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1978 Cincinnati Reds 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 17 17 Reds Nick Esasky SS 810 2703 122 .250 .775 Carol City HS (Opalocka, FL)
1978 2 43 17 Reds Dave Van Gorder C 183 420 3 .212 .547 University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
1978 3 69 17 Reds Esky Viltz OF Notre Dame HS (Sherman Oaks, CA)
1978 4 95 17 Reds Mike Kripner C Texas Lutheran University (Seguin, TX)
1978 5 121 17 Reds Jeff Lahti RHP 205 38 0 .053 .105 205 17 11 3.12 1.27 20 Portland State University (Portland, OR)
1978 6 147 17 Reds Ray Townsend 2B UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
1978 7 173 17 Reds Tim Greene LHP River North Academy HS (Macon, GA)
1978 8 199 17 Reds Charles McKinney RHP Badin HS (Hamilton, OH)
1978 9 225 17 Reds Charlie Leibrandt LHP 174 267 0 .120 .306 394 140 119 3.71 1.32 2 Miami University, Ohio (Oxford, OH)
1978 10 251 17 Reds Chris Stropolo OF John Curtis HS (River Ridge, LA)
1978 11 277 17 Reds John Warren C Wayne County HS (Jesup, GA)
1978 12 303 17 Reds Mike Sullivan C Northwest Regional HS (Colebrook, CT)
1978 13 329 17 Reds Byron Jackson RHP Rider HS (Wichita Falls, TX)
1978 14 355 17 Reds James Thomas SS Southeast HS (Wichita, KS)
1978 15 381 17 Reds Gary Redus SS 1159 3513 90 .252 .752 Athens State College (Athens, GA)
1978 16 407 17 Reds Skeeter Barnes 2B 353 614 14 .259 .695 University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
1978 17 433 17 Reds Tom Lawless SS 343 531 2 .207 .521 Penn State University (State College, PA)
1978 18 458 16 Reds Mitch Dean RHP Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
1978 19 483 16 Reds David Anderson RHP Western HS (Las Vegas, NV)
1978 20 507 16 Reds James Taylor C Harding HS (Charlotte, NC)
1978 21 530 16 Reds Otis Nixon INF 1709 5115 11 .270 .658 Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC)
1978 22 552 16 Reds John Cook OF Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
1978 23 571 13 Reds Kevin Maroney OF Oakwood HS (Dayton, OH)
1978 24 590 13 Reds Richard Jendra SS Florida International University (Miami, FL)
1978 25 608 13 Reds Lee Hover OF University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
1978 26 625 12 Reds Alan Deratt RHP University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
1978 27 641 11 Reds James Mugele INF High Point University (High Point, NC)
1978 28 657 11 Reds Bill Bakewell P University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
1978 29 673 11 Reds Alex Neely P Phillips University (Enid, OK)
1978 30 688 10 Reds Joe Stafani P Dowling HS (West Des Moines, IA)
1978 31 703 10 Reds Ronald Walling LHP Westmont HS (Johnstown, PA)
1978 32 715 8 Reds Cary Homaman OF Northern State College (Aberdeen, SD)
1978 33 725 7 Reds James Johnson C Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)
1978 34 732 4 Reds Charles Engel RHP St. Cloud State University (St. Cloud, MN)
1978 35 739 4 Reds Kurt Moody LHP Hoover HS (Des Moines, IA)
1978 36 744 3 Reds John LoCascio LHP St. Francis de Sales HS (Toledo, OH)
1978 37 749 3 Reds Patrick Chester SS South Dorchester HS (Cambridge, MD)

Other Years:1977 / 1978 / 1979

37 matching player(s). 8 played in the majors (21%).

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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