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1979 Atlanta Braves Picks in the June Draft
    Other Years:1978 / 1979 / 1980

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Pos G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Drafted Out of
1979 1 4 4 Braves Brad Komminsk OF 376 986 23 .218 .637 Shawnee HS (Lima, OH)
1979 3 56 4 Braves Daniel Church RHP San Marin HS (Novato, CA)
1979 4 82 4 Braves Ken Ames RHP St. Helen's HS (Warren, OR)
1979 5 108 4 Braves Bob Luzon 2B Westlake HS (Thornwood, NY)
1979 6 134 4 Braves Mike Payne RHP 3 1 0 .000 .000 3 0 1 6.35 1.76 0 Williston HS (Williston, FL)
1979 7 160 4 Braves Roy North RHP Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ)
1979 8 186 4 Braves David Coghill LHP Clackamas CC (Oregon City, OR)
1979 9 212 4 Braves Paul Runge SS 183 345 4 .232 .644 Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, FL)
1979 10 238 4 Braves Keith Belcik C Clay HS (Oregon, OH)
1979 11 264 4 Braves Gary Reiter LHP Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)
1979 12 290 4 Braves Glenn Bockhorn 2B Texas Lutheran University (Seguin, TX)
1979 13 316 4 Braves Steve Stieb C Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL)
1979 14 342 4 Braves Randy Ingle SS Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)
1979 15 368 4 Braves Bret Ferguson LHP North Baltimore HS (North Baltimore, OH)
1979 16 394 4 Braves Welby Bailey C Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, VA)
1979 17 420 4 Braves Nick O'Connor RHP Reading HS (Cincinnati, OH)
1979 18 446 4 Braves Harold Williams 1B Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)
1979 19 472 4 Braves Pete Teixeira RHP University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
1979 20 498 4 Braves Randy Whistler C Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
1979 21 523 3 Braves Billy Bowen OF Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK)
1979 22 548 3 Braves Greg Norris RHP University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
1979 23 573 3 Braves Brett Butler OF 2213 8180 54 .290 .753 Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK)
1979 24 597 3 Braves John Shannon RHP University of Houston (Houston, TX)
1979 25 621 3 Braves Robert Kennedy RHP Cochise County CC (Douglas, AZ)
1979 26 645 3 Braves Chuck Black 2B Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)
1979 27 669 3 Braves Mike Garcia 2B California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
1979 28 692 3 Braves Tommy Thompson C University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
1979 29 713 3 Braves Eric Call RHP Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)
1979 30 734 3 Braves Arcilio Castaigne RHP Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, TX)
1979 31 754 3 Braves Greg Dikos 3B Ball State University (Muncie, IN)
1979 32 773 3 Braves DeWayne Kitts LHP Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, VA)
1979 33 791 3 Braves Jeff Groth OF Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)
1979 34 808 3 Braves Kevin Patten OF Miami University, Ohio (Oxford, OH)
1979 35 822 2 Braves Arthur Neal OF Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)
1979 36 831 2 Braves Philip Bowie OF Greenwood HS (Greenwood, SC)
1979 37 839 1 Braves Tim Fuller RHP Berkmar HS (Lilburn, GA)
1979 38 846 1 Braves Russell Kerdolff RHP Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY)
1979 39 852 1 Braves Scott Matthews OF Melbourne HS (Melbourne, FL)

Other Years:1978 / 1979 / 1980

38 matching player(s). 4 played in the majors (10%).

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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