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1978 Baltimore Orioles Picks in the June Draft
    Other Years:1977 / 1978 / 1979

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
1978 1 22 22 Orioles Robert Boyce 3B Deer Park HS (Cincinnati, OH)
1978 2 29 3 Orioles via Mets *Larry Sheets OF 748 2284 94 .266 .757 Lee HS (Staunton, VA)
1978 2 35 9 Orioles via Nationals *Edwin Hook RHP Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA)
1978 2 48 22 Orioles Cal Ripken 3B 3001 11551 431 .276 .788 Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD)
1978 2 50 24 Orioles via RedSox *Cecil Whitehead C Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA)
1978 3 74 22 Orioles Bobby Bonner SS 61 108 0 .194 .479 Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
1978 4 100 22 Orioles Tim Norris RHP Archbishop Curley HS (Baltimore, MD)
1978 5 126 22 Orioles Tony Herron LHP Sanger HS (Sanger, CA)
1978 6 152 22 Orioles Mike Boddicker RHP 5 0 0 342 134 116 3.80 1.32 3 University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
1978 7 178 22 Orioles Don Welchel RHP 0 0 0 13 1 2 5.81 1.65 0 Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)
1978 8 204 22 Orioles Scott Collins SS Plymouth-Canton HS (Canton, OH)
1978 9 230 22 Orioles Kurt Fabrizio 1B Edmonds CC (Lynnwood, WA)
1978 10 256 22 Orioles Brooks Carey LHP Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
1978 11 282 22 Orioles Robin Dreizler C Redondo Beach HS (Redondo Beach, CA)
1978 12 308 22 Orioles Charles Salagan LHP St. Clair County CC (Port Huron, MI)
1978 13 334 22 Orioles William Purdy RHP Niagara University (Niagara University, NY)
1978 14 360 22 Orioles Jim Loftin LHP University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)
1978 15 386 22 Orioles John Mortillaro LHP Smithtown East HS (Smithtown, NY)
1978 16 412 22 Orioles Michael Byars SS Canyon HS (Anaheim, CA)
1978 17 438 22 Orioles James Delmonico OF West Hempstead (West Hempstead, NY)
1978 18 463 21 Orioles Marion Thackston LHP Huntington HS (Huntington, WV)
1978 19 487 20 Orioles William Butler SS Rossville HS (Rossville, GA)

*Compensation Picks
Larry Sheets (Orioles-2) - Pick from Mets as compensation for Free Agent Elliott Maddox
Edwin Hook (Orioles-2) - Pick from Nationals as compensation for Free Agent Ross Grimsley
Cecil Whitehead (Orioles-2) - Pick from RedSox as compensation for Free Agent Dick Drago

Other Years:1977 / 1978 / 1979

22 matching player(s). 5 played in the majors (22%).

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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