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1st Round of the 1981 January Draft-Secondary Phase
    Other Rounds:1980 1st / 1981 1st / 1981 2nd / 1982 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
1981 1 1sc 1 FrRnd 1 Cardinals Harry McCulla C Delgado CC (New Orleans, LA)
1981 1 1sc 2 FrRnd 2 Tigers Bob Melvin C 692 1955 35 .233 .604 Canada College (Redwood City, CA)
1981 1 1sc 3 FrRnd 3 Reds Rob Murphy LHP 396 12 0 .250 .500 597 32 38 3.64 1.36 30 University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
1981 1 1sc 4 FrRnd 4 Angels Ron Romanick RHP 0 0 0 82 31 29 4.24 1.40 0 Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
1981 1 1sc 5 FrRnd 5 Astros Glenn Davis 1B 1015 3719 190 .259 .800 Manatee CC (Bradenton, FL)
1981 1 1sc 6 FrRnd 6 Athletics John Leonard RHP Yavapai CC (Prescott, AZ)
1981 1 1sc 7 FrRnd 7 Cubs Nick Brandt LHP Merced College (Merced, CA)
1981 1 1sc 8 FrRnd 8 Rangers Ken Lynn RHP Spartanburg Methodist College (Spartanburg, SC)
1981 1 1sc 9 FrRnd 9 Mets Herm Winningham OF 868 1888 19 .239 .630 Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA)
1981 1 1sc 10 FrRnd 10 Indians John Tillema RHP San Jose (San Jose, CA)
1981 1 1sc 11 FrRnd 11 Phillies Kevin Gross RHP 408 660 6 .161 .420 474 142 158 4.11 1.41 5 Oxnard College (Oxnard, CA)
1981 1 1sc 12 FrRnd 12 Blue Jays Joey Pursell RHP Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
1981 1 1sc 13 FrRnd 13 Braves Jon Soderberg RHP Gulf Coast CC (Panama City, FL)
1981 1 1sc 14 FrRnd 14 Brewers Mike Samuel SS Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA)
1981 1 1sc 15 FrRnd 15 Padres Eric Bullock SS 131 146 1 .205 .536 Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC)
1981 1 1sc 16 FrRnd 16 Yankees Rod Langston OF Indian River CC (Fort Pierce, FL)
1981 1 1sc 17 FrRnd 17 Giants John Duval RHP Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo, CA)
1981 1 1sc 18 FrRnd 18 Mariners Thor Edgell RHP Fullerton College (Fullerton, CA)
1981 1 1sc 19 FrRnd 19 Pirates Norman Morton LHP Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)
1981 1 1sc 20 FrRnd 20 WhiteSox Scott Meier C San Joaquin Delta College (Stockton, CA)
1981 1 1sc 21 FrRnd 21 Dodgers Shayne Hammond LHP Southeastern Illinois College (Harrisburg, IL)
1981 1 1sc 22 FrRnd 22 RedSox Dave Malpeso C Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)
1981 1 1sc 23 FrRnd 23 Nationals Reggie Wyatt LHP Santa Monica JC (Santa Monica, CA)
1981 1 1sc 24 FrRnd 24 Royals Mitch Ashmore C Centanary College (Hackettstown, NJ)
1981 1 1sc 25 FrRnd 25 Twins Rhett Whisman SS Gulf Coast CC (Panama City, FL)
1981 1 1sc 26 FrRnd 26 Orioles Tommy Alexander RHP Gordon College (Barnesville, GA)

Other Rounds:1980 1st / 1981 1st / 1981 2nd / 1982 1st

26 matching player(s). 7 played in the majors (26%).

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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