1979 Boston Red Sox Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

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1979 Boston Red Sox Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

Other Years: 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981 / 1982

Drafted Players

  • Links to minor league stats are incomplete and may not indicate a player signing
Drafted Players Table
Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Signed Bonus Name Pos WAR G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Type Drafted Out of
197925226Red SoxYMarc Sullivan (minors)C-1.51373605.186.4944YrUniversity of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
197937826Red SoxYJohn Ackley (minors)CHSMahopac HS (Mahopac, NY)
1979410426Red SoxNGib Seibert (minors)OFHSSahuaro HS (Tucson, AZ)
1979513026Red SoxYJim Watkins (minors)OF4YrUniversity of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
1979615626Red SoxNRichard Thompson (minors)SSHSGlen Oak HS (Canton, OH)
1979718226Red SoxYTom McCarthy (minors)RHP0.700040323.611.351HSPlymouth Carver HS (Plymouth, MA)
1979820826Red SoxNSteve True (minors)LHPHSMarlow HS (Marlow, OK)
1979923426Red SoxYChuck Sandberg (minors)1B4YrUniversity of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
19791026026Red SoxYJerry Miklosi (minors)SS4YrWestern Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
19791128626Red SoxNTom Dunbar (minors)OF-1.7912253.231.603JCMiddle Georgia State University (Macon, GA)
19791231226Red SoxNRon Perry (minors)SS4YrCollege of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
19791333826Red SoxNGlen Kuhn (minors)RHPHSSauquoit Valley Central HS (Sauquoit, NY)
19791436426Red SoxNMickey Meister (minors)RHPHSRedwood HS (Larkspur, CA)
19791539026Red SoxYReggie Whittemore (minors)OF4YrLipscomb University (Nashville, TN)
19791641626Red SoxNMark Sewald (minors)RHPHSBishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, CA)
19791744226Red SoxNJohn Leonard (minors)RHPHSConnellsville Area HS (Connellsville, PA)
19791846826Red SoxYEddie Lee (minors)OF4YrUniversity of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)
19791949426Red SoxYBob Birrell (minors)LHP4YrBrandeis University (Waltham, MA)
19792052026Red SoxYJay Fredlund (minors)RHP4YrLafayette College (Easton, PA)
19792154525Red SoxYDave Holt (minors)C4YrCalifornia State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)
19792257025Red SoxYGlenn Eddins (minors)3B4YrLipscomb University (Nashville, TN)

Other Years: 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981 / 1982

21 matching player(s). 3 played in the majors (14%). Total of -2.5 WAR, or -0.8 per major leaguer.

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

NOTES: We have not yet matched the 2023 debuts to their draft into. We hope to do so soon.
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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.

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