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1979 Houston Astros 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 8 8 Astros John Mizerock C 103 231 2 .186 .575 Punxsutawney HS (Punxsutawney, PA)
1979 2 34 8 Astros Ty Gainey INF 57 111 1 .216 .581 Cheraw HS (Cheraw, SC)
1979 3 60 8 Astros Cliff Wherry SS University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
1979 4 86 8 Astros Larry Ray OF 5 6 0 .167 .310 Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY)
1979 5 112 8 Astros Mark Strucher 1B Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA)
1979 6 138 8 Astros Bill Doran INF 1453 5131 84 .266 .728 Miami University, Ohio (Oxford, OH)
1979 7 164 8 Astros Mark Ross RHP 24 2 0 .000 .000 27 2 2 3.83 1.02 1 Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
1979 8 190 8 Astros William Ray RHP Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK)
1979 9 216 8 Astros Mark Dempsey RHP 3 1 0 .000 .000 3 0 0 7.94 2.29 0 Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
1979 10 242 8 Astros Marc Thomas OF Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
1979 11 268 8 Astros Greg Peterson RHP Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
1979 12 294 8 Astros Johnny Ray 2B 1353 5188 53 .290 .724 University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
1979 13 320 8 Astros Doug Welenc RHP University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA)
1979 14 346 8 Astros Larry Brown RHP Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
1979 15 372 8 Astros Eddie Bonine RHP Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)
1979 16 398 8 Astros Ken Smith RHP University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
1979 17 424 8 Astros Val Primante C University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
1979 18 450 8 Astros Steve Quealey RHP Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
1979 19 476 8 Astros Andrew Rice LHP Murray State University (Murray, KY)
1979 20 502 8 Astros Orlando Fernandez 3B Miami Lakes HS (Hialeah, FL)
1979 21 527 7 Astros Mark Lohuis RHP Fresno State University (Fresno, CA)
1979 22 552 7 Astros Willam Ratterman LHP Purcell Marian HS (Cincinnati, OH)
1979 23 577 7 Astros Mark Campbell C Florida International University (Miami, FL)
1979 24 601 7 Astros Michael Finch LHP San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
1979 25 625 7 Astros Chris Jones OF 34 26 0 .192 .468 San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
1979 26 649 7 Astros Dana Ynostroza C Serramonte HS (Daly City, CA)

Other Years:1978 / 1979 / 1980

26 matching player(s). 8 played in the majors (30%).

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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