, MI)
1979 1 24 FrRnd 24 Padres via Dodgers *Bob Geren C 307 765 22 .233 .632 Clairemont HS (San Diego, CA)
1979 1 25 FrRnd 25 Dodgers via Yankees *Steve Perry RHP University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
1979 1 26 FrRnd 26 Athletics via RedSox *Mike Stenhouse OF 207 416 9 .190 .598 Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

*Compensation Picks
Scott Garrelts (Giants-1) - Pick from Angels as compensation for Free Agent Jim Barr
Steve Howe (Dodgers-1) - Pick from Pirates as compensation for Free Agent Lee Lacy
Ricky Seilheimer (WhiteSox-1) - Pick from Orioles as compensation for Free Agent Steve Stone
Dan Lamar (Reds-1) - Pick from Phillies as compensation for Free Agent Pete Rose
Chris Baker (Tigers-1) - Pick from Brewers as compensation for Free Agent Jim Slaton
Bob Geren (Padres-1) - Pick from Dodgers as compensation for Free Agent Derrel Thomas
Steve Perry (Dodgers-1) - Pick from Yankees as compensation for Free Agent Tommy John
Mike Stenhouse (Athletics-1) - Pick from RedSox as compensation for Free Agent Steve Renko

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

26 matching player(s). 19 played in the majors (73%).

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.